My Here's Luck CD
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heres_luck does have a gift. Well - she has many talents, actually, but the ability to match songs to people and to other songs to create these personalized mixes is just...well, it's kinda eerie. In a good way - especially if you are the lucky recipient. It's not as simple as just going, "Yo, H.L. - I'd like a mix!" - No, it requires an interview, inspiration and thought. The end result is awesome. And it has your name on it.
Blue Plate Special: Country-Fried Folk with a Side of Blues and a Slice of Pie
Here is my very long review and playlist. A couple of songs I don't review - not because I don't like them, but I'm tired and my hands hurt from typing. I'm a-cutting
Allison Moorer – Think It Over
--the word rollicking was invented for songs like this. Great, energetic way to start the CD, and not your typical "woman done wrong" song. Moorer’s voice is quite strong and in control of her material – this could be a mainstream Nashville hit, except the lyrics aren’t bland and typical and the singer’s voice has not been processed to the consistency of Velveeta. Every woman loves a bit differently…/That's what keeps you going/That's what keeps you trapped
Beth Nelson Chapman – Happy Girl
--I want to send this song tocaphricacorn. What a great feeling it generates – and Chapman just builds on this joy. I like this much better than the Martina McBride version.
Lyle Lovett – Private Conversation
--Loved this song for a while now, and it fits in the flow of this CD perfectly. Lovett has this vocal smoothness that I appreciate. I also can appreciate a song that features any lyric demanding that a boy "play that steel guitar" – but of course it is the continued repetition of the line "It was a private conversation" that makes the story-telling in the song so powerful. I want to vid this, BTW. I wanted to vid it before this CD, and its inclusion here means I almost certainly will. Now if only I had the fandom…
The M-Five – Down Again
Old 97’s – Singular Girl
Nerissa & Katrina Nields – Tailspin
The Junkers – Let’s Commit Adultery
--This song had me at the title, but the song cracks me up too, it appeals to my sense of humor. Actually it plies on my sense of humor. Hee. I am now a Junkers fan. That is all.
Susan Tedeschi – You Need to Be With Me
--I have an on-again, off-again thing with Tedeschi. I think her talent is extraordinary, but she would do well to learn about restraint and subtly. This song is her at her best.
Laura Love – Can’t Understand
--Whoa. A lot of people are going to be turned off immediately by Love’s voice, which is a damned shame. Me, I grew up in the land of Bluegrass, it’s like mother’s milk to me. I remember H.L speaking at Vividcon about interesting music, music that builds and changes – songs that aren’t static and keep the listener engaged. This certainly fits that bill. At certain points things almost turn disco and then there is yodeling. Another song I want to vid, even though I think this is one you will either love or hate. This song is scheduled to be number 4 on the "Liz listens to obsessively" list.
Ani DiFranco – Used to You
--I love Ani and here I think we are probably destined for each other or something. Damn, this song is so personal to me that it hurts. I was only half-joking about the therapy crack when I mentioned this song in an earlier post. If I ever did seek counseling – this would be the starting point. Oh, and the instrumentation is nice as well *g* - it is very spare, but so powerful that you don’t notice. Which should cancel each other out, actually, but she never lets it. A wonderfully controlled song.
Kris Delmhorst – North Dakota
--this one sneaks up on you. You think it’s gonna be this nice, sweet little ditty – a moment to relax. Then it smacks you across the face. I’ll have more to say after the obsessive listening Marathon – this one is slated as #3
Moxy Fruvous – Johhny Saucep’n (Live)
--This cannot be the same band that did "Sahara," I don’t care whatrenenet says. Don’t laugh, but this little ditty makes me miss "Hee-Haw." I’m serious. Shut-up. You grow-up with limited reading materials and one television channel and then we’ll talk. I have some great memories of "Hee-Haw" There was some wicked bad music buried in all the crap and busty farm-girl jokes (Also – the Where, oh where/ Are you tonight/ Why did you leave me here all alone/ I searched the world over and thought I found true love" skits never failed to crack my shit up. Again, shut up). The speed and the harmonies and just plain funniness of the lyrics on this song take me back there. I miss Grandpa Jones. Also, this song makes me think of H.L. cause of the food. That Johnny Saucepan – he was a badass.
Lisa Hunter – Nowhere Fast
Lucy Kaplan – Turn the Lights Back On
Dar Williams – Another Mystery
The New Amsterdams – Proceed with Caution
--Freakin’ tears me up. The lead singer’s voice reminds me stylistically of Soul Asylum, but without the posturing self-awareness. The song itself is very simple at first, lyrically plain and then builds – but not a huge build, just less simple. The lyrics are just wonderful "Sober you up/The odds in your favor/But I wouldn't wager anything/The clouds in your ears/Hold off your bets now/It's all going too well" very effective. And no I didn’t realize today that the song was about Brian and Justin (I thought is was about me) and no it will not make me write song-fic. It won’t. Cause I don’t write fic. But, guh. This is # 1 and current on the obsessive listening list.
