aricandover Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 (Did this thread prove yet that VC knows and loves Townes enough or are we still a bunch of know nothing rubes????) LouieB whatever happened to Guitready? he was a big fan of Townes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I have mad respect for Townes. "Our Mother The Mountain" changed my life forever...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 And I'm sure even more people would have weighed in about Townes if he hadn't already been discussed so much over the years already. Needless to say, a good portion of people who listen to Wilco know and love Townes Exactly...I was just slightly offended by the starter of this thread.....clearly someone coming in to prove how cool they are, when Townes has been discussed here many times. There is very little music any longer that someone doesn't know about and Townes' profile, as pointed out, has only grown in recent years not diminished. The re-release of Heartworn Highways and the bio flick (which I think we would all agree is excellent) helped also. twhatever happened to Guitready? he was a big fan of Townes.I heard from him a year or so ago. Guess he doesn't come around here much but he was (is) a nice guy and his knowledge of the Texas songwriters is vast. He turned me on to some folks I didn't know about and I thought I knew the field pretty well...goes to show.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortuneinmyhead Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 what trips me out about TVZ is that he must have made some good money from Pancho and Lefty and yet he seems like he didn't really spend much of it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Exactly...I was just slightly offended by the starter of this thread.....clearly someone coming in to prove how cool they are, when Townes has been discussed here many times. There is very little music any longer that someone doesn't know about and Townes' profile, as pointed out, has only grown in recent years not diminished. The re-release of Heartworn Highways and the bio flick (which I think we would all agree is excellent) helped also. I heard from him a year or so ago. Guess he doesn't come around here much but he was (is) a nice guy and his knowledge of the Texas songwriters is vast. He turned me on to some folks I didn't know about and I thought I knew the field pretty well...goes to show.... LouieB Hmmmm, firstly, your two paragraphs above would seem contradictory, no? Also, I didn't get the feeling the O.P. was trying to be cool. He mentioned a couple of songs he liked, I thought the post was fairly humble. Maybe we can give him/her a break? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 what trips me out about TVZ is that he must have made some good money from Pancho and Lefty and yet he seems like he didn't really spend much of it...Townes came from money and from what I've read it really didn't mean much to him. Then there was the gambling, the junk and just giving money away.Hmmmm, firstly, your two paragraphs above would seem contradictory, no? :)Also, I didn't get the feeling the O.P. was trying to be cool. He mentioned a couple of songs he liked, I thought the post was fairly humble. Maybe we can give him/her a break?I second that emotion. The more I discover, the more I realize how much I haven't discovered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Todd Snider best singer/songwriter you(n)ever heard of Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebear Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Todd Snider best singer/songwriter you(n)ever heard of I like Todd, but they are many at least as good as him. With all due respect. How about one of Townes best friends, David Olney? Do you know what Townes said about Olney? That he was among his big four, the three others being Bob Dylan, Lightnin' Hopkins and Mozart! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Todd Snider best singer/songwriter you(n)ever heard of saw him live a long time ago, he's ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 And I'm sure even more people would have weighed in about Townes if he hadn't already been discussed so much over the years already. Needless to say, a good portion of people who listen to Wilco know and love Townes Yup. It comes up from time to time.My copy of Live at the Old Quarter is in bad shape. The jewel is cracked and the cover insert is dog eared, dirty and torn. Townes travels with me pretty much everywhere. I've a friend who makes it a point to play Townes once a week on her Tuesday noontime show. There's something special about hearing him over the air. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 i have an olney disc & it's depressing as hell. there's a great story earle tells about olney on the disc together at the bluebird. i highly recommend it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I like Todd, but they are many at least as good as him. With all due respect. I'm a big fan of Todd's music but I have to agree there are many others equally as strong and under-appreciated: Greg BrownRon SexsmithGuy Clark (somebody already mentioned him, but he deserves to be mentioned again)Steve YoungDan Reeder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Exactly...I was just slightly offended by the starter of this thread.....clearly someone coming in to prove how cool they are, when Townes has been discussed here many times. There is very little music any longer that someone doesn't know about and Townes' profile, as pointed out, has only grown in recent years not diminished. The re-release of Heartworn Highways and the bio flick (which I think we would all agree is excellent) helped also. LouieB That is a tad harsh isn't it? You could always just give the poster the benefit of the doubt. It can be a bit difficult to break into a forum as large and intimidating as this. And of course not everyone has your superhuman knowledge of every musical genre. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I love Guy Clark's quote on TVZ's writing: "Nobody cuts it that close to the bone. I s'pose everybody cuts it as close as they can. It's not a competitive sport. It's more like how close can you cut it to your own bone? Did you break your own heart? Did you scare the shit out of yourself? That's what matters. Townes went for the passion, not a bunch of clever bullshit." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Smoghead Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 (Did this thread prove yet that VC knows and loves Townes enough or are we still a bunch of know nothing rubes????) LouieB THIN-SKINNED know-nothing rubes! I don't have any hate in my heart. I can admit I'm more stoked for September 25th more for Halo 3 than Steve Earle, no pride here. Just recently really pleased to run into Townes' stuff, looking for more ideas. Will check out those mentioned, thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannygutters Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Can anyone reccomend some albums to start with for David Olney? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 THIN-SKINNED know-nothing rubes! I don't have any hate in my heart. I can admit I'm more stoked for September 25th more for Halo 3 than Steve Earle, no pride here. Just recently really pleased to run into Townes' stuff, looking for more ideas. Will check out those mentioned, thanks!Sorry for being so thin skinned the other day. Tom Russell was a recommendation that Guitready made to me and he is very good. There are just so many great songwriters that never get discussed here and Townes does get mentioned a bunch (though not as often as Nick Drake I suppose.) My goodness the entire Texas songwriter community is full of great ones (Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keene, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Alejandro Escovedo, Rodney Crowell, Billy Joe Shaver, Doug Sahm, Waylon Jennings, etc. etc.) it is just that Townes isn't the only game in town, although he clearly is the patron saint of the entire movement. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebear Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I'm a big fan of Todd's music but I have to agree there are many others equally as strong and under-appreciated: Greg BrownRon SexsmithGuy Clark (somebody already mentioned him, but he deserves to be mentioned again)Steve YoungDan Reeder Man, I'm a big fan of Steve Young! Too bad his original albums are all out of stock and hard to find/very expensive on CD. His body of work needs to be reissued. I only have what is available, which makes about five CDs I think. now playing: Richard & Linda Thompson: Shoot Out the Lights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebear Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Can anyone reccomend some albums to start with for David Olney? Yep: Eye of the Storm, Deeper Well, High, Wide & Lonesome or Through a Glass Darkly are my favorites. I have most of them (except the new one and a few others). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 My first born son didn't get his middle name from just anyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 My first born son didn't get his middle name from just anyone! Justin Townes Earle? Hi Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I guess Steve beat me to it..............bastard. Parker Townes Cross Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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