I know I was going on the other day about how dated the Clash sound
nowadays, but jeez, they certainly didn't deserve this abominable
"tribute" album. It kicks off with a cheesy rendition of "Hateful" from
No Doubt and then gets worse. The Urge's version of "This Is Radio Clash"
is laughable,
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I hope he does well with it, even if the list Dad disses it.
Well, I also hope he does well with it, even if I don't care for it.
Radney's a swell person, as is his awesome wife Cyndi Hoezle. Back when
she was the Gavin mainstream country
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Picked up the new Old 97s record "Fight Songs" yesterday and I dig it
alot. But I think those early reviews about it being a radical departure
are a bit overstated. There are new song structures and more
multi-tracked vocals and harmonies on
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Darren Stout wrote:
Radney's new album isn't going to be "CMT kaka". I have only heard one
song off of the album and it is worth the price of the disc alone. His
new album isn't going to be promoted country radio either from what I
have heard.
That's not surprising,
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Darren Stout wrote:
That was the song that I thought was so great. Did you hear Radney's last
album? I think this song is a lot more promising than anything on it.
I don't remember that one doin' a whole lot for me either. The last album
of his I really dug was his
After one listen, it's already my favorite Shaver album since Tramp On
Your Street. He's still recycling some old songs, but the new tough
versions of "When The Word Was Thunderbird" and "Lately I've Been Leanin'
Toward The Blues" are definitely worth having, and there's lots of other
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Ph. Barnard wrote:
I've been hearing some enthusiastic comments about a Western Swing CD
re-release: Billy Jack Wills / "Crazy, Man, Crazy" / on Joaquin
Records??
Although it's possible I've heard this guy on a compilation, the name
of *this* Wills isn't
Last night's show was a hoot. The Souvenirs dropped by to give a sneak
preview of a coupla songs from their upcoming debut album -- it ain't
comin' out until the Fall, but it's gonna be a good 'un. After the show,
we headed to the Showbox for BR5-49, who blew poor Cesar Rosas off the
stage.
Oops, almost forgot to mention -- Deborah was talkin' to one of the BR5-49
boys last night after the show, and there was another girl standin' there
who said she was from Lawrence, Kansas, so Deborah asks her if she knows
Junior. The girl replied, "You mean *Phil Barnard*?!" We'll just leave
On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Dave Purcell wrote:
How sweet of the Yates Gang to honor my 33rd birthday in style.
Are you gonna fly me out?
We'll be sure to play some Moonshine Willy in your honor.g And if
you're really lucky, maybe by the end of the night some unfortunate NW
P2er will be assuming
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Don Yates wrote:
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
The definite oldies are "I've Got A Right To Cry" (Hank Jr.), "Give
Myself A Party" (Don Gibson), "Trademark" (Carl Smith), "Falling,
Falling, Falling" (Ray Price)
On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Wow, The Legend Returns... Now, where'd that Gary Wilson get to?
We can only wish! Jeez, first the leather-clad Norse God pokes his nose
in here today for the first time in months, and now the Original
Singer-Songwriter's Friend. Are Roy and Jon
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Terry A. Smith wrote:
pps it's been a great week; discovered via the library, Solomon Burke and
Lloyd Price. How'd I ripen into my 40s without having heard these guys?
Mysteries of life.
Yeah, right -- it's 'cuz you live in that cultural backwater known as the
American
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I want to add that I hope Mike is right with his observation that some
country stations are leaning towards actually playing country music again.
I had to stop the other day to find out what song was playing on a local
station cos it sounded
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As a Joy Lynn White fan who doesn't listen to the Dixie Chicks (or radio in
general, except NPR), I'm curious - what song are we talking about?
"Tonight The Heartache's On Me"
If you were to ask any hard working country musician the difference they
would tell you its all about the sincerity of the performer. Any 99%
percent of these bands got no heart.
And this is the only part of the anonymous diatribe that I might disagree
with, or at least amend. It's not
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Dave Purcell wrote:
Nice rant, Mark.
