Celebrem la tornada de The Jayhawks en forma de nou disc ("Mockingbird Time") amb aquest excelent concert a la seva Minneapolis!!
Escolta'l en aquest enllaç.
Tracklist:
Intro
Wichita
Over My Shoulder
Real Light
Red's Song
Nothing Left To Borrow
Tomorrow The Green Grass
Let The Critics Wonder
King of Kings
Two Hearts
Settled Down Like Rain
Martin's Song
Take Me With You (When You Go)
She's Not Alone Anymore
Band Intros
Blue
I'd Run Away
Miss Williams Guitar
Lights
Bad Time
People In This Place
Encore
Will I Be Married
"The Jayhawks three night run of concerts in June 2010 at the fabled First Avenue club in Minneapolis marked the first time in almost 7 years that the band had played full length sets at the site of some of their greatest live moments dating back to their inception in early 1985. Furthermore, these concerts were the first Jayhawks concerts at First Ave. with founder Mark Olson in the band - the so-called "classic" lineup - in 15 years, so the anticipation level was, understandably, at a fevered pitch. Other than an outdoor festival show in Minneapolis the summer before, these were also the first stateside shows with the "classic" lineup since Olson's last appearance with the band in Dayton, Ohio on 10/28/95. Needless to say, fans and casual observers alike were stoked; indeed, a significant number of people travelled from all corners of the country to witness this momentous occasion. For many fans who came on board after Olson had left the band in 1995, this was a dream come true - the chance to see something that only a few years earlier had seemed gone forever.
These concerts further bolstered the momentum for a Jayhawks rebirth that had begun in 2009 and had already resulted in a key archival release (Music From the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology), the announcement of a highly anticipated reissue series of the band's major label releases, a handful of festival shows in the US and Europe with the "classic" lineup and a level of renewed interest in the band that hadn't been seen in years. And the good news kept on coming the month before these concerts with the highly anticipated re-release of the Jayhawks' long out-of-print first album from 1986, the so-called "Bunkhouse" album.
To mark the occasion of the Bunkhouse re-release, the band rehearsed several of the songs from that dusty treasure. Bunkhouse songs (usually "King of Kings") showed up occasionally in Jayhawks setlists in the early 1990s, but most of that material hadn't been played with any regularity in over 20 years. Also adding to the challenge was the fact that Tim O'Reagan and Karen Grotberg were largely unfamiliar with these old chestnuts, so new arrangements had to be worked out. The final night of the run (the show featured here) provided a special treat for long-time fans when original Jayhawks drummer Norm Rogers joined in for two Bunkhouse songs, his first appearance with the band since 1987.
There were a few rough spots during this three show run - not exactly shocking news considering that this lineup of the band had essentially been in mothballs for a decade and a half and full scale rehearsals were limited to just a few days preceding the shows. Still, there were numerous high points to rejoice in over the three nights and the reviews and fan reactions were overwhelmingly positive if not ecstatic. A cursory listen to this recording reveals a band still capable of considerable power, sounding nothing like a group whose prime was in the rear view mirror. A healthy chunk of material from Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow the Green Grass was featured along with the aforementioned Bunkhouse songs and even a few long forgotten gems from the beloved Blue Earth album. Throw in a few choice covers and you've almost taken a trip back to 1995 when The Jayhawks were one of the best live acts in the business.
The band's reaction to these shows was similar to what many fans felt. The good vibes and momentum snowballed into more live shows, fresh songwriting and the recording of the first new Jayhawks studio album in several years. The opening of the improbable second (third?) chapter of The Jayhawks can be traced to these memorable shows at First Avenue, a fitting turn of events considering the band's storied past inside the club's hallowed walls." (PD Larson - Jayhawks archivist)
The Jayhawks website
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