Q
Who
really is the Godfather of Grunge?
A
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain is often cited as the Godfather of Grunge. In October 1988, according to Rock On The Net, Nirvana's first recording effort resulted in a demo named 'Godfather Of Grunge' and the single 'Love Buzz/Big Cheese.' " Just as Neil Young's 1979 release of "Rust Never Sleeps" marked a turning point in both punk and rock, so did "Ragged Glory"'s release in 1991 foreshadow the emergence of grunge. "Ragged Glory"'s raging feedback was widely emulated and influenced numerous bands, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth among others.
The earliest written reference to Neil Young as the 'Godfather Of Grunge' was in December 1991, when Tower Records in house publication "Pulse!" published a cover article on Neil Young entitled 'The Godfather Of Grunge Rock' by Steve Martin. The album "Freedom" is considered to be one of the ten most important albums in the history of alternative music.
Q
Did
Kurt Cobain quote Neil Young in his suicide note?
A Apparently,
Neil Young had been trying to reach Cobain by telephone in the days before
his suicide to no avail. But yes, Kurt Cobain quoted "It's better to
burn out, than to fade away" in his suicide note, citing Young's
lyric as artistic justification for ending his inconsolable anguish. Young
was shaken to the bone. Always an advocate of allowing the listener his or
her own individual path through a record, he was so devastated by Cobain's
personal reaction to a song that was basically written as a celebration of
Punk that he was impelled to record the 'Sleeps With Angels' album in
lament."
During Neil Young's induction speech into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
on January 13, 1995, Young choked up and concluded by thanking Cobain for
"all of the inspiration".
Q
Did Graham Nash know Jimi
Hendrix?
A
Nash used to hang with him in
England. He
said he was with Jimi watching a live show when the act on stage pointed out the fact that
Jimi was in the audience and then the spotlight was pointed at [them]...Said he was
a quiet, funny nice guy....but that was the first time Nash had realized what a sensation
he was with the public.
But recently we learned that Nash and Hendrix were actually much closer
than this. Mitch Mitchell, Hendrix's drummer, shared a flat with Nash in
London during 1967 and they all spent quite a bit of time together,
according to Mitchell's book "The Hendrix Experience".
Nash sings on a couple of choruses on Jimi's second album "Axis; Bold
as Love" and stomped his feet for extra rhythm on "If 6 was
9". Mitchell in turn played on a couple of Hollies songs during
this period. Nash and Hendrix were also in the studio together for
the "McGough and McGear" album, produced by Paul McCartney.
The standout track "Ex Art Student" features Graham's harmony
vocals and Jimi's guitar. Apparently they both played percussion together
on a track "Oh to be a Child", which was never released.
According to Mitch Mitchell, Jimi enjoyed Nash's company and the
peacefulness of his house: "Graham and Jimi would often play
together at the house, and there would be some thought given to them
writing together , but I have the feeling that it was officially
discouraged". Probably by Hendrix's management, who didn't like
Nash's habit of asking awkward questions about what was happening to
Jimi's money and publishing contracts.
Source: Mitch Mitchell "The Hendrix Experience", 1990, p.28.
Q
Did
Stephen Stills know Jimi
Hendrix?
A
Jimi
Hendrix appeared on Stills' first solo album.
Stephen
Stills: "I followed Jimi Hendrix all around the country for a year learning how to play lead guitar. We were great friends, too, and he taught me some great tricks.
We were going to do an album together. That song 'Old Times, Good Times' was the first try at that. After my solo album was turned in, we were going to go back to England and do an album. But… he died."
Stills to Guitar Player in 1976: "I followed the dude around for two years learning how to play lead
guitar. I literally followed him like he was my guru. People thought I was a groupie, but I wasn't; I was going to music school."
He and Hendrix were soon friends and began jamming in clubs with other musicians like Buddy Miles and Johnny Winter. "Jimi and I played for fourteen hours once at my house in Malibu. We must have made up fifteen rock and roll songs, but forgot them all, because it wasn't taped. We just played for the
ocean."
In 2005 Stephen Stills has hinted that he may be able to release a 1970 session himself and Jimi Hendrix recorded while he was making his first solo album.
In the October issue of Mojo, Stills said, "There's still some of our stuff in the vaults and we've nearly cleared enough of the legal mess out of the way to release
it."
And in the November (2005) issue of Uncut, he adds: "There's a lot of it
[outtakes with Hendrix] but after he died, the whole scene was very complicated with Jimi's estate. I'm looking at it again now to see if we can finally put some of that stuff
out."
