MJMJ
| | Posted: Apr 25, 2010 - 09:19 | |
Thought this was T Bone Burnett
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Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) | | Posted: Mar 26, 2010 - 14:21 | |
Baby_M wrote:
I think it's more a critique of the attitude toward women displayed by men of a certain immature mindset, such as Hugh Hefner and his target audience:
Tired old story sad but true
We mama's boys have got it in for you
Our faults are many our virtues nil
We never loved you and we never will
Ah come on now girl It's time we both come clean
This mean old world runs on sex and gasoline
Both points are not contradictory at all (yours and IMIC's). in fact they converge pretty much, if understood one as a general attitude towards sex and human relations, the other against women in particular, but same point I think |
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Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | | Posted: Mar 26, 2010 - 10:53 | |
lmic wrote:
I understand this song as an analogy between the superficial way we approach sex in the U.S and our similarly vapid auto-(and thus oil)-obsessed culture. Think: consumerism, disposability, an aggressively willful ignorance.
I think it's more a critique of the attitude toward women displayed by men of a certain immature mindset, such as Hugh Hefner and his target audience: Tired old story sad but true
We mama's boys have got it in for you
Our faults are many our virtues nil
We never loved you and we never will
Ah come on now girl It's time we both come clean
This mean old world runs on sex and gasoline |
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musickat
(Lake of the Ozarks) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 21:08 | |
glad to hear somebody tell it like it is..... oh yeah, good song too.
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indypaul
(Indianapolis, IN) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 21:05 | |
Didn't Rodney give us "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll"?
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lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny) | | Posted: Feb 01, 2010 - 13:49 | |
Felix_The_Cat wrote:how can you match sex with gasoline?
I understand this song as an analogy between the superficial way we approach sex in the U.S and our similarly vapid auto-(and thus oil)-obsessed culture. Think: consumerism, disposability, an aggressively willful ignorance. |
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Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) | | Posted: Jan 22, 2010 - 10:54 | |
how can you match sex with gasoline?
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jan 22, 2010 - 10:52 | |
So true... and so danceable...
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Antigone
(A house, in a valley, Virginia) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2009 - 14:45 | |
slippery wrote:Exciting piano, great drums, edgy bassline - i like it all, will have a look at the album!
Yes, indeed. I love hearing Crowell here. I might have to pick up this cd. |
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lmic
(Influential In All The Wrong Ways) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2009 - 14:44 | |
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crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2009 - 14:44 | |
Grammarcop wrote:Structured and sung as if he was trying to emulate Nick Lowe.
or Bob Dylan.  |
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glassbuteo
(home) | | Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 22:40 | |
Manbird wrote:Reminds me of Bobbidy Dyan.
 kind of thought I was in a parallel universe for a few minutes.... |
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Grammarcop
(Hey, I can see Canada from here!) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2009 - 04:30 | |
Structured and sung as if he was trying to emulate Nick Lowe.
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toterola
(Further) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 12:06 | |
mediamarv wrote:
He got his start playing in Emmy Lou Harris' band.
His late 70s-early 80s stuff is really good, IMHO.
Being Johnny Cash's son-in-law didn't hurt Rodney's career. I love all his stuff, especially his stuff from the last few years. He is incredibly talented, a Hell of a nice guy, and a Texan. Sounds like a trifecta to me.  |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 12:05 | |
Rodney Crowell, eh? Talk about a song that gets to the heart of America..... Good music for a period where American per capita wealth and global influence are slowly, steadily declining. |
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slippery
(Sweden) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 12:03 | |
Exciting piano, great drums, edgy bassline - i like it all, will have a look at the album!
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mediamarv
(Sebastopol, CA) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 14:48 | |
westslope wrote:I think I could grow to like this singer/songwriter. His voice reminds me of a country-folk-pop Canadian singer Murray McLaughlin. The writing makes me think of Bob Dylan. Not to subtract from the obvious originality. He got his start playing in Emmy Lou Harris' band.
His late 70s-early 80s stuff is really good, IMHO. |
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mediamarv
(Sebastopol, CA) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 14:45 | |
manbirdexperiment wrote:Reminds me of Bobbidy Dyan.
Actually the best version of Like a Rolling Stone I ever heard was a live version done by Crowell and his band at a county fair several years ago. |
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1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 14:43 | |
repeats the same sex and gas way too much. Repetitive, to say the least
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Manbird
(Santa Rosa, CA) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 14:41 | |
Reminds me of Bobbidy Dyan.
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tom-kenna
(pompano beach) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 14:41 | |
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 14:40 | |
lmic wrote:W00t!!!
Quite biting, I must say.
I'll say. 'The Houston Kid' developed quite an attitude, huh? I like it. |
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aelfheld
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lmic
(Narrow Minded Couch Potato) | | Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 22:25 | |
W00t!!!
Quite biting, I must say.
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Aug 16, 2009 - 10:36 | |
I think I could grow to like this singer/songwriter. His voice reminds me of a country-folk-pop Canadian singer Murray McLaughlin. The writing makes me think of Bob Dylan. Not to subtract from the obvious originality. |
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:10 | |
alux wrote:Where did this dude come from? Love it.
Houston, actually. Was married to, and still collaborates with, Roseanne Cash. He's been around a long time, just never got the recognition some of his contemporaries have, e.g. Steve Earle. |
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WayUpNorth
(Down on the Farm) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:04 | |
Wow, didn't know Rodney had something as recent as this. Gotta love his perspective on life. He's so overlooked — such an intelligent and insightful writer. Glad to hear him played here!
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lsherida
| | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:04 | |
I started to think: "Oh, good, a Bob Dylan song I can't hate, only mildly dislike".
Turns out I was mistaken. :)
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lophrequa
(the very edge of the land) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:03 | |
sirrus wrote:Bzzt!
"What are two things that can immediately be identified by smell?" good one sir |
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alux
(atop the pyramid) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:02 | |
Where did this dude come from? Love it.
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