From: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org (jinglejangle-digest) To: jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Subject: jinglejangle-digest V4 #62 Reply-To: jinglejangle@smoe.org Sender: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jinglejangle-digest Friday, April 20 2001 Volume 04 : Number 062 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [MLL] Richard Thompson ["Mena Schmid" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:32:55 -0400 From: "Mena Schmid" Subject: RE: [MLL] Richard Thompson > Is the song "legendary"? I wasn't really aware that it was. In > fact, I hardly think it is one of his best songs. The tune is quite > good, but the lyrics are not the best, in my opinion. I kind of > think that the "twist" at the end is a bit too pat, and something > we've seen before -- "Oh, and guess what, she's *crazy*." If it's > supposed to be a climax, then it isn't much of one. I think that > "Blind Willie McTell" is a much better Dylan song than "Galway" is a > Thompson song. well, i have to say that i completely agree with lee. i've always thought that 'galway' was kindof bland. though the tune is nice, the lyrics lack thompson's usual oomph. > P.S. Check out Dylan's Infidels, the album that "Blind Willie McTell" > was left off of. It's quite a good one, I think. infidels indeed! i think this is a great dylan album. it's what i've been listening to, almost exclusively, for the last 2 weeks. mena ------------------------------ End of jinglejangle-digest V4 #62 *********************************