Just to clarify, it wasn't written by Mr. Rubin (or so he sez, and I don't
see any reason to doubt him). He attributed it to an anonymous
"insider."--don
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
I've got to say, though, I like "Who (who will it
be)" the best. Is that an old tune?
With a co-publisher named "Twenty Second Century Music," I doubt it g.
The definite oldies are "I've Got A Right To Cry" (Hank Jr.), "Give
Myself A Party"
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, James Gerard Roll wrote:
I don't really think the guy had to name names, he certainly said enough
to identify who he was talking about. Obviously not a big fan of
insurgent/punk attitude.
Perhaps. But the writer also made clear that combining country and rock
isn't
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, M Rubin wrote:
Ah, but that's the point.
Those artists aren't "alt." anything.
They are country and western artists, period.
Let's get that established once and for all.
Oh, I'm well aware of that -- I was just pointing out that it seemed silly
for our anonymous
It's still a ways in the future, but I wanna make sure Cox isn't able to
duck out by making some lame excuse about "important other plans" (which
for Jim usually means something like watching Scott McCaughey eat dinner
at Mama's). Deborah and I are gonna be havin' a li'l party for P2ers on
I think we know who gets this year's Fowler Award at Twangfest for Most
Embarrassing Private Post Sent To The List this year. Good one,
Junior!g--don
rant or two in the archives...--don
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 22:22:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Don Yates [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: It's A Mighty Thin Line Between Love And Hate
I'm beginning to wonder if the buzz about alternative country
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jon is obviously confused. The main reason you aren't hearing Mandy
Barnett on your local country radio station is because it is on a label
that is not based in Nashville.
You really think that's the main reason? Then why didn't her first album
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My point, and I think we keep missing each other, is that country radio
(which is NOT based in Nashville) and the country music labels are in bed
on this together. Believe it or don't, the BIG labels pay the consultants
(who control many
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What does everybody think of Rolling Stone's typically head up their ass
selection of Kurt Cobain as Artist of the Decade?
Well, I'd take him over Alejandro Escovedo, that's for sure.g--don
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
don't know if anyone has mentioned it but his new one, "im wise" on
hmg/hightone, contains some of the finest jerry lee pumping piano that
you'll ever hear. while he can play pretty much any style out of the pop
songbook(as witnessed by his
I love hard country and latin dance music, and I'm always interested in
offbeat fusions of seemingly disparate musical styles (like Greg Garing's
blend of country and electronic dance music), but Ned Sublette's new album
is... odd. Titled Cowboy Rumba, it's an audacious fusion of hard country
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
it's a great list, david, but i pick brown (as i did in an earlier
post), if only because he all but birthed soul, funk, and hip
hop--hell, you can probably throw disco in there as well. i know that
by making such a claim i leave myself open to
There just
aren't many artists in any genre as influential as Cash
Not to begrudge Cash his due, but I can think of at least a half-dozen
country performers who have been more influential, at least as far as
country music is concerned: Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Hank
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can't stop playing the bugger. Don, Jake, anyone up that way... will
ya testify?
I'm sorry, but I refuse to respond to a query with the words "bugger,"
"Don" and "Jake" all in a row.--don
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, William T. Cocke wrote:
And why the hell wasn't "The Northeast Kingdom" on more
year-end lists last year? It seemed liked the mainstream
media gushed over it for a few weeks and then promptly
forgot about it when it came to votin' time. Of course,
that wasn't the
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, William F. Silvers forwarded this:
Here's a clip from Scott Miller, of Game Theory/Loud Family anonymity,
that doesn't exactly speak for me, but says it well:
The Posies probably shape my ongoing impression of '90s music more
than any other group. I loved Nirvana,
God, it sure is fun baiting Curry.g--don
n.p. The Raspberries - "Go All The Way"
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, William F. Silvers wrote:
Well, there's always a lot more mediocre or worse purveyors of whatever
form than interesting ones."Retrogressive" or "rip-off" are value-loaded
expressions, and it seems you don't place much value on this genre.
