Hamell on Trial - Classic or Dud/Seek & Destroy/RFI...

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All I have by him is the brilliantly cinematic Choochtown, and by cinematic I mean a gritty Scorcese flick as filtered through the Jim Carroll Band circa Catholic Boy. I've downloaded a track from his live album called "I Hate Your Kid," which is mighty funny, but it's more stand-up comedy than anything else. Beyond that, I don't know all that much about him (despite the fact that he seems to regularly play a few East Village spots normally frequented by those self-styled so-called "anti-folk" types).

What say you folks?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

He spent a good period of time in Austin , cutting a few records there, including one I've been looking for called "The Chord Is Mightier Than The Sword" which is supposed to be really good. He also writes for Uncut.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 19:35 (twenty-three years ago)

CLASSIC!

Ed's Not Dead - Hamell Comes Alive! is the live album that I Hate Your Kid comes off, and it is great.

But what you really need to do is see the man live... definitely one of the best things I've ever seen, ever.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 20:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Total Classic. All of it. "The Chord .."" is his best, but you can't go wrong with any of them..

You MUST see him live... I can't begin to describe it .. I have some bootlegs that don't even begin to describe it.

sorry about the caps:

HAMELL ON TRIAL plays this Friday, MAY 2nd at THE VILLAGE UNDERGROUND, which is located at 130 WEST 3rd STREET in beautiful NEW YORK F**KING CITY. (I do that asterisks thing not to censor on this end but occasionally if I speak my mind as I'm prone to do it gets censored on your end and is returned.) ANYWAY, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT NEW YORK CITY SHOW, YOU OUGHT TO COME DOWN, (212)-777-7745

HAMELL ON TRIAL WILL BE DOING SOME SELECT DATES IN EUROPE THIS JUNE. HE'S OPENING FOR ANI DIFRANCO SO HE'LL BE DOING A 40 MINUTE SET ONLY. SEE TOUR DATES BELOW. HE WILL BE BACK IN SEPTEMBER TO PLAY HIS OWN 2 HOUR SHOW TO PROMOTE HIS NEW ALBUM "TOUGH LOVE"."TOUGH LOVE" IS COMPLETED AND WILL BE RELEASED IN AUGUST IN THE STATES ON RIGHTEOUS BABE RECORDS. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING A EUROPEAN LABEL, HENCE THE SOLO EUROPEAN TOUR DELAY. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL.

Taking Sides: Hamell on Trial -vs- My Dad is Dead

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 1 May 2003 11:14 (twenty-three years ago)

I like what I heard of Choochtown, but worried it would tire over a whole album.

Uncut to thread!

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Thursday, 1 May 2003 11:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Anyone planning on going to see Hamell?

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 2 May 2003 16:19 (twenty-three years ago)

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