totally unbelievable live. his band kills
ok wait i think the lines were "you've heard that hollow sound/of your own steps in flight." what a precious-precious line.
quoting this v v old post to say i think this is an incredible lyric
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 26 February 2015 07:49 (nine years ago) link
indeed - and they played for 2½ hours when I saw them friday!
― niels, Monday, 22 June 2015 08:45 (eight years ago) link
Few things are able to make the flesh crawl all the way off of my body quite like David Lindley's falsetto in the middle of 'Stay'.
― Feeding My Whole Family With A Pack Of Taco Shells (Old Lunch), Monday, 22 June 2015 12:11 (eight years ago) link
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, February 26, 2015 2:49 AM (1 year ago)
an ilxor mentioned this line on his FB page recently and yes this is a devastating piece of writing imo
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 19 July 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
I love this song, but I don't see the full magic in any one line in particular. It takes a lot of words for him to get at what he's describing, but it's the whole analysis of his experience that I love:
But when you see through love's illusions, there lies the dangerAnd your perfect lover just looks like a perfect foolSo you go running off in search of a perfect strangerWhile the loneliness seems to spring from your lifeLike a fountain from a pool
― veggie sticks potato snacks (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 21:14 (seven years ago) link
Maybe I'll try again. His voice tends me to vague me out pretty quickly. But always loved Bonnie Raitt's versions of "Under The Falling Sky" and "I Thought I Was A Child"---did she do any more of his? A whole album of Bonnie Sings Jackson would be a definitive Boomer move, but/and I'd buy it (maybe not even wait for the NPR pledge drive). Equally definitive: Nico, "These Days."
― dow, Tuesday, 19 July 2016 21:29 (seven years ago) link
Oh yeah, and his own performance of the epic "You Know The Night" on Note of Hope, where various artists provide new music for words from W.Guthrie's notebooks, diaries, letters, telephone pads etc---this is a 14 minute setting (there's also ace 4-minute "Radio Edit") of G.'s note to self after meeting Marjorie, his next wife and mother of Nora, Arlo etc. Browne said he wrote out the whole thing on loose pages and set them up around the room while he was recording, maybe writing too. Another artist's inspired verbosity rang a bell!
― dow, Tuesday, 19 July 2016 21:38 (seven years ago) link
But when you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger
I'm surprised this fusspot didn't write "therein."
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 21:39 (seven years ago) link
ha, alfred, your take on Jackson itt completely baffles me!
― veggie sticks potato snacks (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 21:42 (seven years ago) link
It baffles me too.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 21:49 (seven years ago) link
Three songs are all I need for my Browne fix: "Lawyers in Love" on the political end, "In the Shape of a Heart" for L-O-V-E, and "Running on Empty" for '70s angst.― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:27 PM (10 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i mean you are completely right that these are the best songs ever
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 22:57 (seven years ago) link
it's possible i mentioned in some other jb thread that i saw him live in orlando last year and "in the shape of a heart" was particularly incredible
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 23:00 (seven years ago) link
People speak of love don't know what they're thinking of
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 23:08 (seven years ago) link
xxp they are good songs, but I'd take the first 4 albums over them
― veggie sticks potato snacks (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 23:21 (seven years ago) link
gotta do what you can to keep your love alive
― brimstead, Tuesday, 19 July 2016 23:26 (seven years ago) link
I know "These Days" has been mentioned a number of times but I really love his original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcJDI7a_1lk
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 23:29 (seven years ago) link
The '67 demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtZ04BxrYf0
― timellison, Wednesday, 20 July 2016 05:01 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzCD8YzDFD4
― timellison, Wednesday, 20 July 2016 05:32 (seven years ago) link
beautiful '67 demo
can't believe he came up with (most of?) it at age 16
― niels, Wednesday, 20 July 2016 09:38 (seven years ago) link
i think browne was a better melodist than a lyricist, actually
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 21 July 2016 00:59 (seven years ago) link
most of his lyrics from his 'confessional' period -- the ones that sing well -- don't really add up to much IMO. they are often either needlessly vague or just break down into banalities. he did hit a few out of the park, though.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 21 July 2016 01:00 (seven years ago) link
this song's pretty flawless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6pT_BDpnog
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 21 July 2016 01:01 (seven years ago) link
I love the electric strummin'.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 July 2016 01:12 (seven years ago) link
never heard the demo! nice
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 21 July 2016 05:09 (seven years ago) link
Somebody's Baby is anything I could want in a song, so good
it's from Fast Times at Ridgemont High OST iirc, always liked it, after getting to know Jackson from the Pretender I was happy to find out this was his song
― niels, Thursday, 21 July 2016 10:58 (seven years ago) link
highlight of the album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeM6pX2kCtc
― jamiesummerz, Thursday, 21 July 2016 13:58 (seven years ago) link
um, so 'The Pretender' the song - I always thought of it as a personal song of, I dunno, existential ambivalence... but according to this 'article' "Browne is writing about a guy who could easily be described as a yuppie"
https://americansongwriter.com/2012/05/the-pretender-by-jackson-browne/
can we all agree this is bullshit or should I change my view on this song?
