Absolutely Nothing [Live]

Product Description
All other five-studio recordings on Absolutely Nothing are as beautiful and sad as 'Dirty Old Town', which is now for the first time available on CD. 'Willie Boy', recorded at Terra Nova Digital studio Austin, Texas in 1991, is an outtake from the Documentary-session. 'German Mustard', 'Where I Lead Me', 'Heavenly Houseboat' and 'Nothin' were recorded on December 5th 1996, 26 days before Van Zandt died. These songs reveal an introverted artist, suffering, exhausted and tired but not broken. Normal Records. 2002.

Absolutely Nothing,Townes Van Zandt,Normal Germany,Americana,Country-Rock,Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Progressive Country,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating: A Non-Essential Live Collection

Absolutely Nothing Townes Van Zandt Manufacturer: Normal Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live At McCabe's Live at the Jester Lounge: Houston, Texas 1966 A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt In Pain High, Low And In Between/Late Great ASIN: B00006JKEY Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

1. Flying Shoes
2. Kathleen
3. Waiting Around To Die
4. To Live's To Fly
5. A Song For
6. Snowin' On Raton
7. The Hole
8. Two Girls
9. Marie
10. Lungs
11. No Place To Fall
12. Thunderbird Blues (Live)
13. German Mustard
14. Where I Lead Me
15. Nothin'
16. Heavenly House Boat Blues
17. Willie Boy
18. Dirty Old Town

Album Description

All other five-studio recordings on Absolutely Nothing are as beautiful and sad as 'Dirty Old Town', which is now for the first time available on CD. 'Willie Boy', recorded at Terra Nova Digital studio Austin, Texas in 1991, is an outtake from the Documentary-session. 'German Mustard', 'Where I Lead Me', 'Heavenly Houseboat' and 'Nothin' were recorded on December 5th 1996, 26 days before Van Zandt died. These songs reveal an introverted artist, suffering, exhausted and tired but not broken. Normal Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

A Non-Essential Live Collection.......2003-11-01

Townes Van Zandt died on January 1, 1997 after leaving behind an extensive list of acoustic singer/songwriter albums. Thirty years without a major hit, Van Zandt epitomized the lonesome song writing approach to folk and country music. Although none of his songs were hits, many influential artists took the torch and covered several of them. Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Emmylou Harris are just a few of the artists who have taken Van Zandt's songs to the public. More recently, artists such as Tindersticks and Cowboy Junkies have celebrated the likes of Van Zandt's music.

Absolutely Nothing is an album that stylistically sounds very similar to some of today's lo-fi recording artists such as Bright Eyes, Mountain Goats, and Jeff Mangum, but stays completely focused on the country and folk genres that the others simply dabble in. Younger music listeners may not find anything overly intriguing about Van Zandt's music because it's primarily geared toward a more mature audience.

For the most part, Absolutely Nothing is a live collection of songs marketed towards the collector rather than a simple introduction to Van Zandt's discography. The sad thing is that it just seems to carry on with the same sentiment throughout the entire album. Every song is burdened with mournful vocals and similar guitar riffs. Songs like "Snowin' on Raton," "Thunderbird Blues," and "Marie," enlighten us with a bit of history and humor in Van Zandt's dialogue.

Lovers of Beck's Sea Change and Springsteen's Nebraska, however, might find themselves pleasantly akin to Van Zandt's soft-spoken vocals and raw acoustic instrumentation. He has the ability to make you feel as though you are the only one hearing him sing. Additionally, the stark emptiness of the live recording gives it an almost ghostlike quality. The audience in this setting is completely quiet throughout the performance, which gives the music the salute of respect it deserves. I guess the beauty of an artist like Townes Van Zandt is that there is "absolutely nothing" offensive about his song writing. It's sort of unfortunate that he spent his career flying just under radar, but I'm sure that's the way he wanted it. All it takes is one listen to know that Townes Van Zandt was a man who sang for himself.

Average customer rating: Truly Amazing CD!

Absolutely Nothing Superstitions of the Sky Manufacturer: One Day Savior ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DI4SL Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

1. Tonight
2. Oh, Those Eyes
3. Dove Song
4. Burning Bridges
5. Building Music
6. Things Said In Passing
7. We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve
8. Who Needs Pennsylvania Anyway?
9. Something
10. Feathers And Knives
11. Silent
12. Silent
13. Silent
14. Silent
15. Silent
16. Silent
17. Silent
18. Silent
19. Silent
20. Silent
21. Silent
22. Silent
23. Silent
24. Silent
25. Silent
26. Silent
27. Silent
28. Silent
29. Silent
30. Silent
31. Silent
32. Silent
33. Silent
34. Silent
35. Silent
36. Silent
37. Silent
38. Silent
39. Silent
40. Silent
41. Silent
42. Silent
43. Silent
44. Silent
45. Silent
46. Silent
47. Silent
48. Silent
49. Silent
50. Silent
51. Silent
52. Silent
53. Silent
54. Silent
55. Silent
56. Silent
57. Silent
58. Silent
59. Silent
60. Silent
61. Silent
62. Silent
63. Silent
64. Silent
65. Silent
66. Silent
67. Silent
68. Silent
69. Silent
70. Silent
71. Silent
72. Silent
73. Silent
74. Silent
75. Silent
76. Silent
77. Silent
78. Silent
79. Silent
80. Silent
81. Silent
82. Silent
83. Silent
84. Silent
85. Silent
86. Silent
87. Silent
88. Silent
89. Silent
90. Silent
91. Silent
92. Silent
93. Silent
94. Silent
95. Silent
96. Silent
97. Silent
98. Silent
99. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

Truly Amazing CD!.......2004-03-06

Superstitions Of The Sky features Josh (The Now, Hot Cross) and Vadim (This Day Forward), it's a side project they went into. Oh, you like Dashboard Confessional? The Lyndsay Diaries? Copeland? I would say this is a mixture of those 3, beautiful accoustic melodies with great lyrics. This CD is amazing and I don't know anything that can compare to this. Very Emotional stuff that needs to have people listen to.

