today in austin it's kind of rainy and really cold. i don't have class today, so i was chilling at home with with some candles going and listening to the acoustic version of "they ran." excellent rainy day song, i tell you. what songs do you guys like to listen to on those stay-in days?
Morphine, lots of Morphine..."cure for pain", especially
maybe a little cocteau twins, then some sundays, then how about some galaxie 500...wait, this is a really dreary day?? ;D
Beck - Sea Change, I listened to it last night and it truly is an amazing album.
oh man, right on. that is good stuff. i love me some bob dylan desire as well on those soppy days.
What about
Tennessee Fire of course!
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits: Closing Time
Jackson Browne: Running on Empty, These Days...
Iron and Wine
M. Ward
blind melon of course...
Quoteblind melon of course...
HA! Yeah, and a little bit of Travis.
Hmm, rainy days. I like Townes' Nashville Sessions on days like that. Johnny Cash American III. hmm... I don't know.
QuoteMorphine, lots of Morphine...
"TOP FLOOR BOTTOM BUTTON"
Jerry Garcia--"The Wheel" (off CD Garcia)
Grateful Dead--American Beauty
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Iron and Wine
Agreed!
Also, I find that Steve Burns (The original Blues Clues guy), his album Songs For Dustmites, is pretty good for a rainy day. Nick Drake is also choice rainy day music.
Jayhawks 'Rainy Day Music' is always good & Emmylou Harris' 'Red Dirt Girl. The Beck suggestion was nice too.
and of course, Acoustic Citsuoca!
QuoteJayhawks 'Rainy Day Music' is always good & Emmylou Harris' 'Red Dirt Girl. The Beck suggestion was nice too.
and of course, Acoustic Citsuoca!
I find that Acoustic Citsuoca works for EVERY day! ;)
I second THAT emotion ;)
any and all Gram Parsons!!!!
Quoteany and all Gram Parsons!!!!
Ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh. For sure.
I still get chills every time I listen to GP and Grievous Angel - and I have listened to those records a lot. And they're sad, and wonderful - and I think the main thing is that Gram and Emmylou were built to sing together.
Cat Power
pre-fusion Miles Davis
Neutral Milk Hotel
i find jeff buckley's 'corpus christy carol' suits a rainy day.
also those songs that start with rain like,
the doors - riders on the storm, and
at the drive-in - Quarantined
Ok maybe a weird choice but I like it a lot...
October Rust by Type O Negative.
And of Course:
Neil Young - on the beach ( the cover says it all)
QuoteMorphine, lots of Morphine..."cure for pain", especially
Beck - Sea Change,
both of those are awesome. One of my personal favorite is Radioheads Pyramid Song...
Folk Implosion
Sleepy Jackson "Rain Falls for the Wind."
Arcade Fire Anything from "The Funeral" (although I have yet to find weather/conditions that this album is not suitable for. My favorite condition for this one, however, has been driving in the snow at night).
QuoteFolk Implosion
Sleepy Jackson "Rain Falls for the Wind."
Arcade Fire Anything from "The Funeral" (although I have yet to find weather/conditions that this album is not suitable for. My favorite condition for this one, however, has been driving in the snow at night).
I heard Sleepy Jackson for the first time last week. I really liked them.
AND, I actually wrote a song about driving in a car in the snow, and listening to Arcade Fire. ha! It IS pretty nice to do.
QuoteCat Power
pre-fusion Miles Davis
Neutral Milk Hotel
tundra,
Did you specify "pre-fusion" because you don't like that era, or is it just not your thing on a rainy day? I only ask because there's some real division among Miles Davis fans when it comes to his electric stuff, as I'm sure you know. I don't know if I like any of Miles' stuff as much as, say, "So What" from "Kind of Blue", but I can't deny it, I love most of the 1969 - 1975 albums. "Bitches Brew" was my first exposure to anything even remotely jazz-related, and, partly due to the size of the joint I had just smoked, I was blown away that that kind of music had existed for so long without my knowing about it. It really opened my ears to jazz in general, which had to be done, given my typical ROCK!! upbringing.
n.p. Zappa - Lather
Cat Power
Galaxie 500
Miracle Legion
Hey lfish, have to agree with On The Beach!
That is a masterpiece indeed.
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tundra,
Did you specify "pre-fusion" because you don't like that era, or is it just not your thing on a rainy day?
just b/c it's better for rainy days. I haven't listened to much of the fusion stuff, but I haven't gotten into what I have heard. But I've never listened while high --that might make the difference.
Wilco - a ghost is born. Possibly made FOR the rainy day.
Fleetwood Mac
anything by the Cure
Atom Heart Mother- Pink Floyd
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anything by the Cure
of course how could I leave out the King of Mope?! I love these guys and pop in my custom "greatest hits" tape whenever its gray out... :)
Red House Painters/ Mark Kozelek always does it.
Dying Happy by Baby Bird
Gillian Welch
the straight Story soundtrack
yes, red house painters always does it, for sure. I like the Postman Song by Babyface. anyone else.
oh, November Rain is often overlooked as an obvious choice. But seriously, Belle and Sebation, Sleep the clock Around does me good during the rain. peace.
correction-Stevie B did Postman song
Sorry about that.
Quote I like the Postman Song by Babyface.
dude, for real? babyface?