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Jerome Wrote:Sixto Rodriguez - Cold Fact http://youtu.be/olx2jrEXe5I
im surprised theres not much talk of Rodriguez on this forum apart from when either you or I mention him J-Man.
"cold fact" has to be one of the greatest album ever IMO.
hey,
did you ever see that doco about him that was released a couple of years ago.?
Rodriguez just performed here a couple of weeks ago, sold some 24,000 tickets at $120 each, unfortunately i didnt hear about his tour until he was 'sold out'...
i'd love to see him live.
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14-11-2014, 23:00
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Rodriguez was not just a famous folk singer in SA - he was a religion. Yes I have seen the movie - and it is accurate - this guy's music was in every middle class home in the country. I used to play his stuff in pubs with Fred & Charlie Crittenden for years. All unpaid of course - we were just having a good time. Everyone related to it. I wish he had released more stuff because I think he is one of the best musical poets we have ever seen. People talk of Dylan, Cohen and all the other greats - he belongs with them. On my last trip to SA I bought 'Coming From Reality' - an answer to the question - where you coming from? Sat on the beach at Bloubergstrand and listened to it for hours on end. Just plain bloody beautiful.
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Good stuff Jerome....
Rodriguez has always been cherished by Aussies also though not as much as the SA people...
I don't think the second album quite matches the first, bur yes, he is up there with Dylan aa a poet and observationist of his surroundings for sure.
Thanks for your reply mate
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And no, I haven't seen the doco about him as yet but its on my "to purchase" list
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15-11-2014, 04:47
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The "singer-songwriter" category had transmogrified to "Americana"--most of the rest have been subsumed into the banal, squishy-soft pop category, suitable for Muzak but not serious listeners. Try Lucinda Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainIBDO6a8E and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=artjAo-AJxo and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7KEU3XAoG4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aspA8WRRTz8
If you're stuck in the 20th Century, try these guys: Don Dixon and John Hiatt http://www.music-discussion.com/showthre...read/page2
When is the last time any of your mentions actually wrote a song that they performed? That did anything? Let the history be history but let's live in the present, and celebrate that.
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mtthwibrahim Wrote:There's nothing I love more thn hearing a young, depressed artist strumming on their accoustic guitar and having something poetic and beautiful to say. My personal favorite is Tim Buckley, what about you guys
There's nothing more I love to hear than a young, upbeat guy celebrating life. If I'd known Tim Buckley personally, I'd have given him all the drugs he needed to end his life earlier. It seems to me that that those who like this music are in a Schadenfreude state--and glorious in being happier than this sad-sack singing about how miserable he is. Not the way I wish to live my life.
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:And no, I haven't seen the doco about him as yet but its on my "to purchase" list
Funny thing that none of you has seen fit to include any songs by him so the rest of us can share the the joy you feel. Kinda stingy...And what's a "doco? Something like a "docu" or is it short for: https://www.dulcolax.com/ Youth wants to know...
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okay jazzy...
the first four tracks were from his brilliant debut set "cold fact", the remaining four are from his second and final album "coming from reality" before he fell back into obscurity, well actually, except for South Africa and Australia Sixto Rodriguez was obscure until a couple of years ago...
took the rest of the world almost forty years to listen to and appreciate his music....
if you like what you hear jazzy you can purchase either of the above albums or alternatively try the compilation album "searching for sugarman".
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jazzboCR Wrote:There's nothing more I love to hear than a young, upbeat guy celebrating life. If I'd known Tim Buckley personally, I'd have given him all the drugs he needed to end his life earlier. It seems to me that that those who like this music are in a Schadenfreude state--and glorious in being happier than this sad-sack singing about how miserable he is. Not the way I wish to live my life.
Tim Buckley,Morrissey and the like.... music to slit your wrists to!
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