Awful awful awful. He clearly has too many friends with access to recording studios. Trying so hard it backfires.

"Kicks" by DC5 in late '60s.

Super talented guy.  Not his best song, but his early catalog is impressive.  
  

 crockydile wrote: 
You caught me. I'm not a fan of Orthodox Judaism (See original post), or Orthodox anything. And I won't stand for people who don't spend as much time and effort on their appearance as I do. Later on tonight, when I host a bi-monthly meeting of people who think the media is riddled with hidden racism, sexism, gender-ism, and homophobia, my good looking friends and I will get sauced on expensive Spanish wines and make fun of the Republican candidates for president.

agreed
 kcar wrote: 

Not bad, but not particularly impressive, either.

 motorichi wrote: 
He sounds to me like a mix between Elvis Costello (trying too hard) and Lenny Kravitz...

 Jim__Sheila wrote: 
FStS is a fine album.  Saw him do most of it solo acoustic in Denver back in the early 90s.

 Sasha2001 wrote:
 
sniff.sniff. I smell someone digging for an offense. Sounded to me like hippiechick was just spreading info. If you want to find offensive posts, just follow mine for a while. I'm sure I can provide you with enough material to rant for 5 minutes with your metrosexual, ultra PC friends.

 hippiechick wrote: 
Hmmm, is it your belief that all of these traits make him a better musician or are you surprised that a musician you like has all of these traits?

Interesting but depressing lyrics and rather old-fashioned music

Peter puts on a great show on Tuesday nights at 7pm PST. You should check him out on http://furiousworld.com. Our favorite Peter Himmelman album is From Strength to Strength.

Was truly inspired by this guy in the mid-nineties and saw him in concert twice.  There were several songs that always brought a shimmer to my eyes and weighted resonance to my heart (e.g. Midnight Walk in the Ruins, Only Innocent, Impermanent Things, Weight of the Wait, How Did It Come Down to This, Beneath the Damage and the Dust, Flown This Acid World), unfortunately none of which ever made it to the Radio Paradise play list. He's been prolific: http://www.peterhimmelman.com/home.html

Bobby D's son-in-law, in case you didn't know, and an Orthodox Jew. He's also very hilarious, once hosting the radio show on wxrt for the morning guy.

Love Peter Himmelman...but this is his worst album. Still...I met him after a concert once...he was gracious and kind....actually reflecting the persona behind his lyrics. Kinda nice to know his art is authentic.

beelzebubba wrote:
I concur. It's all a little too familiar.

Kornmann wrote:

2nd that! Whatup Korndog

Not that much predictable. Has some interesting transitional sections.

This is taking the place of thousands of better songs that could be on the playlist.

This tune is pretty good...but he put out a fine album in the 90s called "Flown This Acid World".

I was just about to comment on the backup vocals; they help make this a good song.

You should check out Kristin Mooney...his back-up singer has a great voice!

http://www.kristinmooney.com/

istanbulbaby wrote:

When I heard this song, I scrolled through the posts hoping to see that someone else thought that Elvis Costello was in this one. Great minds think alike. And great musicians sometimes sound alike.

" Restitution's easy, throwin' coins to the depraved,
but ya gotta get upon your knees if you want to be saved." ... ...

Um.....No thanks.

crockydile wrote:

Good one, though I think we've already been through the statistical thing and it's a bit more than 80.

physicsgenius wrote:

Identical to 80% of the posts by physicsgenius.

Peter is a great artist--I have been priviledged to see him perform a few times within the last few years. He's amazing on stage, because his material can be somber, and he'll just rock out. He's also well-known for creating songs onstage, much to the pleasure (and embarassment) of those watching. However...this has got to be my LEAST favorite album of his; some of the songs are great, but it just doesn't hang together well, and the production is too much and overwhelms the songs in some cases.

Try any Himmelvaults cd (especially #2) or his last two albums, Unstoppable Forces or Imperfect World. Peter's website: www.peterhimmelman.com

How boring is this?