I've got a none-too-quiet fondness for David's singing, too, I have to say. ::happy sigh::
OMG, yes. David is the love child of Marty Robbins and Chris Isaak. He has an amazing voice. How beautiful is "Cherry Beach" (the very first song I heard from this album)? "Kickin' His Shadow" is exactly the kind of country song I love. I don't like much contemporary country, except stuff out of Western Canada, but this song is an old-school song brought back. "Holy Love" is glorious. "I'll fly like a fugitive from the remnants of Providence". Oh, yes.
The thing about these guys is that David sings and writes David, at least IMO. He doesn't try to fit into a genre because he's a musician and he sings what he sings. When Paul writes like he's from Alberta and not Nashville and doesn't try too hard to be a Country Singer (don't get me started on the lyric about pulling a Jefferson out of his pocket, wtf?), what comes out is pretty amazing (or in the case of "Family Matters", fucking brilliant).
I can only deal with a couple of the videos. The others I either have to watch with my hands over my eyes and peek out through my fingers. I love "32 Down", because it's not too dorky, so I can watch it, and it has Paul's kids in it, which is just so awww-worthy that I want to bake them all cookies.
I have a persistent fantasy of Paul covering The Headstones' Tweeter and the Monkey Man.
Hmm. Could work. *g* It would be a cover of the Headstones covering Dylan. Could be cool (I'd love to hear what Hugh would have to say about it). I'd like him to cover Neil Diamond's "Stones". Honestly, just listen.
What they really need to do is to get back and record something. Especially David Keeley (who could cover Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and dedicate it to me).
Absolutely astonishingly brilliant television.
I knew it was brilliant when it was first broadcast, I dunno what happened. I must have been watching something else. :/ I'll definitely get to see it, though. It's on my list, which seems to keep getting longer.
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OMG, yes. David is the love child of Marty Robbins and Chris Isaak. He has an amazing voice. How beautiful is "Cherry Beach" (the very first song I heard from this album)? "Kickin' His Shadow" is exactly the kind of country song I love. I don't like much contemporary country, except stuff out of Western Canada, but this song is an old-school song brought back. "Holy Love" is glorious. "I'll fly like a fugitive from the remnants of Providence". Oh, yes.
The thing about these guys is that David sings and writes David, at least IMO. He doesn't try to fit into a genre because he's a musician and he sings what he sings. When Paul writes like he's from Alberta and not Nashville and doesn't try too hard to be a Country Singer (don't get me started on the lyric about pulling a Jefferson out of his pocket, wtf?), what comes out is pretty amazing (or in the case of "Family Matters", fucking brilliant).
I can only deal with a couple of the videos. The others I either have to watch with my hands over my eyes and peek out through my fingers. I love "32 Down", because it's not too dorky, so I can watch it, and it has Paul's kids in it, which is just so awww-worthy that I want to bake them all cookies.
I have a persistent fantasy of Paul covering The Headstones' Tweeter and the Monkey Man.
Hmm. Could work. *g* It would be a cover of the Headstones covering Dylan. Could be cool (I'd love to hear what Hugh would have to say about it). I'd like him to cover Neil Diamond's "Stones". Honestly, just listen.
What they really need to do is to get back and record something. Especially David Keeley (who could cover Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and dedicate it to me).
Absolutely astonishingly brilliant television.
I knew it was brilliant when it was first broadcast, I dunno what happened. I must have been watching something else. :/ I'll definitely get to see it, though. It's on my list, which seems to keep getting longer.