Okay, I have to write this. Our household is having a meltdown, my nerves are so shot that if you gave me a gun, I'd shoot the telephone or one of the computers - and then this plays, at just the right time. Our plumbing is totally FUBAR, and our failsafe guy across the alley (who is currently in one of the Dakotas) had his water shut off, so we're basically without a toilet or shower. Again. I want to die, but I have people and critters who depend on me, so my demise is not an option.  And then, this song comes on, and it's like a sign, telling me not to end it all (oh, shut up - I'm not REALLY going to commit suicide! Geez.)

The point is that this song just pulls me back to a sense of sanity when my world seems to be spiraling out of control. I know we'll figure something out regarding the toilet not flushing, raw sewage bubbling up from the bathtub drain, and no money to pay a plumber to fix the problem. This sorta fits in with the remodel that will never happen.

Why is life so hard? Why can't we get what we agreed on with the remodel?  Why is the plumbing so screwed up? Why can't the city take care of those collapsed pipes in the alley?

One more reason why I hate being a human. Birds don't worry about this stuff. They eat what they can find, and then they fly. I wonder if they feel the joy of being high above all this other stuff.

And I still really love this song...

"stuck together with god's glue"? Yeesh! St Bonio's songwriting skills are in decline...

For the same reason that all blues is based on 12-bar phrases - because it wouldn't be blues if it weren't 12-bar. Similarly, reggae without a reggae beat wouldn't be reggae. For all that, there's a lot of variation in such musical genres, the same as composers like Mozart and Chopin found variation within prescriptive 'concerto form'.

Growing his own in a window box...explains a lot

Probably not. I'm okay with that.

I bought this CD back then based on this track.

You should see the the layer of dust it has on it.

Getting old! Surely this band has another song

This album again. Strangely, wierdly, oddly palatable. It is interesting. I am attracted to it, but not ready to buy it. I'll give it a 6.

Saw him do this at Joe College weekend at Duke, John Hammond opened Hot Tuna closed. Earlier that day they had Mark Almond Band, Sea Train, and the Byrds with Clarence White. Yeah it was that good.

i can't help it...everything they do is exquisite....there's just something about them. And... I saw them live. pure art.

Blah, Blah, Blah.....the evil white man, BS, BS, BS.

THe native Hawaiians invented the term taboo which originally was pronounced tapoo. If you committed a tapoo then they bent you backwards over a rock, took a big stick and literally beat your skull flat. Reeeallly enlightened and noble savages, huh?

I love Izzie's music ESPECIALLY Somewhere Over The Rainbow but his weight problem cannot be blamed on the white man but instead on Izzie's lack of self-discipline.

sounded good till she started singing.

The female lead part is ok, but I really dig the arpeggio thing the male vocalist (it very likely could be a sample to be honest) is doing towards the end. Its like a perfect blend between eastern and western scale intervals... or at least it gives my ear that impression. Very cool. Actually, the perfection very likely means it IS a sample but I still like it.

Playlist from 2004: Jellyman, Fingertips, Ghost, Shelter From The Storm, Seasons

No wonder this sounds a bit...tired.

Playlist is hosed!

Now there is some slide work. Wonder if he's listened to Sonny Landreth? I like this track -- its rough in places, but that's ok for me.

It was good for me ... was it good for you?

First time I've heard this - cool tune. I can imagine jumping around the room, can in one hand, homegrown in the other - yeah, that'll work

You know, when I told my friends about my upcoming marriage, twenty years ago, one of them quoted these lines to me, that described my courtship exactly:

She was married when we first met
Soon to be divorced
Helped her out of a jam I guess
but I used a little too much force...

It insulted me at the time, but twenty years later, I wonder if she'd change it all if her hair were still red...

These guys have listened to a lot of Bruce Cockburn.

Very nice sound. First Radiohead I've heard. I'll have to look into them. Thanks, RP!

I hope more bands do this...I'm much more likely to buy more music

I'm liking this song. That album cover definitely set me out in the wrong direction though. Kind of annoying/pretentious/posed/phony I think

Drat! I was only 8 minutes away from a Tori-free day. Oh well. (I will admit that I own this Tori Amos CD and do mostly like it.)

