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Calexico — Cruel
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oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Sep 23, 2012 - 13:14
 
 underarmor wrote:
There is something about this song that I really dig. I'm not sure what it is, but it might be the hopeful, energetic sound of the horn juxtaposed with the sad sound of the voice.
 
The horns are all kinda sad, too...all minor chords and all...still it feels upbeat...cool arrangement.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 06:34
 
 squidish wrote:

It's a West Coast thing, you wouldn't understand...
 
That's what the surviving members of the Donner Party said.  Good tune, by the way.

zllama
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 15:16
 
Yes, those are members of Calexico as well as guest horns, probably from one of the Mariachi (spelling?!) bands that regularly play with Calexico.

2nd Calexico song of the day . . . most heavenly !! 

jules44
(Sunny North Carolina)
Posted: Jan 07, 2012 - 13:20
 
I don't know who these guys are, they don't look anything like the Calexico members that I have ever seen!  See the real band here.....http://www.casadecalexico.com/band
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Calexico - 03 by ~photo-grafitti
©2010 ~photo-grafitti

Calexico
Wiltern Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
12.20.2009
 



Derecho
(A Land Without Traffic Lights)
Posted: Jan 07, 2012 - 13:01
 
Meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 12:22
 
Nice!

jules44
(Sunny North Carolina)
Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 14:17
 
Yay! my FAVORITE Calexico song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Drummer}

Kaleka
(Arizona)
Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 06:57
 
Making my day much better...  {#Roflol}  Thanks!

calypsus_1
Posted: May 07, 2010 - 23:20
 

Calexico - 03 by ~photo-grafitti
©2010 ~photo-grafitti

Calexico
Wiltern Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
12.20.2009



Dancing_banana
(Philadelphia, PA)
Posted: Jun 03, 2009 - 12:29
 
{#Dancingbanana} Love the horns!


bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: May 02, 2009 - 19:30
 
I hear a lot of people complain about this CD being a bit commercial for Calexico - and I kind of agree, but this, and Quattro are still my favorite songs they have ever done. 

They did a very nice video of Cruel as well - on youtube. 

greyfin10
(Panama City, FL)
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 - 10:48
 
There's some interesting drumming going on in that one.

Fredrikson
(Stockholm)
Posted: Feb 04, 2009 - 02:01
 
That's a James Jean album cover, ladies and gentlemen.

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Dec 13, 2008 - 13:42
 
These guys really paint a picture in my mind with their music, from the sometimes almost wisper vocals, to the wispy brushes on the drums, then the trumpets, blowing in like the dry winds of a desert storm.  They have such range.

Then, the lyrics. . . .

I have to turn them off sometimes, I almost start to cry.

I have become a huge fan of these guys.  While it amazes me that so many have not discovered them, I'm kind of glad.  Commercial success might taint the magic they have.

rachlan
(nyc)
Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 19:39
 
 underarmor wrote:
There is something about this song that I really dig. I'm not sure what it is, but it might be the hopeful, energetic sound of the horn juxtaposed with the sad sound of the voice.
 
i like it too.


underarmor
(Austin)
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 14:47
 
There is something about this song that I really dig. I'm not sure what it is, but it might be the hopeful, energetic sound of the horn juxtaposed with the sad sound of the voice.
Kdubba
Posted: May 22, 2008 - 10:04
 
Bono is that you singing in the steel tank???
C57BL6
(up heeyah (Apia))
Posted: May 06, 2008 - 15:36
 
He's soundin' twangymumbly like the Donna the Buffalo guy here on vocals. Which isn't really here or there.
a_genuine_find
(Nieuw Amsterdam)
Posted: May 06, 2008 - 15:32
 
mefrombrazil wrote:
cover art to put up on the bedroom wall. amazing!

Crow=magic
mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil)
Posted: May 06, 2008 - 15:31
 
cover art to put up on the bedroom wall. amazing!
a_genuine_find
(Nieuw Amsterdam)
Posted: May 06, 2008 - 15:29
 

nukkes
Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 17:24
 
Saw them once in Germany, they were fantastic! One of my favourite bands, nowadays!
a_genuine_find
(Sol, Gould Belt, Orion Arm, Galaxy of Milk and Honey)
Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 11:21
 
Bitter, bitter mouth
Spitin' out seeds of doubt
Rituals seek root
Razed before they're told
Stories break like branches in the cold

Goosebumps!
FluorideFreeMN
(Central Minnesota)
Posted: Jan 01, 2008 - 17:56
 
PurplePrincess wrote:
First heard them on RP, now I have all their CD's. They are fantastic. Thanks for playing them.


Here too! RP is the sure cure for blah radio.

This album was fantastic for me. I love the latin touch throughout!
PurplePrincess
(the mountains)
Posted: Nov 20, 2007 - 20:26
 
First heard them on RP, now I have all their CD's. They are fantastic. Thanks for playing them.
a_genuine_find
(Planet Brooklyn)
Posted: Nov 09, 2007 - 14:18
 
a_genuine_find wrote:
This is a perfect segue again....

