IN THE ZONE - Fiona Apple / Ben Harper 1997

IN THE ZONE - Fiona Apple / Ben Harper
Show #97-47 for broadcast the week of November 17, 1997

Fiona Apple recorded at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA ("Los Angeles") on Friday, December 13, 1996.

"Girls Night Out"

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals recorded at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, Santa Ana, CA on July 28, 1997.

01 NO ARTIST - 45 Seconds of Audience
02 Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer
03 Fiona Apple - Sleep To Dream
04 Fiona Apple - First Taste
05 Commercial - 1-800 Collect (Chris Rock)
06 Commercial - Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
07 Commercial - Discover Card (JJ Jackson, John Lithgow)
08 Fiona Apple - Criminal
09 Fiona Apple - Never
10 Commercial - Kodak Film
11 Commercial - 1-800-Collect
12 Commercial - Plymouth-Chrysler
13 Commercial - Doors-Electra Promo
14 Ben Harper - Breakin' Down
15 Ben Harper - Glory & Consequences
16 Commercial - Reese's Nutrageous
17 Commercial - Visa
18 Commercial - 1-800 Collect
19 Commercial - E! Entertainment Promo
20 Ben Harper - Gold To Me
21 Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind
22 Commercial - Visa
23 Commercial - Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
24 Commercial - Kodak Film
25 Commercial - Doors Universal Video
26 Ben Harper - Ground On Down
27 Ben Harper - Faded
28 Commercial - 1-800 Collect (Chris Rock)
29 Commercial - Reese's Nutrageous
30 Commercial - Discover Card (JJ Jackson, John Lithgow)
31 Ben Harper - Sexual Healing

I wish I had a modern voice.

I've never digitized a Westwood One "In The Zone" show before, and this is the only one I own. I'm ignorant, so take all that follows as tentative and in need of confirmation.

I see "In The Zone" shows from 1996 into 2001. It's not clear if all of the shows were "live" concerts.  They differed from other Westwood One concert shows in they didn't have a host, but included a script for the local disc jockey.  The start of the live shows opens with a 45 second "bed" of audience noise for the disc jockey to speak over.  Audience noise is as boring as it gets when it goes on for almost a minute, so you'd better rehearse the script I've included for your convenience. 

It's been a while since SilentWay and I yapped about the Fabulous Fiona Apple. The last time was a KFOG broadcast I posted back in 2021.  Ms. Apple opens the show here, but only gets two-thirds of the first CD.  Ben Harper receives the remainder, and for my money, I want more Apple and less Harper. Her 1996 debut album was a year and a half old and there was no sophomore release until 1999, and Harper had three releases behind him...so I get it. 

My usual style on a 90's CD show is keep the announcers, drop the commercials, but I was struck by the number of defunct dinosaur ads.  1-800-Collect?  What's a collect call, grandpa?  This is like listening to an old blues song about gossips on your "party line."  Kodak film? A Doors VHS tape? Plymouth? This stuff is as old as a diplodocus. 

Early photo of Jim Morrison
and the Doors, taken with Kodak film.

You get 300 dpi scans of the CD discs, the cue sheets, the script, plus newspaper listings confirming the dates I've supplied above. All commercials tracked so you can drop 'em if you don't want 'em.

https://mega.nz/file/bUpWWTZR#Kx5ohMXUwrtefsh6GaD7pe9JZpxjkrLGo8lNvo3pIsI

The Blind Boys of Alabama - Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland, OR, July 5, 2007

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Waterfront Blues Festival

Portland, OR

July 5, 2007

Down By The Riverside
Good Enough For Me
People Get Ready
Spirit In The Sky
Way Down In The Hole
There Will Be A Light
I Shall Not Walk Alone
Remember Me
Amazing Grace
Soldier

"When The Blind Boys of Alabama open their mouths to sing, what comes out is older than salvation, older than redemption. It is the sound of oppression and struggle.
It is the sound of revelation and liberation. It is a sound as old as time.  The Blind Boys of Alabama are the pyramids of gospel music; the birthplace of sacred soul."- Ben Harper

192kbps of 'Bama-born-and-bred mp3/wmv
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4W1QLYKT

(Notes and comments):  Recorded from KBOO FM again this year. KBOO is an all- volunteer radio station that has been broadcasting this festival for 20 years. There will be some inherrent reception problems and some drops in the music from time to time, but I have tried to "fix" all where possible.

Formed some six and a half decades ago, The Blind Boys of Alabama are the Iron Men of the music industry. They predate Elvis, Little Richard, and Al Green, yet even in their 70s, they are still at the top of the gospel charts and have won an impressive four consecutive Grammy Awards over the past four years.

In recent years, The Blind Boys have proven themselves masters of bringing out the most spiritual aspects of mainstream music, while at the same time bringing the music of the church straight to the roadhouse. In the past five years, they've recorded moving renditions of songs by everyone from Tom Waits to Prince side by side with their traditional material, and appeared as guests on record and on stage with an equally diverse array of artists, from Peter Gabriel to Ben Harper. During this amazing run, the cover tunes and collaborations have been consistently tasty and organic, seasoned with a time-tested understanding of the sounds that move Man's soul.

Ben Harper and Relentless 7 - Live Sydney 2009

Ben Harper & Relentless 7
Sydney, Australia
April 9, 2009
Scorching Soundboard @256

Ben Harper consistently makes eclectic and genre transcending recordings that stand alone in music today. His lyrics never fail to reach a depth that challenges the listener to go back and listen for the 50th time in order to squeeze out yet another drop of his insight. An amazing guitar player who can also channel the soul of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield, Ben Harper may be the the prophet of our age.

Track List:
01 – Number With No Name
02 – Shimmer & Shine
03 – Lay There & Hate Me
04 – Stage Banter
05 – Why Must You Always Dress In Black
06 – Stage Banter
07 – Skin Thin
08 – Fly One Time
09 – Keep It Together (So I Can Fall Apart)
10 – Stage Banter
11 – The Word Suicide
12 – Boots Like These
13 – Encore Break
14 – Stage Banter
15 – Faithfully Remain
16 – Under Pressure
17 – Up To You Now
18 - Outro

Thanks to the original source...

Sydney '09 pt1

Sydney '09 pt2

Ben Harper "Voodoo Chile" mp3 transfer from video

A little something extra for being smart enough
to leave a chttp://rapidshare.com/files/263689314/beharmp3.zipomment:
this will go down your throat like liquid fire--and a taste of hemlock. Chug-a-lug!

Ben Harper, from the FBS video:
mp3 transfer; 320kbps of unholy mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/263689314/beharmp3.zip