#210 - Tales From The Concert: QOTSA | Remembering Sixto Rodriguez & Robbie Robertson
Due to an unfortunate off-air rant, Nick is on Administrative Leave this week (details discussed briefly in the episode). He was, however, permitted the opportunity to send in a remote Tales From The Concert. He and his brother Alex were nearly front row at the Queens of the Stone Age concert at the The Anthem on August 14th. They report back on the experience & venue, including the opening acts The Armed & Phantogram. In addition to learning his lesson, Nick (and Alex) had an amazing time at the show and he’ll be back with us next week.
Songs:
Queens of the Stone Age - “My God Is the Sun“
Queens of the Stone Age - “Go With the Flow“
Greg catches us up on he and Jackson’s experience at the new Super Mario World at Universal Studios in Los Angeles (spoiler, it’s amazing!). He then brings us the first remembrance of the evening as Sixto Rodriguez (known as Rodriguez) passed earlier this month at the age of 81. Rodriguez released two albums in 1970 & 1971 that met with little fanfare in the U.S. In 1976 he quit music and lived for the next 40 years in a derelict house in Detroit. While he wasn’t a massive success in the US, his music was incredibly successful in South Africa and Australia. His story was told in the 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” and he had a resurgence in fame in later years. It’s an amazing story of an amazing musician, one that will be missed.
Songs:
Rodriguez - “Climb Up on My Music”
Rodriguez - Live in South Africa
Black Pumas - “Sugar Man”
Jay brings us the second remembrance of the show as we also lost the beloved Robbie Robertson this past week. He was the lead guitarist for The Band and co-wrote most of the songs with Bob Dylan & he collaborated with Martin Scorsese on many film scores. He’s often seen as a peripheral 70’s rock star, but Jay tells us why his contributions should be considered as important as many of the big name rockers that he came up alongside. His music helped define the Americana genre and his projects with musicians and film makers established him as a consummate collaborator. Rest in Power Robbie Robertson.
Songs:
The Band - “Chest Fever”
The Band - “Look Out Cleveland”
Robbie Robertson - “Fallen Angel”