Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing POLL

BBC radio doc about SS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nq1c0

Title track. Used to love this album - same friend who got me into REM was a massive Vega fan.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Great stuff, I'll check them out - although, I have to say that the 'dated' production on Solitude Standing and the tasteful playing of the "'80s session dudes" are two of the reasons why I like the record so much!

― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, December 6, 2012 3:26 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yea, she didn't suffer too much at the hands of ESD's pity though that she wasn't pals with Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot or Joey Baron.

I have a boot somewhere from around the time of the first record where the keyboard player gamefully 'recreates' the gypsy violin at the end of Some Journey.

Calypso would have been my second choice.

Title track. Used to love this album - same friend who got me into REM was a massive Vega fan.

― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, December 7, 2012 1:17 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, it doesn't really surprise me that someone who is into REM rates this album also!

Overall, decent results - wasn't surprised at all that 'Luka' and 'Tom's Diner' got votes, but great to see that almost every track got at least one... especially all of my four favourites from the record. I think that both 'Calypso' and 'Language' are both great, though, but maybe it's that there are stronger tracks here that those didn't get votes.

Anyone who likes this album should check out this Smithereens album cut recorded around the same time, on which Suzanne Vega duets with Pat DiNizio. Great song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlOVlqUcB8A

man this album rules so hard - spend the whole of last night cherry picking on iTunes store the re-recordings scattered on the Close-Up albums. I also discovered in the process that she performed live the whole album two years ago and released the recording. How did I miss that?