tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post2563955642870487935..comments2023-10-28T09:50:18.986+02:00Comments on For The Sake Of The Song: American PrimitivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-27977214797002534242008-12-10T19:26:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:26:00.000+01:00Spot on Luke, Beck sure is such an artist. And as ...Spot on Luke, Beck sure is such an artist. And as Farewell Ride is not a straight cover of Two White Horses, I´m sure he´s familiar with the original. My only problem with the guy is that I think his career post-Odelay has been rather stagnant, artistically speaking. But I haven´t written him off yet, as I can´t imagine a genuine talent like he undoubtedly is will not produce another cutting-edge album.Ramone666https://www.blogger.com/profile/08399648428256486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-64479552156465611342008-12-10T17:24:00.000+01:002008-12-10T17:24:00.000+01:00If you're interested in comparing this old America...If you're interested in comparing this old Americana material with some modern-age musical talent, check out Beck's version of Two White Horses in a Line, which he titles, "Farewell Ride", found on the album Guero.<BR/><BR/>I'm no expert, but my intuition tells me Beck's music, while it isn't necessarily brilliant, should be considered <BR/> as crucial to its era, as it is continually developing and adapting to popular stylistic tendencies. In short, he's an artist well aware of his predecessors and contemporaries with an intuitive style. <BR/><BR/>Voila..https://www.blogger.com/profile/03363412411947548808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-19392006063267402052008-12-09T19:50:00.000+01:002008-12-09T19:50:00.000+01:00Educational post this, ramone666; the only one her...Educational post this, ramone666; the only one here I'm familiar with is Geeshie Wiley - credited on the "Crumb" soundtrack as 'Geechie", the alternative spelling.<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, great liner notes.<BR/><BR/>"It's Cold in China Blues": what a great title, as is the Moaner's moniker!ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-31159727111077621832008-12-08T17:44:00.000+01:002008-12-08T17:44:00.000+01:00Glad you like it Boyhowdy, and thanks for the comm...Glad you like it Boyhowdy, and thanks for the comment on the genre originated by Fahey. I had totally forgotten about that, although I´m a big fan - I´ve even got his two books. Nice irony, calling this series by the name of the genre you once started.Ramone666https://www.blogger.com/profile/08399648428256486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-11476791586037705282008-12-08T17:27:00.000+01:002008-12-08T17:27:00.000+01:00Wonderful exploration here, and some stunning song...Wonderful exploration here, and some stunning song. Worth noting, though: in more modern musical usage, the term American Primitive refers to a guitar music genre "started by" John Fahey in the late 50s; among others, Gillian Welch places herself in this camp as well. <BR/><BR/>Those who hear the confluence of the two supposedly disparate forms (Fahey's primitivism was supposed to have been a call to the French Primitive painters, not to the music you post here) and feel like adding to the cultural mind a bit might consider fixing <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Primitivism" REL="nofollow">the Wikipedia entry on American Primitivism</A>, perhaps.boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.com