Monday Morning Live: Gomez

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It just feels like a Gomez kinda day today. Must be the craptastic summer heat that has descended on the Philly area. My kingdom for Seattle's summer weather here on this coast... Anyway, this is a rollicking live version of Gomez's "Ping One Down", the studio version of which is on the sweet, sweet LP In Our Gun.

Gomez - "Ping One Down (live)"

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome"
Steve Earle - "Hard Core Troubadour"
Neko Case - "Hold On, Hold On"
Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
Foo Fighters - "Stacked Actors"
Screaming Trees - "Caught Between/Secret Kind"

Monday Morning Live: Screaming Trees

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This week's feature is a special treat from the Screaming Trees. They recorded this gem, a version of "Caught Between" that flows into "Secret Kind", for a Live At The Wireless performance back in 1995. Enjoy.

Screaming Trees - "Caught Between/Secret Kind (live)"

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome"
Steve Earle - "Hard Core Troubadour"
Neko Case - "Hold On, Hold On"
Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
Foo Fighters - "Stacked Actors"

Monday Morning Live: Foo Fighters

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This week we've got some Foo Fighters for you. This track was the opening song on their third LP, There Is Nothing Left To Lose, and they really stretch it out live into a 10+ minute epic with a rocking jam in the middle.

Foo Fighters - "Stacked Actors (live)"

Buy Foo Fighters music here.

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome"
Steve Earle - "Hard Core Troubadour"
Neko Case - "Hold On, Hold On"
Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"

Monday Morning Live: Avril Lavigne

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Ah, summer...the time when many of us indulge in guilty pleasures...

Which brings me to this morning's live track. I'm not going to defend it - I like some of Avril Lavigne's songs, in spite of such lyrical 'gems' as

"She's, like, so whatever/
You could do so much better/
I think we should get together now."

Hopefully some of you might find a little joy in a hooky tune with no other redeeming qualities.

Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend (live)"

Buy Avril Lavigne's music here.

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome"
Steve Earle - "Hard Core Troubadour"
Neko Case - "Hold On, Hold On"

Monday Morning Live: Neko Case

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This week's feature is a live performance of "Hold On, Hold On" by Neko Case. The track is one of the highlights of her 2006 release, Fox Confessor Brings The Flood, and her voice really shines in this live version.

Neko Case - "Hold On, Hold On (live)"

Buy Neko Case's music here.

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome"
Steve Earle - "Hard Core Troubadour"

Monday Morning Live: Steve Earle

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This week's feature track is from a performance by Steve Earle at Cold Creek Prison back in 1996. The show aired on MTV and featured Earle and his band ripping through this song from 1996's I Feel Alright.

Steve Earle - "Hard Core Troubadour (live)"

Buy Steve Earle's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome"

Monday Morning Live: Muse

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This week I'm featuring a blistering live track from Muse. "Stockholm Syndrome" is one of the most rocking tracks off 2004's Absolution, and the band tags an extra bit of foot-stomping riff-ology at the end for good measure. Hold on to your hats...

Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome (live)"

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"

Monday Morning Live: Sheryl Crow

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As I've mentioned before, I used to love Sheryl Crow's music. After her 3rd album, she lost me, but I recently revisited some of her old live performances and came across this gem from a concert broadcast on the radio back in 1994. "No One Said It Would Be Easy", like most of the songs on her first album, seemed sterile on record compared to the way it slowly burns when performed with her live band on stage, and I've always been fond of its melancholy mood. As an aside, the tune was featured in the movie Kalifornia, starring David Duchovny, Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis.

Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy (live)"

Buy Sheryl Crow's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"

Monday Morning Live: Coldplay

Your weekly dose of high quality live recordings (no audience boots here!).

This week's live track has always been my favorite from Coldplay's debut album. In this live version, the band takes their time building an extended outro, complete with a full-on, audience sing-along.

Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost (live)"

Buy Coldplay's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"

Monday Morning Live: Son Volt

I listened to Son Volt's latest, The Search, over the weekend and was inspired to post one of their live tunes. Here's the powerful lead track off their previous release, Okemah And The Melody Of Riot. Really looking forward to seeing them at the Troc in a couple of weeks.

