A New Feature At So Many Roads

If you are a regular visitor to So Many Roads, you already know that each post reflects the current date in rock history. In other words, if the date is January 16, then I post a concert from January 16, sometime between 1 and 50 years ago. I've always loved history and music, so this blog as enabled me to combine 2 of my passions.

I've now added a new feature to So Many Roads that keeps with the rock history theme. If you scroll down the left sidebar, right above the first CD Artwork Slide Show, you'll find a box entitled "Today In Rock History". In that box is a preview of a website called Eight Days A Week, which lists key events in rock and roll history that transpired on the date in question. Just click on the link and you'll be taken to the Eight Days A Week site where you'll find a list such as this one from yesterday, September 13:

• David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears ("Spinning Wheel") is 70
• Peter Cetera ("Glory Of Love" and one-time member of Chicago) is 67
• The late Charles Brown ("Please Come Home For Christmas") is born in 1922
• Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey is born in 1965
• Barbra Streisand marries actor Elliot Gould (they divorce eight years later), 1963
• Elvis Presley first meets 14 year-old Priscilla Beaulieu while in the U.S. Army in West Germany, 1959
• Chubby Checker's "The Twist" goes to #1 the first time in 1960 (it will return to the top in 1962)
• The Kinks' Ray Davies' musical, "Come Dancing", opens in London, 2008
• Little Richard records "Tutti-Frutti", 1955
• Shirley Ellis cuts "The Nitty Gritty" in 1963
• Joe Tex records "Skinny Legs And All", 1967

I thought those of you who enjoy the write ups that accompany each concert I post, would enjoy this link!

By the way, if you really like rock history, than visit The Bootleg Tunz World Community Area (to become a member, you just need an email address!) and check out Today in Music History By Normski!  And while you're visiting, you'll also find thousands of shows to download.

Elton John - 2009-09-11 - Naples, Italy (SBD)

Elton John

2009-09-11

Plebiscito Square

Naples. Italy

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The One

02. Your Song

03. Sixty Years On

04. The Greatest Discovery

05. I Need You To Turn To

06. Border Song

97. Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes

08. Daniel

09. Honky Cat

10. Rocket Man

11. Tiny Dancer

12. Nikita

13. Philadelphia Freedom

14. Don´t Let The Sun Go Down On Me

15. O Sole Mio > Song For Guy > Take Me To The Pilot

16. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

17. Candle In The Wind

18. I Guess That´s Why They Call It The Blues

19. Carla Etude

20. Tonight

21. Bennie And The Jets

22. Crocodile Rock

23. I´m Still Standing

24. Circle Of Life > Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Elton John - 2009-09-11 - Naples, Italy (SBD)

When Elton John launched a solo tour of Europe on September 11, 2009, 2 years ago today, it was just one week after his keyboard player, Guy Babylon, had died of a sudden heart attack. Elton pays tribute to Guy throughout the show, including an opening dedication and a heartfelt rendition of Song For Guy. This soundboard recording captures the entire show from Naples, Italy, unlike the truncated FM version that also circulates. Download this one, then come back on September 24 for part 2 of this “Same Tour, Different Show” entry.

The Evolution of The So Many Roads Banner

Believe it or not, the banner right below the site's title header has undergone numerous changes since we launched So Many Roads back on November 11 2009. The current banner is version #12! When we first launched, we had no banner at all - we were so new to blogging it's a miracle we even got a post up. After a few months, we hit on the idea of using band logos to make a banner for the site. Version 1 had about 25 bands listed, and over the next few months we added some more. In April 2011, when we changed the look of the site and expanded to 3 columns, we suddenly had lots more room to add all kinds of logos! We've changed the look and feel of the banner over a half dozen times since then! See what happens when we have too much time on our hands! In any event, if you want to see the evolution of our banner, go to the right sidebar, and scroll down to 2nd CD artwork slideshow. The first picture in that slideshow is our dancing bear avatar, and then the next 12 are the evolution of the banner. Enjoy!

