Re: indieaudio.com
In a message dated 99-02-04 18:11:14 EST, Mike writes: He assured me no one will be asked to give up publishing or songwriter rights. He's an admitted newbie to netcasting, stumbling a little blindly in the dark and looking for advice. Can't blame a guy for not knowing, just a lack of research plus the fact he's in Canada, He who stumbles in the dark should find a nice strong arm, like yours Mike, to cling to for awhile until they find their way, otherwise they may unwittingly ruffle a lot of feathers. I will preen mine back into shape. Elena P.S. And in that case, best of luck with his new endeavor!
RE: best so far
Actually, so far "Real" is a contender for me, too. I'm with Chad on that one; disappointing. Can't we all just get along? Here's a version of a review of Real that I wrote. It's in today's Austin Chronicle. Jim, smilin' Various Artists-Real-The Tom T Hall Project (Delmore-Sire) 4 stars The tribute album has had it s highs and lows in the past couple of years, equally dependent on whos being feted and who doing the recognition. This one is one of the highs and for all the right reasons. The only real surprise here is that its taken anyone this long to recognize Tom T. Hall, one of Americas greatest songwriters. The artists appearing on Real The Tom T. Hall Project, range from the venerable, Johnny Cash and Ralph Stanley, to the cream of todays alternative country, Whiskeytown, Kelly Willis and Iris DeMent, to some fine singer/songwriters in their own right, Freedy Johnston and Ron Sexsmith, to some names that most folks probably wont recognize, R.B. Morris and Joel R.L. Phelps. The real strength of the collection is that despite the obvious penchant of each artist putting their own spin on Halls tunes, each songs down to earth nature shines through. Hall has become known as "The Storyteller" and nearly every song hes ever written is a brief vignette, a glimpse of everyday life that may have escaped our eyes, if he hadnt been around to capture it with wit and stylish simplicity. The adaptability of his art is evident in such widely diverse readings as Cashs reverent straightforward, solo acoustic reading of "I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew," Syd Straw The Skeletons lyrical re-writing and high energy rock version of "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Calexicos marichi influenced reading of "Tulsa Telephone Book" and Whiskeytowns perfectly mournful country rock take of "I Hope It Rains At My Funeral." With such divergent styles, one might think that Real-The Tom T. Hall Project is difficult listen, when in fact its pleasure and that proves that tribute albums when done right are still alive and well. I should probably point out that Jon didn't like Rig Rock Deluxe, either. :-)
Re: best so far
Thanks for that "Real" review. I can't believe it, but I don't think I mentioned Summer Teeth. O wait, I know why. The person asked for indies. np. A Shot in the Arm for the hundred billionth time in a row
Re: Hank Snow's toupee
In a message dated 99-02-04 19:51:11 EST, Joe writes: I wonder if this is true of other fields like politics or big business, etc. I'm sure Hitler could be a charming dinner companion... Elena
Re: Heather Myles Injustice
jim: I'm not wanting to play contrarian again, but I have to jump in on this. I think Heather Myles' problem is that she's only a fair to middlin' singer with a taste for just ok songs and the good songs she chooses have been done better by others (I mean Kiss An Angel Good Morning?-puh-leese). I don't think she's sexy (my dog would look good on a Harley g) and the couple of live performances that I've seen of hers lacked any kind of respectable energy. I know that some folks on this list think her record from last year was great, but I thought it was a yawner. Jim hits the nail on the head. I too was disappointed with Myle's cd. I listened to it a few times when I first bought it last Fall. Did nothing for me. When it started showing up on everyone's top 10 lists, I dragged it out again. I listened to it a lot during one of my drives from Boston to Nashville. Like the drive wasn't boring enough. g the songwriting is cliched at best. Myles has a good voice, but I don't think it's anything that special. I'll say the same thing about the songwriting on Allison Moorer's cd. They both have good voices and they are good looking. And that's pretty much a dime a dozen here in Nashville. Not Kelly Willis. That's another story. Excellent songwriting and inspired cover choices. I've been listening to her new cd pretty much non-stop for about 3 months now. I'd even hand over my woodchipper to sing like Kelly Willis for just one day. g marie
unvalentine list
Ok who has the listing of anti-valentine, breakups, revenge material compiled. Please forward me a copy offlist Iceman
Lucinda to Gurf: Let's talk.
At tonight's Lucinda Williams concert in Des Moines, Lucinda commented several times about someone putting this on the Internet, so here goes: Lucinda made a plea to Gurf to put aside all the hard feelings and talk to her. She said, "Be sure to say that I love Gurf, because I do, and that love conquers all." She said that she spent three hours today on the phone to Austin, trying to get through to Gurf, and that she was very stressed today because of Donald Lindley's death and not being able to talk to Gurf. So if any of you Austin or industry folks have contact with Gurf, would you pass that along? She seemed very serious-- and very sincere-- in wanting to get through to Gurf. (And it was a great show, too; just a couple minutes under two hours in a 1400-seat hall with great acoustics. There were fliers posted for upcoming shows by Steve Earle and Lyle Lovett-- if you want to see these guys in a great little hall, it would be well worth a long drive and/or overnight stay. . . ) Larry [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "For once, maybe someone will call me 'Sir' without adding 'you're making a spectacle of yourself.'" -Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
RE: Hank Thompson disc
Jon asks whether about the Hank Thompson disc called "Sounds of the Brazos Valley: Unissued Radio Broadcasts c1952" has much overlap with Flyright Fly's CD 948, Radio Broadcasts 1952, which has 16 cuts, Here's some additional information. From the "Sounds of the Brazos Valley" liner notes: "The selections on this compact disc were recorded about 1952 for the Office of Price Stabilization, an organization set up during World War Two to hold prices constant on consumer goods. It was recommended during the Korean War and was finally vetoed by the Republicans when they returned to power in 1952. ... Sixteen other titles from these OPS shows can be heard on Flyright Fly CD 948." That world "other" implies a no-overlap situation to me, but here's the track listing: 1. Whoa Sailor 2. Home in San Antone 3. Boogie-oo Drag 4. Green Light 5. A Good Man is Hard to Find 6. Down Yonder 7. The Tramp on the Street 8. Crying in the Deep Blue Sea 9. Farther On Down the Road 10. Sagebrush Shuffle 11. That Beautiful Picture 12. I Ain't Cryin' Over You 13. The Devil's Dream 14. When God Dips His Love In My Heart 15. Always Late 16. The Grass Looks Greener Over There 17. Silver Bell 18. Heart Full of Love 19. Piano Boogie 20. Foggy River 21. Beaumont Rag 22. Easy to Please 23. Uvalde Polka 24. Panhandle Rag 25. This World is Not My Home 26. I'll Step Aside 27. Draggin' the Bow 28. I'll Take You to the Picture Show 29. Right or Wrong 30. I'll Be Your Sweetheart for a Day 31. Baca's Boogie 32. A Broken Heart and a Glass of Beer People on here in addition to Hank are Johnnie Manson, Jimmy Belken and Amos Hedrick, variously, on fiddle; Gil Baca on piano; Dusty Stewart and Curley Chalker, variously, on steel, Billy Gray on guitar, Billy Stewart on bass, and "unknown" on drums. Dina
Re: Hank Snow's toupee
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 99-02-04 19:51:11 EST, Joe writes: I wonder if this is true of other fields like politics or big business, etc. I'm sure Hitler could be a charming dinner companion... No, everyone said he was a big bore. Hermann Goering, on the other hand, was a fun guy. -- Mike Woods
Re: TwangCast for Macs
At 5:47 PM -0600 on 2/4/99, Joe Gracey wrote: jamie wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Stuart Munro wrote: As well, aren't there a few alternatives to these two that you TwangCast boys might consider? Shockwave, Audioative (both of which Carl Z's station use, if I'm not mistaken), Streamworks, etc.? Check out shoutcast (www.shoutcast.com). It's an MP3 streaming server using winamp as the client. And it's free. Very cool. jamie It doesn't run on a mac yet either, however. I think it is a little bit unfair to characterize mac users as a tiny minority- if you want to be anecdotal about it, literally everybody I know in the music business world-wide uses Macs and I daresay the majority of creative people in all fields use them. It is also a fact that a highly disproportionate number of internet users and web page authors use Macs. I firmly feel that it is a grave error to ghettoize us, which happens all too often. Brother Gracey speaks the truth. (Well, as always.) Microsoft's buggy software isn't Mike's fault, but I'd love to see him try out some of the software Stuart mentioned. Mike, you might also consider renting a Mac for a few days and getting it to work over a modem yourself -- then write up a help page for Mac users to follow. (And don't get one of the cool new ones; they're selling well, but frankly something a year old or so is going to be a lot more typical of what's already out there.) np -- Rosanne Cash at Johnny D's a coupla years ago Bob
Re: Heather Myles Injustice
At 11:40 PM 2/4/1999 Ms. Woodchip wrote: Myles has a good voice, but I don't think it's anything that special. I'll say the same thing about the songwriting on Allison Moorer's cd. They both have good voices and they are good looking. Well, tastes do vary, eh? I'll say that for my part, I bought HIGHWAYS AND HONKYTONKS, fell in love with it and now I own all 3 of her studio records and the import live disc. All bought based on my strong positive reaction to HAH, then to each successive purchase. I guess I've just got a higher threshold for boredom than some. g But I like the way "True Love", or "You're Gonna Love Me One Day" (for just two) make me feel, every time I hear em. As for the quality of the songwriting? Well, it's lyrically direct and uncomplicated but it's very evocative for me. And for my part, I too am left pretty cold by the Allison Moorer record. It bores me, for whatever reason. That pesky taste thing again. Clearly, if music don't move you, it just don't. And in neither case does the fact that both gals are nice looking have anything to do with how I hear the records. But speaking of nice looking: (!) And that's pretty much a dime a dozen here in Nashville. Not Kelly Willis. That's another story. Excellent songwriting and inspired cover choices. I've got all 3 previous Kelly Willis records and the EP. Checking over the last two and the EP that I have at hand, I see that she split a writing credit on one of BANG BANG's 10 tracks, on 3 of KELLY WILLIS's 10 tracks though she does split 3 of the 4 tracks on FADING FAST. I am anxious to hear WHAT I DESERVE, but I don't know what proportion of the tunes are written by her. I've read some promo stuff that mentions other noted writers. This not to rag on the wonderful Ms. Willis, but to point out that while she does indeed have great taste in the tunes she sings, she doesn't write the same proportion of her own stuff as Heather Myles. I'm scrambling around here looking for the records and can't find them, but a check of HIGHWAYS... shows that Ms. Myles wrote all but the two covers on the record, 10 of 12 tracks. (And smilin' Jim thinks the covers are her best stuff. He's WRONG, but just sayin'. g) This says nothing, of course, for the fact that you don't care for Heather Myles songwriting vis a vis the songs of other people's that Ms. Willis does that you find to be excellent. I just give a little extra credit to an artist who performs their own songs, particularly when they strike me like these often do. I've been listening to her new cd pretty much non-stop for about 3 months now. I'd even hand over my woodchipper to sing like Kelly Willis for just one day. g Lay that woodchipper down Marie. Kelly Willis is my favorite female singer these days. I saw her for the first time in St. Louis last October and she was even better than I thought she'd be. But she's not really directly comparable to Heather Myles, and it's an apples and oranges comparison. IMHO. b.s. "The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful lie." -Bill Lloyd
Re: Vital Rock of the 60's - you had to be there man!!
