Thank you to BC, Bad Amb and WSS for bringing this genius to my attention. Nashville hasn't left my CD player in 48 hours and I have sent off for 1972 post haste.
One of my favourite 3 albums of the past year...........already.
He really is as good as this post suggests!
As for Rufus' debut, it's harder work than his other albums, but once it has clicked it reveals its charms. Some lovely tunes and delightfully complex melodies. I echo the positive comments about this album from Mike Boom.
Thank you to BC, Bad Amb and WSS for bringing this genius to my attention. Nashville hasn't left my CD player in 48 hours and I have sent off for 1972 post haste.
One of my favourite 3 albums of the past year...........already.
Glad you enjoy it, Jackson! That's one of the things I love about this board.. we're consistantly turning each other on to good music.
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.
Thank you to BC, Bad Amb and WSS for bringing this genius to my attention. Nashville hasn't left my CD player in 48 hours and I have sent off for 1972 post haste.
One of my favourite 3 albums of the past year...........already.
Nashville really is great. A lot sunnier than Under Cold Blue Stars, which is also terrific if you are inclined to explore his other albums, Jackson.
I'll put in a good word for the new Pernice Brothers disc, Discover A Lovelier You, as well. I had this and the Josh Rouse disc playing in my car this weekend and you can't go wrong with either.
Replacement bank card arrived and I spent the day at home, and in anticipation of finally getting my £60 payola for the work Fantasy Football league as justification:
Ry Cooder - Chavez Ravine
Don and Ron - Destination Unknown -(both £8.75 off CD-WOW)
Bowie - Stage
Scritti Politti - Early
(+ Club date, all from Play for good prices)
That'll keep me going until I go on a Fopp-spree and aim to get 6 or so at a £5 a go.
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
Any Saint Etienne fans on here? I see that their latest album, Tales From Turnpike House, is unfortunately only available as an import in the US, but the reviews have been very positive.
I loved their previous disc Finisterre, and from further back Fox Base Alpha and Tiger Bay.
Who Shot Sam? wrote:Any Saint Etienne fans on here? I see that their latest album, Tales From Turnpike House, is unfortunately only available as an import in the US, but the reviews have been very positive.
I loved their previous disc Finisterre, and from further back Fox Base Alpha and Tiger Bay.
It's a wonderful record, potentially their best. Lovely, summery melodies, great stories told in the lyrics and Cracknell's voice is perfect. The bonus 'kids' EP is rather fun too.
Who Shot Sam? wrote:Any Saint Etienne fans on here? I see that their latest album, Tales From Turnpike House, is unfortunately only available as an import in the US, but the reviews have been very positive.
I loved their previous disc Finisterre, and from further back Fox Base Alpha and Tiger Bay.
It's a wonderful record, potentially their best. Lovely, summery melodies, great stories told in the lyrics and Cracknell's voice is perfect. The bonus 'kids' EP is rather fun too.
Thanks Ambassador! Luckily a good friend is visiting London on business in July. I'll have to ask if he can pick me up a copy while he's over there.
Have you tried CD-WOW? They ship from Hong Kong, cheap, quick, reliable, and I suspect they will happily send it to you. I had no problem getting the new Ron S + Don Kerr LP, supposedly only available in Sweden, though they do say not released till next Monday.
Milk Bottle Symphony from the latest Word sample CD is very sweet. A little too sweet perhaps, but nice to hear.
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
Otis Westinghouse wrote:Have you tried CD-WOW? They ship from Hong Kong, cheap, quick, reliable, and I suspect they will happily send it to you. I had no problem getting the new Ron S + Don Kerr LP, supposedly only available in Sweden, though they do say not released till next Monday.
Milk Bottle Symphony from the latest Word sample CD is very sweet. A little too sweet perhaps, but nice to hear.
John Hiatt's Master Of Disaster, just out this week. I've been through it just a couple times, but so far I can say the band sounds great (I believe they are members of the North Mississippi All-Stars, though they aren't credited as such), the songs are great, but oh my, I'm worried about his voice. He's always sounded gravelly, yes, but here he sounds a little weak and anemic, and dare I say it, old. The title track is very, very good, with a great saxophone.
Although I can't really afford it, being in a drunken state last night I ordered Dury's New Boots & Panties and Mr. Love Pants. Hiatt's Bring the Family, Nick Drake's Pink Moon and Morrisson's Astral Weeks, based on recommendations rateyourmusic.com had given me.
I've never heard any of these before (not to my knowledge at least ), but they only cost 20£ together so it's not like I'm going to die if I don't like them (but I have a feeling I will).
Can't comment on Hiatt or Mr Love Pants, but the others are classics, and Astral Weeks is an incredible record, deserving of its rather cliched status in the perennial top 10s of all time (though in recent years it's dropped a bit by the wayside to make way for OK Computer, Oasis and Nevermind, etc. I defy anyone with good taste, i.e. all COstello fans, not to be amazed by its brilliance. Not only are the songs and vocals amazing, the musical arrangements are incredible. It was recorded incredibly quickly, a couple of days or something. Mosty of it was arranged on the spot. Brilliant jazz musicians who could just fashion something amazing on the spot.
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
Well, I have had ample opportunity to listen to Beck's newest, Guero, and it is a wonderful record, filled with delicious hooks that you can sink your teeth into after only a few listens. Make no mistake, this is Odelay Part II, imho, and that ain't bad at all. The II means more of the sound that was so infectious on Odelay, but it is also tighter and incorporates some of the newer sounds that he has brought forward in the last decade.
I really like Beck Guero, and recommend it heartily if you liked Odelay.
"The smarter mysteries are hidden in the light" - Jean Giono (1895-1970)
A very good album indeed. I couldn't get "Another Travelin' Song" off me head for quite some time.
And try their Digital Ash In A Digital Urn released on the very same day back in January. Less country-flavoured, darker and more electronic (though not as much as some reviews would have you believe) but quite good as well.
If you don't know what is wrong with me
Then you don't know what you've missed
I finally managed to find Beck's Mellow Gold cheap today. I've wanted it for a long time but I avoid buying cds at full price, but today I finally found a cheap copy, new too.
My buddy Tom came up to the old homestead yesterday and brought a big shopping bag full of CDs for me to, uh, listen to:
Old 97's Fight Songs
Rufus Wainwright S/T
The Jayhawks Hollywood Town Hall
Decemberists Castaways And Cutouts
Sondre Lerche Two Way Monologue
Willie Nelson Teatro
The National Alligator
Who Shot Sam? wrote:My buddy Tom came up to the old homestead yesterday and brought a big shopping bag full of CDs for me to, uh, listen to:
Old 97's Fight Songs
Rufus Wainwright S/T
The Jayhawks Hollywood Town Hall
Decemberists Castaways And Cutouts
Sondre Lerche Two Way Monologue
Willie Nelson Teatro
The National Alligator
and a few others.
I wish I had a friend like that!
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.
Not all at one time, but at least since the last time I posted to this thread:
Get Behind Me Satan - White Stripes
Be - Common
Songs For Silverman - Ben Folds
Guero - Beck
Stand-up Comic - Woody Allen
Guilded Palace of Sin/Burrito Deluxe - Flying Burrito Brothers
GP/Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons
At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
Otis Blue - Otis Redding
Melody AM - Royksopp
For Sleepyheads Only - Flunk
I like it, although so far not as much as Rockin' the Suburbs. But I feel like its one thats going to keep growing on me ... Right now "Jesusland" is a particular favorite, and "Late" is also pretty great ...
), but they only cost 20£ together so it's not like I'm going to die if I don't like them (but I have a feeling I will).
