What Are You Listening To?

[Dennie]

God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise -- CD

Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs

Great album! I love Ray, I have all his stuff. He's a terrific songwriter.

:text-+1:



Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

The Best of Kansas -- CD

Kansas

1984/1999 Columbia Records

Good Place To Start, July 1, 2000
By Bill R. Moore (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This is that rare best of album that actually features the band's best of. Not sacrificing longer tracks for shorter pieces (well, Magnum Opus maybe, but...) this collection truly gives a good overview of Kansas. The radio hits are here: Carry On, The Wall, Hold On, Point of No Return, and of course, Dust In The Wind, but even they feature prog overtones. But it's the longer pieces that show the band's excellent musicianship, like Song For America, No One Together, The Pinnacle, and Closet Chronicles. All in all, a good place to start if you're just getting into Kansas.

"Carry on Wayward Son" – 5:22
"Point of Know Return" – 3:11
"Fight Fire with Fire" – 3:40
"Dust in the Wind" – 3:27
"Song for America" – 9:07
"Hold On" – 3:51
"No One Together" – 6:57
"Play the Game Tonight" – 3:26
"The Wall" – 4:47
"The Pinnacle" (Livgren) – 9:36
"The Devil Game" (Dave Hope, Walsh) – 5:04
"Closet Chronicles (Live)" (Livgren, Walsh) – 6:54

 

[Dennie]

The Point Of It All -- CD

Anthony Hamilton

2008 La Face Records

2008 release. There is a tradition in classic Black music that goes back to the smooth crooning of Sam Cooke, the earthy gritty sound of Otis Redding, the lyrical beauty of Curtis Mayfield and the unfiltered intensity of Donny Hathaway. It's a combination of church-rooted hallelujah praisin' and tell-it-like-it-is storytellin'. Few contemporary artists are equipped to carry the torch with any sense of authenticity. Anthony Hamilton may be the sole-indeed, soulful-exception. Simply put, Anthony has proved to be the real deal, as audiences discovered during his countless road treks performing night-after-night before packed crowds of -as he puts it-'young thugs, white and black, mothers with babies on their knees, old school G's and kids looking for something they could feel and relate to.

1. "The News" Mark Batson 3:34
2. "Cool" (feat. David Banner) David Banner, Ramon Montgomery 4:16
3. "The Day We Met" Mark Batson 3:58
4. "Diamond In The Rough" Dre & Vidal 3:37
5. "I Did It for Sho" Salaam Remi 3:19
6. "Hard to Breathe" Mark Batson 4:12
7. "Soul's on Fire" Mark Batson 4:23
8. "Please Stay" Jack Splash 5:03
9. "The Point of It All" James "Big Jim" Wright, Avila Brothers 3:50
10. "Fallin' in Love" Mark Batson 3:07
11. "Prayin' For You/Superman" Kelvin Wooten 7:54
12. "Her Heart" Kelvin Wooten 4:03
13. "Fine Again" Kelvin Wooten 4:30
14. "She's Gone" (Bonus Track) Dwight Myers 3:28

 

[Dennie]

My Romance -- CD

Krisy

2010 ALMA Records

My Romance marks the arrival of a bright new star in vocal jazz, and heralds the return to the art of telling a story through the simple beauty of the melody. In twelve wonderfully produced tracks Kristy inhabits the songs with sure-footedness as if she were born to tell stories through song, and with such accuracy that the singer becomes the song itself. Features Robi Botos, Kevin Breit (Norah Jones, Cassandra Wilson, k.d. Lang), Matt Brubeck (Sheryl Crow, Tom Waits, son of piano great Dave Brubeck), Guido Basso, Don Thompson, A cappella group "Cadence".

Track listing
1. My Romance
2. It Could Happen To You
3. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
4. Blackbird
5. It Never Entered My Mind
6. Sleepin' Bee, A
7. I Remember You
8. Taking a Chance On Love
9. You Don't Know Me
10. Just One of Those Things
11. Teach Me Tonight
12. Bye Bye Blackbird

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening...

