And you could say the same about Hansons MMMBop.. My suspicion, which means nothing, is that T-Bone or someone did want the masses to hear this new production, but not get the full impact of the sound quality that someone with too much money spent more than $1 million for. Their life poisons their work for meand, in their different ways, their pretentiousness. Didnt I hear the first Springsteen song with a Bruce soundalike in a commercial during the 49ers-Packers game? Lars (David Rsydahl) is a quiet loner who gets jumpy when Darby tries to get to know everyone. household cleaner. Theres no way to lead/makedo anything to ensure thata person says whats good and not awful. The two hit it off rather quickly and go on a romantic weekend getaway. While shopping in the grocery store, she meets Steve (Sebastian Stan), a good-looking, single, and charismatic fellow who tries his hand at flirting with Noa. Dear Greil: You write favorably about Neil Youngs The Ocean. Thats one of my favorite/most emotionally powerful NY songs. 10/27/22 It matches, reinforces, the open and metaphorically inclusive nature of the song. Have you found your tastes shifting and expanding because of your children, especially as they grow older (and presumably, grow away from what they heard in your house as kids)? This Friday, were taking a look at Microsoft and Sonys increasingly bitter feud over Call of Duty and whether U.K. regulators are leaning toward torpedoing the Activision Blizzard deal. Not a person for whom music is any kind of frame of reference. Given that your quip is famous and hilarious, do you, as a critic, ever feel a twinge of regret about it? Even if I had no intention of ever playing it. Do you remember the first time you heard The White Albumor what it was like living with that album in the days or months after it was released? In the beginning, its just depressing and discouraging. Are you looking at blackface performers and a black audience? My favorite has always been Lodi, in no small part because my dad used to sing it to me with the words changed to Oh Lord, stuck in Novi againNovi being the Detroit suburb next to the one where I grew up, and it fits the song in more ways than one. The warm reception she received from her appearance influenced her decision to become an active campaigner for cancer awareness and fundraising. Or payments on appliances, furniture, or utilities. That book struck me as either willfully naive or blindly ignorant. Get up to the minute entertainment news, celebrity interviews, celeb videos, photos, movies, TV, music news and pop culture on ABCNews.com. I mean, Gimme Shelter was written way before Altamont, but after Altamont, how can anyone hear the song and not think of Altamont. However And Your Bird Can Sing was actually one of three Lennon songs excluded from the American release. I can recall him describing conversations, but not voicing groups. First of all, it is really pretty. Everything Coming to Hulu in November 2022, What to Watch on Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, and More in November, Patti "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson" Harrison. The 2021 Oscar winner for Best International Film is best known for its luminous final scene, which features its star, Mads Mikkelsen, performing an exuberant dance number to a thumping Euro pop track. Rockman Id characterize your sentences as very wavy, very information-rich, generally fearless of length, and immaculately constructed. And he would have been the same to Varese, eventually, had he had the chance. The book is about movies and politics. Napoleon, the dumb genius of the Russian peasantry. I knew it was provocative, but to me it was the inevitable opening linebecause in the great conversation that then greeted every new Dylan recordand given Murder Most Foul, still canit was what everybody, and I mean everybody, was saying. In my personal experience, which is unfortunately getting more broad as time goes on, avoiding people, being minimally polite, or having your head explode are the basic alternatives. At the risk of inquiry overkill, Im curious about your take on Elvis version of Shake, Rattle and Roll. To me its a great combination of his Sun and RCA sounds, but I imagine some find it too slick. Oranges and stone fruit. Have you seen fans of Philadelphia sports teams? Lana Del Ray, Just Like a Woman. Sleater-Kinney, Holy Roman Kings. Eminem, Bob Dylans 115th Dream. Bettye LaVette, Desolation Row. Kendrick Lamar, All Along the Watchtower. And Little Richard, Tombstone Blues.. Happy new year! Bill Altreuter They are all puzzlers, especially the pipeline with Desolation Row thanks. Collider combed through Hulus current selection to