Comments on: Run, Don’t Walk!

By: J. Alfred Prufrock

J. Alfred Prufrock — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:24:03 +0000

“just the way it changes / like the shoreline and the sea”
yes, Lenny is Da Goods.

But I’d have to go with Paul Simon as a far more thoughtful songwriter in his later years.
Or wait, do bands count? Pink Floyd?

And Billy Joel has this great cover of “Light as the breeze”. Billy J’s voice, now do I like his better or Cohen’s?

Decisions, decisions.

J.A.P.

By: John Mc

John Mc — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:02:06 +0000

Richard Thompson is the greatest guitarist alive today for my money, of course he may also be the greatest songwriter too. Greatest singer – not so much, but like Meatloaf was wont to say, “two out of three ain’t bad”

By: Sam, Problemchildbride

Sam, Problemchildbride — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:23:51 +0000

I’d have to do more research on Guy Clarke to see if he was truly lifetime music for me. I will though. I love being turned on to new singers.

Rob, Richard Thompson is another I’ll have to gum-shoe out. Take another look at Leonard Cohen though. This last decade he has produced some amazing stuff; truly a man for all seasons.

Carolyn, me too. I can’t help but love Dolly Parton. So do the kids!

Lady Daphne, Dance Me To the End Of Love is delicious and might actually be my favourite if I was strapped over burning coals and made to choose. I liked The Partisan too; the mood of that whole album opened up countless new worlds to me. First We’ll Take Manhatten is a great bitter snarl of a song practically spat out at times. Apparantly it’s to do with couple of bad receptions and some bad press he got in both New York and Berlin. I was a bit dissatisfied when I heard that explanation of it though, as I have a whole other darker and more epic story made up about it.

By: Daphne Wayne-Bough

Daphne Wayne-Bough — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:39:09 +0000

Paul Buchanan. You Jocks know who he is. I have listened to Tinseltown in the Rain about 490,000 times in the past fortnight and could still hear it again. I used to rehearse teenage angst to Lenny, The Partisan was my favourite from his old songs, but his later stuff is much better. “First we’ll take Manhattan” is a seminal meisterwerk and “Dance me to the end of love” makes me swoon. And Andraste is right, he is sexy.

But not as sexy as Paul Buchanan.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:49:24 +0000

First I was Lenny all the way… But with every comment I read I changed my mind, then I went back to The Cure and then I changed my mind then it was Dolly DOLLY! I LOVE YOU DOLLY!!!! all the way then I change my mind then my head exploded, too many decisions.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:58:04 +0000

My Red Nose post wasn’t picked either. Ah well.

I was a Leonard Cohen fan when I was at school; indeed I saw him at Manchester’s Belle Vue arena (now I imagine long gone) just after Songs From A Room came out. I have to say I took my eye off him after that, but the first two albums are still part of my life.

One artist to preserve: Richard Thompson.

By: Tony Zimnoch

Tony Zimnoch — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:48:09 +0000

Thanks! Hey Guy Clarke IS good Too!

By: Sam, Problemchildbride

Sam, Problemchildbride — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:44:48 +0000

Fatman, I’d have said that, after all these years, Shane McGowan tastes more of a tough piece of marinated mutton.

Maroon, have you been drinking? You’re sounding even more peculiar than usual, is all. Wouldn’t a jewelled beach be a bit uncomfortable to lie on?

Bock, you better hadn’t.

Fluffag, I loves me a bit of Dolly but for ever and ever, amen? Nope – she’s excellent road-trip and getting ready to go out music, but at about month 4 of nothing but, I’d hire Jolene to go and kick her in the bum. Happy Mother’s day, sweetie-pie.

Pat, Happy Mother’s Day to you too! We don’t get ours ’til May when it is swamped by all the birthdays, so we reach celebration fatigue and just do a few cursory cards and kisses. Eric Clapton is a fine choice. And he has a large oeuvre too (if the pictures are anything to go by. )

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:55:37 +0000

Sam that is just too hard and it’s impossible. But I can’t let you down so will choose one of so many evoking artists of when the boys were growing up and desirous of my sharing their music enthusiasms. You can tell I’ve been at the champers can’t you. It’s Mum’s day here. So Eric Clapton. One son had just given me four his CDs. At least he can sing and play and how!

By: fluffag

fluffag — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:45:59 +0000

I have only two words for you. Dolly and Parton.