k l m n o

k l m n o brothers n sisters
any of you resonating with this stuff
any music you love?
hate?
never ever heard of
odd record to start today
keith jarrett
jazz piano player extraordinaire
played with miles
his own group
on this album
he plays Bach
on piano, pretty straight
but its beautiful
restrained
ethereal
perfect

lovely stuff next
lowell george n little feat
classy writing n playin
george was a guitarist of the highest calibre
rootsy n southern
funky n blusey
this band rocks n rolls
stumbles n slides
the tunes heart felt
the themes universal
love lost found n screwed up
and drivin trucks
but through it all
gorgeous musicianship
sublime piano playing from bill payne
who played with james taylor after this
they're pretty unknown outside the US and word-of-mouth communication
but you can trust me freends
this is gold

luka bloom
he of odd guitar tunings
n racks of effects
brother of irish singer songwriter national hero
christy moore
loved this debut album
the rest are very very cool too

neil finn
try whistling this
the debut solo album
after crowded house
technology galore
samples abound
songwriting gift still in tact
darkish moody
experimental
not for every day
but hey
you know i love neil
and this is not
a disappointment

harvest
neil young
bought this like most people
for heart of gold
but needle and the damage done
will change your life
the arrangements
the sounds
the lyrics
the band
all came together on this album
typically after this
neil stopped playing this style n sound
and went more edgy
but this was one great moment
in music history

oophoi
i bought this to play while i was writing in the mornings
kilbey loved it
so do i
this Italian guy (i think)
makes sounds from organic pots in clay n wood n wire
records it all in high quality analogue sounds
in his castle!
i play this some mornings still
and to my class when they have free time
or writing time
they call it the blood music
because of the drop like sounds scattered throughout the tracks
but it is unlike anything you will have heard
it will change you
slow you
heal you

bye bye!

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