DEWEY PAUL BAND

My all-time top 200 favorite inspiring albums! (sorta)

2010-09-01T12:26:00.000-07:00

The original idea was to compile a top-ten list. That turned out to be too difficult to accomplish. My influences are way too wide and varied to capture it in ten albums. So I went for top-twenty and well as you can see it eventually turned into my top-two hundred! Still an extremely difficult task and honestly depending on my mood I'm sure these rankings would differ frequently. I challenge you to give a good 'go' at it.

1. Back In Black -AC/DC
2. Obscured By Clouds -Pink Floyd
3. Skull N' Roses -Grateful Dead
4. Eat A Peach -Allman Brothers Band
5. Bat Out Of Hell -Meat Loaf
6. Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs -Derek & The Dominoes
7. Houses Of The Holy -Led Zeppelin
8. For Everyman -Jackson Browne
9. Dark Side Of The Moon -Pink Floyd
10. Waiting For Columbus -Little Feat
11. The Last Waltz -The Band
12. The Harder They Come Soundtrack -Jimmy Cliff
13. Abby Road -The Beatles
14. Workingman’s Dead -Grateful Dead
15. Live At Budakon -Bob Dylan
16. The Healing Game -Van Morrison
17. Highway 61 -Bob Dylan
18. Naturally -JJ Cale
19. Maggot Brain -Funkadelic
20. Exile On Main Street -The Rolling Stones
21. Blood On The Tracks -Bob Dylan
22. Blizzard Of Oz -Ozzy Osborne
23. Animals -Pink Floyd
24. Band Of Gypsys -Jimi Hendrix Experience
25. Babylon By Bus -Bob Marley & The Wailers
26. 461 Ocean Blvd. -Eric Clapton
27. So Long So Wrong -Alison Krauss & Union Station
28. Remain In Light -Talking Heads
29. Astral Weeks -Van Morrison
30. Live At The Fillmore East -Allman Brothers Band
31. Led Zeppelin IV -Led Zeppelin
32. Deja Vu -Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
33. Troubadour -JJ Cale
34. ’74 Jailbreak -AC/DC
35. Cheap Thrills -Big Brother & The Holding Company
36. Shakedown Street -Grateful Dead
37. Point Of Entry -Judas Priest
38. Nature Of The Beast -April Wine
39. Moondance -Van Morrison
40. Highway To Hell -AC/DC
41. Pearl -Janis Joplin
42. Alive! -Kiss
43. Rumors -Fleetwood Mac
44. Really -JJ Cale
45. Foreigner 4 -Foreigner
46. Zebra -Zebra
47. Moving Pictures -Rush
48. I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll -Joan Jett
49. High ‘N’ Dry -Def Leppard
50. Electric Ladyland -Jimi Hendrix Experience
51. Changesonebowie -David Bowie
52. Led Zeppelin III -Led Zeppelin
53. Diary Of a Madman -Ozzy Osbourne
54. Surrealistic Pillow -Jefferson Airplane
55. American Beauty -Grateful Dead
56. Sticky Fingers -The Rolling Stones
57. Blind Faith -Blind Faith
58. 77 -Talking Heads
59. Live After Death -Iron Maiden
60. Old And In The Way -Old And In The Way
61. Imaginos -Blue Oyster Cult
62. Bark At The Moon -Ozzy Osbourne
63. Terrapin Station -Grateful Dead
64. Something/Anything? -Todd Rundgren
65. Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home -Taj Mahal
66. Court and Spark -Joni Mitchell
67. Stop Making Sense -Talking Heads
68. At Folsom Prison -Johnny Cash
69. Live At The Grand Opera House -Van Morrison
70. Road to Ruin -The Ramones
71. Ra -Utopia
72. The Wall -Pink Floyd
73. Are You Experienced? -Jimi Hendrix Experience
74. Aretha Live at Fillmore West -Aretha Franklin
75. Running On Empty -Jackson Browne
76. Axis: Bold As Love -Jimi Hendrix Experience
77. Tupelo Honey -Van Morrison
78. Speaking In Tongues -Talking Heads
79. Couldn’t Stand the Weather -Stevie Ray Vaughan
80. Blows Against The Empire -Jefferson Starship
81. Pyromania -Def Leppard
82. Greatest Hits -James Taylor
83. Black Sabbath Vol. 4 -Black Sabbath
84. Sports -Huey Lewis & The News
85. Saturate Before Using -Jackson Browne
86. The Best of Blondie -Blondie
87. G N’ R Lies -Guns N’ Roses
88. Tattoo You -The Rolling Stones
89. Full Moon Fever -Tom Petty
90. Shout At The Devil -Motley Crue
91. Alive II -Kiss
92. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band -The Beatles