Love the tune...Saturday morn (here at least) not a good time for it.

Don't be silly. It's *never* too early for a micro brew!

Sad to hear the comments about live performances, obesity, age, substance abuse. That is a little depressing.

It is hard to be a living legend I guess. Time to quit touring tho & go on a diet & quit drugs. What do you think the chances of that are

WELL, if I had a few beers in me, it's dark and smokey in a dance hall, and with the right (or wrong) gal, OK!

predictable, repetitive, very average at best. . . so that's a "Ho-Hum" in my book.

...and 0% agreement here.

I'll second that!!!


Is it time for a cocktail?

When I saw the name Sinead Lohan, the first thing that popped into my head was an image of Lindsay Lohan shaving off all her hair a la Britney before heading to rehab.

And i don't even watch that much crap TV. I hate myself.

I think these guys are wearing gloves so they won't leave fingerprints when they strangle the people making these inane comments! Wasn't OJ wearing similar-looking gloves when he did the deed?

Great tune, by the way.

That's my opinion too, so far. And what's with the pseudo-Spanish?

I think that's actually what's going on here. I hear that in Europe, they frequently employ mathematical equations in the production of their albums. Hard workers who will put in long hours for small pay!

Nice song. 8.

Eh, they're French. What do you expect?

I hate songs with talking in them...

I like these guys a lot, but don't all of their songs start to sound the same after a while?

This poor fellow seems to have lost control of his bowels, and then thrown up.
Put on some diapers, and turn up the Celine Dion; it's more to your taste!

Happened again on Feb 5th!

Just for reassurance, if someone typed "Finland" and then put a period, I would assume they meant the country, not a city in the USA. The city would need to be followed by the state's name or abbreviation.
South Carolina has a Switzerland and a Denmark, too. I couldn't tell you why.

Oh another save the world and whales hippie. Anyone that is a hippie gets a 1 in my book.

Another positive for the guitars in this #.

Or maybe you can go listen somewhere else

I try and I try to like Steely Dan, but it all sounds like soft, squishy CHEESE to me.

Sad.

Great material terribly played. Annoyingly bad.

I just noticed the ratings chart and it's sad to know that there are some die hards out there that gave this song a fuckin' 10... "God-like" just because it's Tori. Please. I love Tori's music, but it is SO understandable as to why so many people hate her fans. Some of them rave about every song, like it's the most profound shit ever. I'll let you in on a little secret, most of the time I don't think Tori is as deep as some fans make her out to be. "Blinds flashing like cerulean colored fish gills on a sunny maniacal afternoon" Suge, I have no idea what it means, but it sounds kinda deep. I made that up as I was typing this. I don't know, I'm weird like that. I have love-hate feelings for my favorite artists.

Weakening? How? This is already pretty weak...

I know, and why adam sandler? I didn't even think he had a band......

Physicsgenius where oh where have you gone? No postings since january the 27th. Kind of miss your snide remarks.

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

english alone is boring....it's not my languaje, like german.

:-)

Pali Gap



Oh Yea!

Sounds like the dude from Dire Straits. I like this tune.

What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

The woman's voice sucks.

Vile cover. What's the point?

Bah, considering that CIA created the Iran we have today I'd say suck it up and enjoy the bed.
Neither the brits nor the americans had any busines there to begin with.

Nice song but that guy needs a hair cut and some weight gainer

Ditto

I'm sorry I just missed one......

Should I feel guilty for liking this so much?

Not just music. Art.

Love that N.R.P.S. twang...

You are one with the universe. Your chakras are aligned. Everyone here is your friend. Take a deep breath and inhale the universal love. Let your soul be free. Empty your wallet onto the floor. Divest yourself of your physical limitations. Be free!

Which "we" would that be, now?

Not too bad. I kinda like it. Good enough for a 6.

STOP WHINING, *****....! Redicolous!!!!

I've got a disease. Give me THE CURE!

