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~~Flower Child~~ · 04-07-2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

The timing was even better because they were touring their greatest hits album. So there was no standing around having to listen to new stuff you still hadn't decided if you liked yet.
It was all the good stuff the whole way through

Damn you, I think I've heard just about enough of this.

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Still, Fire Woman is the badass and I don't know why they used the phrase "smoked stack lightning" but I love the Howling Wolf reference.

Hey thanks for bringing that up, I've always appreciated that little bit in the song myself.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Mother Tongue supported The Cult in the early 90's and may well be a band you may like Flower Child. Their debut is fricking brilliant I have to say. Good call on The Cult. It's no secret that Urban and myself are big fans of their early stuff.

Mother Tongue:

That guitar riff at 2:37 is orgasmic.

As for The Cult even though they went against their roots for Electric, I still absolutely love the album and this HAS to be cranked as high as possible:

Hey hey, really diggin the Mother Tongue! They've got one hell of a great powerful sound. I don't know how they flew under my radar this long. Never knew they existed. So thanks for the heads up jackhammer. You always get me going in the right direction.

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Originally Posted by Engine

I know you're not asking me but The Cult were the first band I ever saw live - summer of '89.
Opening for Metallica on the ...And Justice for All tour (my first ever concert of any sort - unless you count the symphony). I was into them but most of the crowd of Metallica fans didn't seem to be.

I'm beginning to think I'm the only one on this forum that hasn't seen a completely ideal concert of theirs yet haha. Man, '89, another great year, thats before they lost Jamie Stewart the bassist. I bet they were touring their Sonic Temple album too weren't they? Ah I'm so jealous!

~~Flower Child~~ · 04-10-2010, 03:52 PM

SONG: Mil Congojas
ARTIST: Ibrahim Ferrer
ALBUM: Buenos Hermanos

Friends, Romans, countrymen of musicbanter, I have come across one of those songs.

Those songs that are so beautiful they hurt. Those songs that send you into a state of complete and utter bliss and you can't help but close your eyes and be taken away by it.
I almost didn't want to review it because I am so possessive of it. The thought of a ton of people besides me listening to it would almost make me jealous. I feel like I've struck a hidden jewel made just for me.

In most songs I listen to there is that one thing that really stands out for me that I like about it. Whether it be the guitar, the vocals, the lyrics whatever. I don't have that with this song. Nothing stands out, yet everything stands out. I love this song as a whole- everything works together so seamlessly.

Interestingly enough though, I think if I would have come across this song 2 years ago, I think I would have heard the first five seconds and then dismissed it without even a sideways glance. First reasons that come to mind why would be, one, its sung in a different language. Two, it has no tough or rebellious attitude in the least. In other words, you don't listen to it and think 'wow that was fucking awesome' like you do with Fire Woman for example. It is the most gentle song I think I've ever heard, yet it is absolutely smoldering.

I find it so amazing how its beauty rubs off. When I'm listening to this song, things around me start to look prettier. I was listening to it outside early this morning with my headphones and I noticed the swaying trees almost seemed in sync with the music, it was just a great moment for me. God I love music. I have truely fallen in love with Ibrahim Ferrer. If he was still alive I would ask him to marry me. That is, if he would be okay with me also being married to Willie Nelson.

Bulldog · 04-10-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

Friends, Romans, countrymen of musicbanter, I have come across one of those songs.

Those songs that are so beautiful they hurt. Those songs that send you into a state of complete and utter bliss and you can't help but close your eyes and be taken away by it.
I almost didn't want to review it because I am so possessive of it. The thought of a ton of people besides me listening to it would almost make me jealous. I feel like I've struck a hidden jewel made just for me.

Yeah, I know that feeling. Gram Parsons' In My Hour Of Darkness, Dead Can Dance's Indus and Nick Cave's version of Suzanne are a few that leave that kinda impression on me. Just a few of those very, very precious songs which may not have been designed to be uplifting in an obvious sense but when, as you say, you just stick on a pair of quality headphones, lie down and let yourself get swept away by the whole thing, really make everything around you seem like it ain't so grim after all.

