Jim James and friends at the Rud on June 3rd....

[LizKing531]

Which song was a Madonna cover?

[Scott D]

"Which song was a Madonna cover?"

Cherish (the first song where Jim brought out the sleepmasks/blindfolds)

[LizKing531]

Cherish is a Kool & the Gang song

[Scott D]

"Cherish is a Kool & the Gang song"

OK, maybe I'm wrong, although I don't recall any other songs that might have been Madonna songs.  I'm not terribly familiar with Kool & The Gang or Madonna.  Apparently they both have songs called Cherish, and I'm not sure which one Jim & Sarah Elizabeth played...

[aMD]

Cherish is a Kool & the Gang song

shit you're right!  i just thought they were doing a crazy version of it.  editing my review...

[amybee]

madonna's "cherish":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5gJxkTB124

kool and the gang's "cherish":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUb_3Ynz_tk

I would have loved to hear jim play either one.

[LizKing531]

madonna's "cherish":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5gJxkTB124

kool and the gang's "cherish":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUb_3Ynz_tk

I would have loved to hear jim play either one.

Damn!  You-Tube is about the only site blocked at my job!

[sweatboard]

Well, I made it home safe, the show was well worth the 7hrs. of driving I did yesterday to say the least.  I'm on my way to work so I'll have to try and add more about the show later.  No Recording, not for lack of trying (I ran out of battery power and I guess when my recorder shuts down on it's own it doesn't save what is being recorded at that time  >:().  SORRY!!! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(  Well, I have White Rabbit, Sounds Of Silence, and House Of The Rising Sun but I should probably make some e-mails to make sure it's ok to post those songs first.  I must have missed the sign that said no recordings.

[Kory]

Scott (with one "o")

Hilarious!

[Kory]

Well, I made it home safe, the show was well worth the 7hrs. of driving I did yesterday to say the least.  I'm on my way to work so I'll have to try and add more about the show later.  No Recording, not for lack of trying (I ran out of battery power and I guess when my recorder shuts down on it's own it doesn't save what is being recorded at that time  >:().  SORRY!!! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(  Well, I have White Rabbit, Sounds Of Silence, and House Of The Rising Sun but I should probably make some e-mails to make sure it's ok to post those songs first.  I must have missed the sign that said no recordings.

Will you be my new best friend?
Very glad you made the trip and did it safely!

[BH]

Nice!

I loved that album as a kid!

The only thing better would have been if they did "Fresh" instead.  She's so Fresh, she's so Fresh.

[amybee]

Nice!

I loved that album as a kid!

The only thing better would have been if they did "Fresh" instead.  She's so Fresh, she's so Fresh.

I had that on a 45 record...I think it's still around somewhere.  Representin' old school!

[ChiefOKONO]

dayummmmmmmmmm!  wow, thank you for the reviews and setlist..

that sounded simply amazing!!!

[corey]

So if no recording was allowed and someone mentioned that the soundguy recorded it, will it be officially released in some way?

How else would you explain a 2 hour soundcheck that was mostly an acoustic (or 2) guitar, vocal and omnichord?

[Kory]

So if no recording was allowed and someone mentioned that the soundguy recorded it, will it be officially released in some way?

How else would you explain a 2 hour soundcheck that was mostly an acoustic (or 2) guitar, vocal and omnichord?

The sound WAS perfect. If you closed your eyes you may have well been sitting in front of a McIntosh sound system.

[aMD]

brian and i talked to the sound guy.  apparently all the shows at the rud are taped by the house and given to the artist.  the sound guy said he wouldn't be doing anything with the recording since they asked for no tapers but that he'd give the tape to ron for "archival purposes". he then proceeded to tell us about bittorrents and how they work as if we'd never seen a microphone.

i know what you mean though, corey, the first thing i thought when i saw the no taping signs was that they must be officially releasing this in some form, but after talking to that dude i'm not sure.

btw, the sound was really good, when there was no feedback.  i could done without that.

[sweatboard]

Yeah, the sound was ASTOUNDING (I can't possibly put into words how blown away I truly was by the sound).  It was so small I was hoping Jim would do a song without any amplification, so it was really nice when he backed up from the mic on "Into The Woods" and sang, when he finally stepped backed to the mic it made the hair on my neck stand up.  Speaking of hair, I'm surprised Dylan has any left, he was sitting right in front of Jim and when Jim sang the first line of At Dawn I swear it was like a two hundred mile an hour wind just ripped through the room, when Dylan turned around at the end of the song to smile at me I fully expected his face to be gone.  

[sweatboard]

Ha, yeah there were some minor feedback issues but they got taken care of on each occasion.  I guess with that many microphones so close together there were bound to be those kinds of issues.  Yeah, the sound guy did some brilliant work but he was not to interested in entertaining our idea about giving me his e-mail address so I could get the show from him at some point.  It sounds like the sound guy's recording is one of those that gets locked in some vault somewhere.  One day we might get a song or two from that show pop up on a b-side or something.  It's a shame; I can't kick myself in the ass enough for fucking up this recording.  I could literally cry.  The end of Don Dante was one of the most amazing things I have ever heard in my life.  I had to close my eyes it was just Jim beating the shit out of two chords on his guitar over and over again and I don't think I've ever heard two chords being played more passionately, it was like his guitar was going to explode at any second.  The almost painful way Jim's chords were being hacked out in contrast with the sweetest most beautiful sax solo of all time that Carl was laying down on top of it...........it was transcendent.    

[Kory]

The almost painful way Jim's chords were being hacked out in contrast with the sweetest most beautiful sax solo of all time that Carl was laying down on top of it...........it was transcendent.    

You mean Snowy Bramble right?  ;)

I've seen that sound guy around, I just can't place him. Dylan, do you know if he does sound elsewhere or work somewhere familiar? Maybe I've just seen him do sound at the rud and that's it.

Speaking of that... any locals want to come up with a business model and take the plunge and buy the Rud as a joint effort? Something is calling me to at least entertain the idea.

[aMD]

i didn't know the sound guy.

i heard jim's interested in buying it.  if i were in the financial position to invest in a venue I would definitely entertain the idea.