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Chris

Chris lives in Austin, TX, where he once shook Willie Nelson's hand.

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  1. Chris says:

    I have to admit this is the first time I’ve written one of these and then just sat around listening to the music. It’s delicious.Report

  2. greginak says:

    Ohhh good stuff. That Lee Fields is killer. He’s on the buy list for this month.Report

    • Glyph in reply to greginak says:

      No doubt, I just downloaded Faithful Man on the strength of this.

      Is it my imagination, or do I keep hearing sneaky nods to the OTHER “Wish You Were Here” in the opening chords of this one?

      And a Stones cover, from their best album!

      This is awesome, Chris. Though I think if all you want is that jacket, you are aiming too low.

      This Charles Bradley is pretty good too (Black Velvet! Very, very unlike Green Velvet).

      Have you ever listened to Jamie Lidell? He’s a Warp artist, who started out doing electronic stuff then pivoted to doing old-school-style soul. I was into him briefly, but it just doesn’t seem to have the same staying power as the old stuff – part of it is I think the modernized recording techniques, but for whatever reason it sounds like mimicry rather than the real thing; it lacks “depth” (but honestly, that could be my own prejudices and perceptions? If I heard his records with no context, would they sound better to me?)

      I think I’ve mentioned Poets of Rhythm before (they are/were a band of German JB’s/Meters/MG’s fanatics) – when I went to grab a video just now, I see that they have an anthology comp out on Daptone (synchronicity!) – this is essentially an ad for it (warning, if you don’t like Edan, he’s in here, wearing a ridic wig for some reason):

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    • Chris in reply to greginak says:

      Awesome! Two scores!Report

  3. aaron david says:

    Oh, this is some good stuff! I always liked Shirley Jones, but Lee will be put into the rotation posthaste.Report

  4. Maribou says:

    I cannot WAIT for the vast majority of my coworkers to go home so I can listen to this for the remaining half of my work day. Woot woot.Report

    • Maribou in reply to Maribou says:

      Dagnabbit, I just had to scold my student worker for listening to music at the circ desk ( a public space). My office is not public space. The only people who can hear if I play music are people WORKING at the circ desk (not patrons beyond it). However, it would be too evil of me to play music where he can (barely) hear it when I just told him to stop.

      CURSE YOU, INNER SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG.Report