The Posies were recruited by Alex Chilton when he reformed his band Big Star. They toured and recorded with Big Star until Alex Chilton's death a few years ago.
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Showing posts with label power pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power pop. Show all posts
Saturday, August 19, 2017
The Posies recent tribute to Big Star
by Jack Brummet
The Posies were recruited by Alex Chilton when he reformed his band Big Star. They toured and recorded with Big Star until Alex Chilton's death a few years ago.
The Posies were recruited by Alex Chilton when he reformed his band Big Star. They toured and recorded with Big Star until Alex Chilton's death a few years ago.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The Boxtops fronted by Alex Chilton perform The Letter
The late great Alex Chilton (Big Star!) sang this song and hit the top of the charts when he was 16.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Video: The Old 97's - Blame It On Gravity - The Story Behind The Album
A video on the making of the Old 97's latest album, Blame It On Gravity. The album is very good, and it sounds great!
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Another Posies Video::::Definite Door:::::::with lyrics, and, of course, with Ken Stringfellow and Jonathan Auer
An oddly dated, but good, music video of The Posies Definite Door...on their "breakout" record, Frosting On The Beater. This song is one of their tunes that sort of bridges the gap aurally and lyrically, instrumentally (is that a word!?) between the more acoustic first two albums and the power pop of Frosting and Amazing Disgrace.
The Posies played at my 50th birthday party and did a great version of Definite Door that night.
Definite Door
(By Ken Stringfellow and Jonathan Auer)
Say goodbye to your friends and family
Pack your promises silently
Leave a note on your kitchen table
This is all you will ever be
So hope for a better place for a better time for a better speed
So hope for a better use for a better word for a better need
And if you listen close enough
You might hear too much
Hard as sharp and razor-rough
You've never seen the such...
It's the definite door
To another dimension
Nothing
No more
(not even a mention...)
Keeping track of the eyesight streaming
Isn't part of the regimen
Many hours of sleepless dreaming
Unaware of the mess you're in
And if you didn't have a clue
You probably never will
And all the things you didn't do
Will inundate you still...
It's the definite door
To another dimension
Nothing
No more
(not even a mention...)
Better cross your heart, make it people-proof try to fight the fright
And have a real good trip, see you when you fall don't forget to
Write yourself back...
And if you fail to see the point
Of doubting all you do
Don't forget to blame yourself
There's nothing else for you...
Say goodbye to your friends and family
Pack your promises silently
Funny how they forget to tell you
This is all you will ever be
This is all you will ever be now
This is all you will ever be
This is all you will ever be now
This is all you will ever be...
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The Posies played at my 50th birthday party and did a great version of Definite Door that night.
Definite Door
(By Ken Stringfellow and Jonathan Auer)
Say goodbye to your friends and family
Pack your promises silently
Leave a note on your kitchen table
This is all you will ever be
So hope for a better place for a better time for a better speed
So hope for a better use for a better word for a better need
And if you listen close enough
You might hear too much
Hard as sharp and razor-rough
You've never seen the such...
It's the definite door
To another dimension
Nothing
No more
(not even a mention...)
Keeping track of the eyesight streaming
Isn't part of the regimen
Many hours of sleepless dreaming
Unaware of the mess you're in
And if you didn't have a clue
You probably never will
And all the things you didn't do
Will inundate you still...
It's the definite door
To another dimension
Nothing
No more
(not even a mention...)
Better cross your heart, make it people-proof try to fight the fright
And have a real good trip, see you when you fall don't forget to
Write yourself back...
And if you fail to see the point
Of doubting all you do
Don't forget to blame yourself
There's nothing else for you...
Say goodbye to your friends and family
Pack your promises silently
Funny how they forget to tell you
This is all you will ever be
This is all you will ever be now
This is all you will ever be
This is all you will ever be now
This is all you will ever be...
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Old 97's downloads
click to enlarge the Old 97's
If you've been a visitor here recently, you know I have been on a serious Old 97's jag for a while now. I am still contemplating going over to the Gorge at George to see them at the Willy Nelson Picnic show on July 4th. . .which happens about two days after I return from a vacation in Central Washington next week. One of the buggest disappointments of the last few months was the night in Austin a couple of months ago, when I went to see them at Stubb's. The show was rained out.
If you're not familiar with the Old 97's canon, or if you're too cheap to actually buy CDs, the Old 97's have at least two tracks from all six of their albums free for downloading here. If you're an alt-country fan, or a power pop fan, I think you'll like these guys. I'm a little embarrassed it took me so long to get a clue about these guys, because they have rapidly become tops of the pops for me. . .
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