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Smothered And Covered
''Smothered and Covered'' is a collection of outtakes, demos and rarities by The Handsome Family. It was released in 2003 by Handsome Family Music. Track listing #"There's A City" - 3:12 #*outtake from ''In the Air'' #"Sunday Morning Coming Down" - 4:48 #*Kris Kristofferson cover #"Prepared Piano #1" - 1:29 #*acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano #"I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling" - 3:44 #*Bill Monroe cover #"Down In The Ground" - 2:30 #*4-track demo of the song released on '' Through the Trees'' #"Cello #1" - 1:00 #*acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on cello #"Trail Of Time" - 3:12 #*Alton Delmore cover #"Far Away Eyes" - 4:26 #*Rolling Stones cover #"Knoxville Girl" - 4:03 #*version of a traditional #"Prepared Piano #2" - 1:04 #*acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano #"The Last" - 2:45 #*4-track demo of the song released on ''Odessa'' #"Banks Of The Ohio" - 3:26 #*version of a traditional #"Cello #2" - 1:15 #*acoustic piece played by Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family is an American music duo consisting of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks formed in Chicago, Illinois, and as of 2001 based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They are perhaps best known for their song " Far from Any Road" from the album ''Singing Bones'', which was used as the main title theme for the first season of the 2014 crime drama ''True Detective''. The band's tenth album, '' Unseen'', was released on September 16, 2016, the first new release on the band's own label Milk & Scissors Music and through long-time label Loose in Europe. History Husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Rennie Sparks (bass, banjo, vocals) formed the band in 1993, along with drummer Mike Werner. The band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes the music. Guest musicians complete the band line-up for recordings and live work.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "The Handsome Family", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canonga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Schuba's Tavern
''Live at Schuba's icTavern'' is a live album by The Handsome Family recorded at Schubas Tavern in Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ..., Illinois. It was released 2002 by Digital Club Network. It contains songs as well as short jokes or stories told by the band. Track listing # "Amelia Earhart Vs. The Dancing Bear" - 3:21 # "The Good Toothpicks" - 0:18 # "So Much Wine" - 3:57 # "The Czar Bar" - 1:02 # "Tinfoil" - 2:41 # "A Beautiful Thing" - 3:45 # "Vienna Sausage Hotline" - 0:53 # "The Giant of Illinois" - 3:12 # "My Sister's Tiny Hands" - 3:18 # "Names For All His Shirts" - 0:36 # "Cathedrals" - 3:51 # "Weightless Again" - 3:44 # "Bony Bread" - 0:24 # "Winnebago Skeletons" - 3:45 # "Drunk by Noon" - 2:49 # "Magic Balls, Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singing Bones
''Singing Bones'' is the sixth studio album released by The Handsome Family. It was released in 2003 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe). It includes a cover of the folk song " Dry Bones," known from Bascom Lamar Lunsford's 1928 version on Harry Smith's ''Anthology of American Folk Music''. In 2014, the album received a resurgence of interest when the song "Far from Any Road" was used as the theme song for the first season of HBO's crime drama ''True Detective''. Reception The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 85/100, based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim." "Far from Any Road" Besides its appearance in ''True Detective'', "Far from Any Road" was also used as an opening song for ''Guns N' Roses 2014 world tour, and during the ending credits of the 2015 ''The Simpsons'' episode "Cue Detective." "Far from Any Road" also charted on SNEP, the official French singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Knowledge'', Christmas edition, 22 December 2007- 4 January 2008. It was described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". History of the encyclopedia Larkin believed that rock music and popular music were at least as significant historically as classical music, and as such, should be given definitive treatment and properly documented. ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is the result. In 1989, Larkin sold his half of the publishing company Scorpion Books to finance his ambition to publish an encyclopedia of popular music. Aided by a team of initially 70 contributors, he set about compiling the data in a pre-internet age, "relying instead on information gleaned from music magazines, individual expertise a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hull – On The Web
Tom Hull is an American music critic, web designer, and former software developer. Hull began writing criticism for ''The Village Voice'' in the mid 1970s under the mentorship of its music editor Robert Christgau, but left the field to pursue a career in software design and engineering during the 1980s and 1990s, which earned him the majority of his life's income. In the 2000s, he returned to music reviewing and wrote a jazz column for ''The Village Voice'' in the manner of Christgau's "Consumer Guide", alongside contributions to ''Seattle Weekly'', ''The New Rolling Stone Album Guide'', NPR Music, and the webzine ''Static Multimedia''. Hull's jazz-focused database and blog ''Tom Hull – on the Web'' hosts his reviews and information on albums he has surveyed, as well as writings on books, politics, and movies. It shares a functional, low-graphic design with Christgau's website, which Hull also created and maintains as its webmaster. Career In the mid 1970s, Hull accepted a job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Air (The Handsome Family Album)