Average customer rating: Waste of Money

Avril Lavigne Mike Macharyas Manufacturer: NNMaddox 14mercy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002R251I Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Andy Warhol
3. Jesus Christ
4. Artie Lange
5. George W.
6. Sharon Stone
7. Frederick Pabst
8. Oprah Winfrey
9. Jamie
10. Johnny Appleseed
11. Regis Philbin
12. Sting
13. Slobodan Milosevic
14. Elizabeth Ryan

Album Description

NNMaddox and 14mercy Records present the debut album by Mike Macharyas of The Jimmy Haig Experience, Avril Lavigne.

Macharyas, who broke onto the music scene earlier in 2004 with four mind-blowing performances on the hit LP, POEMS FOR GIRLS THAT STRAIGHT UP REJECTED ME, utilizes his power of repitition and his time, love and tenderness, here on Avril Lavigne.

What we have here is an album short and directly to the point. No sappy 5th-grade poetry to impress little Tiffany Holloway in Mrs. Simpson's class, OK? This ain't no Shakepeare, OK? This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around! Macharyas won't stand for it. You'll get nothing more than these people's names over and over-drilled into your head until you learn to love, or DESPISE them.

Listen as Charles Dysan, longtime NNMaddox collaborator, cranks out funky basslines on the album's first single, "Lindsay Lohan" while Maddox himself drums a frantic beat on "Sting".

A perfect birthday or anniversary gift for your #1 hunny.

Customer Reviews:

Waste of Money.......2005-08-25

Waste of Time and Money, Just some idiot repeating famous names for 1-2 minutes on each track. Save your money go to itunes and click on the tracks to listen to the 30 second sample. That pretty much sums up everything this loser has to offer.

Average customer rating: A Non-Essential Live Collection

Absolutely Nothing Townes Van Zandt Manufacturer: Normal Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live At McCabe's Live at the Jester Lounge: Houston, Texas 1966 A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt In Pain High, Low And In Between/Late Great ASIN: B00006JKJG Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

1. Flying Shoes
2. Kathleen
3. Waiting Around to Die
4. To Live's to Fly
5. Song For
6. Snowin' on Raton
7. Hole
8. Two Girls
9. Marie
10. Lungs
11. No Place to Fall
12. Thunderbird Blues [Live]
13. German Mustard
14. Where I Lead Me
15. Nothin'
16. Heavenly Houseboat Blues
17. Willie Boy
18. Dirty Old Town
19. Dirty Old Town
20. Jokes: Penguin Joke/Three Shots of Gin

Album Description

All other five-studio recordings on Absolutely Nothing are as beautiful and sad as 'Dirty Old Town', which is now for the first time available on CD. 'Willie Boy', recorded at Terra Nova Digital studio Austin, Texas in 1991, is an outtake from the Documentary-session. 'German Mustard', 'Where I Lead Me', 'Heavenly Houseboat' and 'Nothin' were recorded on December 5th 1996, 26 days before Van Zandt died. These songs reveal an introverted artist, suffering, exhausted and tired but not broken. Normal Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

A Non-Essential Live Collection.......2003-11-01

Townes Van Zandt died on January 1, 1997 after leaving behind an extensive list of acoustic singer/songwriter albums. Thirty years without a major hit, Van Zandt epitomized the lonesome song writing approach to folk and country music. Although none of his songs were hits, many influential artists took the torch and covered several of them. Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Emmylou Harris are just a few of the artists who have taken Van Zandt's songs to the public. More recently, artists such as Tindersticks and Cowboy Junkies have celebrated the likes of Van Zandt's music.

Absolutely Nothing is an album that stylistically sounds very similar to some of today's lo-fi recording artists such as Bright Eyes, Mountain Goats, and Jeff Mangum, but stays completely focused on the country and folk genres that the others simply dabble in. Younger music listeners may not find anything overly intriguing about Van Zandt's music because it's primarily geared toward a more mature audience.

For the most part, Absolutely Nothing is a live collection of songs marketed towards the collector rather than a simple introduction to Van Zandt's discography. The sad thing is that it just seems to carry on with the same sentiment throughout the entire album. Every song is burdened with mournful vocals and similar guitar riffs. Songs like "Snowin' on Raton," "Thunderbird Blues," and "Marie," enlighten us with a bit of history and humor in Van Zandt's dialogue.

Lovers of Beck's Sea Change and Springsteen's Nebraska, however, might find themselves pleasantly akin to Van Zandt's soft-spoken vocals and raw acoustic instrumentation. He has the ability to make you feel as though you are the only one hearing him sing. Additionally, the stark emptiness of the live recording gives it an almost ghostlike quality. The audience in this setting is completely quiet throughout the performance, which gives the music the salute of respect it deserves. I guess the beauty of an artist like Townes Van Zandt is that there is "absolutely nothing" offensive about his song writing. It's sort of unfortunate that he spent his career flying just under radar, but I'm sure that's the way he wanted it. All it takes is one listen to know that Townes Van Zandt was a man who sang for himself.

Music Album:

1. Ain't Gonna Worry
2. All Night Long
3. At Folsom Prison [Import] [Live]
4. At the Golden Nugget [Live]
5. At the Melody Ranch
6. BarnBurner
7. Beer, Bait and Ammo
8. Best of the Vanguard Years
9. Bigger Than Life Collection [Box set]
10. Bluegrass

Music Album