tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post1955772320422973342..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: Friday PSTSS: "American Skin (41 Shots)"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-88945202532799742602008-04-30T19:55:00.000-05:002008-04-30T19:55:00.000-05:00Yep, have to give that another try then. I loved H...Yep, have to give that another try then. I loved Hitchcock's cover of "Trying to get to heaven before they close the door" on <EM>Spooked</EM>, and was all set to dig <EM>Robyn Sings</EM>, but then something turned me off to it the first time I listened to it and I never bothered again. <BR/><BR/>I read your post about "Mr. Kennedy" last year, thanks for reminding me about it. That is a really fantastic song, one of my couple of favorite tunes of his both lyrically and musically.<BR/><BR/>Given that you like the alt-country-influenced stuff (me too!), you might really enjoy <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=DeniBonet" REL="nofollow">these videos</A> from Deni Bonet -- she plays violin on "Moss Elixir": the quality is spotty but some are really good, I especially like <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzgqcybwTz0" REL="nofollow">Arms of Love</A>. (Hitchcock said in an interview that the original title of the song was "Arms of God".)The Modesto Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495938191100565263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-49836445850221703112008-04-30T17:52:00.000-05:002008-04-30T17:52:00.000-05:00Modesto Kid--Yes, Robyn Sings is the Dylan covers ...Modesto Kid--<BR/><BR/>Yes, <I>Robyn Sings</I> is the Dylan covers disc. I think it's fabulous; his cover of "Desolation Row" is, to my mind, the best reading of the song I've ever heard (including Dylan's original and a couple of subsequent live recordings of his own). But I can't claim any great musical expertise here. I'm actually not even that much of a Hitchcock fan; I've really liked a lot of his recent, alt-country-influenced work, but as for Hitchcock in his usual mad-poet-of-rock-and-roll mode, it's taken me a while to appreciate him. (Nearly a year ago I wrote about the one somewhat disappointing time I saw Hitchcock live, and about one particular brilliant song of his, <A HREF="http://inmedias.blogspot.com/2007/07/friday-pstss-mr-kennedy.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.)Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-84775301750319373872008-04-30T15:04:00.000-05:002008-04-30T15:04:00.000-05:00Is Robyn Sings the album of Dylan covers? I really...Is <EM>Robyn Sings</EM> the album of Dylan covers? I really didn't like that record -- maybe I should give it another try. (Saw Robyn earlier this month and <A HREF="http://readin.com/blog/?id=1161" REL="nofollow">blogged it</A> -- excellent! here is <A HREF="http://readin.com/blog/?id=1163" REL="nofollow">video</A> of the closing number.)The Modesto Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495938191100565263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-30253731490765594932008-04-29T10:28:00.000-05:002008-04-29T10:28:00.000-05:00Thanks for pointing this out. I don't often listen...Thanks for pointing this out. I don't often listen to Springsteen nowadays but it shouldn't surprise me to find him channeling and challenging the American Id on the Diallo killing. <BR/><BR/>Less then a decade since that shooting our progress seems to have been largely in firepower. Now some can pour 50 plus bullets into a car containing unarmed and innocent citizens and have their act declared only as incompetent and not criminal.<BR/><BR/>And all white American can say is shame on Reverend Wright?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com