#Ian Matthews

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Sandy Saturdays #20

I'll Keep It With Mine

There are plenty of versions of this tricky Dylan song. Nico, Judy Collins and Dylan himself stumbled over it for years before everyone shelved it altogether.

Everyone, that is, except Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention.

The story starts in June of 64 when Dylan recorded Another Side of Bob Dylan in one rambling and probably pretty drunken night. Dylan did not attempt the song during the session, even though it was freshly written. Would the resulting record be better with I'll Keep It With Mine in place of the whiny, sophomoric Ballad in Plain D? Yes, totally.

But it's a tough song! Here's Dylan that same month trying to figure it out for copyright purposes. Suffice it to say that he does not figure it out.

6 months later, in January 65 (don't believe the date on the video below; I clearly know Dylan's timeline better than he does) he gave it another go, this time during the Bringing It All Back Home sessions. Bob was a far better musician and studio presence by that point and he lays down what is perhaps the song's most elegant take.

Most of us born in the 70's or 80's grew up with this version. Beloved copies of Biograph served as our introduction to all things Bob and this version of I'll Keep It With Mine is one of the collection's signature moments.

But no one in the 60's ever heard this version: Dylan recorded just this one take and then immediately abandoned the whole thing, jumping back into the far more manly, silly and obscure songs that actually make up the record.

At that point Dylan clearly felt done with the whole thing. I'll Keep It was either too complicated, too earnest or too melodic; probably all those things.

And so he tossed the song to Judy Collins, telling her it was meant for her anyway, and she immediately put out a fussy and almost good version that never merited space on one of her albums.

It's too bad Collins got her hands on the track in 65; a year earlier she would have slayed the thing by playing it solo acoustic; don't be fooled, Collins could totally play guitar.

But in 65 she was entering her pop arrangements phase, during which no let her pay an instrument. You can hear the dumb men in the room undercutting her greatness here: everything is rushed and hummable, lacking depth.

Dylan's producer, Bob Johnson, clearly wasn't impressed with Collins' version because he tried to talk Bob back into the song a year later while they were making Blonde on Blonde. Listen to Johnson here, cajoling Dylan into playing the damn thing while perhaps the great assembly of studio musicians in white man musical history work out their parts.

Johnson was so sold on the song that he put the musicians to work on an entirely new arrangement soon thereafter while Bob was momentarily missing in action (he was either writing Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands at that exact moment, taking uppers and/or downers, or recovering from just having done all those things).

Wow, don't you wish Dylan had given in to Johnson and completed this version? The whole thing is so tight and crisp; I'd love to hear Dylan mangle it. But no dice: Bob had Sad Eyed Lady to record instead, and I guess that worked out pretty damn well.

Still, Johnson's promotion of the track must have stuck with Dylan because the next time he had a goddess to impress - that would be Nico - he offered I'll Keep It With Mine to her.

As we speak, my famous brother is sitting up a little straighter, a look of potential fury forming in his beedy eyes: if I insult his beloved Nico and her VU bandmates his wrath will know no bounds.

Well, tough luck broheim: I think Nico's version, which is from 67, sucks like a cranky old vacuum. The guitar sounds good, and Nico is great in her standard I'm-not-familiar-with-your-language-or-how-to-sing-in-it-but-I'm-fabulous-anyway manner. But John Cale clearly had nothing to do with the string overdubs and they make this whole thing sound like a soundtrack for Honey Bunches of Oats: they're the cheery and wholesome way to start your day.

Enter Fairport Convention. It's 1968 and they suddenly have one of the greatest singers of all time, Sandy Denny, standing alongside their more than capable male vocalist, Ian Matthews. It was time to up their game with a complex, big deal song that everyone knew but no one had ever done quite right. It was time for them to play I'll Keep It With Mine.

Is this the song's perfect take? No. Denny and Matthews had not yet learned how to support one another dynamically (though they'd soon figure it out in a big way) and Matthews' contributions feel competitive here rather than complimentary.

Okay, you ask, it may not be perfect, but is this the best version of I'll Keep It With Mine out there? Naw. I like Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home take just as much.

But, whatever: Fairport's late 68 version is still pretty damn great. On the other side of the Atlantic Neil Young was getting ready to reinvent lead guitar playing on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. But you can hear Richard Thompson doing much of that same work here, albeit in a less flashy fashion: his lead guitar chases itself all over the mix as Simon Nicol ably fills the Danny Whitten chair.

