Of course I'm a huge EBTG fan and I miss them now that they are no more. I always thought they were very good lyricists. Love the opening lines to the song Cross My Heart
Now and then
Do you wash your hands of me again?
Wish me anywhere but home
Drunk and on the end of your phone
Here's some band doing the song at a wedding
Back in the 90's they toured around doing acoustic shows. Too bad they never recorded one of these concerts for video. But with youtube at least I can get a sense of what it was like.
Poor Ben looks awful. He was sick with some illness that almost killed him. But he survived and they went on to have a big hit eventually. Now he has his own record label and DJs while Tracey has been taking care of their kids. She recently put out an album and it was OK. The best song was a song she wrote about Ben. It's cool because they never seem to write songs about their own relationship.
We don't need any kind of big parade
Just this once a little serenade
To celebrate this love we've made
We don't need
Don't need a big fanfare
This is just my heart laid bare
For anyone who might care
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Best of April 08 (Part I)
M. Craft - Silver and Fire (Silver and Fire [2006])
allmusic, myspace
Oh man how do I describe this guy. He's like so many other solo male artist out there right now. Easy jazzy pop with a lot of mellow singing and mellow beats. It's a good album but right now this song is so overpopulated. I do like this song though. If you like Crosby, Stills and Nash you will probably like this song, and may like this album.
Palomar - Static (Palomar II [2002])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
It's as if someone took the Marine Girls and put a band behind them, then sped everything up. This song definitely has that feel to it, as does the album. But I like the Marine Girls and so I like this song. Over the entire album it feels a bit tired and boring to be quite honest.
The Weepies - Antarctica (Hideaway [2008])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
This duo has a nice soothing pop-folk sound. They aren't breaking any new ground but their songs are consistently pretty to listen to. This is probably my favorite new album of 2008 up to this point.
Findlay Brown - Losing the Will to Survive (Losing the Will to Survive [2006])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
The past continues to be reborn with Findlay Brown. Yet another solo male artist with a cool folksy sound. More Crosby, Stills, and Nash influence. Who knew they would be so influential 40 years after they started.
allmusic, myspace
Oh man how do I describe this guy. He's like so many other solo male artist out there right now. Easy jazzy pop with a lot of mellow singing and mellow beats. It's a good album but right now this song is so overpopulated. I do like this song though. If you like Crosby, Stills and Nash you will probably like this song, and may like this album.
Palomar - Static (Palomar II [2002])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
It's as if someone took the Marine Girls and put a band behind them, then sped everything up. This song definitely has that feel to it, as does the album. But I like the Marine Girls and so I like this song. Over the entire album it feels a bit tired and boring to be quite honest.
The Weepies - Antarctica (Hideaway [2008])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
This duo has a nice soothing pop-folk sound. They aren't breaking any new ground but their songs are consistently pretty to listen to. This is probably my favorite new album of 2008 up to this point.
Findlay Brown - Losing the Will to Survive (Losing the Will to Survive [2006])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
The past continues to be reborn with Findlay Brown. Yet another solo male artist with a cool folksy sound. More Crosby, Stills, and Nash influence. Who knew they would be so influential 40 years after they started.
Best of March 08 (Part I)
Shearwater - Mountain Laurel (Thieves [2005])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
An Austin indie band these guys mix country, pop, and rock pretty well. This particular EP is quite slow and moody. This particular song is the most energetic on the EP and I would say the best.
The Lost Patrol - Alright (Songs About Running Away [2004])
allmusic
Not sure what came of this band. Can't seem to find anything about them. I'm realizing that way too many of the songs and the bands I pick per month sound alike and these guys are no different. They have a mixed sound that harps back to sounds from the 70's and 80's. This particular song is a upbeat pop tune that is very catchy, but could honestly have been a hit radio song in 1985.
allmusic, band homepage, myspace
An Austin indie band these guys mix country, pop, and rock pretty well. This particular EP is quite slow and moody. This particular song is the most energetic on the EP and I would say the best.
The Lost Patrol - Alright (Songs About Running Away [2004])
allmusic
Not sure what came of this band. Can't seem to find anything about them. I'm realizing that way too many of the songs and the bands I pick per month sound alike and these guys are no different. They have a mixed sound that harps back to sounds from the 70's and 80's. This particular song is a upbeat pop tune that is very catchy, but could honestly have been a hit radio song in 1985.
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