Haven't listened to Ibrahim Ferrer (or any of the Buena Vista Social Club for that matter) in a while now, but I think I'll give him a quick go for old time's sake in a little while. Anyway, great write-up as ever.

jackhammer · 04-10-2010, 07:16 PM

I have to say that this is one of my most favourite journals on MB. Not merely because you are an attractive lady but because your passion for music and the connotations you get from music shows a real passion for the song and artist.

There are very few on here who speak about the emotional aspects of music and how it affects them. If only I was younger!

TheBig3 · 04-20-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Yeah, I know that feeling. Gram Parsons' In My Hour Of Darkness, Dead Can Dance's Indus and Nick Cave's version of Suzanne are a few that leave that kinda impression on me. Just a few of those very, very precious songs which may not have been designed to be uplifting in an obvious sense but when, as you say, you just stick on a pair of quality headphones, lie down and let yourself get swept away by the whole thing, really make everything around you seem like it ain't so grim after all.

Haven't listened to Ibrahim Ferrer (or any of the Buena Vista Social Club for that matter) in a while now, but I think I'll give him a quick go for old time's sake in a little while. Anyway, great write-up as ever.

That isn't Weezer's Suzanne, is it?

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I have to say that this is one of my most favourite journals on MB. Not merely because you are an attractive lady but because your passion for music and the connotations you get from music shows a real passion for the song and artist.

There are very few on here who speak about the emotional aspects of music and how it affects them. If only I was younger!

HEY! Some of us enjoy reading thing thing, stop scaring away the talent!

~~Flower Child~~ · 05-14-2010, 04:24 PM

I'm glad you boys up there are enjoying it.

Thanks for the comments.

SONG: Walkin' After Midnight
ARTIST: Patsy Cline
ALBUM: Patsy Cline

I've recently re-discovered Patsy Cline, a woman whose name I've known my whole life but whose music I've really failed to appreciate until now. It wasn't until maybe early April when my grandpa and I were coming home from fishing in his old pickup and it started pouring rain, my grandpa decided to turn the radio on, and just with perfect timing those shakey opening steel guitars sang out fuzzily though the speakers, and I was struck. It may have been the circumstances I was in, the rain, the old pickup, out in the country, with my grandpa, that made this song feel so right. I wish I could have just frozen that moment in time and kept it forever because it was so special. I felt like I was living in a moment back some 60 years ago. I owe it all to Patsy Cline and this old country classic.

There is such an innocence about this song that I just adore. I get so sick sometimes of artists trying too hard to be sexy and all the graphic lyrics flung around loosely now. This song is so subtle and innocent, yet there is an ever so faint sex appeal hidden in this song that just makes me fall in love with Patsy Cline and that strong smoldering voice of hers.

Then not long after my radio experience I just happened to see a clip of her performing this song on tv (the second video up there) and it really just sealed the deal for me. I'm in love. Once I get my ducks in a row, expect a review of hers in the classic country thread.

VEGANGELICA · 05-14-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

I've recently re-discovered Patsy Cline, a woman whose name I've known my whole life but whose music I've really failed to appreciate until now. It may have been the circumstances I was in, the rain, the old pickup, out in the country, with my grandpa, that made this song feel so right. I wish I could have just frozen that moment in time and kept it forever because it was so special. I felt like I was living in a moment back some 60 years ago. I owe it all to Patsy Cline and this old country classic.

Reading what you wrote and listening to the song, Walkin' After Midnight, made me realize I know next to nothing about Patsy Cline, Flower Child. So I just finished reading the Wikipedia description of her and listening to around 15 more of her songs, such as "Crazy" (which she apparently didn't like).

She really does have a strong, warm voice! I am amazed it can come out of her with her waist so cinched in like it is! And her songs do have a straight-forward simplicity to them that is appealing, like you said, with love or broken love as the main topic (rather than sex).

