"The writings (primarily poetry) of musicians":
I'd put Leonard Cohen in this group--but NOT
Jewel--Candice
--- Gerald Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >I don't even know most of them Gerald, but Richard
> Thompson, yes, of
> >course.
> Always Richard, as solo, w/ Pentagle and long, long
> before.
>
> > Then, again, you're mixing genres now aren't you:
> Parker, Taylor, etc...
>
> Yes, but that's always been my way of going: the
> mix, constant, seamless.
>
> One of the others I should have included was the
> late, great Lester Bowie:
> w/ Brass Fantasy... one minute they're doing "Still
> of the Night"... the
> next
> they're ripping through something by Biggie
> Smalls... Most music's been
> ghettoized for far too long. Life's far too brief to
> compartmentalize
> music...
> or for that matter, anything else.
>
> lately I've taken up a supreme fascination with the
> writings (primarily
> poetry) of musicians, words written by those making
> music primarily.
> Examples first and foremost, Cecl Taylor, Sun Ra,
> William Parker,
> Steve Swell... making the words of the music, about
> the music and
> on and on. Often, while it's uneven as "poetry",
> it's stil vital for giving
> authentic insight into the head of these musicians.
>
> >
> > We can start wandering memory roads into many
> different fields if we
> > aren't careful....
>
> I will confess I was even a tad sad when news of
> Frankie Laine's death
> came out several weeks back. Got some great
> recordings of sessions he
> cut with Buck Claytton... that swing brought back
> more memories that
> I would say for my money rival those little macaroon
> cookies triggering
> M. Proust into raptures!
>
>
> >
> > And what fun it could be!
> >
> > Doug
> > On 20-Mar-07, at 10:48 AM, Gerald Schwartz wrote:
> >
> >> Also, I believe, missing are (is):
> >>
> >> Psychic TV (w/ and without Burroughs)
> >> The Residents
> >> Richard Thompson
> >> William Parker
> >> Cecil Taylor
> >> Steve Swell
> >> Sabir Mateen
> >> Test
> >> the Brotzman's (both father und son)
> >> The Birthday Party
> >> The Bad Seeds
> >> Solomons Ramada
> >> The Browncuts Neighbors
> >> The Minutemen
> >> Faking Trains
> >> The Buckets
> >> Ed's Redeeming Qualities
> >> B. A. D.
> >> Popol Vuh
> >> Can
> >> Zoviet France
> >> ...and the Mekons...
> >>
> >> --Gerald S.
> >>
> >>
> >>> No one's yet mentioned Jonathan Richman or
> Warren Zevon, have they?
> >>>
> >>> Roger Day wrote:
> >>>> A recent article in the LRB compared the
> trajectories of Velvet
> >>>> Underground and the Grateful Dead, seemed to
> find them very similar. I
> >>>> loved the Velvets. Nico's Marble Index is way
> spooky.
> >>>>
> >>>> The Ramones were almost comatose the last time
> I saw them, supported
> >>>> by the Chilli Peppers (in their socks-on-cocks
> phase).
> >>>>
> >>>> I liked Television.
> >>>>
> >>>> New York Dolls.
> >>>>
> >>>> Joni Mitchell has an interview in the Guardian
> on line. Ladies of the
> >>>> Canyon, heh, good for listening to and rolling
> joints on.
> >>>>
> >>>> Nick Cave's colloboration with Kylie was
> awesome. The film he scripted
> >>>> recently also got good reviews.
> >>>>
> >>>> I looked at the guitar tabs for The Church's
> "Under the milky way
> >>>> tonight" but gave up. Simon and Garfunkel also
> defeated me - a pair of
> >>>> guitar geeks with the most obscure chords.
> Transposing the songs for
> >>>> mandolin is currently beyond me. I want to buy
> a guitar NOW, but I'll
> >>>> have difficulties transporting it to Oz.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any more up and coming Oz bands?
> >>>>
> >>>> Roger
> >>>>
> >>>> On 3/20/07, Janet Jackson
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>>> Well, my second favourite band is Calla, from
> New York.
> >>>>> Someone happened to mention them online one
> time and I checked them
> >>>>> out.
> >>>>> Anyone on here heard of them?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> After that I probably like Ladysmith Black
> Mambazo as much as
> >>>>> anything.
> >>>>> And traditional Celtic played live (here in
> Perth we have David Hyams
> >>>>> and
> >>>>> the Miles to Go Band, including the truly
> awesome Andy Copeman on
> >>>>> guitar
> >>>>> and cittern).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Nick Cave. PJ Harvey. White Stripes. Arcade
> Fire. Snow Patrol (a
> >>>>> little
> >>>>> on the lite side, but very good live -- I've
> seen them twice now!)
> >>>>> Did someone mention the Pixies? And does
> anyone remember the Smiths?
> >>>>> The Cure? Television? THE VELVET UNDERGROUND!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Pink Floyd. Jimi Hendrix. The Doors -- indeed,
> Ken, there's a band I'd
> >>>>> like
> >>>>> to have seen.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> And of course there's Bob Dylan. I did once
> see him live and was
> >>>>> disappointed...but I wasn't feeling well at
> the time so maybe it was
> >>>>> that.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I should perhaps mention that also I like a
> bit of opera, a bit of
> >>>>> Vivaldi,
> >>>>> a bit of the Ramones and the Sex Pistols...
> and that Kanye West is
> >>>>> good live!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Janet
> >>>>>
> >>>>> > I'm just impressed by what good musical
> taste list members have.
> >>>>> Reading
> >>>>> > this thread, I keep going, "Yeah, that. Oh,
> & that's a great band
> >>>>> too."
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > jd
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
>
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> >>>>> Janet Jackson
> <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> Poems at Proximity:
> >>>>> http://www.proximity.webhop.net
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The choice is between nonviolence and
> nonexistence.
> >>>>> Martin Luther
> King Jr.
> >>>>>
>
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> >>>>>
>
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