In aesthetic practice and appreciation my decided preference has always been for the artisan as opposed to the virtuoso, for the lyric or meditative as opposed to the dramatic or rhetorical. So with, for example, an art form like opera, although there are musical passages and arias that are lyrical and beautiful, essentially it is a dramatic art and its stars are virtuosi not craftsmen. While ...
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what paisley underground/'80s indie-rock band does this sound EXACTLY like? i can't quite place it. long ryders? lone justice (that's what my friend nature boy says)? maybe even john mellencamp? steve earle? (nah, that's too obvious, and he was never this catchy).also, when did the replacements become a bigger influence in nashville than they are on either coast? this latter is not specifically...
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but i do this.so beautiful. Let Go - Allison Moorer
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The first thing I love about this song is the percussiveness of its instrumentation. It almost feels like an acapella song; it has that feeling of space in it. The instruments feel like a counterpoint to the vocal. There is also the poignancy of those vocals and of the history the song is rooted in.In September 1854, the first "orphan train" carried 46 homeless children from New York City to f...
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In aesthetic practice and appreciation my decided preference has always been for the artisan as opposed to the virtuoso, for the lyric or meditative as opposed to the dramatic or rhetorical. So with, for example, an art form like opera, although there are musical passages and arias that are lyrical and beautiful, essentially it is a dramatic art and its stars are virtuosi not craftsmen. While ...
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I've got a lot of work to do. Sounds like me and my mogging. MOG comes at you fast and furious and it's hard to keep up with all the posts and find time to comment on all the ones that slipped by you- let alone the new ones.Anyway, this song spoke to my mogging predicament, so it thought I'd post it. It's the leadoff track of her 2006 release. She's the sister of Shelby Lynne and wife of Steve ...
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from The Mockingbird by Randall JarrellOn the willow's highest branch, monopolizingDay and night, cheeping, squeaking, soaring,The mockingbird is imitating life.Hour by hour, fighting hardTo make the world his own, he swoopedOn thrushes, thrashers, jays, and chicadees - - At noon he drove away a big black cat.Now, in the moonlight, he sits here and sings.A thrush is singing, then a thrasher, t...
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| 1 You'll Never Know |
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| 2 Work to Do |
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| 3 Hallelujah |
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| 4 Fairweather |
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| 5 Take It So Hard |
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