Not everyone who writes good songs can sing, and vice versa. Like the song, think someone else should sing it. Laura Veirs is the same way.

Does anyone know who the female voice is on this track? She sounds familiar...

Very nice but if it was after another slow song I'd probably find it boring. However, I like it after the African song

I just bumped this one up to a 10.

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Mari wrote:

Something inside me smiled when I read your post. I discovered Joseph Arthur when I heard one of his songs playing on my favorite crime drama, Without a Trace. This, however, is the first song I've heard by him in it's entirety. The music is passive, but the lyrics are passionate and beautiful/insightful.

I've heard some of his older work and liked it more than this. This is like Sominex.

Man, enough of this Nick Drake-type stuff. (And Nick Drake.) Snoohoohooooooze.

One of the most haunting, beautiful and depressing songs he's done. Real pick-me-up on a crappy day.

Does anyone else hear Billy Corgan? I mean the steady guitar tempo droning, and the melody just screams Corgans melodromatic acoustic ballads. Thats not a bad thing though, i'm digging this!

Joe Art is a genius. Anyone who has seen him perform live can attest. He's a one-man show and even throws in live painting as well. The obvious comparisons are Howie Day (the one-man show), John Lennon (his appearance) and Nick Drake (sedated voice)

nice voice....

What IS this? Time to sleep

Would love to hear Honey and the Moon from Redemption's Son some day but it's nice to hear any JA.

dolfan wrote:

For a minute there I thought this was Toad the Wet Sprocket.

physicsgenius wrote:

This comment tickled my funny bone... Physicsgenius made me laugh!

great singer/songwriter, but never cared for his paintings he uses for album art.

Mr. Joseph Arthur gives night-time classes in the local school titled "The art of "Almost Singing" - How to sing in a as-boring-as-possible, pretentiously husky voice"...

Pass. Down from 4 to 3 on second listen.

For a minute there I thought this was Nick Drake. That's a good thing. :nodhead:

Tux wrote:
I'm only surprised that you have the hubris to actually expect anyone to keep track of or give a damn about what you do or don't like.
Red_Dawn wrote:
I enjoy this song, though I have the same question as the Dawnster re: the album. I bought Redemption's Son and while I like a few tracks, I don't find myself listening to it all that often the whole way through. Edit: whoops, missed Tosko's entry. Thanks for that.

Tux wrote:

It appears one persons rubbish is another persons treasure. Personally, I rather enjoys his rubbish.

I appreciate that kind of dreamy atmosphere ; very beautiful...

I think this is one of the weakest songs on the new album. Although it does sound like typical Joseph Arthur, the rest of this album is much more lively and upbeat. Ironically, a few of the tunes off this new album sound Cure-ish, and Bill played the Cure right after this! Play some other tunes from this release, Bill!

I like vocals I can decipher. In general, too, I cannot appreciate whispering as a substitute for singing. This is a nice way of saying that this vocalization style is tiresome and nonmelodious.

Nice song. Great background vocals.

dirtroosters wrote:

* My rated are not automated, and probably never will be
* A rate is only chosen if I hear the song (some exceptions to the rule are records I know very well - which excludes the low ratings - and just missed on RP)

I just wasn't surprised to hear yet another piece of rubbish from someone I am by now used to have seen produced the same rubbish over and over again.

Beautiful, great background

this is really beautiful

Tux wrote:

Surprised because it's not an auto-mute 1? Or sarcastically surprised because it's yet another low rating for an artist we know you're not fond of? No and no.