EARTH OPERA Home to You 1969

[LordOfLonsdale]

Comment, part 2

I sure wish I knew how you and nick40nick40 have been able to keep Earth Opera music videos up without them being blocked (by WMG).

I created a video of "Home Of The Brave" (from the 1968 album, "Earth Opera"), but it is blocked worldwide. Maybe if I created it from the LP instead of the digital/CD, it would lack any of the metadata that gets automatically ID'd.

[LordOfLonsdale]

Comment, part 1

Earth Opera was a GREAT early vehicle for the talented -- and yes, legendary -- Peter Rowan. He is a national treasure that more people should know about.

Thank you for posting this. I enjoyed reading the other 33 comments!

I owned both of their albums when they were first released as LPs (1968 & 1969). Now I own them in CD format, as well.

[whocares1694]

1966 Steve Paul's The Scene, I brought my Gibson J-50 in there and Rowan tuned it for me in that noisy club and he's a pro! Always loved this band, great stuff!!!

[Mantanhattan]

I 1st heard this song as a teenager in Dallas Texas over then "underground" FM radio station K-NUS ("K-Noose").

Bought the album the very next day.

One of the best songs of Peter Rowan's entire career.

I love Earth Opera's 1st lp as well.

Good stuff.

Thanks for posting!

[MilSepic60]

thanks capt. soul for posting this fine, fine band. Wish I could find the Red Sox are Winning. Thanks to Alan for turning me on them way back in the 60's, early 70's. Great music.

[movieman1951]

I'm sixty and bought this album in 1969, a very great piece of work. real powerful statement about those exciting times. nothing comes close.

[echoplexi]

I have this album somewhere- "And call out the border guards, the kingdom is crumbling"

[cripbabe111]

would someone please upload the brilliant title track!!

[captainsoul1953]

@cripbabe111

Have tried but they wont allow it

Jim

[angrymandopicker]

please dont block this youtube. this is hard to find and important to aspiring musicians as well as listeners.

[thereyff]

I saw these guys live at the University of Miama in 1969. Great stuff in the day!

[ioannis2005gr]

@thereyff lucky boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1046rzac]

@thereyff I was their manager/road manager/engineer..I booked that date in Miami.

[225marklin]

Full of longing, a real beauty. GAET is available on CD. Of course, it's missing the aural patina of vinyl (or is it styrene!)

[elofan567]

Thanks for this great track

[furakkueroru]

The Red Sox are Winning where is that song?

[cartmangreko]

@furakkueroru /watch?v=balvVrDvBCk

[furakkueroru]

@cartmangreko Thanks for uploading but they blocked it on copyright grounds!

[zoec1969]

great memories.................CLASS­IC

[lilccaddy]

Have a photo of self proudly holding American Eagle Tragedy album, almost bigger than I was. One of my prized possessions. Thanks so much for making this available.

[oldbump]

Thanks

[amazedandamused]

Hi. Thanks for posting this - a million memories (well, the ones I can remember, anyway) are attached to this album (which I still have). Another of my faves was "Mad Lydia"s Waltz." Thanks for the memories.

[ellenringofFIRE]

I just saw this album for 3 dollars at my local store and wanted to check them out.. Obviously I'm going to get it, this song is beautiful.

[Laurabirdsong]

Love this - I've got to look through my vinyl -- I think I still have both albums. A friend gave them to me in 1970 when he was giving away his possessions on the way to a pilgrimage to the left coast.

[vietdumbass]

Great song

[kidddoll]

its tired and i'm getting late.i tried to speak and i can't relate.

[dePenno]

please can somebody put Alfey Finney on youtube

[kawamo01]

sooo good!

[bobwrites1]

Sevfest, I was there too. Terrific show. Didn't they come out with a bunch of saxophones at one point?

[dlhalper]

One of the most beautifully written songs of that era. I used this as my outro when I did my radio show in college-- see, I had a dear friend, and he never lived to hear me on the air, and at the end of my show, I would play this song as a tribute to him and what he meant to me. Good songs and good friends should never be forgotten. Thanks for posting this song.

[tempemoore]

Great post. Haven't heard this for many, many years. I had the album with American Eagle Tragedy.

[treehuggingdeadhead]

Amazing! Thanks for posting this :-)

[SEVFEST]

Loved these guys (Peter Rowan is a Legand) I saw Earth Opera open for The Doors in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1969 That night they played The Great American Eagle Tragedy before the album was released. I went out and bought it as soon as it came out  THEY WERE FABULOUS IN CONCERT

[maida1982a]

both of their albums were great. it was really peter rowan's band, but many people know david grisman better.

[Trying00]

Jim......you made this oldies fan and ex DJ a very happy person.......thanks for being so thoughtful