And then there's Sandy's lead vocals. Denny had never played anything larger than a coffee shop at this point and had had just one real recording session with a band beforehand. But she sure doesn't sound like a newbie here. Rather, she sounds like Athena: assured, patient and powerful; Dylan, Collins and Nico are mere mortals beside her.

Update from an hour after posting:

My famous brother just humbled me yet again, offering up two more versions, neither of which I knew about until this moment; I'll let him introduce them himself:

I think I prefer the Richard & Linda Thompson live version over Fairport — uses a pretty similar arrangement, but Linda might have the edge vocally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q6Y-R-p7J4

And yeah, the Nico version isn't great, but the Velvet Underground version ... it kind of cooks! Beware of horrible bootleg quality sound here. Legend has it that Lou Reed hated this song but Nico insisted they play it a few times early on. So they basically do it like it's "I'm Waiting For The Man." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP5-vv9mmZM

Imagine emails like this showing up in your inbox regularly. It's sure nice having a famous brother...

[thebowerypresents]

Kasabian – Webster Hall – November 14, 2023

Halfway into the North American tour in support of their seventh studio album, last year’s stellar The Alchemist’s Euphoria, English electronic-rock band Kasabian stopped off at Webster Hall on Tuesday night to put on a rowdy show.

Photos courtesy of Dana Distortion | distortionpix.com

[donnabisestile]

Give me the eyes, the ones that lit the fuse The eyes that could lift up my feet off the ground

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to singer-songwriter and champion of mandolin and slide guitar, Bryn Haworth. He may not be a household name, but deep-followers of guitar virtuosos, British rock, and Christian music know him well. I’ve been bowled over by his albums, especially THE GAP. In addition to his prolific solo catalogue, his guitar-slinging career has intersected with Joan Armatrading, Chris de Burgh, Jackie Lomax, Ian Matthews, Gerry Rafferty, and Cliff Richard. As a songwriter he’s been covered by Mary Black, Sandy Denny, and Lulu. He was also part of the “freakbeat” psychedelic-soul band Fleur de Lys (coming into the group as Chris Andrews was heading out), which was the British house and touring band for Isaac Hayes, Barney Kessel, Sharon Tandy, and many others. Check out Bryn’s bandcamp page https://brynhaworth.bandcamp.com

Also, check out this video I made of a rare Rupert’s People track w/Bryn in the footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbrxbXH5bs ...Meanwhile, HB Bryn and thank you for your years of graceful and grace-filled music. “If we are to have God-rock, then let it be Bryn Haworth. . . you owe yourself a listen.” (John Ingham, SOUNDS magazine).

#brynhaworth #chrisandrews #fleurdelys #birthday #slideguitar #mandolin #Christianrock #bluesrock #singersongwriter #gap #joanarmatrading #chrisdeburgh #jackielomax #ianmatthews #gerryrafferty #cliffrichard #maryblack #sandydenny #lulu #rupertspeople #soundsmagazine #johningham

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Robyn Hood

Robyn Hood (Serie 2023) #KseniaDanielaKharlamova #JessyeRomeo #NykeemProvo #IanMatthews #KiraGuloien #MeherPavri Mehr auf:

Serie Jahr: 2023- Genre: Action / Drama / SciFi Hauptrollen: Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Jessye Romeo, Nykeem Provo, Ian Matthews, Kira Guloien, Meher Pavri, Lisa Michelle Cornelius, Kayla Hutton, Diego O’Brien, Emily Piggford, Matias Garrido, Nadeem Phillip, Tremaine Nelson … Serienbeschreibung: Robyn Loxley lebt in der Hochhaus-Siedlung Sherwood Towers im Arbeiterviertel von New Nottingham…

[cold-boys-fandom-hub]

15 more behind the scenes photos from Christos Lawton!

[lostfan23]

[ienvythe]

