arresting...just stopped me in my tracks, shivers all over my body...dreamlike visions hover just outside of consciousness. 

You have a noodle shop?  Like all they sell is noodles?

 
That doesn't look like a linoleum cut.  Judging by the amount of black, it's probably scratchboard done on multi-colored stock, or it is possibly just a computer-generated graphic.  Interesting picture, though.

He's a rip-off artist with extra emphasis on "artist".  So rarely is the whole greater than the sum of its parts, but with Beck its actually rare when it is not!

That or he just works with really, really good producers.

Either way, his whole catalog of work is just great!

Winehouse should have listened a little harder to this message.

I was partial to a couple of smoky piano versions (including, in particular, Kofi's), until I heard Gatton's.  Blew me away.  It is indeed awesome.

Another beautiful, touching song. I keep stopping work and just listen and enjoy these selections.

Bill - you gotta stop it - for the sake of my performance evaluation - for the unemployment rate.
You just did 5 in a row of these things - please put on something a bit less compelling - the kids have to eat - momma needs shoes!!

Aimee Mann - The Scientist (Live)
Neil Young - Unknown Legend
Pearl Jam - Given To Fly
Xavier Rudd - Home

When I listen to this song I picture in my mind  a father, perhaps middle aged, someone who experience a lot of struggle. Someone who was very caught up in the world, fighting, ambition. A man with a lot of attachment to the outcome, and in that, suffered failure, and witnessed a great deal of pain. But he finds himself, despite himself, at home, stunned by the beauty of all the little things he had always taken for granted. Just absolutely inspiring. I hope I come home some day.

"Gilgamesh, where are you roaming? The life that you are seeking you will not find. When the heavenly gods created human beings, they kept everlasting for themselves and gave us death. So, Gilgamesh, accept your fate, each day, wash your head, bathe your body, and wear clothes that are sparkling fresh. Fill your stomach with tasty food. Play, sing, dance, and be happy both night and day. Delight in the pleasures that your wife brings you, and cherish the little child who holds your hand. Make every day of your life a feast of rejoicing! This is the task that the gods have set before all human beings. This is the life you should seek, for this is the best life a mortal can hope to achieve." 

They will also be performing n my recycle bin on Saturday.

Just bumped up my rating to a 10. This is after dancing in the kitchen to this song last night with a glass of wine in my hand. Greatest song of the decade so far, IMHO.

Pure genius...I've always judged this by the next generation's opinion (and the next)....my sons think this is one of the best collection of work they've ever heard....they are 17 and 20....that's proof enough for me!

Thank you for the play. It made my day and my son thinks I'm cool because the DJ is American.

Never got this. A shouting, screeching, drunken old woman

Sorry, but there's much better out there 

IMHO 

Which John?

After a while, these blues songs all start to sound the same.

Exactly in the way that Hemingway wrote whiny, navel gazing novels about stupid hunters. I've always found this song a plaintive, insightful essay on failure despite best intentions and the surrender of sobriety in the face of common life angst. Not particularly funny, despite a lot of wit in the lyric. I would say wry. A better take on describing the problem of too little education, too little pay and too little motivation than Springsteen ever crafted, in my book. What happens when there's a desire to rise above, but not a will or a way.

How about a bald man with 3 years of Spanish in High School?

Hmmm... I confess I have no idea if it's currently cool to hate or love the DMB.  I just have to say.. they are fantastic musicians, who do nothing for me.  I'd probably really enjoy a show where they go into jam mode, but please don't make me listen to his songs.  

Does "cool" or "uncool" matter to you?  Are you older than 30?  I'm just sayin'... :) 

this is a great song because of music AND lyrics.

I trust no emotion
I believe in locomotion
But I've turned to rust as we've discussed
Though I must have let you down
too many times
In the dirt and the dust

I remember reading about this great band and their great album...then I got the album. On vinyl. Still have it. Amazing. Then, it was WHFS in Bethesda. Now it's RP.

There's no denying she has a beautiful voice. However, this interpretation brings nothing new to the song. It's just "pretty." The original actually made the listener feel angst, helplessness. This version does not.

I'm not going to rate this song.  Giving this a ten lowers this masterpiece down to the level of other songs I have given a ten to, which doesn't seem right.