I can't believe the author left out The Doors. "The Doors" , "Strange
Days", "Waiting For The Sun". Never mentioned The Who either. Of course,
there have been some great defining moments offered of the individual song
variety: "Layla"
Derek The Dominoes; "House Of The Rising Sun", The Animals;
Many others...
Also, Farber as quoted:
9) Janis Joplin: Rock's most passionate blues belter. Her "Cheap
Thrills" offers anything but.
I'm not sure I know what Farber means by saying that..."Her "Cheap Thrills"
offers anything but."
"Cheap Thrills" was "Big Brother And The Holding Company" as I'm sure we
all know but apparantly he forgot or something.Joplin was solo with "I
Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!" in '69. Aside from "Ball Chain"
("Cheap Thrills"), my personal opinion is that her first solo outing was her
most passionate recording. "Work Me Lord" still gives me chills when I hear
it.
Tera
Re: Hank Snow's toupee
In a message dated 99-02-04 19:51:11 EST, Joe writes: I wonder if this is true of other fields like politics or big business, etc. I'm sure Hitler could be a charming dinner companion... No, everyone said he was a big bore. Hermann Goering, on the other hand, was a fun guy. -- Mike Woods One word. Power. Whether it be the ability to "move" a nation or to "move" with song, this one word may typify the single most aphrodisiac feeling known to humankind and the least understood. Tera
Re: Heather Myles Injustice
And in neither case does the fact that both gals are nice looking have anything to do with how I hear the records. But speaking of nice looking: (!) All subjective of course, one person's goldmine is another's tar-pit. But, I cannot help but think of one k.d. lang who does have a superior voice and who did put out a really good album "Absolute Torch Twang" and who saw Nashville abandon her due to her non cover-girl looks and the rumors that she was gay. Lang gave up, left her brand of western swing/country and donned a "pop" hat with "Constant Craving" and admitted that she was gay. Looks/lifesytyle does matter to today's country crowd. Maybe not you and maybe not a lot of us here, but mainstream country likes good-looking women and good-looking men and a lifestyle complete with the opposite sex. You said, "Clearly, if music don't move you, it just don't". Heather Myles does not "move" me and neither does Kelly Willis. Gillian Welch depresses the heck out of me and Iris DeMent pounds me to the ground with her voice. Know what I'd like to see? I'd just love to hear Wynonna lighten up with her voice and deliver a non-pop album. I'd love to hear Chely Wright strenghten her voice with lessons and do a "real" country album. I'd love to hear Trisha Yearwood get out of the basement with her back-of-the-throat Wagnerian style and find country for once in her singing career and I'd really like to teach Raul Malo how to hit the note the first time. Tera . And that's pretty much a dime a dozen here in Nashville. Not Kelly Willis. That's another story. Excellent songwriting and inspired cover choices. I've got all 3 previous Kelly Willis records and the EP. Checking over the last two and the EP that I have at hand, I see that she split a writing credit on one of BANG BANG's 10 tracks, on 3 of KELLY WILLIS's 10 tracks though she does split 3 of the 4 tracks on FADING FAST. I am anxious to hear WHAT I DESERVE, but I don't know what proportion of the tunes are written by her. I've read some promo stuff that mentions other noted writers. This not to rag on the wonderful Ms. Willis, but to point out that while she does indeed have great taste in the tunes she sings, she doesn't write the same proportion of her own stuff as Heather Myles. I'm scrambling around here looking for the records and can't find them, but a check of HIGHWAYS... shows that Ms. Myles wrote all but the two covers on the record, 10 of 12 tracks. (And smilin' Jim thinks the covers are her best stuff. He's WRONG, but just sayin'. g) This says nothing, of course, for the fact that you don't care for Heather Myles songwriting vis a vis the songs of other people's that Ms. Willis does that you find to be excellent. I just give a little extra credit to an artist who performs their own songs, particularly when they strike me like these often do. I've been listening to her new cd pretty much non-stop for about 3 months now. I'd even hand over my woodchipper to sing like Kelly Willis for just one day. g Lay that woodchipper down Marie. Kelly Willis is my favorite female singer these days. I saw her for the first time in St. Louis last October and she was even better than I thought she'd be. But she's not really directly comparable to Heather Myles, and it's an apples and oranges comparison. IMHO. b.s. "The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful lie." -Bill Lloyd
RE: Artists dropped?
Reply to: RE: Artists dropped? The closing of Decca left most of the label's artists in the cold including Chris Knight and Danni Leigh. And Dolly Parton. Steve Gardner wrote: Hey, Has anyone heard about any cool alt.country, americana or aaa artists dropped recently due to the huge seagrams merger? Inquiring minds want to know (me). Feel free to email me offlist since I'm on digest. steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFC822 header --- RECEIVED: from SF_Database by POP_Mailbox_-1293961457 ; 04 FEB 99 20:43:59 UT Received: from S90006.TAMEDIA.CH by s90434.tamedia.ch with SMTP (QuickMail Pro Server for MacOS 1.1.1r1); 04 FEB 99 20:43:54 UT Received: (from uucp@localhost) by s90006.tamedia.ch (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA12362 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 20:41:14 +0100 Received: from igate-qe0.tamedia.ch(145.234.199.124) by s90006 via smap (V1.3) id sma017221; Thu Feb 4 20:40:43 1999 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by igate-qe0.tamedia.ch (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA23992 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 20:40:41 +0100 (MET) Received: from lists4.u.washington.edu(140.142.56.2) by igate-qe0.tamedia.ch via smap (V2.1) id xma023990; Thu, 4 Feb 99 20:40:30 +0100 Received: from host (lists.u.washington.edu [140.142.56.13]) by lists4.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with SMTP id LAA00506; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:39:29 -0800 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id LAA13292 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:39:26 -0800 Received: from svr1.nuteknet.com ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [207.100.118.20]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.2+UW99.01/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id LAA10513 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:39:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from default (d5.nuteknet.com [207.100.118.72]) by svr1.nuteknet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA05423 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 15:44:16 -0500 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 14:37:56 -0500 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk From: "Steve Gardner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Artists dropped? X-To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 beta -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN
RE: Artists dropped?
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Re: best so far
Antwort an: Re: best so far The correct album title is "The Man from God Knows Where"! Lowell Kaufman wrote: My favorite alt-country record so far is Tom Russell's new record "The Man From Nowhere" -
RE: best so far
Reply to: RE: best so far - Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band, The Mountain - The Gourds, Ghosts of Hallelujah - Various Artists, Blaze Foley: In Tribute and Loving Memory... Vol. 1 - Tom Russell, The Man From God Knows Where some girl wrote: I need some names for the cream of the crop in new releases in alt. country, etc., this year so far. SG
RE: best so far
Reply to: RE: best so far - Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band, The Mountain - The Gourds, Ghosts of Hallelujah - Various Artists, Blaze Foley: In Tribute and Loving Memory... Vol. 1 - Tom Russell, The Man From God Knows Where some girl wrote: I need some names for the cream of the crop in new releases in alt. country, etc., this year so far. SG
Re: Heather Myles Injustice
She is definitely an original! Heather Myles is a diamond in the rough-I do agree with you on the her attitude, but that it what great artists need! the problem is too many are followers- Heather is and has been her own girl- Kinda remind you of Dale Watson? (too country for country?) RW Shamy WDVR-FM -Original Message-From: Mike Hays [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 3:28 PMSubject: Heather Myles Injustice After listening to the Hightone releases I fail to understand how no major label picked up on this incredible talent who, BTW, happens to look damn good on a Harley (Live at the Bottom Line cover) and has all the ingredients for success at any stage of her career until recently when she just got to be too country for country. There are far too many less talented beauties having more success. Maybe she just has that my way or no way attitude that Nashville can't stand. I did see a post about a future opry appearance (this weekend) so maybe that will help get her the mass exposure she deserves. NOW ONLINE, http://www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.netFor the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Ray Price recommendations
A couple of weeks ago here in Sheffield I heard a local band do a great version of 'Crazy Arms' - which song I have been singing to myself ever since ... If that's typical of Ray Price, then it looks like I've got a big gap in my record collection, and I'd like to hear more. Can anyone recommend to me which of the many 'best of' collections would be a good place to start to hear more of his honky tonk sounds. Thanks. +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
(Fwd) Sparklehorse in the US
For those of you bemoaning the fact that Sparklehorse never tour the US, here are some recently announced dates. Neal, there's even an L.A. date. --- Forwarded Message Follows Sparklehorse tour dates! On tour with Varnaline. 3/12 Chapel Hill, NC Cat's Cradle 3/13 Atlanta, GA Echo Lounge 3/15 Birmingham, AL The Nick 3/17 Houston, TX Rudyard's 3/18 Dallas, TX Galaxy 3/19 Austin, TX Liberty Lunch (SXSW Performance) 3/24 San Diego, CACasbah 3/26 Los Angeles, CA Troubador 3/27 San Francisco, CAGreat American Music Hall 3/31 Seattle, WA Crocodile 4/1VancouverStarfish Room 4/4Boulder, CO Fox Theatre 4/9Chicago, IL Double Door 4/13 Toronto Horse Shoe 4/14 Montreal Cabaret Music Hall For all the latest on Sparklehorse visit http://hollywoodandvine.com/sparklehorse Andy n.p. Ghosts of electricity
Re: Bottle Rockets
The group was dropped by TAG/Atlantic after releasing its 1996 album, "24 Hours A Day," which has sold 16,000 units, according to SoundScan. That is just a laughably stupid number. Proof positive that big money, or the lack of it, can make or break an artist. I realize that the 'rockets aren't the most marketable band, but Black Oak Arkansas, a band even uglier and far worse than Henneman Co. had 3 gold records in the 70's, at least according to that recent Oxford American. Dan
RE: Sugar Town?