no lube, no protection, all night, all day, from the kitchen floor, to the toilet seat, from the dining room table, to the bedroom, from the bathroom sink, to the shower, from the front porch, to the balcony, vertically horizontally, quadratic, exponent, algorithmetic, while I gasp for air, scream and see the light, missionary, cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, doggy, backwards, forward, sideways, upside down, on the floor, in the bed, on the couch, on a chair, being carried against the wall, outside, in a train, on a plane, in a car, on a motorcycle, the bed of a truck, on a trampoline, in a bounce house, in the pool, bent over a counter top, against the window, have the most toe curling, back aching, leg shaking, dick throbbing, fist clenching, ear ringing, mouth drooling, ass clenching, nose sniffling, eye watering, eye rolling, hip thrusting, earthquaking, sheet gripping, knuckles cracking, jaw-dropping, hair pulling, mind boggling, soul snatching, over stimulating, vile, sloppy, moan-inducing, heart-wrenching, spine tingling, back breaking, atrocious, gushy, creamy, beastly, lip biting, nail biting, sweaty, feet kicking, mind blowing, body shivering, orgasmic, bone breaking, world ending, blackhole creating, universe destroying, devious, scrumptious, amazing, delightful, delectable, unbelievable, body numbing, bark-worthy, can't walk, head nodding, soul evaporating, volcanic erupting, sweat rolling, voice cracking, trembling, sheets soaked, hair drenched, flabbergasting, hip locking, skin peeling, eyelash removing, eye widening, pussy popping, nail snatching, spectacular, hair ripping, show stopping, magnificent, unique, extraordinary, splendid, phenomenal, malforming, mouth watering, 360 degrees, skin on skin, in the fridge, in the closet, on the ceiling, heavenly 😊

[themusicsweetly]

"Ian and Claire and Jamie have come home," Roberts notes. "They've brought Jamie's cousin's body back home. And in season 3, when Jamie left Scotland, he made a promise that he would return one day and this is that return. He's bringing Claire with him, and obviously, Ian wants to go home and see his family as well. We packed the house. It's this big homecoming, and there might be some other special guests too." —Matthew B. Roberts for EW

—First look at Claire, Jamie, and Young Ian at Lallybroch in Outlander Season 7B

[thatoneurchin]

“A kiss with a fist is better than none.”

Florence + the Machine / Paper Girls (2022) / Shameless (2011) / House of the Dragon (2022) / Yellowjackets (2021) / Glee (2009)

[jmrww]

happy birthday 🥳

[dollarbin]

Nickel Bin #24:

Pink Floyd's Echoes

I'm usually not a fan of male pomposity. A shirtless man band strutting around a Roman amphitheater in Pompeii for a 24 minute song sounds like my idea of a bad time.

But if the men in question are dedicating themselves to one of the most epic pieces of popular music ever created I guess I'll let it fly:

I generally don't like Pink Floyd and that is simply because nothing else they ever did comes anywhere near this mammoth song. Ian Matthews look-a-like and Floyd pianist Richard Wright anchors the whole thing with his deft playing and his Matthews-like singing.

(I'm serious about the look-a-like thing: you tell me if you can tell the difference between these two dudes in 1972:)

Anyway, I'm glad Wright took his shirt off for Echoes.

David Gilmour partners with him on the vocals and produces a sensational spectrum of sounds, from empire-building to primordial. We'll give his shirtless form too an approving nod.

The drummer, whose name I'm too lazy to google, checks every rock drummer cliche box with aplomb. Seriously, check out his tank top and drum fills. Someone should gift him a giant gong. Even so, I'm glad he kept his shirt on. Enough's enough.

And Roger Waters never opens his largely soulless pie hole. He shuts the hell up, doesn't even consider the shirtless approach and plays a mean bass. If he followed this same plan elsewhere during the band's 70's run I'd listen to a lot more of the Floyd. Waters should have kept his trap shut far more often. Maybe then he would have convinced his bandmates, and any one of his five - so far - ex-wives, not to drop kick him straight outta their lives.

Silly 70's direction aside, Echoes' Pomeii performance is pretty damn great. The ancient gods surely knelt.

But it's not as good as the original:

There are more ghosts to be beheld on the studio track, and far more textures. Everything truly is green and submarine, surging towards the light. As a kid I'd listen to Echoes with my headphones on and a deeply serious expression on my face. When the whale calls emerged from the mid-song funk workout I'd produce poetic thoughts.

Clearly, I was full of crap.

Today I no longer aspire to poetic thoughts. I write this nonsense instead. But I still listen to Echoes, usually while doing the dishes. I'm pleased to report that they come out quite clean. And at several points in the process my wife churns through the kitchen and song and asks the house at large whose cell phone alarm is going off.

"That's no cell phone alarm that you hear, fair wife," I tell her. "That's my music."

All of which makes me wish I'd discovered this video below when it emerged four and a half years ago at the dawn of the pandemic. Rodrigo y Gabriela's version of Echoes sounds, at points, like something you'd hear in your dentist's waiting room in-between easy listening instrumental versions of Here Comes the Sun and Tears in Heaven.

