Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, and Other Good Stuff

[Stringer 1,438]

On 1/23/2024 at 12:34 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Open your ears and open your mind:

 

Always loved this song.  That first album of hers was pretty great.  

She hosted some New Year's thing too and she was a mess there.  I give it somewhat of a pass since it was New Year's, but obviously there is more to it.

[Gil Bang 25,920]

So Isbell did "Dead or Alive" at the Musicares Bon Jovi deal.  Cell phone videos are out there, and they suck.

Also, he just picked up a couple of Grammys, and Jimbo was on stage for the acceptance.  

[UTexasFight 9,429]

1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

 

Also, he just picked up a couple of Grammys, and Jimbo was on stage for the acceptance.  

Best American Roots Song

• "Blank Page" – Michael Trotter Jr. & Tanya Trotter, songwriters (The War And Treaty)
• "California Sober" – Aaron Allen, William Apostol & Jon Weisberger, songwriters (Billy Strings Featuring Willie Nelson)
• "Cast Iron Skillet" – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)
• "Dear Insecurity" – Brandy Clark & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile)
• "The Returner" – Drew Lindsay, JT Nero & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)

 

Best Americana Album

• Brandy Clark by Brandy Clark
• The Chicago Sessions by Rodney Crowell
• You're The One by Rhiannon Giddens
• Weathervanes by Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
• The Returner by Allison RussellAre 

 

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

So for the elite who couldn't be bothered to appreciate Luke Combs' cover of "Fast Car", he and Tracy Chapman just fucking homered it out of the park at the Grammy Awards.  What a treat, at a show that rarely offers any treats.

[Gil Bang 25,920]

I don't know much about Luke Combs, but he needs to mix in a salad once in a while.

Tracy Chapman doesn't need any help hitting dingers.  She's fucking great, and she always was. 

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

1 minute ago, Gil Bang said:

I don't know much about Luke Combs, but he needs to mix in a salad once in a while.

Tracy Chapman doesn't need any help hitting dingers.  She's fucking great, and she always was. 

Yeah, well Fat Luke parked millions in Tracy's mailbox this year, so good for him.

[Gil Bang 25,920]

I'm sure she appreciated it.  

Honestly, I need to seek out, and listen to, his cover.  I haven't heard it, because I find popular country to be a fucking bore.  Yeah, I get it.  You've got 4 wheel drive, bla bla bla. 

If he's introducing her music to a bunch of country fucks that don't know about her, it's a good thing. 

 

[Gil Bang 25,920]

hey, the twitters say that "I'm only sleeping" won for video.  I can't find it.  Anybody have it? 

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

3 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

I'm sure she appreciated it.  

Honestly, I need to seek out, and listen to, his cover.  I haven't heard it, because I find popular country to be a fucking bore.  Yeah, I get it.  You've got 4 wheel drive, bla bla bla. 

If he's introducing her music to a bunch of country fucks that don't know about her, it's a good thing. 

It's pretty much a straight cover.  Maybe a little less contemplative, but it's not like he rocks it up down at the lake beach in his truck or anything.

[Celery Man 20,932]

I heard it at Lidl the other day. It is to the Chapman version what the Hootie Wagon Wheel is to Old Crow Medicine Show.

[Gil Bang 25,920]

I just saw a live version of Combs.  Not terrible, but not Chapman.  

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

7 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

I just saw a live version of Combs.  Not terrible, but not Chapman.  

Hot take.  Covers of "Eleanor Rigby" ain't The Beatles, either.  He sings it well, she's wholly responsible for one of the most iconic songs of the rock era, and he literally doubled her audience with one simple recording.  Fair trade.

[Gil Bang 25,920]

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Hot take.  Covers of "Eleanor Rigby" ain't The Beatles, either.  He sings it well, she's wholly responsible for one of the most iconic songs of the rock era, and he literally doubled her audience with one simple recording.  Fair trade.

he sings it as well as the best drunk at the local bar on karaoke night.

