Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Way Over Yonder
Of course, as Jacobs concedes, neither Billy Bragg nor Wilco has anything like the star power of Bob Dylan. But I agree with him that their musical animation of lost Woody Guthrie lyrics is a masterpiece, and a decade later, it's still not too late to spread the word. ¶ Posted by Paul Curtis 10:18 AM
Has it really been ten years since the release of Mermaid Avenue? Almost -- and Alan Jacobs wonders why the project never gained the kind of fame that a very similar collaboration -- the Basement Tapes -- did.
Of course, as Jacobs concedes, neither Billy Bragg nor Wilco has anything like the star power of Bob Dylan. But I agree with him that their musical animation of lost Woody Guthrie lyrics is a masterpiece, and a decade later, it's still not too late to spread the word. ¶ Posted by Paul Curtis 10:18 AM
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Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1 is one of my favorite albums of all time. Seriously. Vol. 2 is good but not as good.
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