Best of Smooth Jazz - Vol. 1 -- CD

Various Artists

1997 Warner Bros. Records

Best of Smooth Jazz, Vol. 1, October 13, 2001
By Charles A. Jones (Montgomery, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Best of Smooth Jazz 1 (Audio CD)

This is one of those rare CDs that let you appreciate the present moment. Get your closest friends; fire up the grill; put on The Best of Smooth Jazz - forget about yesterday; don't think about tomorrow; appreciate you and yours for the moment. Can't get no better!

Track listing

1. Maputo - David Sanborn/Hilary James/Bob James
2. Hippies on a Corner - Joe Sample
3. We're in This Love Together - Al Jarreau
4. Breezin' - George Benson
5. Daddy's Gonna Miss You - Yellowjackets
6. Rio de Janeiro Blue - Randy Crawford
7. Angela - Hilary James
8. Midnight in San Juan - Earl Klugh
9. Dream, The - David Sanborn
10. No Rhyme, No Reason - George Duke
11. 101 Eastbound - Fourplay
12. Lady Wants to Know, The - Michael Franks
13. Nothin' But Love - Boney James

 

[Dennie]

Fleetwood Mac -- CD

Fleetwood Mac

1975/1990 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com essential recording

With the "classic" Fleetwood Mac and departed guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer a fading memory, namesakes and rhythm section Mick Fleetwood (drums) and John McVie (bass), along with second generation survivor Christine McVie (vocals, keyboards), let go of their British blues heritage and linked with a failed Californian pop-rock duo, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. That move, born of desperation, yields this 1975 classic: unveiling a taut, well-oiled pop rock band boasting three distinctive singers and songwriters in Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie; Buckingham's extraordinary arrangements and versatile acoustic and electric guitars; and the undeniable horsepower of the founding fathers' rock-solid rhythm work. Buckingham's rave-ups, Nicks's sultry rock ballads, and Christine McVie's soulful, sunny pop form the template for Rumours, which would follow two years later. --Sam Sutherland

Side One
1. "Monday Morning" Buckingham 2:48
2. "Warm Ways" C. McVie 3:54
3. "Blue Letter" Rick Curtis, Mike Curtis 2:41
4. "Rhiannon" Nicks 4:11
5. "Over My Head" C. McVie 3:38
6. "Crystal" Nicks 5:14
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
7. "Say You Love Me" C. McVie 4:11
8. "Landslide" Nicks 3:19
9. "World Turning" Buckingham, C. McVie 4:25
10. "Sugar Daddy" C. McVie 4:10
11. "I'm So Afraid" Buckingham 4:22

 

[TKoP]

Broadsword & Beast [Original recording remastered, Extra tracks]

I don't know why it happens so often, but CD's disappear from my library. This one has been missing for a few years and I finally broke down and bought a new copy. I can't tell you how much better/worse the remastered version is vs. the original, but this album re-affirms my Tullhead status. I know others like the band's other CDs better, but this is still my favorite. It could be because it was my first, but I really really dig this stuff.


Another Tull Remaster Replete with Original and Restored Sonic Detail and featuring Eight Brilliant Bonus Tracks Recorded at the Same Time as the Original Album Release, but Left Out Due to the Limitations of Vinyl. The Broadsword Tour in 1982 Saw Tull Out on a Full Production Tour for the Final Time, Although Smaller Tours have Since Taken Place, They have Not Featured the Elaborate Stage Set that Went with this One! this Album Featured the Usual Tull Sounds of Drums, Bass, and Guitar and of Course Flute, Mandolin and Other Acoustic Instruments Complete with Vocoder and Sequencer on the Clasp, and Others. Broadsword Saw Former Cat Stevens Drummer Gerry Conway Join Tull for a Couple of Years and Dave Pegg (Ex-fairport Convention) Join them for a Second Time. Much of the Songs were Written Using the New-fangled Electronic Instruments which Gives an Interesting Twist to the Woodsy and Folksy Elements in the Songs.

