Thursday, July 31, 2008

RANDOM LISTS

RECENT NETFLIX RENTALS
1. The L Word Season 1
2. Dexter Season 1
3. No Country for Old Men
4. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
5. Bee Movie
6. Eagle vs. Shark
7. Jonestown

CD'S I BORROWED FROM THE LIBRARY
1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (Not to my liking... connor likes wilco. i care not for wilco, but i do love Uncle Tupelo and Sun Volt... go figure.)
2. REM - Accelerate (okay)
3. Le blues est né en Afrique (Africa, mother of the blues) (okay)
4. Silk, spirits & song: music from north Thailand (not very good)
5. Mike Seeger - Early Southern Guitar Sounds (AWESOME - like really really good)
6. Lucy Kaplansky - The Tide (This album was produced by Shawn Colvin and Charles Giordano, the new organ player for the E Street Band is on this album) (okay)
7. The Bills - Let 'em Run (not to my liking)
8. Laura Viers - Saltbreaker (pretty good... not as good as her Carbon Glacier, though)
9. Lucinda Williams - West (pretty good... abotu what you'd expect from Lucinda Williams)
10. The Wailing Jenny's - Firecracker (okay... great name for a band, though, wouldn't you agree?)
11. Blind Willie Johnson - Praise God I'm Satisfied (Really really good)
12. Coldplay - Parachutes (okay - coldplay is sooooo overhyped)
13. Lullaby for the Moon - Japanese Music for koto and sakuhachi - (Really really great set of music)
14. Beth Orton - Daybreaker (okay... Fiona wanted to get this one)
15. Bright Eyes - I'm wide awake... It's Morning (good... but too much with the off-color language)
16. The Clash - London Calling (Great... How did I live this long with out this album?)
17. The Music of Cambodia: 9 Gong Gamelan/Royal Court Music/Solo Instrumental Music (really really good)
18. Gaelic Storm - Special Reserve - (eh... okay, i guess)
19. Paul Robeson - On My Journey - (okay... i really appreciate everything Paul Robeson went through i.e. the blacklisting and the McCarthy hearings and what not, but I just can not get into his music and/or singing voice.)
20. Mahalia Jackson - The Best of Mahalia Jackson - (Awesome... if you don't like Mahalia Jackson, they you ought to get your ears checked. On this album she sings Just a Closer walk with thee.)
21. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - I Stand Alone (really good. 1.) traditional folk songs. 2.) Flea plays on it)
22. National Dance Compay of Cambodia - Homrong (really good)
23. Dervish - Dervish Decade (really good - real celtic music - which is why i like this and do not like gaelic storm)

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
1. Just a Closer Walk with Thee is played in Cool Hand Luke when Luke is in the box for 3 days after his mother dies.
2. The lady who used to play organ at church would play Just a Closer Walk with Thee every sunday during the communion procession. The day before she moved to Florida there was a reception for her after mass and I thanked her for playing that song because I love it. She said she played it for her husband who also loved the song. I thought that was nice.

BETH ORTON
1. I saw her open up for Beck a few years back.

WANT TO READ A REALLY SAD BOOK?
1. The Chris Farley Show

TOP 4 REASONS WHY THE VERSION OF LONDON CALLING AT THE 2003 GRAMMIES WAS THE BEST
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Steve VanVandt
3. Dave Grohl
4. Elvis Costello

Seriously, do yourself a favor and watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiSQIbNxjcU

REAL NAMES OF SOME MUSICIANS
1. Elvis Costello - Declan Patrick McManus
2. Alice Coober - Vincent Furnier

BRUCE LISTS

SONGS FIONA WANTED TO HEAR BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PLAY
1. Out in the Street
2. Born in the USA
3. Radio Nowhere
4. Candy's Room
5. Bishop Danced

SONGS FIONA WANTE TO HEAR BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PLAY THAT HE DID PLAY
1. Radion Nowhere

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRUCE SHOW FOR ME
1. Taking my kid to see the Boss
2. Being there with Aunt Louise
3. Taking Amy to her 5th Springsteen concert
4. Atlantic City
5. Tunnel of Love
6. Radio Nowhere
7. Working on the Highway
8. Brilliant Disguise
9. Youngstown
10. Murder Incorporated
11. No Surrender