As you know, last year, we had a rather life changing event occur where we can truly say that "The Music Saved Our Lives" -- both seriously and literally.
And -- as we discussed throughout 2020 & 2021 ... everybody knows "Live Music Is Better", of course. (Or, another example, "Live Music Is Better" - Mid-Summer 2021 Edition #2 or -- most recently -- "Live Music Is Better": Son Volt @ The Birchmere — 3/2/22.)
Last night ( 4/10/22), we caught Cowboy Junkies at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia and it was fab. Fab not just because we were simply enjoying live music with our friends but because we got something we always consider treat ... a Neil Young cover.
Cowboy Junkies covered Neil Young's "Don't Let It Bring You Down" off their latest album of covers "Songs of the Recollection". (Album also includes cover of Neil's "Love In Mind", also. More details here.) Lead singer Margo Timmins introduced the previous cover by Gordon Lightfoot as the "King of Canadian Folk Music". The intro for Neil's DLIBYD was in a similar laudatory vein for the Canadian singer songwriter.
So we're just glad, fortunate and blessed to be able to go a few
miles down the road to a splendid music venue that respects both the artists and the audiences
and enjoy live music with our dear friends.
So let the music continue to flow unrestricted and freely to all across the lands in the summer of 2022!!!
After all, isn't it all about the "Ordinary People of RUST"?
Glad you got to hit that show. Cowboy Junkies make some sweet music. I saw them at the Bridge Benefit in 96 (or 95).
ReplyDeleteLive music IS better. I just saw “Beautiful: the Carol King musical” show at Seattle’s Paramount. Incredible, amazing. She wrote a ton of great songs other bands had hits with, including “Some Kind of Wonderful.” She got a job writing songs on Tin Pan Alley when she was 16 years old! She wrote like 116 songs that the world knows and lives. King is now 80, living in Idaho.
Enjoy that live music! It may save your life! So glad you made it, Thrashers!
Your Brother in music, Alan in Seattle
Spellcheck : King, real name Klein, “wrote like 116 songs that the world knows and LOVES.”
ReplyDeleteYour Brother in music, Alan in Seattle
Yo Brother Alan in Seattle, thanks. cool on Carol King musical. sounds like a fine evening.
ReplyDeletewill be on lookout for show making it to our home town.
We're booked to see Low perform at Manchester Cathedral in a couple of weeks time.
ReplyDeleteLive music in small venues is better, bumper stickers should be issued.
There is a YouTube film of the Cowboy Junkies doing a version of Powderfinger that moves me every time I watch it. Worth checking out if you haven't already seen it I think.
ReplyDeleteCowboy Junkies is the best SlowCore band , Low is awesome too.
ReplyDeleteLOVE IN MIND is the second Neil cover on their new album Songs of the Recollection.
ReplyDeletePer SongX Neil has it on:
FOUND ON ALBUM:
Archives Vol 1 1963-1972 (2009)
Live At Massey Hall 1971 (2007)
Time Fades Away (1973)
@ Steve L - ok, enjoy Low in small venue. Sounds like a delightful evening in store.
ReplyDelete@ Ron - there are many versions out there. which one? official? concert?
@ Chris - SlowCore rules. It's been awhile for us and Low. thanks, we'll put on the revisit list.
@ Hounds That Howl - oh yeah, LIM SlowCore style! thanks
@ thrasher The Powderfinger cover version I have seen is the Latent Uncovers one, from 2017 I think.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yzOpjQsXvk