From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V2 #352 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Friday, December 1 2000 Volume 02 : Number 352 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [RS] top ? list [Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de] [RS] More Reviews [RockinRonD@aol.com] [RS] Peter Mulvey's in NYC [Kerry Bernard ] [RS] Re: shindell-list-digest V2 #350 ["Young/Hunter Mgt." ] [RS] Lines for the ages. [Rongrittz@aol.com] Re: [RS] Re: HMMMM.... [Loracevoll@aol.com] RE: [RS] Lines for the ages. ["Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" ] [RS] Lurker's List [GreenGourd@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 01 Dec 2000 11:11 GMT From: Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de Subject: Re: [RS] top ? list Vanessa, > "The Trouble with Poets," by Peter Mulvey. For goodness' sakes, why hasn't > someone else put him on their top of 2000 list? What's happening here? no worries, as soon as I get around to compiling my list he will most certainly be on there. :-) Katrin, psyched cuz she's seeing Peter Mulvey in exatly 9 days! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 09:10:46 EST From: RockinRonD@aol.com Subject: [RS] More Reviews Not a big fan of lists either but I'll offer my two cents on what I consider to be the best albums I've heard this year. As with everyone else on this List practically, I would put SNP up there with any Top Ten List so I won't include it: Broke Down -- Slaid Cleaves: I admit to being a sucker for that Austin sound but this young guy's inarguable talents for writing and singing are very much to the fore. Great writing, great hooks, great folk voice and produced with just the right amount of restraint. A great storyteller in the Shindell tradition. Written In Red -- Louise Taylor: Anyone who knows me knows I get weak in the knees whenever Louise's name is mentioned. But this is a masterpiece, a classic example of a superior talent coming of age and flexing her creative muscles. It's blusier, jazzier than her earlier work and strays from the folk idiom quite a bit, but her writing is intelligent and knowing and that voice, that voice, that voice, to say nothing of her guitar playing. Somebody lead me to the couch. The Green World -- Dar Williams: I was primed to hate this record given all the pre release sturm und drang but after close listening I've come to the conclusion that this could be her best record yet despite the departure the music takes. To me, Dar has always been a bit of an iconoclast in the way she arranges her music, right back to Honesty Room. This record just has a bit more electricity to it. But those hooks! And My God, "After All" is worth the price of admission alone. Live As I'll Ever Be -- Chris Smither: Why this musical genius isn't a huge star will forever baffle me. If you've never heard Chris or are not too familiar with his music, this live album is the perfect introduction for the best way to see him is live in an intimate setting. These are some of his best songs, performed masterfully and the entire ride is just fabulous. And a nicer guy you couldn't meet. The Trouble With Poets -- Peter Mulvey: It ain't exactly folk, but Mulvey is nothing if not an original. His low key guitar playing, pracically slack, is now a legend of sorts and that prowess is in evidence here. But the songs are all idiosyncratic and offbeat in the way only a truly confident artist can succeed with and Mulvey does, winningly. Dont miss "Wings of the Rag Man" or "Tender Blindspot." Killers. Ellis Paul Live -- Ellis Paul: Not that I'm a big Ellis Paul fan but this is a well thought out two-CD set that really grows on you and damn if this record didn't make me a full fledged fan. Some of the stuff on here is new and some of it he rarely plays. He may not be the artful picker that Richard is, but there is a simplicity and passion in his songs that lure you in. Probably a folk genius in his own rite. Eternity and Main -- Jack Williams: Please, please, somebody wake up the rest of the world to the limitless talents of this great man. I have all his records. This is his best -- he's not getting older (53?) he's getting better. A songwriter's songwriter. A guitar player's guitar player. A gentleman's gentleman (and I don't mean that in the servant form of the word). "Go Your Way" a tune on this 14-song record, is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. It makes me cry. I love this man. I would open my home to him. I would serve him breakfast. And I have. Hard Times in Babylon -- Eliza Gillkyson: She's certainly no folk ingenue, but I discovered her thanks to the folks at Red House who just dropped this CD in the mail to me. Egad! Head and shoulders above the legion of Gals With Guitars that seem to dominate the folk universe these days. A voice you don't forget and great songwriting. A keeper. Try her, you'll like her. Shades of Patty Griffin. It's only December 1st. I'm still listening. ReviewinRon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:52:14 -0500 (EST) From: Kerry Bernard Subject: [RS] Peter Mulvey's in NYC Ron wrote: >But Vanessa, Peter is one of about ten people lined up to perform at the >Bitter End. Seems to me he may not get more than 20 minutes to play. I'd >love to see him but I'm not sure it's worth the drive. Any info? Peter's set at The Bitter End will start at 8:30 tonight and he will play for about an hour. There's one act on before him (Adrianne at 8pm) and 4 acts after him. The act DIRECTLY after him is Lovepie which some of you may remember as Billy Masters' band (Dar/Richard electric guitar player extraordinaire). Hope some of you can make it! Kerry :) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 12:57:15 -0400 From: "Young/Hunter