C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Alexander Wolfe
By Howie Klein Tuesday Aug 11, 2009 8:00pmYou've got to be pretty ballsy-- and pretty great-- to pull off a classic Neil Young cover like "Don't Let It Bring You Down" from his After the Gold Rush album. Sting's pre-Police band, Last Exit, did it and so did Victoria Williams (on a Neil Young tribute album
His album, Morning Brings A Flood is on the U.K. indie label Redemption and it's superb-- but doesn't include the Neil Young cover. That I found on his MySpace page as a free download. If you like Nick Drake and Elliott Smith you're gonna love Alexander. Here's a a clip I put together with some found materials but by all means listen to his songs at his label website and on the MySpace page. This guy's good. Tweet him if you want to tell him what you think of the music.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOTTLG_NuaA
Just intriguing enough that I'll look for more by him, but I'm not crazy about this one. He plays all of his cards in the first 20 or 30 seconds, and nothing very interesting happens after that point. You need to use a little dynamics to make things interesting.
Heres what happens with one great original song and a little technology ...this is amazing, a talented guy, a telecaster and a looping pedal.
Stay for the last minute and a half, its worth it...
http://www.youtube.com/user/whoisjonnywright
I love this... listened to it twice and really enjoyed it both times. I'm looking forward to buying some of Jonny's music! Thanks so much for this introduction to him.
Tremendous! Thank you kindly.
Excellent choice of music this evening! I love it!
I loved the image of the sheep watching Fox so much I googled it, printed it and hung it on the wall. I needed something to replace the Bush wanted poster.
Tonight's The Night
Hey, speaking of canuck music, here's another song that I'm especially fond of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wofcmB_3oJM
Is this your first link, cal(garylady)?!?!
It's great! What a diva!
Measha Brueggergosman can sing, eh! What a treasure she is!
She lives in Fredericton, NB, and is absolutely amazing! I love her.
Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
English Rose
Sand
Alexander Wolfe's cover of Neil Young's song. Yes, he's good...but, to me, only Neil could convey the shaky, vulnerable & passionate song that he intended.
As for Measha Brueggergosman, what an amazing voice...she is incredible...I had not heard of her...so thank you, calgarylady for posting. And yes, being Canadian, I should be ashamed, especially considering I have an 'ex-sister by marriage', who is an opera singer.
I would say though that, again, the song, Joni Mitchell's, is not done justice by Measha's powerful voice. Joni's voice was the perfect match to her own song.
I do think that Measha is much better suited to more powerful pieces, such as this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbCWjfM3bTg
What an amazing show ... the Cdn Songwriters Hall of Fame extravaganza on CBC.
Herbie Hancock and Divine Brown performed the most awesome number together that night. I don't have a video link, but this is the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR2jQjseyB4
didnt even like CSN that much or the dead , more into the stones and CJ & the fish , the doors , jimmie , bob d , janice , buffalo , oh and a soul shot try this /
pasty cline crazy
thats soul .
My last regret
I found this group performing one of my all-time fav songs... while looking at other commenters' posts...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbHtDJA_7Lg&fe...
A great cover!
Excellent choice. I had begun to give up on you guys, (Kiss, etc.), but this artist is wonderful, refreshing . . .
Thank you!
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