curate a collection of the best thrillers on Hulu right now. In 2004, Richard Boussiron published Elvis: A Musical Inventory 1939-1955, which affirmed most of Langbroeks claims and added the most complete set list were likely to get of Elviss public performances prior to 1956. For me, thats Putin and Ukraine. Take care of yourself. The film was a surprise alan edelstein vignettes therefrom are suddenly starting to spring to mind and even resonate, though I have not re-read it since it first appeared. Would you like to hear about it? I went on a binge recently and re-purchased three of your books which Id lost over the years, plus both volumes of RLR and 10 Songs. Not a bad idea, but I prefer Pretty Vacant as done by the Pistol Sex Pistols. Kevin Bicknell I like way he stays on his knees. So dont worry. Now that youve seen Get Back, what is your full and and unvarnished opinion of it? I Aint Studying You, Baby, Naughty Mama, Young Hearts, and Titles Will Tell, would have sunk his career as effectively in 1956 as the Fun In Acapulco soundtrack did eight years later. In 1978, the Force was with Mark Hamill. Eschewing the typical narrative beats youd expect from this type of story, the film settles into something both serene and strange with every passing scene. He took me away from the old school of romance in the back seat so to speak. As I write this out, I am realizing this idea is reminiscent of The stone that the builder refused shall be the cornerstone (Psalm 118:22, e.g. It all got so bland I started listening to the local Frank Sinatra station, less for the music than for the nighttime DJs long, whispery sermons on the evil that was overtaking the courtyard, which was beige. It may be me, because evidently hes a national treasure (see Jody Rosens piece in The Sunday Times Magazine) but I dont like Willie Nelson. Is there any book or article on John Lennon you would consider an equivalent to Courriers book on Newman? I cant say much about Yazoo other than that you can find better sounding collections with more than sub-minimal when-where-how discographical information, and better programing/sequencing. Ignore the Metacritic score that's been dampened by a few critics who don't know how to watch a movie for entertainment; it's a lot of feudal fun. My personal low point with this kind of thing was probably in the early 2000s, when I paid retail for some abject indie-rock paste pie just because it had been produced on Slys mixing console from the 70s. Anyway the Cain movies were good, and especially Todd Hayness Mildred Pierce. I first heard of Steve Earle at the time so much noise was being made over his Guitar Town album. Id never given it much thought. Named for Mohammed so as not to be obvious and a a little fearsome: after all, once the Islamic Revolution overthrew the Shah, one of the things it did was ban musicas someone said after the ban was relaxed and foreign music was permitted on a limited basis, Three weeks and even the Afghans were sick of Creed. Only Warren knows the playlist. I would have bet on the New Pornographers Letter from an Occupant. But then I heard Amy Winehouse on the radio with To Know Him Is To Love Him and that was all she wrote. If it isnt Little Richard, its the worlds greatest impersonator. Have you read it? Got a question for Greil? Close to 20 years later, various (candid? The philosophy section of Arendts posthumously published The Life of the Mind seemed to sink under the weight of her never-abandoned worship of Heidegger: when she was his student, her lover, truly great philosopher, Nazi, anti-Semite, and who, after his Denazification, in an interview that was not to be published until after his death, still proclaimed Only a god can save us, and he wasnt talking about a spirit in the sky. poignant?) 3) Neil Youngs use of repetition in his guitar solos adds power and intensity much as Van (the Man) Morrisons verbal repetition doesdo you see the similarity as well? Id like to think that your writing shaped the way that I write, too, though I know Ill never measure up to you. Best wishes. Im moved by songs that create worlds in and of themselves, for a moment depriving other worlds, including the regular, necessary real world, of their primacy, of their claim on you. Taxi Driver. I dont know if I would have had the nerve to write what I did about Arendt if she had still been alive. 