Tales of '69(2009)

"looking for an album to euligise a friend-wanted to find \\\"the pickle song\\\"and \\\"alices\\'s restaraunt\\\" for me. after reading your review, i think i\\'ll like this one. pat"

"This album is unlike any other that Arlo has released. Even though I love everything that Arlo does, this album is a great contrast to In Times Like These. Several of the songs are rushed through - the tempo WAY to fast, but it's just a sign of his youth. Several of the songs are extremely unpolished, but even so, hearing this version of the Multi-Colored Roach version of Alice was an awesome thing for me. I wonder why he changed it to a guitar string around a yield sign rather than the bass guitar getting stuck in the sewer drain? Maybe Arlo would explain that for us somewhere on the site. The version of Coming Into Las Angeles is great. Ok, I'm starting to ramble so I'll say that IMHO, this album is a must for all true Arlo lovers! Oh, and enjoy the 3-D picture of the cover they send you. It's trippy as heck!LOL BTW, in the middle of the Alice track, my CD goes into a 10-15 second distorted guitar and vocals. I assume it's something that couldn't be polished up any better since this performance was on tape. I hope it isn't just my CD! If you think about it, the sound quality is excelent considering the age of the master - 40 years old..."

"Bought this when it was first announced - it is awesome! What a trip back to a time we can hardly forget. Rocked out and shared my first listening on Twitter w/ my Tweeps! Found a few people there who managed to make it to Woodstock! I'm so jealous, but Arlo has since brought me a lifetime of generous love with his music - and that of his family! You won't be sorry you got this album - it's terrific!"

"There’s a belief, popular in some sub cultures - many, in fact, can be found right here in the United States - that your entire life passes before you as you die. Well, assuming that, in most cases, legend has some basis in fact, I came to the realization that – as I was listening to Arlo Guthrie’s latest CD “Tales of ‘69” – I was dying. “The Unbelievable Motorcycle Tale” is yet another recorded version of that familiar song whose name needs no mention. I first heard this version sometime in ’69 . Was it this actual one? That, I don’t know. After all, I was only nine years old, but I absolutely remember hearing about Bob riding in the sidecar with his bass hanging over the side. This is the first time I’ve heard this version since that - my very first - time. Am I dying? Well, of course, we all are. But I’m dying laughing. Literally. This should not diminish the relevance of any of the other tracks. Included on this long lost live recording is a great version of “Coming Into Los Angeles” and a thirty-plus minute “other” version of Alice and the restaurant and the hugest, most incredible, American Multicolored Rainbow Roach. I could go on and on about Arlo on guitar, Arlo on piano – not to mention, Bob on bass – but, in the end, it would just mean one thing: this is a great CD. The forty year old dope references are more than nostalgically quaint: they are – forty years later – still funny. For those of you who may not be dying – you who have never heard any of this before – you’ll be dying by the second or third listening. And you will listen. Probably often. Because, like I’ve already said, this stuff – forty years later – is still great. [Actually, I didn’t say “great.” I said “funny.” Nonetheless, it’s great, too.] I’ve yet to mention that the stuff that isn’t funny is melodic and tuneful and shows the early musical prowess of an American original. I’m mentioning it now: last but not least."