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insidejoke - I like your list. The only one I don't know is Ben Gibbard/Jay Farrar. Where should I start?
Start here: This is a complete live concert recorded in October in DC. I listened to it three times straight though yesterday at work. I lovelovelove this album.
Start here: This is a complete live concert recorded in October in DC. I listened to it three times straight though yesterday at work. I lovelovelove this album.
Whoa. Another difficult one thrown my way. Again, in no paricular order...
Bob Dylan I keep my hands in my pocket, I’m movin’ along People think they know, but they’re all wrong You're something nice, I’m gonna bet my dice I can’t say I haven't paid the price Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen
Jeff Tweedy Crawling back to you now, I sold my guitar to the girl next door. She asked me if I knew how, I told her ‘I don’t think so anymore.’
John Mellencamp Through the hills of Kentucky, across the Ohio River The old man kept talking 'bout his life and his times He fell asleep with his head against the window He said an honest man's pillow is his peace of mind This world offers riches and riches will grow wings I don't take stock in those uncertain things
Others who definitely make the list * Lennon/McCartney * Brian Wilson * Neko Case * Sufjan Stevens * Todd Snider
Elvis Perkins is a pretty damn good songwriter, too!
While you were sleeping Your babies grew, The stars shined, And the shadows moved. Time flew, The phone rang, There was a silence When the kitchen sang. Songs competed Like kids for space, We stared for hours At our makers` face. They gave us picks Said "go mine the sun, And go gold, And come back when you`re done".
Uh oh Uh oh
While you were sleeping You tossed, you turned You rolled your eyes As the world burned. The heavens fell, The earth quaked. I thought you must be, But you weren`t awake. No, you were dreaming You ignored the sun, You grew a power garden For your little ones. And you found brides for them On Christmas eve, They hung young Cain From the Adam trees, And danced.
Uh oh
While you were sleeping I tossed and I turned too, I closed my eyes, But the future burned through The planet turned A hair grey As I relived The day. While you were sleeping The money died, Machines were harmless, And the earth sighed The wind. You swept sound, And gravity brought My love around. The ocean`s roe Sang about decay, The witches flew And the mermaids stayed Full of dreams. You overslept. In keeping with the quiet Through the walls I krept. I walked on tip-toes, Sent darkness swirling Over all the kitchen In the early morning.
Uh oh Uh oh
I`ll never catch up to you Who sleep so sound. My yawns are useless, My heart beats too loud To go to sleep, My mind`s too proud To bow out. While you were sleeping The time changed, All your things Were re-arranged. Your vampire mirrors, Face to face, They saw forever out in to space And found you dreaming In black and white While it rained in all The colors of the night.
Uh oh Uh oh
I watched the TV`s memories, Champion ships Vanish to sea. Can it be My honey between You and me? So I waited for The riddled sky To be solved again By the sunrise. I made a death- Soup for life, For my father`s Ill widowed wife. Did you have that strangest dream Before you woke? `Cause in your gown you had the butterfly stroke. Did it escape you Like some half-told joke When you reached for Your plume of smoke? And it`ll haunt you My honey bee, Anyone who`s anyone Has that same dream. Were you falling, Were you flying, Were you calling out Or were you dying? But thank God you`re up now, Let`s stay this way, Else there`ll be no mornings And no more days. `Cause when we`re dreaming The babies grow, The stars shine And the shadows flow. Time flies, The phone rings, There is a silence When everbody tries to sing.
Post by insidejoke on Nov 20, 2009 17:17:39 GMT -5
[glow=yellow,2,300]BMOTM ANNOUNCEMENT[/glow] steveternal will be our next BMOTM. He has graciously accepted the responsibility. I will turn over the reigns at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23.
I had never heard of them until July. My boyfriend was wearing a Gob Iron T-shirt one day, which sparked a round of questioning from me. He introduced me, I liked it, and I am now a proud owner of a few burnt Gob Iron discs.