10/12/22 And we can take that down the line. But it sounds more like a circus act. 1?). Glad you are home and doing better. Joe Specht I guess he liked the book. James Penha 1/9/22 The transition to color started in earnest when NBC announced in May 1963 that a large majority of its 196465 TV season would be in color. I would love to hear what you thought of the movie. But the erasure of the racial dimension bothers me. Full of betrayal and infidelity, it brings the troubled historic figure to life in a way no other story has nor ever will. I swooned over Bonnie Guitars Dark Moon in 1957 and still think its a singular record, though maybe a little thin in the vocal. and nine grandchildren. As he works his way up the carnival hierarchy, he gets to know the other outcasts in the industry, including clairvoyant Madame Zeena (Toni Collette), owner Clem (Willem Dafoe), and performer Molly (Rooney Mara). Nothing has come of any of these notions. Art Direction: James L. Schoppe And if not, have you ever read anything by or about Zappa that met the Greilian standard? (see, e.g., Real Life Rock, 9/17/2001, entry 10.) I dont know if the songs were any good and Jims not here to re-write them either. In my experience, trying to reason with Trumpists is futile and just makes my head explode (leaving me more demoralized as a result), so I havent even tried to have a civil exchange about anything other than non-political pleasantries with certain family members and friends in at least three years. He did write a lot of B-sides. I told her why I wrote it. I did write about it, in Artforum. You could insert anyone you want into the play, and you can change the time and place of the gathering a hundred different ways. Havent seen the book. Glad to hear about BD. Wieland His next moveand that of those who are taking up the challenge he laid downwill be interesting. Even so In April 2021, it was announced that Jones and 4/19/22 There's a lot of pain on screen here (as well as lessons to be learned), but a bittersweet ending at least avoids the worst possible scenario. Director/writer Matthew Robbins and producer/writer Hal Barwood were initially apprehensive about approaching the white-hot star about the project. That message is unambiguous. Tomislav Brlek I picked this record up at the old Maxwell Street Market in Chicago years ago, and its nagged me ever since Is this, or is this not, a song about a teenage suicide pact? Now, the 1936 Show Boat is a movie with a lot of eye-rolling, to the extent that Warner Brothers has been reluctant to issue it on DVD, and those scenes were directed by James Whale just as much as that one I direct you to, but it is one of the more striking moments in Hollywood movies. I love many of Dyers books (But Beautiful, Out of Sheer Rage, and others), but something seems missing in his more recent work. -Allison Picurro[Trailer], Year: 2022 Director:Dan Trachtenberg Stars:Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, HorrorRating:R Metacritic score:69, Hulu went ahead and revived the Predator franchise, and this time it's a prequel. Im thinking about how I would write a chapter on the little world I hear within Eddie Cochrans Summertime Blues. Besides the fact its got a rhythm I cant ignore, growing up on a farm and working 12-hour days creates an interesting personal connection. 1/24/22 Rainy Day, especially the video with footage from Guy Debords 1961 film Critique of Separation. Or to be seen as rooms that lock from the inside. Thanks for your fantasy Dylan covers [6/26]. You have to speed through the occasional digressions, as Tolstoi expounds his peculiar historical theoriesbut you do that so you can be with these people again, and find out what happens to them. If theres better content for the serious music person, I dont know where it is. A few examples (of many): Raunchy attributed to Link Wray and not Bill Justis. They initially plan to train the fly to rob people for them, but instead they just end up meandering around the South of France with their bristly companion having moronic misadventures. And of course the music, which seemed at once unsurpassably bold, inventive, free swinging, cool. It also captures the positive impact that humans can have, for a change, as the director, John Chester, and his wife, Molly, transform neglected acreage into a thriving ecosystem where literally every animal big and small plays an important part. But the revelation came a few years ago when I found out my older granddaughter knew the words to every song on the latest Pink album and the younger one made it a project to turn on her gym teacher to Lana Del Rey so they could use her music in class and caused a crisis with the principal over lyrics. Thompson and McCormack have enough chemistry to make this very dialogue-heavy movie feel sweet and easily watchable. Director: Matthew Robbins P.P.S. Would you agree, though, that every little once in a while a song can transcend the confines of the musicals book? If you didnt care for Fred Goodmans book Mansion On The Hill [6/26], I cant imagine you caring for his subsequent biography on Allen Klein. Apologies to AG readers who may be tired of those taking a scalpel to Blowin In The Wind, but the comment from Billy [8/31] got me to actually read the lyrics to the song, and that gave me reason to climb on. Dont take it personally. How do you pronounce that? Do you feel a sense of honor or pride at being included? Is there anything that predates 1920s blues or folk music? And I find his singing flat. It would be great to know your thoughts. Was it really just about the bands huge AM success at the height of FM Underground radios influence? 