Better Than Before: A Retrospective

"Somehow, it turns out that this band is also much better than before. If this show set the bar for what's coming in 2011, we're in for some treats this year."
-Me, February 2011

Consider the prophecy fulfilled. Guy Malone set the gears to ludicrous speed early this year and never seemed to let up. The following 18 tracks are a testament to that fact.

Click the link below to download "Better Than Before: A Retrospective"- a compilation of the best songs of 2011 chosen by the band and fans alike.

Guy Malone - "Better Than Before: A Retrospective" Best of 2011 Mix

1. "Shame" - 9/24/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
2. "Movie Star" - 11/24/2011 The Red Door, Watertown, CT
3. "Lost Generation" - 4/30/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
4. "Midnight Ramble Jam" - 8/5/2011 Dancing Dick's Midnight Ramble, Watertown, CT
5. "Whale (Slow)" - 8/5/2011 Dancing Dick's Midnight Ramble, Watertown, CT
6. "John's Camera" - 9/24/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
7. "Enemy" - 2/5/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
8. "Demon Theory" - 11/24/2011 The Red Door, Watertown, CT
9. "Elephants on Parade" - 8/11/2011 Boru's, Waterbury, CT
10. "Won't You Come Home?" - 9/24/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
11. "Psycho Killer" - 2/26/2011 Boru's, Waterbury, CT
12. "I Put Out" - 4/30/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
13. "Better Than Before" - 9/24/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
14. "Baba O' Riley> Bonfire Jam" - 6/25/2011 O' Leary Benefit, Woodbury, CT
15. "Burn" - 6/25/2011 O' Leary Benefit, Woodbury, CT
16. "The Er" - 9/24/2011 Freight St. Gallery, Waterbury, CT
17. "Slow Burn" - 11/24/2011 The Red Door, Watertown, CT
18. "Holy Ghost" - 11/24/2011 The Red Door, Watertown, CT

Enjoy.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2012.

This is the edge...

"The Edge. There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."

Click the link below to listen to Guy Malone's latest addition to archive.org- 8/5/2011 Dancing Dick's Midnight Ramble

Guy Malone at Dancing Dick's Midnight Ramble - 8/5/2011

Guy Malone

8/5/2011

Dancing Dick’s Midnight Ramble, Watertown, CT

Set 1

On Your Way Down

My Way Gone

Situation Nominal ⁽¹⁾>

Whipping Post ⁽²⁾

Eye to Eye>

Pick It Up>

Electrify Me>

Better Than Before

Tombstone Blues ⁽³⁾

Up On Cripple Creek ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

Johnny B. Goode* ⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾

Tennessee Jed*> ⁽³⁾⁽⁶⁾

China Cat Sunflower*>⁽³⁾⁽⁷⁾

I Know You Rider* ⁽³⁾

Loving Cup ⁽³⁾

Ophelia ⁽³⁾⁽⁸⁾

Set 2

Dancing Dick's Jam>

Whale (Slow)>

Cry>

The Weight ⁽³⁾⁽⁹⁾

Maneater ⁽¹⁰⁾

The Power of Love ⁽¹⁰⁾>

Baba O’ Riley>

Whale (Slow)

Holy Ghost

You Can’t Always Get What You Want>

Frankenstein ⁽¹¹⁾

Show Notes

*Debut

⁽¹⁾ During “Situation Nominal”, Brett proclaimed, “This is Richie’s Rocks. This is the Edge!”

⁽²⁾ “Whipping Post” featured Bill Calabrese on lead vocals
⁽³⁾ “Tombstone Blues”, “Up on Cripple Creek”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Tennessee Jed”, “China Cat Sunflower”, “I Know You Rider”, “Loving Cup”, “Ophelia”, and “The Weight” all featured Rich “Dancing Dick” Atkins on lead vocals.

⁽⁴⁾ Rich dedicated “Up On Cripple Creek” to Bill Calabrese and gave a shout out to Lon Smith and his son

⁽⁵⁾ Prior to “Johnny B. Goode”, the children in attendance requested the band play a “good song”

⁽⁶⁾ Rich dedicated “Tennessee Jed” to Jerry Garcia, his daughters, nieces and nephews. “All 25 of them”

⁽⁷⁾ “China Cat Sunflower” contained a “Frankenstein” (Edgar Winter Group) tease

⁽⁸⁾ “Ophelia” contained band introductions in which Rich referred to the band as “Diamond Dave, Bill, er, Brett Calabrese, and Earthquake Jake”

⁽⁹⁾ “The Weight” also contained band introductions by Rich

⁽¹⁰⁾ “Maneater” and “The Power of Love” featured Jim Sillery on lead vocals

⁽¹¹⁾ Brett joined Dave on the drum solo section of “Frankenstein”

This show was played at the very first “Dancing Dick’s Midnight Ramble” at Rich’s house in Watertown, CT. This show featured the debuts of “Johnny B. Goode”

(Chuck Berry), “Tennessee Jed”, China Cat Sunflower”, and “I Know You Rider” (The Grateful Dead). No bass fires were reported at this show.