Mike Watt

Mike Watt
Cat's Cradle
Carrboro, NC
04/24/1995

Source: Audience Analog
1: Sony handheld with clip-on mic (stereo)
2: Panasonic handheld with built-in mic (mono)

Lineage: 
1: ANA(M) >> ANA(1) >> WAV >> FLAC
2: ANA(M) >> WAV >> FLAC

Transferred: 04/25/2004 by UglyRedHonda
Seeded (to StG): 04/26/2004 by UglyRedHonda

Quality: B+ (midrangey)

File Size: 434MB

01) Walking the Cow [Partial] (Source 2)
02) Big Train (Source 2)
03) Against the 70's
04) Habit
05) Drove Up from Pedro
06) Formal Introduction
07) Making the Freeway Safe for the Freeway
08) Chinese Firedrill
09) Piss-Bottle Man
10) Forever - One Reporter's Opinion
11) E-Ticket Ride
12) Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
13) Coincidence Is Either Hit or Miss
14) The Red and the Black
15) Secret Garden
16) Powerful Hankerin'

Notes:
This show is from Mike Watt's 1995 Ringspiel tour, and includes Eddie Vedder 
(vocals, guitar), Dave Grohl (drums), Pat Smear (guitar, vocals), and William 
Goldsmith (drums) as Watt's backing band.

"Habit" is sung by Eddie.  The song later became a Pearl Jam song.  "Forever - 
One Reporter's Opinion" features dual-drumming, with Will on the main set and 
Dave playing Hovercraft's more diminutive drum set.  (Hovercraft opened the 
evening - Eddie played drums for their set, wearing a wig to disguise 
himself.)  "The Red and the Black" is a Blue Oyster Cult song.  "Secret 
Garden" is a Madonna song, sung by Pat Smear.  (Pat was spotted outside during 
the break in Watt's set scribbling the lyrics onto a legal pad.)

Similar to the Foo Fighters set from this show, Source 1 has been 
speed-corrected.  Also, the gap during the tape flip on Source 1 (at the 
beginning of "Secret Garden") has been filled from Source 2.

Source 1 is missing all of "Walking the Cow" and most of "Big Train", so those 
have been added from the second source.  However, Source 2 also lacks most of 
"Walking the Cow".  This is likely as "complete" as this recording will get.

I've included "bigtrain-source1.flac", which is the incomplete section of "Big 
Train" from the beginning of Source 1.  It seamlessly replaces tracks 1 and 2.

_____


please note that the last track is not written on a sector boundary. you will want to fix this before burning to CD. the set has been posted to the db as is, rather than being fixed first, because this is the set that is available on the archive.

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Mike Watt
SV033 - "RINGSPIEL"
May 6, 1995
The Metro: Chicago, IL

Source: VHS(m) SBD > ANA > DAT > Cool Edit > CDR(2) > EACb4 > FLAC

Digital Editing: Unknown
Encoding/Retracking: nmc
Artwork: nmc

***DO NOT CONVERT TO MP3***

01 Walking the Cow
02 Big Train
03 Formal Introduction
04 Against the 70's
05 Drove up from Pedro
06 Habit
07 Makin' the Freeway
08 Chinese Firedrill
09 Piss-Bottle Man
10 Forever - One Reporter's Opinion
11 E-Ticket Ride
12 Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
13 Coincidence is Either Hit or Miss
14 The Red and the Black
E:
15 Secret Garden
16 Powerful Hankerin'

***DO NOT CONVERT TO MP3***

TRT: 60:33

Mike Watt - bass, vocals
Dave Grohl - drums, guitar on three songs, backup vocals
Eddie Vedder - guitar left, backup vocals, lead vocals on 'Habit'
Pat Smear - guitar right, backup vocals, lead vocals on 'Secret Garden'
William Goldsmith - drums


Song Credits:
'Walking the Cow' is a Daniel Johnston song (from 'Continued Story' album, covered by fIREHOSE on 'Flyin' the Flannel' album)
'Formal Introduction' & 'Powerful Hankerin' are fIREHOSE songs (from 'Mr. Machinery Operator' album)
'Makin' the Freeway' is a fIREHOSE song (from 'If'n' album)
'Political Song' is a Minuteman song (from 'Double Nickels on the Dime' album)
'Habit' is a Pearl Jam song (from 'No Code' album)
'The Red and the Black' is a Blue Oyster Cult song (from 'Tyranny and Mutation' album)
'Secret Garden' is a Madonna song (from 'Erotica' album)


Audio Notes: 
This recording comes from a pro-shot video master of the show, in which an audio copy was traded
to a friend of a camera man on tape, cleaned up with Cool Edit, and put to CD.
There is a slight skip before track 8 begins (present on original copy), and a few audio shifts
periodically throughout the show that are only noticeable if you have headphones on.