From the "There's no accounting for taste" department...
I really dislike this woman's singing.
Thanks.
 

I'm feeling the sudden need to sit in a bath tub on a cliff overlooking the sunset.

Anyone? Anyone?

I dont tell , when i give to charity!

You make this sound as if it's some kind of achievement.
I outplayed them in the bathroom this morning. 

I prefer the Frusciante cover.

I'm sorry to say that this Arcade Fire tune just sounds lame adolescent and uninspired after that tour de force by Smashing Pumpkins.

I once had Margo sign my ticket on my birthday.
(lol)

outstanding 9
I love everything in this one

There's something to be said for a studio.

Really? I'm not sure that's how you want to spell it...

Hi George, this is Jeff, can we please use the sound tracks from some of your out takes??

I was just talking to a friend about the Pumpkins today. When they got it right, they were damned hard to beat.

A vivid stream of consciousness - another effortless gem from the Bs.

Man, what a great song.  Fantastic drumming, and trademark SP guitar interplay.

this song has everything from the early/mid 80's doesn't it?

overwrought lyrics- joy division/new order/don henley (boys of summer)
that "space age love song"/flock of seagulls guitar
got the synth going like ultravox/cabaret voltaire
and i just watched the video, they have the look too. the singer gawking around while on stage kinda reminds me of the singer from the bangles. ha ha!

so if you love the sound from then its a great song.

They were big into the whole crescendo thing.

Clearly no one now disparaging this song has actually listened to the lyrics. The song tells the story of Texas clan, and their plans for a family reunion. Along the way McMurty paints some fantastic character sketches, and includes some very colorful metaphors. This really is a gem, but you do have to listen.

Cool album cover....

What a treat to hear this on RP! Still waiting to hear it live...

Does this fine lady have even one bad song?  Everything she touches is tasty, real, gritty, and lovely. All at the same time.

Talk about getting called out by a remake. I was at a friends house years ago playing a video game and this song (done by Soundgarden) came on the video game. I said, "Hay they remade a Johny Cash song!" I'm sure there's an emoticon somewhere here that describes the looks I got but imagination works just as well.

Totally agree! I may even have posted a similar sentiment on another song from this album. If they can "de-Spector" Let it Be, why not All Things Must Pass? Make both versions available and let the music lovers choose for themselves. T-Bone Burnett, are you listening?

Well I WAS going to leave for lunch...But I think I will stick around for this one

j.j. cool..can't get much cooler.

Never knew KOL till I discoved RP.

KOL starting to grow on me, 5 -> 7.

It stopped me in my tracks.  Quite beautiful!  Thanks Bill.

Is the Crowes version recorded anywhere? Love to hear it. Steve Earle's version on Sidetracks is great, much more gritty than the original. Steve make you believe he could be the smugglin' trucker...Little Feat, not even close.

The Black Crowes do a rip snortin' version of this tune.

Sing-songy.

I don't get why this song is held in such high regard amongst Sublime fans. It's mediocre at best. I love Sublime, but this is one of the crappiest songs they ever did.

It's a bit hotel lobby for me.

The opening couple seconds of WhaaaWhaaa sounds just like my cat when she vomits.

Really.

sounds good, got any more details? 

Wow. Brilliant transition from Vivaldi.

Songs do not get more beautifully simple than this one. No matter what climate you live in.

yeah i know it's too late now, but i wish somebody would have told ani that not all her diary entries can be songs.

Good for you. When this album came out I was 10. It opened a door to a whole new "world" of music that I never imagined existed. I credit Graceland with seeding my love of African music. And at the time it opened my eyes to
the South African system of apartheid. For me this album was truly a revelation.
And it remains one of my favorites to this day.

And I'm not the only one who feels this way.

If there was anybody not familiar with him and wondering why Warren Zevon is regarded with the esteem he is, just listen to this song.

RIP Warren.

During the slow parts it sounds just like Silversun Pickups...

Sure seems like the Karma Police are falling down on the job lately.

Just sayin'...

As I listen to this....all I see is black teeth and blank stares. Bela Fleck doing blue grass is like trying to make crumpled tin foil smooth and creaseless.

