Now Listening To (The Resurrection), Musical Musings Options

[treydog]

The Saturday Late Night Random 10:

Funplex- The B-52s

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed- Allman Brothers

The Way- Fastball

Daydream Believer- The Monkees

I Ain't Superstitious- Howlin' Wolf

What I Like About You- The Romantics

Skating- Vince Guaraldi (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

A Sight for Sore Eyes- Tom Waits

Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand- Glenn Miller

Style- U.R. Penetrators

As usual, it really is a random mix, esp. with the Vince Guaraldi in there...

[bbqplatypus]

Northern Lights - Southern Cross by the Band. If I were to rate my favorite Band studio albums in order, their self-titled sophomore album would be my pick for first place. Next would be Music from Big Pink. And third would be this one, a magnificent work that constituted their last truly great studio album (with Stage Fright and Cahoots rounding out the top five). Sure, they only released one studio album after this, but never mind that.

And it really WAS great - there are songs on here that equal the quality of the first two albums. "Ophelia" is an infectious Dixieland-type romp, and "Acadian Driftwood" is a story that, much like "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down," tells a sad tale of one of the "losers" of history - in this case, the Acadians who were forcibly deported from their homes by the English. The latter is certainly intended to be the centerpiece of the album, and it certainly works in that regard. "It Makes No Difference" is another deserved classic.

But there's more to this album than just these three songs. Make no mistake, there isn't a single stinker on this album. They're all good. They also try some new stuff here - they actually used synthesizers on some songs! So, if you don't have this album, and you have even the slightest amount of affection or even tolerance for roots rock, I highly recommend this album.


"Sais tu, A-ca-di-e, j'ai le mal du pays
Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleil
J'arrive Acadie, teedle um, teedle um, teedle ooh"

This post has been edited by bbqplatypus: Dec 28 2008, 08:19 AM