ROCKET by Primal Scream

Jailbird(Primal Scream)cover

Many years back, I began writing my third symphony and jotted down a few musical ideas on my workstation. These ideas have been strung together in a haphazard fashion for this recording.  The first several ideas were to be cobbled into a first movement.  At the end, there are a few very different-sounding ideas that I had hoped to write into a second movement, but - * shrug * I never did.

3rd Symphony ideas

In My Life (Beatles cover)

2025-07-24 - D Riff

Jefferson Airplane
October 24, 1970 early show
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Source: Audience Master on 7Ó Reel @3.75ips TT: 40:05
Lineage: Baked Master Reel (playback on TEAC A-4010 SL) -> DAT-> Lexicon Lambda-> Logic (tracking only) -> wav 16/44.1 - > flac		

Grace Slick - vocals
Marty Balin - vocals
Paul Kantner - vocals, guitar
Jorma Kaukonen - vocals, guitar
Jack Cassidy - bass
Joey Covington - drums

1	We Can Be Together			05:26
2	Greasy Heart				03:29
3	Other Side Of This Life			07:07
4	Come Back Baby				05:45
5	Mexico					01:59
6	Crown Of Creation			03:16
7	Ballad Of You Me & Pooneil->          
        Jack solo-> jam->	
        Ballad Of You Me & Pooneil (reprise)	09:17
8	Emergency				03:43  (incomplete)



Notes: Direct transfer of the original master reel. Previously uncirculated (as of October 2015). The last track is incomplete. Unknown if additional songs were performed, but its doubtful, since this was an early show. Contrary to previous publications, this is the second to last performance of "Ballad Of You, Me & Pooneil," with the final performance occurring during the late show, which was also recorded. Previous publications also indicate that Papa John Creach's debut with the group occurred at Winterland a few weeks prior. I'm skeptical of that since there is no documented evidence of him performing until the next night in Witchita, KS. Both the late show from this night and the Witchita performance from the following night were also recorded by the same taper using the same equipment. Both of those shows will also be forthcoming.  -Alan Bershaw 



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02 Greasy Heart.flac:3f686199fb42493675afa610de2e2519
03 Other Side Of This Life.flac:b02cd0560e7a49389053428c471f21fb
04 Come Back Baby.flac:8278dbe2352a916b2afc1fc913ff8edc
05 Mexico.flac:26776de7cfe7cae5dfe4fe7d1661168e
06 Crown Of Creation.flac:8fda0fe35242c9384118356832a4e004
07 Ballad Of You Me & Pooneil.flac:afe3191fc4c6a6592eb7c8ef1794bb84
08 Emergency.flac:943f337c39c46fb3eafb0cee6151d972




01 We Can Be Together

Paul Abrams and I tried to xerox this delightful piece many years ago on my old analog 8-track machine.  Paul is playing drums and singing primary and secondary vocals; I'm singing the low part and playing all the other instruments.

Yours Is No Disgrace   (Yes cover)

I wrote this one back in the 90s but the current political climate induced me to remix it and offer it for consideration once more.  Roger Klug is playing the lead guitar, I'm doing everything else.

Immediate Gratification

Alice Bohn , Paul Abrams and I were in a band called Sometimes Paul.  We recorded this album of original material and released it on Sept. 10, 2001.

01 I Am Your Soap

Roger Klug on drums is a real bonus on this track. I'm playing and singing everything else.  I wrote this in (probably) 95, in response to my first encountering online real creationists who masqueraded as atheists in order to win souls for Jesus.

God Is Deep

Probably recorded this one in the early nineties.  Roger Klug is singing lead and backup vocals, and co-wrote the lyrics.  I'm doing everything else; in fact, this is a rare example of me actually playing real drums, live in the studio.

Kettle O Fish

The Pods:  Bryce Rhude on lead  and backing vocals, guitar; Maat Manninen on lead and backing vocals, guitar; Paul Dickerson on bass; Marc Friedlander on drums; Lennie Warwick on drums; I'm doing a little of everything: lead and backing vocals, guitars, keys, bass and extra percussion.

01 A Message To Pretty  (Love cover)

Pods 95.  Paul Abrams, drums & lead and backing vocals. Bryce Rhude, guitar & lead and backing vocals.  The rest of the sounds are me, I guess.

04 Porpoise Song (Monkees / King- Goffin cover)

Doctor Gene Rocks

Jeanine Ridenour sings lead and backing vocals (half of which were lost due to my ineptitude). I'm doing the rest.

Spanish Doll(Poe cover)

MGMT - It's Working

I'm just some elderly nobody farting around in my basement studio.  I like chords that taste like Rembrandt paintings. But I only wish I experienced synesthesia.



I've been recording my original music (and covers) since 1970.  I just love the process of recording and engineering... I'm never more in the zone than when I'm critically listening to a mix for the umpteenth time.  That said, at my advanced age and after a lifetime of standing in front of VERY loud amplifiers, I have significant hearing loss in the high frequency range.  I hope that anyone who chooses to listen to this lifetime's worth of work will call it to my attention if I've accidentally over-emphasized the high frequencies of any particular song, thanks in advance!

I've had the privilege of working with some supremely talented people throughout my career.  People who must be mentioned are (in no particular order) Alice Bohn, Paul Abrams, Jay Mattingly, Annette Shepherd, Ashley Shepherd, Roger Klug, Ty Masterson, Jill Haarlander, and so many others that my poor, withered memory fails at the moment.

I never wanted to make any money from my music.  I just wanted people to hear it and enjoy it as much as I felt the magic from the music I've loved in my life.

I hope you enjoy this stuff.  :)   If anyone would like to watch me playing music live, with some very talented people, there are plenty of videos here:  https://www.youtube.com/grxymkjbn

01 A Message To Pretty (Love cover)

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