I mean, aren't (to name just a
OK, I can't resist:
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Jerry Curry wrote:
I also believe Miller is couching
his opinion, not in terms of creative originality, but in terms of sonic
originality (i.e. production). One would have to admit, that there is an
awfully wide variation in the production of pop
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyway, as long as I'm using bandwidth, it dawned on me that three of
the albums I'm currently enjoying -- Pete Krebs, Gerald Collier and
Marc Olsen -- all are singer-songwriter types from the Northwest.
What's up with that?
It's about time
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, our tireless defender of sensitive artists wrote:
I have suspected Yates of having some f*lkie kill file for me, but every
now and then I can sneak one through, so maybe not.
Well, you managed to get this one by the f*lkie filter by mentioning
Mandy.g--don
On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Dave Purcell wrote:
For the weasels with advance copies is the new record any better
than the last (which was terrible)?
I think it's the best thing they've ever done (then again, I thought the
same about the last one, so what do I know?g). Hardly any twang, but
still
On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Wynn Harris wrote:
I had been paying not so close attention to the Mandy Barnet thread, but
did anyone mention the obvious kd lang/owen bradley/shadowland
comparison? If I am being redundant, please forgive me for I am not all
together, together.g If not let the
On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Jennifer Sperandeo wrote:
Am I the only one in love with this Pinetops record?
Aren't you the only one working it?g--don
Seriously though, that li'l record has been growin' on me quite a bit.
Kinda jangly roots-rock with a few songs adding some lovely country
flavor.--don
From the hillbilly list:
From: August Zapadowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Has anyone heard of a book called Workin' Man Blues by Gerald Haslam
(University of California Press). Pulse! - Tower records' freebie
magazine - says it covers the history of California's country music and
its makers -
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
Speaking of Murvin, I only know of one of his albums, the 1976 LP which
"Police Thieves" came from. Does he have anything else out, and is it
any good?
He's released a number of albums, but since I'm not a Murvin expert, I
wouldn't know
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
County Records' two collections, Brown's Ferry Blues and Sand Mountain
Blues, are pretty widely available (MoM lists them both in their
catalog, and I just found them in stock at both CD Now and CD World).
The former covers recordings from the 30s
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, BARNARD wrote:
I'm not so hard on Sandanista as Don (even though, as a rule, I
do generally do prefer alcohol records to reefer records...g).
I think it had to be something stronger than reefer that convinced
Strummer that he could rap. He could very well be the least
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
JP, you completely misconstrued Weisberger's meaning here
He sure did, and managed to insert a pretty big foot in his mouth in the
process. I love ya, ya hot-headed cajun, but jesus christ, you might
wanna think twice before levelling a stream
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, [iso-8859-1] André Kopostynski wrote:
Thanks Don and Bill. Now, my next question: What Leon Payne album(s)
would you recommend? They guy has obviously written songs that I find
very intriguing.
Good luck finding any. I think he put out some for Starday in the '60s,
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ditto. payne also recorded, in the '40s, for bullet, a nashville label
that put out a lot of great gospel, blues, and rb stuff.
Yeah, I've got a couple of his Bullet recordings on those Boppin'
Hillbilly collections (the earlier vinyl-issue ones,
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Jezzy Larue wrote:
I have lurked around this lovely P2 land of make believe for long
enough-now I must speak! I just picked up SummerTeeth and I am amazed
the closed mindedness of many of the "critical reviewers" that make
this place their cyber home.
Sometimes I
On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Stevie Simkin wrote:
Never have I had such a strong impression of critics' band-wagon-jumping
as I have done with this cd.
Instead of maligning those who have a different opinion about the CD, you
might just wanna chalk it up to different tastes. I very much doubt the
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, JP Riedie wrote:
Don, my love, you must admit there's a creepy unanimity among the critics
regarding this release. There a definitely lemmings afoot.
