tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post3550139693175224119..comments2024-03-03T18:27:35.090-05:00Comments on Star Maker Machine: 1984: If I Had A Rocket Launcherboyhowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-38535031042110251112010-11-30T23:16:35.623-05:002010-11-30T23:16:35.623-05:00This is a post from long ago that I stumbled upon,...This is a post from long ago that I stumbled upon, but I had to correct a misconception in it. Although Cockburn was strongly affected by his trip with OXFAM, he did NOT become a Contra supporter. The Contras were the Reagan-supported right-wing militias that were fighting against the then democratically elected socialist government of Nicaragua. Cockburn was definitely in the ANTI-Contra, pro-Sandanista camp. This post mixes the two camps up, but is otherwise wonderful.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ContrasSlothropReduxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-34261576300957280362008-05-30T12:15:00.000-04:002008-05-30T12:15:00.000-04:00I have a few live acoustic cuts from compilations,...I have a few live acoustic cuts from compilations, but most are more singer-songwriter stuff, less Leo Kottke-esque guitar. Here's an exception, originally aired in the early nineties on KSCA:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.box.net/shared/static/ylrmhtxwk4.mp3" REL="nofollow">Bruce Cockburn, Wondering Where The Lions Are</A><BR/><BR/>Cockburn's later live albums are predominantly electrified, with band. Which means Bruce Cockburn's live 1977 album Circle in the Stream is probably what you're looking for. Delicate, acoustic, and really well produced. Here's an instrumental from that session:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.box.net/shared/static/bb49cjke84.mp3" REL="nofollow">Bruce Cockburn, Deer Dancing Round A Broken Mirror</A><BR/><BR/>If you want the acoustic guitar stuff, though, you don't have to go for the live stuff. Pretty much all of Bruce Cockburn's albums from the 1970s are acoustic albums; each contains multiple tracks with the same amazing guitarplay. Here's the title track from Sunwheel Dance, way back in 1971:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.box.net/shared/static/v12y2brmss.mp3" REL="nofollow">Bruce Cockburn, Sunwheel Dance</A><BR/><BR/>Happy hunting...boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-32995837959950545332008-05-30T11:21:00.000-04:002008-05-30T11:21:00.000-04:00I have "Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuk...I have "Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu". I'll have to give it a re-listen.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to ask you to do my research, but is there any live acoustic like the If I Had A Rocket Launcher that you posted?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03460366440778641077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-79100971085296587802008-05-29T14:30:00.000-04:002008-05-29T14:30:00.000-04:00Dan: Cockburn is incredibly prolific -- Wikipedia ...Dan: Cockburn is incredibly prolific -- Wikipedia lists 29 albums since his self-titled 1970 release -- but though Cockburn's production has shifted drastically over the years, his incredible guitarplay and his politics are the consistent threads which stitch his long career together. <BR/><BR/>I recommend both 1999 release "Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu", and Waiting for a Miracle, his double-disk greatest hits 1970-1987 collection, for starters, if you haven't hear him much before. The latter contains several more from the Stealing Fire era, a couple of solid acoustic songs from his earlier work, and a lot of greatness overall.boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-45479840278050123472008-05-29T13:43:00.000-04:002008-05-29T13:43:00.000-04:00Beautiful guitar work. Really gorgeous. Any more o...Beautiful guitar work. Really gorgeous. Any more of this out there?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03460366440778641077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-54035477957991245172008-05-29T01:10:00.000-04:002008-05-29T01:10:00.000-04:00He's very popular in Canada since his mid 1970's a...He's very popular in Canada since his mid 1970's albums (folk ones). I never really understood why he's not bigger anywhere else.Mario Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021304714130986045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-61059568389510441512008-05-28T20:20:00.000-04:002008-05-28T20:20:00.000-04:00Agreed, Paul. Generally, I think Cockburn is at...Agreed, Paul. Generally, I think Cockburn is at his best when he's in stripped-down folk mode. <BR/><BR/>But I maintain that the acoustic cover reveals a strong song sans 80s-ness. And without talking about the original, I had no excuse to post the radio replay.boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-22022852993181335442008-05-28T19:59:00.000-04:002008-05-28T19:59:00.000-04:00This song is soooooo 80's.But in a good way. Take...This song is soooooo 80's.<BR/><BR/>But in a good way. Takes me back.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401395043889488168noreply@blogger.com