Belle and Sebastian -- Push Barman to Open Old Wounds
I've been a fan of Belle and Sebastian for eight years, before the word twee came along to describe them. This is a three-disc compilation, full of many of my favorite songs, but also missing some great ones like Seymour Stein from Boy With the Arab Strap.
Neil Young -- Zuma
Neil Young -- kinda like Dylan. You either like him or you don't.
this is a wonderful album.
I'm sure some people think the doodle cover is funny and great, but i don't care for it.
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Anne-- three thumbs up!!! :) Two winners here.
Read this post and then put Dear Catastrophe Waitress on. :)
I don't have Push bar man to open old wounds but I may have to remedy that.
Young and Dylan? People do seem to either like them or not. Not many in between.
Me? I like them.
Nice post.
I like Neil Young. I don't know Belle and Sebastian. I remember you mentioning a while back that you liked Throwing Muses. We got turned on to them when I was in grad school in Chapel Hill, courtesy of the great college radio station at UNC-CH, WXYC. If you haven't experienced The Breeders and/or Belly (both w/Tanya Donnelly formerly of TM), you might like to.
i love the breeders. last splash is one of my favorite albums. i have a giant poster of it in my bathroom. :D
my son has worked with kim and kelly. that recording session could make a book.
i've heard chapel hill is supposed to have a really good music scene.
hmmm. something for my other blog, perhaps?
I'm a fence straddler when it comes to Neil Young. Some of his stuff I love, some of it I could do without.
Oh, and if you caught his rendition of Imagine during the 9/11 Telethon back in 2001, you probably agree with me that it was a powerful, amazing performance.
I haven't listened to either, but cool cover for Open Old Wounds. I'm an eclectic listener of music. When I was younger I used to collect soundtracks to all my favorite movies. Now, even though music still moves me, I just don't have the private time to listen often. =)
rob, no i didn't catch that. :(
kelly, i know what you mean. when my kids were little, i didn't listen to much music. i missed out on a lot of good stuff, and have actually spent years catching up on music that came out during that gap.
Speaking of music, I really like Sheryl Crow's new CD "Wildflower."
jeff, when sheryl crow first appeared, i wasn't crazy about her. i think i thought she'd just gotten lucky with a hit. then two hits. then three. :D but over the years, i've really come to appreciate her.
Yeah, when the kids get older, I'll probably do a lot of catching up too! =D
i just noticed that one of the belle and sebastian vinyl sleeves had been numbered by hand, so i put on my reading glasses (old fart) and held a record up to the light. near the center label where the pressing numbers are located, i found faint, tiny lines that look to have been etched by hand. they say things like:
FAR FROM THE TWISTED REACH OF CRAZY SORROW
CAUGHT LIKE A RABBIT IN THE HEADLIGHT OF YOUR LOVE
BRING THREE AND FOUR PENCE
WE'RE GOING TO A DANCE
ENDLESS FUN AT POLICE H.Q.
Listening to Step Into My Office, Baby. Great stuff.
That is wild! Is writing like that on all the albums? I have only one of theirs, Dear Catastrophe Waitress, and it's on CD.
i think my favorite release is boy with the arab strap, but i have it on cd.
my kids have most of their stuff on vinyl. i'll have them check. i wonder if it has something to do with the numbered sleeve, but maybe not. and it might not be done by hand. maybe it's part of the pressing.
stay tuned --
the scoop:
apparently it isn't uncommon to find writing in the matrix or dead wax area. this is done by the artists, and usually means it's a pressing made from the first set of plates. cool.
Anne- That is cool. Think of how many albums we've handled over the years and never noticed it, or at least not paid attention to what it said. :)
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