Copper kettle without overdubs from āAnother Self Portrait.ā Became totally obsessed with this album last winter ⦠advanced bobby listeners who havenāt tried it yet⦠please do yourselves a favor and get down with some unreleased tracks, gorgeous demos, and alternate takes of songs off the studio albumsā¦
ive listened to this album one hundred times over and it never gets old. beautifully joan baez joined in a couple songs at the end for some of the best duets ive ever heard. this album is also very fun to play on the guitar and that is good news for me. the lonesome death of hattie carroll and who killed davey moore rattle around perpetually in my skull. i hope you are well, friend.
I love āDesolation Row,ā and Iām always happy when Bob passes the ten minute mark. we got: āKey West (Philosopher Pirate)ā ā a dreamy meditation on life and finding meaning in the margins on the world
āSad-eyed Lady of the Lowlandsāā the worldās prettiest haunted love song
āBrownsville Girlā ā in running for funniest song ever. a guy describing a movie he canāt quite remember, and a road trip with a lost love, while the stories bleed together like repeating dreams. made complete by Kanye-style blasts of gospel choir.
āHighlandsā ā a guy wanders around and flirts/argues with a diner waitress? ok idk this one is for the heads. And of course āMurder Most Foulā ā
17 minutes of Fiona Apple piano and Bob narrating the moment of JFKās demise, a nation betrayed and sentenced to pay, its cultural history collapsing in on itself at the start of a new age.
dont treat your shit like itās disposable! . My laptop is old as hell and doesnāt work unless itās plugged into a wall, but you know what I am proud that I cared for it like the finely arranged clump of precious metals and plastics that it is instead of like something I have to upgrade because thereās been 10 new versions in the last 8 years Iāve had it. In fact it makes me a fucking saint. I also always hang dry my undies so they donāt stretch out and get holes in them from heat damage. Things will last if you invest just a modicum of care into them..additionally it feels really nice to be able to point to a hideous Victoriaās Secret thong on the drying rack and say āIāve had that for 14 yearsā. Also probably in 2 more years gen alpha kids will point to my laptop and call it āvintageā, so thatās something to look forward to. Ok Rec over
This is a key rec for any context in which you need to burn a few hours by yourself, especially at a bar, coffee shop, restaurant, etc. where you dont just want to be staring into space. Bring a bunch of postcards or stationery and stamps to the bar, camp out at the best people-watching table in the corner, order a little drinky, and write out some postcards about your day to your friends. (pro tip: you probably have their addresses saved in Google maps) This is one of my favorite things to do when traveling alone...kill several birds with one stone by 1) sending sweet little trip updates to the besties back home š 2) burning a few hours when you donāt know what to do with yourself š°ļø 3) looking busy while enjoying a bev in a nice place šø 4) getting off that damn phone for a bit š“