Hako Yamasaki - Tsunawatari - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Recorded over four nights in Germany during what turned out to be Spacemen 3's final tour, Live in Europe 1989 is far better than the more ragged earlier Spacemen 3 live album, 1988's Performance. The album's also notable for documenting the group's short-lived quartet line-up, with bassist Willie Carruthers and drummer Jon Mattock. Despite the change in rhythm sections, the focus is, as always, on guitarists Pete Kember and Jason Pierce, who by this point in the group's career aren't even pretending to be interested in standard verse-chorus-verse structure. Rather surprisingly, only one of the 13 tracks; a 16-minute take on Playing With Fire's center-piece track InchSuicideInch breaks the ten-minute barrier that was so often smashed through on the group's studio recordings, but there's still an epic, expansive feel to these loose, perfectly ragged performances. Although newcomers are advised to start with 1988's Playing With Fire or 1990's Recurring (ORBIT 055CD), Live in Europe 1989 is essential for fans. Originally released in 1995. InchRollercoasterInch was the opening song for most of 1989 after coming on stage to the sounds of InchEcstasy SymphonyInch (or on one occasion, InchMr. SpacemanInch by The Byrds. InchBo Diddley JamInch is an instrumental jam occasionally included as part of the regular set. Inch2 35Inch was a regular part of the Spacemen set since the band's first recordings in 1984. The original lyrics for InchWalkin' With JesusInch included the line InchListen Sweet Lord, forgive me my sins. Cause I can't stand this life without sweet heroinInch. Deleted for the studio recordings, Jason would occasionally sing them live as recorded here in 1989. Spacemen 3 only regularly performed InchSuicideInch, InchRevolutionInch, and InchHow Does It Feel?Inch from Playing With Fire while ignoring other tracks. Every so often one of them would turn up like InchI B

ACDC LIVE returns remastered and with a special link to the a website with rare visual and audio of the band. The CD also comes with a 16 page booklet with photos and memorabilia.

System and Station is from Portland, OR. The band first started in 1998 in Idaho as Dave Wall, RFK Heise and Mike Rundle and then moved to Wisconsin until 2001. After that System and Station came to Portland and became RFK Heise, Palmer Cloud, Josh Vasby and Bryan Fairfield and later Levi Cecil until 2005. At that point System and Station became RFK Heise, Palmer Cloud, Adam Draper, Mark Matterey and later Ed Cugguda until 2007. Now System and Station is once again RFK Heise, Palmer Cloud, Adam Schultz and Bryan Fairfield, get all of that? The band has been on over 18 national tours. Released 8 recordings (4 eps, 4 lps). Have owned 2 very loyal Ford Club Wagons. Have had approximately 12 breakdowns (some in -20 degree weather, some strictly mental). Have torched 4 computer monitors in San Antonio. Have seen 1 man dressed as a nun defile someone in New York. Have been jumped by 1 crack head and 2 hookers in Knoxville, TN. Have stayed at the producer of the Oprah Winfrey shows home without them knowing it 1 time with Caustic Resin. Have had 1 fight with a gang of DJ's in Las Vegas Nevada. Have been in 1 Texas Jail cell. Have seen 2 dead bodies 1 in Savannah, GA and 1 in New Orleans, LO. Have been mugged by 1 gypsy in New Orleans. Have way too many stories to list on this page. Have played with everyone from Marky Ramone to Shiner, from Alex Chilton to Built to Spill, from Jeremy Enigk to Canyon, from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to The Meat Puppets oh yeah and also Sloppy Seconds. Have met some of the most inspiring and amazing people on this planet earth who have taken us in without a second thought. They are my favorite part. Discography A Nation of Actors (Summer 2008) Protest Hill (RFK Heise)- the city echoes our hearts (2007) Here is Now (2006) In the Twilight (2005) If you Find Me Let Me Know (2003) Compiling the 7 (2001) Pictures Found in Paragraphs (2000) Pros