3 posts tagged “jeff buckley”
Downloads:
- eMusic: http://www.emusic.com/album/Patrick-Watson-Wooden-Arms-MP3-Download/11443563.html
- iTunes (US): http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=313783404&s=143455
- Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Wooden-Arms/dp/B0028JSDFA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1243605993&sr=8-2
You must buy this album. Patrick Watson (the band, lead by Patrick Watson, the singer) are the point at which Andrew Bird, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Antony & The Johnsons and Bjork all meet.
These are my favourite songs:
I'm turning into a right old man.
Lately, all the kids have been batshit crazy over some tweenie bimbo called Hannah Montana. I later discovered that this is the name of a television character played by Miley Cyrus, the daughter of Billy Ray - yes, he of 'Achy Breaky Heart' fame. The mind boggles.
Of course, this discovery made me think of two things.
1. Resuscitating my plan to invent a time machine to go back and kill Walt Disney for the sins of the company bearing his name (Hannah Montana is a Walt Disney Company property; and the latest 3D shitfest Winnie The Pooh film with some random little girl instead of Christopher Robin is the final straw in said company's arse raping of classic children's books).
2. Other musicians who followed in their parents' footsteps.
And so I present: my Top Several Songs By Musicians Whose Dads Were Also Musicians. This post would have featured music, but Vox now block everything I upload and I can't be bothered to put these songs on my own hosting right now.
1. 'Dinner At Eight' by Rufus Wainwright
His dad, folk singer Loudon, once sang a song called 'Rufus Is A Tit Man'. Nowadays, Rufus is good friends with Elton John and Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys, so I think we can all agree that Loudon was wrong. This song is about the younger Wainwright's relationship with the elder.
2. 'Falling Out Of Love' by Sean Lennon
While his older half-brother Julian tried to forge a career by sounding like a boring clone of his dad - some little-known musician called John Lennon, Sean was much more of a hipster: signing to Grand Royal, the Beastie Boys' defunct label; dating a member of/joining quirky Japanese duo Cibo Matto, and guesting on albums by Handsome Boy Modeling School and Albert Hammond, Jr (one fifth of The Strokes, who also makes an appearance on this list). His second album, Friendly Fire, is awesome.
3. 'Dream Brother' by Jeff Buckley
Jeff, the son of experimental jazz vocalist Tim, had one of the finest sets of pipes before his untimely demise in the late '90s. Fellow list member Rufus wrote the song 'Memphis Skyline' about him, and took over the reigns of covering Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' on tour. This song, like the Rufus song, is about his dad.
4. 'I Saw Red' by Transister
Singer Keely is the brother of Chesney, who appeared in the film Buddy's Song with Roger Daltrey and sang the song 'The One And Only' before fading into obscurity. Their dad was Chip Hawkes, bassist and vocalist for The Tremeloes (the band Decca signed instead of... The Beatles, an unknown band which featured Sean Lennon's dad). Transister split after one album, which is a shame.
5. 'In Transit' by Albert Hammond Jr
As mentioned, this curly haired guitar wonder is one fifth of The Strokes as his day job, but he also records solo. Albert Hammond Sr was a singer-songwriter who accidentally ruined a whole bunch of parties in the '80s by co-writing 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now', a huge hit for Starship. God I hate him.
6. 'One Headlight' by The Wallflowers
Aren't genes wonderful things? Somehow Bob Dylan, he of the shitty voice and great lyrics, spawned Wallflowers frontman Jacob - he of the great voice and shitty lyrics. Oh cruel fates.
7. 'Sunburn' by Muse
Yes, even Matt Bellamy has a vaguely famous dad - George Bellamy played guitar for The Tornados, who were apparently once rivals to The Shadows. Whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh-whoas! According to Wikipedia, Pink Floyd and The Who namechecked them as an early influence, who am I to judge?
8. 'Is It Any Wonder?' by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
So I'm cheating, her dad - Robin Bextor - was a film director and her mum - Janet Ellis - presented Blue Peter, but I've run out of ideas and this post seemed too short... so sue me, as they say here in America.
Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music?
Submitted by Rev Stan.
My friend Jay. Back in 1999, we started playing music together and we'd trade CDs regularly. Between him and his dad, I discovered a lot of great music - Jeff Buckley, Wilco, Ryan Adams, Eric Matthews, Pixies, and many more.
The copy of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness I spent a lot of time listening to before buying it was his (after seeing the '1979' video, I borrowed it from a friend who borrowed it from him); I first heard of Nada Surf while watching MTV2 at his house; and he was the first person I ever heard rave over Antony & The Johnsons, Fionn Regan and Au Revoir Simone.
You can listen to Jay's own music here:
