Owsley - Live & Rare (by request)

(Will) Owsley

Live & Rare archive 

various venues, dates

1997-2004

WHAT'S IN THIS ARCHIVE:

Owsley - Mess With Me (from debut, indie version, 1997) HQ MP3

Owsley - Newark, N.J. 1999-02-21 MP3

Owsley - Newark, N.J. 2000-02-21 HQ MP3

Owsley - Roseville, CA 2000-03-04 HQ MP3

Owsley - Live On Drive 105 (2003) HQ MP3

Owsley - Vintage Vinyl, Nashville, TN 2004-03-04 (untracked) MP3@256 

Owsley - Vintage Vinyl, Nashville, TN 2004-03-20 (RDF edit) HQ MP3

Owsley - photos + Big Takeover scanned article

ROB SEZ: I don't get many requests these days. So when a blog reader left a recent comment, "More Owsley, please!" I was inclined to oblige if I found the time — which I did just a few days ago. Years ago, I created a proper blog post featuring a 2004 FM broadcast by the late, great Will Owsley. In case the name doesn't ring a bell, Will was a master of tasty, crunchy guitar pop. Here is the rest of my ROIO archive for Owsley, featuring live recordings (mostly audience recordings in VG or better quality) plus a rarity. Still want more? Head over to Pop Fair and cross your fingers that Haper still has an active link for the collection of Owsley demos and non-album tracks he put together years ago.

MP3@320

(as received; I do not have these in lossless)

     

Owsley - Nashville 2004 (FM)

Third & Lindsley
Nashville, TN
May 9, 2004
WRLT-FM 'Nashville Sunday Night'

FM capture (sound quality VG+; a bit of vocal distortion at the louder end of the spectrum, but it's not a constant, bothersome thing) 

SAMPLE: "She's the One" (Nashville '04)


01 intro
02 She's the One
03 Oh No the Radio
04 Dude
05 Coming Up Roses
06 Zavelow House
07 Matriarch
08 My Old School
      (Steely Dan cover) 
09 Rise
10 Down
11 Rainy Day People
12 Be With You
13 Good Old Days
14 outro

In his original post, Don said:
The magnificent and sadly missed Will Owsley tours his second and final album, The Hard Way in this “Nashville Sunday Night” WRLT Broadcast. One of the great unacknowledged Power Pop artists, he spent most of his time as Amy Grant’s guitarist and musical director, as well as touring as lead guitarist for Shania Twain. His debut album, Owsley, was Grammy nominated. This broadcast shows what great pop he wrote and what a fine guitarist he could be. Superb show and highly recommended.

ROB SEZ: I might never have heard about Owsley and his fabulous rock-pop music if it weren't for my pals at the old ASH blog. All thanks & praise to them. (I have more to share, but need to know you're interested...)


Owsley:
Paul Eckberg - drums
Will Owsley (RIP) - vocals, guitar 
Jonathan Hamby - keyboards
Millard Powers - bass


MP3@320

ASH Tuesday post #37.