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 Post subject: Anyone familiar with James McMurtry?
PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:16 am 
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I used to listen to Too long in the Wasteland, his first album, but never went further than that. Sometimes I think he's a great songwriter and sometimes his delivery just bores me. Any opinions on his later work?
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I agree with your assessment --- I've seen him a few times. Nice music to have a beer, but it does get a little mundane after a while.
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I heard a song called, I think, "Dry River" on XM the other day that was achingly beautiful. The type of serious drinking by yourself music that I love.

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Sen. Dong Montana LooGAR Wrote:
I heard a song called, I think, "Dry River" on XM the other day that was achingly beautiful. The type of serious drinking by yourself music that I love.

Any other opinions?


yeah, this tune:
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riyl Luka Bloom, Paul Kelly, Slaid Cleaves, Bruce Cockburn, World Cafe, the polite end of damaged singer-songwriter.
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his debut is the best. one of my favorite records of the late 80's
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oh yeah and his dad wrote Lonesome Dove
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oh yeah and his dad wrote Lonesome Dove


Thanks, I was wholly unaware of this fact :roll:

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you can rest assured that i wasnt talking to you
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 Post subject: Re: Anyone familiar with James McMurtry?
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seafoam Wrote:
I used to listen to Too long in the Wasteland, his first album, but never went further than that.


I used to have and love that album way back when it first came out. Not sure why I never picked up any of his other stuff. I sure would enjoy listening to "Talkin' at the Texaco" right about now.

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A radio station in Chicago constantly played his song "We Can't Make It Here" which was... not a great song. I've never heard anything else.

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He's one of those guys who proves it's not enough to simply be good at what you do, because he's good and I still don't care.
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I've liked what I've heard in small doses, but have never pursued any of his catalog because (as mentioned above) it's a little samey/mundane.
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 Post subject: Re: Anyone familiar with James McMurtry?
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Jason Isbell's Lightning Rod Records is releasing a couple of his records coming up here at the end of January/beginning of February. "Live in Aught-Three" and "Childish Things". The live record will be a 2LP with cd insert, while "Childish Things" is just on cd.

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not sure thats necessary
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Will be seeing him March, opening for The Bottle Rockets
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