I have recently started a complete love affair with Warren Haynes. I've always admired him as an artist. He is so completely into what he does, he not only plays in The Allman Brothers, but also Gov't Mule and The Dead! Not to mention all of his solo projects! That man is dedicated!!! His live, acoustic album from Bonnaroo 2004 is so amazing...even though I was there in person, I didn't quite have such an appreciation for his ability to play the guitar and the beauty and rawness of his voice back then! I keep listening to it on repeat and it's one of those albums that every song is awesome! His lyrics are so much more than just words strewn together! I am also a huge Dave Matthews fan and I think that their musical styles are somewhat similar, although I will say that Warren has recently won my heart!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tOP1SVRbPMutube.com/watch?v=_tOP1SVRbPM
Beautifully Broken...(this is not the best version I've heard, the acoustic is amazing, but this is still a great example)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRapyEORGfA
Patchwork Quilt (acoustic version...tribute song to Jerry Garcia. Soooo good!!)
Here are some of my favorite lyrics from this one:
We were at Jones Beach
When we got the word
Saddest sound that I ever heard
The bluest note that nobody could play
Ravens sang with us that night on the stage
Tears of sadness, tears of rage
But nobody spoke, we all felt old
And in the way
So walk beside me
Or above me, I don't know
These days it sure seems
I'm lost where ever I go
God, how could you, I heard someone say
And what do we do with our lives now anyway?
Now that our North Star can no longer be found
But there's a banjo moon in a tie-dyed sky
Hippies dance and babies cry
Church bells ring as a silver-haired angel look down
And the blood of his music runs through the veins of our guitars
Bright lights, Dark Star
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