Hot Tuna — 99 Year Blues
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Well, now give me my pistol, man
And three round balls
I'm gonna shoot everybody
That I don't like at all
Like at all, like at all
Like at all, like at all
Gotta .38 special, man and .45 frame
You know the thing don't miss
'Cause I got dead aim
Got dead aim, got dead aim
Got dead aim, got dead aim
Well, the world is a drag
And my friends can't vote
Gonna make me a connection
And score some dope
Go, get high, go, get high
Go, get high, go, get high
And three round balls
I'm gonna shoot everybody
That I don't like at all
Like at all, like at all
Like at all, like at all
Gotta .38 special, man and .45 frame
You know the thing don't miss
'Cause I got dead aim
Got dead aim, got dead aim
Got dead aim, got dead aim
Well, the world is a drag
And my friends can't vote
Gonna make me a connection
And score some dope
Go, get high, go, get high
Go, get high, go, get high
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Left out out on comments...Papa John Creach on fiddle! One of first albums I bought.
xcranky_yankee wrote:
That's a coincidence, I had a used 1969 Buick Special as my first car back in the late 70's, and as you say, those things were built like tanks. No fear of getting into an accident, lol.
omg, my brother and i bought a 68 Buick Special from our parents - that thing was a TANK. my first accident was losing my brakes while chasing some a-holes who had my friend's sister (don't miss her behaviour) after the drive-in movie ended. would have been in trouble in a lesser car. scared the crap out of the driver when the brakes failed and i 'tapped' him. took down a speed limit sign and a mailbox, pulled the emergency brake and stopped just short of a telephone pole. i was ready to beat the crap out of the stupid punk driver due to adrenaline and his attitude. good times...wasn't even 18.
oh, music - helps with anger issues on occasion
oh, music - helps with anger issues on occasion
That's a coincidence, I had a used 1969 Buick Special as my first car back in the late 70's, and as you say, those things were built like tanks. No fear of getting into an accident, lol.
idiot_wind wrote:
Then you're a youngster, Hot f***in' Tuna has been around as long as Little Feat. Both brilliant bands and musicians.
I thought this was little feat
Then you're a youngster, Hot f***in' Tuna has been around as long as Little Feat. Both brilliant bands and musicians.
I thought this was little feat
Is this the convicted felon drug addict member of the NRA theme song?
Always a pleasure to hear. Thanks William!
chinaski wrote:
Very nice. Some people live this and some don't .
Some people get this and some don't.
But most important, is that this gets stated.
It's been said before but worth repeating...this is my favorite album. I have it on LP, 8-track, cassette, CD, .mp3 just so I'm never without. I've seen the boys in concert 56 times from coast to coast and places in between since the 70's. Can't wait for the next time. Fellow Tuna concert veterans of a certain age will recall their five hour long shows leading into the wee hours of the morning that left you with a sonic concussion when the show finally ended. I left my hearing at the Capital Theater in Passaic forty some odd years ago. Or was it at the Ritz in NYC? The Warner in D.C.? The Great American Music Hall in S.F.?
*(disclaimer) I must confess that the Allman Bros. Fillmore East album shares that all time favorite album spot in my life. I have that album on multiple mediums as well. Saw Muddy Waters open for the Bros. at Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium back in the day.
Very nice. Some people live this and some don't .
Some people get this and some don't.
But most important, is that this gets stated.
Looking forward to seeing and hearing Jorma in Feb on Cayamo!
Jamus wrote:
Robert Johnson
I do believe that I hear Ledbetter, one of America's greatest prisoner-blues artists from the '50s and '60s.
Robert Johnson
RParadise wrote:
omg, my brother and i bought a 68 Buick Special from our parents - that thing was a TANK. my first accident was losing my brakes while chasing some a-holes who had my friend's sister (don't miss her behaviour) after the drive-in movie ended. would have been in trouble in a lesser car. scared the crap out of the driver when the brakes failed and i 'tapped' him. took down a speed limit sign and a mailbox, pulled the emergency brake and stopped just short of a telephone pole. i was ready to beat the crap out of the stupid punk driver due to adrenaline and his attitude. good times...wasn't even 18.
oh, music - helps with anger issues on occasion
When I think of all of the albums I jettisoned when I moved from Chicago to New York City in a '68 Buick Special, this is one that hurts the most.
oh, music - helps with anger issues on occasion
Hot Tuna Burgers. A place in town used to make the best.
