people are leaving

I agree with you on that. I feel no real need to understand films like Mulholland Drive or Inland Empire. I just like to experience them as you would a piece of art or photo. Lynch is an artist first and foremost.

The first two hours of Mulholland Drive is classic Lynchian and near perfect. The last twenty minutes or so is when all the confusion sets in. I don't know what the hell was going on with Inland Empire.

I'd have a few of these.

 

What about Chet Atkins? There are *all kinds* of great guitarists.

Yep. Missed him. Thanks

django reinhardt

charlie christian

doc watson

bill kirchen

mick taylor

keith richards

jeff beck

john mclaughlin

clarence white

Is there some sort of competition?

Apparently.

Old news.

Pffftttt

see, i heard the new son volt, and i really think that the critics are gonna bash this one.

 

not like critics matter and shit, but you know. i think that wilco won already.

Actually, it's we the listener who wins.

Dynamite

When the levee goes the heart breaks away

The mind holds back

Just loose dirt in pouring rain

The truth is not free

And everyone must pay the price

There were diamonds

There was gold in your eyes

Now just silence and broken words on the side

The journey is never done and the way is long

This love is like celebrating

4th of July with dynamite

4th of July with dynamite

There is no right way

Only the way that keeps your mind free

Every moment to count

In the living judgment day

Life to live shall not be a burden

Carried on shoulders, the long mystic trial

Dreams leave the dust

No blues are coming down this time

Down to the Wire

Wake up to the Biddle Street blues

Can

Which SMOG record would be a good starting point ?

I still have an affinity for his work with Oliver Nelson in the early '60's, and The Breaking Point.

On a side-note, I did have the opportunity to see a sold-out performance in London in early '95. Unfortunately this was during the period he was having some serious lip issues. It was kinda sad actually, people were leaving 15-20 minutes into his set. I distinctly remember him mumbling under his breath, "Show's not over, must be for you"

Sad

RIP Mr Hubbard

Thanks for the info LouieB. I'm always interested in any kind of news on Prez. I recently listened to the record he did with Teddy Wilson. Great stuff. Prez certainly had some serious tone. Wow.

I like this album quite a bit, but this is my biggest problem with these guys. They need to lay off the 'verb.

Hey Moe,

I definitely adhere to the less is more philosophy in the way records are made. These days I tend to prefer less outboard gear, more space, and absolutely no Auto-tune. I concur that using too much reverb tends to make things sound cheesy and demo-ish. With these guys it somehow works for me in a big way.

I'm as jaded as they come, but seriously, the Fleet Foxes live show is unf**kwithable. Even if you think their records are just "ok" , do yourself a favor and see them in person. They will not disappoint and they WILL win you over. At the Doug Fir show mentioned below, for the encore all of Blitzen Trapper came on stage armed with instruments and they all performed "Blue Ridge Mountains".

It really was something.

Mon. June 30th

The debut long player from Seattle's Fleet Foxes has slowly been making its way up the ranks as a serious contender for record of the year. After last weeks tear inducing or should I say "beard" inducing performance at San Francisco's Bottom of The Hill they may have done just that. Absolutely amazing is what comes to mind and when I think about it, I haven't had a chance to say that for quite some time. Strong compositions, tight four-part harmonies soaking in reverb and a group of players as seamless as I've seen in years. Stay tuned cuz these Fleet Foxes are onto something. See you in Portland at the Doug Fir on July 25th.

I just put together a collection of the following songs for a friend.. I can put up the link later on tonight if you're interested. Also, 'Electro-Shock' is best presented in its entirety.

