this is what i’ve been saying . . .

From the WTMD blog

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James Brown, ‘Sex Machine’
The Band, ‘The Basement Tapes’
Bob Dylan, ‘Blood on the Tracks
Rolling Stones, ‘Sticky Fingers’
Led Zeppelin, ‘Led Zeppelin IV’
Neil Young and Crazy Horse, ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere”
The Who, ‘Who’s Next’
George Harrison, All Things Must Pass’
Radiohead, ‘The Bends’
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, ‘Time the Revelator’
Not too […]

Just in case you thought I was slipping in my Grace love . . .

One more from the Northampton, MA show from awhile back. I’ll be seeing them again on Sunday, can’t wait (I even created a blog category just for them).

“Wild Horses” - Grace Potter w/ Gov’t Mule

Roseland Theater, Portland, OR - 11/14/07 (Andy Schneider recording)
Nice pacing and smooth vocals from both Grace and Warren. I look forward to seeing what happens at Warren’s XMas Jam.

Acoustic Demo By The Stones

In my recent post about Grace Potter doing cover songs with Gov’t Mule I neglected to include one with Warren Haynes sitting in with the full band. Here then is “Come Together” from the Alabama Theater Show on October 21st.
“Come Together” - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals with Warren Haynes

The band has also been producing […]

Grace in the Idaho Statesman (I am not making the “Statesman” thing up)

Don’t divorce you’re wife just because I said one line.

You said this Gov’t Mule run is your first tour on a real bus. Are you on the bus now? It’s so quiet.
I am. And I’m not wearing any underwear.

You could have told me […]

Touring with a band like Gov’t Mule has clearly been fun for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The Mule’s has called on Grace to help them out with numerous cover songs on the tour. Below are some of the best along with references to some of the originals. This isn’t comprehensive, I’m still looking for […]

“Nothing But The Water (I)”

“Nothing But The Water(II)” - Four way drum solo

“Big White Gate (Encore)”

Aftershow - “Mystery Train”

Aftershow - “Farmer John”

The night before in Boston opening for Gov’t Mule . . .
“What do I think of Grace Potter?” a Gov’t Mule fan says, echoing my question to him during Mule’s set. “I think […]

Who Knows

- not from Northampton but still.

More later, let’s just say this was an AMAZING live show. This is what Rock N’ Roll is all about. How and sweaty truth played loud to lovers of music. My wife and I were right up front, sometimes leaning on the stage, sometimes a few feet back, just […]

Ah, Mary (Acoustic)

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Credit: kudzu attack
Burlington Free Press Article
It’s not hard to imagine the feelings a young band might have in the days leading to the release of its first major-label album: nervousness, anxiety, maybe something close to panic.
None of those feelings apply to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Potter’s confident approach to Tuesday’s debut […]