Mary Lou Lord – Lights Are Changing
--She has the misfortune to be sandwiched between the #1 obsessive listening song and the #2 song and therefore is being woefully ignored because I’m thinking about the next song up during this one. I vow to return to this once I’ve moved past the obsessive listening #2 pick.
Peter Mulvey – Out Here
--At Vividcon, the aesthetics panel concentrated on synesthesia. I don’t have it, well I might have it a bit – to the extent that all extremely visual people do "see" things when listening to music. I can’t tell you the color of most songs though – there are a few that I see. I also don’t see letters in colors. I can tell you that I do see people’s names spelled out – and Anne is totally different in my head than Ann. Totally different names. But that is not the same thing at all. this song however I experience as a feeling. This song moves. Actually, not at first. First it drops you out in the middle of nowhere – there are ending horizens and vistas and it is twilight. Then it picks you up, but not too far off the ground, if you fell it would only be a few feet. Then, whoosh… you move forward. At one point you stop moving forward and the song spins you. When you finally stop, you are back where you started but up in the air. You start to gently drift down and you think the song is just gonna drop you back at the beginning, but no. Just before you reach the ground it pulls you into large arcs. You aren't even aware when you stop. This is what nighttime driving music should be. The lyrics (although very evocative) become almost secondary and Mulvey’s voice is another instrument. I do not have the words to effectively describe the mesh. This is gonna be the next song I just leave on repeat. I’m really looking forward to it. I don’t think I could ever even attempt to vid it – I don’t have the skills to do it justice.
Toshi Reason – Just Enough
--this is the desert song. Hey, H.L. - why does this song make me think of deserts? Then suddenly, it's not the desert song. I'm still figuring it out actually. Maybe I should go listen to "Out Here" while I think about it?
Lynn Miles – The One You’re Waiting For
--I love the music. I like the lyrics. Miles' voice will have to grow on me. Luckily, I like the drums enough to give it that chance.
Jeffrey Foucault – Miles from the Lightening
--damn, I should probably go visit my Dad soon. The song? Yeah - I think it is #5 on the list.
heres_luck does have a gift. Well - she has many talents, actually, but the ability to match songs to people and to other songs to create these personalized mixes is just...well, it's kinda eerie. In a good way - especially if you are the lucky recipient. It's not as simple as just going, "Yo, H.L. - I'd like a mix!" - No, it requires an interview, inspiration and thought. The end result is awesome. And it has your name on it. Blue Plate Special: Country-Fried Folk with a Side of Blues and a Slice of Pie
Here is my very long review and playlist. A couple of songs I don't review - not because I don't like them, but I'm tired and my hands hurt from typing. I'm a-cutting
Allison Moorer – Think It Over
--the word rollicking was invented for songs like this. Great, energetic way to start the CD, and not your typical "woman done wrong" song. Moorer’s voice is quite strong and in control of her material – this could be a mainstream Nashville hit, except the lyrics aren’t bland and typical and the singer’s voice has not been processed to the consistency of Velveeta. Every woman loves a bit differently…/That's what keeps you going/That's what keeps you trapped
Beth Nelson Chapman – Happy Girl
--I want to send this song to
caphricacorn. What a great feeling it generates – and Chapman just builds on this joy. I like this much better than the Martina McBride version. Lyle Lovett – Private Conversation
--Loved this song for a while now, and it fits in the flow of this CD perfectly. Lovett has this vocal smoothness that I appreciate. I also can appreciate a song that features any lyric demanding that a boy "play that steel guitar" – but of course it is the continued repetition of the line "It was a private conversation" that makes the story-telling in the song so powerful. I want to vid this, BTW. I wanted to vid it before this CD, and its inclusion here means I almost certainly will. Now if only I had the fandom…
The M-Five – Down Again
Old 97’s – Singular Girl
Nerissa & Katrina Nields – Tailspin
The Junkers – Let’s Commit Adultery
--This song had me at the title, but the song cracks me up too, it appeals to my sense of humor. Actually it plies on my sense of humor. Hee. I am now a Junkers fan. That is all.
Susan Tedeschi – You Need to Be With Me
--I have an on-again, off-again thing with Tedeschi. I think her talent is extraordinary, but she would do well to learn about restraint and subtly. This song is her at her best.
Laura Love – Can’t Understand
--Whoa. A lot of people are going to be turned off immediately by Love’s voice, which is a damned shame. Me, I grew up in the land of Bluegrass, it’s like mother’s milk to me. I remember H.L speaking at Vividcon about interesting music, music that builds and changes – songs that aren’t static and keep the listener engaged. This certainly fits that bill. At certain points things almost turn disco and then there is yodeling. Another song I want to vid, even though I think this is one you will either love or hate. This song is scheduled to be number 4 on the "Liz listens to obsessively" list.
