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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #15

Posted on February 19, 2011 by urbangraffito

I still recall with great fondness the day I discovered Traffic’s 1967 debut album, Mr. Fantasy and their psychedelic tour de force, “Heaven Is In Your Mind”. Unlike many psychedelic groups of the era, Traffic had the special ability to … Continue reading →

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Holiday In Berlin, 1970

Posted on August 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

Another appealing aspect of Frank Zappa’s music was his ability to self mythologize what occurred in his life into his music. This is seen quite a lot in literature, but rarely in music (which, I might add, is part of … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Insult: Somewhere In NYC

Posted on March 10, 2009 by urbangraffito

In the first video, Frank Zappa tells the story of how the Fillmore East incident involving John Lennon and Yoko Ono started from an exciting jam between two musical iconoclasts, to a matter to be decided between opposing lawyers. The … Continue reading →

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Jethro Tull @ Fillmore East 1970

Posted on December 17, 2008 by urbangraffito

Let’s all climb aboard the YouTube time machine and trip back to the year 1970 at the Fillmore East where Jethro Tull is captured performing two tracks from their 1969 release, Stand Up: “A New Day Yesterday” and “For A … Continue reading →

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