The exit of Waxy Maxy

[Paul Sherratt]

A bigger and better breakdown ( Hee Haw ?* ) of Max's latest Americana selection.

http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/Product.aspx?ProductID=5343

* See nutty Nolan Cormier

[Lateralthinking1]

This looks a good series, attractively presented, and lovingly compiled. Is it not also slightly bizarre? The selections in this one seemed designed to provoke debate - not a bad thing in itself - but it is a very odd mixture. Buffy Sainte Marie, C J Chenier and the Meat Puppets are among the artists I admire but why choose these in particular?

There are many I haven't heard of - again not a bad thing and probably my fault - but I can't believe that Corridos De La Frontera, Lee Harvey Osmond, Sara Watkins, The Goodnight Loving or the Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash are essential. Am I right or am I wrong? I look for Dylan, CSN, a whole host of Stax artists, perhaps Nirvana, and they are not there. What criteria am I missing or is the problem that I am looking for some?

Overall, this will come across as far more sour than I am towards it. Mostly my remarks are quibbles and personally I look forward to listening to it and learning more. I just don't feel though that when I've done so, I will have a clear outline of Americana. Maybe it is just too nebulous a concept anyway to be able to produce anything other than a very good, if contentious, starting point for the more and less informed.

[Paul Sherratt]

Lat,

In the possible words of one Oliver Postgate " Americana is what you make it .. "


Of course with any of these compilation exercises there'll be a deal of compromise of what can be acquired and I daresay serious cost
restraints. If Spotify and the like survive you may well wonder if there's a future for these collections at all ?

[Lateralthinking1]

Yes, completely agree. It isn't clear to me actually how the sales of cds are holding up. People speak a lot about Amazon but how many now are hardly buying at all?

[Paul Sherratt]

Well I don't buy very many records at all, nowadays. I sometimes succumb at gigs but at a flamenco gig the other night I didn't even bother to look at the merchandise on offer.


Now has Global, I wonder, heard a cheep from Max as to when he's back in the saddle ?

[johncorrigan]

I'm sure he's already had a twit to that effect Paul.:cool2:

[Paul Sherratt]

It would be a creative plus if these telephone device messages could be set to music ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6dx8AfTmQk

[johncorrigan]

Paul, that was very fine indeed. Do you know if it is feasible to tweet and yodel at the same time? I'll ask our resident expert sometime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4jkt08f8mU

:cool2:

[Paul Sherratt]

I think the tech skills for twodeling were in the early stage of development here with Skeeter Bonn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7rA-W_zhg

I'll see if I can find someone in the advanced class.

[Paul Sherratt]

Here we are. I was actually looking for a Mockingbird but could only find a Cuckoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEV2RMswkLs

[Paul Sherratt]

Anyway ... back to Global - when does Monsieur Max return.
Has a little bird told you ?

[Globaltruth]

Anyway ... back to Global - when does Monsieur Max return.
Has a little bird told you ?

Not yet. Max is only a sporadic twitterer.

I'm even more sporadic.
And we're both a bit random.

But I can more or less guarantee there will be some Don van V, and maybe even some Cornelius Cardew.

[Globaltruth]

Just had a tweet from Max after a virtual cyber-nudge.

He is back on Feb. 1

In the meantime he suggests we all watch this six-parter
Cap'n B & JP

aargh - who's a-going to be sittin' in between 20th & 1st??

[Paul Sherratt]

Isn't that ' Fiona's Fortnight ' ?

PS. Well-nudged.

[Globaltruth]

Isn't that ' Fiona's Fortnight ' ?

ah yes, so it is. phew.