jose gonzalez - heartbeats

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

holy effing christ is this a gem of a song.

very rarely am i completely blown away on the first listen. wow.

seriously, this song is not to be missed. i'm about to check out the rest of the album.

:rave:

wilked · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:36 am

ok, just heard this on Sirius today...you too?

Yes, it was very good

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

actually, came across the song on myspace... love that place.

wilked · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:41 am

Sample

http://audio.notlame.com/sounds04/cdgonzalez104.mp3

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

http://www.myspace.com/josegonzalez

wilked · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:45 am

http://somuchsilence.blogspot.com/2006/ ... -sxsw.html

Off to bed

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

night

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:48 am

where've you guys been?

wilked · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:50 am

shiv Wrote:

where've you guys been?

lol...this is why I love the Ob...no matter what you got, it is old news to someone else

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

i know... i'm always the last to know shite around here.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:10 am

Too bad you just missed him in concert. I even had a ticket to give away.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

he's playing here this summer. and touring with juana molina in may and june.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:31 am

good song - sucks to have your first "single" be a cover, tho.

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:26 am

HaqDiesel Wrote:

good song - sucks to have your first "single" be a cover, tho.

very true.

the rest of his album and latest ep are fantastic though.

a tour with juana molina sounds brilliant.

wenchlette · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:16 am

Just heard a song on Sirius yesterday. I liked.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

I don't get the love. He's a very run of the mill folkie to me.

His voice is as dull as ditchwater, which for me, is the main aspect of this sort of music since there is not much scope to be different musically.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

O.k. talk to me people. Why is this amazing?

There are a bunch of folkies out there with great lyrics, great voices, great guitar chops and the wisdom when to use it....

so uh...

yeah.

Kerre Li (xix) · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:15 pm

I like this cd but folky singer/songwriter will never do it for me. he just played at the museum where i work...

katie, a princess · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:22 pm

see the guy live and his guitar playing is realyl tight, sucinct (sp?). he's a trained classical guitar musician so while he doesn't, yknow, shred, he's got the ability to hold down a number of rhythms.

i like his music because it's calming and doesn't require fireworks. his lyrics are sweet and his delivery is never over-dramatic, which plagues a lot of folkies.

i think the comparison to nick drake is a good one -- people complain about the extraordinary ordinary-ness of his voice, but his songs really have legs.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

Aural Fixation Wrote:

Too bad you just missed him in concert. I even had a ticket to give away.

oh no you di-int!

say it aint so! aaaaiiiieeeee.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

katie, a princess Wrote:

see the guy live and his guitar playing is realyl tight, sucinct (sp?). he's a trained classical guitar musician so while he doesn't, yknow, shred, he's got the ability to hold down a number of rhythms.

i like his music because it's calming and doesn't require fireworks. his lyrics are sweet and his delivery is never over-dramatic, which plagues a lot of folkies.

i think the comparison to nick drake is a good one -- people complain about the extraordinary ordinary-ness of his voice, but his songs really have legs.

If you had posted this in the thread in which tania was trying to get rid of her ticket, I probably would have gone. And despite the fact that she was offering it for free, I would have paid her for her ticket because that's just the kind of guy I am. So you've let two obners down by your keeping this to yourself. I hope you can sleep at night. :wink:

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:53 pm

While I can understand why 'critics' compare him to Nick Drake, I find these to be lazy and a little off base. The last few years if you're writing 'folk' songs, using interesting open tunings played seamlessly while singing in a low monotone voice you're automatically being compared to Nick Drake. That's just plain crazy.
Lyrically, arrangement wise, even melodically, he has a ways to go before joining the Drake camp.
While 'Veneer' has a few standout tracks, I don't think it's anything groundbreaking. As for the new one I haven't heard a note. I'm curious though.

katie, a princess · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:54 pm

oh billy. it think i've mentioned him in a few threads, i just didn't wanna overkill, here's a couple of mentions...

http://www.obner.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=17713&start=50
http://www.obner.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t ... light=jose

why can't you just pay attention to everything i say. jeez!

he'll be back. he's signed to mute in the u.s. and they're re-releasing him next week, so i think theyll provide the tour backing and all that.

puma · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:00 pm

katie, a princess Wrote:

he'll be back. he's signed to mute in the u.s. and they're re-releasing him next week, so i think theyll provide the tour backing and all that.

oh really? i need to look into mute - apparently we distribute them and i don't know half the artist roster.

i'm totally late to the jose gonzalez game. i slept on this one.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

then again...if mcaputo had posted that in the thread, I probably would have skipped it. So I guess you're off the **** list katie.

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