anyone else enjoy this band The Court & Spark as much as I did?

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I hadn't heard of them before, and I saw them live a couple weeks ago and they were real good. Basically doing a trendy Gram Parsons type thing, but the live guitar sound was fab, the songs were all strong, had a bit of Mojave 3 or even Galaxie 500 vibe too. They were one of the opening bands for Idaho (boring so I didn't stick around), very pleasant surprise. I bought their album off them and it's good as well. You may want to see them if they are still touring around, if you like this type of stuff.

Full disclosure: I have nothing to do with the band or their record label...

― g, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes. Saw them open for the Mekons, thought they were very good. Got their newest LP "Bless You", and it's also very nice. They play here in San Francisco all the time.

― Sean, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Based on the descriptions here, naming themselves after a Joni Mitchell album sounds like a mistake.

― nickn, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

iron law of pop = if you name yrself for someone else's song/LP, you are rubbish. I want to collect exceptions, as all laws are false

― mark s, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, I'm not going to claim they're brilliant, but they're certainly not rubbish. I'd see them play live again, and will listen to their LP again. I also like Joni's album of the same name.

― Sean, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pretty nice. I have been listening to mp3s of 'em since Ptichfork gave them a glowing review as well as audiogalaxy. Mojave 3 is a good reference point. Kinda that great cross country driving music; jangley alt-country.

― bnw, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one month passes...

do your history lesson once more...not named after a joni album...rather a "phrase" or "saying" about relationships way before joni

― OP, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two months pass...

You tell'm OP !

― T. Hanks, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

seven years pass...

miss this band...

― bear, bear, bear, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 01:27 (sixteen years ago)

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