Hmmm. Well, I always find it interesting when folks perceive a "lemmings"
affect when the music in question is
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Brad Bechtel wrote:
I agree that a comprehensive overview of his contribution to country
music is sadly lacking. I never see such classics as "Steelin the
Blues" on compilations;
You can find it on one of Rhino's Legends Of Country Guitar compilations.
I think I have
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Christopher M Knaus wrote:
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
This Japanese band was described in a local paper as 'the aural
equivalent of a wasabi nasal inhalant' or something like that. They meant
it in a good way. So what's up with it, Don?
Japanese garage punk band with
Good lord! That's the *last* time I mention any Japanese bands on this
list.g--don
On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Speaking of which, I was just listening to Mark Chesnutt's remake of
"Pride's Not Hard To Swallow (Once You Chew It Long Enough)." Hot damn,
it's enough to make me forgive that horrible Diane Warren number. Well,
almost.
And of course we all
On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Sad but true; I count two good songs on the new one, and that's being
generous ("That's The Way You Make An Ex" makes it by any standard).
Chesnutt is, in my opinion, an awesome talent, and it's sad to see him
cranking out so many pop-country
On Thu, 8 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Doubtful. Everytime I hear his voice, I think of his little chipmunk
face and cringe. g
Heck, it's funny you mention that, Jim, 'cuz I was thinkin' that he seems
to bear more than a passing resemblance to you. Whenever I hear him sing,
my mind's
On Thu, 8 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Don't know if it's been mentioned here or not but Razor Tie is releasing
3 separate CD's (this week, I think) of swing and country music all
recorded in California from the 40's through the 60's, called Swing West.
Vol 1 is Bakersfield, Vol 2 is
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Ph. Barnard wrote:
Since John brings up his best so far, I thought I'd mention I
recently got the new Rosie "Dance Hall Dreams" and am a bit
disappointed.
You ain't the only one. There's a coupla strong rockabilly kickers, and a
whole bunch of mediocre songs.
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, P2's reigning Singer-Songwriter's Friend wrote:
I fully expected "The Mountain" to stake a claim at the top
of my "best of" list for 99, and it is up close, but surprisingly
(to me, anyhow) it has been replaced by another great album
that I just can't stop listening
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Ph. Barnard wrote:
If Don's list is any indication, perhaps Sire's efforts in the
Americana vein are finally starting to pay off.
Well, it's one thing to put out good records. It's quite another to
figure out how to sell 'em.g--don
On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Todd Larson wrote:
Don, is the new Dwight from a new album or from a soundtrack or something?
It's from the tribute record to Kinky Friedman, titled Pearls In The Snow.
Dwight's is the standout cut. After that, it's a mixed bag.--don
The first hour of last night's show is once again already up on the KCMU
web page, thanks to the speedy KCMU webmaster. Check it out at:
http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm
You'll hear new songs from the Old 97s, the Pinetops, Dwight Yoakam, Sheri
Barr Walker and others, along with some cool old
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, vgs399 wrote:
anyone know who first recorded the title song? (And no fair lookin' in
your Billboard book, Jong.) Hint: It's the title track of an album
that came out in 1971, and I played another song from that album during
the first hour of Swingin' Doors last week
I know Mary Lou Lord rubs some folks the wrong way, but I find her
wide-eyed fandom of different kinds of music to be pretty darn endearing.
She just finished singin' her Peter B. rewrite of "His Indie World" ("His
ND World") live on KCMU, and I was just beamin' when she managed to work
in
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
Well, do you think Hank Jr.'s current work is as good as the stuff he
released through the '70s to the mid '80s? That was a pretty long
period of sustained good releases. He's quite the caricature of that,
though, these days.