Yes on both accounts. It's on her best of collection. -Original Message- From: Mike Woods [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 7:07 PM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Sugar Town? On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Geffry King wrote: Something tells me this is one of those weird Lee Hazlewood compositions. Is this correct? I dunno, but something tells me that Nancy Sinatra was the singer. So maybe it is an LH song. -- Mike Woods
Re: Bottle Rockets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The group was dropped by TAG/Atlantic after releasing its 1996 album, "24 Hours A Day," which has sold 16,000 units, according to SoundScan. That is just a laughably stupid number. Proof positive that big money, or the lack of it, can make or break an artist. I realize that the 'rockets aren't the most marketable band, but Black Oak Arkansas, a band even uglier and far worse than Henneman Co. had 3 gold records in the 70's, at least according to that recent Oxford American. Dan Well the solution to this is of course for Henneman to strip off his shirt, and stick a cucumber down his skin tight white pants. ehh. or maybe not.
RE: Sugar Town?
Whitburn says it went to Number 5 for Nancy in late 1966. Funny how I don't remember it since that's my "era". g
Re: Steve Earle
In a message dated 2/4/99 11:30:00 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Prickly mandolins? I bet this was meant as a compliment. Really. As for five, well I can count that high on the back cover, but, you know, if writers could count they'd be musicians. xo, Linda
Re: k.d. lang (was Re: Heather Myles Injustice)
Dan Bentele writes: Well, you probably said a number of things that folks will be interested in, Tera g, but I am curious about the above, mainly because I honestly don't know or can't remember; did Nashville actually abandon Lang? I mean, was she dropped, was her budget slashed, did radio or the club promoters turn against her? I don't know, and would really like to know why she moved away and into pop if it was for some reason other than just personal preference. As I remember it, there had been some rumors about her sexuality here and there before she came out, but I don't think that was what caused Nashville to turn its back on her. I really don't recall the fact that she was a lesbian as being a huge surprise to anyone. More than anything else, it was her fight with western cattle ranchers that did in her country career, which happened shortly before she came out. Country radio stations out west refused to play her records until she apologized, she refused to do so, and she became a tough sell at radio after that since there was a big chunk of the nation in which her records wouldn't be played. Goodbye country, hello new career. I remember seeing her in New Hampshire on the "Shadowlands" tour and it was the weirdest audience I've ever seen. The audience was pretty equally distributed between Silent Majority-type country fans, yuppies, and the butchest lesbians I've ever seen in my life. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Heather Myles Injustice
R.W. Shamy Jr. writes: Heather is and has been her own girl- Kinda remind you of Dale Watson? (too country for country?) Just like June Carter Cash? --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
RE: k.d. lang (was Re: Heather Myles Injustice)
New Hampshire Jon says: As I remember it, there had been some rumors about her sexuality here and there before she came out, but I don't think that was what caused Nashville to turn its back on her. I really don't recall the fact that she was a lesbian as being a huge surprise to anyone. More than anything else, it was her fight with western cattle ranchers that did in her country career, which happened shortly before she came out. That accords with my recollection and with the account in the Encyclopedia of Country Music, which points out that Lang never did do well on country radio (though she did win a country Grammy in 1989) during the 3 years between her Sire debut and her 1990 coming out as a vegetarian, which was actually several years before her other coming out. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Bottle Rockets --in NYC last night
Well the solution to this is of course for Henneman to strip off his shirt, and stick a cucumber down his skin tight white pants. ehh. or maybe not. Well, he almost did last night! They're just finishing up the album due out this Spring, and got out of the studio (back in Brooklyn) for the first time since the first of the year , for the Mercury Lounge's 5th anniversary show. This was one loose and pretty juiced show--and much fun, as far as I'm concerned. It was an all-requests night, which led (surprisingly) to fairly tight versions of their best-known songs (but no prolonged debate over Radar Gun...you know, I was trying to figure out Henneman's real ATTITUDE towards the character there.) but the loud rockers were a challenge since they were using an acoustic lead. "We have a rule about no electric leads until the new album comes out"...so "this is the last time you get to hera us as a kind of country band." That sounds a little ominous, but once their bass amp started to emit the gnetle patter of flatulence (Translation" really loud sounds that weretooy like chains of farts for them not to comment), waylaying the talented but quite ripped new bass player, we got Oral Recitation versions of Indianapolis, and sometimes cookin' sometimes incredibly sloppy and drunk versions of Steve Earle, George Jones and Merle Haggard numbers. Also: They've announced that they are lifetime members of the Church of Shania Twain. I really belive they like her, but I detected a hint of less than total respect. Or maybe it was the liquor talking. Just an observation. And they had to get all that into one hour. Barry M.
RE: Heather Myles Injustice
Smilin' Jim says: [Americana] Programmers get excited over some pretty mediocre stuff that leaves the rest of us just shaking our heads and wondering what you're thinking. That "rest of us" is a little disingenuous coming from a programmer g. Actually, though, I agree with Jim - except that there's not much overlap, it seems, between his idea of mediocre and mine. I had never heard Myles before I was asked to write the notes for HH, and I didn't agree to do it until I took a long, hard listen to the album; I liked it then, and I still like it now. Regardless, I'll say that although Mike's correct about her "take it or leave it" attitude when it comes to doing her music the way she wants to, she and Rounder have been pretty straightforward about trying to get a foot in the mainstream door, and the fact that not only she, but a lot of other folks, have had trouble doing so is an indicator of a big problem area for country and country radio. If things were like they used to be, the odds are pretty good that at least *some* of the more straightforwardly country acts and releases that get discussed here - whether it's Myles or the Derailers or Dale Watson or whomever - would be in the door, not as stars, but with a bit of airplay, a degree of access to country venues, playing package shows and/or as openers for more established acts, etc. The gatekeeper role of radio these days (is there any doubt it's more important than it used to be?), combined with the Consultants From Hell, has stifled the artist development pattern of a couple of decades ago, and the Americana/alt.country scene is not a very satisfactory substitute, at least not yet. You might not think that's a big deal with Myles if you don't care for her work, but I'll bet everyone can think of an artist or two that fits the picture. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Chicago Calendar
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WH! Lookit all the new *s this week! Note that the Calendar has a contributing editor this week: P2er Tom Mohr. Keep filling in the blanks, thanks! Well, I 'umbly offer a few additions to Linda's cast of thousands... The Empty Bottle ad includes the most important band in history: Friday, March 5 at 10:00 PM, Plastic People of the Universe, $7.00 (USD). Here's one more for the Cultural Center: The Cath Carroll Band Saturday, February 6, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Randolph Cafe A semi-acoustical performance by the English vocalist of mostly original works from past and pending compact discs that blends ambient grooves, non-strident vocal and varied instrumentation. Pollstar lists this for Lyle Lovett 03/20/99 Joliet IL Rialto Square Theatre And http://www.kellywillis.com includes this: April 1999 All shows with Bruce Robison Thursday, April 1, Chicago, IL at Schuba's. Friday, April 2, Chicago, IL at Schuba's. And anyone in the Western suburbs should check out the schedules for Fermilab (including The Jazz Passengers with Deborah Harry, March 6) and College of DuPage (including Natalie MacMaster -- Apr. 17, and Leo Kottke -- June 5). And the Chicago Bulls, with 1999 NBA-leading scorer Toni Kukoc, open their season this weekend. Non-stridently yours, -- Tom Mohr at the office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (on vacation till 2-8) at the home: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Death of the Twangzine
Very sorry to hear you're packing in it for a while, Jeff. Please do it again soon. Real soon! --junior
RE: Hank Thompson disc
Doing other people's songs just doesn't have the same stigma in country (though maybe it does these days g) as in some other fields; why, as late as his Philadelphia live album, Merle Haggard was doing impressions of other artists (Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, Buck Owens) Anyhow, this Thompson stuff is great; I've got the Radio Broadcasts, and I'm going to grab Brazos ASAP. Thanks, Dina. Jon Weisberger Yeah that disc sounds good, Dina.. I'm just thinkin though, Jon, that at the time of these live Hank Thompson cuts, there was less stigma about doing hits in most fields. Certainly pop singers would almost automatically do current hits in their live shows...and this was the era of "Your Hit Parade" as a TV hit, with the show's cast doing other people's pop hits every week. RB artists certainly did this too...and even eraly rockers. (They wouldn't even have been THOUGHT of as covers, would they! Covers still meant deliberately stepping on somebody else's record release to grab some bucks off the same number, certainly not performing them, which I know you know).. So, as this sort of very public fan of some singers who write and writers who sing, and somebody who, back when I did it, wrote in the rock press, I just wanna say--I love versions of songs done by others whos style we know too. And they don't even have to be drunk as Bottle Rockets to do it! (Those Merle live covers are fairly terrific, too!) Barry
RE: What Country is Really All About
[Matt Benz] I still say the Dixie Chicks look terrible, hair and outfits wise. Can I get a witness?
