tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post115030999156287331..comments2023-10-19T02:51:55.625-07:00Comments on Low on the Hog: Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150514985587441592006-06-16T20:29:00.000-07:002006-06-16T20:29:00.000-07:00I only listen to Bruce Springsteen lately because ...I only listen to Bruce Springsteen lately because I am older than you and because he's all I need right now. His latest album - the Seeger Sessions - is fantastic. The videos from the tour currently being hosted by AOL music and available for anyone to watch are wonderful, joyous, addicting. Eyes on the Prize, Oh Mary Don't You Weep and Poor Man are my favorites.eRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189252064595168859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150484473749925402006-06-16T12:01:00.000-07:002006-06-16T12:01:00.000-07:00Thanks, folks. I think I'll abandon politics and ...Thanks, folks. I think I'll abandon politics and take up the far more interesting subject of old man music blogging...Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150393873185369112006-06-15T10:51:00.000-07:002006-06-15T10:51:00.000-07:00locally 'the gossip'. though they're evolving, the...locally 'the gossip'. though they're evolving, their 3rd album is my fave. bluesey punk mmmmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150392012720869142006-06-15T10:20:00.000-07:002006-06-15T10:20:00.000-07:00when i'm up for new music i either listen to kboo ...when i'm up for new music i either listen to kboo or go to the library and check out a big ol stack.<BR/><BR/>i'm afraid most of the newer stuff i like falls into your 'overproduced' category. like the verve, or the killersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150391250040292402006-06-15T10:07:00.000-07:002006-06-15T10:07:00.000-07:00I've acquired most of my current music from listen...I've acquired most of my current music from listening to terrestrial radio, particularly a <A HREF="http://www.1071thepeak.com/" REL="nofollow">fairly eclectic local station</A> that plays a pretty good variety of stuff. They do a <A HREF="http://www.1071thepeak.com/listen/" REL="nofollow">stream</A> as well if you want to have a listen.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150342089480961452006-06-14T20:28:00.000-07:002006-06-14T20:28:00.000-07:00You should listen to Pavement (I have all of their...You should listen to Pavement (I have all of their CD's... hint hint). I might have lent you one long ago, but if you're digging the Eels, you should try "Wowee Zowee".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150319475924495412006-06-14T14:11:00.000-07:002006-06-14T14:11:00.000-07:00Steve, I'm listening to Pandora even as I read you...Steve, I'm listening to Pandora even as I read your comment. It's how I discovered my new fave band (which, sadly, dates back far enough that it doesn't count as "new"): the Eels. <BR/><BR/>And Z, it occurs to me that part of getting old means devoting our brains to different things. Like, for instance, do you know who the Secretary of Education is? Without Looking? In 1987 I wouldn't have Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150317907578609822006-06-14T13:45:00.000-07:002006-06-14T13:45:00.000-07:00It's a great time to be alive, Jeff, especially if...It's a great time to be alive, Jeff, especially if you're an old man finding it difficult to track down good music.<BR/><BR/>Check out <A HREF="http://www.ask-steve.com/archives/pandora_revisited_ready_for_its_close_up.html" REL="nofollow">Pandora</A><BR/><BR/>I also subscribe to <A HREF="http://www.listen.com/" REL="nofollow">Rhapsody</A>, the best of the "full-service" online music services (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150317899604918362006-06-14T13:44:00.000-07:002006-06-14T13:44:00.000-07:00so then we get lazy and ask others to feed it to u...<I>so then we get lazy and ask others to feed it to us- wink wink</I><BR/><BR/>Well?!?Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150314282709156052006-06-14T12:44:00.000-07:002006-06-14T12:44:00.000-07:00i read an interesting article about your experienc...i read an interesting article about your experience, in which they said it <BR/>happens to all ages. our parents buying box sets of their past favorites, etc.<BR/><BR/>it appears that in our teens and early twenties we come to explore and identify with certain music and then as we age our priorities change, and we just dont have the same amount of energy to spend searching out new music. <BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150310337012868112006-06-14T11:38:00.000-07:002006-06-14T11:38:00.000-07:00The nexus of my taste runs somewhere along the lin...The nexus of my taste runs somewhere along the lines that I enjoy (and you'll notice how out of date they are):<BR/><BR/>Miles Davis<BR/>Throbbing Gristle<BR/>Lounge Lizards<BR/>Tom Waits<BR/>Talking Heads<BR/>Ramones<BR/>John Coltrane<BR/>Gipsy Kings<BR/>Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<BR/>Cubanismo<BR/>etc.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.com