(Above: Sarah McLachlan and Emmylou Harris’ duet on “Angel” was the best musical moment of Lilith Fair 2010. The festival stopped in Kansas City on July 15.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star The sunglasses every artist wore onstage at Thursday’s Lilith Fair were more than a fashion accessory – they were as vital [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bob Dylan’
The Temptations – “Ball Of Confusion”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Anthrax, Bob Dylan, Cloud Nine, Dennis Edwards, Duran Duran, Fugees, Hitsville U.S.A., Lauryn Hill, Marvin Williams, Neville Brothers, Norman Whitfield, Private Dancer, psychedelic soul, Sister Act, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Temptations, Tesla, Tina Turner, Undisputed Truth, Whoopie Goldberg, Widespread Panic on March 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The Temptations – “Ball Of Confusion,” Pop # 3, R&B # 2 By Joel Francis The Daily Record Clocking in at over four minutes, “Ball of Confusion” was an epic by Motown standards. The arrangement and themes, however, were very much in line with the top-shelf, psychedelic social commentary songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield had [...]
Catching up with the Hot Club of Cowtown
Posted in band feature, Kansas City music scene, tagged alt-country, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, country music, Elana James, Hot Club of Cowtown, Jake Erwin, Kansas City, No Depression, Western Swing, Whit Smith, Willie Nelson on February 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Hot Club of Cowtown get lowdown at the Americana Music Association Festival in 2009.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record When Elana James was growing up in Kansas City, you could usually find her in Westport on the weekends. After checking out the bookstore, window shopping for clothes or catching a movie she’d take [...]
Stuff your stocking with these live collections
Posted in Album review, tagged Beatles, Bob Dylan, CitiField, Glitter and Doom, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, live albums, Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Stevie Nicks, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, Tom Waits on December 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
(Above: If you’ve been good, maybe Santa will bring the new R.E.M. album, “Live at the Olympia.”) By Joel Francis The holiday season is a notorious dumping ground for greatest hits, repackagings and other musical ephemera. Four established artists, however, transcend the fourth-quarter wasteland. New live albums by Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Tom Waits and Tom [...]
Dylan’s Christmas offers lots of heart, but little else
Posted in Album review, Bob Dylan, tagged Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Bob Dylan, Christmas music, David Hildago, Les Paul, Los Lobos, Mitch Miller, sing along with Mitch on December 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
(Above: The magnificent video for “Must Be Santa,” far and away the best track on Bob Dylan’s new holiday album, “Christmas in the Heart.”) By Joel Francis Bob Dylan surprised a lot of people when he announced the release of his first Christmas album several months ago. “Christmas in the Heart” surprises in a different [...]
Stuck in a Moment: 9/11 and U2
Posted in Music history, tagged 50 Cent, 9/11, America: A Tribute to Heroes, American history, American holidays, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Cone, Day of Infamy, George Brett, interfaith worship, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, July 4th, Kanye West, Love and Theft, Passion, perfect game, Peter Gabriel, prayer, Sept. 11, terrorist attacks, The Blueprint, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Rising, U2, World Trade Center, Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: U2 encourage America to “Walk On” in a live appearance broadcast less than two weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.) By Joel Francis U2’s “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” had been out for nearly a year the morning two planes slammed into the World Trade Center, another collided with the Pentagon and a [...]
Bob Dylan – “Workingman’s Blues No. 2”
Posted in Bob Dylan, Song Review, tagged Bakersfield sound, Bob Dylan, Labor Day, Merle Haggard, Working Man Blues, Workingman Blues No. 2 on September 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
(Above: Happy Labor Day! Bob Dylan’s tribute to Merle Haggard and the working man.) Bob Dylan – “Workingman’s Blues No. 2” By Joel Francis Merle Haggard was on a roll in 1969. In just three years he had racked up seven No. 1 hits and released eight albums. Haggard’s days digging ditches and toiling in [...]
Elvis Costello – “Secret, Profane and Sugarcane”
Posted in Album review, tagged A Prairie Home Companion, Allen Toussaint, Allison Krauss, Bob Dylan, Brodsky Quartet, Burt Bacharach, Coward Brothers, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Grammys, Hear Music, John C. Riley, King of America, Lyle Lovett, O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Sand, Robert Plant, Starbucks, T-Bone Burnett, Woody Harrelson on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis When Elvis Costello picked up an acoustic guitar in the mid-‘80s after two baffling albums full of horns and keyboards, the result was one of the high points in Costello’s already-great discography. Costello teamed with producer T-Bone Burnett for that album, “King of America,” and 23 years later the two are back [...]
Review: Sly and Robbie
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Carlos Santana, Cypress Avenue, High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me), LeRoy Smart, Peter Gayle, Peter Tosh, Rastaman Chant, reggae music, Riddim twins, Rolling Stones, Sly and Robbie, Taxi Gang, Webbie on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Sly and Robbie drop heavy riddim at Red Rocks in 2008.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star If Robbie Shakespeare’s job as a musician fizzles, he could probably make a living bringing down buildings. Alongside rhythm partner Sly Dunbar, Shakespeare’s bass rattled the foundations of the Folly Theater for nearly two hours Saturday [...]
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