''In The Air'' is the fifth album released by American band The Handsome Family. It was released in 2000 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe) and comes as an enhanced audio CD with an additional video for the song "Amelia Earhart vs. The Dancing Bear," from '' Milk and Scissors'' (directed by Bill Ward). Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts praised the "tender urgency" and "morbid wit" of the song "So Much Wine”, calling it "a little pearl of destruction" and "the perfect introduction to the Family’s world." Track listing All music by Brett Sparks, all lyrics by Rennie Sparks. # "Don't Be Scared" – 2:39 # "The Sad Milkman" – 3:40 # "In The Air" – 3:30 # "A Beautiful Thing" – 3:39 # "So Much Wine" – 3:48 # "Up Falling Rock Hill" – 2:57 # "Poor, Poor Lenore" – 3:41 # "When That Helicopter Comes" – 2:32 # "Grandmother Waits For You" (inspired by "Where We'll Never Grow Old" as performed by The Smith Sacred Singers) – 3:50 # "Lie D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, which was a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the traditional Nashville country music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. As an actor, Kristofferson is known for his roles in ''Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid'' (1973), ''Blume in Love'' (1973), '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974), '' A Star Is Born'' (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), ''Convoy'' (1978), '' Heaven's Gate'' (1980), '' Lone Star'' (1996), ''Stagecoach'' (1986), and the ''Blade'' film trilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Monroe
William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, who named their group for the bluegrass of Monroe's home state of Kentucky. He described the genre as "Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin'. It's Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound." Early life Monroe was born on his family's farm near Rosine, Kentucky, the youngest of eight children of James Buchanan "Buck" and Malissa (Vandiver) Monroe. His mother and her brother, James Pendleton "Pen" Vandiver, were both musically talented, and Monroe and his family grew up playing and singing at home. Bill was of Scottish and English heritage. Because his older brothers Birch and Charlie already played the fiddle and guitar, Bill was resign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through The Trees
''Through the Trees'' is the third full-length album released by The Handsome Family, released in 1998 on Carrot Top Records/Loose Music. The album has received significant critical praise, and is considered one of the band's best works. Recording ''Through the Trees'' was written in the aftermath of Brett Sparks' mid-1990s hospitalization and diagnosis of bipolar disorder.Layne, Joslyn " The Handsome Family Biography, ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation The closing song, "My Ghost", was inspired by Brett's experiences in the psychiatric unit. The album was recorded in a makeshift warehouse loft space in a run-down part of Chicago, using equipment lent to the band by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, who was a friend and fan of their work. They had met each other through Tweedy's wife Sue Miller, owner of the Chicago club Lounge Ax. Rennie Sparks later told Folk Radio UK in an interview: "Jeff offered to let us borrow a bunch of gear he had but wasn’t using (an ADAT, a Mackie mixer, Lex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years, Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger–Richards, Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who had developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odessa (The Handsome Family Album)
''Odessa'' is the first album by American band The Handsome Family. It was released 1994 by Carrot Top Records. Critical reception AllMusic wrote that "Brett Sparks' plain but resonant Midwestern twang gives the songs on ''Odessa'' the ring of common truth, and he and Rennie Sparks had already established themselves as writers to be reckoned with, conjuring a lyrical voice that sounds homey and terribly alienated at the same time." Greil Marcus called the album an effort to "transfer the fatalism of the old murder ballads into modern life." ''Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...'' wrote that "if ''Odessa'' has a fault, it’s lyrics that are sometimes too coyly knowing, tossing off pop cultural references to no real effect." Track listing # "Here's Hopi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight (The Handsome Family Album)
''Twilight'' is the sixth album released by The Handsome Family. It was released 2001 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music Loose is a British independent record label based in Ladbroke Grove, London. In 1998, Loose was formed from the vinyl only record label, Vinyl Junkie, which was set up in 1994 by Tom Bridgewater. Loose Music - About Since 1998, Loose has rele ... (Europe). Track listing # "The Snow White Diner" – 4:01 # "Passenger Pigeons" – 4:29 # "A Dark Eye" – 3:53 # "There Is A Sound" – 3:26 # "All The TVs In Town" – 3:05 # "Gravity" – 3:08 # "Cold, Cold, Cold" – 3:10 # "No One Fell Asleep Alone" – 2:48 # "I Know You Are There" – 3:40 # "Birds You Cannot See" - 2:53 # "The White Dog" - 3:36 # "So Long" - 3:31 # "Peace In The Valley Once Again" - 3:03 Personnelcf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2001): Credits. In ''Twilight'' D booklet Chicago: Carrot Top Records. * The Handsome Family **Brett Sparks - wrote and played all music except as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