1. Beastie (2005 Digital Remaster)
2. Clasp (2005 Digital Remaster)
3. Fallen On Hard Times (2005 Digital Remaster)
4. Flying Colours (2005 Digital Remaster)
5. Slow Marching Band (2005 Digital Remaster)
6. Broadsword (2005 Digital Remaster)
7. Pussy Willow (2005 Digital Remaster)
8. Watching Me Watching You (2005 Digital Remaster)
9. Seal Driver (2005 Digital Remaster)
10. Cheerio (2005 Digital Remaster)
11. Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow (2005 Digital Remaster)
12. Jack A Lynn (2005 Digital Remaster)
13. Mayhem Maybe (2005 Digital Remaster)
14. Too Many Too (2005 Digital Remaster)
15. Overhang (2005 Digital Remaster)
16. Rhythm In Gold (2005 Digital Remaster)
17. I'm Your Gun (2005 Digital Remaster)
18. Down At The End Of Your Road (2005 Digital Remaster)

 

[Dennie]

Broadsword & Beast [Original recording remastered, Extra tracks]

I don't know why it happens so often, but CD's disappear from my library. This one has been missing for a few years and I finally broke down and bought a new copy. I can't tell you how much better/worse the remastered version is vs. the original, but this album re-affirms my Tullhead status. I know others like the band's other CDs better, but this is still my favorite. It could be because it was my first, but I really really dig this stuff.


Another Tull Remaster Replete with Original and Restored Sonic Detail and featuring Eight Brilliant Bonus Tracks Recorded at the Same Time as the Original Album Release, but Left Out Due to the Limitations of Vinyl. The Broadsword Tour in 1982 Saw Tull Out on a Full Production Tour for the Final Time, Although Smaller Tours have Since Taken Place, They have Not Featured the Elaborate Stage Set that Went with this One! this Album Featured the Usual Tull Sounds of Drums, Bass, and Guitar and of Course Flute, Mandolin and Other Acoustic Instruments Complete with Vocoder and Sequencer on the Clasp, and Others. Broadsword Saw Former Cat Stevens Drummer Gerry Conway Join Tull for a Couple of Years and Dave Pegg (Ex-fairport Convention) Join them for a Second Time. Much of the Songs were Written Using the New-fangled Electronic Instruments which Gives an Interesting Twist to the Woodsy and Folksy Elements in the Songs.

1. Beastie (2005 Digital Remaster)
2. Clasp (2005 Digital Remaster)
3. Fallen On Hard Times (2005 Digital Remaster)
4. Flying Colours (2005 Digital Remaster)
5. Slow Marching Band (2005 Digital Remaster)
6. Broadsword (2005 Digital Remaster)
7. Pussy Willow (2005 Digital Remaster)
8. Watching Me Watching You (2005 Digital Remaster)
9. Seal Driver (2005 Digital Remaster)
10. Cheerio (2005 Digital Remaster)
11. Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow (2005 Digital Remaster)
12. Jack A Lynn (2005 Digital Remaster)
13. Mayhem Maybe (2005 Digital Remaster)
14. Too Many Too (2005 Digital Remaster)
15. Overhang (2005 Digital Remaster)
16. Rhythm In Gold (2005 Digital Remaster)
17. I'm Your Gun (2005 Digital Remaster)
18. Down At The End Of Your Road (2005 Digital Remaster)

I think you music choices are affecting your music library! With Great Choices such as JT's "Broadsword & Beast", which I have on vinyl, they are bound to disappear! :text-bravo:

I'll bet nobody's taken "Britney's" first album! :laughing-rolling:

Good to see you posting TKoP!


