The Cure for the No Lindsey Blues
 

Well, folks, history repeats itself. Now it seems PBS is postponing the Lindsey Soundstage show, and before long we'll be hearing how Lindsey is working on the solo album. Then we'll hear that he is considering folding it into an FM record. Then we'll wait two more years for a release.

Best thing to do is forget about Lindsey for a while (I may even stop frequenting this forum; it gets terribly frustrating to constantly wait on this man to release music... but don't hold your breath. ;))

Pick up some new music. Here are some recommendations:

A3, Last Train to Mashville, Vol. 2. This is the band that does the theme to the Sopranos. This record contains nothing but acoustic versions of its electronic urban blues numbers, including an unplugged cut of "Woke Up this Morning."

Marah, 20,000 Streets Under the Sky. After garnering effusive critical acclaim with its 2000 release of Kids in Philly, Marah decided to go pop and recorded a vapid, over-produced, echo-y record that completely flopped. Now, the band goes back to the organic, rootsy sound of Kids in Philly. Streets isn't quite as good, but it's a very decent effort.

These two records, in addition to the Stones classic "Beggars Banquet," have been in heaviest rotation on my iPod lately.

Steve Earle is releasing an album in about a month that is supposed to be very political. I'll probably get that. His last studio album, Jerusalem, was tremendous.

What recommendations do you have?

Pat Metheny Group "The Road to You"

this is Rock/Jazz This group has some of the best musician's in the world.


And if he folds another solo project into an FM record I am going to run down to Warner's Bro's myself and throw a fit! (it's just down the street from me)

Oh almost forgot Carne:

"In The Meantime" Christine McVie

this is a woman who played piano, composed, produced, and sang with LB for about 22 years, she has a beautiful unique voice and does the straightforward stuff better than anyone, and once in a while she pulls out some great harmonies. :xoxo:

her and Lindsey like to go oooh ahhh ohhh ahhh ohhh ahhh on the same mike for hours while staring at each other :]

:laugh: :laugh:

Christine McVie, hey?

I'll second that.

I'm also delving into some other artists like Kate Bush, Rush, and maybe even Blue Oyster Cult. And, some of my old favorites.

As for recommendations... besides "In the Meantime"...

"The Nightfly" by Donald Fagen. An awesome album! Two thumbs up smilies! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
Like the last one, this album is really getting under my skin - love all the screaming guitar solos. In fact - the sometimes over the top solos remind me a little of some of Lindsey's work on Say You Will but with a Neil Young/Jimi Hendrixish twist.

Grant-Lee Phillips - Virginia Creeper
Every track is great. Beautiful acoustic rockers with gorgeous harmonies.
If you ever get a chance to see Grant live, don't miss him. He is one of a kind talent.

Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
Mark Kozelek is at it again with his beautiful voice and masterful guitar-playing. The gifted songwriter switches gears from the Red House Painters, but the music is essentially the same.

Dan Zanes - Sea Music A Gathering of Sea Songs
Ex Boston Rocker turned kids music impresario returns with a collection of ocean going covers and a few originals. My daughter's current favorite cd to dance to. Adult music for all ages

Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum
(read about it and watch his straight rocking video "sideways in reverse" here:
http://www.beggars.com/banquet/index...an/index.htm&0 )

And I totally agree on the Wilco-album.

Curious about Grant Lee "buffalo" Philips, good recommendation, forgot about that one!

Some quick combined associations (after a twoweek holiday with my small family) on this thread...:

About politics, I read Bruce Springsteen's political pamflet yesterday.... Impressive.
I don't think a lot of Americans will love the next Steve Earle because of his political views...last one was brilliant. But I bet he's not going for that "change"-tour from Bruce....although they both LOVE Marah!! I just fastly went though their new album today in the musicshop. Sounded a little flat on first impression. Should I really go for it Carne?

gerald


But..........
I'll take alot of music back to the shop for a Lindsey-record (with rythm-section :D ) in the beginning of next year, because.....


There Ain't No Cure For The No-Lindsey Blues :distress:

wow!
 

I was catching up and read this on burnish:

http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/ar..._id=1000586813


Greg Dulli is working with Mark Lanegan a lot lately and is one of my other faves besides Lindsey.
The fact that he covers What Makes You think You're the One not only makes this coveralbum interesting, but besides it's great that Camper covered all of Tusk, I think this cover will be a REAL big bow towards lindsey's songwriting, by a REAL no-commercial-bull**** rock'n'roll animal that Dulli is....

and that can push away my No-Lindsey-blues for a while....(read: a day or two :D ;) )

:lol:

I'm going to see Mark Lanegan at the 25th. Have a good time with Dulli & co!

thanks for the links, I just listened to some of the streamed songs, sounds good!

Oh my word.

Soundstage is NOT being postponed. The link that was posted was for a Chicago station, not the schedule for every PBS in the country. :laugh: It's airing the first week of September in my area.

And I think Christine's new album blows. :eek: :lol:

I don't like it either. For some reason, the fact we agree on this makes me laugh. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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The production is sooooooooooo blah and the music is so elevator-ish. And after a few songs, I feel like banging my head against a wall. Every song is the same thing and there are only so many ways to write the same song without being boring. What a snore, IMO.

I found her album hard to take as a work of its own. However, when I mixed the songs with SYW, it became much more easy to take and I've found I like her songs. Give it a try.

John

Gerald, the new Marah is not quite as good as Kids in Philly. I'm beginning to think that band had only one great album in them. A shame, really. But it's a decent effort, nonetheless.