it is elegiac and heartbroken, it tears at the political fabric, and it tears at God, only to extoll us to “rise up” like the fire people rising through that tower forever upwards to eternity – A
Gammage should cover Bowie by the way, including this terrific remix. Springsteen? I haven’t felt this strongly about a Springsteen song in years. One more thing, if I had the time I would love to give Luscious Jackson a long listen.
The video, released a couple of weeks ago, is the sort of version of a song he would once sing for his son, his own “Living Proof”. It is like he took that other worldly heart and he beamed it from his family back to the people who followed him through the long Wrecking Ball tour
One couple have never been able to afford a ticket at all which is kinda mindboggling. The wife’s prize possession is a tee shirt an ex-boyfriend bought her from a gig. She wears it rarely because she doesn’t want it to fade.
Maladjusted – Morrissey – “On this glorious occasion of this splendid defeat…” Morrissey’s mid-career masterpiece was the opening track that seems to get lost in the shuffle – A
Used To You – Lyn Bowtell – An inspired rip of “Brilliant Disguise” and it won’t be dropping till early 2014, but get ready because this is one brilliant country-folk ballad by a woman who should try her hand at rock and roll – A