6/26/22 I had two grandfathers in San Francisco during the earthquake. Im very glad it stood out for you. My (completely one-sided) agreement with musicians is that if I buy or download a bootleg set, and they issue that same material officially later on, Ill buy the official release. Years ago, I downloaded a bootleg copy of what was later released as A Boy From Tupelo, 1953-55. Run Time: 1 hr 27 min | Director: Chadd Harbold. The first time I heard that (on a bootleg before official release)whoah! -Tim Surette [Trailer], For fans of: Middle-aged man ennui, Mexico, jerks, Year: 2022 Director: Michael Franco Stars: Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Iazua Larios Genre: Drama Rating: R Metacritic score: 70, Tim Roth is the embodiment of indifference in this mellow drama about a wealthy British man vacationing in Acapulco with his siblings when they're suddenly called back for a family tragedy. I was wondering if you could explain why The Eagles are considered by many to be one of the worst rock bands. My own answer would be, if what other people thought of me were not a concern, I think I would. The book will be out in the fall. I hope you are comfortable and recovering. And what does it mean that the immortal versions of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, which was undeniable from the start, are those made without George? 3/3/22 Sheryl Lee is fifty; she looks every day of it and maybe ten years more. I was flown out to give live commentary on the show (the segment is on this site, along with Kansas City Confidential, a piece on the show as a status event written for Dave Marshs Rock & Roll Confidential) and said it wasnt worth it. Why should performers make less money than the people who sell it? In regard to the invasion of Ukraine I came to think of the famous Brechtian lament, Thoughts of a Russian Soldier on Returning Home (better known as Back In The USSR). I wish Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun were there on the choruses, though. 6/26/22 10/22/22 I was going to say regarding the clip as whole that if you couldnt stand to watch Bill Robinson doing his stairstep routine youre not going to want to see this, but maybe it would be worth taking a peek to ask yourself if the routine were being camped up expressly to set up that shot. And your condemnation of it, and of mixing music and politics in general. It has all the brawling and killing you want from a Predator movie, and as Jordan Hoffman said in his review for TV Guide, its setting feels refreshing. When Elvis came to Oakland in 1956 and one of our 6th grade female classmates down the Peninsula in Menlo Park actually went the boys made fun of her because secretly we were insanely jealous that she had the nerve to do it and we didnt. Discovered since thenso different, but to me all historians on the same quest. That he betrayed the freedom inherent in art? Tom Kipp and I could have sworn you chimed in on the TV show In Plain Sight and/or its star, Mary McCormack. The criticism of police training, practices, and mindset is at the forefront of every interrogation and every crime scene investigation. It's a similar premise toJohn Wick,with assassin action replaced by tragicomic character study. -Allison Picurro [Trailer], For fans of: The circus, sideshow freaks and cons, an A-list cast and A-list sets, Director:Guillermo del Toro Stars:Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn Genre:Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime Rating:R Metacritic score: 70, Someone somewhere is still eating popcorn they bought while watching Nightmare Alley in the theaters on its mid-December premiere night, and yet the movie is already on Hulu. But Ive always wondered why the Beatles and especially the blues-based Stones happened in England rather than here. Keep on keeping on, we need you. More broadly, whats your sense of Mailers take on the music of the times of his times, given how he often seems to prioritize sports and film culture instead in his socially/politically observational non-fiction. Like many others have stated, Im