Q
Wasn't
it difficult for Stills learning in the shadow of a dominating lead player
like Hendrix?
A
Stephen
Stills: "That's total BS. He kicked me in the butt one night - I
was playing rhythm with my eyes closed, and he said, 'Go on. Play lead!'
Jimi and I got together as much as we could. I always thought a good blues
(rhythm) section that would take time to learn Jimi's vamps and stuff
would have really just set him free. God knows what he was hearing. I
really didn't hit my stride, though, until after he died. If he was still
around, we'd be inseparable by now."
Q
And
what is the connection between Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young?
A
During 1978's Rust Never Sleeps tour, Neil wore a Jimi Hendrix button prominently on his peace sign guitar strap as a homage to the guitar genius' influence on rock.
Neil Young: "One of things I remember about Woodstock was trying to get there to play. As it turns out, the charter plane I was on with Jimi Hendrix flew into the wrong airport. We were supposed to be picked
up by a helicopter. The roads were jammed and there was nobody at the airport, so we had no way to get to the concert. So we're standing at the airport with Melvin Belli [an attorney] trying to figure out what to do. And Melvin Belli steals this pickup truck parked at the airport. So it's the three of us in this stolen pickup truck trying to get to the Woodstock concert to play -- Jimi, Melvin & me. That's what I really remember about Woodstock"
On January 15, 1992, Neil Young inducted Jimi Hendrix into the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame. In his induction speech for Jimi, Neil said:
"Guitar -- you can play it or transcend it. Jimi showed me that. He
was at one with his instrument. I just looked at it, heard it, and felt it
and wanted to do it. Hendrix threw a Molotov cocktail onto rock &
roll".
On the album Harvest Moon, Neil paid homage to the Hendrix legacy in the
song "From Hank to Hendrix". The lyrics of the song cite the
influence of the musical guitar giants Hank Marvin from the Shadows (not
Hank Williams, as often cited) and Jimi Hendrix.
Q
And
finally what about David Crosby and Jimi Hendrix?
A
He
wasn't as close to Jimi as he was to Nash or Stills but they did jam
together a few times. Crosby first encountered Hendrix at Monterey Pop
Festival on 18 June 1967, although according to Crosby's audio interview
on the DVD of "Monterey Pop" he had already heard his music in
England and had brought back Hendrix's first album ("Are You
Experienced?") which hadn't yet been released in the US. At Monterey,
Crosby sang "Hey Joe" with the Byrds for the last time.
People say that after he saw Jimi do it, he never sang it again!
Mainly through his friendship with Stephen Stills and Peter Tork, Crosby
ran into Hendrix a few times after that. On 27 June 1967, Crosby was
part of a jam at Stills's Malibu house with Stills, Hendrix, Buddy Miles,
Doug Hastings, Bruce Palmer and Hugh Masakela.
In late July 1967, Crosby took part in a jam with Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell,
Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield and Buzzy Linhardt at the Café
Au Go Go in New York.
On 10 February 1968, Crosby was part of a pre-show jam with Hendrix before
his show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Others who took
part included Micky Dolenz, Buddy Miles, Mike Bloomfield and Harvey
Brooks. After the show most of the musicians went to a party at
Peter Tork's house in Hollywood.
Sources for the above: Johnny Black –
Eyewitness Hendrix, 1999 + Univibes magazine
Q
What
was Jimi Hendrix' last guitar solo that was recorded?
A
Originally
Jimi Hendrix recorded a guitar solo for Stills' Love the One You're With.
The ones who heard it were buzzing about it as something incredible.
Apparently it sat for a while and Stills recorded over it with the steel
drums. It was Jimi's LAST guitar solo...
He died soon after.
Q
Did Stephen Barncard and Don Gooch really
fight?
A1
Stephen Barncard: "There was no fight. It was an assault by Don, no two ways
about it. We were both in the Record Plant Truck. I said
'Don, you're an
asshole', because he was dominating the console and was ignoring my input, and he
turned around and, without warning, crazily started slapping me around, trashing my
glasses. The Record Plant crew were required to pull him off of me. I was knocked to the
floor, and then retreated to a safety zone outside for a while. I did not fight back. I
later told David and Graham about it. I was blamed anyway. "Lee Shore" was being
recorded onto tape, but nobody was at the recording helm for a few minutes. Some
people,
notably Stanley Johnson (who was not in the truck, but mixing monitors) cast doubt on the
account, calling it a 'fight' in Crosby's book. His account is not
true. Our
(Don and I) 3-year engineering "partnership" was unraveling at the time;
and I might have been guilty of avoiding him while on the road. Ours was an uneven
partnership, I would support his work in the studio while he was mixing, he would go play
computer games while I was mixing, and so forth. We had completely different
approaches to recording. I would characterize my role as being more involved with the
music. After this incident, I was blamed for it, and with the exception of the live record
which I almost wholly produced (despite the credits listed), was excluded from working
with them for years because of this incident. Don and I, with Nash
mediating, established
an uneasy truce so we could finish the live record. Later, Don worked on with
them, with
Stanley taking my place. Don and I still talk, and I consider him to be an
OK
guy, we just
can't work together."
