Dave's Fave's

Cosmic Dave’s Faves Essential Reading

1. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe (1967) - a classic
2. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: an Inquiry into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig1974) - another classic
3. Good Karma: How to Find it and Keep It by Joan Duncan Oliver (2006)
3. The Hippie Handbook by Chelsea Cain (2004) - the “how to” book of
all things related to hippies
4. On the Road by Jack Kerouac (1957) - the book that started it all
5. Sixties, Portrait of an Era by Linda McCartney (1992) - totally
groovy photos
6. The Portable Sixties Reader, Edited by Ann Charters (2003) - loaded
with classic articles and short stories by authors of that era
7. Urban Legends of Rock & Roll, by Dale Sherman (2002)
8. Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and
Curses, by R. Gary Patterson (2004)
9. Hippie Dictionary: A cultural Encyclopedia of the 1960’s and 1970’s,
by John Bassett McCleary (2004) - amazingly comprehensive!
10. Hippie, by Barry Miles (2003) - a huge collection of artwork and
photos, along with pertinent text: very cool
11. The Book of Rock, by Philip Dodd (2001) - another huge collection
of photos and stories arranged in alphabetical order: totally far out
12. The Beatles Anthology, by the Beatles (2000)
13. Bohemian Manifesto, a Field Guide to Living on the Edge, by Laren
Stover (2004)
13. The Power of Music, by Cynthia Blanche and Antonia Beattie (2000) -
“harness the creative energy of music to heal the body, soothe the
mind, and feed the soul”
14. The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran (1923) – poetic essays predating
subculture philosophy
15. Walden, by Henry David Thoreau (1854)
16. We are the People our Parents Warned Us Against, by Nicholas Von
Hoffman (1968) - all about the Haight-Ashbury district in the 1960’s
17. Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties, by Robert Stone (2007) -
recent retrospective well done
18. Buzzed: the Straight Facts about the most Used and Abused Drugs,
Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D., et al, from the Duke University Medical Center
(2003) - excellent reference
19. Blues and Rock Harmonica Made Easy, by David Harp (1993) – the
author makes learning this instrument really easy and fun; this way
you can join any jam session when you’re on the road looking for a DCS
Store

Cosmic Dave’s Faves Essential Watching

1. Woodstock, a film by Michael Wadleigh (1970)
2. The Last Waltz, Martin Scorsese, Director (1978)
3. Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper, Director (1969)
4. Monterey Pop, D.A. Pennebaker, Director (1968)-Intro’d Joplin and
Hendrix in amazing line-up of talent
5. Medium Cool, Haskell Wexler, Director (1969)
6. The Trip, Roger Corman, Director (1967)-Cool cast!
7. Billy Jack, Tom Laughlin, Director (1971)
8. The Guru, James Ivory, Director (1968)
9.The History of Rock and Roll, a Time-Life Production (2004)-a set
of five DVD’s that tells the story of rock music from its infancy to
modern artists; comprehensive cool
10. Dazed and Confused, a film by Richard Linklater (1993) - groovy
soundtrack
11. Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis, Director (1994)-all songs on
soundtrack are classics
12. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Amy Heckerling, Director (1982)-a
cult classic
13. Animal House,   John Landis, Director (1978)-another cult classic
with a great soundtrack
14. Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe, Director (2000)-the soundtrack
alone is worth the price of the movie, based on a true story of an
underage Rolling Stone Magazine reporter who traveled with a band
15. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, D.A. Pennebaker,
Director (1973)-David Bowie’s Supposed Last Concert on film
16. Bob Dylan and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Gillian Armstrong,
Director (1986) - Dylan and Petty at their best, an indie film of their
concert
17. The Doors, an Oliver Stone film (1991) - Val Kilmer IS Jim Morrison
in this mind bending film about the group
18. Roadie, Alan Rudolph, Director (1980) - great music by Roy Orbison,
Alice Cooper, Blondie and more, a ribald comedy
19.Endless Summer, Bruce Brown, Director (1968)- the pinnacle of
Brown’s surfer movies, with great soundtrack of 60’s surfer
songs…Hey, the “dudes” were around then, too, you know…Think
“Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations'"
20. Bob Dylan – Don’t Look Back, a film by D.A. Pennebaker (1965) –
considered by many to be the first contemporary Music Video, it
follows Dylan on and off stage during his famous 1965 England tour

Cosmic Dave’s Faves Essential Listening

“-There are so many outasite, groovy classic rock tunes that it would
be impossible to list them all. However, in the spirit of offering my
absolute favorites to encourage you to move to the groove, here goes,
in alphabetical order…” – Cosmic Dave