RE: Hank Thompson disc
Yep, Barry, I definitely think it's a shame people don't do more covers of their peers, in the manner you're describing. This was indeed a more common practice in the 60s and before. Interpreting other contemporary songs can provide some variety and a change-of-pace in basically any show. --junior
RE: What Country is Really All About
[Matt Benz] I still say the Dixie Chicks look terrible, hair and outfits wise. Can I get a witness? Heh, they ain't no Carlene Carter, what can I say g. Should this be on the fluff list??? --junior
RE: What Country is Really All About
Well, I'm not gonna dish on their looks, just the outfits and do's. To get all Blackwell about it, The Dixie Chicks went scratchin in the wrong dirt when they picked these outfits. Look away, look away, Dixie land, indeed! -Original Message- From: BARNARD [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 9:27 AM To: passenger side Subject: RE: What Country is Really All About [Matt Benz] I still say the Dixie Chicks look terrible, hair and outfits wise. Can I get a witness? Heh, they ain't no Carlene Carter, what can I say g. Should this be on the fluff list??? --junior
RE: What Country is Really All About
I could care less how the Dixie Chicks dress, so no witness here, Matt. I do think it's interesting, though, that the writer of that piece seemed to think that Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn wore gingham frocks throughout their careers, which is way, way off-base. The difference is that when they went upscale in their stage dress, it was in an adult-oriented, "high class" direction - gowns gauze, you might say, and this was general true, I think, at least partway through the 80s (I have a great picture I made at the Opry in 1987 or 88 of Patty Loveless in a Lynn-type gown), whereas the Chicks (and Twain, and...) seem to be going for something a tad more, ah, youth-oriented. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Bing Crosby recommendation?
Since the Del McCoury comment I posted here recently, naming Der Bingle as one of his favorite singers, reminded me that I've heard the same from lots of other cool country guys (e.g., Maggard), I figure my library isn't complete without something representative. Any thoughts? Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
RE: What Country is Really All About
I agree entirely, Matt. I mean, those girls need to do the makeover show on E! network. We must not be their target audience Their music can be (or was, at one point, as people here have been pointing out) quite respectable, but the look sure isn't hitting home with me... --junior PS. I expect to see the denizens of the goddess abode in Nashville dressing that way any day now g
Re: Bing Crosby recommendation?
Bing was big favorite of the young Elvis, too. "Harbor Lights," one of the very first songs Elvis recorded at Sun (I mean, right there with "Blue Moon of KY," etc.) was a Bing hit. I recently saw Bing in a high society movie with Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra and he was incredibly cool and funny. Really stole the show, in a way. So I'd be interested to hear a Bing compilation recommendation as well. ---junior
RE: What Country is Really All About
Actually, now that I think about it, I don't really care for the "look" of many contemporary country artists. My head's always full of old-time stuff and the way the performers dress now in general just doesn't get it for me. Men *and* women, I'm talking about... --junior
Re: Fairport Convention/Airplane (was Re: Vital Rock of the 60's - you had to be there man!!)
i was never a big fairport fan but i will say richard thompson deserves a listenhis work with his ex linda is good stuff and his solo work after that is excellantgreat guitar player and songwriter mark Well, I guess I should've amended my earlier statement about Thompson, but I was on a roll, yabba dabba doo. But, like Surrealistic, I picked up a copy of Shoot Out the Lights by the former Mr.-and-Mrs. I got it because it KEPT ON showing up on critics and fans lists of Top Whatevers. Plus, Bob Mould had done a blistering version of the title track, and anyway, I got it. And while I will acknowledge how floored I was by the guitar work on the title track, I liked maybe one other song on the album. The songs may have been good, but the production of the album left me flat-out cold. For some reason, I take production as seriously as I do musicianship, and if I don't feel the production flatters a song (or songs), then I don't think the song's gonna be great. Thompson's stuff all seems to strike me this way, so maybe I'm just hearing the wrong records, but at fifteen or so bucks a pop, I can safely say that I'm not gonna find out. Oh well, it's not the last boat I've missed. After all, I can't seem to fathom the effusive praise for Son Volt's live shows, so there ya go. Lance . . .
Re: Bing Crosby recommendation?
Jon asked: Since the Del McCoury comment I posted here recently, naming Der Bingle as one of his favorite singers, reminded me that I've heard the same from lots of other cool country guys (e.g., Maggard), I figure my library isn't complete without something representative. Any thoughts? I would start with Bing's "I'm an Old Cowhand" it is an import with 25 cowboy tunes recorded between 1933-44. It has him doing Tumblin' Tumbleweeds, San Antonio Rose, Pistol Packin Mama, I'm an Old Cowhand, The Last Round Up, Don't Fence Me In, Empty Saddles, Santa Fe Trail, Deep in the Heart of Texas... Of course if you have a spare $65 burning a hole in your pocket, 100 of Bing's Decca recordings have just recently been released on a 4cd set "His Legendary Years (1931-1957)" plus a 68 page booklet. Shannon
RE: What Country is Really All About
-Original Message- From: Jon Weisberger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 9:34 AM To: passenger side Subject: RE: What Country is Really All About I could care less how the Dixie Chicks dress, so no witness here, Matt. I do think it's interesting, though, that the writer of that piece seemed to think that Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn wore gingham frocks throughout their careers, which is way, way off-base. [Matt Benz] Yeh, I suppose maybe I shouldn't notice such things. H. Now you have me questioning my whole.oh never mind. G Anyway, I agree with ya, and it probably goes without saying that yeh, maybe Lynn and Wynette didn't have any "empowerment" songs since that word "empowerment" wasn't in use-but songs like "The Pill" "Don't COme Home A Drinkin" etc came close. Sure, maybe it wasn't about deflowering a boy, or throwing your man to the floor for a quickie, but then, it was a different era. Those tunes were pretty damn bold.
Re: Bing Crosby recommendation?
Jon Weisberger writes: Since the Del McCoury comment I posted here recently, naming Der Bingle as one of his favorite singers, reminded me that I've heard the same from lots of other cool country guys (e.g., Maggard), I figure my library isn't complete without something representative. Any thoughts? Yeah, the Decca boxed set. I picked up a used copy about a year ago and it's never far from my car's CD player. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
RE: What Country is Really All About
Agreed, Jr, and I'm no fashion plate myself. For instance, I think the Mavricks look pretty silly with their faux hipster mafia look, and well, any of those other bands like Diamond Rio need to realize that Chess King closed down back in the 80's. Hell, they make BG bands look like the whip. M -Original Message- From: BARNARD [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 9:46 AM To: passenger side Subject: RE: What Country is Really All About Actually, now that I think about it, I don't really care for the "look" of many contemporary country artists. My head's always full of old-time stuff and the way the performers dress now in general just doesn't get it for me. Men *and* women, I'm talking about... --junior
Re: Fairport Convention/Airplane (was Re: Vital Rock of the 60's
Lance, Thompson's work can be uneven, especially if you're not an already-informed fan, but he's definitely worth keeping up with. Have you tried that 3-disc "best of" compilation?? Over the years I've bought and resold a number of his albums, but that compilation has stayed in my collection and gets a fair amount of listening. Plus it has his great great Elvis song, "From Galway to Graceland," which floors me every time I hear it. --junior
Re: Bottle Rockets
Black Oak Arkansas, a band even uglier and far worse than Henneman Co. had 3 gold records in the 70's That was the 70s Jim "Joe Bob" Dandy looked much better in white spandex, in fact the thought of the bottle rockets in spandex makes me ill
Re: lou ford?
Louise Kyme wrote regarding Jon's comment that "if you can't play the drums, you can't do anything. Except, I guess, play an accordion": ahem, 'scuse me, that was low. Aw, let'm talk, Louise. Choosing the high road instead of indulging in cracks like "What do you expect from a bass player," calls have been made. Smokey Dacus and Johnny Cuviello are on their way over to the Weisberger ranch right now to have a "talk" with him . . . Tom Smith
Re: Bottle Rockets
Black Oak Arkansas, a band even uglier and far worse than Henneman Co. had 3 gold records in the 70's That was the 70s And??? Dan Bentele
RE: Bottle Rockets
Jon: Theirs was the first version of "Singing The Blues" I ever heard. I still like the song itself, but I'd have to say that their rendition hasn't aged well in my book... This is impressive, Jon g. No "Smoke on the Water," but BOA's version of "Singing the Blues" Hm. Was the recent mini-thread on BOA on the fluff list? I forget, but it's sort of amazing that this much discourse on them has resurfaced in the last few weeks. Is it just the article in Oxford American or are their reissues (my current kitsch reissue dancecard is full, of course, since I've committed for the Blodwyn Pig truck-drivin' songs g). --junior
looks (was: What Country is Really All About)
Matt: Agreed, Jr, and I'm no fashion plate myself. For instance, I think the Mavricks look pretty silly with their faux hipster mafia look, and well, any of those other bands like Diamond Rio need to realize that Chess King closed down back in the 80's. Hell, they make BG bands look like the whip. Heh, Chess King! I'd forgotten all about that. What a terrible memory! g. But, um.. But truly, I think a performers' look is important. Not as important as their performance obviously, but something to pay attention to and try to get right nonetheless. Like entertaining folks, smiling, etc. And most of the contemporary "suburban"-looking twang artists are visual turnoffs, as far as I'm concerned. I mean, I still think the Porter school of dressing is excellent. Or more muted looks, like Bob Wills', or whoever. Or classic BG looks, like Matt mentions. *Anything* but this yuppied-out "don't you think I'm sexy" look so many of the contemporaries seem compelled by managment to wear I mean, Billy Ray's music may be improving, but I still have to avert my eyes when he walks on-camera!!! g Not to mention the Faith Hills and Lori Morgans and other women. Sheesh. Reba??? Somebody call the fashion police Vince, for example, looked ok in that special last week, with the tasteful plain suit and open shirt. That's a lot better than the hat-boy uniforms a lot of them wear. But still, one could do so much better!! Oh well, --junior
RE: Bing Crosby recommendation?