A2
Don Gooch: "No we were not
inebriated. In fact, neither of us drinks
except for maybe a social drink now and then. As a side note, I didn't do drugs either
which is somewhat of a rare occurrence but I could not handle it so I did not
try. First, lets get one other thing straight. This subject does not need to be rehashed
any more. It seems that everyone has a different opinion of what happened and
why. There
are numerous bits of misinformation. I did not go crazy for no reason. I feel I had a good
reason and that ends this subject. I consider Stephen and I to still be friends
although it is very difficult to work with someone. It is something like a marriage and we all know
a lot of them don't work out. Stephen and I have completely different ways of
working, not
to judge which is best, they are just different. Lets just get on with our lives and lets
unfortunate incidents die a natural death."
Q
What is the status
regarding the
LifeSighs project of
Graham Nash?
A
This project might be dissolved as it
could have been too expensive, but according to Graham Nash it will come up
again.
Q
Why did Crosby and his son James Raymond
finally meet?
A
David
Crosby: "I have been
working for the last two or three years [1995-94, 4 WaySite] with a guitar player named
Jeff Pevar, who is
a complete stunner. He started working with me when I did solo shows or
shows with Graham Nash. Then about two years ago
[1995, 4 Way Site] I was in the
hospital.
I knew for many years that I had a son out there somewhere... his mother had had him and
put him up for adoption. You cannot track an adoptive kid from the parent down, only from
the kid up. When he got married he wanted to know who his birthmother was. He went down
and made the inquiry. I guess they just gave him the book.... he is looking at her
page and on the other side is me. He'd been a musician for 20 years! He is a schooled
musician. He can write music, he can read it... When we first met, we hit
it off extremely whell. Then, when he and I and Jeff got together there was an undeniable chemistry between
me and Jeff... and James".
Now James Raymond and Jeff Pevar are the members of CPR:
Crosby
Raymond
Pevar. Check the
CPR site
for more info on this great
band!
Q
What does
CPR
mean?
A
Firstly:
Crosby
Raymond
Pevar, but also Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, a technique involving chest compressions to manually circulate blood with forced ventilation of the
lungs. It is a method of saving the life of someone whose heart has stopped
beating, and who is no longer breathing. One compresses the chest in a
rhythm, with mouth-to-mouth breaths given every fourth chest compression.
Given Crosby's recent medical history (liver transplant, hospitalization for broken foot in motorcycle accident, post-transplant
hospitalization), he said it seemed a perfect idea, because the "new band" helped him to
"restart his heart."
Q
What happened to Crosby's liver?
A
Crosby's liver was damaged by substance abuse and a previously undiagnosed case of
Hepatitis C, went into rapid deterioration. By
1994 he was hospitalized, facing death. But an organ donor became available and
Crosby received a liver transplant at UCLA's
Medical Center in a seven-hour operation. Crosby's life was saved!
Q
Who paid for Crosby's liver?
A
None
other than Phil Collins:
"... I gave him the money to pay for his liver and keep the IRS at
bay. I just wanted to give him something back for what he'd given me: all
the music. Love him dearly".
Source: the liner notes of Crosby's box set
"Voyage".
Photo: Graham Nash
Q
So, Crosby had some disasters with his business affairs?
A
David Crosby:
"I had an accountant. Half of the worst stories in Hollywood start with 'I had an accountant.' I had an accountant who said he paid my taxes and didn't. And the IRS came after me. That accountant wound up in jail, and I wound up down $1.2 million to the government. They wanted to take my house and stuff. It was very hard -- it was a long, tough fight, climbing my way up. But I did it. It took a lot of work to pay it
back".
Q
What financial shape did all that leave
Crosby in?
A
David Crosby
(2003): "I'm fine. I have a lovely house that's almost all paid off, and a small airplane, a little piston twin that I fly all the time and a sailboat. And my kid can go to any college he wants. Life is pretty good."
