Hey there,
Expect more rear-end collisions on Music Row in the near future.
Vince Gill's Volvo was involved in a 3-car accident on West End Avenue
just off the row a few days ago. Reports say that Vince was stopped
for a red light when he was rammed from behind and pushed into the car
in ahead
Anyone out there want to take a run at completeing the following statement:
fill in the blank is to the lap steel
what
Mississippi John Hurt is to fingerstyle guitar
What little I know about playing fingerstyle guitar I learned from
listening to Mississippi John Hurt's relatively simple,
Ive been listening to the Ghosts of Hallelujah since
Tuesday and Ive been enjoying the hell out of it in a
mystified sort of way. Musically I have no hesitation;
there is a back porch, orchestral quality that has the feel of
a good stringband that's been playing together forever,
stretching
Garden variety covers aside, *startling* covers provide
wonderful thread fodder because they are so damn rich
in ambiguity.
Intended or not, they are a test...the question is...which test?
Ironic covers: the hipness test
I know that
you know that
I know you know I know
After having bought the just released "Half Mad Moon", I came across a
promo copy packaged with no inserts and close enough to free that the
missionary in me had to pick it up as a loaner to sway the unconverted.
Beyond the absence of the "TX" in the bands name, I noticed a few odd
things.
Picked up the album last night and was impressed enough (strong
songwriting, striking harmonies, and some musical twists and turns that'll
make you grin) to want to learn more about the band. Wandered across this
in the process.
Hot Damnations
Leave it to two Yankee sisters to kick it TX
Lance Davis wrote:
Also--and on a completely unrelated note--can someone offer a reason why
record companies used to make double LP's with Side 1 backed with Side 4?
Call me crazy, but wouldn't it make more sense to have Side 2 on the flip
since the record is already right there on the friggin