Mgt." Subject: [RS] Re: shindell-list-digest V2 #350 Norm wrote: > There is not a song on SNP > that I feel in my head and in my heart like I do with "After All". Charlie chimes in: Must repecfully disagrre with Norm here -- I do think "After All" is a remarkable song, but in terms of a song I feel with my head AND heart, I'd say the final movement of "Transit" (from ..."she entered the common room" on) is one of the most breathtaking, inspired bits of song I have ever heard in all my born days. - - The Rev. Mr. Hunter ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:54:21 -0500 (EST) From: Kelly Fairbairn Subject: Re: [RS] Peter Mulvey's in NYC On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Kerry Bernard wrote: > Ron wrote: > > >But Vanessa, Peter is one of about ten people lined up to perform at the > >Bitter End. Seems to me he may not get more than 20 minutes to play. I'd > >love to see him but I'm not sure it's worth the drive. Any info? > > Peter's set at The Bitter End will start at 8:30 tonight and he will play > for about an hour. There's one act on before him (Adrianne at 8pm) and 4 > acts after him. The act DIRECTLY after him is Lovepie which some of you > may remember as Billy Masters' band (Dar/Richard electric guitar player > extraordinaire). What a show! Though I have yet to see Peter live, I love Adrienne. She's played here in Albany a couple of times in recent months, and I was enthralled. And Billy Masters' band as well? If I wasn't already going to Bennington to see Michelle Malone, I would almost be tempted to come on down... kelly, richardless in content but will put SNP in the CD player right now... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kelly Fairbairn Senior Library Specialist Periodicals Sage Troy Campus Library ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 12:10:46 EST From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: [RS] Lines for the ages. >> I'd say the final movement of "Transit" (from ... "she entered the common room" on) is one of the most breathtaking, inspired bits of song I have ever heard in all my born days. << Speaking of breathtaking, he phrase "How could they just cut it down" from "Wisteria" may just be the RS line I take to my grave with me. RG ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:18:05 EST From: Loracevoll@aol.com Subject: Re: [RS] Re: HMMMM.... In a message dated 12/01/2000 12:02:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, Tom926@aol.com writes: > I really really like pop > (actually one of the things I have listened to the most in 2000, which I > think was a completely crappy year for music overall, is Marshall Crenshaw's > > greatest hits collection) Oh thanks, Tom. I was starting to feel like a real Philistine because next to SNP, The Beatles "1" has had me the most excited.... ....Carol (stuck in an old 78 RPM grove....) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:58:16 -0500 From: "Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" Subject: RE: [RS] Lines for the ages. <> I was thinking of "...and when my clothes had dried, I hung my head and cried, beside that blue divide." That always gets my right here (I'm hitting my chest with my fist by the way). ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:21:28 EST From: GreenGourd@aol.com Subject: [RS] Lurker's List Hi, all. I cant resist making a list. (I guess thats No. 1 on the list of reasons why I liked Nick Hornbys High Fidelity so much.) So heres my list (so far, anyway) of the Top 5 CDs issued in 2000. Bear in mind that the center of my taste spectrum tends to fall somewhere between folk and alt-country. 1.) Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams - At this point in my life, not many CDs give me goosebumps. This one did. To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) grabs you right from the start, even if youre not feeling that young anymore . The songs are smartly-written and hard-driving. Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains) is a particular favorite of mine right now. Its sure sad to see Whiskeytown go, but its awfully nice to still have Ryan Adams around. 2.) Tanglewood Tree by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer - Like many on this list, I was stunned when I heard Tanglewood Tree on the Signature Sounds compilation CD. As we know, the CD itself doesnt disappoint. This one also passes the goosebumps test. Sumptuous. 3.) Transcendental Blues by Steve Earle - I dont think I got goosebumps from this one, but it *has* certainly spent a lot of time in my player this year. Theres a lot of force behind these songs; yet, its the sweet Galway Girl thats probably my favorite. 4.) The Green World by Dar Williams - It sounds great, and the lyrics are involving. I hate to say it (in this company, anyway), but I do like it even better than SNP. Its consistently quite good. 5.) Kid A by Radiohead - Despondency never sounded so good. Quite possibly, this may be the CD that Im still listening to in five years. Honorable mentions: One Endless Night by Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Telling Stories by Tracy Chapman; SNP. Also notable: Vagabond Ways by Marianne Faithfull; Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper; Bachelor No. 2 by Aimee Mann; Summer in the City by Joe Jackson; Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris. Thanks for giving me a reason to break out of lurkdom for a bit. Jimmy A. Frazier New Orleans, LA P.S. Id love to hear some of the Lists favorite guilty pleasures (CDs you like but are reluctant to admit to liking) of the year. Id put Everlasts Eat at Whiteys on the top of my list of guilty pleasures right now... ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V2 #352 ***********************************