Very enjoyable today. John Cale is a genius. These Nick Drake albums, which were never popular in their time, would never have prompted the later Nick Drake fandom without John Cale’s orchestration. Too bad Nick was so ill and couldn’t appreciate Cale’s help.
The Canada cartoon is insulting to Canadians (of which I am one). Whle riffing on the fact that we have taken American alcohol off the shelves, it paints Canadians as cartoonish hosers who just want to drink beer. Given your usual sense of social justice, politics and empathy, I am surprised and disappointed that you wouldo re-publish it.
Don't agree, the point is that American beer is piss poor and Canadian beer superior (which I've know since I was 18 and lived just across the border). Also the cartoonist is Canadian and one of best known in that country.
Love the Neil Young and Nick Drake. Although in some cases I do not like it when a singer-songwriter's recordings are modified with various types of orchestration (e.g. Townes Van Zant), the additions to the Nick Drake tracks were well done.
Clever, accurate, funny. Thanks for sharing.
Your choice of music is incredible! Thank you for sharing!
Very enjoyable today. John Cale is a genius. These Nick Drake albums, which were never popular in their time, would never have prompted the later Nick Drake fandom without John Cale’s orchestration. Too bad Nick was so ill and couldn’t appreciate Cale’s help.
The Canada cartoon is insulting to Canadians (of which I am one). Whle riffing on the fact that we have taken American alcohol off the shelves, it paints Canadians as cartoonish hosers who just want to drink beer. Given your usual sense of social justice, politics and empathy, I am surprised and disappointed that you wouldo re-publish it.
Don't agree, the point is that American beer is piss poor and Canadian beer superior (which I've know since I was 18 and lived just across the border). Also the cartoonist is Canadian and one of best known in that country.
Love the Neil Young and Nick Drake. Although in some cases I do not like it when a singer-songwriter's recordings are modified with various types of orchestration (e.g. Townes Van Zant), the additions to the Nick Drake tracks were well done.
Also, some very good cartoons.
thank you, and for previous comments....Many of Natalie Merchant's added orchestrations in recent years quite good...
Agree completely with you comments!