Jon Weisberger wrote:
Brooks' sales record is still astonishing, given
that he didn't make his first album until 1989, and his name is surrounded
by the names of folks who have been selling for 2 or 3 times as long; the
only one who comes even close to matching him is Mariah Carey,
Last night Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tore up the house at
Shepherd's Bush Empire in London - a really small theatre packed to the
rafters with rabid fans who seemed to know every word of just about
every song. They played two and a half hours. The final encore came
when they had already
Tom Mohr wrote:
Regarding the Gram tribute disc, Stevie Simkin wrote:
Is there a release date yet for this?
ICE Newsletter says June 15.
Thanks, Tom. Looking forward to Whiskeytown doing their thing on "A
Song for You" in particular. As long as Caitlin's intact, it should
i wonder how many people who like this album actually liked anything done by
elo, or the sgt. peppers, or late period pink floyd. i mean, that's my
problem in a nutshell. i can't stand "summerteeth" cause it sounds so much
like an attempt to duplicate those things, which i loathe. big
Tom Baker wrote:
For me, Summerteeth just sort of lays there. When I have
it on in the office, I oftentimes go for a long period of time
after it has finished before I notice that there is nothing playing.
It is, perhaps, the perfect background music - it stays in the
someone asked recently. This is from a ryko disc mailer
Stevie
Rykodisc wrote:
4/9/99
Other news: Fellow traveler Richard Buckner is making his first appearance on
the Rykodisc family roster with a re-issue of his debut album, "Bloomed." on
June 8th.
Originally released in 1995,
Don Yates wrote:
And to put the shoe on the other foot -- I've no doubt that
Stevie saw absolutely no lemmings when Trace was being praised to the
skies,
Hmm. I posted on this topic on The Other List just a day or two ago. I think
Trace would have slipped under the radar if the label
Bit late on this thread, but just wanted to chuck in my 2 cents...
I understand the whole thing about artists' rights. I also understand a
little about the conflict between the artist's creative process and the
marketing of the "product". With a few notable exceptions, legit live
recordings
Dave Purcell wrote:
Apologies if this was discussed while I was gone, but has anyone
read Guralnick's Careless Love and, if so, how is it?
I just picked up a copy myself. There were some sizeable chunks
extracted in a good Mojo article recently - about the Vegas to Memphis
phase - which
William T. Cocke wrote:
You know, I just read this interview and I'm with Dave.
What's the deal here? Since when did this "No Depression
purists" tag start appearing? Just who exactly is this guy
referring to? He doesn't say. Out of the 700 people on this
list, I doubt that anyone really
Dave Purcell wrote:
It's ironic that Tweedy gets annoyed with the "Wilco is an
alt.country band" cliche, but seems perfectly willing to play along
with the "No Depression purists" stereotype. Perhaps he should
consider that some people, such as myself, just don't like his
music, and its
Am I right in assuming that the well-known session guitarist Waddy
Wachtel is the same Wachtel who wrote the beautiful "Maybe I'm Right" on
Ronstadt's "Simple Dreams" album? And was this a one-off, or is he
familiar for his songwriting? If it IS a one-off, did he just get
struck by lighting one
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(i.e. Real: Tom T. Hall Project and Rig
Rock Deluxe)
and her duet w/ Farrar on Rex's Blues on the Red Hot Bothered. It is
weird, she must be the single greatest compilations-related artist of all
time, all 3 of those songs are just incredible.
dan
if there was ever a thread born to live on the fluff list
Stevie (just adding to the irritating useless traffic)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
but I'm needing a good guacamole recipe.
good ripe cali avo... mash dip
(dash or two of tabasco wouldn't hurt)
Iain Noble wrote lotsa sensible stuff and:
perhaps you ought to see 'Red
Dragon' an earlier film about the first Hannibal Lecter novel with
Brian Cox as the good doctor which is rather better.
sorry, being nitpicky, but that movie was called "Manhunter", tho I believe
it was based on the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyway, things aren't all that much better over here with all the
closings of independent video outlets and the effective banning of "Lolita"
and "Last Temptation of Christ" through sudden mysterious fire code-violations
and "Hollywood distribution fears",
Thanks for this, Chris
Chuck Prophet is just such a effing STAR. It's a crime that this man is not as big
as, I dunno, Tom Petty...
Stevie
What I Deserve (KW/Gary Louris)
I started this song in a hotel room when I was extremely lonely. Chuck's phase
shifted guitar is my favorite part
Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
Still Feel Gone's songs are relatively short and
depend on lyrics
"this trickle-down theory / has left all these pockets empty"
was always one of my favourites. And just about every darn word in "Still Be
Around"... Man, is he a damn good songwriter. Ooops.