When I think of all of the albums I jettisoned when I moved from Chicago to New York City in a '68 Buick Special, this is one that hurts the most.
chinaski wrote:
It's been said before but worth repeating...this is my favorite album. I have it on LP, 8-track, cassette, CD, .mp3 just so I'm never without. I've seen the boys in concert 56 times from coast to coast and places in between since the 70's. Can't wait for the next time. Fellow Tuna concert veterans of a certain age will recall their five hour long shows leading into the wee hours of the morning that left you with a sonic concussion when the show finally ended. I left my hearing at the Capital Theater in Passaic forty some odd years ago. Or was it at the Ritz in NYC? The Warner in D.C.? The Great American Music Hall in S.F.?
*(disclaimer) I must confess that the Allman Bros. Fillmore East album shares that all time favorite album spot in my life. I have that album on multiple mediums as well. Saw Muddy Waters open for the Bros. at Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium back in the day.
Saw Hot Tuna and Paul Butterfield on the same bill at the Bitter End
in NYC...Last show of the run and both bands were jamming together
on that tiny stage...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
Gonna see both the acoustic and electric Hot Tuna tonight (12/7/21) in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Psyched!!!
Psyched!!!
God bless Hot tuna & papa John Creech!
sounds like little feat
shellbella wrote:
And that's all I have to say about that.....
HA! And so we go from blowing orcher hand-prints on cave walls to scratchings on mammoth bones to hieroglyphic Egyptian symbolism from which it took 2K years to get to the phonetic alphabet and now.....right back to hieroglphics all in one generations time. ;-)
Highlow
American Net'Zen
And that's all I have to say about that.....
HA! And so we go from blowing orcher hand-prints on cave walls to scratchings on mammoth bones to hieroglyphic Egyptian symbolism from which it took 2K years to get to the phonetic alphabet and now.....right back to hieroglphics all in one generations time. ;-)
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Ooooh Bill, you know what I like! Give me some Hot Tuna Burgers anytime! Thank you so much!!!
If I had a penny given to me for every 100th time I've listened to this album I'd be a trillionaire.
Jamus wrote:
There may be a reason for that...
However, wiki says it was written by Julius Daniels. He first recorded it in 1927.
c.
I do believe that I hear Ledbetter, one of America's greatest prisoner-blues artists from the '50s and '60s.
There may be a reason for that...
However, wiki says it was written by Julius Daniels. He first recorded it in 1927.
c.
ubuntourist wrote:
Ain't that the truth! Bill and Rebecca you are solely responsible for the slackening of the work force!
Damn! I can't get ANY work done when Radio Paradise is on.
Ain't that the truth! Bill and Rebecca you are solely responsible for the slackening of the work force!
You see? It's not all Trump's fault.
Damn! I can't get ANY work done when Radio Paradise is on.
I do believe that I hear Ledbetter, one of America's greatest prisoner-blues artists from the '50s and '60s.
Papa John Creech!
thewiseking wrote:
Swimmin naked and fuckin tuna? TMI.
Brings me back to New Paltz, gettin high and climbin rocks, naked swimmin holes and Hot Fuckin Tuna!
Swimmin naked and fuckin tuna? TMI.
Brings me back to New Paltz, gettin high and climbin rocks, naked swimmin holes and Hot Fuckin Tuna!
TerryS wrote:
Well...the Tshirt is worn out; the song, not so much.
Time to haul the Hot Tuna Tshirt out of the depths of the storage closet.
Well...the Tshirt is worn out; the song, not so much.
chinaski wrote:
At the risk of sending listeners somewhere else... The Hot Tuna boys have put a massive number (probably > 200) of live shows on Spotify. You might even find one that you were at.
Personally I'm almost ashamed to say that I've never seen them live and am starting to worry that I might never get the chance.
It's been said before but worth repeating...this is my favorite album. I have it on LP, 8-track, cassette, CD, .mp3 just so I'm never without. I've seen the boys in concert 56 times from coast to coast and places in between since the 70's. Can't wait for the next time. Fellow Tuna concert veterans of a certain age will recall their five hour long shows leading into the wee hours of the morning that left you with a sonic concussion when the show finally ended. I left my hearing at the Capital Theater in Passaic forty some odd years ago. Or was it at the Ritz in NYC? The Warner in D.C.? The Great American Music Hall in S.F.?
*(disclaimer) I must confess that the Allman Bros. Fillmore East album shares that all time favorite album spot in my life. I have that album on multiple mediums as well. Saw Muddy Waters open for the Bros. at Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium back in the day.
*(disclaimer) I must confess that the Allman Bros. Fillmore East album shares that all time favorite album spot in my life. I have that album on multiple mediums as well. Saw Muddy Waters open for the Bros. at Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium back in the day.
At the risk of sending listeners somewhere else... The Hot Tuna boys have put a massive number (probably > 200) of live shows on Spotify. You might even find one that you were at.
