other stuff we've been listening to
billy bragg and wilco - mermaid avenue
charlie haden/quartet west - haunted heart
a proper introduction to howlin' wolf: memphis years
thelonious monk - monk's music
thelonious monk - brilliant corners
tom waits - homemade compilation cd-r
charlie haden/quartet west - haunted heart
a proper introduction to howlin' wolf: memphis years
thelonious monk - monk's music
thelonious monk - brilliant corners
tom waits - homemade compilation cd-r
posted by stashdauber at 11:03 AM
2 Comments:
Love me some Mermiad Avenue. I heard a few years ago that Billy Bragg and Wilco did not leave these sessions as the best of friends. I think that tension though was a good thing, creatively speaking. I love the Billy Bragg songs like Walt Whitman's Niece and Unwelcome Guest, but I also love the Wilco songs like California Stars and Hestitating Beauty. I don't think this album would have been the masterpiece it is if it were a Billy Bragg album or a Wilco album. The collaboration gives it the spark it needed.
And Tom Waits, what more is there to say? I am still digging on Orphans.
I haven't listened to Monk in a while, but maybe it is time to revisit Mr. T.
"hesitating beauty" - just about as good as it gets.
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