Q
How come CSN&Y suddenly "reunited" in 1999?
A
The band's decision to record and tour
again had its seeds in a visit Young made to a studio where CSN were
recording, because he
said he felt like seeing his friends. Impressed that the trio were funding their album
themselves because they were between record deals, he signed on. Meanwhile, he and Stills
had been working on putting together a Buffalo Springfield retrospective and it seemed as
if the time to work together again was right.
Graham Nash: "Neil came down to the studio in LA to play on one of Stephen's
songs. He heard me playing a track of "Heartland" and wanted to play on it. Then
he played on the Stephen Stills song called "Acadienne" then 14 songs later the
album was done."
Q
Why is the CS&N(Y)
mail list called "The
Lee-shore"?
A
Mick
Anderson: "Back in April and
May of '95 when I was putting the list together, this is how I came up with the name
'lee-shore', as best as I can remember..."
In the best traditions of other music mailing lists, it had to have a name that reflected
something from the band's history: a song or album title or other catchphrase that meant
something to a CSN fan. I gathered up my CSN albums, scanning the album titles
(not much
to work with there!) and the song titles for possibilities. Not that I owned all the
albums, mind you, but more than a fistful.
From this, the words "Lee Shore" stood out like a beacon, and I don't think I
found anything else that caught my eye nearly as much. It had a few things going for it":
-
It was short. You don't need a long name for a mailing list like
"I-Wish-I-Could-Remember-My-Name@geoclio.st.usm.edu". That would drive people
nuts.
-
It wasn't too generic or ambivalent - it would instantly ring a bell with a CSN fan.
Better than names such as "Cathedral" or "Carry On", for
example.
-
It's a favorite song of mine, and I was sure it would be for many fans. It's also
representative of the music they play - it's what they're all about in a
sense. Calling
the list "Drivin' Thunder" would be unthinkable.
-
The meaning of the title had cool implications for the mailing list - along the lines
of what Lisa mentioned earlier. That is, it suggested the list as being a haven with peace
and harmony where CSN fans could gather, and where flame-wars were minimized. And as luck
would have it, this has turned out to be the case.
-
It didn't have any negative or unwanted connotations. Imagine calling the list
"military-madness@geoclio.st.usm.edu". We'd be getting all sorts of loonies from
guerilla warfare units and so on thinking they had found a place to discuss the latest in
cruise missiles! Actually, I think a few have found their way here anyway."
Join the Lee-Shore Mail List
Q
What
does "lee shore" mean?
A
The terms lee shore and weather or windward shore describe a stretch of shoreline with respect to the wind direction, and is of particular importance when sailing. The lee shore, named because it is to the leeward side of an approaching boat, has the wind blowing towards the shore. A windward shore, named because it is to the windward side of an approaching boat, has the wind blowing away from the shore.
Lee shore can also refer to the shore onto which waves break; often this will be the same as the first definition, since waves and wind often move in similar directions. Surf can also push watercraft into the shore, so the issues in dealing with such a lee shore are similar.
Lee shores are dangerous to watercraft because, if left to drift, they will be pushed into shore by the wind, possibly running aground.
The beach of a lee shore in a storm is also at a significantly higher risk due to the undiminished effects of the wind and waves.
Source: wikipedia.org
Q
Who was Wally
Heider?
A
Stephen Barncard: "Wally Heider was
a Washington State recording enthusiast in the 50's and followed big bands like
Woody Herman and Stan Kenton's with an Ampex 350-2 and a few mics in his station wagon.
This grew into a remote business in Hollywood, eventually with fixed studio rooms,
mastering, and rentals.
The Beatles changed everything. By the time "Sgt. Pepper's" came out, every
music act wanted artistic control of their music. The major studios at the time were all
unionized and had rules that prevented artists and producers to touch the equipment in any
way, not to mention being a non-creative environment. This led to the creation of the
independent studios in LA. The first one, of course, is Radio Recorders (now
Studio 55),
followed by Gold Star and Sunset. Sunset was created by injection of Disney money for the
creation of records for Buena Vista star Annette. But I digress.
By 1968 Wally had a business that rivaled the other independents in LA -- Gold Star,
Sunset, United, Western and Sound Factory. At this time the first CSN record was created
in one of the Heider rooms in LA, with the three, Dallas, and Bill
Halverson. I don't know
how Halverson got into the picture; I would guess through Eric Clapton. Halverson was
originally a remote guy for Wally, and recorded all of the live Cream material as well as
some of their last studio album.
