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Patty Griffin — You'll Remember
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rspauldi
Posted: Apr 21, 2013 - 09:35
 
White-girl soul.

sherf
(OCNY)
Posted: Feb 11, 2013 - 14:08
 
The bass—and the voice.....HOT!

unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Feb 07, 2013 - 20:30
 
 unclehud wrote:
goodness gracious ... !!!
 
... and it blew me away again tonight.  Wow.

foothillfreak
(Salt Lake City)
Posted: Jan 03, 2013 - 12:24
 
times like this I wish there was an 11 rating..

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 11:29
 
My (not so little now) valve amp is loving the brushes on the snare :)

bluecshells
Posted: Nov 09, 2012 - 12:15
 
Time out to turn it up!

fiorello
(Huntington NY)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 12:20
 
Love this song ... very moving with a glass of scotch !!
 

bluecshells
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 14:43
 
Thanks...now I'm crying...this one does that to me. 

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: May 19, 2012 - 20:05
 
 johnjconn wrote:
Patty reminds me of Bonnie Raitt, minus the guitar
 
Not for me, more like Norah Jones listened, learned and made millions.

BowTieDad
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Posted: Apr 30, 2012 - 07:24
 
ah the voice!

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 09:09
 
Patty reminds me of Bonnie Raitt, minus the guitar

ferwoman
Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 06:20
 
 Sloggydog wrote:
Was thinking I didn't like this until I realised I had a website playing a second track over the top of it.
 



Hee hee! That WOULD change the acoustics a bit!

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Dec 21, 2011 - 12:37
 
goodness gracious ... !!!

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 09:25
 
just amazing

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Oct 10, 2011 - 20:11
 
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooH! Patty! {#Clap}

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Sep 21, 2011 - 10:56
 
Was thinking I didn't like this until I realised I had a website playing a second track over the top of it.

Eray
(Benicia CA)
Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 09:20
 
Bluzzie jazz to warm the solumn heart.

Templar13
(Silver Spring, MD)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 11:01
 
Amen, Monkey, Amen!  
 copymonkey wrote:


Four words for you: You don't get it.
 



Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 12:41
 
When I hear a Patty Griffin song, I ache to sing again. It's easy to mouth the words, but to get the most ethereal of vocals from those phonics is a talent few possess. Ms. Griffin knows how to coax the emotion out of a syllable. Not many artists can do that.  I love her music. {#Meditate}

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Oct 29, 2010 - 08:28
 
 lattalo wrote:
I have heard her sing this live and she hits the notes on purpose.  This women is so incredible,
she writes these incredible songs, then sings them just like she wants to. {#Notworthy}
 
Yeppers. As many times as I've heard her songs, they never fail to stop me in my tracks. Wonderful.


calypsus_1
Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 20:08
 

Patty Griffin by Chelsey Engel Photography
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chelseyengelphotography/

Patty Griffin closed the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival on Jun 13, 2010. 

© All rights reserved.



Bridieboo
(Halifax, NS)
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 08:17
 
I agree - I'd love to hear Holly Cole on RP.

teadye wrote:
Too bad we never hear any of Holly's work or that of Jennifer Warnes on RP.  



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 08:15
 
 teadye wrote:
Very nice! I thought at first it was Holly Cole. Too bad we never hear any of Holly's work or that of Jennifer Warnes on RP. Holly Cole's album "Don't Smoke in Bed" is often used at Sony to test their audio equipment while Jennifer Warnes album with Leonard Cohen (Famous Blue Raincoat) is used by many audiophiles to audio test high end equipment before buying.
 
I used to use Cowboy Junkie's first album, the one recorded in the church. It was recorded directly onto digital, with one microphone, so a good system really reveals the sense of space, i.e. the size of the church itself.


teadye
(St. Petersburg, FL)
Posted: Jun 08, 2010 - 06:56
 
Very nice! I thought at first it was Holly Cole. Too bad we never hear any of Holly's work or that of Jennifer Warnes on RP. Holly Cole's album "Don't Smoke in Bed" is often used at Sony to test their audio equipment while Jennifer Warnes album with Leonard Cohen (Famous Blue Raincoat) is used by many audiophiles to audio test high end equipment before buying.

vaiodon
(Halfway to Paradise)
Posted: May 31, 2010 - 04:30
 
 coolpeople_rule wrote:
Beautiful!
 
Yep....

calypsus_1
Posted: May 20, 2010 - 22:22
 

Patty Griffin - "Up To The Mountain" (MLK Tribute) Live
Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" is a contemporary folk song written by Patty Griffin. The song touches upon emotions surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous 1968 "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, given the day before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Originally recorded by Solomon Burke in 2006 and Griffin herself in 2007.  

"It's unfortunate that you miss the spirit of Patty Griffin. "Most people" aren't looking for the artistry and honesty she has to offer. I have a feeling I'm not alone in saying I'd rather listen to her push a raw, soulful, self-written melody out her nose than listen to a coached pop princess ace the cold technicalities of a meaningless lyric written by a stranger to feed, not the heart, but the machine."

