tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348070062651753968.post5505757339598122412..comments2023-08-26T05:33:51.938-04:00Comments on Cassidy's Quest: BirdlandCassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765803435751308973noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348070062651753968.post-72301849364987613382013-01-28T00:41:28.307-05:002013-01-28T00:41:28.307-05:00Hi Sarah!
I recently received a box set with rema...Hi Sarah!<br /><br />I recently received a box set with remastered versions of the entire Weather Report catalog. I am happy to report they *still* sound as fresh and vital as ever. <br /><br />It's hard to pick a favorite, but their debut and I Sing The Body Electric are particular favorites. It probably wouldn't surprise you that In A Silent Way is my favorite Miles Davis album. :c)<br /><br />Heavy Weather was the second jazz album I ever bought, shortly after Pat Metheny Group from 1978. And the very first album I bought was Steely Dan's Aja. I was a strange 13-year-old. lol <br /><br />In the interest of full disclosure, I must confess that I *love* Greg Kihn. (ducking from thrown shoe ;c)) I am a sucker for power pop (my first concert was Cheap Trick), and he is a master of the genre. I mean, Bruce Springsteen gave him "Rendezvous," so he clearly was doing SOMETHING right! :c)<br /><br />Do you know the story of why "The Breakup Song" has those "Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh's"? The melody and most of the lyrics came to him all at once. He knew it was a good song, so he played it for his band with those "uh-uh's...". He told them he was going to finish the lyrics, but they all told him it was perfect as is. I would have to agree. :c)<br /><br />Thank you again for the thoughtful comment, Sarah! Off to listen to Sweetnighter right now... ;c)<br /><br />== CassCassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765803435751308973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348070062651753968.post-18911790329310870312013-01-27T23:59:22.027-05:002013-01-27T23:59:22.027-05:00OMG I can't believe nobody has commented on th...OMG I can't believe nobody has commented on this. Heavy Weather and Mysterious Traveler were a couple of my favorite albums when I was in my teens. About that time I was also listening to the likes of Jean-Luc Ponty, though some of my schoolmates couldn't understand why I listened to some goofy looking guy who played a fiddle in a way they never heard before. They'd rather listen to Greg Kihn, "Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah." As for myself, I'd rather listen to HW for the umteenth time again. Just about every tune is a favorite, well, save for "Rumba Mamá". Sad shame how Jaco wound up. And "A Remark You Made" can still bring tears to my eyes under the right circumstances. Only if I knew then is a VERY familiar phrase on our circles.<br /><br />Ciao!<br />SarahSarah Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018597739320720216noreply@blogger.com