Re: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s
Ok, so there's two of the ten copies that sold (Neal got his free).=20 Anytime you're in a dark mood, strap a capo on your first fret and=20 scream your lungs out on Guilty. It does wonders for my mood. Make that three. And I've twice seen Ryan live. He's was fantastic. Totally lived up to all my expectations. And Morgan and I had a very = nice chat with Mr. Ryan during NEA. Remember that Morgan? Kind of fuzzy, huh? = g I bough a copy after hearing a clerk playing it at Duval Discs. One song from the CD, I think it was either The Dead Girl, or Watch Your Step, got some airplay on KGSR in Austin last year. Of course, maybe it was because they had him play their T-shirt party I also froze seeing him at Waterloo brewing Co. at SXSW 98. -- Jim Fagan| AIX Build Architecture and Integration | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internal T/L 678-2458 | External (512) 838-2458 | Austin, Texas| fagan@austin
Re: boot me baby, but don't sell it
But Joe, weren't you exposing your art to the public in that show that my hypothetical buddy recorded? Last fall, Richard Thompson toured and played a number of new songs that will presumably be coming up on this spring's new album. He was very much against these shows being taped, because he wanted the songs "to be new to everyone" when the album appears. Okay, so playing those songs to maybe 10,000 people on the tour is somehow going to keep the music "new," but having 200 or so fanatics hear them via the tapes will not? Maybe I'm just a simpleton, but if Thompson didn't want people to hear those songs until the album came out, then what was he doing playing them in public performance? -- rest snipped There was a similar thread last year on the Bob Mould list. He was playing out new songs which would them be part of his _Last Dog and Pony Show_ release. His reasoning against taping these shows (he has always been pro-taping of his shows), was that with the new songs, he hadn't even recorded them yet. They really are part of his own intellectual propery. What if some local band hears a tape of an unreleased song and then records it? Now it is no longer his song, but this bands' song. I understand this line of reasoning, and agree completely with it. But also, I try to tape a lot of shows myself for my own personal enjoyment after the fact, and in case anything magical happens at the show I want preserverd, like Alejandro singing "Excuse Me..." with Whiskeytown at the Electric Lounge (RIP). I'm sure this didn't happen at every stop of the tour, and I felt special about hearing it, and can hear it right now. NP: Eliiott Smith - Liberty Lunch show 3/10/99 Larry -- Jim Fagan| AIX Build Architecture and Integration | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internal T/L 678-2458 | External (512) 838-2458 | Austin, Texas| fagan@austin
Re: The Brooders (was:Re: SXSW)
Michael Hall and Randy Franklin what band were they in previously? Austin's The Wild Seeds, which also had Kris McKay, and Fastball drummer Joey Shuffield. I love Mud, Lies, and Shame, their only release to make it on CD. meshel n'vegas -- Jim Fagan| AIX Build Architecture and Integration | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internal T/L 678-2458 | External (512) 838-2458 | Austin, Texas| fagan@austin
SXSW wristbands for sale
Once again, my brothers from Chicago have bailed on the festival this year, so I have a pair of wristbands for sale. Anyone who needs them, let me know off list. I'll be selling them at the original $65 price tag. -- Jim Fagan| AIX Build Architecture and Integration | [EMAIL PROTECTED] T/L 678-2458 | Austin, Texas | fagan@austin
Chicago Content - Langford on WXRT
Pulled this off the WXRT Web site: (http://www.wxrt.com) Tuesday, January 19 10PM- 12 Midnite A Beginner's Guide To the World According To Jon Langford: "Who The Hell Is This Guy And Why Should You Care?" Special guest Jon Langford performs live in the studio and joins our co-hosts to talk about his new cartoon history of rock book and the new Waco Brothers CD. Plus news, and record reviews, and a song from Jim's "Desert Island Jukebox." I thought some of the Chicago folks might be interested. -- Jim Fagan| AIX Build Architecture and Integration | [EMAIL PROTECTED] T/L 678-2458 | Austin, Texas | fagan@austin