Warren Zevon - 1994-08-26 - Asbury Park, NJ (FM)

Warren Zevon

1994-08-26

WNEW-FM 20th Anniversary Show

The Stone Pony

Asbury Park, NJ

FM Broadcast

224 kbps

Artwork Included

01. intro

02. Splendid Isolation

03. Lawyers, Guns and Money

04. interlude 1

05. Hurry On Home

06. Thompson Gunner

07. Junk Bond King

08. Excitable Boy

09. Werewolves Of London

10. interlude 2

11. Poor Poor Pitiful Me  

Warren Zevon - 1994-08-26 - Asbury Park, NJ (FM) 

Readers of this blog know that I've often discussed WNEW-FM in New York, the station I grew up on, the station whose motto was "Where Rock Lives" and the station where rock was often LIVE, as they broadcast countless concerts to the tri-state area.  Today, we have one of those live broadcasts a concert featuring Warren Zevon at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ celebrating the stations's 20th anniversary, on August 26, 1994, 17 years ago today. Warren Zevon opened the night, followed by The Band. 

Chimes of Freedom

With the Web Sheriff long gone, we are again free to post all of Mr Dylan's bootlegs. The other day, I put 3 shows of Bob with the Band back up on the site! Today, I've put 6 other shows back up for your enjoyment, including ones with Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, and the Silver Wilburys, better known as John Fogerty and George Harrison. Just go over to the side bar, scroll down to the artists list, and click on Bid Dylan! Enjoy!

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 2009-08-22 - Clearwater FL (HQ AUD)

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2009-08-22

Ruth Eckerd Hall

Clearwater, Florida

HQ Audience Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

1st Set

01. Intro

02. Helplessly Hoping

03. Wasted On The Way

04. Ruby Tuesday

05. Close Your Eyes

06. Reason To Believe

07. Girl From The North Country

08. Guinnevere

09. Dream For Him

10. In Your Name

11. Uncle John's Band

12. Our House

13. Southern Cross

CD 2:

2nd Set

01. Love The One You're With

02. Marrakesh Express

03. Rock & Roll Woman

04. Long Time Gone

05. Just A Song Before I Go

06. Cathedral

07. Deja Vu

08. Bluebird

09. Almost Cut My Hair

10. Band Introductions

11. Wooden Ships

12. For What It's Worth

13. Teach Your Children

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 2009-08-22 - Clearwater FL (HQ AUD)

For Crosby, Stills and Nash, the year 2009 marked the 40th anniversary of their first shows together (along with sometime companion Neil Young). Despite their on again, off again relationships with each other and Neil, CSN somehow endured the test of time. For their 2009 tour, the trio, who in the past rarely played any songs but their own in concert, broke from tradition and added numerous cover songs to their set list. Those tunes included rock classics such as Ruby Tuesday, Girl from North Country and Uncle John's Band, just to name three. CSN had supposedly been working with producer Rick Rubin on an album of cover songs, but that never has materialized. In any event, you can hear CSN's take on these rock classics in this high quality audience recording of their show from Clearwater on August 22, 2009, 2 years ago today.

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' - AGAIN & AGAIN - Some Good News

Well, the saga of Bob and his boots just keeps rolling along (see below the dotted line for some past history). Looks like Mr. Dylan, much like Mr. Morrison, has fired Web Sheriff. Hooray! More and more sites have been posting Dylan bootlegs in recent weeks. I'm slowly going to restore therefore, all the posts and links that I have to Dylan concerts. I've started with 3 shows of Bob with The Band from 1974. Just go to the artist list in the sidebar, click on either Bob Dylan or The Band, then scroll down till you find the show. The links to the concert, as always, in in the middle of the post. Enjoy! I'll keep you posted as I restore more links! And lets hope this time these can stay up for everyone to enjoy!

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Over the last few months, the saga of Bob Dylan bootlegs has been quite a roller coaster ride. At one point, I got word that DIME had banned all Bob Dylan bootlegs because they had been threatened with legal action if they did not remove them from their site. Then I heard that DIME has taken Dylan off the banned list and could once again post his shows! Then on Wednesday, all my Dylan posts were removed by Megaupload. I put them all back up, only to find out 30 minutes ago, they were all taken down again. So at this point, I am not going to repost those shows. I don't want to take a risk that my site is taken down or that my Megaupload account is canceled. Looks like we will have to live without any of Mr. Robert Zimmerman. Its a shame that Dylan has taken the Van Morrison route, but at least there's plenty of other great music to share.

Update as of April 5 - Mr. Zimmerman has hired Web Sheriff, following in the footsteps of Van Morrison. They contacted me yesterday to remove all my Dylan posts, which I had left on my site so folks could read about the shows, even though I had deleted the links to the music weeks ago! Seems that they don't want any references to Bob's bootlegs on the web, including posting of the set lists and artwork! So, I've removed them all to protect my site from any legal action. The only reference you'll find on this site, therefore, to Bob Dylan is this one! As I said above, it's a shame, but we have plenty of other music for you!