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Monday March 02, 2009

Eddi Reader

A friend from work lent me an album by Eddi Reader . I sort of remember her from Fairground Attraction but the album lent to me Angels and Electricity is fantastic There are 'twelve plus one tracks' on the cd and the best is the first called Kiteflyer's hill. Very often in the car I'll play that track twice in a row - it is that good. Apart from the quality of the lyrics and music she has a really great voice. I like the cd as it has a nice mix of music not just ballads. If anyone can recommend any of her other cd's I would be grateful.

( Mar 02 2009, 12:00:02 AM PST ) Permalink

Shine a light

Watched the DVD of this film by Martin Scorsese recently. It is a part documentary part live show of the Rolling Stones. It follows the other film he did a while ago called No Direction Home about Bob Dylan. I did not expect the Stones film to follow the same format but it was mostly live show with little documentary. For me the amazing thing about their live performances is the energy Jagger has on the stage. It is like he is Jumping Jack Flash himself. Keith Richards with his laughter lines and odd things in his hair, Ron Wood with the perpetual cigarette hanging from his mouth an boyish face and Charlie on the drums who is delightfully vague - the man with a garage load of cars who cannot drive. An interesting question was posed to a very youthful Mick Jagger in the documentary bit. Do you think you will be doing this when you are sixty? Yes he said.....

( Mar 02 2009, 12:00:01 AM PST ) Permalink