Time, all the long red lines, that take
Control, of all th smoke-like streams that flow into your
Dreams, that big blue open sea, that can't be
Crossed, that can't be climbed, just born
Between, oh the two white lines, distant gods and faded
Signs, of all those blinking lites, you had to pick the one tonight...
Holes, dug by little moles, angry jealous
Spies, got telephones for eyes, come to you as
Friends, all those endless ends, that can't be
Tied, oh they make me laugh, and always make me
Cry, until they drop like flies, and sink like polished
Stones, of all the stones i throw,
How does that old song go?
How does that old song go?...
- I'm totally in love with this album. . . . Thanks to whoever it was that brought Mercury Rev up in the first place.
- Digging further into my Mercury Rev collection:
The Opus 40 EP taken from Deserters Songs, with songs written by Bob Dylan (He was a friend of mine) and Neil Young (Motion Pictures).
Bjork - Biophilia - I got it from iTunes, cuz I had a gift cerd, but iTunes/amazon are only slightly more expensive than emu, and they come with videos and digital booklets. I got all the apps too, cuz I'm a sucker for Bjork.
This record is great. It took me a while to buy this for some reason - when I first heard it on Bandcamp I must have been in a bad mood or a retro-pop kick or something like that. Anyway, I'm glad I gave it a second chance, as this is a serious contender for fave-of-the-year so far.
What I will be listening to all day. Good hunting at a used book/etc sale over the weekend...a buck apiece. Mostly old favorites/holes in the collection. Never heard of this Philip Glass collab, looking forward to hearing it.
Glad you're liking the Mercury Rev. The further back you go in their discography, the edgier they are; the more current you get, the more cinematic/poppier. Probably their best middle ground album between those two extremes is "See You On the Other Side".
Also, I just picked up that Nils Frahm album this morning, haven't listened to it yet. I also downloaded two free songs off his site called something like "More Bells For You". I really dig his stuff. It'd be nice if emu carried more of it. I'd pick up Wintermusik at the right price.
A CD which I've had for years but probably never listened to in its entirety until now. The inspiration to dig it out stemmed from all the interesting discussions about country music on another thread. One thing led to another until I ended up in Cajun territory. I am really enjoying listening to this album. It is very easy to hear Cajun music's influence on early country music by listening to some of the songs included here. Great stuff.
Getting together a bunch of well-known musicians known for rock, folk, and country rather than straight ethnic music to perform on a compilation tribute album to a strand of ethnic music is usually a bad idea. Evangeline Made, refreshingly, turns out to have been a good idea. That's probably due at least in part to it being produced by a respected Cajun musician and folklorist, Ann Savoy, who also participates in the recording as well, dueting with Linda Ronstadt on two songs. The production is understated and sympathetic, as it's neither hardcore Cajun music nor Cajun music that's been bleached into pop. John Fogerty, Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, David Johansen, Maria McKee, Nick Lowe, and Rodney Crowell are among the quite credible and respectful roster of artists who interpret a song or two, every single one of which is sung in French (even though some of the artists don't speak the language). Cajun influence has permeated Fogerty's vocals for so long that he sounds quite natural on "Diggy Liggy Lo," and the more country-oriented artists fall into natural, loping grooves. Purists might find this something of a sellout, a dilution of the real and rawer thing for ears unaccustomed to the real deal. Perhaps they have viable points, but here's a fact which might be hard for them to face: this simply has much more variety, skillful singing, and thoughtful, pleasing production than most Cajun records do, without compromising the spirit of the music. - AllMusic review
Fourth time through, sounds great. Jack White impresses me the least, Jakob Dylan's contribution is excellent, as is Norah Jones. She can sing in my headphones anytime.
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Control, of all th smoke-like streams that flow into your
Dreams, that big blue open sea, that can't be
Crossed, that can't be climbed, just born
Between, oh the two white lines, distant gods and faded
Signs, of all those blinking lites, you had to pick the one tonight...
Holes, dug by little moles, angry jealous
Spies, got telephones for eyes, come to you as
Friends, all those endless ends, that can't be
Tied, oh they make me laugh, and always make me
Cry, until they drop like flies, and sink like polished
Stones, of all the stones i throw,
How does that old song go?
How does that old song go?...
- I'm totally in love with this album. . . . Thanks to whoever it was that brought Mercury Rev up in the first place.
The Opus 40 EP taken from Deserters Songs, with songs written by Bob Dylan (He was a friend of mine) and Neil Young (Motion Pictures).
I grabbed this gem from emusic on 2006-07-09 :
- On to this brilliant new album from Nils Frahmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:
Ryan Adams - Ashes and Fire via spotify. Loved his Summer of '69. (I of course am kidding).
- intr_version records 2006
- Bandcamp
Very nice.
This record is great. It took me a while to buy this for some reason - when I first heard it on Bandcamp I must have been in a bad mood or a retro-pop kick or something like that. Anyway, I'm glad I gave it a second chance, as this is a serious contender for fave-of-the-year so far.
- Nice "dreamgaze" - Thanks SM . . .
Sounds good even when playing it through my crappy work desktop that doesn't have real speakers.
Craig
Waiting for the new Alva Noto to drop at emusic...
aMute - Black Diamond Blues
release: 24 October 2011
J
ETA: Graphically, following Alva Noto's releases is like an extrememly slow game of scrabble. So far we have U, X, T and now N.
On the way to work this morning I was reflecting, irrelevantly, that Alva Noto and Arvo P
Glad you're liking the Mercury Rev. The further back you go in their discography, the edgier they are; the more current you get, the more cinematic/poppier. Probably their best middle ground album between those two extremes is "See You On the Other Side".
Also, I just picked up that Nils Frahm album this morning, haven't listened to it yet. I also downloaded two free songs off his site called something like "More Bells For You". I really dig his stuff. It'd be nice if emu carried more of it. I'd pick up Wintermusik at the right price.
Amazon link
A CD which I've had for years but probably never listened to in its entirety until now. The inspiration to dig it out stemmed from all the interesting discussions about country music on another thread. One thing led to another until I ended up in Cajun territory. I am really enjoying listening to this album. It is very easy to hear Cajun music's influence on early country music by listening to some of the songs included here. Great stuff.
Fourth time through, sounds great. Jack White impresses me the least, Jakob Dylan's contribution is excellent, as is Norah Jones. She can sing in my headphones anytime.