He doesn't butcher it for sure.  

[Gil Bang 25,920]

But your point is correct.  She's cashing checks for the song, and is almost certainly selling record too, and she has Combs to thank for that.  
She'd probably hug  him if her arms were longer. 

[Buzzrock 14,902]

So for the elite who couldn't be bothered to appreciate Luke Combs' cover of "Fast Car", he and Tracy Chapman just fucking homered it out of the park at the Grammy Awards.  What a treat, at a show that rarely offers any treats.

Wendy and Lisa backing up Annie Lennox was pretty cool. Seeing Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis was fun.

[Post Oak 20,208]

Fast Car has always been one of my favorite songs. You can feel it. I think it's perfect.  I wouldn't change one word.

Edited February 5 by Post Oak

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

Luke Combs has a few songs I actually enjoy.  Seems like the kind of guy who'd make for a good neighbor.  His cover of "Fast Car" was competent and brought new attention to a great song and made Tracy Chapman a shit load of money in the process.

I have zero issue with any of it.

[Celery Man 20,932]

Just since we're weighing in, I don't know much about Luke Combs but I also don't have a problem with him. Beyond bringing attention to a great song, I am a fan of mainstream country audiences emotionally connecting with black lesbians, whether they're aware of it or not.

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

So apparently Chapman's original version of "Fast Car" is now #1 on US iTunes, having reached that spot just one hour after their performance.

[Grandioso 2,592]

That song killed last night. The pedal steel addition 🤌🏼.

[Viper 12,103]

 

[Gil Bang 25,920]

2 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Luke Combs has a few songs I actually enjoy.  Seems like the kind of guy who'd make for a good neighbor.  His cover of "Fast Car" was competent and brought new attention to a great song and made Tracy Chapman a shit load of money in the process.

I have zero issue with any of it.

do we actually know this?   Streaming doesn't pay shit.  Did that song actually sell records/CDs?

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

1 minute ago, Gil Bang said:

do we actually know this?   Streaming doesn't pay shit.  Did that song actually sell records/CDs?

It gets played on terrestrial radio a ton.  I think that still generates significant royalties.

[Dewey 3,286]

1 hour ago, Celery Man said:

Just since we're weighing in, I don't know much about Luke Combs but I also don't have a problem with him. Beyond bringing attention to a great song, I am a fan of mainstream country audiences emotionally connecting with black lesbians, whether they're aware of it or not.

I keep thinking of the younger generation watching and wondering why is this lady singing Luke's song? The same people who think Ted Lasso is the originator of so many famous quotes. Anyways, it's great for Tracy Chapman and well deserved attention. 

Someone posted a clip last night on X where she was a fill-in at Live Aid, entire crowd of 80,000 not paying attention to her, in chant and before you know she's singing Fast Car and the place is silent. Awesome sight.

[Celery Man 20,932]

if you're hearing a song on the radio and tv, the songwriter is getting checks

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

11 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

do we actually know this?   Streaming doesn't pay shit.  Did that song actually sell records/CDs?

Billboard claims that her residuals bump alone was $500K halfway thru 2023.

[Gil Bang 25,920]

51 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Billboard claims that her residuals bump alone was $500K halfway thru 2023.

 

[Gil Bang 25,920]

back on topic:  Jason Sambora

 

 

[Gil Bang 25,920]

Fuck me, we'll never see it

 

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[Clintonaldo 2,572]

Not a Combs fan really but he made $0 off of that cover so he really did like it.

[Nigel Tufnel 199]

12 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

back on topic:  Jason Sambora

 

 

Is that the guy that orchestrates/plays the Kennedy Center Honors every year on acoustic guitar?

[Parliament 14,243]

I like Jelly Roll.  Is that OK?  Is he country?

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

Like what you like.  I don’t think he really fits this thread.  He’s probably somewhere on the country spectrum to be sure.

