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jefflewis
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 Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:22 am Post subject: Michael Hurley |
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I played the Brooklyn Folk Fest this past Sunday with Peter Stampfel, and because I was playing the festival I got in free to see Michael Hurley, my third time seeing him, he was solo, playing electric guitar. I bought a vinyl copy of his album Ancestral Swamp and I'm enjoying it a lot. I also bought four of his comic books! They had a deal "four comics for $20" so I got the pack. The comics are so weird and funny, some of them were drawn by him in the 60s, and 70s, and 80s.
If you don't know Michael Hurley's stuff you should really check him out!
These are some great Michael Hurley albums:
Armchair Boogie
Hi Fi Snock Uptown
Long Journey
First Songs
Parsnip Snips
And to know more about him, there's always wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hurley_(musician) |
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colinsr
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:48 am Post subject: |
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This is exactly the kind of thing i've been looking for, Jeff.
Thank you! |
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jefflewis
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:37 am Post subject: |
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| What stuff did you hear? Curious which stuff you liked, maybe your recommendations for a good starting point with Michael Hurley would be different than mine! |
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colinsr
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I started with Armchair Boogie which was great as I was listening to a lot of John Fahey and Harry Taussig. I then moved on to Watertower which, in my opinion, was a little better. The songs were catchier and better produced which was nice to hear. The song "I Paint a Design" is brilliant! |
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jefflewis
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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I've never heard the Watertower album!
That one and Blue Navigator are both sort of well-regarded Michael Hurley albums that I've never heard or seen... rare/out-of-print I think. |
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colinsr
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| I've seen them online but they're just too expensive. Maybe one day.... |
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