Fickle girl, changes mind.
A couple days ago I told someone not to buy this album (and buy Joseph Arthur’s new one instead). Now I’m not sure.
I like the first 3-4 songs. And I love “Splendid Isolation” (song 9) which has a real Traveling Wilbury’s feel to it, oddly enough.
I’m still in consideration on this one.
This is a great podcast. The performances sound good and the banter between the lead and the emcee is just pure hilarity – they’ve obviously known each other for a long time. If you’re a fan of this band, then you need to listen to this! I may have just been convinced to buy their (his, really) new album!
I’m not a big Updike fan, but he had some really interesting things to say here. Shorter (or fewer) questions from Michael Silverblatt than usual, and he let Updike ramble on. Pretty cool talk.
Although note that I only listened to Part 2 because I either accidentally deleted Part 1 or did not manage to load it to my iPod.
Good for dancin’. Workin’ out. Being happy. Smiling. Bouncing.
Super high-energy. In concert, similar to Gnarls, they suck up the crowd’s energy and spin it back out times 10,000.
Their new album came out today: if it’s even half as fun as their last one, it’ll surely be worth my while. And yours!
Have listened to this at least 25 times in the past two days. I guess I like it! Fits right into my Melancholy Boys for Mondays playlist. Introspective. “The days when I would die for you are now gone…” Has a very 60’s Stones sound on the chorus of “When I Was Running Out of Time”.
Only song I can’t really listen to is “Don’t Tell Your Eyes” with the “Jesus loves you more than you know” repetition in the chorus. I once got yelled at for recommending Joseph Arthur: “why’d you tell me to buy this bible music?” Yes, the chorus of “In the Sun” repeats “may God’s love be with you” and one album is called “Redemption’s Son” and has some biblical imagery…but until the yelling, I hadn’t really noticed. I’ve been assured by someone that they know someone who knows him (or someone who knows someone who knows him) and he’s not a bible banger….but the topic does keep rearin’ its head.
Not as blatantly as with Jenny Lewis, but it’s still always there in the back of my mind.
Betsy, if you’re reading, I’d say buy this instead of the new Pete Yorn. It’s much more satisfying.
…nobody knows what they want out of players except me, nobody can tell a player what he’s doing wrong, nobody can find a player who can play but he’s not playing, like I can. I can do that in my sleep.
–Bob Dylan (interviewed in Rolling Stone).
You can argue about whether he’s earned it/whether it’s deserved, but agree or not, he does have a huge ego. (You should hear my dad on Dylan in the 60s. He still can’t listen to him, despite his sometimes amazing lyrics, because of things he said & did then.)
Ah, the wisdom of the random web surf.
I hate everyone
All the people on the street
I hate you all
And the people that I meet
I hate you all
And the people that I know
I hate you all
And the people that I don’t
I hate you all
Oh I hate you all.
I hate most everybody
But most of all
I hate…
I hate…
I hate YOU.
–“I Hate Everyone” Get Set Go, Grey’s Anatomy Vol. 2
How often do you hear “big stupid jerk” in the lyrics to a song? Priceless.
Isn’t that cute – Canada has a space agency! -can’t remember who.
“Fat is the new Black.” -Isaac Mizrahi.
Sweet (mostly). Melodic. Very singalong-able. Occasionally quirky but not overwhelmingly so. Solid. Enjoyable.
If you’re a BNL fan already, well worth it. If if you are NOT a BNL fan, man, you are NO FUN, is what I have to say to you.