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Apart from Kim Gordon’s "Uma interview," this is probably my favorite interview with J. Read the article here, where Jamie’s legendary Turnip Farm, once the gathering place for all the cows, is still hiding.
But it should! Good practice games are a bad, bad sign. The more mediocre the practice matches, the better the actual tournament. Our 0-1 against Belgium was an excellent start of the practice campaign, and if only we could have lost last night we would definitely be winning Euro 2004.
There is, however, a last chance! If this Saturday’s practice match against Ireland turns out to be the bloodless, unwatchable 0-0 I expect, there is no doubt left in my mind that Holland will do exceedingly well in Portugal.
Den Buck! Hansione! Have you no pride? Are you not Dutch? Do you not realize that the overestimation of our force as a soccer nation is our greatest strength?
1) Portugal — Holland
2) Holland
3) Van NistelrooyWhile we Europeans, needless to say, feel for those of you there on the other side of the Atlantic, it’s perhaps worth noting that the Dutch currently pay almost 1.30 euro’s for a litre of gas. That’s about $6 a gallon.
You have a long way to come yet, USA. We have seen the future — and it’s expensive.
"Flying Cloud" wrote:… most difficult possibility to find the song would surely be to try and find the Dutch version of More Light with the bonus disc for sale (where the song originally comes from)It’s not so much difficult as, you know, expensive.
Without A Sound is an excellent album. J’s lyrics for this album are far better than any other lyrics he’s ever written — with the possible exception of Where You Been. That, combined with some addictive melodies and restrained, effective guitar work, puts it ahead of most of the other Dinosaur Jr. albums. In my opinion.
"Figures:
I don’t get to meet you.
I know,
whatever,
it’s still the same."(As for the production, I don’t hear anything wrong with it. The album was produced, incidentally, by J himself. John Agnello engineered and mixed the album, like he did for Where You Been.)
Damn, that’s sad.
Over the past year, I’ve listened more to Elliott Smith than to anyone else. I think he was a brilliant singer and songwriter. His music helped me through some tough moments, too. I’ll miss him.So, yeah. I’m still around, now and then. Anyway, I noticed something about the Dinosaur Jr. BBC sessions, and I’m looking for confirmation.
I have two versions of five of the Dinosaur Jr. songs recorded by the BBC. One version is on a French promo from ’93, the other version is on the In Session album from ’99. When I compare the two, the In Session album seems to have too much bass. The songs on the promo sound better, clearer.
Anyone else notice this? What could explain it? Did they — did J? — make a new mix when they brought out the In Session album?
The explanantion that J gave is that the song is directed to the terrorists who flew into the Twin Towers, and it refers to their saying that they did it for God. In the song, J is saying that he doesn’t buy that. "Tell the truth, you’re kidding me." I can see that point, more or less. But to say that: "I know God" — as if He runs the local record store — is either very arrogant or just plain naive. Granted that you even believe in God, which I don’t, you can’t speak with any certainty about who He — or She — is, and what He does and does not want.
Apart from that, the question is not whether God — or Allah — would actually approve of killing thousands of people. The question is whether the terrorists believed they were doing it for God. "I know God, and that’s just crazy." Okay, it is crazy. But then, these terrorists were a bunch of insane fuckers — so why would you expect them to have a sensible justification for their actions?
Yes, he also played that one in Amsterdam. (Needless to say, that was a great version, too.) Though this time, he went on to play "How much I’ve lied," another song from Gram Parson’s first solo album.
Saw Evan Dando play in Glasgow on Wednesday. He’s in excellent form! If you get the chance, I definitely recommend you go see one of his shows.
To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I think the new album has some very strong songs, but it also has some weak sides. But, man, he gave one hell of a performance. Evan came up alone, and played five or six songs on his acoustic guitar. His voice deep and warm and sweet as ever. A voice — for those of you familar with the whisky — like Lagavulin, I’d say. Then the band joined him. Two great surprises here: Chris Brokaw, who supported J last fall, on guitar; George Berz on drums! (Josh Lattanzi plays bass.) They played a fine, rocking mix of old Lemonheads songs and songs from Baby I’m Bored. It seemed like George had not yet had much time to practice, and he slipped up once or twice, but Chris and Evan helped him through the rough spots, and I think he did great. After the band had left the stage, Evan came back alone with his electric guitar and just wouldn’t stop playing songs. Some of his own older work, but also two Gram Parsons’s covers. One of those was "A Song for You", and it blew us all away. Some of the most beautiful heartache you’ll ever hear.
(George, if you read this — want to tell us a little bit about the tour? How do you like playing with Evan so far?)
You’re welcome.
Now why do you get the computer with the big screen and I get the small one here? Quit brushing your teeth and give me the good computer! It’s not your birthday anymore, and I’m the oldest. Get to bed!
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