I teach a module that looks at early modern revenge tragedy in relation to
violent cinema of the past 20-30 years. Clockwork Orange constantly comes up
in debates. A mate of mine finally got me a (French sub-titled) version in
Switzerland so that I can show some clips to my students. Natural
Douglas Neal wrote:
Does anyone out there know who originally wrote and recorded "Wreck on
the Highway"?
Bruce Springsteen, 'acourse. snigger
Stevie
Jeff's cuter than Jay,
Neal Weiss
possibly. But Jay writes better songs. I am frankly baffled by the Summerteeth
hype. My copy will be filed alongside Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels: played it
once, tried to play it again, got bored rigid.
Stevie
http://www.dallasobserver.com/1999/current/music1.html
Interesting piece Jerald, thanks. But aside from Wilonsky's occasional
editorializing, where's the controversy from it?
b.s.
There's a little steam rising over on Postcard. I would say that anyone who
claims Jay Farrar has
This is forwarded from the Petty list. I have included the whole thing so you
understand the context. I can't remember if it was on P or P2 that the comments
about Young's high ticket prices circulated. Maybe this sheds some light...
Stevie
Andy Wedam wrote:
Here in Portland the
Sitting listening to the title track of Randy Travis' "You and You Alone", I
was struck by the beautiful harmonies on the title track. I remembered Vince
Gill was in the mix there, but when I checked the credits, Melba Montgomery
turned up too. Wow. I didnt know she was still around. And
Did we get "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)"
yet?
That's Dwight Yoakam of course.
Thanks to Don and Jon for guidance on Gill. Just gonna check some sound
samples on cdnow before I part with hard earned cash and easily-earned
10 dollar off voucher... Want to make sure
Louise Kyme wrote:
Unfortunately, my own band isn't gigging between the 19th and 28th, otherwise I'd
suggest us g. For anyone else interested, the Okeh Wranglers will be playing at
the Railway Inn, Winchester on March 3rd. No door fee.
Woah. A country band comes to MY town. I'm kinda
William T. Cocke wrote:
During the "Slowhand" phase, to be precise. I'm pretty sure
he included a couple of Don Williams songs on that album.
The very wonderful "We're All the Way" is on there. He also covered
"Tulsa Time" but that turned up on another album I think. I have seen
mention
lance davis wrote:
The same goes for that listless,
unforgivable Letterman appearance, and the list goes on and on.
Disappointments have abounded.
Hey, just hang on a doggone minute there. Are we talking Dylan on Letterman in
1984? Dont Start Me Talkin, Jokerman and License to Kill?
What I have noticed is that many people, even devout Dylan
fans, are disappointed when they hear Dylan live for the
first time.
My first time was Wembley Arena 1987, backed by Petty and the Heartbreakers.
It wasn't bad (the Heartbreakers could make anyone sound good, really), but not
great.
Ph. Barnard wrote:
About "Country Boy":
Could be, but it might also be the Albert Lee number turned into a country
#1 by some fella named Skaggs...
I suspect (i.e. I know) Jon's right here; Albert Lee was actually
in Clapton's band on and off during the period he performed this
Sorry to be boring, but does anyone know if this is likely to make it across the
pond? or am I going to be placing an order with amazon?
on or offlist reply appreciated
ta
Stevie
Chad Cosper wrote:
About Son Volt...I am wondering if anyone who may have been at the Raleigh
show on Friday was familiar with the song they played in the middle of
"Chickamauga,"
sounds like it was iggy and the stooges' I Gotta Right
Stevie
The Neil Young album (the new material) now has a June 22 tentative
release date. Hoping that some of the Linda Ronstadt sessions turn up
there.
Got my copy of Tonight's the Night today and I am inclined to agree with
Neal W on this one... Stunning.
Oh, I know an Avengers thread came up
lance davis wrote:
I read an interview with Neil some years back in which he said something to
the effect of: "My albums sound like shit on CD. Buy them on vinyl." Like I
said, this has been years now--which in beer-time is damn-near
generations--but I'm pretty sure it was in reference to
lance davis wrote:
Since there seems to be a Neil-binge going on, I'm gonna dive in head-first.
What is this Chrome Dreams boot that I hear all the kids talkin bout? And
does anyone have an idea how the new mega-"Decade" will affect its
relevancy?
Lance
Chrome Dreams is an unreleased
spreading the word, still
Stevie
Chuck Prophet wrote:
Announcing
go go Market
(featuring DJ Mark "ill Media" Reitman on the two turntables)
appears Friday February 5th
Jon Weisberger wrote:
Stevie, this kind of implies that before 1990 or so country music was widely
respected in the UK. Is that correct?