93. Blues For Allah -Grateful Dead
94. Let It Be -The Beatles
95. The Slider -T. Rex
96. Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ -Bruce Springsteen
97. Dreamboat Annie -Heart
98. Dynasty -Kiss
99. Tapestry -Carole King
100. Allied Forces -Triumph
101. Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Soundtrack -The Ramones
102. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath -Black Sabbath
103. Lost In Love -Air Supply
104. Who’s Next -The Who
105. Toys In The Attic -Aerosmith
106. Pay The Devil -Van Morrison
107. Appetite For Destruction -Guns N’ Roses
108. Subterranean Jungle -The Ramones
109. Tommy -The Who
110. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll -Rainbow
111. White Album -The Beatles
112. Born Again -Black Sabbath
113. Quadrophenia -The Who
114. Live at Watkins Glen -The Band
115. Very Best of Cream -Cream
116. Freeze Frame -J. Geils Band
117. Nebraska -Bruce Springsteen
118. Seven Turns -Allman Brothers Band
119. Late For The Sky -Jackson Browne
120. The Last In Line -Dio
121. Extraterrestrial Live -Blue Oyster Cult
122. Shades Of Two Worlds -Allman Brothers Band
123. Born To Run -Bruce Springsteen
124. Jerry Garcia Band (Live) -Jerry Garcia Band
125. Free-for-All -Ted Nugent
126. Gov’t Mule -Gov’t Mule
127. The Soft Parade -The Doors
128. Dire Straits -Dire Straits
129. Music From Big Pink -The Band
130. Made In Japan -Deep Purple
131. Electric Warrior -T. Rex
132. Meddle -Pink Floyd
133. Evangeline -Emmy Lou Harris
134. Wish You Were Here -Pink Floyd
135. We're Only In It For The Money -Frank Zappa
136. Machine Head -Deep Purple
137. Slide It In -Whitesnake
138. Led Zeppelin II -Led Zeppelin
139. Never Mind The Bullocks -The Sex Pistols
140. Fire Of Unknown Origin -Blue Oyster Cult
141. Powerage -AC/DC
142. Closing Time -Tom Waits
143. Flexible -Steve Vai
144. Back At The Chicken Shack -Jimmy Smith
145. Physical Graffiti -Led Zeppelin
146. As Recorded At Madison Square Garden -Elvis Presley
147. Blood Sugar Sex Magik -Red Hot Chili Peppers
148. Led Zeppelin -Led Zeppelin
149. Master Of Puppets -Metallica
150. Women And Children First -Van Halen
151. Live at Leeds -The Who
152. Love -The Cult
153. The Pretender -Jackson Browne
154. Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine -The Doors
155. Tres Hombres -ZZ Top
156. Ummagumma -Pink Floyd
157. True Democracy -Steel Pulse
158. Slowhand -Eric Clapton
159. Let There Be Rock -AC/DC
160. The Mob Rules -Black Sabbath
161. Blow By Blow -Jeff Beck
162. The Song Remains The Same -Led Zeppelin
163. Electric -The Cult
164. Too Fast For Love -Motley Crue
165. Van Halen -Van Halen
166. Eliminator -ZZ Top
167. Discipline -King Crimson
168. Combat Rock -The Clash
169. Europe '72 -Grateful Dead
169. Love At First Sting -The Scorpions
170. Metal Health -Quiet Riot
171. Graceland -Paul Simon
172. Trick or Treat Soundtrack -Fastway
173. Ride The Lightning -Metallica
174. Holy Diver -Dio
175. Unleashed In The East -Judas Priest
176. Live From Austin -Delbert McClinton
177. Van Halen II -Van Halen
178. Greatest Hits -Jim Croce
179. Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap) -AC/DC
180. Prime Prine -John Prine
181. Beggar's Banquet -The Rolling Stones
182. Atom Heart Mother -Pink Floyd
183. Mothership Connection -Parliament Funkadelic
184. Sailin' Shoes -Little Feat
185. From The Mars Hotel -Grateful Dead
186. Nearly Human -Todd Rundgren
187. Peace Of Mind -Iron Maiden
188. The Best Of -Hall & Oates
189. Frampton Comes Alive -Peter Frampton
190. Its' Naz -Nazareth
191. Mad Dogs And Englishmen -Joe Cocker
192. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley -Robert Palmer
193. Imagine -John Lennon
194. Bad Attitude -Meat Loaf
195. Dancin' on The Edge -Lita Ford
196. In The Dark -Grateful Dead
197. Repo Man Soundtrack -Various Artists
198. 3.V -Zebra
199. Lark's Tongues In Aspic -King Crimson
200. Morrison Hotel -The Doors

"YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT"

2010-05-08T09:28:00.000-07:00

Sam Cutler has delivered the goods in his new novel about working as tour manager for both the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. The book is refreshingly intelligent and well written. From the moment I started reading the first pages, I read the book straight through cover to cover. I could immediately identify with Cutler’s passion as both a writer and a man behind the scenes. This passion lives and breathes close to my heart as I’ve been continuously working on my own memoir involving my work behind the rock and roll curtain, specifically my personal and professional experiences also had within the Grateful Dead family.

Whereas the Stones and the infamous battle of Altamont are concerned, General Cutler puts you there like no other interpretation I’ve ever read or seen. The author celebrates the accomplishments, failures and utter chaos that define the human condition; especially when that human is subjected to the war like conditions of a massive public gathering gone horribly mad. History has indeed shown us that these events and the people involved in them were significantly important. Sam gives us an inside perspective like no other could. He lived it, he breathed it, he bled it and now he delivers it to us in a well reflected essay for us to enjoy and contemplate.

Personally I absolutely loved reading his version of events and I highly recommend to all to get back on the bus for this one, it’s a worthy trip.

-Dewey Paul Moffitt

NEW ACE FREHLEY CD!

2009-10-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

Ace Frehley’s 'Anomaly' is deeper, more talented and soulful than all the post-1983 KISS albums combined.

Ace Frehley is the reason I began to play guitar when I was nine and listening to this album makes me feel like a kid all over again. For many years, my guitar hero had disappeared so far into the disappointing influences of alcohol and drug addiction that I was convinced the world would never get him back. We are so fortunate that our space hero not only survived his excesses but has actually returned to earth and finally delivered a classic rock and roll album that makes you want to just forget that the post-1983 KISS ever happened.

The songwriting is so pure and true it gets into your head and your heart like only iconic rock legends can do. Ace certainly has something to say and he delivers his introspection with pure sonic grace (no boom necessary). There is no lack of passion on the soaring instrumentals either. Frehley's classic and harmonious tone would make Les Paul very proud.

The CD packaging was an unexpected bonus... nice touch Ace!

These songs are well worth the wait and my compliments to Anton Fig and Frank Munoz for their outstanding contributions. There is an overall album feel like something you would expect to come out in the late '70s but laced with maturity and a modern production quality.

Ace along with Marti Frederikson absolutely nailed "Fox On The Run" and makes you wonder why this classic has not been delivered by Frehley in the past. Check out track 11... "It's A Great Life" -what a hidden gem. It reminds me of something Brian Eno would produce for the Talking Heads or Roxy Music.

Frehley has proven again that he is the real heart and soul behind what we loved so much about KISS. Internally, we have always known this and thank God Ace has finally accepted it. 'Anomaly' is the proof that, with integrity, Ace has risen above and beyond his former band mates fraudulent attempts to keep the KISS cash machine rolling.

Thank you Mr. Frehley for sharing your passion with the world again.

-Dewey Paul Moffitt

Austin. 18-19 July 2009.

2009-07-28T18:35:00.000-07:00

Austin, Texas is a very hot town this time of year... temperatures were in the triple digits during our recent visit there. Saturday the 18th was an extremely special occasion as we played the Kilgore-Karnes wedding just outside of town with yours truly as the best man. The setting was just incredible -we played outside under an old oak tree to many old and new friends.

Sunday the 19th we performed at Lake Travis' Iguana Grill. I can honestly say the people of Austin are very attentive when it comes to live music. I personally felt very appreciative performing for such an enthusiastic audience. Although I have always loved Austin, I now have a new appreciation for the local music fans there... thank you... we shall return soon.

Telluride. 10-11 July 2009. Bubble Lounge.

