I haven't heard it yet, but Bjork may have gone too far into the ether for me to follow with this latest effort.
Yes! Ohmigod! Someone's blondie bear's a twenty-question genius!
Harmony ,'Help'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
Glamcookie - Aug 19, 2004 8:09:31 am PDT #4633 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
joe boucher - Aug 19, 2004 8:19:10 am PDT #4634 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Essential Hoyt Axton Trivia Tidbit: His mother, Mae Axton, is one of the co-writers of "Heartbreak Hotel."
And he wrote Ringo's hit "The No No Song".
And he scared the crap out of Dr. Johnny Fever.
Speaking of Bear Family and 70s fringe country, try their James Talley twofer that combines his first two albums, Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, But We Sure Got a Lot of Love and Tryin' Like the Devil. You'll especially like the former's western swing homage "W. Lee O'Daniel and the Light Crust Doughboys". (O Brother, Where Art Thou? fans will recognize many of the real-life characters.)
Enjoy the Willie... uh, you know what I mean.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 19, 2004 8:22:23 am PDT #4635 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Didn't Hoyt also play Zach Galligan's dad in GREMLINS?
DavidS - Aug 19, 2004 8:25:36 am PDT #4636 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Didn't Hoyt also play Zach Galligan's dad in GREMLINS?
Yep. He was on Bonanza way back when, too.
Lyra Jane - Aug 19, 2004 9:52:34 am PDT #4637 of 10003
Up with the sun
Bjork may have gone too far into the ether for me to follow with this latest effort
yeah, I kind of got that impression from the New Yorker article.I loved "Debut" and "Post," but it sounds like she's gone even more experimental than she was on "Vespertine," which I didn't like.
Glamcookie - Aug 19, 2004 10:56:33 am PDT #4638 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I'm with you, Lyra. Vespertine didn't do it for me, either, and I love all of the Bjork releases prior to that one. I read an article in Vanity Fair on the newest record and it sounds very iffy to me.
Michele T. - Aug 19, 2004 12:15:19 pm PDT #4639 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
Crazily enough, I chose to listen to it before I passed judgment on it. (And it's out there on the interweb thingy, yes.) It's quite lovely: both spare and lush at once. Definitely not "easy listening" music, since there is so much going on -- but worth a concerted listen.
Glamcookie - Aug 19, 2004 12:20:32 pm PDT #4640 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Oh, Michele, I plan on giving it a listen but I don't see anything wrong with discussion based on reviews (from listeners as well as from Bjork herself). I haven't seen anyone dismiss it out of hand.
Alicia K - Aug 19, 2004 1:10:25 pm PDT #4641 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Did anyone else find it weird that Bjork was singing at the opening Olympics ceremonies?
I mean, on the one hand, yay for having someone other than the Whitneys and Glorias, but on the other hand ... the only memorable thing about the song was the line "your sweat is salty." And really, that just made me giggle.
Jon B. - Aug 19, 2004 4:16:36 pm PDT #4642 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I might have enjoyed Bjork's performance at the Olympics more if Bob & Katie had SHUT THE FUCK UP FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS.
ahem.
In other news...
I'm listening to the new GBV Right Now! AI.....OK. But then, most of the last bunch of albums haven't blown me away. There's a few good songs and a pile that go right past me.