tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post5499556008878598811..comments2024-03-21T12:51:21.667-04:00Comments on Whisky Prajer: Crazy Heart, A Soundtrack By T Bone Burnettdpreimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-54794172593980785272010-02-02T13:48:06.870-05:002010-02-02T13:48:06.870-05:00Alright, it's a week later and I have to admit...Alright, it's a week later and I have to admit I'm at the point where I skip over all of Jeff's tracks, with the sole exception of "Brand New Angel." "Fallin' & Flyin'" is particularly onerous: it perches much too close to my idea of a bad country song (currently embodied by "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy") and sounds suspiciously like a casting call piece. The jin-yoo-wine singers, on the other hand, still please the ear. The download route is the recommended one, in this case.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-47782267354963936772010-01-28T08:56:52.844-05:002010-01-28T08:56:52.844-05:00Bridges is usually able to salvage something from ...Bridges is usually able to salvage something from the mediocre, isn't he? I have to say I'm continually surprised by just how many opportunities he gets to do just that, thanks to the choices he (or his agent) keep making. I'm still waiting for the movie that absolutely nails his status as Unforgettable Movie Star.<br /><br />Although maybe <i>Big Lebowski</i> and <i>Last Picture Show</i> are it? Certainly any number of Hollywood actors would kill for those roles.<br /><br />Thanks for pointing out the link issue: I've been playing the "Special Deluxe Limited" CD you mention. Didn't seem so unique when I bought it at the downtown media outlet a week ago.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-81947447468475332942010-01-27T10:14:20.310-05:002010-01-27T10:14:20.310-05:00Sir,
Sounds tempting. I'm not as big a fan ...Sir,<br /> Sounds tempting. I'm not as big a fan of Mr. Burnett as you are as regards his own albums (His voice is a bit too thin for repetitive listening to these ears), but I am a huge fan of his film-related work.<br />Agree totally with your assessment of the the Ya-Ya film v. the s/t of the movie, but I'd put O Brother's s/t above, way above, the Ya-Ya s/t. Alison Krauss's version of "Down to the Rive to Pray" can be on an eternal play loop, as far as I'm concerned. And Gillian Welch is no slouch on "I'll Fly Away".<br /><br />Just a note on the links. When I hit the Amazon link, I cmae to the "Crazy Heart" s/t without all of the other folks you'd listed (lucinda et al). When I poked around for the SPECIAL DELUXE LIMITED version of the CD, all the other performers appeared. WOW! There's even a song, "Brand New Angel" sung by Jeff Bridges, by one of my favorite singers, <a href="http://www.redhouserecords.com/news.html" rel="nofollow">Greg Brown</a> on the extended deluxe limited special one-time-offer-only-for-you version.<br />Enough for me for a point 'n click.<br /><br />Now...to the movies, as it's impossible to see a dud if Jeff Bridges is in it.DarkoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572734667248592785noreply@blogger.com