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10,000 Maniacs — Don't Talk
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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 10:24
 

This song is good for the ears...
 

slr242
(San Francisco)
Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 23:33
 
This was the band near their apex, as far as I'm concerned. Great stuff. Loved her voice at that point. In my opinion, they should have stayed together, were it possible. Natalie's solo career has been underwhelming.

RKeaton
(South of Paradise)
Posted: May 15, 2012 - 18:34
 
 kaybee wrote:
One of their best!
 
Indeed, it's an amazingly powerful song. Surprised by the lack of appreciation. The whole album is a gem.

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: May 15, 2012 - 18:22
 
One of their best!

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 14:57
 
music = good, voice= not so good, she bugs..sorry

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Sep 05, 2011 - 09:14
 

There are all kinds, and I'm the kind who likes Natalie Merchant.     {#Smile}



vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jun 02, 2011 - 23:22
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:
(picture deleted for brevity)

 


My boobs and I will now gargle through yet another marginally acceptable song . . . 



calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 02, 2010 - 17:35
 

Natalie Merchant  By Guus Krol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guuskrol/

Natalie Merchant, Paradiso 11-05-2010

This photo was taken on May 11, 2010 in Jordaan, Amsterdam, NH, NL, using a Nikon D3.



Ljenny
Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 16:30
 
{#Drunk}

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 16:13
 
*bump*
lmic wrote:

This is one of the very best pop songs about alcoholism. Maybe Bill could play it in a set along with "We Used to Vacation," and/or "Inside Job"?


kurtster
(Area code 216)
Posted: Jun 19, 2010 - 19:13
 
Just a beautiful song with a nice hook.  Makes me smile.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Apr 17, 2010 - 05:53
 
A lot of Natalie on RP these days, sorry to say it's not sounding too good to me.

drife
(Golden, CO)
Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 15:00
 
Self righteous twits.

h8rhater
Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 14:59
 
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:

...and was a bit less reserved in expressing her angst.  I do miss that...but not her penchant for self-righteousness.  Still, she and Wiley Coyote must share the super genius mantle.  {#Yes}



 
You so funny.  You must crack yourself up all the time.  Yawn!


Xeric
(Montana)
Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 19:30
 
 Josephine wrote:
'In My Tribe' is my favorite 10K album, and maybe because it was my first intro to them. I'd love to hear 'Painted Desert' on RP, as it's one of my all-time fav songs!! I still have this on cassette somewhere, and it has the 'Peace Train' recording, which was later removed from the album, due to some trouble with publishing rights, I believe.
 
This (and the following other explanations for "Peace Train's" absence) is interesting.  I didn't know that later versions had had it pulled—kind of too bad, musically, as it's a really nice version of the song, though I can certainly understand politically/morally. 

In My Tribe is, as others have said, a gem.  It's stood up remarkably well to all these years. . . .


Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Apr 03, 2009 - 13:39
 
 More_Cowbell wrote:
She had a good strong voice back then
 
...and was a bit less reserved in expressing her angst.  I do miss that...but not her penchant for self-righteousness.  Still, she and Wiley Coyote must share the super genius mantle.  {#Yes}




treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 11:31
 
 aragon wrote:
Well, I like the whole disk and would enjoy a bunch if I could hear "Gun Shy" on RP. But just playing "Don't Talk" is fine with me. Love it!



Funny thing: My vynil album has a different cover.
 
Not sure about different covers for In My Tribe (maybe somebody else can jump in on that one), and even though the word vinyl isn't seen in print as much these days as it used to be, it's definitely "i before y".  Your spelling of it makes it look like an off-brand cold remedy...



PacificNWPariah
(No longer between a Nuclear Power Plant and a Chemical Weapon Depot)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 11:28
 
 wilcogirl11 wrote:

I always heard that Natalie had it removed because Cat Stevens converted to Islam. She apparently wasn't happy because of how she believes women are treated in Islam. Maybe this is a myth, though?

 

According to wiki, that is true. However, I remember hearing back in the day that "Peace Train" was put on the album by demand from the record studio executives, despite the fact that the 10,000 Maniacs already had an anti-war song (Gun Shy) on the album. Cat Stevens' religious beliefs may have been a useful excuse to finally get that song off the album.

arsenault
(long beach cali USandA)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 11:24
 
 sfListener wrote:

I thought it was because of his support of the fatwah against Salman Rushdie.

 
Bingo...correct.


arsenault
(long beach cali USandA)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 11:23
 
 fredriley wrote:

Whatever happened to 10,000 Maniacs? They were some of the poppiest political agitators around, if I remember, but I've not heard a peep of them for years. I can think of a few blokes to whom the lyrics in this song would apply, all talk and beer and no action. 7 from the Nottingham jury.
 
natalie merchant went solo and got boring..
this was their best effort by far..not a bad song on it.
never gets old.
great songs...


dogpound
(the island on which I belong)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 11:21
 
 rtwingo wrote:


She sounds just as good today to my opinion.
 
agreed.
Great song writer too 

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Nov 28, 2008 - 05:44
 
 rvontha wrote:
Love them Maniacs.
 
Whatever happened to 10,000 Maniacs? They were some of the poppiest political agitators around, if I remember, but I've not heard a peep of them for years. I can think of a few blokes to whom the lyrics in this song would apply, all talk and beer and no action. 7 from the Nottingham jury.


rtwingo
(Israel)
Posted: Aug 25, 2008 - 10:56
 
 More_Cowbell wrote:
She had a good strong voice back then
 

She sounds just as good today to my opinion.

fletch
Posted: Aug 25, 2008 - 10:54
 
Genius.

