Comments for Album Du Jour - Updated Daily http://albumdujour.wordpress.com Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Bob Dylan – Christmas In The Heart by james buechler http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bob-dylan-christmas-in-the-heart/#comment-811 james buechler Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:57:28 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1788#comment-811 Funny review. Gosh, and you live in Austin as well, Mr. Du Jour. Maybe I've even seen you at Whole Foods DT. John Wesley Harding is a great, great, album. His voice has no rust. Freewheeling' Bob Dylan is astonishing. Bringing It All Back Home (#5) def worth a listen, even though it contains Mr. Tamborine Man. And Blood On the Tracks features "Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Heart", which ought to keep yu paralyzed again and again. Funny review. Gosh, and you live in Austin as well, Mr. Du Jour. Maybe I’ve even seen you at Whole Foods DT. John Wesley Harding is a great, great, album. His voice has no rust. Freewheeling’ Bob Dylan is astonishing. Bringing It All Back Home (#5) def worth a listen, even though it contains Mr. Tamborine Man. And Blood On the Tracks features “Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Heart”, which ought to keep yu paralyzed again and again.

]]> Comment on Bob Dylan – Christmas In The Heart by albumdujour http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bob-dylan-christmas-in-the-heart/#comment-810 albumdujour Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:13:37 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1788#comment-810 Also, God almighty, some Dylan website has plugged this blog and I'm seeing a bunch more viewers... Hi everyone! Sorry about the mess, I didn't expect so many guests! Also, God almighty, some Dylan website has plugged this blog and I’m seeing a bunch more viewers…

Hi everyone! Sorry about the mess, I didn’t expect so many guests!

]]> Comment on Bob Dylan – Christmas In The Heart by albumdujour http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bob-dylan-christmas-in-the-heart/#comment-809 albumdujour Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:10:59 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1788#comment-809 Yeah my roommate also has a vinyl copy of John Wesley Harding that I hear is a great album. I am looking forward to hearing more, but yeah I haven't even heard this "Mr. Tambourine Man" song, shows you how selectively sheltered I am! Yeah my roommate also has a vinyl copy of John Wesley Harding that I hear is a great album. I am looking forward to hearing more, but yeah I haven’t even heard this “Mr. Tambourine Man” song, shows you how selectively sheltered I am!

]]> Comment on Bob Dylan – Christmas In The Heart by Citric http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bob-dylan-christmas-in-the-heart/#comment-808 Citric Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:09:08 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1788#comment-808 Dylan's odd. For years, I hated him, mostly because of Mr. Tambourine Man (which is an awful song, I don't care what anyone says) but I've become steadily intrigued as I hear more, and I appreciate how he stubbornly does whatever he wants. I now genuinely like the guy, and the music. No idea what to recommend past Highway 61, but of interest to you might be Nashville Skyline, in which Dylan adopts a sort of pleasent singing voice and duets with Johnny Cash on one song. Dylan’s odd. For years, I hated him, mostly because of Mr. Tambourine Man (which is an awful song, I don’t care what anyone says) but I’ve become steadily intrigued as I hear more, and I appreciate how he stubbornly does whatever he wants. I now genuinely like the guy, and the music.

No idea what to recommend past Highway 61, but of interest to you might be Nashville Skyline, in which Dylan adopts a sort of pleasent singing voice and duets with Johnny Cash on one song.

]]> Comment on King Crimson – THRAK by albumdujour http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/king-crimson-thrak/#comment-807 albumdujour Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:09:12 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1785#comment-807 I had heard of the Sylvian/Fripp band and that album while researching this one, and it certainly sounds interesting! I really enjoyed this album so yeah the more the merrier. The Lennon vibe on this album, particularly "Dinosaur", is really hard to miss for me, probably because I have been listening to more Beatles and King Crimson than ever recently. I had heard of the Sylvian/Fripp band and that album while researching this one, and it certainly sounds interesting! I really enjoyed this album so yeah the more the merrier.

The Lennon vibe on this album, particularly “Dinosaur”, is really hard to miss for me, probably because I have been listening to more Beatles and King Crimson than ever recently.

