but I think Jeff Tweedy is the embodiment of indie zeitgeist, the Songwriter of My Generation
t about to go, once again, over well covered territory alert
It will never cease to amaze me that this is the case - I agree with you and am not arguing the point - but if you'd a told me that when Uncle Tupelo broke up and AM and Trace came out (the first Wilco album and Son Volt album respectively) I would have thought you were on the very very crazy-inducing drugs.
signed,
Still Stunned that Jay Farrar took the big swandive into mediocre-ville and still hoping he finds his way back
I first heard of Nels Cline through his playing on Mike Watt's solo albums.
Same here! But I didn't know any details until about 20 min. ago when I looked him up on AMG.
eta: I have been posting so infrequently lately that I forgot my quick edit formatting! Shame on me.
I can send you the Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud soundtrack, Steph.
Oooh, I would love that -- thanks!
Charlie Haden sat in with the Minutemen on at least one occasion
On double bass? I've never heard him on electric even when he was playing in an electric context.
ETA: Mike Watt on d. boon: "he was my best friend since we were thirteen and the reason I started and still to this day play music. his life was cut way too short at twenty seven. I think of him every day. his spirit lives on in the work I continue to do. folks ask what kind of bass player am I. my answer is 'I'm d. boon's bass player.'"
Cindy, the song from the Sopranos last night was "Heaven Only Knows" by Emmylou Harris.
On double bass?
Yeah! Check out the cover for Live at Flynn's Ocean 71 here: [link] N.B. C.H. is not on the Live at Flynn's bootleg.
It will never cease to amaze me that this is the case - I agree with you and am not arguing the point - but if you'd a told me that when Uncle Tupelo broke up and AM and Trace came out (the first Wilco album and Son Volt album respectively) I would have thought you were on the very very crazy-inducing drugs.
Oh hell yeah.
D'oh! I meant "Cathy" when I wrote "Cindy". Sorry.
ETA: Mike Watt on d. boon: "he was my best friend since we were thirteen and the reason I started and still to this day play music. his life was cut way too short at twenty seven. I think of him every day. his spirit lives on in the work I continue to do. folks ask what kind of bass player am I. my answer is 'I'm d. boon's bass player.'"
Moooommmm! Joe the butcher is making me cry.
My radio station loves me. They played me the only Phish song I know I like "Wasted", Richard Thompson's "I feel so good" and just now Bowie's "Life on Mars".
So I finally finished moving (only took a freaking month) and I may actually burn meara's and Anne W.'s CDs tomorrow and send them on to Jon later this week. Stranger things have happened, after all.
Currently listening to: The Nields (went to their show on Saturday night--a very good show, though I'm perhaps a teensy bit biased, but I just love them so much that seeing them always feels like coming home), and
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
(saw this in Boston last week and have been humming "Brussels" ever since).
