― mts (theoreticalgirl), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 19:33 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Capt Trips, Wednesday, 5 April 2006 19:56 (7 years ago) Permalink
Cocaine and quiet beers, sweet candy and caramels.
Also love Jackie Mittoo covering " Stoned soul piccnic "
― lurk, Wednesday, 5 April 2006 21:55 (7 years ago) Permalink
Laura's son:
http://www.myspace.com/giltakathoroughbred
― Frogman Henry, Monday, 7 April 2008 23:54 (5 years ago) Permalink
that's real class the way he has (Laura Nyro's son) in his display name. the bredders onroad must be really impressed with that!
I like his SSP, not bad really.
How on earth did you find this?
― Saxby D. Elder, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 23:56 (5 years ago) Permalink
someone linked it on the facebook group.
― Frogman Henry, Thursday, 10 April 2008 03:22 (5 years ago) Permalink
"MTV's Fat Boys" ??
― Frogman Henry, Thursday, 10 April 2008 11:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
All of sudden, I've fallen in love with her. All I have is Gonna Take A Miracle and her version of The Bells is going to lull me to sleep tonight. I must find more of her records.
― Jacob Sanders, Monday, 12 October 2009 03:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
They're not hard to find! The Stoned Soul Picnic comp was my basic intro to Laura Nyro, but I've since purchased all of the studio albums. They all have something to recommend them, so consistent was her (sporadic) career.
― henry s, Monday, 12 October 2009 17:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
I bought "Smile" a long time ago at a flea market, and didn't really get it on the few listens I gave it. I really should give Nyro another chance.
Maybe I'll look for that compilation
― Duke, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
gonna take a miracle is ACE
― figuratively, but in a very real way (amateurist), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 04:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
bette midler's induction speech was really niceand her son the sensitive brooklyn tough was awesome!never listened to her beforeshe's really great
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 May 2012 23:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Christmas and the Beads of Sweat is an all-time album for me.
― NSFW Australia (seandalai), Monday, 7 May 2012 23:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
bette midler's induction speech was really niceand her son the sensitive brooklyn tough was awesome!
Totally agree -- not a fan of Bette at all, but her point about Laura's courage was spot on. The performance following was good, too!
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 19:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Never quite had a handle on where Laura's style came from. Just heard Fontella Bass' version of the Goffin/King song "Oh No, Not My Baby," though, and it doesn't sound unlike her. Maybe she's rooted a fair amount in Brill Building, etc.
― timellison, Sunday, 13 January 2013 23:23 (4 months ago) Permalink
Her final "roof" is like Gaudi's angel flying off from the top of the steeple.― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, April 5, 2006 12:25 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark
i think about this often
― Number None, Friday, 8 February 2013 03:09 (3 months ago) Permalink