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The Dreaded Marco
 Post subject: John Prine
PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:42 am 
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I've been listening to his debut, self-titled album a lot lately. Sadly, this is the only album of his that I've heard. I see that he has a fairly large catalogue, and am wondering where to go next. What are his next best albums?
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Yeah, I'd like to know, too. I like the Prine songs I've heard over the years, but never owned anything.

This was informative, though 8 years old: http://www.furious.com/perfect/prine.html


Another good John: John McCusker -- and his wife's voice -- Kate Rusby -- makes me melt
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My intro was The Missing Years, fantastic, but knowing his talent and hearing other songs by him, this is by no means reco purchase. This guy is a seminal songwriting talent and I don't want to spoil a revered artist for his "claim to fame been around awhile" album. He is known for simple well written country-flecked folkiness tunes that many others borrow or steal. "Angel from Montgomery" may ring a bell. Prine is one songwriter that I have wanted to mine for ideas before Dylan and Townesend, and I guess it's because he makes it sound so easy.


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Just close yr eyes and point- genius lives in all them. The earlier ones were "folkier", I guess. Over the years, I tend to go to Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings, a later issue. Listen to "lake Marie" from that one at maximum volume. And if you even think you like his stuff, a live performance will cement that opinion.
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It's hard to go wrong with Prine. I've always liked Bruised Orange the best, but Sweet Revenge is also a fave. Even an album like Pink Cadillac, which was his sorta rockabilly album and which got totally dumped on by critics at the time of its release, is worthwhile.

The 2 CD Prine Anthology Great Days is a good starting point for anybody curious about his career.
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Paste mag had an article on him in the latest issue: http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/art ... le_id=1798 and included a song (Glory Of True Love) on the sampler that comes w/ the mag.

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Jeezus, where do you start? Well, whatever you start with won't be all that you end up with.

I was given his John Prine Live album from 88 by my high school lit teacher, and that's how I got into Prine.

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Hey, thanks for the input.

I think this was just getting going when the big Obner crash occurred---anyone else have some thoughts?
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One of those guys I've never been "in to", but I enjoy the shit out of his music every time I hear it.

My dad is the same age and grew up in the same Chicago suburb as him. Claims to have never known him. Figures.

He's just cool as hell, and apparently entertaining as hell, live.

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I've had Prime Prine (The Best of John Prine) for several years and have always enjoyed the ish out of it. I probably need to dig a bit deeper.

"Sam Stone" is one hell of a mother of a song...

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Yail Bloor Wrote:
I've had Prime Prine (The Best of John Prine) for several years and have always enjoyed the ish out of it. I probably need to dig a bit deeper.

"Sam Stone" is one hell of a mother of a song...


How some MTV marketing genius hasn't latched onto a Z grade pop-punk remake of this for all the mangled vets returning from Iraq, I have NO idea

(Note to self, start record company NOW)

One of the fucking DARKEST songs I have ever heard.

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Sen. Gates of Eden LooGAR Wrote:
Yail Bloor Wrote:
I've had Prime Prine (The Best of John Prine) for several years and have always enjoyed the ish out of it. I probably need to dig a bit deeper.

"Sam Stone" is one hell of a mother of a song...


How some MTV marketing genius hasn't latched onto a Z grade pop-punk remake of this for all the mangled vets returning from Iraq, I have NO idea

(Note to self, start record company NOW)

One of the fucking DARKEST songs I have ever heard.


would it be "a hole in daddy's lungs were all the ice goes"????

attn Busty: get on this immediately....

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Yail Bloor Wrote:
Sen. Gates of Eden LooGAR Wrote:
Yail Bloor Wrote:
I've had Prime Prine (The Best of John Prine) for several years and have always enjoyed the ish out of it. I probably need to dig a bit deeper.

"Sam Stone" is one hell of a mother of a song...


How some MTV marketing genius hasn't latched onto a Z grade pop-punk remake of this for all the mangled vets returning from Iraq, I have NO idea

(Note to self, start record company NOW)

One of the fucking DARKEST songs I have ever heard.


would it be "a hole in daddy's lungs were all the ice goes"????

attn Busty: get on this immediately....


JEBUS BUBBA, That's too heavy for me to consider on a tuesday afternoon.

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I understand that you, of all people, know this crisis and, in your own way, are working to address it. You, the madras-pantsed julip-sipping Southern cracker and me, the oldman hippie California fruit cake are brothers in the struggle to save our country.

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"Hello In There" is another great tune. Made better by REM at that Bingo Hand Job thingy

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you must be daddy's little pumpkin...i can tell by the way you roll


i love john prine. another reason to go to austin city limits.

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