In The album was the first to be recorded at the Grateful Dead's Club Front in San Rafael, a warehouse space that had been acquired for band rehearsals and then converted to a studio. See more ideas about music, cats, music videos. Your baby blue eyes that you promised tonight Have got me in a mess Why don't you do right and quit tryin' to Song information for Cats Under the Stars - Jerry Garcia Band on AllMusic We currently don't have any genres associated with this song. Jerry Garcia's fourth solo album was the first to be released under the collective title of the Jerry Garcia Band, although the change was primarily in name, as there was little alteration in the personnel between this disc and the non-Grateful Dead tracks from his previous studio effort, Reflections (1976). On Allmusic, Lindsay Planer said, "The JGB are hitting on all cylinders, as if this were Garcia's primary focus, rather than a side project. Of arguably equal aesthetic pleasure is Anton Kelley's Egyptian-influenced cover artwork, which would become the subject of many a car window sticker and T-shirt. The title track, "Cats Under the Stars," is a lilting, up-tempo rocker that was quickly adopted by Garcia fans and Deadheads to refer to the unspoken union connecting themselves with the band. It includes only one song that was performed by the Grateful Dead. Find album release information for Cats Under the Stars - Jerry Garcia on AllMusic 2017 Cats Under the Stars [Gold Marbled Vinyl] ATO 230801 LP Cats Under the Stars The Very Best of Jerry Garcia is a compilation album with recordings by Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, and Reconstruction.It is meant to showcase Jerry's non-Grateful Dead work. "sleeping under the stars, climbing my father, braving ass that can knock a grown man flat to the ground." Fue el primer disco de Jerry Garcia con Arista. 4: March 22nd, 1978 finds Garcia and crew performing two remarkably laid-back sets at Veteran's Hall in Sebastopol, California, fresh off a short tour and just prior to the release of Cats Under the Stars, the only studio album that would fall under … It contains Garcia's five solo studio albums, and an additional disc with previously unreleased studio recordings. That's the one that I’m happiest with, from every point of view in which I operate on that record. For more information, please read our cookie policy. These include the brief gospel-flavored interlude "Down Home," featuring some ingenious lead non-verbal vocalizations from Donna Jean Godchaux underneath an equally affective melody. All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions is a six-CD box set by Jerry Garcia. It includes only one song that was performed by the Grateful Dead. Released in 1978, it is the only studio album credited to the band. ", Cats Under the Stars peaked at No. Mar 14, 2020 - Explore b jackson's board "Music and Cats - the world's best medicine hands down" on Pinterest. Find similar albums to Cats Under the Stars - Jerry Garcia on AllMusic By using this site, you consent to the use of cookies. Cats Under the Stars is an album by the Jerry Garcia Band. Just a song of Gomorrah I wonder what they did there Must've been a bad thing To get shot down for Wonder how they blew it up Or if they burned it Compliments of Garcia (1974), Reflections (1976), Cats Under the Stars (1978) and Run for the Roses (1982). Allmusic ’s Joe Viglione gives this 1979 release Crystal Mansion a somewhat higher rating of 2½ stars and says: “‘ Lonely, Faraway, Missing You ’ is a snappy opener, more appealing than Ambrosia, Player, and the Atlanta Rhythm Section, but falling short of. Many Deadheads and critics alike feel as if Cats Under the Stars is Garcia's best non-Dead effort..."[6]. Chief among these is the bittersweet love triangle of "Rubin and Cherise." Of arguably equal aesthetic pleasure is Anton Kelley's Egyptian-influenced cover artwork, which would become the subject of many a car window sticker and T-shirt. Cats Under the Stars, released in 1978, is the only studio release under the name Jerry Garcia Band and Garcia's first album on the Arista label. Cats Under the Stars (1978) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Christgau's Record Guide B Music Box Rolling Stone (not rated) Reflections … Jerry Garcia Band is the second album, and first live album, by the Jerry Garcia Band.It was recorded in the spring and summer of 1990 at The Warfield in San Francisco.It was released by Arista Records as a two-disc CD in August 1991. Keith and Donna Godchaux, who were at the time members of the Garcia Band, contributed to the music. Garcia was also contracted to Arista as a solo artist, resulting in his fourth solo album, Cats Under the Stars, released in April 1978. Elvis Presley recorded this song on June 8, 1970 a the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. Drawing upon elements of mythology, Shakespeare, and even incorporating some rather Bob Dylan-esque phrasing, Hunter reveals one of his crowning lyrical achievements. The Bob-Cats was a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. That was kind of like my baby. 114 on the Billboard 200. Many Deadheads and critics alike feel as if Cats Under the Stars is Garcia's best non-Dead effort, and sadly it would not be reprised on his final studio album to feature the Jerry Garcia Band, Run for the Roses. "[2], The record was not a financial success, but it remained Garcia's favorite, as he said in an interview in the late 1980s: "The record I worked hardest at and liked best was Cats Under the Stars. [3][4]), In the early '90s he still thought well of the album: "As far as I'm concerned Cats Under the Stars is my most successful record — even though it's my least successful record! I think I probably gave away more copies than I sold. The Cats were a rock band formed in Volendam, Netherlands in 1964. Credited to the Jerry Garcia Band, the album consisted entirely of original compositions by members of the group, with lyrics by Robert Hunter. ", On another occasion in the early '80s he said "Cats Under the Stars is my favorite one. Kahn also joins Robert Hunter on the slinky and slightly Caribbean-tinged "Love in the Afternoon." At this concert Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band played saxophone for the entire show. In an interview with Joel Selvin he was more succinct; "[Cats Under the Stars] had everything — chops, production, songs. I've always loved it and it just never went anywhere." It was amazingly, pathetically bad. 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