There are, they say, one or two people in the world who could sing the phone book and make it sound heartbreaking. There are, however, few who have tried. Perhaps the closest anyone has come to success to date has been Tom Waits on 'Emotional Weather Report' (from Nighthawks At The Diner) with its unique meteorological forecast: Flash flood watches covered the southern portion of my disposition / There was no severe weather well into the afternoon, except for a lone gust of wind in the bedroom. On DAMAGED, however, Kurt Wagner, the mainstay of LAMBCHOP, Nashvilles ever-morphing collective of musicians, proves that he is worthy of that reputation. Choosing to open their eighth album (or ninth, depending upon whether you call Aw Cmon and No, You Cmon one or two records) with a song inspired by a National Public Radio show called Swap Shop, in which listeners try to buy or sell items on air, is undeniably a bold move. Read the rest...
thanks for giving me a thriller to listen today. i've heard the other one that everyone's talking about but it's not for me. i'd rather dance to your fucking sunny day
Ciao Lambchop ,Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. you are fantastic ..really. you are a myth for me;-) and friend;-) talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
somehow on a recent re-listening to Damaged it kicked in for me, and now it's like an onion... not burny-eyed and overpowering, but seemingly never ending in it's layers... travel safe... weslanta
