Song of the Day: "Look at You Look at Me" by Dave Mason

Still rockin' after all these years.



My iPod shuffled through this song during this morning' walk. It's from Mason's brilliant, eminently listenable Alone Together album, one of the best releases of 1970. (Not to be outdone, Traffic showed with John Barleycorn Must Die that it could move forward just fine after Mason left the band.)

I saw Dave Mason and his band in concert (October 1972) in the student union of Buffalo State University, "Buff State", as it was not always lovingly referred to back then. (Perhaps it still isn't?) We managed to get within 20 feet of the stage (no assigned seating) and were treated to two hours of crisp, impeccable musicianship. No fancy light show. No interminably long drum and/or bass solos (one of the main hazards of concert-going in the late 60s/early 70s. Is it still?)

For its simplicity, a focus on the music, and the intimate venue, Dave Mason at Buff State remains one of my favorite concert experiences.