GRAHAM PARKER - ROME 2000
December 14, 2011 – 4:34 am
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GRAHAM PARKER
Rome 2000 [no label, 1CD]
Live at Big Mama, Rome, Italy; April 4, 2000. Excellent soundboard (radio broadcast?).
To some, singer-songwriter Graham Parker might be an acquired taste and, for some others, he’s considered under-appreciated and even one of “rock’s best kept secrets”. And anyone who can line up Discovering Japan, Local Girls, Nobody Hurts You and You Can’t Be Too Strong (the first four tracks of Side One of the Squeezing Out Sparks (1979) album) certainly deserves listeners’ attention.
And fans used to hearing Parker rock out in a group setting will enjoy this solo, stripped-down set.
Thanks to raytobe for sharing the tracks on the net in 2004. Thanks also to dogegio for the artwork.
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Track 01. Watch The Moon Come Down (6.1MB)
Track 02. Socks ‘N’ Sandals (4.6MB)
Track 03. Fool’s Gold (4.9MB)
Track 04. Chopsticks (3.4MB)
Track 05. The World Keeps On Turning (3.7MB)
Track 06. Love Gets You Twisted (4.5MB)
Track 07. Long Stem Rose (4.1MB)
Track 08. Don’t Ask Me Questions (7.1MB)
Track 09. Cupid (3.5MB)
Track 10. First Day Of Spring (4.9MB)
Track 11. High Horse (3.7MB)
Track 12. Syphilis And Religion (5.6MB)
Track 13. Heat Treatment (3.6MB)
Track 14. Obsessed With Aretha [also listed as I’ve Got Much] (5.5MB)
Track 15. White Honey (4.0MB)
Track 16. Shake Your Hips (4.2MB)
Track 17. You Can’t Be Too Strong (5.6MB)
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10 Responses to “GRAHAM PARKER - ROME 2000”
Wow! Great GP acoustic set from Rome…thank you very much.
Here is a song title correction, if I may.
Track 14 is called “Obsessed With Aretha” from Graham’s 1996 CD “Acid Bubblegum”
By Improper Bostonian on Dec 14, 2011
Hello Improper Bostonian
Thanks for the feedback. Cheers.
By bigozine2 on Dec 14, 2011
Thank you very much, BigO!!!
By Kevin on Dec 14, 2011
He can stand his parker’s guitar shuffle like a
gypsy,but don’t ask him about it,he don’t know!
Too bad he don’t sing “you can’t take love for
granted” or any from the album “steady nerves”.
Thanks for the gift BigO
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By fruchtas on Dec 15, 2011
If this is your first time hearing Mr Parker, try to locate the album ‘Heat Treatment’. When I first heard it many, many years ago, it reminded me of a British Springsteen (but way better).
By datdemdar on Dec 15, 2011
It’s difficult to understand why Graham Parker was not bigger than Elvis Costello … he writes better songs and sings them brilliantly. A solo set … simply wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
By Canute on Dec 15, 2011
Ps … as well as taking this, I have to add that I HAVE BOUGHT 99% of Graham’s official albums … don’t listen to them half as much as I should because ol’ Bob gets preference.
By Canute on Dec 15, 2011
I saw Graham solo a couple of years ago on Long Island and was amazed at how well most of his back catalog has aged. I usually don’t like the ‘unplugged’ versions of serious rockers, but Graham is an exception. Thanks for the posting. PS-if you get a chance go see Tab Benoit in a club. Saw a recent show at the Rhythm Room in PHX and was blown away! Any Benoit posting?
By Johnny Kinkdom on Dec 16, 2011
Been a fan for years. Finally was able to catch him live last year. Great show start to finish. Squeezing Out Sparks is a great album, but there are so many others that rate quite highly. A true hidden talent to most of the rock world. Such a shame, he deserves so much more. Thanks for the post.
By Webwar on Jul 10, 2015