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I go into extended Harry jags quite often, so I know where you are coming from. The guy was one of the great singer/songwriters of our time... Pussy Cats is a fun and loose record filled with some wonderful originals, covers, as well as some silly indulgent bits. Nilsson's vocals are definitely rougher sounding on this than any previous release--I believe I read somewhere that he completely shredded his vocal cords doing this album--but he still manages to make it work throughout the record. It's not as uniformly great as "Son of Schmilsson," or "Nilsson Schmilsson," but it's a must have fo

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And so is that one : One of my all-time favorites.

Some great ones mentioned already. I'll add: Karen Dalton - Something On Your Mind Scott Walker - Montague Terrace (In Blue), Plastic Palace People, Boy Child... Crooked Fingers - New Drink For the Old Drunk Big Star - Stroke It Noel Love - Alone Again Or Lee Hazlewood - My Baby Cried All Night Long Alejandro Escovedo - Broken Bottle Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe Bjork - Joga The Magnetic Fields - All My Little Words The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Vic Chesnutt - Virginia

Musicians often have dreams of these perfect and beautiful songs, but when they wake and try to recapture them they find them gone, or impossible to recreate. To me the line "The best song will never get sung" sort of signifies this and how somethings just sound grander in your head--due in part to the lack of physical limitations in that world--and voicing them aloud could never do justice to the way you hear them internally. The following line "The best life never leaves your lungs" I see mirroring the previous line in that the internal life (or dream life) is invariably richer or freer th

I've watched a few over the past week: Walker is surprisingly forthcoming and insightful in this one. A must see for any fans. Like Easy Rider, this is another film that signified the coming end of the peace & love era. Peter Boyle is quite good in this. I think it's Susan Sarandon's first film too, she sure looks young in this one. Though Keir Dullea can often be quite wooden in his acting, this film still works overall thanks in big part to the girl that plays Lisa. Oddly compelling. Hadn't seen this one in years. It still holds up very well. Made me wonder why I haven't

That's one of my favorites too. I think it may be one of their most underrated records.

Nick Drake - the guy had an amazingly consistent and well articulated guitar sound. Paul Westerberg - Eyes Like Sparks (the sound on this one kills me) Curtis Mayfield

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me / What's Going On (2 of the most beautiful tracks to ever grace a record)

Scott Walker - The Drift As a fan of the mans music I wouldn't necessarily say this is the best place to start, but, if you're in the mood for something dark and atmospheric this one is hard to beat. Seeing the documentary "Scott Walker: 30 Century Man" the other week got me listening to this one again (as well as Scott 2 and 4.) The films worth searching out too if you're a Walker fan as there's lots of insightful interviews. For a guy who has shunned interviews for the most part over his career Walker is surprisingly forthcoming here.

I heard "Impossible Germany" at a grocery store (Dominion) the other day. I think that was the first time I've heard Wilco played in a public place.

Yeah, I remember hearing about the controversy; gang fights in theaters and that sort of thing. They eventually pulled the film from theaters. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it does hold up after all these years. The violence is very stylized so I'm not sure what all the fuss was about. The film has a great pace to it and some great action sequences. The story was like a modern day Odyssey, but instead of Greece it's Coney Island . The only thing that really dates it is the music which relies heavily on synthesizers. Even then, it still added some interesting atmosphere to the film

I finally saw this one after hearing about it for so many years. "Warriors, come out to play-ayyyyy!"

Though this film is borne out of America's problems in the early 70s (Kent State, Nixon, Cambodia...) a lot of this still rings true. The use of mainly non-actors and the hand held documentary style filming give this movie a semblance of realism that makes it quite effective, regardless of the politics involved.

I guess the vision of Dexter Gordon playing a sax on the cover screamed horror movie back in the 80s . Alain Delon as the original Mr. Ripley.

Bertrand Tavernier + Dexter Gordon + Herbie Hancock = near perfection.

I haven't heard the Levon record yet, but the Rickie Lee disc is definitely top 10 all the way. Not sure how they could have missed that one.

So many great ones to chose from... Get up from a dream and I look for rain Take an amphetamine and a crushed rat's brain How am I feelin Better I suppose How am I lookin I don't want the truth What am I doin I ain't in my youth I'm past my prime Or was that just a pose It a wonderful lie and I still get by on those Well she's kind of like an artist Sittin' on the floor Never finishes, she abandons Never shows a soul

Revisited an old favorite last night: I love the rapid-fire dialog; very witty and funny. This is one of Grant's best performances, Russell's too.

Carver is my all-time favorite short story writer. I would definitely agree that reading the stories would be the way to go before watching the movie. The movie was okay, but the stories are sublime.

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