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I ran into some old stuff by Liz Phair, which made me understand why some people are disappointed by her new work. My daughter likes her, but I was pretty neutral, but I really like the older songs that I heard.
Another discovery
Dar Williams
This is what fineTunes has to say about her:
"b. 19 April 1967, Mount Kisco, New York, USA. Singer-songwriter Dar Williams first gained exposure by playing tiny church halls and cramped coffee houses on the small-town Massachusetts folk circuit. Her debut album, The Honesty Room, was released by Grapevine Records in 1995 and attracted immediate critical acclaim. Billboard magazine featured Williams on its cover and ran a story concerning... more
b. 19 April 1967, Mount Kisco, New York, USA. Singer-songwriter Dar Williams first gained exposure by playing tiny church halls and cramped coffee houses on the small-town Massachusetts folk circuit. Her debut album, The Honesty Room, was released by Grapevine Records in 1995 and attracted immediate critical acclaim. Billboard magazine featured Williams on its cover and ran a story concerning the "redefinition" of the folk genre. The songs on The Honesty Room which inspired the media glare balanced lyrical poise with musical accessibility. The album was quickly followed by the release of Mortal City in 1996, a collection recorded in her own bedroom and produced by Steven Miller (a Jane Siberry, Marianne Faithfull, Juliana Hatfield and Suzanne Vega collaborator). Some critics noted that Miller's resum‚ also quite accurately pinpointed Williams influences, though some of the song titles, such as "The Pointless, Yet Poignant Crisis Of A Co-Ed" and "Southern California Wants To Be Western New York", were entirely her own. Other contributors included John Prine and Eileen Ivers. Though some considered that the songs lacked the immediacy of her debut, critical reaction was once again complimentary. End Of The Summer fleshed out her acoustic musings with electric instrumentation, and saw the singer moving away from the oppressive personal confessions of her previous sets. A joint set with fellow singer-songwriters Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell followed in 1999. Another excellent batch of albums were released over the subsequent years, and it is a mystery why this artist does not have a wider following or command bigger sales. "
This is great. The first cowboy junkies album I clicked on is on Napster.
Any John Eddie fans out there. His music is a bit like Bruce Springsteen, whom he is friends with, I believe, but he's not nearly as well known. Also, he doesn't have nearly the amount of music. Anyway, I really like a couple of the songs on the "Who is the hell is John Eddie" album.
No new music discoveries today. Just Patsy Cline. My favorites, I fall to Pieces, Crazy, Sweet Dreams.
I've been listening to the group Lone Justice, though they have now broken up with their front singer, Maria McKee, going on to a solo career.
I was just listening to Mining for Gold by Cowboy Junkies. I like them more and more.
Right now I'm listening to Tracie Chapman. She is one person who sings socially conscious songs that get played.
These type of songs seem to apear less on the radio than in the past. I wonder if it has anything to do with the ownership of radio stations becoming more concentrated in the hands of big corporations.
I heard on Kink that Cowboy junkies will be playing at the Aladdin in Portland on April 18.
I was unsuccessful at finding out any more information about him, but I did find the names of six albums:
the very best of David Wilcox 2001
Underneath 1999
East Asheville Hardware 1995
Big Horizon 1994
Home again 1991
How Did You Find Me Here 1989
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