From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V12 #150 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 Monday, October 15 2012 Volume 12 : Number 150 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [RS] Soong sampler [Laurence Krulik ] Re: [RS] Soong sampler ["Michael & Linda Marmer" ] Re: [RS] A Shindell Primer [Laurence Krulik ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:07:07 -0400 From: Laurence Krulik Subject: Re: [RS] Soong sampler I feel like with Shindell you either love most of his work or you're just not into it. Courier is definitely the best (and easiest) start. If you don't like Courier you probably should move on. On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Jean Rossner wrote: > If I had to pick one favorite song: depending on my mood, either Reunion > Hill or Fishing (live version). > > For a sampler, in addition to those two (and not in any particular order): > > Are You Happy Now? > > Transit > > Kenworth of my Dreams > > By Now > > Calling the Moon > > Che Guevara T-Shirt > > Get Up Clara > > There Goes Mavis > > So Says the Whippoorwill > > Last Fare of the Day > > Jean > -- > > "There are but two refuges from the miseries of life: music and cats." > > - Albert Schweitzer >^.,.^< ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:05:14 -0400 From: "Michael & Linda Marmer" Subject: Re: [RS] Soong sampler I can not think of any song by Shindell I do not like or care for. Tough to try to fit all his songs on one CD. Mike - -----Original Message----- From: Laurence Krulik Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 9:07 AM To: shindell-list@smoe.org Subject: Re: [RS] Soong sampler I feel like with Shindell you either love most of his work or you're just not into it. Courier is definitely the best (and easiest) start. If you don't like Courier you probably should move on. On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Jean Rossner wrote: > If I had to pick one favorite song: depending on my mood, either Reunion > Hill or Fishing (live version). > > For a sampler, in addition to those two (and not in any particular order): > > Are You Happy Now? > > Transit > > Kenworth of my Dreams > > By Now > > Calling the Moon > > Che Guevara T-Shirt > > Get Up Clara > > There Goes Mavis > > So Says the Whippoorwill > > Last Fare of the Day > > Jean > -- > > "There are but two refuges from the miseries of life: music and cats." > > - Albert Schweitzer >^.,.^< ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:38:29 -0400 From: Laurence Krulik Subject: Re: [RS] A Shindell Primer My (now) 5 cents is that to truly enjoy some Shindell songs (as with many artists) you need to "learn" how to appreciate the artist. Some songs, without a thorough Richard lesson/background, may not come across as profound to the newbie. The songwriting, guitar work, and especially his voice, when fully appreciated, bring out the best of Richard. Almost like an acquired taste. That being said, Richard's storytelling ability is what drew me in originally so here's my 5 songs (I think that's enough to digest and if they're interested they'll come back for more recommendations) which would make up my Richard Shindell 101 class. Are You Happy Now? A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress Fishing Transit (Courier Version) Last Fare of the Day On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Pete Jameson wrote: > ...i have to disagree with starting with an artist's mid-career live > record...especially in Richard's case -- Courier reflects a Shindell not > oft seen: with full band, which may be the best way to hear him live (or > not), but the songs, underproduced on record #1, overproduced by record #4, > are at the core of the gravitas that marks the Metro Man's particular > ilan...start at the beginning, where there are five essential Shindell > delectables, and progress thru the (studio) discography as follows: > > Recording: Sparrows Point (1992) > Essentials: Are You Happy Now?, The Courier, The Kenworth of My Dreams, On > a Sea of Fleur-De-Lis***{standout track), Nora > > Recording: Blue Divide (1994) > Essentials: A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress (1 song), Fishing***(standout > track), The Ballad of Mary Magdalene, Arrowhead > > Recording: Reunion Hill (1997) > Essentials: The Next Best Western, May, I Saw My Youth Today, Reunion > Hill***(standout track), , The Weather > > Recording: Somewhere Near Paterson (2000) > Essentials: Confession, Abuelita, You Stay Here***(co-standout track), > Wisteria, Transit***(co-standout track) > > Recording: Vuelta (2004) > Essentials: Fenario, Che Guevara T-Shirt, There Goes Mavis***(standout > track), Last Fare of the Day > > Recording: South of Delia (2007) NOTE: Record of other songwriters' > compositions. > Essentials: Senor (Dylan), Mercy Street (Gabriel), Northbound 35 (Jeffrey > Foucault), Deportee (Guthrie) > > Recording: Not Far Now (2009) > Essentials: Mariana's Table, State of the Union, Get Up Clara, The > Mountain (Dave Carter song), Balloon Man***(standout track). > > The information contained in this e-mail may be shared with ANYONE. The > author stands by the opinions stated within. Disputatious replies are > welcome. > > Pedro in PA > > > > > > > > > On Oct 15, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Johannes Schult wrote: > > > Introducing someone else to your favourite music is always a thrill - > and a > > great source of pain, because you have to fight the urge to empty a > truckload of > > songs/recordings on the unsuspecting victim. > > > > In other words, I usually keep things short. CDs might hold 80 minutes > of music > > and a USB drive can store Richard's entire discography, but you cannot > digest > > such a huge amount of music. Plus, the goal shouldn't be complete > enlightment, > > just a showcase of what to expect. This also gives more weight to each > > individual song. > > > > Personally, I'd start with the songs that got me interested in Richard > Shindell: > > > > 1. The Courier (live) > > 2. You Stay Here > > 3. Arrowhead (live) > > > > Then three of his best songs and "classics": > > > > 4. Reunion Hill > > 5. Fishing > > 6. Wisteria > > > > Now it gets tricky. Are You Happy Now? should be on such a collection - > still, I > > think "Last Fare of the Day" is, well, deeper, more moving, "better". > Though > > choice... > > > > 7. Are You Happy Now? > > > > At this point I would include the Garden Shed Session version of Your > Guitar - > > just too beautiful and impressive to not feature it. If you want to > stick to > > album song, I'd use Confession, because it hasn't lost any of its > urgency (and > > it was also among the first Shindell songs I really liked). > > > > 8. Your Guitar > > > > I already discarded two songs I love - and now I'm listing a song I > don't like > > very much. It breaks my heart, but Mavis is a regular in Richard's live > set and > > many enjoy it. > > > > 9. There Goes Mavis > > > > The creepy ending: > > > > 10. By Now > > > > I love songs like One Man's Arkansas and Before You Go. Still, they > might work > > even better when you are already familiar with Richard's style and are > prepared > > to deal with his lyrical and musical genius. > > > > Best regards, > > Johannes ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V12 #150 ************************************