Artist: Southern Culture on the Skids
Song: The Wet Spot
Album: Mojo Box
Last Played: Nov 09, 2007 - 14:06
a_genuine_find
(Planet Brooklyn)
Posted: Nov 09, 2007 - 14:16
 
This is a perfect segue again....
poopypants
(Porkland, OR)
Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 09:13
 
too much herb heh...
Egrey
(WASH, DC)
Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 09:11
 
Somebody get BillG a cough drop! Hope you're feeling ok! ;-)
dogdokken
(los angeles, ca)
Posted: Oct 13, 2007 - 10:24
 
Does anyone else hear "Thuuuhhh people will survive, in their environment" laced in this song? And ironically they cover that on another album.

(*to spell it all out - the Minutemen song about beer that scorns society)
xkolibuul
(Pacific Rim, salmon, big trees)
Posted: Sep 23, 2007 - 09:54
 
Hey, be careful with that broad brush Squid, I know a slew of Calexico fans back in Vermont. We're not all musical malcontents there in the Green Mts.

Uh oh, feeling homesick, I could use a really good cheddar about now...

squidish wrote:

It's a West Coast thing, you wouldn't understand...

TerryS
(The other SW)
Posted: Aug 18, 2007 - 15:48
 
Liked their previous albums better, but this still worked heading south on 101 and watching the whales in Depoe Bay.
squidish
(under the sea)
Posted: Aug 18, 2007 - 15:45
 
revsully wrote:
God, I hate this.

It's a West Coast thing, you wouldn't understand...
revsully
(Vermont)
Posted: Aug 07, 2007 - 08:02
 
God, I hate this.
heyjoe3577
(Seattle)
Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 13:37
 
tinybubbles wrote:


this song is growing on me...


Mold grows too....but I'm guessing you mean you're liking it more as you listen to it. Me too.
bullitt
(Prison Planet)
Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 13:32
 
westsound wrote:
First heard them on Radio Paradise and now collecting their cd`s. Waiting to see when they are due back here in the UK

Same here, except replae "UK" with "AZ"!
Wizzuvvoz
(middle of the road in the groin of America)
Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 17:38
 
electronicthroat wrote:
I don't care for the intro. It reminds me of Gomez's "How We Operate." I like that song, but I just don't think it fits in with this song.
yes, I agree on your Gomez intro satatement. But I end up liking this song
electronicthroat
(The South)
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 08:52
 
I don't care for the intro. It reminds me of Gomez's "How We Operate." I like that song, but I just don't think it fits in with this song.
kenjismokum
(Potland, Oregon)
Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 14:21
 
cool tune, thanks bill :/
tinybubbles
(seattle)
Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 14:17
 


this song is growing on me...
s_k
(Susteren, Netherlands)
Posted: Apr 03, 2007 - 11:46
 
Calexico :).
Best band of the moment, what should I say?
Worst album so far, but still a 10 :)
cathenley
(Santa Maria, CA)
Posted: Mar 24, 2007 - 22:50
 

cosinus
(Germany)
Posted: Mar 14, 2007 - 16:21
 
bigB_3 wrote:

bigB_3
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 12:35
 

ginathelintqueen
(Durham, NC)
Posted: Mar 03, 2007 - 06:31
 
xkolibuul wrote:
Is it just me, or are the RP song commentaries dominated now by folks who insist on comparing every song and every vocal and every refrain and every chord with everything ever done before?


Ok, I must admit I'm guilty of this, but (in my defense), I am always curious whether others hear the same things in music as I do.

I have actually breathed a sigh of release when, upon hearing a oh-my-gosh-so-familiar-but-I-can't-place-it bit on RP, I log on and see that someone has said "Oh, that sounds like the chorus of such-and-such song".

Whew. It wasn't just me. ;-)
xkolibuul
(Pacific Rim, watching the storms roll in)
Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 21:34
 
Is it just me, or are the RP song commentaries dominated now by folks who insist on comparing every song and every vocal and every refrain and every chord with everything ever done before?



jdorn1 wrote:
man...that reallyt sounded like Mike Scott from the Waterboys at the beginning!

jdorn1
(Land of Milk and Cheese)
Posted: Feb 15, 2007 - 14:23
 
man...that reallyt sounded like Mike Scott from the Waterboys at the beginning!
westsound
(Bedfordshire, England,)
Posted: Feb 11, 2007 - 10:55
 
First heard them on Radio Paradise and now collecting their cd`s. Waiting to see when they are due back here in the UK
onomasticator
Posted: Feb 04, 2007 - 14:18
 
I've seen 'em in London twice -- the first was an incredible barn-burner. They blew the Brits away.

This album is incredibly depressing, actually, if excellent. What a great band.
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 02, 2007 - 13:12
 
xkolibuul wrote:
Just had to up my rating for those groovin' horns.

Though I might hafta lower it again for the little a capella silliness at the end.

Yeah, that ending bugged me, too. Liked the rest of it, though.