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John Hiatt — Lift Up Every Stone
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helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 09:39
 
Nice!

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 09:10
 
 h8rhater wrote:

If your opinion is shit, don't worry.  You can still post it.

  Brutal. Accurate, but brutal.

8—>9

I've heard this song untold times. Gets better every time.



Dahlia_Gumbo
(San Francisco)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 10:52
 
 vandal wrote:

I really like John Hiatt.  An honest voice from an honest guy.  
 
 

What vandal said. Double.

miamizsun
((3261.3 Miles SE of RP))
Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 05:48
 
{#Music}

icemang
(Boston & DC, mostly)
Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 05:48
 
Mumford and Sons? Wtf?

drivingunit103
(around the 4 western provinces)
Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 05:36
 
... a prolific songwriter with a unique voice - like all of John's work

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 12:25
 
John Hiatt vs Mumford & Sons

grovely voice vs more grovely voice

soulful vs mournful and worse boring

rythm vs ponderous

blues vs overearnest moaning

h8rhater
Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 12:22
 
 terrapin52 wrote:
If you sound like shit, don't worry. You can sing some bluesy stuff.
 
If your opinion is shit, don't worry.  You can still post it.


terrapin52
Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 17:21
 
If you sound like shit, don't worry. You can sing some bluesy stuff.

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 23:52
 
Dig baby dig

OneSpyGirl
(Austin Texas)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 09:52
 
Although my least favorite cut, I would have this as one of the 5 albums I could have if I were stranded on a desert island.


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 16:17
 

I really like John Hiatt.  An honest voice from an honest guy.  
 

thatslongformud
(don't call it Frisco)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 19:04
 
this is truly horrible

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 09:01
 
 Papernapkin wrote:

Except choking cats sound better.
 

Oh I agree! Great song, love John Hiatt! 8

kcar
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 - 14:02
 
 Papernapkin wrote:

Except choking cats sound better.
 

Cat fancier, are you? 

John's not that bad, although I think he forces it too much at times.  

bethesdaboo
(sacramento)
Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 05:49
 
finally bought this album. Sooooo good. I love him.{#Daisy}

jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 00:34
 
Great artist, great man.....8

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 02:49
 
       {#Naughty}    {#Arrowd}

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Feb 06, 2010 - 09:00
 
 Excelsior wrote:
His voice sounds like someone is choking a cat to death.
 
Except choking cats sound better.

tkosh
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 16:51
 
 cc_rider wrote:

Well, I find it enjoyable. I may not be in my right mind, but hey.

One thing I like about it is the 'Shut Up and Work' message: instead of whining about things, go out there and DO SOMETHING. I used to think I should start a new religion, well, maybe just a church: The Church of the Hammer and the Saw. No building, no services, no 'congregation': instead of retreating into a building to yak about being a good person, you go out and BE a good person. Pick up trash. Deliver Meals on Wheels. Spend your Saturday with Habitat for Humanity, that'll get you out of Sunday 'services'.

Mr. Hiatt's song could serve as the 'call to worship'.

c.

 
John Hiatt a call to worship—that is SWEET!  See "Rescueing Your Spirit," by John Friel.  It all fits!

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 10:11
 
Maybe it's because I'm Southern, but I LOVE this!  "You gotta lift up every stone now, sister ..."


That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Oct 03, 2009 - 15:19
 


  Music is much like a tree with roots from which it came, and branches to were it is going.
The trunk is music itself. Knowing from whence it came gives rise to diversity and while one might not
find each and every branch wonderful, when taken as a whole, one perhaps can marvel at the diversity.

ChicoCyclist
(Chico, CA)
Posted: Feb 24, 2009 - 07:56
 
Nice to hear Bill dusting off the John Hiatt tunes.  I heard two yesterday and now this excellent song.  Thanks Bill!

TheFriendlyCat
(BC)
Posted: Jan 23, 2009 - 18:09
 
Found myself singing to a song i've never heard before!

That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 13:33
 
  Grinning and toe tapping tune.. An outstanding vocalist.

holborne
(New York)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 13:32
 
 federico wrote:

I find it enjoyable AND I am oit of my mind AND I know where you live ...{#Arghhh}
 

Once again:

PLEASE STOP RE-POSTING EXCELSIOR'S COMMENTS. I don't know why this is hard to understand. He's been gone from the comments threads for a few weeks now, either because he got bored or got kicked off, and the only way he lives on is through people's reposts. If it weren't for those, we wouldn't have to see him at all. At this point, the people re-posting are way more annoying than the guy himself.

Please. Stop. Thanks.


Rantipole
(San Marcos, Texas)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 13:31
 
 rtrudeau wrote:
Sort of like adding "in bed" every time you read a fortune cookie aloud. Great idea. Hey Bill, please reconfigue the Song Comment software so that "in my humble opinion" is added at the end of every comment. /end sarcasm in my humble opinion.
 
Fixed!


federico
(Padova, Italy)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 13:31
 
 Excelsior wrote:
Who the HELL in their right mind could ever find this enjoyable?  {#Puke}
 
I find it enjoyable AND I am oit of my mind AND I know where you live ...{#Arghhh}

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 09:34
 
 Excelsior wrote:
Who the HELL in their right mind could ever find this enjoyable?  {#Puke}
 
Well, I find it enjoyable. I may not be in my right mind, but hey.

