Neil Innes & Friends2004-04-21
Live at Martyr’s, Chicago, IL
Soundboard recording, very good quality
Mp3 @ 320 kbps
NEIL INNES R.I.P. (1944 - 2019)
English writer, comedian, and musician Neil Innes died of a heart attack last week (December 29, 2019). He was 75. Although Neil may not have been a big name in rock music, in the world of comedy music he was legendary. He was a founding member-performer (and chief songwriter) for the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band in the late 60's-early 70's, and went on to record multiple solo comedy music albums. He was a collaborator with the Monty Python troupe in the 70's, writing numerous songs for their shows and movies (For example, he wrote the songs and played multiple parts, such as Sir Robin's minstrel, for Monty Python & The Holy Grail). He then teamed with Pythoner Eric Idle for the sketch show Rutland Weekend Televsion (1975-76). A Beatles parody bit that started on that show (The Rutles) was expanded into an appearance on Saturday Night Live, and then a full-length Television special (All You Need is Cash, 1978) and album, and worldwide fame (?). Neil played and performed in The Rutles as Ron Nasty (the John Lennon-type Rutle), and wrote all of the parody songs. The Rutles lived on long after the initial show and album, however, being revived in 1996 with a new album (Archaeology, a play on the Beatles Anthology), tours, and more. I have previously posted various collections of Rutles bootlegs here. Today, I have a show of Neil performing both solo and with a full band from about 15 years ago, and which features songs from throughout his career, of which more than half of those played are Rutles songs. Overall, it serves as a fine tribute to Neil, his humor, and his music.
Tracklist:
Neil Innes & Ken Thornton (tr. 11-14)
101. intro 1:04
102. How Sweet To Be An Idiot 3:13
103. I’m the Urban Spaceman 0:45
104. Comedy - Pathos - Short Blues 1:44
105. Love is Getting Deeper 4:00
106. intro 1:50
107. Evening Sun 4:01
108. Godfrey Daniel 3:02
109. Protest Song 4:01
110. Introducing Rutling Ken 1:18
111. Friends at the End 5:08
112. You’re Never Alone 5:05
113. intro 0:47
114. Ego Warriors 5:12
Neil Innes & Friends (full band set)
201. Introduction 0:56
202. One of Those People 4:27
203. Equestrian Statue 3:10
204. Randy Racquel 3:02
205. Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik 4:43
206. With a Girl Like You 2:03
207. Hey Mister 3:48
208. Doubleback Alley 2:59
209. Good Times Roll 2:04
210. Another Day 0:54
211. Cheese and Onions 2:25
212. Introduction 0:44
213. I Want to Be With You 2:22
214. Bruce’s Philosopher’s Song 1:44
215. Feel No Shame 6:11
216. Ballad of Sir Robin 1:15
217. Goose-Step Mama 2:35
218. I Must Be In Love 2:30
219. Introduction 1:03
220. Ouch! 2:09
221. Questionnaire 3:19
222. Piggy in the Middle 4:02
223. Joe Public 4:39
224. Get Up and Go 4:11
225. Introduction 0:52
226. I’m the Urban Spaceman 3:14
Neil Innes - electro-acoustic guitar, keyboard, vocals
Ken Thornton - electric guitar, guitar-synth, backing vocals
Ken Simpson - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
“Pink Bob” Harper - keyboards, claves, ukelele, underwater trumpet
Clay Thompson - bass guitar, backing vocals
John Ganser - drums
Tom Sparrow - percussion
Neil Innes & Friends_2004-04-21_Chicago_mp3.rar
Wow! in 1976, a guy working in a record store said I should check out the Bonzo Dog Band. I have been a fan ever since- this will be a treat!
ReplyDeleteHi! This looks like a great post, but unfortunately we are unable to access Zippyshare here in the UK - is there any possibility that you could upload it to a different file-sharing site?
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, in hopeful anticipation!
bri286,
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https://www.solidfiles.com/v/q37W7nmavwe4M
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Many thanks for the Solidfiles link - that works just fine for your UK visitors like me!
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to hearing this; I saw Neil perform live on a number of occasions, both as The Rutles and solo, including a couple of times in 2019, so this will be a great addition to my collection of his recordings.
Thanks again! Bri286.
Hello, Pink Bob here. I was fortunate enough to be in this band--it's on my lifetime highlights reel. In reality, I was just a database administrator at the time.
ReplyDeleteThis brings back a rush of memories--this particular show is the most fun I have ever had on a stage. The recording presented here is the "edited" version that Ken Thornton and I spent about 100 hours working on back in 2004, and I am so happy to see it here for all to enjoy.
Neil had no problem with us sharing it back in the day--I must have mailed out 100 physical double CD-R burns with hand-made booklets at my own expense to anyone who asked. I religiously refused offers to at least reimburse me for postage. I was so proud of the band, I just wanted anyone and everyone interested to be able to hear it. I still do.
The RAR file presented here is taken from one of those copies I mailed out, and I'm so glad it's not the "raw" unedited version. Feel free to share this link with your friends!
Sorry for the ramble. I hope everyone enjoys listening to this. Neil was a comedic genius, and a truly gifted songwriter and musician underneath all of that world-class humor. But Bonzo Dog and Rutles fans already know that. 😊
Many thanks for the memories, Pink Bob! It's great to have some first-hand recollections from the concert.
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