Heh heh. Isn't "Maggard" Cletus Maggard, of them CB joke albums? I've got one. You know, with a 6 minute plus bit on how Washington crossing the Delaware would've been if they had trucks and cb's. It's a stinker! -Original Message- From: Jon Weisberger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 10:20 AM To: passenger side Subject: RE: Bing Crosby recommendation? Jon Weisberger writes: ...other cool country guys (e.g., Maggard)... Geez, did I write that? More coffee, please. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
RE: K.D. Lang
I'd think that Lang left off trying to make it in the country music field because she didn't have much success in it, and while coming out might have been the last nail in the coffin, her no-meat stance (- indicates public aspect, not just private taste) *was* poorly received, and it *did* come a couple of years before her sexual orientation was a matter of public discussion. The fact is, though, that even before that, she may have been a critics' fave and a Grammy winner (though we know about the vagaries of NARAS voting on country categories), but she got nowhere to speak of on the radio - two singles that tiptoed up to the low 20s on the Billboard chart at a time (88-89) when things hadn't really shut down yet, and folks like Lovett, Earle, Carpenter, et. al. were doing as well or better. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: K.D. Lang
There are several lesbians in country music who have done quite well. Oh really? By all means, name even one successful *openly* gay country artist, male or female. Yeah, this baffled me, too. Who (short of spreading unsubstantiated rumors, of course)? And by what terms is "quite well" defined? 10,000 copies of an indie release sold, or actual top 40 hits? It's still considered the commerical kiss of death to publicly cop to same sex orientation in country circles. It's a fact, jack. Yeah, it might be coincidence, but remember how quickly Randy Travis married his manager several years back when the rumors about him reached a certain critical mass. A lot of the old taboos have fallen in the last ten years or so, but that's still the Big One. The eventual emergence of the first openly gay country music star is going to be one of the more fascinating milestones in country music when it finally happens. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: NYC content: Irivng Plaza WFMU
Just a quick note to let y'all know Elena Skye The Demolition String Band will be opening for Ricky Skaggs at Irving Plaza tonight. Also featured tonight will be John Herald, one of the original Green Briar Boys, his band will feature some hot, hot local pickers. Skaggs band won't be too shabby either. WARNING: The Demolition String Band are definately the far edgy corner of the bluegrass part of bluegrass, definately no part of nothing in the BIll Monroe view of the world. There's a snare drum and a screaming telecaster and baritone guitar, in case there are any hardcore bluegrasss afficianados out there. I think the most bluegrass you'll find up there is in our burning little hearts, definately not in the structure of our sound. Fore-warned is fore-armed THEN...Saturday afternoon at 1PM The Demolition String Band will appear live on WFMU, 91.1FM, as part of Laura Cantrell's long running Saturday afternoon show, Radio Thrift Shop. BTW, Laura will be featured in a special on City Arts on Channel Thirteen tonight and then again on Sunday. Unfortuantely I don't have an exact time, I'll post that as soon as I find out. It will be a special on radio shows.
Re: Don Was info please....
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey kids; What's the general feeling hereabouts on Don Was as a producer? I've got a buddy who's a pretty big Van Halen fan (a tough path of late I suppose g), and apparently Was has been tapped to head things up for the new VH record. Any insight?? thanks, Dan I love his stuff. I think he's one of those guys who tries to coax the artist's own vision out into the open, and his ears are impeccable. His Willie Waylon records may be masterpieces, and his Bonnie stuff rocked. Good man. His records sound like a guy with good taste did them, which I consider to be the Grail. They sound sort of "round" and real, like real musicians playing real music. Or something. And he uses a Focusrite. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Bye for now
I'm off to Nashville, to spend some time hangin' and jamming at the big SPBGMA blowout, plus a couple of other interesting prospects that I hope to report on upon my return at weekend's end. Y'all behave yourselves, now... Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Don Was info please....
Joe: And he uses a Focusrite. I need to ask, what's a Focusrite?? --junior
RE: K.D. Lang
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote: Ty Herndon seems to have overcome the, er, questions raised about his sexuality (not just male/female orientation) by his solicitation arrest of a couple of years ago. Yes, but did he then come out and say "okay folks, cat's out of the bag, I like men and whaddya think about that, huh?" No, he hoped the matter would just quietly disappear if he didn't comment on it too much. And I guess it did. In other words, Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Kip Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Swingin' Doors, 2/4/99
The Hot Club of Cowtown stopped by the show last night. They were as wonderful as always, and put on an excellent show at the Tractor later on. Also, I have good news for Swingin' Doors archive listeners -- due to popular demand, the KCMU webmaster has agreed to begin archiving again a limited number of shows, including Swingin' Doors. The first (or second?) hour of last night's show should be up on the KCMU web page in the next day or two. Listen in at: http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm Due to the Hot Club appearance and the nonstop ringing of that damn telephone, the show was a bit hectic last night, and I even mistakenly fired up a Heather Myles song (who was s'posed to start the next set) instead of Floyd Tillman, making for a bit of a rough segue outta T. Texas Tyler. After cursing myself out, I was consoled by the fact that I had made room for "Linda On My Mind" at the end of the next set. Sometimes things work out just fine.--don Ricky Skaggs - Connemara Flatt Scruggs - Down The Road Hot Club of Cowtown - Dinah (live) Hot Club of Cowtown - Bonaparte's (live) Hot Club of Cowtown - I Can't Tame Wild Women (live) Hot Club of Cowtown - Please Don't Talk About Me (live) Hot Club of Cowtown - Sally Gooden (live) Hot Club of Cowtown - Chinatown, My Chinatown Cliff Bruner his Texas Wanderers - Draggin' The Bow Adolph Hofner his Texans - We Played A Game Hugh Karl Farr - 'Deed I Do W. Lee O'Daniel his Hillbilly Boys - Dirty Hangover Blues Hadacol - Big Tornado Lucinda Williams - Big Red Sun Blues (3/2 at the King Cat) The Hangdogs - High and Dry Cisco - Long Way Home Jesse Dayton - Kissing Abilene Goodbye (request) Countrypolitans - Instant Love The Dave Deke Combo - Henpecked Peckerwood Ernest Tubb - Mississippi Gal T. Texas Tyler - Red Light Heather Myles - Lovin' The Bottle Buck Owens - Close Up The Honky Tonks Johnny Paycheck - Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey Johnny Bush - Undo The Right Moe Bandy - Smoke Filled Bar (request) Conway Twitty - Linda On My Mind Damnations - Things I Once Adored (3/13 at the Croc. w/ Richard Buckner) Beaver Nelson - Forget Thinkin' Richard Buckner - 22 (3/13 at the Crocodile w/ the Damnations) Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe (request) Steve Earle the Del McCoury Band - Yours Forever Blue J.D. Crowe the New South - Come Back Sweetheart Ralph Stanley (with Patty Loveless) - Pretty Polly (request) The Stanley Brothers - Another Night Iris DeMent - I Miss A Lot Of Trains Clodhopper - Chrystalline (request) The Gourds - Lament (3/26 at the Tractor) Bad Livers - I'm Convicted (2/13 at the Tractor) Willie Nelson - She's Not For You (request) Fred Eaglesmith - Drinkin' Too Much (2/18 at the Tractor) James Hand - Heart Of Mine Mel Street - Who'll Turn Out The Lights Neko Case - Karoline (3/11 at the Tractor) Old 97s - St. Ignatius (request) The Flatirons - Crazy Train Louvin Brothers - The Last Old Shovel Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton - When We're Gone, Long Gone David Olney - Avery County Swingin' Doors can be heard Thursdays from 6-9pm on KCMU 90.3FM in Seattle. Email me if you have any questions about the music played.--don
Re: Heather Myles Injustice
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Bill Silvers wrote at the end of his fine defense of Heather Myles: Kelly Willis is my favorite female singer these days. I saw her for the first time in St. Louis last October and she was even better than I thought she'd be. But she's not really directly comparable to Heather Myles, and it's an apples and oranges comparison. IMHO. Yep. Heather's much more of a hard country singer. She's more comparable to folks like Conway Twitty, Gene Watson, Mel Street, etc. I'd bet most of the folks who find her "boring" would most likely say the same about those guys.--don
Re: Ray Price recommendations
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Ian Durkacz wrote: A couple of weeks ago here in Sheffield I heard a local band do a great version of 'Crazy Arms' - which song I have been singing to myself ever since ... If that's typical of Ray Price, then it looks like I've got a big gap in my record collection, and I'd like to hear more. Can anyone recommend to me which of the many 'best of' collections would be a good place to start to hear more of his honky tonk sounds. I'd definitely take Columbia/Legacy's The Essential Ray Price over the more skimpy and haphazardly chosen American Originals, particularly if you're a fan of classic shuffle stuff like "Crazy Arms." The Essential disc has 20 tracks of honky tonk heaven.--don
Re: Fairport Convention/Airplane (was Re: Vital Rock of the 60's - you had to be there man!!)
"White Rabbit" 45. And, lest we forget, there was Homer's brilliant reference to the Airplane, Starship, and Alan Parsons Project, which I would love to see get quoted here by another Simpsons obsessive. "Now Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for the Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft. " -Homer J. Simpson, from the episode "Homerpalooza" Happy to help out. _ Brad's Page of Steel: http://www.well.com/user/wellvis/steel.html A gog among med, but really just a lap steel guitar geek
Re: K.D. Lang
In a message dated 2/5/99 10:22:37 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh for christ sake...the fact that K.D. made her anti-meat sentiments loudly known had a lot less to do with her lack of success in the country market than the fact that she didn't look/act the way succesful Top 40 female artists are supposed to look/act. There seem to be several other P2ers who disagree with your take on that. Is it your opinion or do you have any wayt to prove that? There are several lesbians in country music who have done quite well. Oh really? By all means, name even one successful *openly* gay country artist, male or female. I never said they were out, bubba. And it is not my place to "out" anyone, but I will remind you of Ty Herndon's arrest in a Texas city park, which is a matter of public record. While the charges placed were for Indecent Exposure and possesion of drugs, the police report that was faxed to about a million offices in Nashville described what was obviously an attempt to pick up an undercover officer of the same sex. He has made quite a comeback from the debacle, which may indicate that the current HNC fans are either more forgiving, or have very short memories. Slim
Re: Hay Check this out!
On 02 Feb, Chad Cosper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.indieaudio.com/ Does that mean AMERICANA Music could get played? Like there's not any out there now? NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! This may have been covered at some point in time, but is there any way for us Mac users to access this? Any plans for Microsoft to release a Mac version of their player or is there one out there that I just haven't seen? And while you're at it a version for Acorn computers running RISCOS. Brian -- Brian Debenham [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) StrongARMed and dangerous ! Chelmsford CAMRA: http://homepages.enterprise.net/briandebenham/camra.html
RE: K.D. Lang
Lianne: (Frankly, I don't believe that soliciting homosexual sex for drugs is quite the same thing as being a homosexual...) Let's see Nah, I'm not gonna go there g. --junior
Re: K.D. Lang
In a message dated 2/5/99 12:10:09 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Frankly, I don't believe that soliciting homosexual sex for drugs is quite the same thing as being a homosexual...) According to the report, Herndon had a baggie of crystal meth that he offered to share with the cop before they did whatever it is that two men do together. Slim
Damnations TX (was Re: best so far
I forgot to mention the upcoming debut album from Damnations TX, Half Mad Moon. Few acts blend rock and twang as effectively as these folks -- they're equally adept at crunchy pop-rock gems and soulful acoustic twang. Most of all, I just love their gorgeous sisterly harmonizing.--don
Re: Don Was info please....
