
The Blue Shadows - What The Hell I Got Sometimes great albums fly under the radar. Nowadays, it has more to do with us having access to too much music all at once. Which is better then the old reason of having absolutely no way to even hear about the album. Which was probably the case for 'On The Floor Of Heaven' the first time around. Hopefully over saturation doesn't bite them this time around. Originally released back in 93, it got a 'deluxe edition' release last year. [...]
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An overlooked gem gets a very welcome re-issue – and this time it's (almost) twice as good! Music - Arts - Surgery - Skin - Eyelid
In my previous entry, I listed 100 singer-songwriters supposedly greater than Leonard Cohen and supposedly lesser than Hank Williams. It was inspired by a few things: I. Obviously, Leonard Cohen's aw-shucks humility in "Tower of Song". II. The stereotype of obsessive list-making pop music devotees (exemplified by John Cusack's never-ending Top Fives in High Fidelity ) that I curiously missed out on during my decade of music writing. Despite the fact that I've written (and continue to write) hundreds of record reviews, I don't think too highly of my skills as a critic. I mean, I'm a great listener [...]
The Blue Shadows - When Will This Heartache End (mp3)* This wonderful little song sounds like it could've been recorded in the 1950s, but The Blue Shadows' debut album On The Floor of Heaven was actually released in 1993. The album has since been out of print, but will be reissued on June 1st. Pre-order @ Amazon (not yet available) *mp3 hosted by & posted w/ permission of band's PR rep ****************************** ******* Damien Jurado - Cloudy Shoes (mp3)* [...]