Mr E's Beautiful Blues

Flyswatter

Fresh Feeling

Love of The Loveless

Rock Hard Times

Saturday Morning

I Like Birds

It's A Motherfucker

Souljacker Part 1

Novocaine For The Soul

Trouble With Dreams

I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart

Dirty Girl

Last Stop (This Town)

(Hey Man) Now You're Really Livin'

Railroad Man

Things The Grandchildren Should Know

What??? no love fer "Wide Swing Tremolo"??? -Robert

K- Here I am, shouting like a boozer

Medicine Hat

Driving The View

Question of You

Hanging Blue Side

Awesome

I had a dream about this re-release last night. I was listening to the LP in a mansion with my friend Robert (RIP). It was cool. I hadn't dreamed of him in a while. So thanks for this thread.

I could be completely way off base here, but was your friend Robert a member of the forum POSTCARD many years ago. I recall he was a drummer from the Boston area and a big Jazz fan.

Bob Dylan is well-known for his abandoned treasures

I do like Business and Submarine. The former is the stronger of the 2.

I will say Go For The Exit is classic Pollard.

I second ALL the Nick Drake & early Dylan >> would like to add :

fairport convention - liege & leaf

scud mountain boys - massachusetts

leonard cohen

gram parsons

get/gilberto/jobim

judee sill

bill fay

jackson frank

fleet foxes

joni mitchell - any of the early records

elliott smith - either/or

david sylvian - secrets of the beehive

joe henry - scar

sigur ros : ( )

richard buckner - devotion & doubt

gillian welch/david rawlings

ida - will you find me

beck - sea change

iron & wine - the creek drank the cradle

I'm trying to stay clear of all the jazz selections, but here are a couple -

get/gilberto/jobim

john coltrane & johnny hartman

one could certainly argue that artists such as Gram Parsons and/or Sweetheart of the Rodeo-era Byrds or even Dylan (with Nashville Skyline) started alternative country, but i think you have to make a timeline somewhere.

If you absolutely need to make a timeline, one could go back a couple of years : The Basement Tapes.

Alt.country is something that started around the turn of the 90s I would say, the rest is country rock. Sorry old man.... all of us remember these albums from our youth, but they weren't called alt.country they were something else, along with Commander Cody and NRPS, etc.

LouieB

You're correct Louie.

Back in the day it was called good songwriting.

Alt-country - Y'alternative - Cowpunk - Insurgent Country - Rootsrock - Americana

= none of these mean a thing to me

Just to elucidate I never endorsed NRPS

Where's the love for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen???

and Tele master Bill Kirchen ?

Oh yes

Or, as Willie himself might say:

It's all just music, let the suits sort it out into what's what kind.

Or, as Townes Van Sandt use to say :

There are two kinds of music.

1) The Blues

2) ...and zippity do da

Seriously. Uncle Tupelo birthed alt-country from its loins. All the Uncle Tupelo albums should be on there. Half of those on the list barely qualify, if at all.

 

1. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

2. Uncle Tupelo - March 16-20, 1992

3. Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone

4. Uncle Tupelo - No Depression

5. Son Volt - Trace

6. The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall

7. Wilco - Being There

 

Then you can fill it out however else you like, that's what the core should look like, in my opinion. Also, if you use this

 

 

to justify an alt-country record, then doesn't Dylan's Blood on the Tracks deserve the top spot?

It would, yes...and countless others. It read as some arbitrary starting point w/Anodyne.

Where's :

The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Dylan - Basement Tapes

Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

Flying Buritto Bros - Gilded Palace of Sin

Gram - GP/Grievous Angel

Dillard & Clark - The Fantastic Expedition of

blah

blah

blah

blah

Based on the starting point of ahem, Anodyne......in no particular order :

01. son volt - trace

02. blue mountain - dog days

03. scud mountain boys - massachusetts

04. richard buckner - since

05. wilco - being there

06. the backsliders - southern lines

07. neko case - furnace room lullaby

08. drive by truckers - southern rock opera

09. magnolia electric co.- magnolia electric co

10. jim white - no such place

There are gems on all of'em. My favorite by a landslide = Furnace Room Lullaby

Swordfishtrombones

Rain Dogs

Mule Variations