Re: which new?

Ben,

Thanks for asking.

New Stuff: 
My two sons have introduced me to Mars Volta which is (by far) the most
interesting of the "music of youth today" that they have forced upon me,
retro-Dad. It's aggressively prog, with wild vocals. Stratospheric
falsetto! I have no idea what he's singing about, & probably happier not
knowing. 

Old, & something completely different: 
I've tracked down some important pre-history for the breathy bossa style,
that wispy voice + acoustic guitar combo, back to a very influential album
by Julie London (her first) with Barney Kessel, jazz guitarist. "Julie is
her name," around 1955. Just the two of them. Her voice is not big, and so
she's doing this breathy highly miked style... that was a real eye-opener &
eye-opener down in Brazil. London's approach is nowhere near as breathy
(and the melodies are not so chromatic), but you can see how it was an
influence.    

Tell me what you think of Kate's newest. I've been kinda bummed & sulky
ever since she brought in the infernal drum machine in "Running up that
hill..." 

Still 
Haven't heard any Issa, or Jane's Xtian material. One of there years I will
make a pilgrimage to Northampton, and see her in person. I'll be the one
yelling for "Half Eagle, Half Angel." Until they toss me out, that is.

Bru

Ben Thomas wrote:
>oh, just the newest jane-incarnation.  i'm still open to new anything,
>jane/issa/any.  i'm behind in my purchasing, just received bjork's
>newest...haven't gotten thru the whole thing yet.  kinda hard to listen
>to the first time.  i'm anxious to get the newest Kate Bush, ordered it
>yesterday and am pretty psyched.  losing myself in musical theater
>lately, mostly old sondheim, going to a cole porter review next week,
>seeing the Pirate Queen in Chicago during it's pre-broadway preview and
>a show called Altar Boyz.  going to NYC in the spring and already
>starting to figure out what I want to see.  and you??  new stuff, old
>stuff, jane stuff, issa/any stuff??