Few young singer/songwriters have quite so quickly won the sort of acclaim that Idaho-born Josh Ritter gained with his first self-released album, which won rave reviews, earned him slots opening for Bob Dylan, and made him a minor celebrity in Ireland, where he's already headlined several tours. Ritter's second disc (and first nationally released album), Golden Age of Radio, makes it clear that his sudden success is well deserved, and based on genuine talent. Ritter's moody, evocative songs seems to reside in a middle ground between Richard Buckner and Ryan Adams, but without suggesting he's lifted anything from either of those performers; his quiet but assured vocals and carefully drawn verbal images on numbers like "Come and Find Me" and "Lawrence, KS" are the work of a writer far more mature than his years would suggest, while the more up-tempo numbers with his band (especially "Me & Jiggs" and "Golden Age of Radio") have a scrappy enthusiasm that suggest early Whiskeytown, without their overbearing arrogance. As both as writer and a performer, Ritter displays a modesty that's at once winning and just a bit of a drawback; a few of the acoustic numbers are just a shade too spare for their own good, and he works well enough with a band that it's hard not to wish that they'd be willing to put a little more of their weight behind the arrangements. But the best moments on Golden Age of Radio are truly splendid, and if the album suggests that Josh Ritter is still learning the ropes, what he knows already is more than many artists will ever figure out. Great stuff.
This (below) is the only Josh Ritter song that I recorded. Great sweet song, and was nicely inserted into the middle of a show that included a mix of high energy music and quiet acoustic ballads. Josh reminds me a lot of Ryan Adams. He's an accomplished acoustic guitar player and has the ability to rock out, and mellow out. A nice ending touch to the show was an off-mic rendition of Bruce S...
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Its been a nagging string of days as of late which leaves me searching for more carefree times. Me & Jiggs by Josh Ritter should do the trick:"Me and my friends in the park drinking beer underneath the treeLying on your back as the sun goes down, you know it's perfect cause you've got to leaveOn a Saturday night in a town like this I forget all my songs about trainsA bar with a jukebox and you...
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...off to see Josh Ritter, with lots of MOG schwag in hand...hopefully there is a bigger crowd tonight!
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Thank you thank you....This is my fourth test run at the youtube thing...once again, no theme...just a song that i like!. This time I played around with pictures I took(mostly concerts and other blurry snaps) and some of the effects...I don't think George Lucas needs to fear me quite yet. But I am almost completely moved so I am sitting in this empty place with just me and a computer and a bed....
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night moggers...i am calling it a night....but I am leaving you with what I consider to be one of the finest songs ever written...listen to these words.....reallypeaceblair
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Rebuilding my music collection has absolutely reinvigorated my passion for music. When I find a song that I have been looking for for a long time, I listen to it several times and just smile...its small wonders like this that you really appreciate after something like a house fire.Here is one that I tracked down last night. I love Josh Ritter, I hear a lot of Bob Dylan in his songwriting...as m...
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This (below) is the only Josh Ritter song that I recorded. Great sweet song, and was nicely inserted into the middle of a show that included a mix of high energy music and quiet acoustic ballads. Josh reminds me a lot of Ryan Adams. He's an accomplished acoustic guitar player and has the ability to rock out, and mellow out. A nice ending touch to the show was an off-mic rendition of Bruce S...
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Its been a nagging string of days as of late which leaves me searching for more carefree times. Me & Jiggs by Josh Ritter should do the trick:"Me and my friends in the park drinking beer underneath the treeLying on your back as the sun goes down, you know it's perfect cause you've got to leaveOn a Saturday night in a town like this I forget all my songs about trainsA bar with a jukebox and you...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Come and Find Me |
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| 2 Me Me and Jiggs |
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| 3 You've Got the Moon |
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| 4 Lawrence, KS |
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| 5 Anne |
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| 6 Roll On |
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| 7 Leaving |
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| 8 Other Side |
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| 9 Harrisburg |
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| 10 Drive Away |
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| 11 Golden Age of Radio |
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| 12 Song for the Fireflies |
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