Ray Lamontagne

Dee. · Oct 08, 2006, 10:33 AM

I learned that the hard way. NBC. is. lame.

I hope you can find it.

tomEisenbraun · Oct 25, 2006, 12:04 AM

i finally got around to buying Trouble this weekend. i don't know why i never found this before, because I absolutely love it. his voice is astounding.

does anyone else feel that connection betweent he beginning of the album and kind of a similar feel to Van Morrison's Astral Weeks?

dragonboy · Oct 25, 2006, 12:16 AM

Quotedoes anyone else feel that connection betweent he beginning of the album and kind of a similar feel to Van Morrison's Astral Weeks?

I agree, Trouble makes me think of Astral Weeks too.
Do you have his new one yet Tom? Prepare to be blown away if you haven't, def one of my albums of the year.

red · Oct 26, 2006, 07:59 PM

I just CAN'T get "Empty" out of my head!!!

tomEisenbraun · Oct 27, 2006, 10:42 AM

man, i need to pick this up sometime soon. he's coming to nashville, but i can't justify a 45 dollar ticket at the moment.

dragonboy · Oct 27, 2006, 07:13 PM

$45?!! Wow, I had no idea he was this big?

tomEisenbraun · Oct 27, 2006, 07:36 PM

me neither!?

maybe it was $35 and I'm getting the price for that and the Pete Yorn/Dixie Chicks tickets confused (c'mon, Pete, seriously)

EAZYE · Oct 28, 2006, 08:37 PM

I've been to hell and back so many times, i must admit you kinda bore me. What a fucking artist, empty is my fav of the new cd. Decent article on him in the latest rolling stone.

dragonboy · Oct 28, 2006, 08:50 PM

Empty is amazing, Be Here Now blows me away too. Ray sings this song with almost a breathless urgency.
Absolutely stunning.
I would LOVE to see him live. Anyone seem a show? How many other musicians does he usually play with?
Till The Sun...is getting a bit of a push here but I doubt he'll tour anytime soon...

evilPaauwe · Nov 02, 2006, 02:51 PM

yeah that ACL performance was awesome.

jolene is my favorite.

suebeeboo · Nov 23, 2006, 09:46 AM

I love both cd's and especially Forever My Friend -

I just think if we keep our hearts together
I just think if we build on this trust we have for one another
Maybe we can make this last a lifetime

Are there really still men out there who think like that??????????

(well I've been saved by a woman)

beammeup · Nov 23, 2006, 08:42 PM

QuoteI love both cd's and especially Forever My Friend -

I just think if we keep our hearts together
I just think if we build on this trust we have for one another
Maybe we can make this last a lifetime

Are there really still men out there who think like that??????????

i love that song. ray is amazing.

suebeeboo · Nov 28, 2006, 12:38 PM

My ticket was $40. The show is tonight at the Vic Theater in Chicago. I'll let y'all know how it goes - I'm psyched! :-*

dragonboy · Nov 28, 2006, 07:19 PM

QuoteMy ticket was $40. The show is tonight at the Vic Theater in Chicago. I'll let y'all know how it goes - I'm psyched! :-*

I'm so jealous! Hope you have a great time, looking forward to reading your review...

red · Nov 28, 2006, 07:34 PM

Heads up - his performance on Austin City Limits (tis a repeat) is airing this weekend.

suebeeboo · Nov 29, 2006, 11:24 AM

Last nights show at the Vic was AWESOME! The crowd was really respectful and cool. In the quiet moments there were lots of shout-outs: "WE LOVE YOU, RAY!" And we do. No doubt. This man is shy, humble, and oh so sweet. He started singing "Can I Stay" (so sweet!) and I guess he screwed up (didn't sound like it to me) so he's like a little kid, says he's sorry, but he'll just start over again. I really can't describe it in words here, but it was a special moment because you could just FEEL the vibe from the whole crowd and we were all like, "it's okay, man, we're just blessed to be here in this place listening to your incredible voice and your beautiful music" He's not used to the spotlight AT ALL. Anyway, I'm rambling, here's the set list:
EMPTY
BARFLY
GONE AWAY FROM ME
HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS
SHELTER
3 MORE DAYS
JOLENE
NARROW ESCAPE
(You don't know what it's like to love somebody...is that the name of this song?? The only one that's not his)
TROUBLE
TIL THE SUN TURNS BLACK
CAN I STAY
FOREVER MY FRIEND (I got up and danced to this one! I just couldn't stand (ha!) sitting down anymore! It was FANTASTIC!)
ALL THE WILD HORSES

Anyhoo, I really thought he would play ALL his songs and maybe a few more covers, but whatever. I mostly missed HOW COME and YOU CAN BRING ME FLOWERS. I was so bummed not to hear those two, but if the show's not sold out tonight, who knows?! Maybe I'll boogie down and check it out! The only problem was going out after the show to Wise Fools Pub to see one of my favorite local Chicago bands, Hello Dave, then pool til 3:00 am......ugh.

BH · Nov 29, 2006, 12:36 PM

You're an animal Sue B. I want to party with you. Seriously.

suebeeboo · Nov 29, 2006, 01:00 PM

QuoteYou're an animal Sue B. I want to party with you. Seriously.

Sure thang big guy! (IF you can handle partying with a Chicago elitist bitch...) ;) ;) ;) :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOOXOXOX

red · Nov 29, 2006, 07:27 PM

All the Wild Horses - what a way to end a show!

sweatboard · Nov 29, 2006, 08:54 PM

Here is a link if you want to download ray's show from the vic in Chicago.

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=502165