December 2009
4 posts
“By this time, I got to looking for a kind of substitute;
I can’t tell you...”
– Brian Eno, in “The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch.” This album, Here Come The Warm Jets, is one of my favorite Eno records. The next track, “Baby’s On Fire,” probably deserves its own post.
Regarding this track, Eno says:
“The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch” is based on...
“I’m sittin’ on my watch so I can be on time”
– Bob Dylan, Bye And Bye
I’m glad to see that this album, Love And Theft, is getting recognition as one of the best albums of the decade. It was released on 9/11 in 2001. Some timing, Mr. Zimmerman. The release was somewhat overshadowed by other events of the day, but has since gone on to...
“Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends!”
– Francis Bacon or Tom Waits, take your pick. Either way, it’s good enough for me this holiday season. I’m assuming you all know which category you’re in. ;-)