Yeah, he sure hasn't done
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By the way, you might want to check KCMU's rockabilly library to see
if the new Raging Teens CD is on hand. Mary Lou co-wrote a couple of
songs on the album (her boyfriend, Kevin Patey, is the group's lead
singer). I think Amy, their lead
Cool! Thanks for gettin' Twangin' goin' again, Cheryl. Some of those
contributors are a mite suspect (just kiddin' guys), but it sure is nice
to have that feisty Cline perspective around again.--don
There's an excellent in-depth interview with Jeff Tweedy in the latest
issue of Addicted To Noise:
http://www.addict.com/issues/current/html/lofi/Cover_Story/Wilco/
It could very well be the first post-Tupelo Tweedy interview I've ever
read where he isn't whining about No Depression,
Sense of Self
Deserving singer finally comes into her own
By Michael McCall
After nearly a decade in the music business, Kelly Willis is finally
hitting her stride. The Austin, Texas-based singer has always made good
records, but it's only recently that she has been able to determine her
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote:
Now I'm fired up for the Corey Harris CD release show here
this Friday. They've been playing cuts off his new album
all week on the radio and it sounds like a winner.
It sure is. He really branches out on this one, but still remain deeply
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Andy Benham wrote:
INTERNATIONAL
Male Vocalist Vince Gill
Female Vocalist Reba McEntire
Group/Duo The Mavericks
Rising Star Dixie Chicks
Artist on an independent label Heather Myles
Bluegrass band Alison Krauss Union Station
Album _The Key_ Vince
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Rob Russell wrote:
I was fortunate enough to be filling in as the vocalist for Blues
Hangover (featuring Deborah Coleman -- she's hot!) at the Carolina Blues
Festival in Greensboro last summer, and we followed Corey Harris and
his band -- they were awesome! Still, I
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Jerry Curry wrote:
NP: Mandy Barnett's first release - and if the 2nd is better than this
one, color me impressed!
You are not gonna *believe* how much better it is. Imagine every song *at
least* as good as her version of "Planet Of Love," and many of 'em
surpassing her
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, I can vouche for LA Weekly being a credible journalistic voice. (I
used to write for them, how could they not be? g) Heads would roll in
the halls of that there publication if this article was a fraud.
Well, it wouldn't surprise me if it
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Jon E. Johnson wrote:
There are a bunch of clues littered throughout the article.
Indeed there are. I'd rule out some of the labels Jon mentioned though
and focus on the ones whose presidents are based in LA. I doubt the LA
writer flew out to New York or
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If there is anything that should result in permanent banishment from P2,
this is it.
Don't you worry -- anyone who send chain letters, get-rich-quick schemes,
porn-site ads, or other obviously inappropriate commercial spam gets
immediately placed
What a gorgeous album. Devoid of the little concessions to HNC that
marred her otherwise-excellent debut album, I've Got A Right To Cry evokes
the glory days of Patsy Cline and the Nashville Sound, while also
occasionally delving into the more hardcore honky tonk sounds of a decade
earlier.
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Barry Mazor wrote:
Continental Drifters
Saw their really strong set at the Music Hall and their appearance at the
ND/Miles of Weisses Broken Spoke event--where they finished off with an
exhuberant version of the Fairport Convention arrangement of Matty
Groves...This
Well, sure -- there ARE real computer viruses. Still, you can't get 'em
(and that goes for this Melissa virus) by opening plain ol' email. You
can only get 'em by opening attached files (like the Word file attachment
that's spreading the Melissa virus). In other words, NEVER open an
attached
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No jaded hipsters standing 20 feet back
Bullshit. Me and Bill were right about 20 feet back looking tres jaded
and hip! And Yates was off to one side doing his part also.
Speak for yourself, Buster. Deborah and I were as close as we
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote:
Incidentally, I thought "Hillbilly Highway" was the most
successful "bluegrassed up " of Steve's songs. That's the
one that should be a festival staple.
Now I coulda *swore* some bluegrass band has covered this (either that or
I had a dream
The first hour of last night's show is already up on the KCMU web page.