Oh, OK. I'll admit to indulging a grouchy outburst rather than a considered
expression of opinion. What is different between 1990 and 1999 I would
Son Volt, incidentally, do a killer version of "Let's Go DownTown..." Or they
used to. All this Del-Vetts/Stooges stuff is fine, but I'd much rather see
them put that, or "Aint No More Cane", back into their repertoire of
encores...
Stevie
Louise Kyme wrote:
Well, I don't know about large alt.country sections in music shops. Usually
the alt.country gets mixed in with the mainstream country which adds up to
a pretty large selection.
yeah, tho tower in london have a (fairly small) alt country section
Lucinda Williams is
Matt Benz wrote:
Junior's comparison is fair enough; I have no doubt Gill was more
impressive, but did either Old 97's or Whiskeytown play anything
remotely country sounding?
I believe that Whiskeytown played the very beautiful (and very country
sounding) "I Lost the Battle but I Won the
apologies for P/P2 cross-posting, but I know there are some people out
there who will be interested in this - from sonic net newsflash
Stevie
Neil Young Plans Acoustic
Tour, New Album, Box Set
Folk-rock legend begins solo outing March 3
in
Son Volt an interesting case in point - they've been touring lately without Eric,
resulting in some songs being dropped from the set list (notably "Left a Slide".
Damn shame). On others, Dave Boquist has been forced to do some interesting,
inventive things on his six string to cover for the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ah yes, another fine example. Although one I'll suggest doesn't quite work as
well as I'd hope is what I've heard of Jim Lauderdale's work. A wonderful
voice and the boy's got plenty of twang 'n soul in him. So how come I find it
all mostly dull?
I've tried hard
I know I'm not the only fan out here, so here's something that might be
of interest to people who aren't averse to a little wild experimentation
in their music...
gogo Market is Prophet's side-project, with Stephie Finch out front
centre... I think the talk of tix at the end is for a gig long
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
and I kinda missed the "Steve Earle isn't bluegrass" thread from a while
back, so if anyone can remind me of what that was all about I'd appreciate
it.
From what I recall, one tentative objection (Jon W?) was to earle's voice,
which was thought not to be a great
completely unrelated to the movie, but there was a Dylan tribute album put out
some years ago with that title. I've been desperately seeking it ever since I was
at a Chuck Prophet gig and heard him do his rendition of "Abandoned love", which
is on that cd, "Outlaw Blues".
If anyone has this
[EMAIL PROTECTED] quoted :
Influence? Linda Ronstadt - another great voice, full of quivering
vibratto,
but devoid of sincerity and emotion.
and wrote:
Devoid of sincerity or emotion??? Hmm...I wouldn't say that as much as
guilty of overcooking it, but I haven't heard as much
a few more great performances off the top of my head
with the foghorn turned down -
maybe I'm right
my blue tears
I never will marry
belting it out and it actually works -
think it's gonna work out fine
willin
how do I make you
I'm hoping that Trio II delivers the goods. And is there talk of
Jon Weisberger wrote:
Stevie confessed:
I am even perverse enough to enjoy Mad Love - her
generally adjudged as misguided new wave phase.
Isn't that the album that has her version of "Poor Pitiful Me?" Love that
cut...
It's a good one, a great arrangement that improves on Zevon's
"Doug Young aka \"The Iceman\"" wrote:
It's on Ronstadt's Sweet Dreams album. I'm not sure which one of Warren's its
on but it really is a ZEVON cut. Give him what credit he is due is my motto.
Pretty sure it's simple dreams but wouldnt swear to it.
And I agree Zevon needs every due he's
Just found a fascinating interview with Linda Ronstadt about working with
Emmylou and Dolly.
Here's the link. Well worth a read. Stevie
http://www.ais-gwd.com/~tpartridge/intgm.htm
Anyone know what Chris Knight is up to? it seems a while since his debut
appeared. I trust he hasnt been dropped by his label or anything evil like that
any news, on or off list, appreciated
thanks
Stevie
np Chris Knight, Mountain stage 12/7/98
Smilin' Jim (Jim, why are you always smilin'?) writes:
That depends on the kind of hat you're wearing, doesn't it? g
Have you ever been to Texas? When the Derailers played Saturday night there
were hundreds of people dancing. Of course it *is* kinda hard to dance to
Son Volt.
havent been keeping a close eye on traffic lately, so apologies if this is old
news. From sonicnet.
Stevie
'Hi-Lo Country' Soundtrack
Updates Classic Western
Music
Duet by Beck and Willie Nelson sets tone for
album.
Not that it matters all that much (but how much of what we say around
here really matters all that much anyway?) but Son Volt have covered WFB
too. And it seems to be the theme tune for Mountain Stage (or is it
e-town?) one of those radio shows anyhow - they get whoever's on stage
to trot it out
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