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Well, I don't know how to follow the previous legal dispute, but I just wanted to say that i have been listening to TP's last DJ, and I really like it alot. i really like "money becomes king", track 2. It is a sentiment not lost on Lindsey I am sure.
ALTHOUGH, I really hate to say I don't care for "the man who loves women". You can't hear Lindsey at all until the end, and he is only credited with background vocals, and there are other songs on the CD I like better. I hate that. I wanted to like that one, and after about three run throughs, I don't! WAH!
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was all that legalese a joke?
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Sulasmith, I'm sorry to hear that. But you like the album as a whole, so that's cool. RESCIND THE STRIKE!!! |
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The Last DJ
It takes me a while to digest a whole new album; I like to listen several times first. But a few initial impressions:
Several songs use orchestral arrangements with strings and horns. "Dreamville" is one where it is especially prevalent. On the whole, for me, I think the slower, softer, acoustic songs work a little bit better musically: "Dreamville," "Like A Diamond," "Blue Sunday" (which has a few country edges here and there). The faster tunes have their moments too. "Lost Children" is a good guitar song, as is "Can’t Stop the Sun." The title track, "Money Became King" and "Joe" have those good, typically TP, sardonic stories to tell. "Joe" is an absolutely caustic, scorching, ultra-cynical take on the worst of the music biz: My name is Joe, I’m the CEO I’m the man makes the big wheels roll… Go get me a kid with a good-looking face Bring me kid can remember his place Some hungry poet son of a bitch He gets to be famous I get to be rich Or bring me a girl They’re always the best You put ‘em onstage and have ‘em undress Some angel whore who can learn a guitar lick Hey, that’s what I call music... So burnt-out Johnny thinks our books are shifty What good’s that alchi to me when he’s fifty? We could move catalog if he’d only die quicker Send my regards to the gig and case of good liquor. One minor complaint is that in a couple of songs I think he gets a little bit too wordy, but that’s just me. I think I do like "The Man Who Loves Women." It’s definitely on the light-hearted side. It’s a nice contrast to the heavier stuff. It’s a mildly Beach Boy moment, in a way. The last two songs on the album - "Have Love Will Travel" and "Can’t Stop the Sun" strike me as the songs sounding most like the rock’n’roll TP & the HB sound. The latter has a great guitar-heavy ending. "Have Love Will Travel" is the one that’s probably edging out the others as a favorite right now for me.
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madness fades Last edited by Les; 10-09-2002 at 02:18 PM.. |
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Go get me a kid with a good-looking face
Bring me kid can remember his place Some hungry poet son of a bitch He gets to be famous I get to be rich Absolutely awesome lyrics. |
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Where can I download this song. When I get it off Kazza, I get a looped version of the chorus.
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Carne...
You're funny. I hope to hear the album soon. Song of the moment - Rose Garden
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OK, I've been listening some more, and this CD is really growing on me alot. There are some absolutely brillant lyrics in these songs.
Like I said earlier, my fav is still "money becomes king". It is a long story song with a lyric sheet that is very Stevie-esque in proportion, so all I can say is you just have to hear it. It is written from a fan's perspective about how inaccessible rock stars become to the "true fans" who were loyal before all the fame and money. As someone else said, "joe" has some very powerful imagery that just makes me want to say "Yeah! Tell 'em Tom!" one verse I really like is: so burnt-out Johnny thinks our books are shifty what good's that alchi to me when he's fifty we could move more catalog if he'd only die quicker send my regards to the gig and a case of good liquor he gets to be famous i get to be rich The whole song really skewers the music suits! I know Tom and Lindsey have probably had many conversations on this subject! The last song, "can't stop the sun" is also basically saying to the industry a big "screw you"! well you can take my money you may turn off my microphone but you can't steal what you can't feel can't stop the sun from shining down and down and down and you may think you control things but there'll be more just like me who won't give in who'll rise again can't stop the world from turning round and round and round hmmmmmm..............sounds just like something Lindsey would say!
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So, Sula, should I run out and get it? Should I spend next month's CD budget?
You might want to check out Steve Earle's Jerusalem. Anyone who appreciates a musical flip of the bird would like this album. RESCIND THE STRIKE!!! |
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Well I got it for 15.99 at Barnes & Noble, but I wouldn't do without lunches for a week to get it or anything. It is enhanced, with a photo gallery and stuff, and in my opinion it's a good CD.
It has a bit of quirkyness to it that appeals to the Lindsey fan in me, like the little bicycle bell at the end of "the man who loves women". I can't help but wonder if Linds had anything to do with that! There is also a radio theme throughout, with radio tuning noises and static leading into and out of some of the songs. It just depends on how much you like Tom Petty. I like him alot, and have most of his work, but even for me, I didn't run panting into the music section breathless and snatch it off the shelf. That will be me in April when this frigging FM thing finally makes its appearance! .....and maybe just little on Oct 15th......I gotta see the interviews and vids on VBoFM!
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I heard the new Steve Earle record "Jerusalem" is great. I'm definetely gonna check that out.
Speaking of other new and good records, Jackson Browne's new one is very good, and the new Beck album is magnificant! |
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Ukulele on OOTC !!!
I agree with Sulamith...lots of Lindsey Quirkeness!
I like his bells and whistles and silliness in the mix! FYI...Lindsey plays what appears to be a soprano ukulele on tour for OOTC as a tribute to Carl Wilson "All My Sorrows "...it is a nice sentimental moment! chili...I meant...ahemmm!!!Let the man up! He's doing the best he can under the circumstances! A legend is gone...this was a voice choking moment for Lindsey!!! To me Lindsey was flustered and sad and having a hard time with his emotions during the song tribute! Luv,Sky
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"LOVE is The Sweet Surprise!" Peacekeeper song ... Lindsey Last edited by Skylark; 10-10-2002 at 05:23 PM.. |
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