What's Everyone Listening to?

[scotto]

[Jonicont]

pretty cool that her PO lets her have work furlough to record/tour

Got to chat with her last year in a tiny club. She's the sweetest thing and so polite. Got another small (but larger this time) show this coming Saturday

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

pretty cool that her PO lets her have work furlough to record/tour

Got to chat with her last year in a tiny club. She's the sweetest thing and so polite. Got another small (but larger this time) show this coming Saturday

she's coming to the brewery here in July

[Iowan]

I absolutely love that record. The live video from a couple of years later is incredible as well.

I had kind of completely forgot about it. Ben Harper was my favorite artist my senior year of high school/freshman year of college. Saw him several times in that span, and he always put on a hell of a show. The Innocent Criminals are a great band to boot.

[Shakespeare]

i loved ben harper when i was in high school too (circa both sides of the gun) but havent really kept up with him since and never saw him play

[Iowan]

i loved ben harper when i was in high school too (circa both sides of the gun) but havent really kept up with him since and never saw him play

I was about halfway through college when that came out. Probably the last album of his I bought. There was a lot on there that I just didn't hit with, and I was finding music left and right at that time and pretty much obsessed with really digging into the 70's as well as grunge.

[Shakespeare]

BSOTG ended up being the one i played most, particularly the electric disc. i realize it was a bit of an outlier in his catalog (at least at the time, maybe hes done more like it since) though. i would say his earlier stuff was some of my first exposure to rootsier sounds. his slide work was excellent

actually i remember liking the relentless7 album quite a bit

[Shakespeare]

wasnt sure what to expect out of this, like with any solo release, but it doesnt seem much removed from the heartless bastards albums at all. not a bad thing, just curious

good to be alone is wonderful

[Iowan]

BSOTG ended up being the one i played most, particularly the electric disc. i realize it was a bit of an outlier in his catalog (at least at the time, maybe hes done more like it since) though. i would say his earlier stuff was some of my first exposure to rootsier sounds. his slide work was excellent

actually i remember liking the relentless7 album quite a bit

I actually think the tunes and musicianship were pretty consistent with previous stuff, I just don't remember a lot of the songs grabbing me.

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

[Iowan]

[scotto]

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

the riff on this sounds real familiar

[scotto]

[dogstar]

[allisonsdc]

This album will definitely be in my top 10 of 2018. The track "One Take Pusher" is one of the filthiest, low-down dirty jams I've heard in a while. It's fantastic.

[cortez the killer]

This album will definitely be in my top 10 of 2018. The track "One Take Pusher" is one of the filthiest, low-down dirty jams I've heard in a while. It's fantastic.

Story checks out. Strong Captain Beefheart vibe. Love it.

[Iowan]

That album could have been so much better with different production.

[Tequila Cowboy]

That album could have been so much better with different production.

Agreed. I really enjoyed some of those songs live but I've never warmed to the record.

[Iowan]

That album could have been so much better with different production.

Agreed. I really enjoyed some of those songs live but I've never warmed to the record.

The first time I saw the title track live, with the guitar solo, my jaw dropped. All these tunes were much, much warmer in person.

[Shakespeare]

friend of mine who has been lukewarm at best about ryan texted me last night saying he was really into this so i felt i should revisit it. i thought it was terrible on release (both as its own thing and as versions of songs i already adored) but figured maybe id at least better hear it as its own thing after some time.

its even worse than i remembered. style is a decent jam, nice bit heavier, but obviously its a jam because how can you mess that riff up. the rest ranges from nice but why wouldnt i listen to the original instead to you asshole, why/how did you hear that song that way. his treatments could have worked if he sang anything with even the smallest percentage of the personality of the originals, thats the biggest shame

that said im still a bit peeved that she didnt return the favor and at least cover one of his songs

[Smitty]

That's awesome - it even sounds like a song that would fit perfectly on a DT record.

If you ain't familiar with the Danny & Dusty record you're missing out.
It's Dan Stuart from Green on Red and Steve Wynn from the Dream Syndicate backed up by members of GoR and the Long Ryders. Killer record that trumps anything Deer Rick's ever done

Duly noted. You do know how to throw out an intriguing hook, smitty

It's also got the best cover of Knocking on Heavens Door this side of Warren Zevon, which is the only other cover of that song that I can stomach.

This is cool as shit though:

[Iowan]

friend of mine who has been lukewarm at best about ryan texted me last night saying he was really into this so i felt i should revisit it. i thought it was terrible on release (both as its own thing and as versions of songs i already adored) but figured maybe id at least better hear it as its own thing after some time.

its even worse than i remembered. style is a decent jam, nice bit heavier, but obviously its a jam because how can you mess that riff up. the rest ranges from nice but why wouldnt i listen to the original instead to you asshole, why/how did you hear that song that way. his treatments could have worked if he sang anything with even the smallest percentage of the personality of the originals, thats the biggest shame

that said im still a bit peeved that she didnt return the favor and at least cover one of his songs

We are in complete opposite camps on this. This album helped me gain respect for T Swift. It showed that these are great songs, they just needed to be given an enjoyable musical setting to shine, instead of cheap generic pop sheen. This version of Wildest Dreams is phenomenal.

