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Topic: Decent article on Billy Bragg
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Trigger
Punk Posts: 242
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-17-2002 01:03 PM
   
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/17/billy.bragg.ap/index.html One of my faves. IP: Logged |
owen
Punk Posts: 1532
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 12-17-2002 04:12 PM
I gots to say that I know next to nothing about Bragg but have always enjoyed him when others have played him for me. I'm a huge fan of the cockney sound that he and Paul Weller employ. So where does one start with Bragg?IP: Logged |
Trigger
Punk Posts: 242
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-17-2002 04:34 PM
I'll make you a tape or cd of a bunch of stuff, from it you can decide wich album you might like. I could give it to you when you come to town.
Also "Reaching to the Converted" is a good smattering of different points in his career.IP: Logged |
Finn McCool
Punk Posts: 517
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 12-17-2002 05:33 PM
And definitely go see him whenever he comes to town. Very entertaining.IP: Logged |
Reno
Punk Posts: 1465
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 12-17-2002 05:49 PM
The version of "Walk away Renee" on Reaching to the Converted is great. Just Billy's character relating a tragi-comic tale of love lost over an acoustic rendition of the Left Banke classic. Neat-o.I think I started years ago with "Talking To The Taxman About Poetry", which seems like a pretty good representation of his style. IP: Logged |
Trigger
Punk Posts: 242
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-17-2002 10:08 PM
My favorite 'Billy Style' can be found on Life's a Riot/Between the Wars EP. However, my wife and I's 'first solo dance' at our wedding was Days Like These, possibly my favorite Billy Bragg song.
I read his book on tour a long time ago, I have read it every subsequent tour. If you like his music, I recommend his biography. If you really like him, and can somehow stand Jeff Tweedy, then I say check out the documentary on the making of Mermaid Avenue. IP: Logged |
Finn McCool
Punk Posts: 517
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 12-17-2002 10:14 PM
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Originally posted by Trigger:
If you really like him, and can somehow stand Jeff Tweedy, then I say check out the documentary on the making of Mermaid Avenue.
Titled "Man in the Sand". Quite good. IP: Logged |
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