From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #498 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Monday, May 26 2008 Volume 13 : Number 498 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- two loons for tea on the east coast [Jeff Wasilko ] Re: two loons for tea on the east coast [gordodo@optonline.net] Cowboy Junkies - "Trinity Revisited" [Nadyne Mielke ] Re: two loons for tea on the east coast ["robert bristow-johnson" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 01:56:17 -0400 From: Jeff Wasilko Subject: two loons for tea on the east coast just a heads up: two loons are in NYC on Monday (with the amazing Jaggery opening up for them). Seriously, if you haven't heard jaggery and you're waffling about seeing two loons, get off your butt and go! Check out jaggery @ http://www.myspace.com/jaggery I might even come down for the NYC show.... two loons are in New Haven on Tuesday and Boston on Wednesday. I'll be at the Boston show for sure. Anyone else? - -j ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 16:29:45 +0000 (GMT) From: gordodo@optonline.net Subject: Re: two loons for tea on the east coast i love two loons for tea, but of all things, efterklang (from denmark) is playing at the space in hamden on tuesday night as well...and i think i am going to see them instead...go figure, two must see shows near new haven on a random tuesday night from bands that almost never play on the east coast-jason----- Original Message -----From: Jeff Wasilko Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:58 amSubject: two loons for tea on the east coastTo: ecto@smoe.org> just a heads up:> > two loons are in NYC on Monday (with the amazing Jaggery> opening up for them). Seriously, if you haven't heard jaggery > and you're> waffling about seeing two loons, get off your butt and go! Check> out jaggery @ http://www.myspace.com/jaggery> > I might even come down for the NYC show....> > two loons are in New Haven on Tuesday and Boston on Wednesday. I'll> be at the Boston show for sure. Anyone else?> > -j> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 13:11:28 -0700 From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Cowboy Junkies - "Trinity Revisited" Last year threw me for a loop, and I'm still catching up on the music that I missed out on. One of the albums that I missed was the Cowboy Junkies doing another take of their seminal album "The Trinity Sessions". Everyone has a copy of Trinity, as well they should. When I saw that the Junkies were going to re-record it, I was more than a bit apprehensive. My most recent experiences with an artist revisiting their old work, such as Tori's re-working of several songs for her retrospective "Tales of a Librarian", left me cold. So this has been sitting on my shelf for a few months now, waiting for me to listen. I'm now kicking myself for waiting so long. They didn't just re-record the old tracks, they took a fresh look at them. This fresh look is helped along by bringing in a surprising slate of guest artists: Natalie Merchant, Ryan Adams, and Vic Chesnutt. It works, it works really really well. I am in awe. The album starts out with Margo doing "Mining for Gold". Even though it's acapella, and even though I don't think she's changed the phrasing, she made it sound more plaintive this time around. It's a great introduction to the album. Next up is "Misguided Angel". I've listened to this song hundreds of times, and I've heard it live a couple of dozen times. Maybe it's my long association with this song, but it's also the song that I think is least well-served by the introduction of an additional voice. Natalie Merchant sings with Margo on this one. Natalie Merchant has a distinctive voice that I generally like, but which I don't think is a general-purpose voice. Margo could sing the phone book and I'd love it, but not Natalie. And here, Natalie's voice makes it feel like she's intruding on the song. This gave me pause for the rest of the album. Vic Chesnutt comes in on "Blue Moon Revisited", which is the first song that made me remember exactly why I like him so much. Vic is an acquired taste, to be sure, but this is probably one way to make him more accessible. His voice on this track, and even moreso on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Dreaming My Dreams with You" is haunting. Ryan Adams can be heard on most of the album, with his singing coming to the fore on "I Don't Get It". The song, while still sedate, becomes a bit more boisterous and fun. He's a great foil to Margo's singing here. Later on, his take on the slightly-melancholy "200 More Miles" is inspired. Natalie Merchant returns to take on "To Love Is to Bury". This is a Junkies-free tune: she plays piano, and the unofficial (although I don't understand why he's unofficial) fifth Junkie Jeff Bird plays fiddle. The rest of the band is nowhere to be seen. This song shines, which serves to make the earlier "Misguided Angel" all that more disappointing. She's really well-suited to this song, and I think that she does a better version of it than the couple of live versions that I've heard from the Junkies themselves in the past few years. I feel a bit guilty for saying that, but there you have it. "Working on a Building", "Sweet