2009-07-14T12:11:00.000-07:00

For those of you that know me well, you know that I am passionately in love with the village of Telluride, Colorado. My life changed there in 1991 when Bill Graham hired me to work stage production for his Mid-Summer Music Festival. That led to my working behind the scenes with the Grateful Dead in the years following.

I have only returned to Telluride a handful times since 1991 and every time I do I am reminded of the magical energy that town possesses. Last weekend was no exception. The Bubble Lounge is cozy little oxygen bar located next door to the legendary bakery, Baked In Telluride. 18 years ago I used to play my acoustic guitar on the Baked In porch.

The shows I performed last weekend were very fun acoustic shows for some really great people. On Saturday, I was joined by percussionist John "JB" Bunting. The show went on after KOTO's annual Doo-Dah concert in the park, which featured two bands I used to pomote back in my Gainesville days: George Clinton & The P-funk All-stars and Rusted Root.

I cannot wait until I can return to Telluride with the full band. I'm hoping it will be very soon. Meabwhile, I posted some great pictures of the area on my facebook page here: TELLURIDE PHOTO GALLERY

Next weekend: Austin, Texas... yeeeeehaw!!!

Limited time CD and T-shirt offer

2009-07-02T11:26:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

The new Dewey Paul Band CD, "Ancient heart" (with Bill McKay and Arnie J. Green) has arrived! The CD will not be available through on-line stores for another month or so. However, we are looking to generate some funds for our upcoming tour and could use your help. We will mail the new CD out to you right away if you can contribute with one of the following options.

For $10 flat, you get two (2) copies of the new CD (option A) or one of the new CD and one of last year's masterpiece "On The Devil's Highway" (option B). Either way, you get two CDs for ten bucks and FREE SHIPPING & HANDLING.

-or-

For $20 flat, you get one of the above options PLUS a two-sided short sleeve Dewey Paul Band T-shirt (black with Hawk and PBR-DPB logo). Sizes are regular XL/L or baby doll L/M. That's two CDs and a shirt for just twenty bucks and FREE S&H.

Please make payments via Paypal to deweypaulband@gmail.com. Be sure to include your choices/sizes and mailing address. You will receive two confirmation emails, one via Paypal and one via gmail.

Thank you so much for your time.

Dewey Paul Band
http://www.deweypaul.com

Keystone. 20 June 2009. Summer Solstice at the GOAT.

2009-06-21T11:07:00.000-07:00

We played our longest show ever on Saturday. I could not think of a more appropriate time and place to kick off summer. The longest day of the year inspired us to perform 4 sets for Summit County locals Ellie and Dustie's wedding reception held at Keystone's GOAT Soup and Whiskey.

A fantastic time was had by all. This is our home stage where we performed last new year's eve and recorded tracks for our new CD. Oh and there was that time I beat that guy over the head with my guitar, but that's a story for another day. Saturday's celebration was a very joyous and peaceful occasion. It was wonderful to spend the day playing music and hanging out with so many local friends. If there's one venue that we will miss as we tromp through the midwest and south this summer, it will certainly be the GOAT.

songs I remember performing at this show (not in order) which represent a good cross section of the tunes we play:
you ain't goin' nowhere (dylan)
let the good times roll (dead/trad.)
when i paint my masterpiece (dylan/dead/band)
me and my uncle (dead)
all you have
atlantic city (springsteen)
one day
life by the drop > (srv)
deal > (dead)
life by the drop
colorado rain
nowhere road (steve earle)
hard sun (eddie vedder)
a good year
this is my masterpiece
tonight i'll be staying here with you (dylan)
jack straw (dead)
sugaree (dead)
get up jake (the band)
tulsa time > (don williams/clapton)
women are smarter > (trad./dead)
ride me high > (jj cale/panic)
travelin' light > (jj cale/panic)
you've got another thing comin' (j priest)
said the man with a cane
cleaning windows (van morrison)
a good year
they call me the breeze > (jj cale)
goin' down (trad/cale/beck)
goin down the road feeling bad > (woody guthrie/dead)
loose lucy (dead)
fortunate son (fogerty)
tangled up in blue (dylan)
down by the river (neil young)
cc rider (trad./dead)
dark hollow (trad./dead)

and there were a few others.

Denver. 18 June 2009. Smokin' set at Moe's Bar-B-Que.