Personally I'm almost ashamed to say that I've never seen them live and am starting to worry that I might never get the chance.
So I get up outta bed and fire up RP and lo and behold we start off with this. Exquisite! Thanks Bill!
1972 and all the college smorgasbord options in Boston. Turn it up
It's been said before but worth repeating...this is my favorite album. I have it on LP, 8-track, cassette, CD, .mp3 just so I'm never without. I've seen the boys in concert 56 times from coast to coast and places in between since the 70's. Can't wait for the next time. Fellow Tuna concert veterans of a certain age will recall their five hour long shows leading into the wee hours of the morning that left you with a sonic concussion when the show finally ended. I left my hearing at the Capital Theater in Passaic forty some odd years ago. Or was it at the Ritz in NYC? The Warner in D.C.? The Great American Music Hall in S.F.?
*(disclaimer) I must confess that the Allman Bros. Fillmore East album shares that all time favorite album spot in my life. I have that album on multiple mediums as well. Saw Muddy Waters open for the Bros. at Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium back in the day.
*(disclaimer) I must confess that the Allman Bros. Fillmore East album shares that all time favorite album spot in my life. I have that album on multiple mediums as well. Saw Muddy Waters open for the Bros. at Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium back in the day.
Great play set, Bill! Taj Mahal to Hot Tuna — Thanks!
What a smoking great album. It left a serious imprint on my tender young ears. I've still got the original vinyl. Well, ok, it was my brother's vinyl. 
chinaski wrote:
Wow. That's pretty amazing. Good taste. :-)
My favorite album.
Wow. That's pretty amazing. Good taste. :-)
Just made my day. Given Paul Kantner's recent passing... I've been reminded of how he and Jorma Kaukonen got together with this infamous Papa John Creach and put out some crazy, great new music, unlike anything out there. Maybe Ry Cooder... but their patented Jefferson Airplane guitar recipe mixed with that old dude's hot fiddle made a whole new thing out of psychedelia and blues. What a treat to hear you guys actually play this pretty much unheard of music. And RIP P.K.
My favorite album.
Oh Yes, it's gonna be a Good Day! : )
I LOVE hearing this after Taj Mahal; definitely the same countrified boogie vibe, with soul-satisfying rhythms! Thanks, RP for feeling it!
shellbella wrote:
And that's all I have to say about that.....
Ha ha! Well said.
And that's all I have to say about that.....
Ha ha! Well said.
Hey, the Rolling Stones have been going fifty years and so have Jack and Jorma!
Hoo-ray ... you know right away when a great one comes on!
..sounds like a whole lotta fun, I guess .. till someone gets hurt
shellbella wrote:
And that's all I have to say about that.....
I love your use of the "Emotions"!
And that's all I have to say about that.....
I love your use of the "Emotions"!
ditto shellabella! this fun little cassette never got lost amongst the partyboy trash in my CJ5, Keep on Truckin'!
And that's all I have to say about that.....
I liked it.
Jorma can make a guitar sing like few others in history. Truly an under played master!
I'm so old I bought this album when it originally issued on vinyl. Never heard them do anything less than terrific. Really exemplary musicians for all the Original Acid-Rock connections.
..i hear some funk in Dixie-land..precursor?..
coloradojohn wrote:
Missing Papa John Creach.
YES! Saw Jorma and Jack some years back in Boulder, and though they didn't have the violin, they sure had their Blues on! Sometimes, a little Hot Tuna sure HITS THE SPOT! Thanks, RP, for knowing so often just exactly when that is!
Missing Papa John Creach.
Time to haul the Hot Tuna Tshirt out of the depths of the storage closet.
well, hell yeah!
I was just a kid, but I sure do remember the older brothers of friends and fellow Boy Scouts who often hung out or studied with this (and Jimi & Janice & Doors of course) in the background...and I thought it was just fine! When I asked "hey, who's that playing?" you can bet the name sure stuck in my mind, too...
Yes! Thank you for playing this Bill!
Like it A LOT !!!! 
Billy Bob, ya better play sumpin by ole John Lee nowabouts
2cats wrote:
You might even call it a Hot Tuna Sandwich.
Okay, maybe not.
Woo hoo, two Hot Tuna tunes in one day!
You might even call it a Hot Tuna Sandwich.
Okay, maybe not.
fredriley wrote:
MUNGO JERRY? Hahahahaha!
Hot Tuna and NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet) were some of my first exposures to "hillbilly blues" or "redneck rock" (or whatever you want to call it) and a lifetime of pleasurable listening. Of course, I liked Mungo Jerry, too.