Wally was an astute businessman, and knew about keeping his high-ticket clients happy. He
always bought the newest and best equipment, and would listen to his
clients' needs. Wally
is actually burned into rock and roll history, in the movie 'Monterry Pop' he is the fat
guy that runs out on stage to save his drum mics at the end of the who's 'my
generation'
where they destroy the drums...he recorded the show on 7 tracks (the 8th track was for
sync).
He was right on the curve in San Francisco. In 1969 he selected the property at 245 Hyde
because it was across the street from the old 'Blackhawk' nightclub, where he recorded
Miles in 1965. It's in the Tenderloin, which has ALWAYS had junkies, vagrants and dealers
roaming the streets outside. Never better, never worse. But that's where he wanted it. It
was also in the film distribution district (?) so I figure Filmways, a motion picture
distribution company, had purchased his company and might have owned the building
anyway,
that's what its original purpose was -- to store films for distribution. Thick
walls,
fireproof interior, etc. All cement construction, from the '40s.
The first clients in SF were the Jefferson Airplane, recording "Volunteers".
That's when I first dropped by to see the studio and was shown around by the studio
manager. Only one room was working at the time, the original studio C. Later, A and D were
opened. All good rooms, pretty consistent.
The studio did very well until about 1973, and the competition grew very
tough, with
studios going up all over town -- the Automatt, CBS, Record Plant in
Sausalito, His
Master's Wheels all bit into the market share. Many, like Bob Weir, Jessie Colin
Young,
Garcia and others had their own home studios. The CBS business went to their own rooms,
David Rubinson started the Automatt.
By 1978 Filmways dumped WHR (Wally Heider Recording) and sold it to Janna
Feliciano. Janna
was the estranged wife of Jose Felicaino, and had taken his millions and put it into the
recording studios in LA. Apparently, the SF studio was sold at this time. Janna proceeded
to let the studio run down completely while smoking herself poor with freebase
cocaine. By
1984, it was over. The equipment was all sold (I bought the 2 track with which I mixed
American Beauty) and the building was converted into a cheap looking check cashing
business. Those studios are no more. But the ones in SF survive as 'Hyde Street
Studios',
and have for many years. I must give them a call and make sure they are still in business.
But they were a couple of years ago when I did the GD special".
Visit the
Wally Heiders
site.
Q
Who was the first musician on earth who recorded digitally?
A
Stephen Stills! He went into the studio in 1979 and cut an album with the then-revolutionary digital recording
system. So his 1979 version of "Cherokee" was the first digitally recorded
rock song.
Q
What is the story behind "More Barn!"?
A Graham Nash: "I once went
down to Neil's ranch and he rowed me out into the middle of the lake -- putting my life in
his hands once again. He waved at someone invisible and music started to play, in the
countryside. I realized Neil had his house wired as the left speaker, and his barn wired
as the right speaker. And Elliot Mazer, his engineer, said 'How is it?' And Neil shouted
back...'More Barn!'" .
The famous "More Barn!"
shirt
(The back of the shirt tells the story, for those who don't understand)
Q
What kind of accent do CSN&Y have?
A
Dave
Zimmer: "For me, part of the
magic of CSN&Y is the wonderfully unique nature of their voices. I don't pretend to be
a linguist expert. But here are some related reflections anyway ..."
-
Crosby: instantly Californian
(whatever that means), with child-like inflections that
bubble over when he's excited. Also, the wonderful timbre of David's voice
(like the low
note on a flute) makes for delightful storytelling (Django must agree. Has the
"Thomas The Tank Engine" movie been cast yet?). In addition, David's raps sound
so real and honest without ever being harsh or bombastic. You just drink them in.
Favorite
Crosby words: HELL-o, man, weird shit, stunner, Janny, shining light.
-
Stills: Southern, of course, which he leans on with an exaggerated accent, at
times,
during his stage raps; but in quiet conversation, a soft, reflective, Continental delivery
takes over. The Marlboro & mid-Atlantic whiskey barrel grain is stronger than it used
to be. Words he used to purr now sound more like husky growls. Yet, the character of
Stephen's voice is still very distinctive and he conveys commanding authority unlike few
people I've ever heard.
Favorite Stills words: consummate, man, mate, beyond
measure, family.
-
Nash: I'm at sea distinguishing regions connected to English accents, but
Graham, to my ear, has always sounded very elegant and friendly rather than formal
(provincial) and stiff. When he starts tasking, you pay attention and get swept
away. When he describes
certain scenes from the past, you go right back there with him. His accent may have been
California-ized over the years, but he still sounds English to me.