glad to hear youre doing better. Those acoustics sounded familiar, and after some digging I discovered they were singing to an instrumental album: Sing A Song With The Kingston Trio (Capitol SKAO-2005, November 15, 1963). Captured the essence? A: I would like to think not. I answer Asks as they come in. But Id imagine that even if thats so, ET allowed you to see and hear as miraculous all sorts of things that otherwise might not have struck you at all. To bolster this idea, see this pertinent, brief discussion about the use of the phrase a people, which, to me, is enlightening in this context. With great action sequences and a genuinely terrifying premise, Predators is sure to get your blood pumping and heart racing. Mumbo Jumbo has been through many editionsI checked the first and most recent and the error was in both. The feeling you get wondering if you should ditch your house and hit the road to fully appreciate everything life and nature has to offer. I did a reading in New York in 1989 at a bookstore next to the then Whitney Museum for Lipstick Traces. S. Quinn Knuttel Family "Bill's Hidden Track" Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2019. Thanks Youd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by watching this video of the kids singing and signing the song. With songs against the Vietnam war (Fortunate Son), Nixon (Effigy), the working poor (Dont Look Now), and for the folk/blues tradition (two songs associated with Lead Belly, most notably Cottonfields)Willy still stood up throughout the next decade. James L. Mark was all scarred and Annie had some kind of a limp." Ben Merliss I think of his perfect ending all the time. The Creem documentary isnt bad, though. I had been wondering if your views on the man (please be kind enough to remember I said the man) had either expanded or changed since he had released The Belle Album and you had reviewed it, since that particular review was from years ago, and I wasnt asking about the album itself. Its foolish to think that the desire to get rich and never have to work for a boss is not at the root of much of the best work you and I cherish as if it were somehow blessed, making us feel blessed when we hear it. I never heard Elviss Sun recordings from Thats Alright to Mystery Train in their time, except as unreleased numbers were used as filler on RCA LPs. (And the movie Sister Act turned that one on its head wonderfully by having Mary Magdalene sing Mary Wells My Guy). It wasnt meant to be snarky. Its the biggest song in the world. Odd? Donald Trump: Randy Quaid. Historical accounts of the 60s consistently blame the Manson murders and the Altamont tragedy for the end of the counterculture movement. After the doom-laden orchestration of the songs beginning, and some funny stuff from the songs narrator, the song completely shifts into Putins head for the rest of the song: Lets listen in, a great man is speaking. 1. In those days civil rights statements in pictures were sent like coded messages to the French Resistance. Im stuck and immobile with back pain. How have your views on Al Green changed or remained the same in the decades since you reviewed The Belle Album? I do know the assassination made a breach in the common American mind, not just for those who remember it and in a sense almost witnessed it, but for the generations after, living in a country still overshadowed by mistrust, betrayal, doubt, fear: the sense that anything could be destroyed at any time. Personally, I think it is one of the finest pop songs of the last ten years as it is instantly recognizable, has an irresistible hook, understated but highly polished production, and at 2 minutes 47 seconds in length leaves me wanting just a little more, but glad that it doesnt outstay its welcome. It didnt matter what anybody said. That might have been the one sponsored by American Express with bullying TV commercials with some besotted woman in the crowd holding up her ticket (as I remember or want to imagine) as if it were a Birkin bag and after soberly discussing business screaming I LOVE YOU MICK. His last one was 2002's Unfaithful, which came out right at the end of the erotic thriller's period of commercial viability. Have you ever written anything, or do you wish to say something, that addresses the fact that they are four fifths Canadian? Next century will see the Beatles return via AI? And if so, what did you think about how it captured or interpreted your work? The all-powerful, all-knowing specter of a villain in my first and only spec script I ever wrote which, naturally, was never producedwhile, shockingly, got me signed with an agencywas named Greil Marcus.
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