I've written twice previously about the upcoming (now here) five-disc package related to the classic 1970 Van Morrison album, Moondance.
Yes, it's overblown, with so many alt takes, but can there really be
too much Van the Man? (He says, yes, as he has disassociated himself
from this project.) Anyway, what's new and exciting is that Rolling Stone today gives you one of the disc, with 11 cuts, and you can listen here now,
along with the latest rundown. There's even "take 22" of "Moondance."
And don't miss one of my faves, "I've Been Working," with extra funk,
different lyrics, a vocal that sounds like Van from "T.B. Sheets" era.
BUCKNACKT'S SORDID TAWDRY BLOG We should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive & well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate, bier or wein in hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WHOO-HOO, WHAT A RIDE!!!!!!"
Showing posts with label Pressing Issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pressing Issues. Show all posts
18 October 2013
Deeper Into the Mystic 17OKT13
AS I have said before, I love Van Morrison. The 5 disc set Moondance is here. This from Greg Mitchell at Pressing Issues...
25 April 2013
PINK MOON & Nick Drake: 'A Real Musician's Musician' 25&14APR13
T'WAS a Pink Moon that rose tonight, so enjoy this from Nick Drake. Thank you Greg Mitchell at Pressing Issues http://gregmitchellwriter.blogspot.com/
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English folk musician Nick Drake died decades before the song
"Pink Moon" found him a wide audience, thanks to a series of Volkswagen
ads back in 1999. They sparked a resurgence of interest in Drake's work —
music largely ignored in his day but now inspiring legions of young
musicians.
Joe Boyd has helped shepherd that awakening. He produced Drake's first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, and since Drake's death has organized concerts in which a dozen or so musicians gather to perform his songs. He says the young performers at those shows — some not even alive when Drake died — all feel a kinship with the singer.
"It's been a pretty consistent truth in the contemporary music field, starting about the mid-to-late '80s: If you asked a young singer coming up, who did they love, who did they put on the turntable, so many people would say Nick Drake," Boyd says. "He's become a real musician's musician."
Boyd is now releasing some of the performances from those concerts as an album called Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake. He spoke with NPR's Jacki Lyden; click the audio link on this page to hear their conversation.
Nick Drake: 'A Real Musician's Musician'
The cover photo from Nick Drake's 1969 debut, Five Leaves Left, produced by Joe Boyd.
Joe Boyd has helped shepherd that awakening. He produced Drake's first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, and since Drake's death has organized concerts in which a dozen or so musicians gather to perform his songs. He says the young performers at those shows — some not even alive when Drake died — all feel a kinship with the singer.
"It's been a pretty consistent truth in the contemporary music field, starting about the mid-to-late '80s: If you asked a young singer coming up, who did they love, who did they put on the turntable, so many people would say Nick Drake," Boyd says. "He's become a real musician's musician."
Boyd is now releasing some of the performances from those concerts as an album called Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake. He spoke with NPR's Jacki Lyden; click the audio link on this page to hear their conversation.
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