Did you ever see Imogen Heap live? It's just breathetaking what she's doing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIbfzK2spg

I'm glad someone else noticed that. I'm amazed no one in the press has mentioned how samey all these songs are

Can anyone tell me what the the Spanish words at the beginning of "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" are?

A translation would be awesome, too.

I'm relatively new to his music, and I am trying to get whatever info I can, but I haven't found an answer for this question yet.

Please Please Please Please Please Please ! ! ! !

Okay, enough already.

As if anyone here has the faintest clue...

The half of you that don't like this are on the crack pipe! Bill plays a nice eclectic mix that gets put through a rigorous testing ground before being deemed worthy on RP(ever tried to get a song approved on LRC?..easier to get Ted Kennedy elected for President!)

You gotta be flexible with RP. Otherwise, just program your own iTunes playlist and stay in yer box!

And that pretty much captures it, doesn't it, folks?

Gee, that's similar to your listening criteria.

Likes

and

Dislikes.

Expand your mind hippiechick. Maybe you should drop some acid or at least go for a walk on a sunny day.

Just have to offer a balance to the puke people down below me here: I rather like it. I like not having to understand the words. It makes it easier music to work to since I'm not lost contemplating deep messages. (Not that there aren't deep messages...just that I need not know what they are.)

This guy belongs on commercial radio, because this is just as boring and generic as every other song played these days.

I feel like I'm at Chi-Chi's.

:puke:

Years ago I kinda liked NM. I think I was just to high.

What do you mean? This is about the most hilarious cover-art I have ever seen: Colin Hay, as Don Ho.

This song has always seemed kind of creepy to me. I mean, it's a guy apologizing for being a total ass to his lover, right? Well, it's been my experience that people who act like total jerks and apologize later aren't really sorry, or they wouldn't do it in the first place. It's not beyond anyone's control to avoid acting like as ass to start with.

this reminds me very much of jeff buckley. although i assumed it was coldplay, i had to look at the playlist because of the resemblance.

I agree. The best way to respond to closedmindedmoron (and physicsgenius, for that matter) is to ignore them.

The fact that you watch American Idol and care what Simon thinks explains why Dylan is beyond your extremely limited understanding. Go back to Clay Aiken; he's more your speed!

Me too. I find any hippie stuff bland. If they came into my gym I would beat them all over the place. THis is a 1! I would give it a negitive a 10 if I could.

Eric Clapton's version of this from George's tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and the whole double album, is superb.

Hmmm ... points for trying, but I'm not sure it works for me ... I still have my homemade cassette of On the Beach/American Stars 'n' Bars, which I had to keep playing until they finally released the CDS ....

WHOA! People are commenting on the cut off ending and they're totally right. What's up, RP??? The is the fist LOW CLASS, FM bulls*%t thing I've seen you guys do! I hope it's the last??!!

This is a negitive 100!!!! God if I could only score it that low. His voice sounds terrible. The lyrics are so lame. Who likes this stuff? God, I would rather listen to a guy with a voice box sing!!!!!

There are few artists I loathe, but PJ is one of them. The Doors are the only other ones to leap to mind at the moment.

I actually come to work so I can listen to RP! Great songs today, as usual

That synth sound always reminds me of coconuts for some reason

Mmmm. Jakob Dylan...

"Damn that blue sky, I see that thing every day. When're we gonna get some orange sky around here?"

Just because we may see or hear something often does not mean it is any less of a great thing. Surely impact is diminished (no one forgets their first time ), but the substance remains. Sometimes, if things are just right, you can rediscover what is great about something you may have dismissed; like finding beautiful silver under tarnish.

So the theme of the last two songs is music used to advertise products (cell phones and cruise lines, respectively) that would make the advertisers shudder if they knew what the songs were really about.

Tell me, do you enjoy getting pilloried, or is this about getting five people to reply to your enigmatic post?

"..had kids, started raising kids.."

This is soooooooooo boring. What man would want to lift weights to this crap.

Well, I still like it although I'd probably prefer to hear the original.

It sounds like that in the U.S. too.