Son Volt - "Bandages & Scars (live)"

Buy Son Volt's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"

Monday Morning Live: QOTSA

I thought we'd start this week off with a bludgeoning live track from Queens Of The Stone Age. The studio version of this song appeared on Songs For The Deaf, the album which featured Dave Grohl on drums. Like the studio version, this live tune is made doubly cool by the fact that Mark Lanegan performs vocal duties.

QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead (live)"

Buy QOTSA's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks

Monday Morning Live: Radiohead

I've always loved this version of Radiohead's "Creep". At the peak of the song, singer Thom Yorke holds a note on the word "rrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnn" for what seems like an eternity. Good times.

Radiohead - "Creep (live)"

Buy Radiohead's music here.

Hidden Bonus Tracks:

I recently found what appears to be the only soundboard recording of Radiohead's 2006 "we need a break from recording" tour. Here are the two new songs that they played in the set. If you are interested in the whole show, just send me an email and if there's enough interest I'll post the rest of it.

Radiohead - "Down Is The New Up (live)"
Radiohead - "Bangers 'N' Mash (live)"

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"

Monday Morning Live: Josh Ritter

This morning's feature is Josh Ritter performing the epic "Thin Blue Flame" from his LP The Animal Years.

Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame (live)"

Buy Josh Ritter's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"

Monday Morning Live: Idlewild

This week's feature is a live acoustic rendition of "Love Steals Us From Loneliness" taken from Idlewild's 2005 XFM session. This version is fairly different from the studio track, which was a single off the band's 2005 LP, Warnings/Promises. Their new record, Make Another World, is pretty sweet too, by the way.

Idlewild - Love Steals Us From Loneliness (live acoustic)

Buy Idlewild's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"

Monday Morning Live: Tool

I thought I'd start this week off with a little hard rock from the good ol' boys in Tool. This track was recorded in 1993 and was released on one of the few Tool singles to ever see the light of day. It's a live version of the outstanding first track off their full-length debut, Undertow. Maynard James Keenan singing the chorus,

"You lie, cheat and steal,"

repeated over and over again is what I remember vividly from the first time I saw Tool perform live. Good stuff.

Tool - "Intolerance (live)"

Buy Tool's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"

Monday Morning Live: Ryan Adams

I don't have much time to write about this week's live track, so I'll just give the facts. This is Ryan Adams and the Cardinals doing a re-imagined version of the Adams hit "New York, New York" from his stellar 2001 album, Gold.

Ryan Adams - "New York, New York (live)"

Buy Ryan Adams' music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"

Monday Morning Live: Juliana Hatfield

This track ought to take you back...back to the early 90's. Juliana Hatfield's ode to the band Nirvana is one of the most rocking tracks on her debut album, Hey Babe. In this live version, the distorted guitars and slamming drums are even more ridiculous (in a good way) than on the record. And it's hard to beat the chorus - "Here comes the song I love so much / Makes me wanna go and fuck shit up / I got Nirvana in my head / I'm so glad I'm not dead."

Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana (live)"

Buy Juliana Hatfield's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"

Monday Morning Live: A Perfect Circle

I stumbled across this amazing live acoustic track from A Perfect Circle while sorting through my ridiculously unorganized CD collection. I have no idea where it came from, except that I know I've had it since the glory days of the old Napster. If you like this one, let me know. There may be another one like it on the same old disc...

A Perfect Circle - "Brena (live acoustic)"

Buy A Perfect Circle's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"

Monday Morning Live: Damien Rice

I've been listening somewhat obsessively to the lead track from Damien Rice's new record, 9, and so I thought this morning's live track should reflect that. Played live with guitar, "9 Crimes" has a different energy than the piano-led studio track, but the haunting interplay between Rice's and Lisa Hannigan's vocals still does the trick.

Damien Rice - "9 Crimes (live)"

Buy Damien Rice's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"

Monday Morning Live: U2

This morning's live track is one of my favorite 2nd era U2 songs. That is, this live acoustic version is one of my favorites. I never really cared much for the studio cut, but hearing Bono and Edge harmonizing over acoustic guitars brought this song to life for me.

U2 - "Staring At The Sun (live)"

Buy U2's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"