I've been listening to the Civil Wars this afternoon on NoiseTrade. I know I'm already way behind the times, because everyone who listens to Americana has heard them already, but we already knew I was way behind the times. Wow! I haven't gotten to spend any time with the lyrics, or a decent pair of speakers (do we even own a decent pair of speakers anymore?) but those harmonies are really beautiful.
And I've recently come to enjoy listening to a live recording. Back in the day when I was still really listening to music, when it played in my room basically every hour that I was awake, the live recording technology wasn't very good. You could listen to a live recording but it wasn't particularly enjoyable. Apparently that has changed sometime in the past 10 years.
I have many years of missed listening to catch up on. By the way, I'm looking to relearn how to listen to music. I'd like to start listening more closely, and putting what I hear to work, if only for the sake of talking about something I love, i.e. music. It doesn't do a whole lot of good to say, "Oh, I like that," and leave it there. I'd like to relearn, or learn for the first time, which elements I respond to and for what reasons. Who's your favorite online music reviewer?
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There are some national stars in the field living among us: Eric Weisbard, former writer with Spin and Slate magazines, currently ass't prof. at U of A's Dept. of American Studies. http://ams.ua.edu/about-the-department-faculty-and-staff/eric-weisbard/ and Ann Powers, writer for NPR Music and contributor to the Los Angeles Times. Google them, and you will find some of their articles.
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