I stand corrected! The reviews on Amazon confirm your memories.
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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.
Jon B. - Mar 21, 2005 4:27:08 pm PST #7738 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Frankenbuddha - Mar 21, 2005 5:13:14 pm PST #7739 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It was definitely Hoffman in the original airing.
I remember narration on the album, too, but cannot at all remember if that was Hoffman too. If it is, I wonder if it's some kind of rights issue that led to the change. Or if Ringo did it for an English airing at some point, which would also make sense.
Jon B. - Mar 21, 2005 5:25:04 pm PST #7740 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The narrator on the original album was Nilsson himself. I have a copy in front of me so I know I'm right this time! ;)
Frankenbuddha - Mar 22, 2005 3:14:58 am PST #7741 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The narrator on the original album was Nilsson himself. I have a copy in front of me so I know I'm right this time! ;)
OK, that makes sense. I only saw the special once, years ago (though I bought the DVD for my sister), but I'd listened to her copy of the album MANY times, and didn't think Hoffmann sounded right for the LP.
Lilty Cash - Mar 22, 2005 4:59:56 am PST #7742 of 10003
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Hugs erinaceous for giving Fiona.
I had no idea she had anything in the works. I mostly always forgot to check. Squee!
Kate P. - Mar 22, 2005 8:42:41 am PST #7743 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Er, I have CDs that I've been meaning to send to Jon for well over a month now. Hey Mr. B., can you send me your mailing address again? Profile email is good.
msbelle - Mar 22, 2005 8:51:23 am PST #7744 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
yay for movement.
Jon B. - Mar 22, 2005 9:14:36 am PST #7745 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
insent, Kate.
Jon B. - Mar 22, 2005 10:20:22 am PST #7746 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Tom Waits' 20 most cherished albums (with commentary)
DavidS - Mar 22, 2005 10:28:15 am PST #7747 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Awww, fuck yeah. Tom is on my very very short list of living heroes.
2 Solo Monk by Thelonious Monk (Columbia) 1964
Monk said 'There is no wrong note, it has to do with how you resolve it'. He almost sounded like a kid taking piano lessons. I could relate to that when I first started playing the piano, because he was decomposing the music while he was playing it. It was like demystifying the sound, because there is a certain veneer to jazz and to any music, after a while it gets traffic rules, and the music takes a backseat to the rules. It's like aerial photography, telling you that this is how we do it. That happens in folk music too. Try playing with a bluegrass group and introducing new ideas. Forget about it. They look at you like you're a communist. On Solo Monk, he appears to be composing as he plays, extending intervals, voicing chords with impossible clusters of notes. 'I Should Care' kills me, a communion wine with a twist. Stride, church, jump rope, Bartok, melodies scratched into the plaster with a knife. A bold iconoclast. Solo Monk lets you not only see these melodies without clothes, but without skin. This is astronaut music from Bedlam.