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Musicbrainz DBThe young man stands on the edge of his porch
The days were short and the father was gone
There was no one in the town and no one in the field
This dusty barren land had given all it could yield
I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen
And I have no idea where else my heart could have been
I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill
And now I am sure my heart can never be still
So collect your courage and collect your horse
And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse
Seal my heart and break my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done, and do my time
Well you are my accuser, now look in my face
Your oppression reeks of your greed and disgrace
So one man has and another has not
How can you love what it is you have got
When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor?
Liars and thieves, you know not what is in store
There will come a time I will look in your eye
You will pray to the God that you always denied
Then I'll go out back and I'll get my gun
I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
Seal my heart and break my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done and do my time
Seal my heart and break my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done and do my time
Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me
I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen
I went out back and I got my gun
I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Apr 29, 2013 - 04:35 BazH wrote: Does not sound right, a bit of racket, they have potential but need some coaching. Bring in the anger management people, the gun lobby, the tea party, the coffee collective and of course a well paid producer for results. | ||||||
| ottojschlosser (Beaverton OR (no, really, that's its name)) | Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 16:12 This is really quite Mumfordacious. Too much for my tastes in fact. | ||||||
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 16:09 The Mumfords have been "mumforded". That's the word I'll use from now on for any band this loses its cred cuz it got popular. | ||||||
| coachc (Madison, WI) | Posted: Jan 31, 2013 - 07:05 We can only hope... Dalebarely wrote: It's pretty clear at this point, these guys will put out one more album and then fade into obscurity | ||||||
| BazH | Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 08:54 Does not sound right, a bit of racket, they have potential but need some coaching. | ||||||
| minimole | Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 17:07 Thank you, Bill & Rebecca, for following Fisherman's Blues with this song. Not a single day goes by without me silently thanking you for the thought, care and love you put into your work. So, thank you. | ||||||
| minimole | Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 16:38 fredriley wrote: Ah, the Nu-nu-folk toffs strike again. Posh boys from public school ripping off - sorry, 'paying homage to' - folk music that comes from workers and peasants just grates on my aural and political sensibilities, as does their serious over-exposure in the Press where they're seen as the best thing since rampant rabbits. By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping. Fred, I've seen your comments before and usually admire the balance and objectivity of them. On this occasion, I feel compelled to ask, what's wrong with anyone playing a particular genre of music, whether they share the original roots of that music, or not? If the music is well-written, played brilliantly and with passion (and, having seen them live a couple of times - notably Glastonbury 2010, I can assure you that is the case), what does it matter which school they went to? I can think of many examples of "outsiders" bringing something extra to a music genre they're not "supposed" to be part of. Although I guess your last paragraph goes some way to grudgingly admitting they just might have something to offer to some people ...  And now back to the music ... | ||||||
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 08:08 fredriley wrote: Ah, the Nu-nu-folk toffs strike again. Posh boys from public school ripping off - sorry, 'paying homage to' - folk music that comes from workers and peasants just grates on my aural and political sensibilities, as does their serious over-exposure in the Press where they're seen as the best thing since rampant rabbits. By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping. Okay, you don't like their pose, publicity or origins, but you don't say a word about their music, which IMHO is pretty good. That's like saying The Strokes are a crappy band because all their guys met while attending elite NYC private schools—which of course says nothing about their musical educations, exposures, and commitments, and of course says nothing about their music. BTW, maybe your guy at the bus stop did know Mumford's mum—wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more. | ||||||
