Hello Parrotheads,
Just finished listening to the new album on Sirius and I gotta say, I can't wait for next Tuesday. What where your favorite songs? I really like "Party at the End of the World" and "Silver Wings"
Wow, ok, I think I'm the only person here that did not care for Silver Wings. But yes, BIBOMO is probably my favorite, along with Here We Are, Nothin But A Breeze, Regabilly Hill and Dukes
While the embers from the logfire
They flicker, fly and twirl
Then drift off towards the cosmos
From the Far Side Of The World
To me Breathe In Breathe Out Move ON is powerful. Like Louisiana 1927 it could just keep reawakening awareness of Katrina thoughout history.
Made me bow my head...
Like someone said in one thread...I can picture this song with a slide show of progress!!
My personal favorite is Hula Girl At Heart, because I can picture so many girlfriends being hula girls at heart...we all just need to dance more!! It it such a love song to any guy's girl!!! It reminds guys just how many "costumes" their loved one wears!
Bama Breeze will always be special to this Gulf coast girl. It is the one that just says BOOM!!!
Nothin But A Breeze reminds me how life slows down, but you just start to appreciate other simpler things in life.
I like every song on the CD. They are all very thought provoking.
Dukes on Sunday is fun and memorable; Cinco de Mayo in Memphis is quirky and easy to picture in my mind.
I can see parrothead dancing to Party At The End of the World. Why not go out there and party!
conched wrote:
BIBOMO Like someone said in one thread...I can picture this song with a slide show of progress!!
BIBOMO...a very powerful song. A sad part of it all is in some areas there hasn't been much progress. But the task is so incredibly immense. It's about finding a way to get through something overwhelming and tragic....
In the "set list thread" I'd suggested a very powerful video could be made with this song (news footage: flood, aftermath, reconstruction, etc.) ...with some proceeds perhaps going to a related charity of Jimmy's choice. Being someone who generally avoids mixing politics with his work, this is in many ways very political for Jimmy...and he may avoid the video opportunity because of that. I really think he has something here that will emotionally connect for many if he chooses to take that path.
Hula Girl at Heart...what a nice song. I can already hear him at a show: "this one's for all you hula girls and boys out there!"
"Reading departure signs in some big airport reminds me of the places I've been"
I didn't listen to the show but of the ones I've heard - Bama Breeze, Duke's On Sunday, Everybody's On The Phone, Nothing But A Breeze, Party At The End Of The World and Weather With You - I'd say it's a toss up between Bama Breeze and Duke's On Sunday.
I have to say that while it's not my favorite, I was impressed by the style and execution of "Elvis Presley Blues". I thought it'd be a hokey song, but I actually enjoyed it.
"Wheel Inside a Wheel" is like "ADR" part 2. Not one I'll listen to daily, but I think I'd like it in time.
"Whoop De Doo" was a good track, I thought, as well as "Reggabilly Hill." I would have to say, though, my favorite is "Dukes On Sunday"--has that riding off in a tropical sunset feel to it.
These moments we're left with, may we always remember, these moments are shared by few...
comtnfish wrote:Love BIBOMO, Regaebilly Hill, Dukes, Hula Girl at Heart.....there weren't any I really didn't like, so I hope Oct 10 gets here quickly!
I couldn't stand PATEOTW. Heard it live, and loved it. Heard the studio and thought it was dumb. There was to many added stuff. I only listened to it once so I can't be to precise in saying what I didn't like. But it didn't sound the same as when I heard it live. For one thing, I don't remember A low, heavy, bass voice doing back up vocals. It might have been good accept for that. I'll have to relisten to it. I liked the lyrics, there was somethin else about it.
But Bama Breeze I enjoy. It reminds me of home. Pensacola.
Jason Mason wrote:I LOVE Reggabilly Hill.... I can listen to that one over and over....
I, too, love the Reggabilly Hill. It's musically fresh and pleasantly off-kilter (the verses being in 7/4 or 3/4 + 4/4 have that effect, I think), melodically original, lyrically intriguing. I love the background vocal line. The whole effect is to take you someplace else. What is this place? Where the blood flows down like a wound that would not heal, but also where the children - bellies full - are tumbling through the clover? I'd like to ask Michael Garrett that - and thank him for a very cool song. Anybody know anything about him?
My favorite is "Cinco de Mayo in Memphis". I'll be in the minority here, but I didn't like "Whoop Dee Doo", the name or the song, when I first saw the name, it reminded me of the Wiggles song "Hoop Dee Doo", you parents might know what I'm talking about.