P.S. Anything that Jay Farrar is a part of is A-OK with me.
And thank you, Garageland, for the lovely questioning.
I had my first dinner today, with me and my boyfriend making everything (turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, corn, dressing, and rolls) from scratch. We just had our four girls and the dog, and it was lotsa fun.
Thanksgiving Day I have a meal on my mama's side of the family, then dropping the girls off with their Daddy for their family's meal. Driving across state lines to my boyfriend's family festivities until Saturday morning, then coming back to Indiana and picking up the girls for another family meal on mi papi's side.
Post by steveternal on Nov 23, 2009 18:25:52 GMT -5
Thanks, Rachael. I must say you did a good job keeping the seat warm.
I suppose "random" depends on perspective. One might consider it the foam rubber fish visor I wore to Phish (which then got destroyed in the Girl Talk pandemonium), yet others might consider it the copy of How to Live a Holy Life by Metropolitan Gregory of St. Petersburg, or maybe it was the extra handful of business cards, or maybe it was the nice Dominican cigars I enjoyed during the headliners. Probably one of those, though.
Post by steveternal on Nov 23, 2009 19:49:28 GMT -5
That's a good one. When I was doing my undergrad in music I was looking for careers that were even peripherally involved in music. Then I read somewhere about the highest rated jobs, the best jobs, and piano tuner was among the top. It's easy to understand why: high demand, low-stress, self-employed, good money, low overhead, and so on. I had a pretty good ear musically, so after a year of apprenticeship I was able to strike out on my own. Obviously it's not the career path I'm sticking with, but I hope to keep it up for years to come. And if anyone in the Beantown area needs their piano serviced, just let me know!
In your humble opinion ... Who is the greatest living musician today?
That is a really tough one; I've been mulling it over all day. I guess I'm not sure who to personally define "greatest"... but my gut tells me to go with Paul McCartney. The Beatles is one of my four favorite popular artists, and McCartney is my favorite Beatle. So it's like the best of the best. The Beatles were amazing simply for their songs, and their critical and chart success. But adding to that the boundaries they broke, in nearly every creative step they took, is really what makes them truly the greatest band to ever be. So for lifetime achievements and not really current work, I'd say Macca.
Nice to have an easy question. "Steveternal" was a portmanteau coined for me by a friend of a friend in high school. Apparently Steve, an utterly commonplace name, was interesting to him and he liked to elide it with other words that began with a long "e". Anyway, it became one of my first email addresses, and I've been using it as a handle ever since. I like having something that's not terribly difficult to understand, that has my name in it, and also is not cluttered with curious numerals or initials. Lastly, I think that, as a word, "Steveternal" has a nice physical shape to it. So it's got no real meaning or personal value, it just kinda makes sense.
I haven't gotten out much into the city, although I'm sure if I had the time and finances I'd love how similar the culture is to Baltimore-- great music venues and an all-around artistic spirit (although I still think B-more has them beat). So I'm not sure what the best thing is... it feels like a cop-out, but I'd probably say the best thing is that my in-laws are only a half-hour away, in Natick. It's great to have family near by, especially when we need help with the kids.
If I'm to be completely honest, what I would most like to change about living in Boston, or all of MA for that matter, is the rampant liberalism. I'm a pretty conservative person, and while again there is a great deal I admire about the city and its people, I can't say I enjoy living in liberal mecca (and let's be honest, there are extreme nutsos on both sides... and where do you think the far leftists live?). So in summation, I wish this was a more politically moderate area.
Have you thrown tea in the harbor and/or been to Cheers?
lol. No and no; like I said, I've hardly been into the city at all. In fact, I've really only gone in twice, both times to Logan. Sorry to disappoint everyone... including myself.
I'm not sure, it's just one of those things I look back on and see that it happened, just don't know when or how. I have vague memories of first encounters with The Beatles, Mozart and music theory, but that's about it.
