We were swallowing panic in the face of its force

[sovay]

I am insomniac; hear me meander.

I haven't got a single amazon.com review for Postcards. Even if the review read wtf? this book sux!!!—all right, I will have to familiarize myself with internet-speak before I can parody it, I understand—I would still be able to think to myself, "Hey! Somebody actually read it! Whoa!" As it is, I resign myself to feeling unloved, unnoticed, and generally melancholy . . . except that I have personally sold copies to people, so that doesn't work at all. Ah, well. Eventually, I'll hit on a functional guilt-trip. Eventually.

Till then, I'll listen to my new music. audiography-surfing earlier today led me to discover the traditional and new-minted songs of Great Big Sea, a band from St. John's in Newfoundland that spectre_general and his wife who does not yet have a livejournal had recommended to me in the past. They are fantastic. "The Chemical Worker's Song (Process Man)," "Recruiting Sargeant," and "Fisherman's Lament" are now stuck on more or less permanent loop in my head, while "Nothing out of Nothing," "French Perfume," and "Feel It Turn" are competing for space. As soon as I have something that resembles pocket money, I know where I'll spend it: I need more Great Big Sea. Food? Eh. Negligible. It's books and music that are critical.

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[catvalente.livejournal.com]

When I do my LJ review, I'll cross-post, I promise.

Oracles hasn't gotten any either, if that makes you feel any better.

[sovay]

Oracles hasn't gotten any either, if that makes you feel any better.

Of course not! Now amazon.com just sucks all round. : P

[catvalente.livejournal.com]

Oh, and do you have their True Newfoundlanders? One of my favorites!

[sovay]

If that's "Rant and Roar," as in, "We'll rant and we'll roar like true Newfoundlanders," I do. True to the traditions of audiography, I've got three songs from each of their albums; although more from Up and Play, since Rant and Roar is a compilation. The earlier stuff is my personal preference, since it's more traditional folk and less mainstream pop, but even Sea of No Cares has a song I really like, and I haven't yet heard any of the albums complete. Would you like anything? I would be glad to share whatever I have. (Of course, you could go over to audiography and pick up the songs yourself, which might be simpler . . .)

[catvalente.livejournal.com]

I'll mosey on over to audiography, as I'm a member, I've just been lax on getting things.

[sovay]

They're currently in the week of The Complete Guide To Anything, so far as I can tell, which is very handy. So far I've acquired fair amounts of Nick Cave, Kate Bush, the aforementioned Great Big Sea, Machine Gun Fellatio, and the Smiths. Which is eclectic, but makes me happy.

[spectre-general.livejournal.com]

Though the original title to the folk version is "The Ryans and the Pittmans", I belive Great Big Sea cut out any references to the Ryans and or Pittmans in order to shorten the song and focus on Newfoundland in general.

Also, as a bizarre side note, Alan Doyle, who is the lead singer of Great Big Sea is now producing Russel Crowe's solo album. Apparently Crowe was in St. John's all last week touring around and singing in Irish pubs downtown. No word on whether he threw phones at anyone and/or ate babies.

[sovay]

Honestly, even without phone-throwing or baby-eating, the image of Russell Crowe singing in an Irish pub still makes my eyes cross.

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

I haven't got a single amazon.com review for Postcards.

I'm trying. I swear! There's a materials purchase order in at the library. No bloody idea how long these things take, on average...

It's books and music that are critical.

Since you're one of maybe four people on the planet I have not asked this question to yet...

you have heard Garmarna, yes?

[sovay]

you have heard Garmarna, yes?

No . . .

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

I have some. You want?

Nine

[sovay]

Love some.

What are they?

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

Swedish jacked-up folk. Think Ashley MacIsaac, but Svensk, on crystal meth, with Firewater backing him up.

Vittrad is one of my favorite albums right now. And I don't do folk.

[sovay]

but Svensk, on crystal meth, with Firewater backing him up.

*blinks*

Whoa.

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

"sweet" does not even begin to cover it. I'm thoroughly in love.

[spectre-general.livejournal.com]

You can borrow our "Up" and "Play" if you want. Neither of us are big fans of their later stuff, but there are the occasional gems, like "Turn".

Also, you should listen to Rasa, who are Newfoundlanders but not traditional at all.

[sovay]

You just want to convert me to Newfoundland in general, don't you?

Of course I want to borrow your albums! So far I've liked Up and Play immensely, as well as the few songs I've heard from their self-titled first album in 1993, and I've been able to find something I like on every later album except the latest, Something Beautiful. That's just too mainstream pop for me. But I will admit that I haven't heard a full album yet.

Thank you!

[spectre-general.livejournal.com]

No problem!

We don't have their later stuff, or their first album... but we were able to salvage Up and Play after the snow-blower incident which I'm told I should tell you about.

[sovay]

Yes, I keep hearing vague references to it: I'm becoming very curious by now.

[hans-the-bold.livejournal.com]

You'll be glad to hear that I've finally found my copy of Postcards. I used the ancient and infallible method of ordering another copy, which of course turned up my misplaced copy right away.

Now I have merely have to come up with a review that is worthy of some of the marvelious pieces in the book, and I'll be all set!

[sovay]

I used the ancient and infallible method of ordering another copy, which of course turned up my misplaced copy right away.

O dear. Well, you can always sell one on eBay . . . ?

[sovay]

I caught one! I caught one!