"Ph. Barnard" wrote: Joe: And he uses a Focusrite. I need to ask, what's a Focusrite?? --junior It's a really nice line of compressors that are so well-engineered that you can really squash things without the artifacts commonly found in cheaper units, like loss of highs, etc. I'd kill for one but I ain't rich enough... -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Re: Heather Myles Injustice
Don writes: Yep. Heather's much more of a hard country singer. She's more comparable to folks like Conway Twitty, Gene Watson, Mel Street, etc. I'd bet most of the folks who find her "boring" would most likely say the same about those guys. OK, I know we've been over this before, but it hasn't sunk in yet. (I'm a hard headed Italian, if ya haven't guessed yet). What's so "hard" about any of this? I was never really a fan of Twitty (though seeing Dale Watson perform some of his songs made me appreciate him more.) and I can't say I'm overly familiar with the other two, though I know their names, so you may be right. Can you explain? Obviously adding the word hard to country is not like adding it to rock. g Jim, smilin'
K.D. Lang
Kip: Oh for christ sake...the fact that K.D. made her anti-meat sentiments loudly known had a lot less to do with her lack of success in the country market than the fact that she didn't look/act the way succesful Top 40 female artists are supposed to look/act. Slim: There seem to be several other P2ers who disagree with your take on that. Is it your opinion or do you have any way to prove that? It would be just about impossible to "prove" either way. There aren't statistics available on the acceptance of country audiences to to gay performers, other than the utter lack of commerically successful openly gay artists. Slim: There are several lesbians in country music who have done quite well. Kip: Oh really? By all means, name even one successful *openly* gay country artist, male or female. Slim: I never said they were out, bubba. Exactly. Look, I'm not trying to pick on country music fans: I'm a huge country music fan! But historically, it's not been the most tolerant of uh, alternative lifestyles. That's not exactly a news flash. Kip
Pernice tours Australia
Joe Pernice will tour Australia (solo) in February. Some of you might be wondering why he would return there so soon, having just been there in December. Well, the immigration people weren't being very cooperative in December, and he never got there. So, immigration willing, here are the replacement dates. February Fri 19 Punter's club, Melbourne Sat 20 Corner Hotel, Melbourne Sun 21 Emily Grace Hotel, Adelaide Wed 24 Greenwich Bar, Perth Fri 26 Hopetoun, Sydney Sat 27 Globe, Sydney w/ Archer Prewitt Sun 28 Rick's Cafe, Brisbane The Pernice Brothers will be touring Europe in May, and Joe will probably do a solo European tour in June. I will post those dates as soon as I have them. *** Joyce Linehan Artist Management 10A Burt Street Dorchester, MA 02124
HADACOL
Don, David, and others, Thank you for the recommendations! I ran out last night and bought Hadacols "Better Than This" (the first store I went to was actually sold out, that really peeked my attention), it is fabulous! Since then I have listened to it about six more times, and I am still blown away! I also checked out their web site, and I must say, theyre not hard to look at either. Definitely on my list of must sees at SXSW, I bet they can really put on a show! Thanks again. SG __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Hard country (was Re: Heather Myles Injustice
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, I know we've been over this before, but it hasn't sunk in yet. (I'm a hard headed Italian, if ya haven't guessed yet). What's so "hard" about any of this? I was never really a fan of Twitty (though seeing Dale Watson perform some of his songs made me appreciate him more.) and I can't say I'm overly familiar with the other two, though I know their names, so you may be right. Can you explain? Obviously adding the word hard to country is not like adding it to rock. g It's "hard country" because non-country types like you don't like it.g I'm feelin' lazy today, so here's the definition I gave the last time this subject came up, way back in December '97: Hard country isn't exactly synonymous with traditional country. Traditional country is a more all-encompassing term that may include a number of well, traditional country styles -- honky tonk, western swing, old-timey, etc. For example, Uncle Dave Macon could rightly be considered to be a traditional country artist, but he is not what most folks consider to be hard country. Now some may quibble with the definition of hard country that I'm about to give (I'm sure they'll be an objection or two from Northern Kentuckyg), but I'm fairly confident most folks would go along with it. Hard country music arguably reached its peak in the period of time from the late 60s to mid 70s. Generally, hard country artists used a stripped-down honky-tonk sound that often included fiddle, and almost always pedal steel. Hard country emphasizes slower tempos, and is generally absent of any kind of rock influences. Typical hard country artists of that time would include Mel Street, Moe Bandy, Johnny Bush, Tony Booth, Conway Twitty, and Cal Smith. Even though his heyday was the mid 70s to early 80s, Gene Watson would have to be considered one of the ultimate hard country artists. Lyrically, hard country artists emphasized the downside of love, along with venerable honky tonk subjects such as drinking and cheating. No doubt Northern Kentucky could plausibly argue for a more open and generous definition of hard country, but I'm more interested in defining the music's core values. You could say my definition of hard country simply means it was the honky tonk music of its day, but that's not quite right (even though the two terms are roughly synonymous). Whereas honky tonk may include the occasional roaring song or novelty tune, hard country rarely gets to be boisterous. Shuffles and ballads heavy on the fiddle 'n steel with lyrics expressing a gritty, realistic portrayal of love's travails -- that's hard country music. I suppose you could say hard country goes all the way back to the very beginnings of honky tonk, when folks such as Ted Daffan and Floyd Tillman wrote bleak songs of unrequited love like "Born To Lose" and "It Makes No Difference Now." Still, the hard country sound didn't truly come to fruition until a coupla decades later. I'd trace hard country's beginnings back to the mid-to-late 50s, when Ray Price shuffles like "Crazy Arms" and "Invitation To The Blues" and early George Jones ballads like "Color Of The Blues" and "Just One More" really defined hard country's sound and bleak lyrical outlook. Singers like Bush, Booth and Darrell McCall were heavily influenced by Price, and they carried his sound into the 70s and beyond. Not everything Jones has recorded would be considered to be hard country, but the bulk of it is. And the same goes for Haggard. Not necessarily his tribute albums to Wills and Rodgers, but definitely songs like "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)," "The Emptiest Arms In The World" and "Holding Things Together." When new singers talk about their admiration for Jones and Haggard, they're paying obeisance to hard country. And those fabled Johnny Paycheck Little Darlin' recordings from the mid to late 60s are definitely hardcore hard country. While hard country generally has a basic barroom sound, it can easily incorporate strings -- many of Jones's 70s and early 80s recordings with Billy Sherrill are hard country at its best. As for the alternative country artists of today, Dale Watson is probably the best example of a hard country artist. Alan Jackson has perhaps had the most success with hard country in the 90s mainstream. As you can see from the list of artists above, hard country is predominantly male (but not necessarily so). The ideal listening environment for hard country is while sitting alone in a bar (preferably smoky and dimly lit), or, second-best, alone somewhere else.g--don n.p. Mel Street - Smokey Mountain Memories
Re: K.D. Lang
At 01:16 PM 2/5/99 EST, Slim wrote: In a message dated 2/5/99 12:10:09 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Frankly, I don't believe that soliciting homosexual sex for drugs is quite the same thing as being a homosexual...) According to the report, Herndon had a baggie of crystal meth that he offered to share with the cop before they did whatever it is that two men do together. Oh? Interesting. I have only had second or third-hand reports on the incident, so from all that I read I had gotten the impression he was trying to GET drugs. Lianne
Re: Don Was info please....
Joe on Focusrites: It's a really nice line of compressors that are so well-engineered that you can really squash things without the artifacts commonly found in cheaper units, like loss of highs, etc. I'd kill for one but I ain't rich enough... Ah damn. Guess I'll just go back to my still-unfulfilled search for that ribbon-mic-I'll-find-someday-in-a-junkshop-for-ten-bucks of my dreams... --junior
Re: Richard Thompson
Jerry Curry wrote: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite desert island recordings for me. I don't know how influential he was, but he certainly can write a song and play guitar. For the record, "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" was Richard and Linda's first album together. I got import copy back in 1974. It remains one of their best, although "Pour Down Like Silver" ain't too shabby. Jim
Re: K.D. Lang
One last thing about Ms. Lang, and then I'll leave the topic alone. Not like's it's never been discussed here g. To clarify: although k.d.'s sexual orientation probably wasn't the only factor that aliented potential fans and kept her off the radio (another being she was, at time, too "country" for country radio), I still say it was the biggest reason. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Kip, over and out
Re: Richard Thompson
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, James Nelson wrote: Jerry Curry wrote: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite desert island recordings for me. I don't know how influential he was, but he certainly can write a song and play guitar. For the record, "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" was Richard and Linda's first album together. I got import copy back in 1974. It remains one of their best, although "Pour Down Like Silver" ain't too shabby. People often laud Thompson's "Shoot Out The Lights" as being his best of that period, and maybe that's because it's more of a rock record with folk overtones. But I myself prefer "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight", which is just about as perfect a blend of folk and rock as has ever been make. And I think the production on both that album and "Pours Down Like Silver" is just fine, myself. Nicely understated, everything sounds "real", tasteful and creative arrangments, etc. etc. One thing's for sure: these weren't no coffee folk records. (Dar Williams, take note). Kip
Re: Richard Thompson
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, James Nelson wrote: Jerry Curry wrote: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite desert island recordings for me. I don't know how influential he was, but he certainly can write a song and play guitar. For the record, "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" was Richard and Linda's first album together. I got import Yep.I was a bit too fast on the send button and added one additional album to the supposed "swansong" list. Wel, I suppose looking at all the folks that hopped onto _Beat the Retreat_, it makes me think he's pretty respected. Count me in as a huge Linda fan though. Adios..I'll be in LA w/ the Weiss boys part of next week. I'm not sure which is more dangerous: the Nashville goddess contingent or the LA boys. NP: Acoustic Guitar Summit JC
Re: Richard Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/05 2:26 PM Kip wrote: People often laud Thompson's "Shoot Out The Lights" as being his best of that period, and maybe that's because it's more of a rock record with folk overtones. But I myself prefer "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight", which is just about as perfect a blend of folk and rock as has ever been make. And I think the production on both that album and "Pours Down Like Silver" is just fine, myself. Nicely understated, everything sounds "real", tasteful and creative arrangments, etc. etc. One thing's for sure: these weren't no coffee folk records. How are we defining "that period"? The whole Richard and Linda era? The reason I'm asking is because I hear a huge difference between the stuff they recorded for Island and their later material for Chrysalis and Hannibal. The early records are very folky sounding, more acoustic with lots of tradtional English and Irish influences. When they changed record companies, they noticeably shifted gears. The accordion and fiddle were still there, sometimes, but his guitar playing was way out front. Their last record together, "Shoot Out the Lights," was a great rock record. Too bad they got divorced in the middle of making it. Jim N.