2009-06-19T11:34:00.000-07:00

Moe's Bar-B-Que, formerly known as 'The Falcon' was the scene last evening of some smokin' riffs from the Propane Daisies and Dewey Paul Band. Eric McClennan's Daisies threw down an hour of great tunes before we stepped up to finish off the night with a two hour set. A few people stumbled over from the Gothic Theater next door and informed us that we kicked ass over the show they had just seen by '80's new wave rockers 'The Church'.

We took the opportunity last night to work up some old Dewey Decibel System tunes like "All You Have" and "Swordfish" We also tossed in several new covers like Steve Earle's "Nowhere Road", Eddie Vedder's "Hard Sun", Bruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City", and John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son". Oh yeah, and the Judas Priest / J.J. Cale jam is really locking in and taking off to some cool destinations.

Something unusual happened with the set in the fact that we did not perform one Bob Dylan song last night. I think that was a first. Especially considering that our overall song list is about 50% Dylan. The Propane Daisies however blew the roof off with their blazin' hot cover of Dylan's "Blind Willie McTell".

This Saturday we will play a private party / wedding reception at my home venue, the GOAT in Keystone. We are certain to play for hours and dig deep into the psychedelic catalog. This will be our last show until the summer tour kicks off in Austin next month.

Peace,

dew

NEW CD: Ancient Heart

2009-06-15T22:48:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to announce that the new Dewey Paul Band CD "Ancient Heart" has been mastered and sent off for replication. We should have the CD back in our hands the first few days of July.

Meanwhile you can hear track 1, "A Good Year", on our Reverb Nation page. The song features Bill McKay of Leftover Salmon on keys. The mighty McKay actually appears on 5 of the 10 tracks. Arnie J. Green (Zero, Steve Kimock) is also on the CD.

All the rough tracks were recorded at the GOAT Soup and Whiskey in Keystone, CO. If you've ever seen a band at the GOAT, then you know that the stage there is just magical. I think we captured some pretty good energy in the recordings.

A bonus track which DOES NOT appear on the CD is available at Reverb Nation. It is a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" and features Arnie J. Green on slide guitar and vocals. All the tracks on "Ancient Heart" are original songs. I hope you enjoy them.

In other news, we will be setting out on tour in July kicking off in Austin, TEXAS July 18th. We are still in the process of booking it, so if you have any good contacts in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, or South Florida, please let us know. We have a few gigs already posted and some that we will be announcing soon.

Stay in touch.

Peace.

Dewey

Denver. 11June 2009. Hittin' the high note in the Highlands.

2009-06-15T22:18:00.000-07:00

Great gig at the Highland Pacific last night. Good to see a lot of old friends. I used to live 1 block from this venue so these are my old Denver stomping grounds.

Arnie J. Green showed up on crutches and sat in with us on a couple tunes at the end of the night. Although the weather outside was stormy, the energy in the bar was just right. Ben, Tim and I gelled quite well together and I'm getting the sense that we are going to tear some places up this summer. Our segue jams are going to new and "dark places" as Tim put it. We all had a pretty rough day with external distractions and it felt rejuvenating to escape in the jams. May have been the best "Sugaree" we've ever played.

The new songs are also taking shape quite well on the stage. I told Ben after the show,"maybe we should've waited to record the album until after the tour." Ben pointed out that we'll just have to head back into the studio for the next one this fall. I agree with that idea.

Well, thanks Highland Pacific for a wonderful show. I used to play here regularly, like once a month, but now we will have to wait until fall until we return. The east coast awaits... and Moe's Bar-b-que in Englewood next Thursday.

peace,

dew

Idaho Springs. 06 June 2009. Camp Fest 2009

2009-06-15T21:01:00.000-07:00

Wow... I can't believe this was the 10th year that I played this festival. This is the second appearance for Dewey Paul Band. I had previously appeared as "Dewey Paul & Friends" and as "Dewey Decibel System". Such great memories, great friends, and some of the best times I've had in the past ten years.

This year's show was no exception. The festival has moved around to different locations over the years and continues to be an exclusive private hippie party for a select group of beautiful Colorado freaks. There are always great bands and this year's lineup lived up to that expectation... Arnie J. Green Band (Arnie played bass in last year's Dewey Paul Band appearance), Dig, Emilio Emilio, Stanky Pockets, Tatanka, and several others.

I wish I could remember more details of the party, but for some reason each year I am left with fuzzy recollections. I do recall having a great time playing, best one yet... I think. Aylon Baru, Stork, and John "JB" Bunting sat in and we went to some pretty far out places during the 'dead set' we played. I can't wait for the next one...