[UTexasFight 9,429]

Speaking of fitting the thread, is Sturgill still alive?

What’s he doing these days?

[bluto 4,912]

23 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Speaking of fitting the thread, is Sturgill still alive?

What’s he doing these days?

Probably ranting/being pissed at something or somebody 

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

33 minutes ago, bluto said:

Probably ranting/being pissed at something or somebody 

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

Speaking of fitting the thread, is Sturgill still alive?
What’s he doing these days?

I remember him saying years ago he was only gonna make like 4-5 albums and then just kinda peace out

[UTexasFight 9,429]

4 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I remember him saying years ago he was only gonna make like 4-5 albums and then just kinda peace out

Good for him

sucks for us 

 

at what point do we replace  his name on the thread title and with whom?

 

I vote Childers 

Edited February 6 by UTexasFight

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

Good for him

sucks for us 

 

at what point do we replace  his name on the thread title and with whom?

 

I vote Childers 

I suspect that he shows back up.  Those guys just can't shut it off forever.

Except for Paul Westerberg, seemingly.

[4th&Five 41,514]

 

[hullabelew 3,723]

A bunch of cool people got together at the Troubadour and paid tribute to a song thief.   But we got this gem out of it.  I read about the show but didn't think it would be recorded.   Still, someone got a decent video of it.   Isbell and Sadler also did a cover of Kodachrome.  

 

 

[hullabelew 3,723]

Set list from the show:  

Blind Boys of Alabama, “Loves Me Like a Rock”
Jason Isbell and Sadler Vaden, “Kodachrome”
Molly Tuttle and Ketch Secor, “Mrs. Robinson”
Natalie Lafourcade, “You’re the One”
Bobby Rush, “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”
Ruthie Foster, “Slip Slidin’ Away”
John Vincent III, “The Only Living Boy in New York City”
Brett Dennen, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”
Larkin Poe, “Paranoid Blues”
Susanna Hoffs with Grace Bowers, “Hazy Shade of Winter”
Gaby Moreno, “Late in the Evening”
Silvana Estrada, “El Condor Pasa (If I Could)”
Sean and Sara Watkins, “Hurricane Eye”
Madison Cunningham, “Kathy’s Song”
Andrew Bird and Alan Hampton, “American Tune”
Johnnyswim, “Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War”
Marcus King, “America”
Allison Russell, “The Sound of Silence”
Dwight Yoakam, “The Boxer”
Jackson Browne, “I Am a Rock”
Rufus Wainwright, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Rodney Crowell, “Graceland”
Finale, “You Can Call Me Al”

 

[tigol 2,395]

A bunch of cool people got together at the Troubadour and paid tribute to a song thief.   But we got this gem out of it.  I read about the show but didn't think it would be recorded.   Still, someone got a decent video of it.   Isbell and Sadler also did a cover of Kodachrome.  
 
 

Link goes to Dwight for me.

[jimmyjazz 45,888]

2 minutes ago, tigol said:

Link goes to Dwight for me.

. . . which was his intention.

[Ten Bears 2,480]

Isbell is fucking hilarious on xitter

[tbone_ 14,111]

She’s not wrong

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

I wasn't paying any attention, but did he win anything?  Because Weathervanes is the kind of album that should win awards.

[Kennythetiger 9,376]

11 hours ago, tbone_ said:

She’s not wrong

She’s seven. I don’t think she said that. 

[hullabelew 3,723]

52 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I wasn't paying any attention, but did he win anything?  Because Weathervanes is the kind of album that should win awards.

Best American Roots song (whatever that is )and best Americana album.  Dude is pure class.  

 

 

[Kennythetiger 9,376]

1 hour ago, hullabelew said:

Best American Roots song (whatever that is )and best Americana album.  Dude is pure class.  

 

 

I follow him for his recovery even more than his music. 
Who was that presenter, and how does she feel about balding midwestern ranchers?