But at other points Rodrigo, and especially Gabriela, sound like they are center stage in Pompeii, shirtless and soulful, forcing all our gods, and a cowering Roger Waters, to kneel.

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LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023) dir. Cameron Cairnes & Colin Cairnes

[necromosss]

Crop Talks 🥬🌱

[mommahughes19-23]

imma tattoo artist - Q.H

@tattoosbymorgs : did some tattoos and then took my best friend to see my man play his favorite game..

tagged : @yfriend @_quinnhughes

location : VAN

_eliaspettersson : dude that dragon is SICK and I wish I didn't hate needles ...

luca.fantilli : next time I see you I wanna get my tiny love dinosaur

↪ tattoosbymorgs : make it happen lu - you know where I am, bring ya self

bboeser : I WANT YOUR JACKET. give it here!!!!

jackhughes : oh. wow. this is neat.

lhughes_06 : I think your friend is confused as to who's jersey she should wear ..

↪ tattoosbymorgs : DONT PRESSURE MY FRIEND YOU BULLY! SHE CAN CHEER FOR WHO EVER SHE WANTS

trevorzegras : wow... thats legit my bestest lil cousin ever PLEASE TATTOO ME ASAP

↪ tattoosbymorgs : first off im 2 years older than you, second off no, I saw you cheat on me with your other artist.❌

bradytkachuk : dang Quinn, talented and pretty, she's a keeper.

↪ tattoosbymorgs : what is that even supposed to mean?

↪ bradytkachuk : just that youre more skilled than young Quinten will ever be

↪ ehtkachuk : BRADY leave her alone

icole28 : best frienddddddd

lindholmelias : my two best friends ugh

zadorov_16 : I MISS YOU SO MUCH ALREADY OMG I WANT TO FREAKING COME HOME

elblue6 : so talented! love you sweetie.

dakotajoshua8 : will u ever tattoo me?

↪ tattoosbymorgs : probably not because you didn't say please

_tylermyers_ : well even tho you didn't wear any canucks gear I guess its fine... 🆘

↪ tattoosbymorgs : I LET MY FRIEND WEAR IT TO GIVE HER AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE YOU FUCK😑😑😑

yfriend : the best time ever!!!!!!!!!! @j.tmiller9 MORE FIGHTSSS

emmamatthews : you crazy girl!! miss you!😜

austonmatthews : any luck convincing Quinn to let you tattoo him?

↪ tattoosbymorgs : you know the answer is still no.... why do you have to be so mean to me

lelexdemko : sweetie that is stunning! cant wait to see you next season!!😘

_quinnhughes : i smile just for you baby ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁😁😁😁😁

↪ tattoosbymorgs : I love you so much omg 💕💕💕💕💕

nilshoglander : this is a lot of pda idk if I can handle it👀

j,tmiller9 : I wanna get a tattoo by you ☺️

↪ tattoosbymorgs : NO. jk if you bring your children I might reconsider 😏

tdemko30 : @_quinnhughes get my number #35 tattooed on you 😁

↪ _quinnhughes : not going to happen bud

ehtkachuk : STUNNING MOMMAAA ❤️❤️❤️❤️

colecaufield : 🙈

_alexturcotte : 🥴

*TURNING THIS INTO A FEW PART SERIES OF QUINN x TATTOO ARTIST!GF*

A.N : HIIIIII - long note bc some stuff happened and idk it got me thinking.

ok so this is basically me just ranting about tattoo related things :)

This girl is (obviously) an actual tattoo artist who does real business and I am a HUGEEEEE believer in giving credit where it is due.... so I believe her name is Mar, ALL WORKS OF ART ABOVE ARE THE ORIGINAL WORKS OF MAR DO NOT STEAL OR CREDIT AS YOUR OWN. below you can find a link to her Pinterest where I am sure you could research more to find her other socials.

even if you dont want to know more about her work I encourage you to just look at some of it regardless because (again im not a tattoo artist just a girl with a few tattoos and an obsession) I believe she is mainly a fine line style artist and while being an artist of any capacity takes talent fine line is its own art. I know she also does some capacity of portrait work (I haven't seen any people just a few pet ones) and those are also a tremendously precise skill set. all in all I just think that people should appreciate the time, work, and effort these artist put into their work.

anywho I just wanted to say I would be honored for her to tattoo me.

tagged : @quinnylouhughesx43 @skylershines @jacktoria4ever @bunbunbl0gs @63kaprizov