Re: TwangCast for Macs
Bob writes: . Mike, you might also consider renting a Mac for a few days and getting it to work over a modem yourself -- then write up a help page for Mac users to follow. We'll have links to Mac user groups on site soon so that the issue of making the player work (I understand it has problems on other sites with Mac too) can be discussed by all you Mac users. We'll monitor those as much as possible looking for a solution but we feel Microsoft is probably the biggest part of the culprit here. My tech guys don't know everything but they have spent countless hours dealing with this and as Microsoft beta developers/testers they have access to a lot of good info. As far as other formats for audio delivery, we're sticking by our Media Player and hoping for divine intervention for Mac users. I'll keep you posted, also look for a discussion chat on TwangCast soon. Mike Hays http://www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Re: Richard Thompson
Without sounding too crass, can I suggest that the record wouldn't be as great if they hadn't been going through the divorce? "Walking On A Wire" and "Wall of Death" especially seem to be given added depth by the context. I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone, but if it had to happen I'm glad to take the record as fallout. John Magee How are we defining "that period"? The whole Richard and Linda era? The reason I'm asking is because I hear a huge difference between the stuff they recorded for Island and their later material for Chrysalis and Hannibal. The early records are very folky sounding, more acoustic with lots of tradtional English and Irish influences. When they changed record companies, they noticeably shifted gears. The accordion and fiddle were still there, sometimes, but his guitar playing was way out front. Their last record together, "Shoot Out the Lights," was a great rock record. Too bad they got divorced in the middle of making it. Jim N.
Cub Koda (marginal twang)
The Cubster came up awhile back; I saw this today:
Cub Koda
Cub Koda appears to be mending well and recovering from heart problems that
sidelined the singer/writer/performer last August.
"Don," Cub reported January 12, "It's liner note time again. Just finished up notes
to a Willie Dixon tribute cd for Telarc and today I whacked out
a set for Music Club's 'This Is Rockabilly,' a mid-price 15-track collection of
classic Sun sides that I got to do the notes plus compile, sneaking in
a few of my faves like Jack Earls' 'Slow Down' and Ray Harris' 'Come On Little Mama'
in between the obvious hits by Carl (Perkins), Jerry Lee
(Lewis), etc."
"Next up in the hopper are two volumes of first time stereo rockers for Varese
Sarabande's 'Discoveries Magazine Presents' series," Cub
continued. "Healthwise, I'm feeling great."
Who is Cub Koda, you ask? How dare you! Oh, okay, Cub's a Michigan rock legend. You
young whipper-snappers will probably know him as
composer of "Smokin' In The Boys Room," which was a million-seller for Motley Crue
in the '80s (that's Gold Record territory, folks).
Of course, "Smokin' In The Boys Room" was originally a million-seller for Cub's
legendary '70s band, Brownsville Station, in 1973 (19 weeks in
Billboard's Hot 100, peaking at # 3). The band hit the Hot 100 seven times between
1972-77, including the
novelty hits "Red Back Spider" and "The Martian Boogie." The band hit the Top 50
with "I'm The Leader Of The Gang" and "Kings Of The
Party."
Cub is a successful writer, including a regular column in Discoveries magazine. He's
had a number of points, played backup for such artists as
Chuck Berry and will reunite in April with members of The Points, his
post-Brownsville Station band of 1979-80.
"The show is Saturday, April 17, 1999, at Big Shots in Fremont, Ohio," Cub reports.
"Since this is a reschedule of the show that was canceled
when I went in the hospital last August, as of right now, NOBODY'S asked for a
refund and the show is sold out! amazing!"
Cub Koda and The Points recorded a studio album, a couple of singles and a pink
vinyl EP. The only CD of the band, "Cub Koda The Points,"
was released on the French Fan Club label in 1991 (now out-of-print).
NEWSFLASH: Cub's second book, Blues For Dummies, has been released by IDG Books. The
book is co-authored with Lonny Brooks and
Wayne Baker Brooks.
The album "A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf" on Telarc has been nominated for a Grammy
Award in the Traditional Blues category. Cub performs the
song "Riding In The Moonlight" on this album.
Trivia: "America's greatest houserocker!" So says author Stephen King ("The
Shining," etc.) of Cub Koda.
Re: Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson has argued that both the writing and recording of SOTL preceded the events that led to the breakup of the marriage, FWIW. On the other hand, the tour to promote the record happened while they were breaking up and apparently was pretty tense. Carl Z. Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 5-Feb-99 Re: Richard Thompson by "John Magee"@natural.com Without sounding too crass, can I suggest that the record wouldn't be as great if they hadn't been going through the divorce? "Walking On A Wire" and "Wall of Death" especially seem to be given added depth by the context.
Re: Richard Thompson
Carl Abraham Zimring wrote: Richard Thompson has argued that both the writing and recording of SOTL preceded the events that led to the breakup of the marriage, FWIW. On the other hand, the tour to promote the record happened while they were breaking up and apparently was pretty tense. I have a tape of a concert they did on that last tour. I haven't listened to it in years but I recall it being a very weird listening experience. Lots of onstage bickering. Jim Nelson
Checking in...
Hey, I noticed some things in the last digest and felt like chiming in. There sure are a lotta grumpy people out there...it's amazing when your read a whole days worth of posts in 5 to 10 minutes. :^) Best of so far: Since I love lists I'm compiling my "Best CDs of 1998 that I found out about because of other people's Top Ten lists List." Most are from your lists posted on P2 and most are non-twang bands. It's weird that I would go to a twang list for recommendation on rock albums (and not go to a rock list for recommendations of twang albums) but you all seem to fit my tastes pretty well. As far as 1999 goes I haven't really been blown away by anything yet. At the risk of sounding like the weasel that I am, though, I will say that the upcoming Terry Allen CD and Jimmy Murphy reissue (in March) are the best of '99 so far. The only other album I really like is Ian Brennan's "Teacher's Pet" but that might be 98. Another teaser: I just got a copy of an oldtime album that will only be sold with the paperback version of Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain." If you haven't read the book, it's awesome. Wait until 3/23 though to buy it because you really have to hear this CD. It's from Dirk Powell, John Hermann and Tim O'Brien and it's the best oldtime CD I've heard in over a year. 18 stunning tracks inspired by the book. Most are traditional, though there are some originals that fit in perfect with the others. The CD isn't on Sugar Hill, so I'm not being weasley this time. It is on Howdy Skies Records which I think is Tim's own label...however, as I said, this is only sold with the book. Track listing includes "Cluck Old Hen" "Hard Times" "Angel Band" "The Blackest Crow" "Mole in the Ground" "Backstep Cindy" and a load of others. This CD is worthy of a year end Top Ten. Hippie Music of the 60s: I would much rather listen to the Stooges, the MC5 and the Velvet Underground. A lot of those hippie bands have a song I like (such as Jefferson Hairplane's "White Rabbit") but their years and years of stinking crap has warped my former opinions and made me hate everything they've done. I mean, they are playing in Raleigh soon, for crissakes! (with, I think, one original member!) I also like Phil Ochs, btw. House Concerts: We had an awesome house concert with Alejandro Escovedo the other night. Read about it in a big article in the News and Observer online: http://www.news-observer.com/daily/1999/02/05/day00.html I won't go into many specifics because I'm sure you've heard some of the stories before (and I couldn't even come close to doing them justice with a paraphrase). This was my first time to see Alejandro and he knocked me, and everyone else, out. At the end of the show I said that we had never had anything so close to chamber music, and we'd never had anything so close to punk rock before...and I thanked him. I was honored just to see and talk to the guy. To find out he was incredibly nice and such a gentlemen was a great bonus. By the way, Chip Robinson from the Backsliders came up and duetted with Alejandro at one point on "Nickel and a Spoon" (is that right?). Also, Lynn from Glory Fountain sang "Pale Blue Eyes" with him. Sparklehorse: I've never heard Sparklehorse but I know a lot of you are fans so I'm going to check them out when they play in town. Varnaline is opening and I absolutely love them. If I were to redo my topten from 98 they'd probably be in the Top 5. That should be a great show. Ray Price: I love the guy. I must admit that I ignore the stuff past the honky tonk years and live in bliss. I have the one CD "essential" recording from Columbia and would recommend it to anyone with ears. I've been saving up for the Bear Family box. A few weeks ago I played about 10 Ray Price songs in a row on a whim because I like him so much...thank god for college radio. Macs vs. PCs: When I lived in the Bay Area I had a Mac and thought about 80% of the rest of the world did too. Then I moved to NC and I spent months before I ever even ran across someone who had one. I now have a PC and am totally happy with it. Macs are great, but the cheaper PCs with software and peripherals available everywhere is quite nice. Julia, here at work, just got a G3 and is happy with it, though. She's a designin' type, though, so that makes sense. Stranglmartin: I've been enjoying a new tape from a band called Stranglmartin that a friend made for me recently. To me they sound halfway in between Slobberbone and New York Noise. Great stuff. I know nothing about the band however. Lou Ford: What I've heard I've liked. After my shift on WXDU is the live local music show. They've played there before, too, but I've never seen them live in a club. There's a ton of music in this town and it's hard to keep up. My new favorite band, as you all know by now, is the Carbines. Bing Crosby: Bing is in my favorite musical. "High Society" with Louie Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and the most beautiful
RE: K.D. Lang
I like k.d. lang. I also like the nasty quote attributed to her fiddle player, Ben Mink, who said something like "going to Nashville was like walking in on some big old inbred family who'd just hit the lottery." -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - Kinky Friedman, "Sold American"
Re: Checking in...