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

One of my all time favorites..... :handgestures-thumbup:

Come On Home -- CD

Boz Scaggs

1997 Virgin Records

Bobby Bland, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker . . . Boz Scaggs!, November 4, 2001
By
stranger2himself (Down Here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come on Home (Audio CD)

I grew up on Ray Charles, James Brown, soul, blues, country & gospel. I've been listening to and collecting music for 40 years, and have approx. 3,000 recordings. Simply put, this is one of the best, most soulful, powerful, bodaciously BAD records I've ever heard! There is not a weak cut here. Boz sounds like he's been holding this in for 30 years! The production & playing are flawless, but not too slick. The "live-in-the-studio" sound is preserved. There are no "highlights", every cut is astounding. With that in mind, "Love Letters" brings tears to my eyes, and, like the previous reviewer, I fall to my knees when Boz testifies "I've Got Your Love". His vocal chords should be enshrined; his heart and soul could provide electrical power to most of North America. If you like ANY kind of blues or R&B, you will surely dig this!

"It All Went Down the Drain"
"Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' (But the Blues)"
"Don't Cry No More"
"Found Love"
"Come On Home"
"Picture of a Broken Heart"
"Love Letters"
"I've Got Your Love"
"Early in the Morning"
"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"
"T-Bone Shuffle"
"Sick and Tired"
"After Hours"
"Goodnight Louise"

 

[Dennie]

Talk about soul, Joan has it! :handgestures-thumbup:

Relish -- CD

Joan Osborne

1995 Mercury Records

A surprisingly great album., December 8, 1999
By Marc Axelrod (Potter, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)


This review is from: Relish (Audio CD)

I bought this album so I could own the song "One of Us." I never expected the rest of the album to be so darn good. Osborne is a deeply soulful, passionate singer, a mixture of Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Nicks all rolled into one. The songs are mostly blues based rock and roll, and the pop hit "One of Us" actually has a more mainstream pop sound than the other tunes. But the other songs are just trememdous. "Right Hand Man" and "Let's just Get Naked" are sexy songs, and "Spider Web" is an intense dream that Osborne relates about Ray Charles. Practically all the songs are outstanding. Buy this album.

All songs written by Joan Osborne, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman and Rick Chertoff unless otherwise indicated.

"St. Teresa" – 5:20
"Man in the Long Black Coat" (Bob Dylan) – 4:49
"Right Hand Man" (Osborne, Bazilian, Hyman, Chertoff, Don Van Vliet) – 4:57
"Pensacola" – 4:32
"Dracula Moon" – 6:32
"One of Us" (Bazilian) – 5:21
"Ladder" – 4:11
"Spider Web" (Osborne, Chertoff, Gary Lucas, Sammy Merendino, Chris Palmaro) – 5:34
"Let's Just Get Naked" (Osborne, Bazilian) – 5:08
"Help Me" (Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ralph Bass) – 5:14
"Crazy Baby" (Osborne) – 6:31
"Lumina" (Osborne, Bazilian) – 3:08

"One of Us" contains an introduction of "The Airplane Ride," a spiritual written by J. S. McConnel and sung by Nell Hampton, under license from Alan Lomax. Used by permission. "Ladder" contains a sample from "Mambo Sun," written by Marc Bolan under license from Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. TRO/Essex Music International (ASCAP) as recorded by T. Rex. Used by permission.

 

[Dennie]

Bigger, Better, Faster, More! -- CD

4 Non Blondes

1992 Interscope Records

too bad this was it for them, May 10, 2005
By PSM/Bokor (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (Audio CD)

I finally picked up this CD for the one song, "What's Up." Without question, that song had stuck with me for years. I wasn't expecting much; I just wanted that one song. I was completely blown away. This CD is absolutely incredible!

There is not one weak song on this creation. I dare say that "What's Up" is not even the best one; I'm rather fond of "Spaceman."

I would call the sound of 4 Non Blondes that of a well-produced garage band. I couldn't picture them filling up massive stadiums, but I bet they would tare down large concert halls.

The singer's voice is unique and powerful. The lyrics are introspective and satisfying. The music, itself, just rocks. The whole combination creates a powerful experience.

It's most unfortunate that this band began and ended here with, "Bigger, Better, Faster, More."

