Oh my, I've just reminded myself how much I love him. He had such a great view on life, even at an early age.
The crafty fuck.
John Prine
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John Prine
mantochanga wrote:Dave Bartram from Showaddywaddy - on telly every week, but most people didn't even know his name. No burdening us with his issues or personal life, just a straightforward entertainer. Navvy!
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Re: John Prine
I've already contributed on the fucked up thread !!!
Sam stone is such a great song , it could have been mawkish but he brings such conviction to it. John Prine live is a great record.
Sam stone is such a great song , it could have been mawkish but he brings such conviction to it. John Prine live is a great record.
If I jerk- the handle jerk- the handle you'll thrill me and thrill me
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Re: John Prine
I've had a soft spot for this one for a long time.
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Re: John Prine
Here we go again.
I've seen him a few times at Hardly, Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco.
I've seen him a few times at Hardly, Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco.
Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!
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There are a lot of attributes you can prize in music. For me, warmth and humanity is perhaps the most important. On that count, Prine is a superstar with very few peers (perhaps Bill Withers, John Sebastian, Nilsson, The Beatles, Everlys, Roy Orbison, Tom T. Hall, Ray Davies, The Beach Boys, Jonathan Richman...a few others). It’s a small club.
It could be argued that his consistency as a songwriter waned after his first decade or so. But what a purple patch.
I go to Prine’s albums for solace when I need the presence of a human being at the center of my music.
I mean...sit with this one for a few minutes and try not to feel something.
It could be argued that his consistency as a songwriter waned after his first decade or so. But what a purple patch.
I go to Prine’s albums for solace when I need the presence of a human being at the center of my music.
I mean...sit with this one for a few minutes and try not to feel something.
“Remember I have said good things about benevolent despots before.” - Jimbo
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Re: John Prine
Davey the Fat Boy wrote:There are a lot of attributes you can prize in music. For me, warmth and humanity is perhaps the most important. On that count, Prine is a superstar with very few peers (perhaps Bill Withers, John Sebastian, Nilsson, The Beatles, Everlys, Roy Orbison, Tom T. Hall, Ray Davies, The Beach Boys, Jonathan Richman...a few others). It’s a small club.
It could be argued that his consistency as a songwriter waned after his first decade or so. But what a purple patch.
I go to Prine’s albums for solace when I need the presence of a human being at the center of my music.
Very well put, Davey.
I love John Prine.
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