Show Notes:
This was one of the shows on Mike Watt's 'Ringspiel' tour in April-May of 1995, supported by the then
newly-formed Foo Fighters (of which Grohl, Smear, and Goldsmith were in) and Hovercraft (which featured Vedder
on drums and his then-wife Beth Liebling).  By the end of the tour, Eddie had stopped playing with the 
Watt crew because his presence became a distraction with fans only showing up to see him.  It's almost
impossible to tell who is playing what instrument, it's just a great rock show.

Notable on these shows is the premier of the song 'Habit,' which was yet to be premiered by Pearl Jam.
It was eventually played a handful of times the rest of the 1995 PJ tour, but it is not known if
it was written before or during the 'Ringspeil' tour.

-----

This is being distributed by blackredyellow.com, and is part of a series of the best Pearl Jam shows in existence. 
If the artwork is not included, you can find it at blackredyellow.com.

Originally compiled by NMC 5/31/04

Mike Watt & the Crew Of The Flying Saucer
Metro, Chicago Ill
September 29, 1995

01. Formal Introduction
02. Big Bang Theory
03. Walking The Cow
04. The Red & The Black
05. Big Train
06. Kids of The Seventies
07. Drove Up From Pedro
08. The 15th
09. Making The Freeway Safe For The Freeway
10. Intense Song For Madonna To Sing
11. Chinese Firedrill
12. Forever/One Reporter's Opinion
13. E Ticket Ride
14. Political Song For Micheal Jackson to Sing
15. Pedro Dream
16. Tuff Gnarl
17. Maggot Brain
18. Piss Bottle Man

Mike Watt and the Crew of the Flying Saucer
October 15, 1995 
Charlottesville, VA 
Venue: Trax 
Title: Tape Only, Time: 75 minutes 
Sound: A, Source: Soundboard 


+++ from Mike Watt's 1995 "Shinebox" tour +++


Lineage: SBD > ? > SHN


01 Intro
02 Formal Introduction
03 The Big Bang Theory
04 Walking The Cow
05 The Red And The Black
06 Big Train
07 Against The 70's
08 Drove Up From Pedro
09 The 15th
10 Making The Freeway
11 Intense Song For Madonna To Sing
12 Chinese Firedrill
13 Forever/One Reporter's Opinion
14 E-Ticket Ride
15 Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing
16 Coincidence Is Either Hit Or Miss
17 Tuff Gnarl
18 Piss Bottle Man
19 My Secret Garden
20 Joe McCarthy's Ghost
21 Powerful Hankerin'

This is a good soundboard tape, with a little flatness. The Geraldine Fibbers help out Watt for this part of the tour, with Carla singing on Tuff Gnarl, Drove Up From Pedro and Nels singing My Secret Garden. Vince Meghrouni sings Joe McCarthy's Ghost, and it's amazing! The first time I heard him sing it, I honestly thought it was Dez Cadena! This show is easily the best show of the year, and this version of The Flying Saucer is definitely the best one yet.


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seeded to etree by nomorecrackpipes (May 6, 2004)

SHNID	Artist	Date	Venue	City	State
24273	Mike Watt	1995-04-24	Cat's Cradle	Carrboro	NC
ringspiel: MAC > ANA(1) > WAV > FLAC, seeded to StG by UglyRedHonda (April 26, 2004).
24530	Mike Watt	1995-05-06	The Metro	Chicago	IL
ringspiel: VHS(m) SBD > ANA > DAT > Cool Edit > CDR(2) > EACb4 > FLAC, seeded to blackredyellow.com (June 6, 2004).
67818	Mike Watt	1995-09-29	Metro	Chicago	IL
SBD>Sony D-10 DAT Master > DAT Master>DAT>HHBCDR830>CDR>EAC>WAV>FLAC
24220	Mike Watt	1995-10-15	Trax	Charlottesville	VA
mike watt + the crew of the flying saucer: SBD > ? > SHN, seeded to etree by nomorecrackpipes (May 6, 2004).

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