New Josh Ritter is pretty good. He's becoming more polished. I like it. I know some people love the raw singer/songwriter with his acoustic guitar. That's fine, but I can only take so much of that. I'm an unabashed pop music fan.

Today I was listening from some of my favorite tracks from Patty Griffin's 1,000 Kisses. "Rain" and "Long Ride Home" are amazing.


And for good measure, I'm enjoying Abita's seasonal Pecan brew and listening to Sex Packets, the legendary debut from Digital Underground.

9-10-07

Kalhoun by Daniel Amos.
I can see how they progressed to Songs of the Heart, one of the most brilliant albums in composition and execution. My one complaint would be with the mix of the latter album: bring up the vocals a touch. Just a touch. There's something intoxicating about Terry's 'reading' of many tracks on the disc.
Anyway, Songs is a masterwork. I cannot stress enough how important it is to listen through in a single listen with a copy of the lyrics close at hand. In fact, just read along the first time. Not a weak song on the album. How many complete albums can you say that about? Very, very few.

Do yourself a favor, go here and purchase the 3 disc book set of the album called When Everyone Wore Hats. The cost is minimal, the return is a lifetime of enjoyment.