Have you thrown tea in the harbor and/or been to Cheers?
lol. No and no; like I said, I've hardly been into the city at all. In fact, I've really only gone in twice, both times to Logan. Sorry to disappoint everyone... including myself.
Don't worry, you're not missing much with Cheer's - that place is one of the biggest tourist traps in the city. It's basically just an over-glorified TGI Friday's.
You should explore the city a bit whenever you get the chance - there are lots of fun and interesting areas, and it's good to familiarize yourself with the city you live in. Kenmore Square, Back Bay, Copley Square, The North End and Cambridge are all good places to start (okay, so Cambridge is technically a separate city, but we'll let that one slide).
So, since I'm posting, I should probably ask you something as well.... 1) How was your Thanksgiving? 2) You seem to know just about every obscure, up-and-coming band and musician out there. Where do you go to find out about new music?
lol. No and no; like I said, I've hardly been into the city at all. In fact, I've really only gone in twice, both times to Logan. Sorry to disappoint everyone... including myself.
Don't worry, you're not missing much with Cheer's - that place is one of the biggest tourist traps in the city. It's basically just an over-glorified TGI Friday's.
You should explore the city a bit whenever you get the chance - there are lots of fun and interesting areas, and it's good to familiarize yourself with the city you live in. Kenmore Square, Back Bay, Copley Square, The North End and Cambridge are all good places to start (okay, so Cambridge is technically a separate city, but we'll let that one slide).
So, since I'm posting, I should probably ask you something as well.... 1) How was your Thanksgiving? 2) You seem to know just about every obscure, up-and-coming band and musician out there. Where do you go to find out about new music?
1) Thanksgiving was great! My folks came up for the weekend to see the grandkids, and we all spent yesterday with my wife's family. It's funny that you mention the worthwhile Boston sights, because we'll be getting out tomorrow to do many of those (even though they are calling for snow...). Also I made my signature stuffing, with kielbasa and pork sausage, apples, raisins, onions, and special spices. I'm still tasting that one. How was everyone else's?
2) I don't know if it's fair to say that I know about all the little obscure bands and such: there are others around here that certainly know more of that thing than I. Rather, I try to have as comprehensive an experience of music as possible-- I will listen to absolutely anything at least once. I'm sure a lot of you are like me in that you are known as the music geek in your social circles, and as such people ask you your opinion on stuff or give you recommendations. I try to pursue everything that people recommend, no matter how far off my radar it might be. And beyond that I look for that which is off my radar. So when my friend mentions he is big into Steven Sondheim musicals, I ask for where to start. I ask my Arabic teacher about the native popular music of Syria and Lebanon, then look online for some Fairuz. I'm constantly amazed at the breadth of music created all over the world and throughout human history, and my quest is to get to know it as well as one person can. I have an obsession--maybe it would be better to call it a paranoia--about what I don't know about music, and wanting fill in those gaps. I fear going through life without experiencing any music that would have enriched it. But to answer your question appropriately, I keep an eye on websites like allmusic, Pitchfork and Stereogum. I look out for names I don't know or don't know as well as I should and research them. I keep track of new and upcoming releases. I read lots of reviews. I keep up with fellow audiophiles and what they are into. And I just generally keep my ears open to new names, sounds and ideas.
Well, I'm not much of a "rotation" type listener. I usually listen to something once, then make a note of it if I liked it to listen to it again soon (which sometimes can be months later). So even my favorite releases of 2009 I've probably each listened to 2 or 3 times. Seriously. Literally the record that's been stuck on rotation is the one my two-year-old daughter inexplicably likes to grab off the shelf when she says she wants to "dats" [dance]. That record is Jimmy Smith's "Root Down: Live!".
When it starts up, she quickly realizes that dancing to it will be difficult.
Great show by the way. I've never been a DCFC fan but Tupelo & Son Volt .... Thats a whole 'nother story.