Mungo Jerry meets Muddy Waters. Hmm 
MUNGO JERRY? Hahahahaha!
Hot Tuna and NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet) were some of my first exposures to "hillbilly blues" or "redneck rock" (or whatever you want to call it) and a lifetime of pleasurable listening. Of course, I liked Mungo Jerry, too.
yuck
Woo hoo, two Hot Tuna tunes in one day!
YES! Saw Jorma and Jack some years back in Boulder, and though they didn't have the violin, they sure had their Blues on! Sometimes, a little Hot Tuna sure HITS THE SPOT! Thanks, RP, for knowing so often just exactly when that is!
ralphf wrote:
I was astounded it was as high as a 6.4.
Burgers has some of the best Jorma tunes ever done imho. Listening to Mississippi John Hurt, I began thinking about the similarities to Kaukonen — and here he is! A little bummed that the overall rating is only 6.4 at this time.
I was astounded it was as high as a 6.4.
martinc wrote:
Dammit Jorma! Try to act like a professional musician for once, willya?
One of them der guitars is out of tune.
Dammit Jorma! Try to act like a professional musician for once, willya?
One of them der guitars is out of tune.
FrankMc wrote:
Good question. Some days I really wish I hadn't tatooed that bandana across my forehead though.
If I had ever done anything that might trigger a flashback, this album might be the detonator.
"Where are those flashbacks they keep promising us?" Stephen Wright
"Where are those flashbacks they keep promising us?" Stephen Wright
Good question. Some days I really wish I hadn't tatooed that bandana across my forehead though.
LOVE me some Hot Tuna. Back in my serious guitar playing days, I set about learning a huge portion of the Hot Tuna repertoire. I never sounded as good as Jorma but it sure was rewarding to play those pieces.
MojoJojo wrote: Makes me want a spicy tuna roll! 
response: Is that what the kids are callin' it these days?
Could be, could be.................woss'it like then eh eh?
response: Is that what the kids are callin' it these days?
Could be, could be.................woss'it like then eh eh?
Burgers has some of the best Jorma tunes ever done imho. Listening to Mississippi John Hurt, I began thinking about the similarities to Kaukonen — and here he is! A little bummed that the overall rating is only 6.4 at this time.
If I had ever done anything that might trigger a flashback, this album might be the detonator.
"Where are those flashbacks they keep promising us?" Stephen Wright
"Where are those flashbacks they keep promising us?" Stephen Wright
MojoJojo wrote:
Makes me want a spicy tuna roll!
Is that what the kids are callin' it these days?Wow! Blast from the past. Love it!
Bless you for playing such a wonderful song.
This is great! More Jorma!
Bazooka wrote:
We goin' downtown in the middle of the night
We laughin' and a jokin' and a feelin' alright
Well I was rollin' down the road in some cold blue steel
I had a bluesman in the back, and a beautician at the wheel...
We goin' downtown in the middle of the night
We laughin' and a jokin' and a feelin' alright
Got Jorma?
Yes, Tuna Kaukonen is a great guitar player!
I really can't express how much I love Jorma. So so so! good live!
He once was blind but now can see, was lost but now fondue
Mungo Jerry meets Muddy Waters. Hmm
Al_Koholic wrote:
Yes..Pappa John..I miss him RIP
Love Pappa John playing fiddle in the background :-({|=
Yes..Pappa John..I miss him RIP
Not my favorite Tuna dish.
hhoott tuna !
mmmmmmm.....hot tuna, sooo good. Put some in my helper and I'm in heaven.
Bravo!
Makes me want a spicy tuna roll!
Al_Koholic wrote:
Hot F'n Tuna!
Hot Tuna!
And a pretty good segway from the new Elvis tune..diggin' it.
And a pretty good segway from the new Elvis tune..diggin' it.
Well I was rollin' down the road in some cold blue steel
I had a bluesman in the back, and a beautician at the wheel...
Started out slow, but this song rocks! Great biker song....
Wonder if it's the violent message that some people here object to.
This is one of my favorite HT songs.
Hot Tuna has much better things... please!!!!
I saw Jorma and Jack Cassidy at a club in NY once. THEY ROCKED!!
Hot F'n Tuna!
Yesss...definitly yes :D
More Tuna :nodhead:
That's weird,
This is HOT TUNA 99 YEAR BLUES
That other tune is by a HOT CHICK, NENA(?) 99 LUFT B'LLOONS...huh!
Love Pappa John playing fiddle in the background :-({|=
great catharsis piece, even for a pacifist!
Not a fan of this little number.......
Tuna.. good on bread.. with mayo..
Like Tuna more if you feel like it :D