Little Dylan
No 8: The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse
If it wasn't for my girlfriend buying this CD for me a couple of months ago, I would not have been able to include it on this list. I knew it was an awesome CD, don't get me wrong, but I didn't own it for some odd reason (I know, sometimes I defy logic!)
Anyway, it's hard to believe that it was 10 years ago that Jakob Dylan and his band came out with this album. The radio hits are well-known: "One Headlight," "6th Avenue Heartache," "Three Marlenas," and "The Difference." My favorite is "One Headlight" with "The Difference" a close second.
But don't forget about the "B-sides." There are 11 good tracks on this CD..."Laughing Out Loud" and "Josephine" being good examples of the "other" songs.
What I like about The Wallflowers is their music and Dylan's voice. It's a voice I can't do. Maybe "One Headlight" is the hardest, but it's so breathy and yet grovelly that my throat is too dry to sing halfway through the song. But I love the blues rock (almost country!) guitars and the B3 organ. And the vocal harmonies are enticing. Sometimes there are no background voices, but you can still hear harmonies. I like that.
What ever happened to The Wallflowers?
posted by James @ 7:03 AM
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2 Comments:
Jimbo,
I always enjoy reading your blog and hearing you wax musical in your posts.
Would love to get the print music for a song called "The Greatest Commands," by some group called, Four Yankees Down South, have you heard of them. They sang down at RTS last Spring. If you have a copy of the music, slip it in the mail. I'd love to have our musicians use the song when our church moves into its new digs in May.
-Jack
UGH, how do I keep forgetting the music!!! Sorry. You know there is no way I could forget Four Yankees Down South!!!
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