"Not Fade Away"
is one of the best songs ever written: simple, direct, pleading, mentions a Cadillac in its lyrics...I mean, what more could you want in a song?
I had the great pleasure of witnessing a Bob Dylan show in 2000 from about four people back. It was incredible, and one of the highlights was "Not Fade Away." I've pretty much been thinking about the song ever since then.
For Buddy Holly to write something so pure and so fantastically mutable, especially at the age of 21, is remarkable. He owes a debt to Bo Diddley for the beat, that's for sure! The song's been covered a zillion times over and each time there's something new-- whether it's Dylan's band's killer harmonies or Mick Jagger's haughty congas-- and "Not Fade Away" retains its greatness. Yeah, even in the Rush version.
Here's Dylan performing the track back on the same tour I saw him on with his kick ass band. The sound quality's not the greatest, but I still think it rocks:
Now here's Bruce Springsteen, back when he was the hardest working man in show business, performing the song:
And of course there's the Stones:
is one of the best songs ever written: simple, direct, pleading, mentions a Cadillac in its lyrics...I mean, what more could you want in a song?I had the great pleasure of witnessing a Bob Dylan show in 2000 from about four people back. It was incredible, and one of the highlights was "Not Fade Away." I've pretty much been thinking about the song ever since then.
For Buddy Holly to write something so pure and so fantastically mutable, especially at the age of 21, is remarkable. He owes a debt to Bo Diddley for the beat, that's for sure! The song's been covered a zillion times over and each time there's something new-- whether it's Dylan's band's killer harmonies or Mick Jagger's haughty congas-- and "Not Fade Away" retains its greatness. Yeah, even in the Rush version.
Here's Dylan performing the track back on the same tour I saw him on with his kick ass band. The sound quality's not the greatest, but I still think it rocks:
Now here's Bruce Springsteen, back when he was the hardest working man in show business, performing the song:
And of course there's the Stones:





Subsequently, Alex put an ad on Craigslist about forming a "Sweet Country Rock Band." Jesse Hunt (drums) and Tessa Wagner (former lap steel player) both replied to the ad; in the meantime, Alex responded to a separate ad posted by Lindsay Garfield (vocals) about finding a guitar player to collaborate with. Matt went to school with Justin Fantl (bass); Lindsay worked with Julie Thomasson (keys). Our first show with this original line-up was January 2006 with 
movie the next week. Much of it was sort of predictable but that didn't make it any less enjoyable. It was the perfect mix of tragedy and comic relief that made the show so great. The show was always sort of unbelievable and a great big fantasy but at the same time totally believable and realistic. I need to go watch the whole series again now. I need more Sex and the City!
cied himself the "liberated male"...thus, of course, it was at his place where I first heard Liz Phair's excellent Exile in Guyville.
record will be reissued with bonus tracks and a DVD about the making of the album.