"Train" (Linda Perry) – 3:42
"Superfly" (Perry, Katrina Sirdofsky) – 4:37
"What's Up?" (Perry) – 4:55
"Pleasantly Blue" (Perry) – 2:28
"Morphine and Chocolate" (Shaunna Hall) – 4:44
"Spaceman" (Hall, Perry) – 3:40
"Old Mr. Heffer" (Wanda Day, Hall, Christa Hillhouse, Perry, Dawn Richardson) – 2:16
"Calling All the People" (Perry) – 3:17
"Dear Mr. President" (Perry) – 4:43
"Drifting" (Perry) – 3:31
"No Place Like Home" (Day, Hall, Hillhouse, Perry) – 3:08

 

[Dennie]

On How Life Is -- CD

Macy Gray

1999 Epic Records

A very intoxicating sound..., February 20, 2000
By brent hill - See all my reviews
This review is from: On How Life Is (Audio CD)

My partner purchased this CD several months ago, after it was first released. Neither one of us had heard anything about her--it was just set up at a listening station at a record store and he thought I would like it (he knows that I enjoy women who sing with lots of emotion.) The CD sat in the music rack for months before I listened to it for the first time last week. I did not see her on SNL; hear her on Rosie; nor have I ever watched any of her videos. I can honestly say that I wish I had not waited so long, because this woman is GREAT!

The beautiful thing about 'On How Life Is' is that it is truly just that--stories about life, sung by a woman with the most refreshing voice I have heard in years (and I am not one of these twenty-somethings that some reviewers here think are the only people who would find her sound refreshing...) The more I listen to her sing, the more I feel intoxicated by the sound. Unfortunately I discovered this woman after her show here in Seattle sold out, but I can only hope that she will have much future success and somehow live up to the pedestal I am placing her on.

1. "Why Didn't You Call Me" Macy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna 3:14
2. "Do Something" Gray, Darryl Swann, Ruzumna, Dion Murdock, Patrick Brown, Raymon Murray, Rico Wade, Cameron Gipp, Robert Barnett, André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Thomas Burton, Greg Mays, Daryl Barnes, George Clinton, Jr., Garry Shider, Bernard Worrell 5:00
3. "Caligula" Gray, Swann, Ruzumna 4:38
4. "I Try" Gray, Ruzumna, Jinsoo Lim, David Wilder 3:59
5. "Sex-o-Matic Venus Freak" Gray, Ruzumna, Murdock 3:57
6. "I Can't Wait to Meetchu" Gray, Swann, Ruzumna, Miles Tackett 5:18
7. "Still" Gray, Ruzumna, Bill Esses, Jeff Blue 4:15
8. "I've Committed Murder" Gray, Swann, Ruzumna, Kiilu Beckwith, Eddie Harris, Francis Lai, Carl Sigman 5:00
9. "A Moment to Myself" Gray, Ruzumna, Tackett, Mark Morales, Damon Wimbley 4:00
10. "The Letter" Gray, Jamie Houston, Matt Sherrod 5:38
Total length:
44:55


18604

 

[Dennie]

Arkansas Traveler -- CD

Michelle Shocked

1992 Mercury Records

"Hey farmer...you been livin' here all your life? Not yet!", October 6, 2004
By Kenneth M. Gelwasser (Hollywood, Fl USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Arkansas Traveler (Audio CD)

