“Street Fighting Man.” The album was remas- tered in 2002 with a slight flaw corrected. Ap- parently, the final recording had the songs playing just a hair too slowly, so that was cor- rected. Of course the newest version has even more to offer. Banquet is just the first in a se- ries called “clearly classic,” with each LP pressed into clear, see-through vinyl. How cool is that?.. Say you've been waiting around for all these years hoping for a new album from the Beatles? Well, sadly, we all know that can't happen, but the new album from Paul McCartney – called, oddly enough, New (Hear Music)- sounds pretty darn close to a Beatles record. I was absolutely blown away. Rather than getting older, McCartney seems to be getting younger. It sounds aw- fully cliche for me to say this but there really isn't a bad track on this album. Not only that, but many of the tracks bounce along with an obviously Beatles influenced sound. Not the least of which is the title track, “New,” which wouldn't have been out of place on the Re- volver album. Ditto on the song “Everybody Out There.” It seems to me that Sir Paul Mc- Cartney has gathered his second wind. First he showed up at the Grammy awards rocking out with the guys from Nirvana. Then he was caught on stage performing with Bono and U2. Just this summer he joined Bruce Spring- steen and the E-Street Band on stage in Hyde Park in London. On top of all that, he's writ- ing music, performing, and pretty much act- ing like a man 40 years younger. And truly doing some of the best music of his life. All I've got to say is “good for you Paul.” He's not about to go away quietly, and considering the fact that his music is only getting better, we are all the lucky ones because of it.….Roy Or- bison is everywhere! Sony/Legacy has been rolling out a treasure trove of Orbison reis- sues, and they just keep coming. In Dreams - The Greatest Hits, first released in the 80’s, is given the remaster treatment and sounds bet- ter than ever. The Last Concert-25th An- niversary Edition, recorded December 4,
1988, just two days before his passing, is as crystal clear as a rock and roll dream. From the very beginning as the backup singers “doobie doo wah” to the music of his stellar band, the anticipation of the audience is at a fever pitch, and when those trademark Roy Orbison vocals begin to sing “Only The Lonely,” it’s all over but the crying – which will come later in the show. You have to re- spect a man who can do a full length concert and sing nothing but major hit records. “Dream Baby,” “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Ooby Dooby” and, as promised, “Crying” among them. It’s bittersweet that this would be the last time those perfect, soaring vocals would be heard live, but we are all fortunate that shows like this have been preserved with such great quality and care. Also available again is the 1999 career-spanning documentary In Dreams on DVD. An up close look at Roy, through performance clips and home movies, and appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant, Bono, Jeff Lynne, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Bill Wyman, Chris Isaak, Bernie Taupin, k. d. lang, Raul Malo, Dwight Yoakam, David Lynch, Martin Sheen, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chet Atkins, Emmylou Har- ris and others. A Black and White Night, the TV special, filmed September 20, 1987, was one of my fa- vorite musical performances ever and it is available on DVD and BluRay. Shot totally in black and white, the concert featured Roy surrounded by the best musicians of the day, all Roy fans - Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, Bonnie Raitt, k.d. lang, J.D. Souther, Jackson Browne and others. “The Big O” and his friends were backed by Elvis Presley’s TCB Band, including James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Jerry Scheff and Ronnie Tutt. Classic. Lots of Roy Orbi- son, and all good. Coming soon, the reissue of Roy’s final studio album, Mystery Girl, re- leased shortly after his death and featuring the smash hit “You Got It.”
...Garth Brooks
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