Sunday, March 1, 2009

Thwarted

Catchy tune, good lyrics, even an engaging video (though I'm not really a music video guy), but they can't make up for a truly excrable refrain:

For some better Stereophonics songs, there's A Thousand Trees, More Life in Tramp's Vest, Mr. Writer, or Caravan Holiday (live and acoustic unfortunately).  Kelly Jones has a fabulously unique voice, and I love the effect of the way he can just pile on words in "A Thousand Trees" or "More Life in a Tramp's Vest."  Maybe he should have a poetry album?

This post is dedicated to Rico, who I think rightly diagnosed the thoroughly inadequate response level from our massive readership.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

So you want comments from your faithful readers, do you, Rico and Big Jim? Try this: Everything done by the Stereophonics put together cannot compare to "Chicken Fried" by the Jack Baker Band, the playing of which, even in a Toyota Sienna, helps us see with a sacramental vision and celebrate the right things in life. With this comment, one Lenten duty fulfilled. Mr. Anonymous.

Big Jim Dwyer said...

Perhaps Mr. Anonymous means the Zac Brown Band? On the other hand, he could, fittingly, be a rabid fan of an anonymous band.

Rico said...

Zac Brown looks too much like a hobo to be a real music star. Even a country music star. See here for more details: http://www.bigcactuscountry.fr/programmes/159/zac_brown.jpg

Anonymous said...

Mr. Anonymous is going through a tough time right now. Now only is he confusing Zac Brown with a kid in his daughter's 6th Grade class, but he's also unauthorized to view the webpage that Rico cited. There's only one solution - listen to the joyful, uplifting "Chicken Fried" (by good old whatshisname). Mr. Anonymous.

Big Jim Dwyer said...

There was a Zac (Zak?, Zack?, Zach?) Brown in your second son's grade school class, which may be the origin of the problem.

Anonymous said...

There are too many people in this world whose first names rhyme with "ak" and last names begin with B. Would the Big Jim-Rico brain trust please address this pressing social problem? (And how does Big Jim know who was in my second son's grade school class???)Mr. Anonymous.

Rico said...

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Dwyer Family Circus.