Back in the early '90's I became a fan of folk-rocker, Michelle Shocked after picking up a copy of the popular "Short, Sharp, Shocked". I loved that album as well as it's horn drenched successor "Captain Swing". But nothing prepared me for the release of her wonderful CD, "Arkanas Traveler". "Arkansas Traveler" is Michelle's homage to the 19th century musical form known as "Minstrel Music". Not many artists would have the guts to take on this music due to the racist manner (blackface makeup, derogatory humor) in which many of these songs were originaly presented over a century ago. But Michelle with both dignity and a really good sense of humor, tackled these classic songs of the American south, producing one of the best albums of her career. She gets plenty of help by being joined by a plethora of roots-music artists including the late Pops Staples, Taj Mahal, Gatemouth Brown, Doc Watson, Allison Krauss, Norman Blake, Hothouse Flowers, Uncle Tupelo ETC. With a group of journeymen such as these how could you go wrong? I love these tuneful classic songs, which can so easily get stuck in your brain. This happens everytime I hear her renditions of "Secret to a Long Life" or "Over the Waterfall". Sometimes I'll find myself singing these tunes for half the day, after hearing them. Other favorites include "Jump Jim Crow" (with it's Zippity Do-Dah ending), "Prodigal Daughter" & "Weaving Way". Finally there is the hilarious, spoken word routines of the song "Arkansas Traveler" ("Hey farmer... where does this road go to? Been livin' here all my life, it ain't gone no where yet!") I played these corny routines for my young nephews and it totally cracked them up into fits of laughter! For the longest time this CD was (criminally) out of print. It has now been re-released with crystal clear remastering and six bonus cuts featuring alternative takes and live renditions. I love this CD and highly recommend it!!

All tracks composed by Michelle Shocked; except where indicated

"33 RPM Soul" — 4:10
"Come a Long Way" — 4:43
"Secret to a Long Life" — 3:50
"Contest Coming (Cripple Creek)" — 3:35
"Over the Waterfall" — 4:39
"Shaking Hands (Soldier's Joy)" — 3:25
"Jump Jim Crow" — 3:32
"Hold Me Back" — 5:09
"Strawberry Jam" — 4:33
"Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe)" — 6:43
"Blackberry Blossom" — 3:31
"Weaving Way" — 2:57
"Arkansas Traveler" — 4:20
"Woody's Rag" (Woody Guthrie) — 2:51

 

[Dennie]

Rickie Lee Jones -- CD

Rickie Lee Jones

1979/1990 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com

The breezy melodies and jazz stylings of Rickie Lee Jones's debut album are usually found in the works of more mature pop artists. It's only the exuberance of Jones's often cackling voice that reminds you that a 23-year-old is at the controls. And Jones's "little girl lost" perspective, while hanging out in mid-1970s Los Angeles with neo-Beat songwriters-barroom troubadours Tom Waits and Chuck E. Weiss, makes for colorful storytelling. In fact, her tale about Weiss, "Chuck E.'s in Love," hit the Top 10. But there's a lot more elegant stuff here: "Last Chance Texaco" is a soaring ballad about automobiles and broken hearts, and the Sinatra-esque "After Hours" features a lonely Jones singing to a lamppost. --Bill Crandall

Songs written by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.

"Chuck E.'s In Love" 3:28
"On Saturday Afternoons In 1963" – 2:31
"Night Train" – 3:14
"Young Blood" – 4:04
"Easy Money" – 3:16
"The Last Chance Texaco" – 4:05
"Danny's All-Star Joint" – 4:01
"Coolsville" – 3:49
"Weasel And The White Boys Cool" (Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson) – 6:00
"Company" (Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson) – 4:40
"After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Midnight)" – 2:13

 

[Dennie]

Blue -- CD

Joni Mitchell

1971/1990 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Joni Mitchell would go on from this '71 recording to make more popular, more ambitious, and more challenging albums, but she's never made a better one. Working with minimal accompaniment (Stephen Stills and James Taylor are two of the four sidemen), the Canadian thrush summoned an involving song cycle of romance found and lost. Though Blue is an uncommonly intimate representation, it's also astonishingly open and gracious. Songs such as "All I Want," "Carey," "California," and "A Case of You" work equally well as poetry and pop music. --Steve Stolder

All tracks composed and arranged by Joni Mitchell

Side A

"All I Want" – 3:32
"My Old Man" – 3:33
"Little Green" – 3:25
"Carey" – 3:00
"Blue" – 3:00

Side B

"California" – 3:48
"This Flight Tonight" – 2:50
"River" – 4:00
"A Case of You" – 4:20
"The Last Time I Saw Richard" – 4:13


Joni Mitchell - Appalachian dulcimer, guitar, piano, vocals
Stephen Stills - Bass and guitar on "Carey"
James Taylor - Guitar on "California", "All I Want", "A Case of You"
Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Pedal steel on "California", "This Flight Tonight"
Russ Kunkel - Drums on "California", "Carey", "A Case of You"

 

[Botch]

Rickie Lee Jones -- CD

One of my favorites. Dennie, did you catch all the puns in "Last Chance Texaco"?