[Shakespeare]

friend of mine who has been lukewarm at best about ryan texted me last night saying he was really into this so i felt i should revisit it. i thought it was terrible on release (both as its own thing and as versions of songs i already adored) but figured maybe id at least better hear it as its own thing after some time.

its even worse than i remembered. style is a decent jam, nice bit heavier, but obviously its a jam because how can you mess that riff up. the rest ranges from nice but why wouldnt i listen to the original instead to you asshole, why/how did you hear that song that way. his treatments could have worked if he sang anything with even the smallest percentage of the personality of the originals, thats the biggest shame

that said im still a bit peeved that she didnt return the favor and at least cover one of his songs

We are in complete opposite camps on this. This album helped me gain respect for T Swift. It showed that these are great songs, they just needed to be given an enjoyable musical setting to shine, instead of cheap generic pop sheen. This version of Wildest Dreams is phenomenal.

youre probably not alone and if it had that affect on anyone im glad. shes a brilliant writer. if this were just a new ryan adams album id probably be very on board with it, so maybe i cant fairly call it horrible.

if youre interested, theres a really good version of wildest dreams (one of her best songs imo) from some grammy event on youtube. its just taylor singing and playing electric guitar and shes by no means a technical wizard but theres a rawness to it that makes me want her career to tank so she can make albums like that

[Shakespeare]

np
don cherry - complete communion
not new to me but it got caught in a wave of jazz albums I downloaded in college and never bought, so im rediscovering it now that i have a copy. truly excellent, manages to work as both an accessible gateway to avant garde jazz and jazz in general.

[Shakespeare]

marian anderson - spirituals
this stuff is unbelievable. the recordings are pretty bad quality but her voice hangs in the air beautifully. the crackle and the fact that i cant make out many words makes it all so ghostly

[Iowan]

friend of mine who has been lukewarm at best about ryan texted me last night saying he was really into this so i felt i should revisit it. i thought it was terrible on release (both as its own thing and as versions of songs i already adored) but figured maybe id at least better hear it as its own thing after some time.

its even worse than i remembered. style is a decent jam, nice bit heavier, but obviously its a jam because how can you mess that riff up. the rest ranges from nice but why wouldnt i listen to the original instead to you asshole, why/how did you hear that song that way. his treatments could have worked if he sang anything with even the smallest percentage of the personality of the originals, thats the biggest shame

that said im still a bit peeved that she didnt return the favor and at least cover one of his songs

We are in complete opposite camps on this. This album helped me gain respect for T Swift. It showed that these are great songs, they just needed to be given an enjoyable musical setting to shine, instead of cheap generic pop sheen. This version of Wildest Dreams is phenomenal.

youre probably not alone and if it had that affect on anyone im glad. shes a brilliant writer. if this were just a new ryan adams album id probably be very on board with it, so maybe i cant fairly call it horrible.

if youre interested, theres a really good version of wildest dreams (one of her best songs imo) from some grammy event on youtube. its just taylor singing and playing electric guitar and shes by no means a technical wizard but theres a rawness to it that makes me want her career to tank so she can make albums like that

I'll check it out. I could get down with that

[Beebs]

[Iowan]

friend of mine who has been lukewarm at best about ryan texted me last night saying he was really into this so i felt i should revisit it. i thought it was terrible on release (both as its own thing and as versions of songs i already adored) but figured maybe id at least better hear it as its own thing after some time.

its even worse than i remembered. style is a decent jam, nice bit heavier, but obviously its a jam because how can you mess that riff up. the rest ranges from nice but why wouldnt i listen to the original instead to you asshole, why/how did you hear that song that way. his treatments could have worked if he sang anything with even the smallest percentage of the personality of the originals, thats the biggest shame

that said im still a bit peeved that she didnt return the favor and at least cover one of his songs

We are in complete opposite camps on this. This album helped me gain respect for T Swift. It showed that these are great songs, they just needed to be given an enjoyable musical setting to shine, instead of cheap generic pop sheen. This version of Wildest Dreams is phenomenal.

youre probably not alone and if it had that affect on anyone im glad. shes a brilliant writer. if this were just a new ryan adams album id probably be very on board with it, so maybe i cant fairly call it horrible.

if youre interested, theres a really good version of wildest dreams (one of her best songs imo) from some grammy event on youtube. its just taylor singing and playing electric guitar and shes by no means a technical wizard but theres a rawness to it that makes me want her career to tank so she can make albums like that

I went and found the clip you were referring to.

It was really good.

[Beebs]