Her transition from singing country songs to country/pop songs (for which she stopped wearing "country clothes") is one I want to learn more about, because I like it when people break out of their genre of origin. So, I'll be interested to read what you write about her music, since I'm not sure to what degree her music is considered country vs. pop.

Her life story is really interesting, FlowerChild! I didn't realize that she is hailed as one of the first major women singers to gain status and respect as a solo musician, even able to be the main act of shows. She was tough and stood her ground in the industry. I also didn't realize she died so young (30) in a plane accident, leaving her husband and 2 young children. That was sad to read. Her life and her career were so short!

Two quotes about her life stood out for me when I read them:

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To help support her family after her father abandoned them, she dropped out of high school and worked various jobs, soda jerking and waitressing by day at The Triangle Diner[3] across the street from her school, John Handley High. At night, Cline could be found singing at local nightclubs, wearing her fringed Western stage outfits she designed herself and were made by her mother, Hilda.

Her grave is marked with a simple bronze plaque, which reads: Virginia H (Patsy) Cline "Death Cannot Kill What Never Dies: Love."
Patsy Cline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What a beautiful quote to have on a grave marker.

Thanks for bringing Patsy Cline to my attention! I bet your grandpa has fond memories of hearing her when he was younger...and a very nice memory of hearing her with you, too!

~~Flower Child~~ · 05-17-2010, 08:27 PM

I'm glad Patsy Cline struck a chord with you. She's was quite the pioneer thats for sure and I don't feel any woman in the country music business has been able to surpass what she has contributed to the genre since. She has definitely stood the test of time. Many female country singers today sing a lot of her songs and look to her as example, and what I have to admire about Patsy Cline is how she did what she did without any guidance or influence or anyone to look to at that time, she had to do it all her own.
I really admire the woman.

NSW · 05-18-2010, 06:02 PM

Great bit about Patsy Cline you got there! I love reading member's journals where the writer adds personal experience into the mix, and you do it so well. Love this journal!

Anyway, I've been a fan of Patsy Cline for a little bit now, and I can definitely say she's been something of a gateway artist to get me to listen to a little more country. She really does have such a warm, beautiful voice that she can turn a song with even the simplest lyrics into something amazing. Have you heard of ever heard of Gillian Welch? (I'm sure you have, as I've seen her name floating around these boards quite a bit lately...) She also has a warm, down home voice reminiscent of alot of country songs from the same era. I think you'd like her alot (if you don't already!)
YouTube - Gillian Welch - Paper Wings (w/ Lyrics)
YouTube - Gillian Welch - One More Dollar

crushedblind · 05-18-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

It wasn't until maybe early April when my grandpa and I were coming home from fishing in his old pickup and it started pouring rain, my grandpa decided to turn the radio on, and just with perfect timing those shakey opening steel guitars sang out fuzzily though the speakers, and I was struck.

perfectly put

one thing i really like about classic country is there's always a good story behind every song---like patsy not liking crazy!

you probably already know of kitty wells (if not check her out) but her and patsy kind of portray the same likeness

anyway--this song kitty recorderd (and patsy would later go on to record) was put out as an answer to a hank tompson song (it's pretty cool if you read them side by side).

both versions are great!! (im kinda partial to kitty though)

waylon and jessi later went on to do a sort of dueling duet thing with the songs

04-10-2010, 07:16 PM	#154 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I have to say that this is one of my most favourite journals on MB. Not merely because you are an attractive lady but because your passion for music and the connotations you get from music shows a real passion for the song and artist. There are very few on here who speak about the emotional aspects of music and how it affects them. If only I was younger! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

05-18-2010, 06:02 PM	#159 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Great bit about Patsy Cline you got there! I love reading member's journals where the writer adds personal experience into the mix, and you do it so well. Love this journal! Anyway, I've been a fan of Patsy Cline for a little bit now, and I can definitely say she's been something of a gateway artist to get me to listen to a little more country. She really does have such a warm, beautiful voice that she can turn a song with even the simplest lyrics into something amazing. Have you heard of ever heard of Gillian Welch? (I'm sure you have, as I've seen her name floating around these boards quite a bit lately...) She also has a warm, down home voice reminiscent of alot of country songs from the same era. I think you'd like her alot (if you don't already!) YouTube - Gillian Welch - Paper Wings (w/ Lyrics) YouTube - Gillian Welch - One More Dollar __________________ Hi.