]]> Comment on Bob Dylan – Christmas In The Heart by albumdujour http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bob-dylan-christmas-in-the-heart/#comment-806 albumdujour Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:05:17 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1788#comment-806 Thanks for the compliment! I do find Dylan's voice to be charming in its way, which is what I meant when I said I enjoy "Off" voices (Neil Young being another example, did you know he did "Little Drummer Boy" with Johnny Cash in their one and only duet?) For sure, despite the album initially making me laugh lots at the sheer surrealism of it all, I found myself really enjoying a lot of these songs. Thanks for the compliment! I do find Dylan’s voice to be charming in its way, which is what I meant when I said I enjoy “Off” voices (Neil Young being another example, did you know he did “Little Drummer Boy” with Johnny Cash in their one and only duet?)

For sure, despite the album initially making me laugh lots at the sheer surrealism of it all, I found myself really enjoying a lot of these songs.

]]> Comment on Bob Dylan – Christmas In The Heart by dale http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bob-dylan-christmas-in-the-heart/#comment-805 dale Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:35:47 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1788#comment-805 Nice review. I have loved Dylan's voice since 1967 and hearing him on this album has also allowed me to connect with some some Christmas songs!!-- an amazing thing for this agnostic/atheist and hater of Christmas music. For the first time I *felt* the shyness, fear and vulnerability of the Little Drummer Boy and felt the nearly broken-heart of I'll be home for Christmas. And just plain loved Must be Santa and Christmas Blues. Nice review. I have loved Dylan’s voice since 1967 and hearing him on this album has also allowed me to connect with some some Christmas songs!!– an amazing thing for this agnostic/atheist and hater of Christmas music. For the first time I *felt* the shyness, fear and vulnerability of the Little Drummer Boy and felt the nearly broken-heart of I’ll be home for Christmas. And just plain loved Must be Santa and Christmas Blues.

]]> Comment on King Crimson – THRAK by Smeg http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/king-crimson-thrak/#comment-804 Smeg Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:11:47 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/?p=1785#comment-804 The Double Trio was my introduction to Crimson, as that was what was "current" when I discovered them. It was kind of disappointing that it didn't stick together long enough to really explore the potential of such an ensemble, but I've since learned that such is to be expected from Crim. You're probably right on with the Beatles influences, as Ade adores him some Beatles. Also, if you like this album, you should check out Fripp's collaboration with David Sylvian, <i>The First Day</i>. The Double Trio is basically the 80s Crim and the Sylvian/Fripp band combined, and this album is the best King Crimson album that King Crimson didn't record. The Double Trio was my introduction to Crimson, as that was what was “current” when I discovered them. It was kind of disappointing that it didn’t stick together long enough to really explore the potential of such an ensemble, but I’ve since learned that such is to be expected from Crim.

You’re probably right on with the Beatles influences, as Ade adores him some Beatles.

Also, if you like this album, you should check out Fripp’s collaboration with David Sylvian, The First Day. The Double Trio is basically the 80s Crim and the Sylvian/Fripp band combined, and this album is the best King Crimson album that King Crimson didn’t record.

]]> Comment on Poor Old Lu – A Picture Of The Eighth Wonder by albumdujour http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/poor-old-lu-a-picture-of-the-eighth-wonder/#comment-803 albumdujour Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:07:35 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/1352/#comment-803 Hey Scott! I should be the one thanking you for making the album in the first place ha ha. Also thanks for the birthday-wishes! Hey Scott! I should be the one thanking you for making the album in the first place ha ha. Also thanks for the birthday-wishes!

]]> Comment on Poor Old Lu – A Picture Of The Eighth Wonder by yipcanjo http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/poor-old-lu-a-picture-of-the-eighth-wonder/#comment-802 yipcanjo Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:43:11 +0000 http://albumdujour.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/1352/#comment-802 Thanks for the review, Chris...and happy (belated) birthday! Scott Hunter Thanks for the review, Chris…and happy (belated) birthday!

Scott Hunter

]]>