Check it out at:
http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm
You'll hear new music from the Gourds, Old 97s, Gerald Collier, Justin
Trevino, James Hand, Big Sandy his Fly-Rite Boys, the Souvenirs and
Mandy Barnett, along with the
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Stuart Munro wrote:
Sorry, but how does it follow from Rebecca's objecting to the wholesale
slaughter of Bosnians and Kosovians that she's "full of hate?" And what
in her post--which was quite civil, by my reading--suggested the same?
Again, if y'all wanna talk about
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
At 2:30 PM -0600 on 3/24/99, Ferguson, Dan wrote:
150 attachments is damn scary. Hopefully this is only a temporary thing.
Anyone care to shed any light on it? Listmeister??
It would certainly explain why he's been so damned cranky for so long. g
Jeez, a single week in Texas, and I had completely forgotten about that.
I'm afraid I may have left more brain cells down there than I had
realized.g Anyway, thanks Laura.--don the dumb one
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Robert Wray wrote:
Can someone send me offlist the URL for the webpage where P2 is
posted? I have all email attachments directed to /dev/null (where
they belong), but now I can no longer read P2 after the changes to the
listproc.
The P2 mirror site web page seems to
Dear Rebecca and everybody else who wants to jump into this: THIS IS NOT
THE KOSOVO MAILING LIST. Please be more considerate and stop using P2 for
totally off-base discussions. At least Alexander was just trying to let
his P2 friends know that he may be out of commission for awhile. Your
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
... but it was vague and late. It took a while to find some
confirmation of this --
http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/18420.html -- but I
didn't want to say anything until I had it. Although I'm glad Dave
posted CIAC's hoax page URL, and
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
... but it was vague and late. It took a while to find some
confirmation of this --
http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/18420.html -- but I
didn't want to say anything until I had it. Although I'm glad Dave
posted CIAC's hoax page URL, and
I'll be leaving Tuesday morning for Austin and won't be back until next
Monday night. If you have any P2 subscription problems/questions while
I'm gone, email the fantabulous listmom Laura at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking
forward to seein' lots of ya in Austin -- don't forget about Cherry Lou's
P2
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Terry A. Smith wrote:
Yeah, I know this is songwriting analysis 101, but I just cringe to hear
AE thrown in with the pejorative "snooze-rock guys" phrase. Or "overly
polite and artsy."
Well, anyone who covers the Stooges probably isn't too "overly polite."g
I was
On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FWIW, If you wanna see me get excited about something new, ask me about
the Old 97's. g
Ooh, yeah. The twang is definitely de-emphasized (as is the rawk), but
it's nice to see the band takin' a more subtle tack and succeeding
gloriously.
On Sat, 13 Mar 1999, Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
Can someone who covers Kinky Friedman (McMurtry) be accused of being
"overly polite"?
Sure, if he smooths 'em out like McMurtry does.--don
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Doug Niman wrote:
For those Gerald collier fans out there, the Official Web Site is up and
running!
Please visit us at http://www.geraldcollier.com
The new CD is available exclusively from this site
And a damn good one it is. Gerald was kind enough to drop one by
Here's an excellent article on Whisperin' Bill's resurgence from this
week's Nashville Scene:
On the Right Track
Straight-shooting Anderson maintains solid career after four decades
By Michael McCall
No other performer spans the growth of the Nashville music industry in
quite the same
And here's an interesting contrast to the overly polite and artsy "roots
rock" types: Terry Allen's an arty Texas singer-songwriter who also just
happens to be thoroughly immersed in various roots styles. He does more
than just name-check roots music greats in his publicity sheets (a la
Bruton)
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
Note to Nicholas Petti: You were supposed to send Don the cough syrup,
not the cod-liver oil. Now he's cranky, sick, and *sober*. Rush up the
good stuff so we can get the old Don back, OK?
Jeez, I shoulda known better than to mention "phlegm" around
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote:
I don't think I'm blowing anyone's cover here, but I've
known Wynn for a long time and can attest to the fact that
she's a she g.
And a scrappy one at that.g--don
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