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 19:30 expatlar wrote: "..you call yourself intense.." Only when I'm camping. | ||||||
| expatlar (Michoacan, Mexico) | Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 08:03 "..you call yourself intense.." | ||||||
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 08:02 fredriley wrote: Ah, the Nu-nu-folk toffs strike again. Posh boys from public school ripping off - sorry, 'paying homage to' - folk music that comes from workers and peasants just grates on my aural and political sensibilities, as does their serious over-exposure in the Press where they're seen as the best thing since rampant rabbits. Oh, wait, so this is homage? I could swear this is a parody, like The Folksmen from "A Mighty Wind." | ||||||
| stewliscious (northGA) | Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 08:00 I wish I could care about this band enough to hate them. | ||||||
| Euskadita (MX) | Posted: Jul 19, 2012 - 15:05 Freedy Johnston — Bad Reputation Mumford & Sons — Dust Bowl DanceTom Petty & the Heartbreakers — Something Good Coming I bet the thread between these tunes in the playlist is the chords, Bill. Something similar to those from Fish (former Marillion) - The Company | ||||||
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 09:50 sirdroseph wrote: Sounds a lot like Mumford and Sons. Yes, it's a shameless rip-off. Call the lawyers. | ||||||
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 09:49 hard to believe this is even WORSE than the radio single...  | ||||||
| boober (KC,Mo) | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 13:36 fredriley wrote: Ah, the Nu-nu-folk toffs strike again. Posh boys from public school ripping off - sorry, 'paying homage to' - folk music that comes from workers and peasants just grates on my aural and political sensibilities, as does their serious over-exposure in the Press where they're seen as the best thing since rampant rabbits. By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping. You are a tough critic Fred....that's a compliment. | ||||||
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 13:34 Perfect song for this time period. Not bad from a couple of boys from the UK. | ||||||
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 22:03 Thanks Bill | ||||||
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 10:44 gvan wrote: Thank you Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds... oh, I mean Mumford and Sons. Sounds a lot like Mumford and Sons. | ||||||
| gvan (From inside the house!) | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 10:40 Thank you Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds... oh, I mean Mumford and Sons. | ||||||
| ick (...out of the primordial ooze) | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 10:38 siandbeth wrote: I actually like this song, but I love your reference to Starship because that's my "icky" measuring stick, too. Watch who you're calling "icky"... that is an endearment few have earned. | ||||||
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 10:36 This is a total rip-off of Mumford & Sons! | ||||||
| number7 (Napanee, Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 16:26 I only hope that their next LP is close to being as excellent as this one is. | ||||||
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 16:21 Sasha2001 wrote: The best thing I can say about these guys is that they aren't "Starship." I actually like this song, but I love your reference to Starship because that's my "icky" measuring stick, too. | ||||||
| Dalebarely | Posted: Jan 11, 2012 - 09:06 It's pretty clear at this point, these guys will put out one more album and then fade into obscurity | ||||||
| chitown (Havana Daydreamin') | Posted: Jan 11, 2012 - 09:04 Sasha2001 wrote: Wait for it...wait for it... And...BANJO! He's like, the John Bonham of banjo. While he can play the banjo, it seems like he is doing it the same way on all of their songs. The same riff over and over again. | ||||||
| shakitten | Posted: Dec 11, 2011 - 21:11 I just don't understand why these guys are popular. If I could rate it less than 1, I would. Don't get it. | ||||||
| Sasha2001 (I can see Zabars from my window) | Posted: Dec 10, 2011 - 13:50 The best thing I can say about these guys is that they aren't "Starship." | ||||||
| dpvest (roseville) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 11:14 my favorite song on this cd. intense and sung w/ passion, esp at the end. | ||||||
| grungepuppy (Flagstaff, AZ) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 11:12 Hannio wrote: I'm not averse to weird singing voices, but there is something really off-putting about this guy. I completely agree. | ||||||
| fingerpin (oHIo) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 11:08 rtrudeau wrote: This whole album is excellent. Do yourself a favor, click on one of the RP links, and buy it! I, too, really like this CD! | ||||||
| Sasha2001 (Where the last of the union men run free) | Posted: Jun 04, 2011 - 12:55 Wait for it...wait for it... And...BANJO!
