Wednesday, August 31, 2011

One More Day Of Love For Glen Campbell



Yesterday's post originally went up before I had a chance to listen to the new Glen Campbell record. I had to go back and share my thoughts on what could possibly end up in the top three of my ten favorite records of the year, hence the "update." I spent 3 hours with "Ghost On The Canvas" yesterday and I am going back in today.

There are highlights everywhere on this record. There's even a track or two that wouldn't be out of place on "Pet Sounds," or at the very least, songs that seem inspired by "Pet Sounds." It helps that "Strong" sounds a lot like "Guess I'm Dumb."

This is the Paul Westerberg-penned title track.  Gush along with me.

12 comments:

steve simels said...

Is that a recent Westerberg song written for Campbell? Or something he found on a Westerberg solo?

In either case, it's a beautiful record. The whole album is that strong?

wool said...

intriguing for sure...sounds like classic Glen Campbell production.

Sal Nunziato said...

The track is from one of Westerberg's odd ball internet releases- PW & The Ghost Cat blah blahs. Can't think of the full name at the moment. There is another PW track on the record, too. And YES...the whole album is strong, though that title track is something else.

Meanstreets said...

I like it Sal, may like it more without the " orchestra "........

cmealha said...

I've been gushing since yesterday

jeff k said...

I'm not dissenting here. I think the album is great but it made me miserable (or even more miserable). I remember when he was first introduced on the Smothers Show, so the new album really makes me feel my bones.

Anyway, I'm on Rhapsody listening to Campbell's Capitol's years. Half the songs are also miserable, but it's easier on my psyche to hear Glen as a young man being miserable. And, of course, he still had the helmet do. And that voice.

Anonymous said...

speaking of ghosts, they should have snuck in a duet with Tanya Tucker. Her 2009 album of covers was great.

FD13NYC said...

Just listened to the CD. I'm kind of gushing but in a sad way knowing his condition, that he won't remember this fine effort in a few years more or less.

A great and stoic swansong of a performance.

stewrat said...

bought it based on your initial comments and I'm not sorry! Thanks for the tip.

Chris Swartout said...

I bought it immediately after reading your post. So many lovely tracks. The title track in particular is gorgeous.

The Teddy Thompson song was nice, if a bit forced.

I ended up listening to so much of his music on Spotify the past 2 days. Been a while.

lisa burns said...

i am ((((swooning)))) but yes as others have said sad too. swooning sad. a brutal magnifcence?
thank u for posting - will get the disc certainly

cmealha said...

I've been listening to this non-stop and I am so thoroughly amazed by this album. The writing, the performances, production and arrangement all are spot-on like no other album in recent memory. Even the sequencing is perfect. Each song has it's own personality and the interludes, which one critic took issue with, are perfect palette cleansers, setting you up perfectly for the next course. The producers' choices were inspired - Paul Westerberg's cut, Dick Dale and Brian Setzer, the tremolo speed, reverb depth - everything just strikes ME as perfect. I haven't been so effusive in praise of an album for such a long time. A lot of people say that they don;t make albums like they used to - a cohesive entity. Well they have now. Anyone who loves music should go out immediately and pick up a copy for themselves and for anyone they care about who loves music.