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| 560.1 | recent ( very ) fan . . . | NEMAIL::CARROLLJ | aka Dr. Emilio Lazardo | Mon Nov 22 1993 16:44 | 14 |
| Henrik,
Took you at your word - I've been starved for new music, so I went
out to Tower at lunchtime - they didn't have the new one, but they did
have his self-titled debut that had been re-recorded in 1991
( orginally came out in 1984 ).
I'd highly recommend it for folk fans who enjoy a bit of humor in
the lyrics. Being from NH, I can appreciate the song 'Live Free or
Die' :-) . . .
Thanks!
- Jim
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| 560.2 | Another Bill Morrisey Fan | AIMHI::KERR | Livin Life By The Drop | Tue Nov 30 1993 12:07 | 44 |
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Thanks for starting this note on one of my favorite (and bizzare)
performers. Bill is truly unique even amongst the folky set. I will
definitely go out and buy the new disc, thanks for mentioning that
there is a new one (Bill doesn't get a lot of airplay, so it's tough to
know when he does have a new one out).
His humor is what really draws me to his music, although I really do
like his voice and think "Handsome Molly" (off the Standing Eight Album)
is one of the most hauntingly beautiful ballards I've ever heard.
Two of his funniest songs are on the Standing Eight Album as well,
"Party at the U.N." (in which he manages to make fun of just about
every ethnic group on the face of the earth, without really offending
anyone) and "Car and Driver" which was recorded live at Passim in
Cambridge, Ma. In the latter song he identifies the personalities of
drivers by the cars they drive, a little snippet (without permission)
follows:
Now my Honda Civic is real go-getter
I look great in it in my crew neck sweater
My BMW draws applause
I am not bound by traffic laws
I've got a Ranger Truck, I'm for import quotas,
I don't park next to no Toyotas
And my Volvo wagon will seat six
It runs on diesel or trail mix.
I'll bet you a ten, even a fiver
You find the car, I'll find driver
It really ain't a no big deal
to know who's inside that automobile.
His Inside album is also very good. He always seems to get some fairly
big names to back him up such as Shawn Colvin, Susan Vega, and Johnny
Cunningham (ex Silly Wizard). If you're looking for something kind of
folky, but definitely outside of the mainstream, you might pick up one
of his albums, he truly is a unique talent.
Al
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| 560.3 | Dead On | TECRUS::ROST | Fretting less, enjoying it more | Tue Nov 30 1993 13:50 | 6 |
| You left out the best line from "Car and Driver"...
I drive a Ford Econoline
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
Brian
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| 560.4 | I wonder what Jerry Garcia drives? | AIMHI::KERR | Livin Life By The Drop | Tue Nov 30 1993 14:17 | 11 |
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Brian,
Agreed, that line is a real hoot. Truly, Mr. Morrissey has a wry sense
of humor (with a "Cadillac the size of an Amtrack train, and when
I drive I take two lanes")
I'm really glad to see that he has other fans besides me.
Al
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| 560.5 | Bill & Greg Brown lp | DEMON::MANN | | Tue Nov 30 1993 18:58 | 6 |
| Anybody heard the album Bill and Greg Brown did together. I think I
read that it was going to be all covers of tunes that one or both had
done at small gigs at one time or another. I liked their duet on
Inside.
Eric
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| 560.6 | | TECRUS::ROST | Fretting less, enjoying it more | Wed Dec 01 1993 10:57 | 18 |
| Re: .5
It's called "Friend of Mine" and is on Philo.
There is one original, "Fishing with Bill", a song Brown wrote about
Morrissey and has been playing for awhile.
The covers are all over the map: Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Ferron,
Hank Williams, Danny O'Keefe, some trad tunes, etc.
It's mostly just the two of them. A few tunes add Richard Gates on
bass and Billy Conway on drums. From the credits, I suspect it was
done at the same time as the sessions that ended up on "Night Train".
A good album for fans of either performer, but definitely a more
"minor" release.
Brian
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