 

[Dennie]

Rickie Lee Jones -- CD

One of my favorites. Dennie, did you catch all the puns in "Last Chance Texaco"?

:text-+1: :text-bravo: :text-lol:


A long stretch of headlights
Bends into I-9
Tiptoe into truck stops
And sleepy diesel eyes
Volcanoes rumble in the taxi
And glow in the dark
Camels in the driver's seat
A slow, easy mark

But you ran out of gas
Down the road a piece
Then the battery went dead
And now the cable won't reach...

It's your last chance
To check under the hood
Last chance
She ain't soundin' too good,
Your last chance
To trust the man with the star
You've found the last chance Texaco

Well, he tried to be Standard
He tries to be Mobil
He tried living in a world
And in a shell
There was this block-busted blonde
He loved her - free parts and labor
But she broke down and died
And threw all the rods he gave her

But this one ain't fuel-injected
Her plug's disconnected
She gets scared and she stalls
She just needs a man, that's all

It's her last chance
Her timing's all wrong
Her last chance
She can't idle this long
Her last chance
Turn her over and go
Pullin' out of the last chance texaco
The last chance

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening...

Time (The Revelator) -- CD

Gillian Welch

2001 Acony Records

One of the greatest recordings I have ever heard., July 18, 2007
By J. Billings "EnglishPresley" (Boston) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Time (The Revelator) (Audio CD)

In a lifetime of listening to music, in the wake of thousands and thousands of albums sat with, there are perhaps 50 that are so self-assured, so complete, and so beautifully executed that there is nothing to say other than... "don't let another day pass without listening to this." Finding records like this is the whole reason I listen to music in the first place.

Sunset on a decrepit back porch with a glass of whiskey...

All songs written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

"Revelator" – 6:22
"My First Lover" – 3:47
"Dear Someone" – 3:14
"Red Clay Halo" – 3:14
"April the 14th Part I" – 5:10
"I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" – 2:51
"Elvis Presley Blues" – 4:53
"Ruination Day Part II" – 2:36
"Everything Is Free" – 4:48
"I Dream a Highway" – 14:39


Musicians

Gillian Welch - banjo, guitar & vocals
David Rawlings - guitar & vocals

 

[Mag]

Have the film " 24hr party people" on my DVR playing now and it put me in the mood to crank up ( well, sorta loud at this hour ) sold old JD.

 

[Dennie]

Flow -- CD

Ten Mile Tide

2002 Ten Mile Tide

Ten Mile Tide is five-piece independent band from San Francisco that describes their sound as feel-good acoustic rock, foot-stomping folk, and beer-drenched bluegrass. The band was formed in 1999 by twin brothers Jason Munning (lead electric guitar, vocals) and Justin Munning (rhythm acoustic guitar, vocals) along with Justin's Stanford roomie Steve Kessler (fiddle). Jeff Clemetson (bass), and John Morales (drums) complete the lineup. In January, 2006 TMT was nominated for a Jammy for New Groove of the Year. In April of 2005, Ten Mile Tide was selected as the New Groove of the Month by Jambands . In the summer of 2004, Ten Mile Tide was selected as a finalist in Relix magazine's Jamoff Competition.
Ten Mile Tide has shared the stage with other national touring acts such as The Wailers, Dispatch, moe.

Track listing

1. Remember
2. Other Girl, The
3. Roll the Top Down
4. San Francisco
5. Blue and Sudden
6. Stay With Me
7. Never Gonna Drink Again
8. Siddhartha
9. Disco Bus
10. Facing West