tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post2210437489827600798..comments2024-03-28T04:23:53.022-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Street Date: 10/8/13Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-24925948032210501812013-10-24T10:46:20.681-07:002013-10-24T10:46:20.681-07:00Elton certainly made lots of weak records in the 8...Elton certainly made lots of weak records in the 80s and 90s, but Songs from the West Coast (2001)<br />Peachtree Road (2004)<br />The Captain & the Kid (2006)<br />were all really good, and nearly a true return to form.Cleveland Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523962249875154103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-7140923954389315052013-10-10T22:41:07.070-07:002013-10-10T22:41:07.070-07:00Spot on about "The Diving Board" (and ab...Spot on about "The Diving Board" (and about "Peachtree Road" too). It's just a press thing - "the best one since...!" - especially when the artist tries the back-to-my-roots gambit. They do it to Macca regularly and his stuff has become predominantly unlistenable, as you know.<br /><br />A new Jules Shear?? Yes! Have you immersed yourself in "Dreams Don't Count"? A masterpiece!billy budapestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-55980877625351253692013-10-10T12:28:11.575-07:002013-10-10T12:28:11.575-07:00What I dislike most about Elton John is Bernie Tau...What I dislike most about Elton John is Bernie Taupin.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-61366004966086746212013-10-08T17:25:18.299-07:002013-10-08T17:25:18.299-07:00A new Jules Shear? Already??????
Wow,,, Thanks Sal...A new Jules Shear? Already??????<br />Wow,,, Thanks Sal. I'll tell them you sent me.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-80168023150264877722013-10-08T12:42:13.928-07:002013-10-08T12:42:13.928-07:00Thanks for not following the herd on the Elton rec...Thanks for not following the herd on the Elton record. I was wondering if it was just me. All I heard was a really stripped down sound, Elton without the overproduced junk he's been doing forever.<br />And it is an insult to those terrific early EJ records to be compared to this stuff. The songs aren't horrible, just not memorable. There's not a single song that sticks in your mind the way say, "Burn Down The Mission", does. What are these people smoking?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812221895719217031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-52093919222704063292013-10-08T12:19:50.551-07:002013-10-08T12:19:50.551-07:00"Honky Chateau" was one of the first rec..."Honky Chateau" was one of the first records I bought that wasn't The Beatles. I have mint vinyl yardsale copy "Madman Across The Water", which I remembered liking a lot, but when I played it recently I thought it was dated and overblown.<br />I didn't say the music sucked, or that anyone sucks for liking it, just that I've no interest in hearing it.<br />Especially a "best of" the last twenty years.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-68825357365047172442013-10-08T11:58:17.243-07:002013-10-08T11:58:17.243-07:00I like that Wood brothers album a lot. It's pr...I like that Wood brothers album a lot. It's produced by the great Buddy Miller.Jerry Leehttp://www.jerryleelewis.com/#indexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-22935416895335170982013-10-08T11:56:12.330-07:002013-10-08T11:56:12.330-07:00Sorry I can't resist. BBJ you are really wrong...Sorry I can't resist. BBJ you are really wrong, really really wrong. <br /><br />I can't go with this at all and I wouldn't ever consider myself an Elton fan.ASH On The Beathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126651646654762457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-34994536973544523782013-10-08T11:54:32.689-07:002013-10-08T11:54:32.689-07:00I could launch into a defence of Elton John in the...I could launch into a defence of Elton John in the Seventies, even a couple of gems after that, but I won't.<br /><br />However Sal, I was just thinking of you and Roy Harper came up and then I saw this. There's something nice on the way over.ASH On The Beathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126651646654762457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-929437028961633502013-10-08T11:48:15.718-07:002013-10-08T11:48:15.718-07:00@BBJ
That's unreasonable. Knowing what you li...@BBJ<br /><br />That's unreasonable. Knowing what you like and what you turn me on to, it's ridiculously unreasonable to think you have no place for "Tumbleweed Connection," "Madman Across The Water" and "Honky Chateau" at the very least.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-61517910175340403542013-10-08T10:55:54.868-07:002013-10-08T10:55:54.868-07:00There is no Elton John music I want to hear. Ever....There is no Elton John music I want to hear. Ever. Period. I'm serious.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-21756786296329035912013-10-08T10:24:46.362-07:002013-10-08T10:24:46.362-07:00Hello all...no, please remain seated,
Shriner sug...Hello all...no, please remain seated,<br /><br />Shriner suggested what I was also thinking. Last year (? maybe), Sal, you posted a list of Paul McCartney tracks that we lapsed Macca fans probably missed. I downloaded it and I dug it (off topic...do young peeps ever "dig" anything? Archaic term, right?)<br /><br />Your post topics are always interesting but, if you're ever stuck for a theme...well...perhaps the Rocket Man could fill the void. So to speak.<br /><br />regards,<br /><br />RichDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-6847176739557042372013-10-08T09:10:53.621-07:002013-10-08T09:10:53.621-07:00Nice use of "lugubrious" - I had to look...Nice use of "lugubrious" - I had to look that one up.<br /><br />Yeah, Elton's last LP with Leon Russell got raves, and I was like, whaaaaat? I love both of these guys, especially Leon, but this stuff sucks.<br /><br />I wish he sounded like he still knew how to have fun sometimes. Everything's downtempo, dreary...A walk in the woodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-21837761787166850222013-10-08T06:35:45.631-07:002013-10-08T06:35:45.631-07:00I would agree about Elton's last 4-5 albums. ...I would agree about Elton's last 4-5 albums. Pleasant, but ultimately forgettable.<br /><br />I wouldn't necessarily turn off a song if it came up on shuffle, but I don't see myself reaching for anything post "Too Low For Zero", actually...<br /><br />There's a challenge for you Sal -- make a mix of good-to-great Elton John songs from the last 20 years and see if you can come up with a dozen. I don't know if I could...Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-8676459396923129482013-10-08T06:12:10.776-07:002013-10-08T06:12:10.776-07:00I've been a long time Roy Harper fan, actually...I've been a long time Roy Harper fan, actually since Lifemask. This record is not only back to form, it's plain brilliant imho. <br /><br />as for the Strypes, they're young, they have the heart at the right place, Blue Colar jane is a good song, they love the good blues, r&b (not the shit they call r&b these days) and Dr. Feelgood. I was slightly disappointed with this record. It's too short, too clean and there are just songs we already know by them. <br /><br />But ... the band can develop, and if they can stay together and keep their minds straight, they can develop into a genuine top r&b/blues/r&r band. They're on the way but life in music land is these days less easy as it was in the 60's, I think. Psyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881073405599913078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-59621688797341037972013-10-08T06:00:56.175-07:002013-10-08T06:00:56.175-07:00I've been a fan of Roy's since HQ, and you...I've been a fan of Roy's since HQ, and you forgot to mention the bass player: John Paul Jones. A superstar band that really delivers.<br />Here they are on the opening track, which is a killer.<br /><br /><a href="http://alanwalkerart.com/audio/the_game.mp3" title="The Game" rel="nofollow">http://alanwalkerart.com/audio/the_game.mp3</a><br /><br />Right now I'm too busy listening to "Joseph Arthur - The Ballad Of Boogie Christ [Deluxe Edition]" (2013)to find time for anything else.<br />buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.com