Album: Joshua Judges Ruth
She's Already Made Up Her Mind
April 25. Sunday. 8:00 a.m. Snow everywhere. Fuck. Fuck.
Fuck.
I own every single Lyle Lovett record. He never bores me; mostly, I think, because he excels at so many different styles of music. He's a twangin' fool one moment and a big-band crooner the next. Further, while I will be the first to admit that lyrics should serve music and not vice versa, Lovett has always been able to spin a good yarn. He has a good sense of humor, a quality, sadly, in short supply in so much of today's popular music. (As an aside, a sense of humor is another reason why I love hip-hop.)
I adore his music, however, not because of its playfulness, but rather because of its aching tenderness. Lovett taps into a melancholy that we all feel on occasion, and I don't know of an artist who speaks to me more during these times.
The perfect song for a snowy spring morning.
Why doesn't that sound like country music to me? I thought that was an amazing song. My definition of country music is the music an average Texan would listen to, and for some reason I can't see that with this song. Maybe I'm working with a poor definition. It's really been the only entire genre I've ever completely disregarded because I've assumed it's terrible. Why do you think that is?
ReplyDeleteI grew up on country music. My dad listens to country music, and therefore, my mother listens to country music. I've connected country music with good memories of long trips to the lake on the weekend. I don't know why I've abandoned it completely though. Perhaps it's the fact that in those instances I didn't have a choice but to listen even though the music was not cathartic of any life changing epiphany. Later in my life I found music that changed my life and stuck with the musicians who were responsible for my formative years.
ReplyDeleteThe country music that I enjoy tends to be light hearted such as Corb Lund- Truck Got Stuck- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDY6bWT5oTM
Because it's funny and catchy. Corb used to be a member in a band called "The Smalls" who played punk rock with some influence from jazz, metal, and country. What a world!
Schaden: I think it's because you don't give Texans enough credit. :)
ReplyDeleteDiss: I really like Corb Lund's music. In fact I had the opportunity to see him perform at the Regina Folk Festival last year. A great performer. And yeah I remember The Smalls too. A bit generic but with good energy.
You think they deserve credit?
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