It's a completely foreign concept, the idea behind the lyrics. Even though it was usually me who got dumped, it didn't take long for me to be as glad to be rid of them as they were me. I can't think of a single past relationship that thinks of me as their favorite mistake. Oh, I might be their biggest mistake but even that's pushing it. I seriously doubt I made that much of an impression. Besides, contrary to internet rumors (everyone else has an internet rumor, I want one, too!) I wasn't exactly what the kids would call a player (I believe it's correctly misspelled “playa,” but I don't roll like that).
Crow always had a terrific voice but on her early albums didn't always have the best control of it. By the time of Globe, she had matured into a great singer and this is one of her vocals I like best.
Pico "Trouble" from Dreaming Wide Awake by Lizz Wright.
Like most of her folk, gospel and soul-inspired music, "Trouble" has a low key way of achieving a certain loftiness about it. It starts with Wright's empathetic, gentle vocal, and is perfectly supported by the sparse, efficient production, putting Wright's rhythmic acoustic guitar up near the front. It's a song that carries enough emotional feel to compel you to pay attentions to the lyrics, which is about appealing to a Higher Being to stay strong in the midst of despair. You then sense the added weightedness when the B-3 organ opens up in the chorus and the prayer is then made:
I'm gonna ride this pain like a waveInspirational, indeed.
Lord, make me over I don´t wanna be afraid
And when my time is come and gone
I don´t wanna be the one who can´t let go
Michael Jones "Gimme Shelter" from Twelve by Patti Smith.
While there are a few choices that Patti Smith made as to what songs to cover on her newest album, "Gimme Shelter," is not one of them. Right from the opening chords, Patti makes this song something familiar and yet new, raw, and definitely hers. That's not easy to do, especially when the song is so well known that to think of it is to immediately think of The Stones. And yet, Patti wraps her voice around the lyrics, and makes me forget for a while... and just close my eyes and enjoy myself. Great song on a damn good album.
Article comments
1 - Mat Brewster
Springsteen sucks! You're mama sucks! And your wife, well actually the wife to whom you are married edits a lot of my stuff, so god bless her.
Sheryl Crowe has never really done much to me in terms of music, but I'd let her do anything she wants in terms of body. Meow!
2 - Tom Johnson
Is THIS that "Cop Killer" song of Springsteen's?
I must be the only guy in the world that find Sheryl Crowe to be a complete turn off. She looks like a skeleton covered in wet leather. Nasty.
3 - Mat Brewster
What you don't like the skeleton covered in wet leather look? Weird.
4 - Peter
I have seen several posts on the current video remastering of a 1970s Springsteen show, anybody have more info?
5 - Glen Boyd
Peter,
Re: Comment #4:
The only thing that is out now officially is the "Hammersmith Odeon" show from 1975, which is available on DVD as part of the 30th anniversary edition of "Born To Run".
There are very strong rumors that a similiar DVD from a show in Phoenix from 1978 will be part of a 30th anniversary "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" set next year. The video certainly does exist and has been seen in snippets over the years, most notably a performance of "Prove It All Night" (with the legendary long guitar intro), and a performance of "Rosalita" that was part of the original TV broadcast of "The History Of Rock And Roll" back in the '80's.
Hope that helps.
-Glen
6 - Connie Phillips
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7 - Johnny
Springsteen sucks. He crossed our IBEW picket line to perform at the Tacoma Dome in 1992. So much for the blue collar man.