"North Dakota" is sublime.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 18:04 (thirteen years ago) link
If I Had A Boat popped up on the iPod yesterday. Great song, kemo sabe.
― that's not my post, Thursday, 9 September 2010 03:27 (thirteen years ago) link
most recently heard "if i had a boat" about three weeks ago, when i was actually on a boat. just a small pontoon boat in the middle of a lake, but everybody knew the words and sang along.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 9 September 2010 03:53 (thirteen years ago) link
no pony on the boat, no credibility.
― that's not my post, Thursday, 9 September 2010 06:29 (thirteen years ago) link
cowboy man is a great anthology, imo! i guess it stops around '96 or so?
― hobbes, Thursday, 9 September 2010 06:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Recent Tiny Desk Concert on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/event/music/166752674/lyle-lovett-tiny-desk-concert
What a great guy. I love him.
― Mule, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 11:07 (ten years ago) link
Listening to Lyle Lovett and His Large Band for the first time in many years. It's great, and what seemed a bit gimmicky back then, the combo of country and big band, now seems organic.
This and Lou Reed's New York were part of the end of 80s studio sounds to my ears, and both are recordings/arrangements that hold up really well as timeless.
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 20:47 (eight years ago) link
The quintessential Lovett song not written by Lovett:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebe84slxX3k
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 17 August 2015 14:57 (eight years ago) link
Where to go after the first album? I wasn't impressed -- "nice" is all I can say.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 17 January 2016 21:49 (eight years ago) link
First album's pretty dull. Would try Lyle Lovett & His Large Band and Joshua Judges Ruth, and Pontiac if the tinge of what could come across as misogyny isn't distracting.
― longform Gordon thinkpiece (Eazy), Sunday, 17 January 2016 22:11 (eight years ago) link
sometimes the earlier, bluesy, jazzy stuff is just exactly what you want i.e. “crying shame”, “i know you know”, “she’s no lady” etc
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 10 October 2021 21:32 (two years ago) link
Things To Miss About Physical Media: The unlisted bonus track on on Ensenada, with the printed lyrics hidden under the back page gatefold in the booklet.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 10 October 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
Listened to Pontiac for the first time in a long time. There are some winners on Side A -- the brisk "LA County" and rather pretty, Emmylou-backed "Walk Through the Bottomland" -- but I guess I'd blocked out the lounge jazz run on Side B of "She's No Lady" -> "M-O-N-E-Y" -> "Black and Blue" for good reason. Yick.
― Indexed, Friday, 21 January 2022 15:29 (two years ago) link
joshua judges ruth has two perfect songs on it in north dakota and family reserve
― Spottie, Friday, 21 January 2022 16:40 (two years ago) link