Jon is actually 58.
Pttthhhht!
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
'Potential'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Jon B. - Aug 10, 2007 4:48:26 pm PDT #6179 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
erikaj - Aug 10, 2007 5:36:04 pm PDT #6180 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
(skipping billions of posts) What makes a good music review? What are some things reviewers do that you wish they wouldn't(besides pan a favorite of yours; I can't guarantee that one) But I'm going to write my first one next month, and I think I'm out of my depth.
DavidS - Aug 10, 2007 5:57:29 pm PDT #6181 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Pttthhhht!
Don't sprain your tongue, grampa.
Hayden - Aug 10, 2007 5:57:39 pm PDT #6182 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Honesty. Knowledge of the context of the album. Clarity. Humor.
(response to Erika, natch)
tommyrot - Aug 10, 2007 6:14:22 pm PDT #6183 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So - is this the best album title ever? Best title for a country/folk-ish album? Holly Golightly/The Brokeoffs new album is titled You Can’t Buy a Gun When You’re Crying.
Positively haunting (in the best possible way). That’s how I’d describe You Can’t Buy a Gun When You’re Crying. It’s the lo-fi amalgam of quintessentially American country and western, folk, and blues – with hints of Weimar Republic cabaret music – that was recently released by stylistically-omnivorous British singer-songwriter Holly Golightly.
The big question: How did Holly, originally of the all-girl garage-rock band Thee Headcoatees, go so rustic and rootsy? The short answer: Convincingly.
Since 1995, Golightly has released a whopping 13 albums – 11 studio projects, two live ones – plus a couple of compilations. Along the way, she’s dabbled in R&B, rockabilly and bluegrass, and collaborated with the likes of the White Stripes, Billy Childish, and Rocket From the Crypt. But this latest set may be her most cohesive, with its dark and despairing mood and its spare, down-home instrumentation by the so-called Brokeoffs – said to be just one multi-talented musician named Lawyer Dave. Think of it as a dusty, rural equivalent to the bleak, urban netherworld conjured by the Velvet Underground and defanged by the Cowboy Junkies – one that can trace its lineage back to country-blues legend Robert Johnson and his metaphorical encounters with Lucifer.
The link has a live video you can watch.
Huh. Guess I'll have to buy this. Even if the whole Robert Johnson / Devil thing tends to be mentioned too often in rock reviews....
eta: Ooh - eMusic has. Am downloading. Will report back later.
DavidS - Aug 10, 2007 6:23:42 pm PDT #6184 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So - is this the best album title ever?
If it's not Scum Tank Agitator, then no.
Best title for a country/folk-ish album?
Also, I've got my bootleg country rarity collection God less America with a ten year old boy singing "Mama, Please Don't Go Topless."
tommyrot - Aug 10, 2007 6:27:35 pm PDT #6185 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
One of my fave album titles of all time is Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings and Food.
Um, I'm sure I have others - just can't think of them now.
"Mama, Please Don't Go Topless."
Ya' just can't get more wholesome than that.
eta: This
Scum Tank Agitator
makes me think of the thing that stirs the water at the sewage treatment facility. Which admittedly is more gross than a milk tank agitator, but still....
Jon B. - Aug 10, 2007 6:31:01 pm PDT #6186 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Right this minute, my favorite song title is "Hoogie-Boogie Land" [link]
I love how the video is a semi-professional production with three(?) cameras.
Laga - Aug 10, 2007 6:35:20 pm PDT #6187 of 10003
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I've always liked The Smoker You Drink the Player You Get.
DavidS - Aug 10, 2007 6:35:55 pm PDT #6188 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
makes me think of the thing that stirs the water at the sewage treatment facility.
That's because those things are called: Scum Tank Agitators.
See, there's a scum tank and they have to skim the scum. For this you need an agitator.
Right this minute, my favorite song title is "Hoogie-Boogie Land" [link]
That doesn't sound like a space age theremin love song.