“ ‘I want you to play like you’re 7 years old at a recital. I want you to play like your mom’s in the room. I want you to play like you’re miles from home, and your legs are dangling from a boxcar. Or play like your hair’s on fire. Play like you have no pants on.’ ”




I offer this quote as a possible reason why Tom Waits albums sound the way they do.  

Ship Without A Rudder

Lemonheads on Sunday was interesting.  Evan Dando either had teeth surgery, was on serious drugs, or was just exhausted.  Whatever the case, people seemed upset.  http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/10/evan_dando_its_a_shame_about_ray_bowery_ballroom.php just about sums it up.

Regardless of the huge disappointment for not playing It's A Shame like they promised, and the hour or so wait, the band sounded good.  Evan's songs are simple and honest and special.  If sung by anyone else it wouldn't be the same.  He has a arsenal of like 50 songs that he knows he can play at any given moment.  The past two times I saw him and the band were much better, but hey, I'll take a sloppy Alison's Starting To Happen over no Lemonheads at all any day of the week.

New Butterscotch Stanley EP and free acoustic album now available at butterscotchstanley.bandcamp.com.  Or for a hard copy, send me an email at aforman86@gmail.com.