This is the town [sound recording] : a tribute to Nilsson. Volume 1.
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MusicPublication details: [S.I.] : Royal Potato Family, p2014.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Tribute to Nilsson. Volume 1
- Produced, engineered and mixed by Kenny Siegal.
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Main Library | CD | POP/ROCK This is the town: a tribute to Nilsson, Vol. 1 | Available | 33111008304442 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Harry Nilsson was one of the best pop songwriters of the '60s and '70s, but he was also among the most idiosyncratic -- his best and best-known music was usually playful, but often had a sour side, as if he didn't fully trust his own joy and was chuckling at things he knew weren't always funny, and while he frequently expressed a nostalgia for America's past, he was clearly aware of the undercurrent of pain and dashed hopes that were part of his stories. It's easy to read Nilsson's songs in many ways, and that explains a lot about This Is the Town: A Tribute to Nilsson, Vol. 1, in which a handful of indie rock acts offer their interpretations of material from Nilsson's catalog (one of whom is Annie Nilsson, Harry's daughter, who also contributes the cover artwork). Everyone here appreciates Nilsson's gift for a melody, and practically all these performances demonstrate how marvelously malleable these tunes can be, as Langhorne Slim turns "Early in the Morning" into a New Orleans-style R&B number, Church of Betty add layers of sitar and Indian percussion to "Without You," the Wiyos put a ragtime spin on "Nobody Cares About the Railroad Anymore," and Rasputina's cello-driven re-imagining of "Sweethaven" (from the movie Popeye) walks a fine line between whimsy and conviction. Not everyone here delivers Grade A work, but there are a few genuinely lovely interpretations of fine, fine songs, and any album that includes "1941," "Me and My Arrow," "Rainmaker," "I Said Goodbye to Me," and "Without Her" is an album that's worth a listen. ~ Mark Deming
A tribute to the music of Harry Nilsson.
Compact disc.
Early in the morning / Langhorne Slim -- You're breakin' my heart / Dawn Landes -- Jump into the fire / Low Cut Connie -- 1941 / Jenny O -- Me and my arrow / The Mommyheads -- Gotta get up / Annie Nilsson -- Poli high / Blueberry -- Think about your troubles / Willy Mason -- Rainmaker / Yellowbirds -- Without her / Johanna Warren -- Nobody cares about the railroads anymore / The Wiyos -- Sweethaven / Rasputina -- Without you / Church of Betty -- Are you sleeping? / Marco Benevento -- Everybody's talkin' / Tracy Bonham -- Everything's got 'em / Stellacutta -- Coconut / Brian Dewan -- Mr. Richland's favorite song / Johnny Society -- Don't forget me / Mamie Minch -- I said goodbye to me / Josh Kaufman.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Kenny Siegal.
Various performers.