Wow, what an awful way to open a show. “Bad Day” to open? “Bad Day” = Bad Song. Yuck.
I love that “It’s The End of The World As We Know It” closed the main set. I know they’ve played it 10,000,000 times since Document, but that’s a perfect encore or main set closer. Why fight it?
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Snow Patrol is set to release their fifth album in October, joining the typically crowded 4th quarter new release schedule. A Hundred Million Suns will be released October 28, preceded by first single “Take Back The City” on October 13.
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People wonder why I make a big deal of Springsteen and his set lists. Here’s a great example of why. Oasis kicked off the world tour that will support their new album Dig Out Your Soul (set for release 10/7) with a marathon… 18-song set.
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It’s been really tough focusing on the B.B. King record because of how excited I got while listening to those two Jellyfish records earlier this afternoon. I wanted to come home and crank them on the home stereo, but duty called and I need to get my King review written and that starts by listening to the record a few times. I keep telling myself Jellyfish will still be there when I’m done, but patience isn’t one of my strong suits. It’s a testament to the quality of the King record that I’m able to focus on it as much as I am.
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I have now finished listening to One Kind Favor and my initial reaction seems to be holding. I like this record.
I’ve started an outline of a full-length review of the album, focusing on some of the broad themes that occurred to me as I was listening. I didn’t make detailed, track-by-track notes so I’m still thinking about the album as a whole rather than individual parts. I need to give it a few more listens before I get more specific than “I like it.”
On the first passthrough I can tell you that “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,” which features the line that gives the album its title, and “Sitting On Top of the World” have emerged as early favorites. ”Grave” was written and originally recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson. ”World” was written by the Mississippi Sheiks and famously recorded by the great Howlin’ Wolf. Both songs are great.
King is in great voice and he can still create that inimitable B.B. King lead guitar sound and he does so often on this wonderful collection.
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I’ve listened to nearly half of B.B. King’s new studio album One Kind Favor and I’m already in love with it. I have a feeling this is going to show up somewhere on my Top 10 of 2008.
T Bone Burnett’s vintage production and sound have helped King deliver a classy, classic kind of record. Speaking of record, this one has to be made available on vinyl. It just has that kind of sound, feel, and texture to it.
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Two words: “Circus Envy.” I’d have been happy by the time we got to #4. That’s power, right there. That’s just fantastic. “Rockville” makes the encore huge. I’ll tell you something… if they’d have gone “house in order” somewhere in this set I might have nominated it for best of the tour. Okay, I’m getting carried away but I love seeing “Circus Envy” getting played. Love it.
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I’m not sure if this was a festival show, but it does come in a few songs lighter than what comes after it. “Welcome to the Occupation” hasn’t been played enough so I’m glad to see that in here. “Fall On Me” in the cleanup spot is surprising. It’s been held for later most of the tour. I like it there. A lot. That’s nice. I bet going from “Fall” to “Drive” was nice. Read more »
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Since we’re doing this backwards, I’m only now noticing that after getting played a lot earlier in the tour “These Days” seems to have been played a little less frequently. It’s sad, but smart. “These Days” is a great song, but it was getting played a little heavily. It’s good to bench it every now and then. “The Great Beyond” is always a welcome sight.
11 will be pleased to see “Country Feedback.” Read more »
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There are days I’m almost as smart as I think I am and today is one of those days. My craving for Matthew Sweet’s indie power-pop gem “We’re The Same” was a great gateway to one of the newest additions to my CD collection: The Jellyfish.
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