I like Elliot Smith, but all of his songs sound very similar to me.

HOLY CRAP!!

This is what this song was meant to be.

beautiful...

The more I hear this one the more I fall in love with it. There is something so simple and plaintive about it.

One of those albums/CDs whose first listen will always be imprinted on my brain. Buddy of mine in college demanded that I come over right away to listen to a CD he just picked up from a new band. Cranked to "11" on the sound system, Gish totally blew my mind as my ears socked up the sound.

Yes, sadly.

Death, particularly suicide, sells better than sex.

yay-can't wait to see Guster at Wolf Trap this summer...

Who wants to be the Beatles? Anyone? Oh, Supergrass -- you have your hand raised? You want to be the Beatles? NO!! You will never be the Beatles!!!

Soft couch, quiet room, good speakers, kids asleep (in my case) = smooth times.

...brief, simple, beautiful...

Great end to a crappy day. Thanks, Bill!

i see Glen Hansard in a whole new light after seeing the movie Once

Truely one of the most moving and romantic songs ever sung by this great artist. Love the Sax and Bass line, and it Moves Me

It took me about 5 years, but I honestly think this is the best album released in the last 20 years.

The older I get, the more I appreciate this and ALL of George's work.

RIP, George. We truly miss you.

Yeah, I've wondered that too. What is the groove sampled from? I'm pretty sure it's sampled. I'm thinking Beach Boys but am probably wrong.

Tell me more about Beck ... what is the best album for the uninitiated?

Yes, that is unfortunate. But at least now I know what is bugging me about this song. Thanks for sharing.

anyone else hear jack johnson?

SoaD to this... Brilliant, thanks RP!

Can someone tell me where happiness lives?

Perfect example of a potential disaster when you write a vocal melody that is outside of your range..... sometimes the result is laughable. Falsetto is NOT always a good thing.

A beautiful, heart-wrenching song for any parent. I used to sing this to my baby daughter, substituting "girl" for "boy". It brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.

Isn't this a Nirvana song?????? Thief! HA!

The Kenny G of electric Guitar. Sorry.

You are a bonifide idiot. This is perhaps the best album ever.

Huh?

I never get tired of hearing this song. I do wonder how they went from something this sublime to something as ridiculous as "We Built This City."

fom elliot to the man... i feel like i should donate blood somewhere

I like Johnny's series of covers; Hurt is amazing, for one. This One... good, but not great.

I played this for someone once and their jaw dropped to the floor. It was great.

Depeche Mode = DM.

DP? Are you inadvertantly revealing more about your personal life than you'd really like to admit?

I don't know if its my age or the living in Canada thing, but I think this is the first Stone Roses I've heard. I've read a ton of reference them as a massive influence though. Anyone suggest a good starter album for me? A greatest hits maybe?

I'm originally from Michigan and my first love was a girl named Katherine. Fifteen years later, this song still chokes me up. Amazing what good music does to the soul.

hello, first time here. A friend in NY turned me on to RP. I live in Milan, Italy and find the connection to this type of format so nice, my other choice is to just listen to NPR.

Well, I am 50, a young and pretty 50, and started listening to S and G years and years ago. I am a folkie through and true. Always was. In fact, we just went to a small concert in Torino where Jorma and Jack and Barry were playing. Hot Tuna - blues and country. What musicians!

Ok now,
ciao to all,
PS - my son is having a psychotic episode, please think of him, I believe in annomynous energy strongly! I suppose I am reacting to the "angry and aching".

Yeah, those groceries aren't going to bag themselves!!!

Same here. Ringo would play just a tiny bit 'late', giving the drums a unique feel. It seems like this album brings up a lot of talent that we've just started ignoring because of its familiarity.

Saw him in concert...simply amazing. A new appreciation for the range and capacity of the banjo.

I like Phish and fish.

On can really see the uber-jam band shining through this track. Woulda been fun to see 'em live. Oh well.

Timeless, indisputable, indispensable

The word is spelled "IDIOT." If you're going to insult me, then at least learn to spell correctly. (I can appreciate your choice of the name "parrothead.") Now you listen, birdbrain, there is no plane on that film. If you can show me a plane in those few frames, I'll pay you whatever amount of money you demand. Take another look at: http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/may2006/170506pentagonquestions.htm
The Bush administration pulled off 9/11. Wake up, birdbrain! Wake up, USA!