Jane", "Postcard Blues", and "Walking After Midnight" feature all of the musicians. "Working on a Building" and "Walking After Midnight" especially feel like the listener is getting a special look at a group of people who are just playing together for the fun of it, and in the course of having fun, they're creating some exquisite music. Sometimes a band jams together and magic happens; four separate incidents of that occur on this album. I can't recommend this album highly enough. I hesitate to throw around the term "instant classic", but I'm not sure if any other descriptor could possibly do it justice. /nm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 17:06:07 -0400 From: morayati@email.unc.edu Subject: Re: Cowboy Junkies - "Trinity Revisited" Wow. I hadn't heard of this. I think I definitely need to put it near the front of the queue. Thanks for the heads up! - - Sarah np: Martina Topley-Bird, "Carnies" Quoting Nadyne Mielke : > Last year threw me for a loop, and I'm still catching up on the music that I > missed out on. One of the albums that I missed was the Cowboy Junkies doing > another take of their seminal album "The Trinity Sessions". > > Everyone has a copy of Trinity, as well they should. When I saw that the > Junkies were going to re-record it, I was more than a bit apprehensive. My > most recent experiences with an artist revisiting their old work, such as > Tori's re-working of several songs for her retrospective "Tales of a > Librarian", left me cold. So this has been sitting on my shelf for a few > months now, waiting for me to listen. > > I'm now kicking myself for waiting so long. They didn't just re-record the > old tracks, they took a fresh look at them. This fresh look is helped along > by bringing in a surprising slate of guest artists: Natalie Merchant, Ryan > Adams, and Vic Chesnutt. It works, it works really really well. I am in > awe. > > The album starts out with Margo doing "Mining for Gold". Even though it's > acapella, and even though I don't think she's changed the phrasing, she made > it sound more plaintive this time around. It's a great introduction to the > album. > > Next up is "Misguided Angel". I've listened to this song hundreds of times, > and I've heard it live a couple of dozen times. Maybe it's my long > association with this song, but it's also the song that I think is least > well-served by the introduction of an additional voice. Natalie Merchant > sings with Margo on this one. Natalie Merchant has a distinctive voice that > I generally like, but which I don't think is a general-purpose voice. Margo > could sing the phone book and I'd love it, but not Natalie. And here, > Natalie's voice makes it feel like she's intruding on the song. This gave > me pause for the rest of the album. > > Vic Chesnutt comes in on "Blue Moon Revisited", which is the first song that > made me remember exactly why I like him so much. Vic is an acquired taste, > to be sure, but this is probably one way to make him more accessible. His > voice on this track, and even moreso on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and > "Dreaming My Dreams with You" is haunting. > > Ryan Adams can be heard on most of the album, with his singing coming to the > fore on "I Don't Get It". The song, while still sedate, becomes a bit more > boisterous and fun. He's a great foil to Margo's singing here. Later on, > his take on the slightly-melancholy "200 More Miles" is inspired. > > Natalie Merchant returns to take on "To Love Is to Bury". This is a > Junkies-free tune: she plays piano, and the unofficial (although I don't > understand why he's unofficial) fifth Junkie Jeff Bird plays fiddle. The > rest of the band is nowhere to be seen. This song shines, which serves to > make the earlier "Misguided Angel" all that more disappointing. She's > really well-suited to this song, and I think that she does a better version > of it than the couple of live versions that I've heard from the Junkies > themselves in the past few years. I feel a bit guilty for saying that, but > there you have it. > > "Working on a Building", "Sweet Jane", "Postcard Blues", and "Walking After > Midnight" feature all of the musicians. "Working on a Building" and > "Walking After Midnight" especially feel like the listener is getting a > special look at a group of people who are just playing together for the fun > of it, and in the course of having fun, they're creating some exquisite > music. Sometimes a band jams together and magic happens; four separate > incidents of that occur on this album. > > I can't recommend this album highly enough. I hesitate to throw around the > term "instant classic", but I'm not sure if any other descriptor could > possibly do it justice. > > /nm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 18:06:14 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Cowboy Junkies - "Trinity Revisited" I'm embarrassed that I haven't listened to this. (We have the Junkies in town on June 3 and I can't wait!) I don't know if there are different versions, but mine has a DVD with a making of documentary on it (that I also haven't watched). Last night I missed the Dresden Dolls and Smooch in ABQ. Last night of my folks visit and I couldn't sneak out. I