Re: We Need More MM Listers' Reviews! / RE: (TV) TV's Former Opinion of Young's Playing

[grntg <grntg@yahoo.com>]

Rex,

That pretty much describes my first listening
experience to both cd's.  Around while cooking and
doing the dishes after, Songs while my wife was giving
the kids a bath.  I remember the pre-marital, pre-kids
days when I would rush home to my single apartment
life, throw on the record and intently listen to it
all the way through, sometimes twice.

greg

--- Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/11/06, Casey, Leo J <Leo.J.Casey@volpe.dot.gov>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > What's the point of having the MM List if members
> are too timid, too
> > blaze,
> > (too lazy[?] :>) to send in their thoughts and
> critiques (good or bad)?
> > I realize everyone has busy lives.
> 
> 
> I just got ahold of the discs last night thanks to a
> kind act of charity.
> You'll see a review soon!  I listened to "Around"
> while cooking and eating
> dinner with my kids.  They wanted to know all the
> song titles and what they
> were "about".  That was cool.  The things that
> caught my ear the most were
> not surprisingly the least W&C-like tracks.
> 
> Heard about 2/3 of SONGS in the background while
> giving the kids a bath.
> First impression is that the sound overall makes it
> one of Tom's most
> timeless-sounding records (as in it doesn't sound
> very 2006, certainly not
> very '80's, but also clearly couldn't really have
> been made in the eras
> towards which it nods in terms of feel and sonics,
> the '60's and even
> '50's).  I think it'll be durable.  Haven't been
> able to listen closely
> enough to evaluate the songs.  I plan to really
> immerse myself in these.
> 
> BTW, another good samaritan passed the new Sonic
> Youth record my way, and
> it is quite good.  I've heard minor grumbles that
> it's less ambitious than
> the last few (excellent) albums, but clearly it's
> more effort for SY to keep
> their songs compact than let 'em sprawl, so this was
> probably hard work for
> them.  It sounds wonderful, closer to SISTER or
> DAYDREAM than the '90's
> stuff, and that, like a new Verlaine disc, is an
> aural balm for what ails
> me.
> 
> -Rex
> 
> 
> 
> 
> What about that new guy who lives in the Fresno area
> with his wife?  I'd
> > love to hear what he thinks?
> >
> > And Howard, and Maurice, and Robin, G. Grant, M.
> Ramone, Lief, etc., etc.,
> > ...you know who you are.  Get cracking!
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tv-owner@obbard.com
> [mailto:tv-owner@obbard.com] On Behalf Of Keith
> > Allison
> > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:54 AM
> > To: tv@obbard.com
> > Subject: (TV) TV's Former Opinion of Young's
> Playing /
> >
> > "BR: Do you listen to Neil Young a lot?
> > TV: People told me about Neil Young about five
> years ago. The only thing
> > i knew was "Heart of Gold" so I started buying
> stuff, but I must have
> > bought the wrong ones. Then I heard "Drive Back,"
> this electric sort of
> > stuff and then I knew what people were talking
> about - a certain
> > spontaneous element---and I knew what people were
> comparing. It wasn't
> > someone who learned a bunch of Chuck Berry, Jeff
> Beck, or Eric Clapton
> > riffs."  (Boston Rock Magazine 1981)
> >
> > "bEverybody says I sound like Neil Young. I
> donbt know. The first
> > Neil Young record I listened to was bZumab. That
> song bCortezb
> > is a great song. I like the lyrics bcos they
> capture something
> > thatbs historically true. And subconsciously
> present. Hebs one of
> > the few guitar players I like. I like Link Wraybs
> early guitar
> > playing. I like Buchananbs work in the b50s on
> those Chess singles.
> > I like Richard Thompsonbs tone. I donbt like his
> playing. I like
> > that sparkly Fender sound. The Byrds got that same
> kind of sound. That
> > whole kinda shiney sound.b  (NME 1978)
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