More_Cowbell
(North of Chicago, IL, USA)
Posted: Aug 25, 2008 - 10:52
 
She had a good strong voice back then

sfListener
Posted: Jul 24, 2008 - 18:42
 
wilcogirl11 wrote:

I always heard that Natalie had it removed because Cat Stevens converted to Islam. She apparently wasn't happy because of how she believes women are treated in Islam. Maybe this is a myth, though?



I thought it was because of his support of the fatwah against Salman Rushdie.


wilcogirl11
Posted: Jul 24, 2008 - 18:39
 
Josephine wrote:
'In My Tribe' is my favorite 10K album, and maybe because it was my first intro to them. I'd love to hear 'Painted Desert' on RP, as it's one of my all-time fav songs!! I still have this on cassette somewhere, and it has the 'Peace Train' recording, which was later removed from the album, due to some trouble with publishing rights, I believe.


I always heard that Natalie had it removed because Cat Stevens converted to Islam. She apparently wasn't happy because of how she believes women are treated in Islam. Maybe this is a myth, though?


Droidac
(Kitchener, Ontario)
Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 06:16
 
Wow, haven't heard that one in ages! I think that just made my Monday morning. Thanks Bill!
rvontha
(Erie, PA)
Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 06:12
 
Love them Maniacs.
Excelsior
Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 06:11
 
Don't sing.
DrConcrescence
Posted: May 22, 2008 - 20:01
 
I used to bounce for Natalie & crew in Buffalo circa 1984? Man this brings back memories...
aragon
(West Lafayette)
Posted: Apr 21, 2008 - 08:18
 
Well, I like the whole disk and would enjoy a bunch if I could hear "Gun Shy" on RP. But just playing "Don't Talk" is fine with me. Love it!



Funny thing: My vynil album has a different cover.
fede550
Posted: Apr 21, 2008 - 08:13
 
The version in the unplugged album is better (specially the vocals). Still quiet good though.
michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON Canada)
Posted: Feb 18, 2008 - 08:33
 
junebaby65 wrote:

Me too....


My God, I'm not alone. Total agreement. Nothing against the band and its fans. Just what makes the world go 'round. I can't listen to them.


junebaby65
(Cleveland, OH)
Posted: Feb 18, 2008 - 08:30
 
On_The_Beach wrote:
One of the few artists on RP that I can't stand.
With apologies to her fans, NM's voice just annoys the hell out of me.

Me too....
(former member)
(Land of the Long White Cloud)
Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 21:17
 
'In My Tribe' is my favorite 10K album, and maybe because it was my first intro to them. I'd love to hear 'Painted Desert' on RP, as it's one of my all-time fav songs!!

I still have this on cassette somewhere, and it has the 'Peace Train' recording, which was later removed from the album, due to some trouble with publishing rights, I believe.
kindermanltd
(American, man.)
Posted: Dec 17, 2007 - 11:32
 
I generally like 10,000 Maniacs but I really am NOT liking this song. Perhaps one of their least creative. Decent usually though.
nctomatoman
(Raleigh NC)
Posted: Aug 13, 2007 - 20:25
 
Yup - I really like this song (and yes, she does do that annoying thing with her voice and let's it trail off and downward and off the key at the end of nearly every line)....still - solid 8 for me.
Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!)
Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 23:20
 
wishlist wrote:
What changed? Because she makes sleepy music it makes this song unlikeable?

Because she (they) made the same bloody thing over and over it made it unlikeable. This tune, however, is not. But that doesn't change the way that NM (today) constitutes one of Dante's rings.
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: May 11, 2007 - 14:17
 
One of the few artists on RP that I can't stand.
With apologies to her fans, NM's voice just annoys the hell out of me.
suddenchad
Posted: May 11, 2007 - 14:15
 
God, I was so into this band and album when it came out. And don't listen to the person below. I also saw them at two other venues in Philly back in the late 80s and they were awesome.
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: May 11, 2007 - 14:14
 
One of the few artists on RP that I can't stand.
With apologies to her fans, NM's voice just annoys the hell out of me.
lmic
(Uniondale, NY)
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 21:48
 
So happy to see a 6.6 for the great Natalie M., especially after the depressing 5.8 for Patti Smith earlier.

EDIT: Also this is one of the very best pop songs about alcoholism. Maybe Bill could play it in a set along with "We Used to Vacation," and/or "Inside Job"?
EDIT EDIT: I do prefer the slower, moodier version on "MTV Unplugged." Nit pick - this is still a 10 for me.
orpheus
(east coast)
Posted: Mar 25, 2007 - 15:10
 
99 wrote:


Don't drink the haterade



Dude
(Medford, NJ)
Posted: Mar 25, 2007 - 10:07
 
I've seen hundreds of live shows. 10,000 Maniacs was the only band I've ever walked out on (a 5 star night at the Mann Music Center (formerly known as the Robin Hood Dell East) in Philadelphia). Every song sounded like the last - Natalie Merchant was just bleeting like a sheep, and there was virtually no change to the rhythm or the melody.

Don't drone! Just say no to 10,000 Maniacs!


Daniel_Pittenger
(Vermont)
Posted: Mar 25, 2007 - 10:03
 
kazuma wrote:
Really nice track from way back when, before that sheep took over her voicebox.


Baaaaa...
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 19:14
 
Really nice track from way back when, before that sheep took over her voicebox.
slowhand
(South!!!!!!!!!!)
Posted: Feb 06, 2007 - 17:28
 
Beautiful song.
ktnsb
(Kinsey's Colgate)
Posted: Feb 06, 2007 - 17:19
 
This song almost rocks, but Natalie comes through again.
kerr
(Up a bit)
Posted: Jan 23, 2007 - 01:58
 
Can't believe this has such a low rating. 6.6, really? What isn't there to like?

That was a rhetorical question btw