Bruce Cockburn
Tunes for Humans
Vol. 1-Band Tunes

To celebrate Bruce becoming a father, at 66, for the second time, I thought I'd put together a little Cockburn collection to wish him well. I discovered Bruce in 1980, some 12 years after he'd already beome fairly well-known (at least in Canada). But his music has been with me ever since. I've tried to include tunes, and performances, from across the spectrum of his stunning career. If I've missed anything it's only because his catalogue is so rich and voluminous.

Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Chicago, 1991-11-09
Waiting for a Miracle, Chicago 1991-11-09
Making Contact, Hamburg, 1985-02-2
Loner, New York, 1980-05-13
See How I Miss You, Hamburg, 1992-05-15
To Raise the Morning Star, Hamburg, 1985-02-22
Hoop Dancer, Hamburg, 1985-02-22
Incandescent Blue, New York, 1980-05-13
Rocket Launcher, Kingston, Ontario, 1991-05-19
Strange Waters, Hamburg, 1997-03-13
Live on My Mind, Hamburg, 1997-03-13
Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Niagara on the Lake, 1991-02-15
Gifts, Winnipeg, 2011-04-05

Lineage: All recordings obtained from various torrent sites (DIME, TTD) FLAC > WAV > CD-R > FLAC (8) > DIME
Notes on Sound Quality: All Audience Recordings except as noted, the SQ is Excellent to Excellent+ throughout except*
*SQ is Fair to good
Convert to lossy for personal use only
NOT FOR SALE-SHARE FREELY
Please support this artist-purchase official recordings, attend live performances regularly, and visit the websites:

www.cockburnproject.net
www.brucecockburn.com

"The electric came to the forefront when my band got heavier in the early 80's, and I needed to play electric just to hear myself on stage and to keep up in intensity with the other guys. There was a big learning process in there. On 'Inner City Front' I got away with it, but there was a lot of learning going on live. I was applying the same techniques to the electric as I used on acoustic, but there's a big difference in touch and it took some time to get a feel for it. It's easy to overplay on electric when you're used to an acoustic, whether it's fingers or a pick." (www.cockburnproject.net)

A word about compilations: I put these performances together for my personal listening pleasure, and share them for the same reason. I urge you to seek out the original performances. Thank you so much to the tapers and uploaders and all who share this great music (what we do here at DIME is a rare and precious thing). And, of course, thanks, Bruce.

Tunes for Humans, Vol. 1-Band Tunes
Tunes for Humans, Vol. 2-Instrumental Tunes
Tunes for Humans, Vol. 3-Solo Tunes
Tunes for Humans, Vol. 4-Travel Tunes

Enjoy,
1chucho
February 2012

"Live music is better"