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Seedy
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My Favorite Things (video) - recorded Summer, 1999 (updatded 1/2008!)
Here's a glimpse of the esoteric cacophony that goes on at Dogtone. I blame Dick for getting us interested in Coltrane, and playing in times other than 4/4. Beware people older than you, they know stuff... Best part of the video is watching Bailey the dog waggin' and howlin'... puttin' the dawgtone in dogtone. RIP Bailey, we'll miss you!.... 2009 was a bad year for dogs here. |
| Click Here | The more Dudenburg Blues - recorded in December 2007 |
| Click Here | Nowaygian Wood - recorded in December 2007 The Classic Flax Toad Blue Beatles rip-off. It's in 3/4, so how can you not play it a la John Coltrane? |
| Click Here | Slumber New Marker- recorded in December 2007 |
| Click Here | St. James Infirmary- recorded in December 2007 |
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Something Newer - recorded December, 2002
The best part about music, when it happens, is that it happens. I'm glad Blue Toad Flax still occasionally happens whenever we get a chance to get together. This track has Nick, whose last name we can't mention for contractual obligations, playing bass. Funny to see a guy holding a giant fish. |
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That Reggae Thing ... - recorded June 1999 The basic riff for this tune turned up one day when Chris Monti, Dan Murphy, and I were playing in my Mom's basement in March, 1998. The tune had since gone through several periods of teething (at one point it even segued into "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath!). To this day, it still has no "format" in the proper sense. It's always improvised, and has always been one of my favorite things to play. This very track was featured in a documentary by SUNY Buffalo about "crosswalk islands". More than you thought you could know about crossing the street... |
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Sound Check - recorded June, 1999 This "song" is actually just what the title suggests, the soundcheck. We were playing at a back yard party with an amazing view of the ocean on a beautiful late spring day. The real entertainment of the day was trying to figure out why we didn't have electricity for about 30 minutes while we were setting up the equipment. It just came on eventually...somehow. |
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Take Five - recorded June,1999 The Blue Toad Flax rendition of the classic peice from the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Time Out" album, circa 1959. Listen to the Brubeck version... then try to play the drum solo (preferably on a vintage set of Ludwig's). From then on you will always be in awe of Joe Morello. |
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Bub - recorded June, 1999 A Nudenburg original, named after a fine feline of the same name. The cat pictured is actually my mom's cat. The most memorable thing about this song to my memory happened one night while playing at the Red Rocks in East Greenwich, RI. The gig didn't have a great feel, but that all changed when this bizarre new age woman stood up (everyone else in the joint was sitting, mind you), and started dancing in a similarly bizzare manner. If we weren't playing, I'm sure we'd have been scratching our heads... |
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Something Older - recorded December 30, 1998
"The lost track" from when the days were younger... |
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