Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California) | | Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 12:18 | |
Yes, those are nice. SmackDaddy wrote:Brilliant lyrics I'm gonna walk these streets Of cold concrete Like I'm a ghost Searching for its grave Then I'll dwell by the edge of this man made lake And descend into the city That holds no place for me But the streets With no stir of life And all the houses on the streets Are wholly submerged Then I'll gather the leaves from cell phone trees And return them To their place And pretend someone's calling for me< NewPP limit report Preprocessor node count: 182/1000000 Post-expand include size: 2138/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 192/2097152 bytes Expensive parser function count: 2/100 ExtLoops count: 2/100 > |
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Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California) | | Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 12:16 | |
RP plays a lot of Calexico---and I really don't mind at all.
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Jazbo
(Beautiful Valparaiso IN.) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 12:42 | |
love Calexico....this one grabs me....8
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zllama
| | Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 08:23 | |
I am always so grateful that RP supports Calexico. They are such a unique sound and so very dedicated to their sound and message.
I like to describe their sound as what a buzzard hears as it circles above the desert floor on scroching hot updrafts.
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SmackDaddy
(San Diego) | | Posted: Mar 17, 2012 - 16:20 | |
cosmiclint wrote:I'm not quite ready to declare this one Outstanding, yet somehow an eight just seems ... inadequate.
Bill ... could we get an eight-and-a-half for times like this? Generosity is good for the soul. Go for it, click that 9. |
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cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC) | | Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 20:31 | |
I'm not quite ready to declare this one Outstanding, yet somehow an eight just seems ... inadequate.
Bill ... could we get an eight-and-a-half for times like this?
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 05:59 | |
CortinaDampeco wrote:Interesting arrangements. Too pity voice is too flat and not emotional.
The vocals are neither flat nor unemotional to me. In my opinion, they fit the song and arrangement perfectly. |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Dec 07, 2011 - 12:27 | |
The voice, the angst, the starkness, the cool attitude, it all fits really well. I have listened to this song before but this time, when I first heard the guitar, I thought Steven Wilson-Porcupine Tree. |
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Shaken_Bake
(Mile High City-or is it just me?) | | Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 15:49 | |
But I never thought Calexico at all when I first heard this! Not that it's not brilliant! Krispian wrote:Beautiful and haunting... so very Calexico
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SmackDaddy
(San Diego) | | Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 00:31 | |
CortinaDampeco wrote:Interesting arrangements. Too pity voice is too flat and not emotional.
Subtlety is a bitch that most people refuse to understand. |
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CortinaDampeco
| | Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 02:35 | |
Interesting arrangements. Too pity voice is too flat and not emotional.
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calypsus_1
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olivertwist
(Atlanta GA) | | Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 15:42 | |
rebeccagrad wrote:Just saw them live last night in town at the Hotel Congress, with Devotchka and Sergio Mendez. Fantastic show! Love these hometown boys!
Lucky you. I wish they'd play in my current town (Atlanta). They don't seem to head east of the Mississippi much... |
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rebeccagrad
(Tucson, AZ) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2011 - 20:32 | |
Just saw them live last night in town at the Hotel Congress, with Devotchka and Sergio Mendez. Fantastic show! Love these hometown boys!
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bdh
(Sunshine Coast, Australia) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2011 - 22:03 | |
Awesome stuff! Am I the only one that thinks of Remy Zero when I hear this music ? I love it!
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toterola
(Further) | | Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 10:58 | |
I saw these guys open for (and play alongside) Neko Case and her band. It was an other-worldly experience. No matter how good you think Calexico is on disc, they exceed your expectations live. One of the tightest bands I've ever seen.
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Krispian
(Vancouver, BC) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2011 - 11:54 | |
Beautiful and haunting... so very Calexico
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scrubbrush
(Sea of Calm) | | Posted: Jul 14, 2011 - 13:52 | |
I really, really like these guys. something about the singer's voice always draws me in
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SmackDaddy
(San Diego) | | Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 22:25 | |
Brilliant lyrics I'm gonna walk these streets Of cold concrete Like I'm a ghost Searching for its grave Then I'll dwell by the edge of this man made lake And descend into the city That holds no place for me But the streets With no stir of life And all the houses on the streets Are wholly submerged Then I'll gather the leaves from cell phone trees And return them To their place And pretend someone's calling for me< NewPP limit report Preprocessor node count: 182/1000000 Post-expand include size: 2138/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 192/2097152 bytes Expensive parser function count: 2/100 ExtLoops count: 2/100 > |
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zamir
(Newark, DE USA) | | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 13:16 | |
Great song and perfect segue into this from El Carretero. Nice addition to my Friday afternoon!
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Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague) | | Posted: Nov 24, 2010 - 11:36 | |
For some reason I'm imagining Sade doing this...
I think that would be nice. Though I do like this.
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werner
(Probably Germany (42 is the answer)) | | Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 12:22 | |
This song is a lot like Cracker, Sidi Ifni, isn`t it? Is there any connection? Like it except the "distorted guitar" the NOISE at the end, just like in Sidi Ifni. Spoils the fun....
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z11355
| | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 19:13 | |
what a bad segue from Beth Orton  |
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Rp10v3r
(Gainesville, FL) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2010 - 18:46 | |
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prickelpit96
(Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal.) | | Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 02:22 | |
Stingray wrote:How are they LIVE...?
Weltklasse. Letztes Jahr in einer überschaubaren Halle (3.000 Leute?) gesehen und abgegange wie Bolle. Die Band schafft eine Atmosphäre mit ihren Liedern und ihrer Präsenz... Solltest Du mal die Chance haben, auf keinen Fall verstreichen lassen, es lohnt sich absolut. |
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calypsus_1
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floydoftherocks
(Frisco) | | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 11:36 | |
please make it stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is so mediocre/boring/crappy. i give it a 3 because unlike ALL the other calexico recordings, this at least has a different sound to it. kind of like live in the late 90s.
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 19:35 | |
Stingray wrote:How are they LIVE...?
Infectious. My wife went to a show, knowing a song or two - next thing you know, we are flying 3/4 of the way across the US to see them again. |
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DJSlammin
| | Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 09:17 | |
They are gonna be at Bonnaroo 2010 this year!!
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 16:28 | |
Stingray wrote:How are they LIVE...?
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival a few years back, they put on a high energy show in a high expectations venue and owned the crowd. Lucinda Williams was earlier and the Raconteurs had the same stage later in the day, so there was a pretty high standard afoot.
They had a horn section that was tight as a gnat's ass. Big sound is what the venue called for and they came packin'. Go and have a good time. |
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