― niels, Saturday, 21 January 2017 10:09 (seven years ago) link
well, I'm glad Jackson himself is well aware of the complexity of the songs protagonist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNKT_tfWx6w
― niels, Saturday, 21 January 2017 10:27 (seven years ago) link
It's a beautiful and complex song.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Saturday, 21 January 2017 10:32 (seven years ago) link
love these two dudes in the audience as Browne starts the piano riff:
https://media.giphy.com/media/pl9Y1c82F2wWQ/giphy.gif
― niels, Saturday, 21 January 2017 11:30 (seven years ago) link
also, thx MFB :)
in the intro to this one he 'dedicates' it to a session player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76uSiz6fQh0
― niels, Saturday, 21 January 2017 12:14 (seven years ago) link
(not a v good video apart from that, sry 4 embed)
― niels, Saturday, 21 January 2017 12:20 (seven years ago) link
it's a very complex song and you should probably change your view
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 21 January 2017 12:28 (seven years ago) link
with every listen
― niels, Saturday, 21 January 2017 12:36 (seven years ago) link
yuppies are very complex people!
― schrute dwyte (unregistered), Saturday, 21 January 2017 13:11 (seven years ago) link
He's poet laureate of yuppies, don't forget.
http://www.asburyrecords.com/public/cover/3137_1.jpg
― who even are those other cats (Eazy), Saturday, 21 January 2017 17:15 (seven years ago) link
Prescient!
Last night I watched the news from Washington, the capitalThe Russians escaped while we weren't watching them, like Russians willNow we've got all this roomWe've even got the moonAnd I hear the USSR will be open soonAs vacation land for lawyers in love
― who even are those other cats (Eazy), Saturday, 21 January 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
I was about to say!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 January 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
this morning's Times:
"When Professor Jackson-Brown began teaching in the 1990s, most students respected her authority. But in recent years, that deference has waned (she blames the informality of social media). “I go out of my way now to not give them access to my first name,” she said. “On every syllabus, it states clearly: ‘Please address me as Professor Jackson-Brown.’ ”"
― Swag Heathen (theStalePrince), Sunday, 14 May 2017 13:14 (seven years ago) link
Late For Class
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 14 May 2017 16:06 (seven years ago) link
I'll never love him, but I came up with a decent list, I think.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 July 2017 01:53 (six years ago) link
Running on empty is still getting AirPlay somehow and it’s the sound of 70s exhaustion. I’m sitting in a bar in ‘76 and yeah, I’m just gonna give up ok
― calstars, Sunday, 9 June 2019 23:07 (five years ago) link
Lindley’s amazing on it tho
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 10 June 2019 04:21 (five years ago) link
Something Fine is a gorgeous wistful tune from his first disc.
― that's not my post, Monday, 10 June 2019 05:27 (five years ago) link
Working with musicians from Haiti for his new album, according to Afropop Worldwide!
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 10 June 2019 09:35 (five years ago) link
I do my best.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 00:53 (four years ago) link
p sure “I’m Alive” was a single, no?
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 02:33 (four years ago) link
Tested positive :(
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 12:33 (four years ago) link
mild symptoms! he did a really wonderful interview with rolling stone
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 12:34 (four years ago) link
Agreed. Rather charming and chipper.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 12:43 (four years ago) link