I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to
Up over the clouds
To where the sky was blue
I could see all around me
Everywhere
I could see all around me
Everywhere

Sometimes I feel like
I've never been nothing but tired
And I'll be walking
Till the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
No more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to

Some days I look down
Afraid I will fall
And though the sun shines
I see nothing at all
Then I hear your sweet voice, oh
Oh, come and then go, come and then go
Telling me softly
You love me so

The peaceful valley
Just over the mountain
The peaceful valley
Few come to know
I may never get there
Ever in this lifetime
But sooner or later
It's there I will go
Sooner or later
It's there I will go





coolpeople_rule
(Winter wonder land)
Posted: May 13, 2010 - 14:09
 
Beautiful!

ddbz
(The Midwest)
Posted: Mar 28, 2010 - 20:15
 
...nice...

peacockangel
(Phoenix)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 06:36
 
..thinks of her again...

EssexTex
(Gitche Gumee)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 06:35
 
 Jelani wrote:
She may be a good song writer, but her voice is like listening to the sound of blowing on a blade of grass held between your thumbs.
Ugh. 
 
Demented.


musicology
Posted: Jan 24, 2010 - 19:39
 
only 7.2 avg rating for this incredible tune? tough audience...

tpa29970
Posted: Jan 24, 2010 - 19:39
 
Thank goodness for Radio Paradise.  I guess I live in a cave, and I wouldn't have otherwise had any exposure to Patty Griffin.  Them internets brings culture, even to us cave-dwellers.

claire_k
(mainland europe)
Posted: Jan 01, 2010 - 07:00
 
9 -> 10

foothillfreak
(Salt Lake City)
Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 09:58
 
Awesome! total 10. I'm gonna go cry now...

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 05:27
 
She may be a good song writer, but her voice is like listening to the sound of blowing on a blade of grass held between your thumbs.
Ugh. 

lattalo
(Beartooths)
Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 20:51
 
If there is ant doubt that this women is the best female singer/songwriter
of our generation, this completely proves it.  Patty Smith is a close second
for song writing and Aretha Franklin for singing but for both, she is the one!

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 22:20
 
Powerful pipes. Amazing performer live. 

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 13:24
 
 juliamak wrote:
I like that the last note is flat but have to admit that I  never noticed that was until I read this thread. I think it works with the song and gives it a little something extra. Perfection is overrated.
 
 
Here, here!



copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 11:36
 
 tompoll wrote:
One word for Patty - AutoTune. If you can't hit all the notes, you may as well cheat like most everyone else does.
 

Four words for you: You don't get it.

stevo_b
(Rock Ridge)
Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 11:30
 
Absolutely..... 

old_shep
(Iowa)
Posted: Oct 30, 2009 - 13:16
 
I'd remember, sweetheart.

juliamak
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 13:54
 
I like that the last note is flat but have to admit that I  never noticed that was until I read this thread. I think it works with the song and gives it a little something extra. Perfection is overrated.
 



gregormiz
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 00:20
 
Since I can't stay away from the trainwreck that is this thread...  yes.  it's a very nice song.  yes, that last note is flat. No, it's not an accident.  This song, and the rest of the album, is very carefully produced.  even if you think that Patty can't sing, maybe you should consider the fact that this is not a live abum.  There were many takes, and the producer signed off on the final cut.  Clearly Ms Griffith can hit the notes.  She's a professional and an artist, as is her producer.  Let it go.

(since i'm still listening, i'll point out that Joe Jackson has made a career out of singing flat)

Ok, now that I have THAT out of the way... how short IS this song???   Hm... Amazon says 2:09.  seems shorter than that.
I feel like I notice it, and it's gone.  somehow I don't think that's an accident.

lattalo
(Beartooths)
Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 13:07
 
 runningtwig wrote:
That's one of my favorite parts of the song! She's about a quarter step flat —- just a little below that C. I simply can't believe that it's unintentional. The song is about an unrealistic hope for the future, but it's filled with despair. The sour note is part of the mood of the song. (I mean, do we really believe that every schmoe on this board noticed the last note, but no one did during production?)
 
I have heard her sing this live and she hits the notes on purpose.  This women is so incredible,
she writes these incredible songs, then sings them just like she wants to. {#Notworthy}

sqqqrly
(Baboosic Lake, NH)
Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 12:18
 
I love autotune.   Have you seen Nancy P "singing" in session?  Hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBb4cjjj1gI

MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 21:43
 
8 ~> 9

stromdal
(Just to the left of that store that sells weird imported foods that I have no idea how to prepare. I mean - I can hardly pronounce some of the names, let alone know what to do with the stuff.)
Posted: Jun 22, 2009 - 04:21
 
 Frater_Kork wrote:

Quoted for truth.
Autotune is a great tool for removing any shred of soul or feeling left by the artist, nothing else.
 

If by "soul" you mean "not being able to sing in tune", then yes - you're right.

DISCLAIMER: I have no idea how autotune works or how it would affect this song or any other song. I just know I'm getting chills down my spine - and not the good kind - every time I hear Griffin try to hit those last notes. If autotune makes the voice sound like a can of beans then there's that little thing called "re-take". And if you're unable to hit the note on X re-takes then carpentry is probably a better career choice - at least for the listener.

Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Jun 22, 2009 - 04:13
 
 RadioDoc wrote:
tompoll wrote: One word for Patty - AutoTune. If you can't hit all the notes, you may as well cheat like most everyone else does.

Go listen to Little God and then reconsider that "word".
 
Quoted for truth.
Autotune is a great tool for removing any shred of soul or feeling left by the artist, nothing else.

zair99
(In Cognito)
Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 20:39
 
Whew, what a voice!

agnes
(heaven)
Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 14:31
 
This woman is a goddess. 
{#Notworthy}