The Breakfast 2010-02-20 Mill Street Brews

[Yoda]

Thanks Tuna!  I\'m psyched to listen to this for so many reasons...

[Vassillios]

can\'t wait to hear blessing in the skies

[Yoda]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/dpqj07   Part 1
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8hox07  Part 2

Ogg Vorbis 499 kbps
Recorded on my Zoom H4N, EQ and normalize in Audacity.

0:00 - 11:04 Jam >
11:05 - 14:56 Hard Luck Harry* >
14:57 - 21:52  Spunk >
21:53 - 33:10 Escher\'s Etchings Part 5 >
33:11 - 40:39  Reel Time
40:41 - 51:59  Peace Frog >
52:00 - 57:28  A Blessing in the Skies
*Unfinished

1:20:16 - 1:28:12  Escher\'s Etchings Part 3 >
1:28:13 - 1:38:45 Doughboy
1:38:46 - 1:43:32  Question Mark and the Mind
1:43:33 - 1:58:03 Sleeping Beauty
1:58:04 - 2:16:36  Episode 3 (The Awakening)

2:21:11 - 2:36:23  Shakedown Street

Any chance that you can post these as MP3 rather than OGG.  Thanks.

[bdfreetuna]

Sorry I see no reason to encode in a proprietary format over OGG which is a free standard.

If you are using iTunes there is a codec extension for Quicktime that should play OGGs.
http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/download.html

Otherwise I recommend http://www.getsongbird.com for a similar but better audio player that is cross-platform. Or really any audio player that doesn\'t run on the mega-proprietary Apple Quicktime engine.

I will send you the WAV of the whole concert if you want you can make MP3s out of it. Not tryin\' to be dick.. it would just take me like another hour to do it over as MP3s. You should try to listen to the OGGs I made though, they sound great

[sąikidélik]

VLC media player is good too.

[KEN RAFLOWITZ]

Am I missing something?
I thought shows were going to try and be sold, to generate money for the band!
Was permission given by the band to post this show for free?
Changes were needed to keep The Breakfast alive, what\'s going on?
I would say no more taping unless the band has control of the music.
The eleven years of free Breakfast music has brought the band to bankruptcy.
It was time to take a stand and make some changes!
If the band does not personally authorize the release of shows, I would consider it illegal!
Let\'s get with the program people!
I suggest a post be given by the band members if a show is approved to be released.
Otherwise wait until proper permission is given!

[oldnewbie]

The eleven years of free Breakfast music has brought the band to bankruptcy.

possibly the most rediculous statement ever!

[KEN RAFLOWITZ]

oldnewbie, fill me in, what am I missing?
moe draws a 3,500 to 10,000 crowd. The Breakfast draws a 35 to 100 crowd.
Phish makes a few million on a tour, The Breakfast goes in debt on a tour.
p.s. you spelled rediculous wrong. It\'s ridiculous!

[Igziabeher]

ken, sometimes your nonsensical ramblings are just too nonsensical.  the band asked you to cut down video taping and handing out free dvds at every show, never once did they ban taping and putting audience recordings on the archive to my knowledge.  no need to be the bearer of bad news when that news was never given to you to spread.

secondly what does moe. have to do with anyything?  they\'ve been a band for 20 years now and through lots of hard work and good grassroots and business practice have gained a solid following of loyal fans, but lets get real, 10,000 people do not show up to their shows, maybe their festivals but thats quite different.

its getting to the point where your obsessiveness on here is only pushing other fans away.  take a breather step back and relax.

[KEN RAFLOWITZ]

Just wanted The Breakfast fans to think bigger that\'s all!
Small thinking, makes a small life!!!
If I\'m pushing fans away, they could tell me about it!
The Breakfast is much greater than rinky dink bars!
The players deserve more than bar band wages!
It\'s selfish to think otherwise!
p.s. I was told by Adrian too much free music was going out, sales were down.
A new approach was needed for the success of The Breakfast. Ideas were tossed around, it was time for changes.
I suggested the band authorize the release of their music, it\'s more professional that way.

[oldnewbie]

i guess since i\'m grading your haiku\'s, you can correct my spelling. the single most important thing that the grateful dead ever did to achieve the unique spot in the world that they did, was to allow taping and the FREE exchange of their music. many jambands including moe. and phish followed suit with great results. phish ( i believe) and others have moved on to selling their shows, while still allowing taping, to mixed results.  if any band member really believes that they are losing money from the free exchange of live shows, they are, in my humble opinion, misguided. i don\'t know, but i don\'t believe that is what they intended when they made their request to you. It is certainly NOT the reason they are hurting for cash. it IS the reason that many people know about them at all.

[bdfreetuna]

Band said recording was good to go on this one. Can\'t speak for all shows. Sounds like the main concern is trying to iron out new material for the upcoming album.

[sąikidélik]

I don\'t see a problem with the current method of taping and promotion of free tunage. If there we cd/dvds of shows at the merch table or online, ie. new years eve show, im sure the band would be making good money. So the solution lays in the hands of whoever can produce multiple copies of a show and take a modest percentage. I personally would gladly tape and reproduce any show I go to, if someone has equipment i can use. and i would give all profits to the band, and i have plenty of free "processing" time. and i even have a dvd burner. so lets quit bitchen and figure something out.

BTW - Thank you very much for this audio, i have shown several dozen friends who could not go to the mill street or the stone church and they love hearing the fresh audio. First live eschers etchings 5 copy ever! and an amazing one at that. If the live free audio was the issue there would hundreds of downloads, i think the aim should be toward physical promotion.

[Whineberg]

Flac??

[KEN RAFLOWITZ]

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