hope they did well so that they'll come back! Off to see Mariana Sadovska from Poland soon. Oddly, she keeps coming back to ABQ and this will be the 3rd time I've seen her. She is great! neal np: Live: From Hell to Helsinki - Bianca DeLeon nr: Summerland - Michael Chabon . At 5:06 PM -0400 5/25/08, morayati@email.unc.edu wrote: >Wow. I hadn't heard of this. I think I definitely need to put it >near the front of the queue. Thanks for the heads up! > >- Sarah > >np: Martina Topley-Bird, "Carnies" > >Quoting Nadyne Mielke : > >>Last year threw me for a loop, and I'm still catching up on the music that I >>missed out on. One of the albums that I missed was the Cowboy Junkies doing >>another take of their seminal album "The Trinity Sessions". >> >>Everyone has a copy of Trinity, as well they should. When I saw that the >>Junkies were going to re-record it, I was more than a bit apprehensive. My >>most recent experiences with an artist revisiting their old work, such as >>Tori's re-working of several songs for her retrospective "Tales of a >>Librarian", left me cold. So this has been sitting on my shelf for a few >>months now, waiting for me to listen. >> >>I'm now kicking myself for waiting so long. They didn't just re-record the >>old tracks, they took a fresh look at them. This fresh look is helped along >>by bringing in a surprising slate of guest artists: Natalie Merchant, Ryan >>Adams, and Vic Chesnutt. It works, it works really really well. I am in >>awe. >> >>The album starts out with Margo doing "Mining for Gold". Even though it's >>acapella, and even though I don't think she's changed the phrasing, she made >>it sound more plaintive this time around. It's a great introduction to the >>album. >> >>Next up is "Misguided Angel". I've listened to this song hundreds of times, >>and I've heard it live a couple of dozen times. Maybe it's my long >>association with this song, but it's also the song that I think is least >>well-served by the introduction of an additional voice. Natalie Merchant >>sings with Margo on this one. Natalie Merchant has a distinctive voice that >>I generally like, but which I don't think is a general-purpose voice. Margo >>could sing the phone book and I'd love it, but not Natalie. And here, >>Natalie's voice makes it feel like she's intruding on the song. This gave >>me pause for the rest of the album. >> >>Vic Chesnutt comes in on "Blue Moon Revisited", which is the first song that >>made me remember exactly why I like him so much. Vic is an acquired taste, >>to be sure, but this is probably one way to make him more accessible. His >>voice on this track, and even moreso on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and >>"Dreaming My Dreams with You" is haunting. >> >>Ryan Adams can be heard on most of the album, with his singing coming to the >>fore on "I Don't Get It". The song, while still sedate, becomes a bit more >>boisterous and fun. He's a great foil to Margo's singing here. Later on, >>his take on the slightly-melancholy "200 More Miles" is inspired. >> >>Natalie Merchant returns to take on "To Love Is to Bury". This is a >>Junkies-free tune: she plays piano, and the unofficial (although I don't >>understand why he's unofficial) fifth Junkie Jeff Bird plays fiddle. The >>rest of the band is nowhere to be seen. This song shines, which serves to >>make the earlier "Misguided Angel" all that more disappointing. She's >>really well-suited to this song, and I think that she does a better version >>of it than the couple of live versions that I've heard from the Junkies >>themselves in the past few years. I feel a bit guilty for saying that, but >>there you have it. >> >>"Working on a Building", "Sweet Jane", "Postcard Blues", and "Walking After >>Midnight" feature all of the musicians. "Working on a Building" and >>"Walking After Midnight" especially feel like the listener is getting a >>special look at a group of people who are just playing together for the fun >>of it, and in the course of having fun, they're creating some exquisite >>music. Sometimes a band jams together and magic happens; four separate >>incidents of that occur on this album. >> >>I can't recommend this album highly enough. I hesitate to throw around the >>term "instant classic", but I'm not sure if any other descriptor could >>possibly do it justice. >> >>/nm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:13:48 -0400 From: "robert bristow-johnson" Subject: Re: two loons for tea on the east coast > two loons are in New Haven on Tuesday and Boston on Wednesday. I'll > be at the Boston show for sure. Anyone else? > i'll try. what's da scoop on the artists and the venue? - -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 00:49:04 -0400 From: Jeff Wasilko Subject: Re: two loons for tea on the east coast On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 10:13:48PM -0400, robert bristow-johnson wrote: > > two loons are in New Haven on Tuesday and Boston on Wednesday. I'll > > be at the Boston show for sure. Anyone else? > > > > i'll try. what's da scoop on the artists and the venue? It's at the Lizard Lounge. 7:30 doors... http://www.lizardloungeclub.com/printcalendar.asp ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #498 ***************************