One thing I like about it is the 'Shut Up and Work' message: instead of whining about things, go out there and DO SOMETHING. I used to think I should start a new religion, well, maybe just a church: The Church of the Hammer and the Saw. No building, no services, no 'congregation': instead of retreating into a building to yak about being a good person, you go out and BE a good person. Pick up trash. Deliver Meals on Wheels. Spend your Saturday with Habitat for Humanity, that'll get you out of Sunday 'services'.

Mr. Hiatt's song could serve as the 'call to worship'.

c.


saltysanford
(Naperville, IL)
Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 09:32
 
Lovin' this.  In my humble opinion Hiatt is up there with Niel Young and Bob Dylan as one of the great American songwriters, which is evidenced by how many people cover his songs (i.e., Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and others).  Could be because I am over 30 years old, but I dig his writing, playing and singing as it just fits his tunes so well.  People can hate all they want, but for my money Hiatt is great.

RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 09:32
 
smehan55 wrote:
Excelsior wrote:
The song itself is good, but Hiatt ruins it with his singing. Just about any other vocalist could have done MUCH better.

Hey! Maybe Neil Young will cover it! That would be fantastic ... in my humble opinion. And think how happy it make all the Neil haters on RP ... bwa ha ha ...

Neil Young and David Byrne could do a duet. That would make all of their heads explode, and we could get back to more interesting and intelligent commentary.

Hiatt is an acquired taste and some of his stuff is better left to live performance. That's fine. I don't like "lite" beer or jug wine but that doesn't mean those who do have no palate. It just means they haven't bothered to educate it. Same with music.



ThePoose
Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 09:29
 
 jnhashmi wrote:
Man this is awful. His voice really grates hard.
 

Do you want soul + character or do want a technically perfect sine wave a la Céline Dion? 
True soul + character is never technically perfect.

smehan55
(Beneath a Carolina blue sky)
Posted: Sep 03, 2008 - 12:44
 
 Excelsior wrote:
The song itself is good, but Hiatt ruins it with his singing. Just about any other vocalist could have done MUCH better.
 
Hey! Maybe Neil Young will cover it! That would be fantastic ... in my humble opinion. And think how happy it make all the Neil haters on RP ... bwa ha ha ... 

Excelsior
Posted: Sep 03, 2008 - 12:37
 
Who the HELL in their right mind could ever find this enjoyable?  {#Puke}

JohnBauer
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Jul 13, 2008 - 18:02
 
Repetitive, awful lyrics, painful delivery, and noisy instrumentation. Bad, bad, bad.
Excelsior
Posted: Jul 02, 2008 - 07:41
 
His voice sounds like someone is choking a cat to death.
andersja
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Jul 02, 2008 - 07:41
 
His singing is what makes the song what it is.Excelsior wrote:
The song itself is good, but Hiatt ruins it with his singing. Just about any other vocalist could have done MUCH better.

rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Jun 16, 2008 - 15:52
 
lawman wrote:


You forgot to add "...in my humble opinion."


Sort of like adding "in bed" every time you read a fortune cookie aloud. Great idea.

Hey Bill, please reconfigue the Song Comment software so that "in my humble opinion" is added at the end of every comment. /end sarcasm
lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 05:36
 
Excelsior wrote:
The song itself is good, but Hiatt ruins it with his singing. Just about any other vocalist could have done MUCH better.


You forgot to add "...in my humble opinion."
Excelsior
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 05:33
 
The song itself is good, but Hiatt ruins it with his singing. Just about any other vocalist could have done MUCH better.
BKardon
(Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison)
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 09:33
 
jnhashmi wrote:
Man this is awful. His voice really grates hard.


You probably feel that way about Bob Dylan too. Listen to the lyrics, man...
ruthless
(Midtown Memphis)
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 09:22
 
redtex wrote:
I've seen a couple of his shows and strongly prefer him playing with the North Mississippi Allstars in an electric/rockin'/loud format. The talent and depth added by the band enriches the music - IMHO.


I would love to hear some North Mississippi Allstars HERE!! They have some excellent work out there. I am a big fan.
Excelsior
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 09:21
 
jnhashmi wrote:
Man this is awful. His voice really grates hard.


Sounds like an alley cat in heat... and on fire.
redtex
(The Third Coast)
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 - 09:09
 
I've seen a couple of his shows and strongly prefer him playing with the North Mississippi Allstars in an electric/rockin'/loud format. The talent and depth added by the band enriches the music - IMHO.
ginger
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 - 09:04
 
I caught the live acoustic show with John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett a couple of nights ago. If you get a chance, see the show! Just the two of them together on stage with a guitar each, trading off songs and telling stories. Great!
omniphiliac
(Relative to Where?)
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 - 09:03
 
7-->8-->9-->10

Guess this one really grew on me.
accordionista
(somewhere on the West Coast...)
Posted: Feb 11, 2008 - 18:14
 
Lots o' blues tonight, as I struggle to write a blues song for Jazz Theory class!
eman
(PDX)
Posted: Feb 11, 2008 - 18:14
 
Sorry gang o' naysayers...this rocks....oh my yes...

One of our true unappreciated rockers!
cathenley
(Santa Maria, CA)
Posted: Jan 26, 2008 - 22:15
 
Brings back memories!!!
jnhashmi
(Manhattan Beach/Los Angeles)
Posted: Nov 09, 2007 - 11:57
 
Man this is awful. His voice really grates hard.