04-10-2010, 03:52 PM	#152 (permalink)
~~Flower Child~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: classified Posts: 639	SONG: Mil Congojas ARTIST: Ibrahim Ferrer ALBUM: Buenos Hermanos Friends, Romans, countrymen of musicbanter, I have come across one of those songs. Those songs that are so beautiful they hurt. Those songs that send you into a state of complete and utter bliss and you can't help but close your eyes and be taken away by it. I almost didn't want to review it because I am so possessive of it. The thought of a ton of people besides me listening to it would almost make me jealous. I feel like I've struck a hidden jewel made just for me. In most songs I listen to there is that one thing that really stands out for me that I like about it. Whether it be the guitar, the vocals, the lyrics whatever. I don't have that with this song. Nothing stands out, yet everything stands out. I love this song as a whole- everything works together so seamlessly. Interestingly enough though, I think if I would have come across this song 2 years ago, I think I would have heard the first five seconds and then dismissed it without even a sideways glance. First reasons that come to mind why would be, one, its sung in a different language. Two, it has no tough or rebellious attitude in the least. In other words, you don't listen to it and think 'wow that was fucking awesome' like you do with Fire Woman for example. It is the most gentle song I think I've ever heard, yet it is absolutely smoldering. I find it so amazing how its beauty rubs off. When I'm listening to this song, things around me start to look prettier. I was listening to it outside early this morning with my headphones and I noticed the swaying trees almost seemed in sync with the music, it was just a great moment for me. God I love music. I have truely fallen in love with Ibrahim Ferrer. If he was still alive I would ask him to marry me. That is, if he would be okay with me also being married to Willie Nelson.

05-14-2010, 04:24 PM	#156 (permalink)
~~Flower Child~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: classified Posts: 639	I'm glad you boys up there are enjoying it. Thanks for the comments. SONG: Walkin' After Midnight ARTIST: Patsy Cline ALBUM: Patsy Cline I've recently re-discovered Patsy Cline, a woman whose name I've known my whole life but whose music I've really failed to appreciate until now. It wasn't until maybe early April when my grandpa and I were coming home from fishing in his old pickup and it started pouring rain, my grandpa decided to turn the radio on, and just with perfect timing those shakey opening steel guitars sang out fuzzily though the speakers, and I was struck. It may have been the circumstances I was in, the rain, the old pickup, out in the country, with my grandpa, that made this song feel so right. I wish I could have just frozen that moment in time and kept it forever because it was so special. I felt like I was living in a moment back some 60 years ago. I owe it all to Patsy Cline and this old country classic. There is such an innocence about this song that I just adore. I get so sick sometimes of artists trying too hard to be sexy and all the graphic lyrics flung around loosely now. This song is so subtle and innocent, yet there is an ever so faint sex appeal hidden in this song that just makes me fall in love with Patsy Cline and that strong smoldering voice of hers. Then not long after my radio experience I just happened to see a clip of her performing this song on tv (the second video up there) and it really just sealed the deal for me. I'm in love. Once I get my ducks in a row, expect a review of hers in the classic country thread.

05-17-2010, 08:27 PM	#158 (permalink)
~~Flower Child~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: classified Posts: 639	I'm glad Patsy Cline struck a chord with you. She's was quite the pioneer thats for sure and I don't feel any woman in the country music business has been able to surpass what she has contributed to the genre since. She has definitely stood the test of time. Many female country singers today sing a lot of her songs and look to her as example, and what I have to admire about Patsy Cline is how she did what she did without any guidance or influence or anyone to look to at that time, she had to do it all her own. I really admire the woman.