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[R_of_G]

Happy Birthday to my biggest musical hero and influence, Miles Davis.

This seems a good place to start today's all-day tribute.
One of the most underrated albums in the history of music.

 

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[bcdon]

Brad Paisley This is Country Music

Excellent country music, fantastic vocals, splendid guitar work. Even if Country music isn't your cup of tea (hey, I'm a
metal head and I loves me some honky-tonk) you gotta check out Brad Paisley. This is one nice album. :dude

 

[R_of_G]

^ Nothing at all wrong with good country music.

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[piebaldpython]

Robin Hinkel tearing it up on a squareneck National Tricone.

http://www.youtube.com/user/robinbongos#p/u

 

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[Tig]

Thanks to R_of_G for yet another introduction to a musician I would have missed otherwise. I grabbed these two to get a taste.

 

[Spudman]

I love this record. I always have it in rotation somewhere.

 

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[tunghaichuan]

Rodrigo y Gabriela:

 

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[Tig]

That was my first Miles Davis album. It always rings true. A timeless classic.


Just listened to Steve Earle's latest, and liked it right away. I welcomed the Irish folk styled songs, too. After listening to his early songs and now this, I see he has somehow managed to get even better at song writing.

 

[tunghaichuan]

That was my first Miles Davis album. It always rings true. A timeless classic.


Just listened to Steve Earle's latest, and liked it right away. I welcomed the Irish folk styled songs, too. After listening to his early songs and now this, I see he has somehow managed to get even better at song writing.

I started listening to Earle's new album this morning in the car. I like what I've heard so far. This album seems a lot less angry than some of his previous efforts. Maybe he's finally found peace living in NYC with his beautiful singer/songwriter wife. That, and he is very lucky not to have died in some alley from a drug overdose.

From interviews, it seems as though he never really fit into the modern Nashville country music scene. His songwriting is more introspective and thoughtful than most of the crap that passes for country music coming out of Nashville these days.

 

[R_of_G]

From interviews, it seems as though he never really fit into the modern Nashville country music scene. His songwriting is more introspective and thoughtful than most of the crap that passes for country music coming out of Nashville these days.

The establishment in Nashville thought he was too "rock and roll" and failed to give him the support they gave their other artists.

Once he developed his addictions and the subsequent unprofessional behavior that accompanied being a junkie, they hated him even more.

If Nashville had its way, Earle would have spent his life writing songs for other people to sing. Luckily for us he forged his own path.

NP:

Happy Birthday Mr. Green

 

[Tig]

That, and he is very lucky not to have died in some alley from a drug overdose.

He played an addict in a "The Wire" first season episode giving a speech at an narcotics anonymous meeting, where he really lays it out. I wonder if he wrote it.
Starts at 1:18...

 

[R_of_G]

He played an addict in a "The Wire" first season episode giving a speech at an narcotics anonymous meeting, where he really lays it out. I wonder if he wrote it.
Starts at 1:18...

Not sure how much (if any) of Walon's speech was written by Earle, but he certainly knew as well as anyone to what depths a junkie like Walon would sink and that lends so much credibility to his performance.

The whole story of Bubbles' addiction and road to redemption is one of the strongest elements of the whole five season run of the Wire and Earle's portrayal of Walon is a huge reason why, second only to the brilliant performance given by Andre Royo as Bubs himself. The interactions between the two in the fourth and fifth seasons are both heartwarming and heartbreaking, often at the same time.

 

[tunghaichuan]

The establishment in Nashville thought he was too "rock and roll" and failed to give him the support they gave their other artists.

Ironically, most of what comes out of Nashville these days, at least these days, is more rock 'n roll than twangy. It seems to me the music is a pop-rock base with country vocals.