1.        All Along the Watchtower – both the Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix
versions
2.        Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
3.        Baba O’Riley – The Who
4.        Barracuda – Heart
5.        Black Magic Woman – Santana
6.        Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
7.        Blue Sky – The Allman Bros
8.        Born on the Bayou – Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
9.        Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf
10.        Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
11.        Break on Through – The Doors
12.        Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones
13.        Call me the Breeze – Lynyrd Skynyrd
14.        Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
15.        China Grove – Doobie Bros
16.        Cinnamon Girl – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
17.        Come Together – Beatles
18.        Crossroads – Cream
19.        Day Tripper – Beatles
20.        Don’t Look Back – Boston
21.        Heartbreaker – Rolling Stones
22.        Dream On – Aerosmith
23.        Dust in the Wind – Kansas
24.        Feel like Makin’ Love – Bad Company
25.        Feelin’ Alright – Joe Cocker
26.        Fire – Jimi Hendrix
27.        For What it’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
28.        Fortunate Son – CCR
29.        Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
30.        Get Back - Beatles
31.        Get Together – Youngbloods
32.        Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
33.        Going up the Country – Canned Heat
34.        Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
35.        Good Lovin’ – the Rascals
36.        Good Times, Bad Times – Led Zeppelin
37.        Good Vibrations – Beach Boys
38.        Green Onions – Booker T and the MG’s
39.        Have You Ever Seen the Rain – CCR
40.        Heart of Gold – Neil Young
41.        Hey Jude – Beatles
42.        Hold Your Head Up – Argent
43.        Horse with no Name – America
44.        Hotel California – Eagles
45.        House of the Rising Sun – Animals
46.        Imagine – John Lennon
47.        Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
48.        In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly
49.        It Keeps You Runnin’ – Doobie Bros
50.        It’s Only Rock and Roll – Rolling Stones
51.        Jessica – Allman Bros
52.        Johnny B. Goode – Johnny Winter
53.        Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Rolling Stones
54.        Lady Madonna – Beatles
55.        Layla – Derek and the Dominoes
56.        Let It Be – Beatles
57.        Light My Fire – The Doors
58.        Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
59.        Little Martha – Allman Bros
60.        Locomotive Breath – Jethro Tull
61.        Long as I Can See the Light – CCR
62.        Long Cool Woman – Hollies
63.        Long Train Runnin’ - Doobie Bros
64.        Love Her Madly – The Doors
65.        Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – Beatles
66.        Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
67.        Mama Told Me (Not to Come) – Three Dog Night
68.        Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
69.        Melissa – Allman Bros
70.        Mind Games – John Lennon
71.        Moonshadow – Cat Stevens
72.        More Than a Feeling – Boston
73.        My Woman from Tokyo – Deep Purple
74.        Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues
75.        Nobody Told Me – John Lennon
76.        Ohio – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young(CSNY)
77.        On the Road Again – Canned Heat
78.        Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top*
79.        Dirty Water – the Standells
80.        Gimme All Your Lovin’ – ZZ Top
81.        Hummingbird – Seals and Crofts
82.        Legs – ZZ Top
83.        Move It On Over – George Thorogood
84.        One Way Out – Allman Bros
85.        Oye Como Va – Santana
86.        Papa Was a Rolling Stone – Temptations
87.        Peace Train – Cat Stevens
88.        Peaceful, Easy Feelin’ – Eagles
89.        Pinball Wizard – The Who
90.        Pretty Woman – both the Roy Orbison and Van Halen versions
91.        Proud Mary – CCR
92.        Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
93.        Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
94.        Ramblin’ Man – Allman Bros
95.        Revolution – Beatles
96.        Ride, Captain Ride – Blues Image
97.        Riders on the Storm – The Doors
98.        Rocky Mountain Way – Joe Walsh
99.        Run to You – Bryan Adams
100.        Shambala – Three Dog Night
101.        Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
102.        Slow Ride – Foghat
103.        Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
104.        Somebody to Love – Jefferson Airplane
105.        Something – Beatles
106.        Southbound – Allman Bros
107.        Southern Man – Neil Young
108.        Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
109.        Street Fighting Man – Rolling Stones
110.        Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – CSN
111.        Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
112.        Summer in the City – Lovin’ Spoonful
113.        Sunshine of your Love – Cream
114.        Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith
115.        Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
116.        Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stones
117.        Take It Easy – Eagles
118.        Take the Money and run – Steve Miller
119.        The Joker – Steve Miller
120.        Tin Man – America
121.        Tiny Dancer – Elton John
122.        Travelin’Band – CCR
123.        Walk this Way – Aerosmith
124.        Watching the Wheels – John Lennon
125.        What I Like About You – The Romantics
126.        When the Levee Breaks – Led Zeppelin
127.        White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
128.        White Room – Cream
129.        Who Do You Love? – George Thorogood
130.        Who’ll Stop the Rain – CCR
131.        Wild Thing – The Troggs
132.        With a Little Help From My Friends – Beatles and Joe Cocker
versions
133.        Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
134.        Woodstock – CSNY
135.        You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones
*Restarting Alphabetical Order, because I thought of some more tunes