He's like, the John Bonham of banjo. | ||||||
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 05:56 contractor07 wrote: they rocked the Grammys good, lot of energy, but I just do not get this band, the guys voice is fricken weird, not my thing I'm not averse to weird singing voices, but there is something really off-putting about this guy. | ||||||
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 05:56 Ah, the Nu-nu-folk toffs strike again. Posh boys from public school ripping off - sorry, 'paying homage to' - folk music that comes from workers and peasants just grates on my aural and political sensibilities, as does their serious over-exposure in the Press where they're seen as the best thing since rampant rabbits. By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping. | ||||||
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 10:50 The young man stands on the edge of his porch The days were short and the father was gone There was no one in the town and no one in the field This dusty barren land had given all it could yield I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen Seal my heart and brake my pride Well you are my accuser, now look in my face There will come a time I will look in your eye Seal my heart and brake my pride Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me PURE GENIUS! | ||||||
| petrfas (Prague, Czech Republic) | Posted: Mar 03, 2011 - 03:01 contractor07 wrote: they rocked the Grammys good, lot of energy, but I just do not get this band, the guys voice is fricken weird, not my thing Exactly, same to me. This song is great, just the voice does not seem to be one I like ever and I was trying... | ||||||
| tkosh (Minnesota) | Posted: Mar 01, 2011 - 20:13 I got this CD for Xmas. The more I listen, the more I like. They're unique, for sure! But I think good soul and emotion. | ||||||
| contractor07 (Ann Arbor Michigan) | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:38 they rocked the Grammys good, lot of energy, but I just do not get this band, the guys voice is fricken weird, not my thing | ||||||
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:34 akousa wrote: Is it really necessary to play two from Mumford and Sons in less than an hour (he asks rhetorically)? These guys are so good. They are nowhere near played out. | ||||||
| kcar | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:31 akousa wrote: Is it really necessary to play two from Mumford and Sons in less than an hour (he asks rhetorically)? How else did you expect to stretch the fabric of the space-time continuum? I mean, really. | ||||||
| rtb (Muddy York) | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:30 Dig these guys more with each track I hear. | ||||||
| akousa (North Coast, USA) | Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 08:57 Is it really necessary to play two from Mumford and Sons in less than an hour (he asks rhetorically)? | ||||||
| vesta0424 | Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 08:42 This comment was posted in Nov, so this must be the same pre-recorded playlist. Hmmmm.... I really like this station, but you sure can tell when Bill is actually dj-ing. I guess he has to sleep sometime .... rspauldi wrote: Two Mumford & Sons songs in the last 45 minutes? 'Spose Bill really likes this group?  Roger Spaulding It is not that we have so little time, but that we waste so much of it. — Lucias Annaeus Seneca | ||||||
| StoneyG (Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th) | Posted: Jan 30, 2011 - 20:14 Jelani wrote: Only Mumford & Co haven't salvaged anything. still junk. Hahahaha! Funny stuff. | ||||||
| countyman (Pittsburgh) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 10:27 rspauldi wrote: Two Mumford & Sons songs in the last 45 minutes? 'Spose Bill really likes this group? Roger Spaulding It is not that we have so little time, but that we waste so much of it. — Lucias Annaeus Seneca It's called, "Bill's not at the controls and a tape loop started sometime after the first M&S song." | ||||||
| rspauldi | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 10:19 Two Mumford & Sons songs in the last 45 minutes? 'Spose Bill really likes this group? Roger Spaulding It is not that we have so little time, but that we waste so much of it. — Lucias Annaeus Seneca | ||||||
| le_colonel | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 10:18 Bill has seven songs from this album in his playlist, of which six(!) currently have a 7.x rating average. Perhaps I should check out this band. | ||||||
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 10:16 vit wrote:  | ||||||
| blotto (here, at the moment) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 10:16 Did someone say overplayed?
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| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 10:14 One of the few bands I can hear twice in an hour...but don't forget about the Avett Brothers, please Bill. |
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