Comments for Play One Note

Comment on Percewood’s Onagram – Tropical Brainforest by Matt Sapero

Matt Sapero — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:42:27 +0000

Right on! This is some terrific music… Perfect title, too, when all is said and done. ..

Comment on Sister Waize – The Realignment Series by Kaya

Kaya — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:40:11 +0000

Just thought I would let you know that I concur on your assessment of Realigment Series. I have finally completed listening to all three volumes and this is some seriously deep cavernous drone. Awesome and powerfully lysergic music if you apply the artists suggestions and even if not. Thanks for putting the word out.

Comment on About Us by Tom

Tom — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:49:53 +0000

No way, Ed! That’s fantastic. I hope I did right by your Grandfather. He’s one of my favorites, as you probably gathered from the review. Glad you liked it!

Comment on About Us by ed herron

ed herron — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:57:24 +0000

I just read your recent review of Ballads, Banjo Tunes and Sacred Songs of Western North Carolina.

Well written and well said.

Bascom was my grandfather. My mother, Jo, was one of the producers and selected the tracks from over 300 in his memory collection.

Keep up the good work,
Ed

Comment on Loop – Heaven’s End by tom

tom — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:58:35 +0000

Ha, it’s been a while now, but I’m pretty sure I was joking re: the Main/EAR comparisons…they really don’t sound much like each other at all. Nevertheless, it’s a joke that falls flat if you’re right that Main began prior to EAR…and you are. Duly noted!

Looks like out of this sample size of three, I’m in the minority, but I really do think Spacemen 3 is not only the progenitor here, they’re the better band. Loop might have had more variance to their sound than Spacemen, but that is precisely what makes Boom/Pierce the stronger group. They stuck to their guns, relentlessly stripping away and paring down, and that’s something I appreciate. They contented themselves with less, and made more out of it.

Of course, all this is in my eyes (or ears). And none of this is to unnecessarily disparage Loop, who, with Heaven’s End, made a fucking stone-cold classic. I just think that a world without Loop would be a lot richer than a world without Spacemen 3.

Comment on Loop – Heaven’s End by Gary

Gary — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:56:15 +0000

I’d have to disagree that Main was derivative of EAR as it proceeded that project by a few years. Having said that, I always much preferred Loop out of the two and think they and the Spacemen certainly have different sounds. Though Perfect Prescription got a few plays over the years, I think I wore out my copy of Heaven’s End.

Comment on Shuttle 358 – Understanding Wildlife by hi

hi — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:40:07 +0000

http://www.mediafire.com/?0yolvnwzygc

Comment on Shuttle 358 – Understanding Wildlife by tom

tom — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:37:19 +0000

Hey, look at that! The album and my blog background are the same color. WOWZERS.

Comment on Loop – Heaven’s End by Jakob

Jakob — Thu, 12 May 2011 01:06:34 +0000

Yeah, it’s splitting hairs for sure. Kind of depends on my mood at the time too. Though I’ve always preferred Confusion over Prescription as well, so…

Comment on George Brigman – Jungle Rot by tom

tom — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:45:07 +0000

John, this is great stuff! It's always neat hearing about the creation tale behind great albums like Jungle Rot. That bit about the drum overdubs is just amazing. I can certainly understand and sympathize with an artist being interested in what they're working on currently. It only makes sense. This is one reason why I've never understood why fans are disappointed when they go to a show of a long-running act who focuses on playing newer material during their set. I mean, if you had been in a touring band for 30 years, would you be wanting to play songs you wrote half a lifetime ago instead of the ones you just put out? Hell, no! So I get that. I salute Mr. Brigman for his work, and I look forward to hearing more of it.