Imbecile? Jackass? My good man, we don't even know each other and yet you have the temerity to call me names? A sure sign of a bad upbringing. Shame on your parents.
Look, I understand how difficult it is to even contemplate the truth, and so it's easier to attack someone who brings it than face it. I said nothing about the twin towers, so your point about planes hitting them is pointless. We all saw them hit, but that in no way accounts for the collapse of those two buildings. However since you brought up the subject of NYC, how do you explain the collapse of WTC7 at 5:20 on the afternoon of 9/11? That building was not hit by a plane yet collpased in a perfect pile thanks to controlled demolition. Now as far as DC is concerned, I always ask a basic question. Regarding the Pentagon “attack” how do you explain the total lack of any large aircraft debris that is always present at any crash site? I of course mean things such as fuselage fragments, tail section, seats, wings, human bodies, luggage, etc. These are the things that you refer to as "crap." If it was indeed a plane that hit the Pentagon, where is the proof? Where are airplane parts with serial numbers? These are simple questions which the US government has yet to answer. Wake up. Finally, "Crap," my good man, is what your government has been feeding you and the rest of the world for the past five years.

I like Beck a little less now that I've discovered he's a scientologist. I know, I shouldn't judge a man by his religion, but... sheesh.

In any other band he would have been considered the inspirational leader, the song-writing genius...

Never did get the respect he was due, in my opinion. His body of work puts him in very rare company.

please. Billy Gorgan is amazing.

Gin Blossoms?

glad to hear this one on RP!

love this and the original. this might be one of my favorite covers ever...

Decent, but not as a song, as a guitar exercise.

PG is not Bill or Rebecca. I've seen Bill comment on some of PG's stuff, especially pointing out when PG got a fact about a band wrong.

Gotta agree with the Dead comparisons...sounds like an attempt to merge Wake of the Flood with Terrapin Station.

Not a particularly good idea, that. I've noticed a tendency for Mr. Adams to mimic a number of different styles. That can be considered virtuosity...or lack of originality.

Perfect!

Freddy Merc the second.

maybe i like it because i too was born on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay....y'all are too harsh on Adam D. He's a great writer.

i think if i was dating someone and needing an anthem, i'd pick the ruff ryder's anthem, by dmx.

You know, sometimes, I think age really mellows you out. I can't say I cared that much for Bob when I was younger and yet over the last 6 months I have come to be a humongous Bob fan.....can't get enough of Bob....old stuff or even newer. It all really happened when I broke up with a long term beau and a friend said you need to listen to the ultimate break up album...Blood On the Tracks. I had to admit....I am not quite that bitter towards the ex but through that album and a few others, I became a huge fan. Also became a fan watching Scorcese's "No Direction Home". A good insight into Bob's life as much as he will let you in. Also read his biography...Chronicles, Vol 1 which was fabulous.

Maybe you'd rather BillG stay up 24/7, so he can think up new and original sets for you ALL THE TIME! WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL!!!!!111!!!!1!!!!!11!1111

It's funny how Beck's canon of songs are pretty much all over the place, and he's matured into a much more talented a musician/songwriter than I thought he'd be after first hearing "Loser".

"Sea Change" is like the best melancholy moments from "Mutations" distilled and focused. Excellent disc.

the drumming on this song is flat flat flat
robotic and numbing...distracting on an otherwise interesting song

Like an elegant needle and the damage done - simple, raw, and powerful.

LOL - subtle but dead on!

Jimi Hendrix has some great songs, but I don't really like this one. His better (perhaps by that I mean more popular) songs should really be played more on RP.

No, that's a guitar, not a banjo.

Now this is MUCH BETTER than listening to a tired blues song (Rollin' & Tumblin') covered by a tired old non-singer (Bob Dylan).

George Martin remixing the Beatles is QUINTISENTIAL creativity in the field of reinventing original work. I won't even call this a cover tune, for it is a "compleat" re-interpretation of their work while being faithful to the original artists at the same time.