Steve Gardner emerges and writes: Another teaser: I just got a copy of an oldtime album that will only be sold with the paperback version of Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain." If you haven't read the book, it's awesome. Wait until 3/23 though to buy it because you really have to hear this CD. That's a great deal for those of us who've had the book for over a year now... Jim N.
Re: Richard Thompson
Jerry Curry put down his old Nektar albums long enough to post: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite desert island recordings for me. NP: Freedy Johnston - This Perfect World Once again, Jerry Curry proves that him and I were separated at birth. It makes sense that Lance wouldn't like the Airplane or Fairport since early Fairport was just basically modeled after the Airplane and and other West Coast Rockers of the era. Folks like Thompson, Denny and especially Ashley "Tiger" Hutchings just eventually steered it away from the American singer-songwriter influences towards the trad British folk ballad route for parts of "Unhalfbricking" and all of "Liege and Lief." And don't forget the incredible violin of Dave Swarbrick, which paved the way for Jean Luc Ponty, which cleared the way for the Dave Mathews Band, which I believe is some sort of bland jam-rock... ;-) Actually, catch Thompson live sometime. Incredible on both acoustic and electric. Makes me want to sell my guitars because there's no way I could ever come close to making them sound so wonderful. And there's no awful producer schlubbing up the great songs (read: Mitchell Froom). Junior's take on "From Galway to Graceland" is right on; and don't forget "1952 Vincent Black Lightning." You'd swear there were three different guitarists playing it until you see him do it live. Gregg n.p. - Dan Fogelberg - Twin Sons of Different Mothers ;-) === Gregg Makepeace Unigraphics Solutions, Inc. Documentation Coordination phone: (714)952-6279 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SF local: correction
Tomorrow's listed time for the Red Meat/Jeff Bright show is 9:00, not 10:00 as I originally stated...sorry! Owen Bly Ranchero Records Oakland, CA
richard thompson was fairport et al
What can I say. I'm an RT freak. But it wasn't always that way. Back in 1983, I'd barely heard of the guy. Then I taped SOTL from a friend, because of all the critical acclaim. At first it didn't do much for me. I played the tape a few times and then it sat there for quite some time. But I kept coming back to it periodically. Over time it grew on me. Then I heard "Small Town Romance," the solo acoustic album (which I think is back in print again after being gone for a number of years--RT apparently is embarrassed by this album and refused to let it come back in print for a number of years--something I can't really understand). This album is really simple, just RT and guitar. But it really got me. The songs just shine through. RT's voice is an acquired taste. But it really works for his songs. I think he sounds better singing even the songs that LT sang on the duo albums. Then there is his amazing guitar playing. Check out the first tune "Time to Ring Some Changes." Well after that, I was hooked. I moved on to other albums and concert bootlegs and the whole thing. The guy rules my roost. He is one of the few 60s artists who has kept getting better over time (listen carefully, the guy is a better singer now than he was even ten years ago; he also keeps growing as a guitarist). That is an accomplishment. Just think about Eric Clapton or even Dylan and I think you'll see where I'm coming from. I don't say this often, because I usually up or down things on a few listens and I rarely change my mind after that, so I'm sympathetic with that approach, but RT deserves repeated listenings, even if you don't like it or get it at first. That might mean giving SOTL 15-20 listens (I know that's extreme, but this is one of the few artists who is worth the trouble IMHO). There are few people I know who have not come to appreciate his genius if they give it a chance. But beware. Once you get it, you will never shake it. It's a vicious addiction. I went through a few years in the early 90s where RT was the only music that made me feel right. Everything else pretty much seemed like shit by comparison (thank god Neil Young put out that Ragged Glory or whatever it was called and the first UT album came out followed by the that guitar rockin Mathew Sweet album "Girlfriend"; it was really starting to bum me out feeling like all new rock and pop music was shit; fortunately I've gotten my faith back since then). Anyway just one guy's humble opinion. Hope this finds you all well. Jake London
The Boudin Barndance Playlist - 1/28/99
The Boudin Barndance - 2/4/99 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm A show that wasn't supposed to be more than 45 minutes long ended up going the distance when the URI basketball broadcast team couldn't find the UMass campus. Dumb college kids. Hence no real plans other than an opening set in remembrance of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper, and one featuring music from Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong whose performing locally. New stuff gettin' first-time Barndance spins this evening included albums from Josh Rouse (better late than never!), Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell, the "Groovey" Joe Poovey collection, and Barndance faves The Riptones. Butt-Shaker of the night? The Country Rockers' shit-eatin' grin beauty called "Arkansas Twist." Onto the goods Buck Owens, et al/ Buckaroo / Box Set / Rhino (intro) Buddy Holly / Down the Line / Boddy Holly Collection (MCA) Buddy Holly / Rave On / Boddy Holly Collection (MCA) Ritchie Valens / That's My Little Susie / Come On, Let's Go (Del-Fi) Ritchie Valens / Come On, Let's Go / Come On, Let's Go (Del-Fi) Big Bopper / Purple People Eater Meets... / D Singles (Bear Family) Buddy Holly / Modern Don Juan / Boddy Holly Collection (MCA) Buddy Holly / It's So Easy / Boddy Holly Collection (MCA) Robbie Fulks / Can't Win for Losing You / Let's Kill Saturday Night (Geffen) Last Train Home / So Long Baby Goodbye / Blastered (Run Wild) Damnations Tx / Spit Tears / Half Mad Moon (Sire) Amy Allison / The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter / The Maudlin Years (KOCH) Josh Rouse / Late Night Conversation / Dressed Up Like Nebraska (Slow River) Howard Armstrong / When He Calls Me I Will Answer / Louie Bluie Soundtrack (Arhoolie) Howard Armstrong / 38 Pistol Blues / Louie Bluie Soundtrack (Arhoolie) Howard Armstrong / New State Street Rag / Louie Bluie Soundtrack (Arhoolie) Howard Armstrong / Nothing in this Wide World for Me / Louie Bluie Soundtrack (Arhoolie) Howard Armstrong / That'll Never Happen No More / Louie Bluie Soundtrack (Arhoolie) Charline Arthur / Just Look, Don't Touch, He's Mine / Welcome to the Club (Bear Family) Wynn Stewart / Falling for You / Challenge Masters (AVI) Lloyd Green / Strangers / The Hit Sounds (Little Darlin') Big Slim / Before You Break My Heart / The Lone Cowboy (Old Homestead) Bill Mounce, et al / I Found a New Baby / Jitterbug Jive (Krazy Kat) Farr Bros / Whing Ding / Texas Crapshooter (JEMF) Ernest Tubb / Just Partners / Waltz Across Texas (Bear Family) Leona Williams / Yes Ma'am / Heart of Texas Country (Neon Nightmare) Ray Price / Crazy Arms / (Bear Family) Johnny Bush / Texas Dancehall Girl / Heart of Texas Country (Neon Nightmare) Ernest Tubb / I'm as Free as the Breeze / Waltz Across Texas (Bear Family) "Groovey" Joe Poovey / Careful Baby / Greatest Grooves (Dragon Street) Johnny Dollar / My Gal Friday / Mr. Action Packed (Dragon Street) "Groovey" Joe Poovey / Ten Long Fingers / Greatest Grooves (Dragon Street) Johnny Dollar / It's My Day / Mr. Action Packed (Dragon Street) "Groovey" Joe Poovey / Livin' Alone / Greatest Grooves (Dragon Street) Johnny Paycheck / The Late Great Me / The Real Mr. Heartache (CMF) Rudy Tutti Grayzell / You're Gone / Let's Get Wild (Sideburns) The Sabrejets / Poontang / Friday Nite Rumble 2 (Run Wild) The Country Rockers / Arkansas Twist / Free Range Chicken (Telstar) The Riptones / Go Be Do / Cowboy's Inn (Bloodshot) Countrypolitans / Come Rollin' Inn / Tired of Drowning (Ultrapolitan) The Riptones / Crazy Charlie / Cowboy's Inn (Bloodshot) Fendermen / Bertha Lou / (Dee Jay Jamboree) Andy Starr / Evil Eye / Dig Them Squeaky Shoes (Bear Family) Rumblers / I Don't Need You No More / Desperate R 'n' R Vol. 2 (Flame) Chuck Bene / I Want My Mama / Automatic Bop Vol. 2 (Collector) Yellow Jackets / Chickee Town Rock / Louisiana Rockers (Ace) Bob Grady / Granny Top Em at the Hop / Desperate R 'n' R Vol. 2 (Flame) bronchitis finally gettin' the best of me, so time for some long ones Ray Wylie Hubbard / Wanna Rock Roll / Live at Cibolo Creek Country Club (MLC) Ray Wylie Hubbard / Up Against the Wall / Live at Cibolo Creek Country Club (MLC) Syd Straw Skeletons / Harper Valley PTA / Real: Tom T. Hall Project (Sire) Burton Mooney / Corn Pickin' / Legends of Country Guitar / Rhino (outro) Enjoy. Boudin Dan N.P. - Joe Clay "Ducktail"
Neko + Kelly x Loretta = Pure Joy
Or somethin' like that. Both sides of Bloodshot's tribute 7" to Loretta Lynn are winners for me. Kelly Hogan delivers a rather suave version of "Hanky Panky Woman," and Neko just flat-out torches "Rated X." I had to go splash some cold water on my face after listening. It'd be nice to see Bloodshot expand this to a full-length tribute to Loretta, who's always been my very favorite female country vocalist.--don
Macs
Not to beat a lame horse but: Joe Gracey said: I think it is a little bit unfair to characterize mac users as a tiny minority- if you want to be anecdotal about it, literally everybody I know in the music business world-wide uses Macs and I daresay the majority of creative people in all fields use them. It is also a fact that a highly disproportionate number of internet users and web page authors use Macs. I firmly feel that it is a grave error to ghettoize us, which happens all too often. All Right!! I knew I loved this man! My favorite sig file on one of the Mac lists is something to the effect of: "People buy Macs because they love them. They buy pcs because they're afraid not to." So true. Maybe Stacey should've gathered computer preferences on her demographic survey. Oh well, while I can't listen to Twangcast, I am now happily enjoying the Hotclub of Cowtown on Swingin' Doors. Karen Without music, life is a mistake--Friedrich Nietzsche
Geoff Muldaur
Geoff Muldaur will be making another appearance on A Prairie Home Companion June 19; the show will be broadcast from Reno. Mary Katherine
