Traffic
Freedom Rider
John Barleycorn Must Die
(1970)

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pomalley
Sep 07, 2011 - 15:47

To me, two songs that MUST be played after one another are The Police, off Zenyatta Mondatta
song 1 Driven to Tears
song 2 When the World is Running Down.....

One does not live without the other.



hobiejoe
Sep 07, 2011 - 15:46
Puts me in mind of Gil Scot Heron from around about the same time.


michaele
Jun 05, 2011 - 06:23
Are we in a 'Traffic' jam?


Cynaera
May 04, 2011 - 16:32
fredriley wrote:

If you didn't like the band on a double bill you'd be crying, so quit your flaming. For a hater hater you sure flame a lot.

Well, with the word "hate" twice in the name, I guess it's no wonder... Still, everyone's entitled to love or hate a song, or even to be (gasp!) indifferent! I liked "Glad," but I'm not thrilled with this one. Sure, it took a bunch of very skilled musicians to make the whole thing gel, but it still sorta hurts my ears. I think I'm ready for "Spindrifter" by Quicksilver Messenger Service. I tried to submit it, but the bitrate was too low.

Damn - I hate it when that happens...



richrosen
May 04, 2011 - 16:28
I love both these songs.....wonderful to hear them in their original order....back-to-back! Thanks, Bill


hippiechick
May 04, 2011 - 16:28
Speaking of Freedom Rider:

Freedom riders were civil rights activists that rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to test the United States Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia (of 1960). < 1 > The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C. , on May 4, 1961 , < 2 > and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17. < 3 >

Boynton v. Virginia had outlawed racial segregation in the restaurants and waiting rooms in terminals serving buses that crossed state lines. Five years prior to the Boynton ruling, the Interstate Commerce Commission had issued a ruling in Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company that had explicitly denounced the Plessy v. Ferguson doctrine of separate but equal in interstate bus travel, but the ICC had failed to enforce its own ruling, and thus Jim Crow travel laws remained in force throughout the South.

The Freedom Riders set out to challenge this status quo by riding various forms of public transportation in the South to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation. The Freedom Rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the American Civil Rights Movement and called national attention to the violent disregard for the law that was used to enforce segregation in the southern United States. Riders were arrested for trespassing , unlawful assembly , and violating state and local Jim Crow laws, along with other alleged offenses.

Most of the subsequent rides were sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), while others belonged to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced "Snick"). The Freedom Rides followed on the heels of dramatic sit-ins against segregated lunch counters conducted by students and youth throughout the South and boycotts beginning in 1960.

The United States Supreme Court 's decision in Boynton v. Virginia granted interstate travelers the legal right to disregard local segregation ordinances regarding interstate transportation facilities. But the Freedom Riders' rights were not enforced, and their actions were considered criminal acts throughout most of the South. For example, upon the Riders' arrival in Mississippi , their journey ended with imprisonment for exercising their legal rights in interstate travel. Similar arrests took place in other Southern cities.




linden
Mar 02, 2011 - 13:33
I keep thinking Hercule Poirot is coming ...


kurtster
Jan 30, 2011 - 06:21
crockydile wrote:
Never seen the same artist back to back on RP!!

These guys play fast and loose with tonality, don't they? Pitch is all in the ear of the beholder, and all that rot, eh?


There is some Zeppelin and Who done the same way. Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow.



jkhandy
Sep 25, 2010 - 21:37
{#Bananapiano}


Albert1967
Jun 22, 2010 - 00:50
fredriley wrote:

If you didn't like the band on a double bill you'd be crying, so quit your flaming. For a hater hater you sure flame a lot.

If you 'hate': don't post.

As if we care ;) Nice Traffic tune BTW!


fredriley
May 21, 2010 - 05:27
h8rhater wrote:

Because they are oh so good. Quit your crying.


If you didn't like the band on a double bill you'd be crying, so quit your flaming. For a hater hater you sure flame a lot.




Businessgypsy
Apr 19, 2010 - 11:13
As a sprog brass player wondering if the guitar might be a better choice given the moldy jazz charts were were slogging through, this album - and this song in particular, clued me in that the only limit when it came to music was the guy in the mirror.


emmidad
Apr 19, 2010 - 11:12
Kudos to Bill for allowing this song to play after the last track, Glad, the way the artist intended. These two blend together on the original vinyl and broadcast radio always does the chop chop...


GeneP59
Apr 19, 2010 - 11:10
A great Monday two-fer.
{#Music}
Thanks Bill!



h8rhater
Apr 19, 2010 - 11:10
VicEdee wrote:
WHY is RP playing back-to-back tracks from this same album........???

Because they are oh so good. Quit your crying.



jagdriver
Apr 19, 2010 - 11:07
A two-fer!



Jelani
Dec 14, 2009 - 10:43
Two in a row??!!!!!!
Go!!!!!!


Tagish_girl
Dec 08, 2009 - 02:26
laramieu wrote:

Go BILL Go!!!!



LOL! What, is Bill wearing a bad polyester burgundy coloured blazer, turtleneck and plaid pants, kicking ass on his rock and roll jazz flute??? Okay, I have a funny visual going on, here....


laramieu
Oct 12, 2009 - 13:10
Tagish_girl wrote:
Go, Ron Burgundy, GO!!!

Go BILL Go!!!!



Tagish_girl
Oct 06, 2009 - 04:06
Go, Ron Burgundy, GO!!!


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