Favorite Nash
words:
you got it, kid, Crosby, golf, good night.
-
Young: Joni Mitchell once described her and Neil's voices as "Canadian prairie."
The description works for me. Neil's speaking voice is a lot lower than his usual singing
voice. The frail, sometimes whiny edge is still there, though. In the mid '80s, during his
International Harvesters phase, Neil adopted a faux-country accent on stage, "Here's
ol' Ben 'long grain' Keith pickin' real good steel guitar for ya tonight." Outside of
that period, though, I've always felt Neil's speaking voice had a genuine youthfulness
that will be there even when he's 80.
Favorite Young words: old, hey now,
Hank, Poncho, real, mama.
Q
Do CSNY have their own towns?
A There are 13 towns in the US
named "Crosby", 11 named "Nash" and 8 named "Young". No town
is named just "Stills".
Q
Stephen Stills is not getting that respect?
A From a CSNY fan
who lives in Merrifield, MN: "About 1 km north of my house is 'N.
Young Lake' (North Young Lake), and about 16 miles NW is the City of
Crosby, Minnesota. Nashway Drive is about 10 miles east... but until
recently I was missing my favorite band member... until I was driving
through a rural section of Stearns County (in Central Minnesota) and
discovered St. Stephen".
Q
Where does Graham Nash live?
A
In
Hawaii, but why?
Graham Nash: "I have done my snow years here in Manchester,
freezing my ass off. I saw Hawaii and it looked like paradise to me. I
could not believe that the land was that beautiful and that some of it was
for sale. I think we bought it within an hour.
To be precise, he
resides on the island of Kauai. Kauai is
the northern most island.
Q
Is there a CSN wine?
A
Yes there is!
Is
was (is?) sold by Celebrity Cellars to collectors. The complete
issue was limited to 1000 cases.
Q When are CSNY birthdays?
A
The following dates:
-
David Crosby: August
14, 1941 - Los Angeles, Ca., USA
-
Stephen Stills: January 3, 1945
- Dallas, Tx., USA
-
Graham Nash: February 2, 1942
- Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
-
Neil Young: November 12, 1945
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Q
What is a bootleg?
A Boots or bootlegs are
copies of released works or unauthorized releases (or recordings) of live
recordings.
Q
What is tape trading?
A Stephen Barncard: "This is the
exchanging of cassettes/CDR's for no profit between collectors. This activity, although still
subject to copyright law, is sometimes tolerated by some artists and groups so long as it
doesn't get out of hand, and if no money changes hands. Collectors have gotten around this
by sending extra blank tapes instead of money to cover the hassle of those who actually do
the copying."
Q
What do CSN&Y think of boots and tape
trading?
A Difficult one to answer since it looks
like they don't share the same opinion. More over, there is a difference between
tapes
and boots.
David Crosby: "I don't mind people taping shows and I feel the same as the Dead about
that and the tapes trees, it's when they sell them in stores as regular product and
we get nothing and you get bad quality art with my name selling it, that doesn't
seem fair, but that stuff is usually imports from Italy or somewhere. People
who love trading music for another music: can't be anything wrong with
that, except the record companies hate it and fuck them."
Some sources say that Neil Young doesn't really care. For instance when "Wooden
Nickel" (a bootleg) was available, he felt it was not stifling the royalties they get
from commercially released albums. This is what he once said: "Oh
well, as long as you don't wear it [mics] outside your jacket"
Neil Young again: "I don't like it when bootlegs of actual records come out, where I
make a record and then I find that it's being sold in some country, but we have nothing to
do with it, but it's a copy of our record. I don't like those kind of bootlegs. Those are
the ones that I think are really damaging."
Q
Where can I find (other) tape traders?
A
Try through mailing lists (section
CSNY
Links) or
check the same section (Links) and go to CSN&Y.
You will certainly find tape traders here:
-
The
Hyper Rust
-
Human
Highway
Q
Where can we find
cover artwork of the rare releases?
A
Check the section
CSNY
Links.
Q
What is a "grovel"?
A
It is a general term for "request for a specific
concert"; usually by someone who knows they've missed a tape tree,
but would like to get a copy after the tree has closed.
Q
Why
did Neil Young join Crosby, Stills
& Nash?
Q
Who
was Ahmet Ertegun?
Q
Was
David Crosby scheduled to produce Leonard Cohen's second album in 1968?
Q
Who is Carl Gottlieb? 