HeyJaredMusings On Music
"It's too late to stop now!" Music has been at the center of my life for as long as I can recall. Here you'll find my thoughts about albums, musicians, and concerts. Modern and contemporary art will raise its head from time to time.
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Records Revisited: The Waterboys "Fisherman's Blues". (opens the original)
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This week’s album rewind is “Fisherman’s Blues” by The Waterboys from 1988.Having achieved his quest for “the big music” with 1985’s excellent “This Is the Sea”, best known for the 45 “The Whole of the Moon”, Mike Scott sought out a new palette on The Waterboys’ fourth album. Out with the pomp and grandiosity and in with a sound that is awash with traditional Celtic folk influences, with a side of country and rock and roll for good measure.The album contains several of my favorite Waterboys’ tun
Album Anniversary: Fairport Convention "Unhalfbricking". (opens the original)
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Fairport Convention’s third album, “Unhalfbricking”, was released on July 3rd, 1969.It marked a move toward a sound based on traditional English folk songs that would fully crystallize on the follow-up “Liege & Lief” which, in a remarkable run of creativity, was released later the same year.“Unhalfbricking” gave the band its first chart success, reaching #12 on the U.K. album chart.Sandy Denny came to the fore on the album, with male vocalist Iain Matthews leaving the sessions after reco
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