This is what I had over at nu-ilm.
I've just finished Hotel California by Barney Hoskins and he seems to be a big fan. I've only heard a couple of things but they didn't strike me straightaway as anything special, so what am I missing?
-- ned trifle (nedtrifl...), August 15th, 2006.
Answers
Heroin and religion. Seriously, how was the book? I have it but still need to read it.
I have Dreams Come True which is VERY very nice. Although I'm not keen on mystical music, this was just so ethereal. Dreamy and still melancholic. I don't know, maybe you just need to be in the right mood?
-- stevie nixed (stevienixe...), August 15th, 2006.
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heart food is godlike, the kiss and the donor are amazing songs. don't be afraid....
-- rip ilxor (stan.le...), August 15th, 2006.
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her music is like hot cider on a cold day -- totally innard-warming.
-- jbr (theundergroundhom...), August 15th, 2006.
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Heartfood is the classic, but I'm listening to Dreams Come True much more often...that last track on the bonus disc (the sad/uplifting piano one) is just awesome, a perfect end-of-set number for any DJ's playlist...
-- henry s (henryscollar...), August 15th, 2006.
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 07:51 (nineteen years ago)
To answer stevien - the book is really good. BH has a real love/enthusiasm for his subject and it's a very interesting portrait of Gef$en which doesn't paint him all bad. I got it because I felt I was really missing something of the early 70s LA scene and I feel it's pretty much plugged that gap. I would imagine that if you were more au fait with the era there wouldn't be a whole lot of new info but i'm not sure.
Looking forward to that Marcello!
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 07:55 (nineteen years ago)
nine years pass...
"That's The Spirit" comes on my shuffle all the time, I freaking love that song. Judee's performance is A+ of course, but her drummer is great, wonder who that was?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 5 March 2016 07:04 (nine years ago)
Her diction sounded so cool, I guess it's a California accent?
"He wages war with the devil a pistol by his side/and though he chases him out windows and won't give him a place to hide/he keeps his door open wide"
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Sunday, 6 March 2016 01:35 (nine years ago)
one year passes...
Huh, I guess I never posted on this thread, but she is definitely one of my best indirect discoveries via ILM. Don't remember which thread I first saw her name pop up on, maybe something on '70s singer-songwriters or Asylum records. My favorite is the s/t but "Heart Food" is great too.
― o. nate, Friday, 23 June 2017 01:38 (eight years ago)