Ani DiFranco – Used to You
--I love Ani and here I think we are probably destined for each other or something. Damn, this song is so personal to me that it hurts. I was only half-joking about the therapy crack when I mentioned this song in an earlier post. If I ever did seek counseling – this would be the starting point. Oh, and the instrumentation is nice as well *g* - it is very spare, but so powerful that you don’t notice. Which should cancel each other out, actually, but she never lets it. A wonderfully controlled song.
Kris Delmhorst – North Dakota
--this one sneaks up on you. You think it’s gonna be this nice, sweet little ditty – a moment to relax. Then it smacks you across the face. I’ll have more to say after the obsessive listening Marathon – this one is slated as #3
Moxy Fruvous – Johhny Saucep’n (Live)
--This cannot be the same band that did "Sahara," I don’t care what
renenet says. Don’t laugh, but this little ditty makes me miss "Hee-Haw." I’m serious. Shut-up. You grow-up with limited reading materials and one television channel and then we’ll talk. I have some great memories of "Hee-Haw" There was some wicked bad music buried in all the crap and busty farm-girl jokes (Also – the Where, oh where/ Are you tonight/ Why did you leave me here all alone/ I searched the world over and thought I found true love" skits never failed to crack my shit up. Again, shut up). The speed and the harmonies and just plain funniness of the lyrics on this song take me back there. I miss Grandpa Jones. Also, this song makes me think of H.L. cause of the food. That Johnny Saucepan – he was a badass.Lisa Hunter – Nowhere Fast
Lucy Kaplan – Turn the Lights Back On
Dar Williams – Another Mystery
The New Amsterdams – Proceed with Caution
--Freakin’ tears me up. The lead singer’s voice reminds me stylistically of Soul Asylum, but without the posturing self-awareness. The song itself is very simple at first, lyrically plain and then builds – but not a huge build, just less simple. The lyrics are just wonderful "Sober you up/The odds in your favor/But I wouldn't wager anything/The clouds in your ears/Hold off your bets now/It's all going too well" very effective. And no I didn’t realize today that the song was about Brian and Justin (I thought is was about me) and no it will not make me write song-fic. It won’t. Cause I don’t write fic. But, guh. This is # 1 and current on the obsessive listening list.
Mary Lou Lord – Lights Are Changing
--She has the misfortune to be sandwiched between the #1 obsessive listening song and the #2 song and therefore is being woefully ignored because I’m thinking about the next song up during this one. I vow to return to this once I’ve moved past the obsessive listening #2 pick.
Peter Mulvey – Out Here
--At Vividcon, the aesthetics panel concentrated on synesthesia. I don’t have it, well I might have it a bit – to the extent that all extremely visual people do "see" things when listening to music. I can’t tell you the color of most songs though – there are a few that I see. I also don’t see letters in colors. I can tell you that I do see people’s names spelled out – and Anne is totally different in my head than Ann. Totally different names. But that is not the same thing at all. this song however I experience as a feeling. This song moves. Actually, not at first. First it drops you out in the middle of nowhere – there are ending horizens and vistas and it is twilight. Then it picks you up, but not too far off the ground, if you fell it would only be a few feet. Then, whoosh… you move forward. At one point you stop moving forward and the song spins you. When you finally stop, you are back where you started but up in the air. You start to gently drift down and you think the song is just gonna drop you back at the beginning, but no. Just before you reach the ground it pulls you into large arcs. You aren't even aware when you stop. This is what nighttime driving music should be. The lyrics (although very evocative) become almost secondary and Mulvey’s voice is another instrument. I do not have the words to effectively describe the mesh. This is gonna be the next song I just leave on repeat. I’m really looking forward to it. I don’t think I could ever even attempt to vid it – I don’t have the skills to do it justice.
Toshi Reason – Just Enough
--this is the desert song. Hey, H.L. - why does this song make me think of deserts? Then suddenly, it's not the desert song. I'm still figuring it out actually. Maybe I should go listen to "Out Here" while I think about it?
Lynn Miles – The One You’re Waiting For
--I love the music. I like the lyrics. Miles' voice will have to grow on me. Luckily, I like the drums enough to give it that chance.
Jeffrey Foucault – Miles from the Lightening
--damn, I should probably go visit my Dad soon. The song? Yeah - I think it is #5 on the list.
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Re: Love most of these artists- But feel compelled to comment on Moxy Fruvous
Date: 2003-09-11 06:38 am (UTC)::files this away in the potentially useful info folder::
Suppose its something to do with the Dexterity of the Hands.
Date: 2003-09-11 11:46 am (UTC)I remember his name was Scott, he played the accordion & was a red head- & he invited me to sleepover- but then his parents veto-ed that idea. & when I moved away he wrote my letters that he drenched in perfume. Ahhhh, the bittersweet memories of elementary school romance.