Listening to Blonde on Blonde tonight. I’ve always loved “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” (assuming being in the right mood). Do any of you remember the Townes Van Zant song “Sad Cinderella?” Totally different song, but very similar structure. I’d always wondered about that. For what it’s worth, Dylan’s was released 2 years earlier. …
John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band will release their new album Leftover Feelings on May 21st via New West Records. The 11-song set was produced by Jerry Douglas and recorded at Historic RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tenn. A meeting of two American music giants in a legendary setting, Leftover Feelings is neither a …
I’m up too early on what would have been my Dad’s 81st birthday listening to various versions of John Hiatt’s “Feels Like Rain”. When you write a song that gets covered by Buddy Guy (surprisingly sweet vocal), Bonnie Raitt, and Aaron Neville, I guess you got something right. To this day, one of the best …
[Your comments are appreciated, what are some other great moments from Nick Lowe’s career? Please join in below.] For my money, “Bring the Family” by John Hiatt (1987) is Nick Lowe’s production highlight. Lowe’s production of this record (like most of his productions) perfectly suits Hiatt’s songs and arrangements. Only the barest production tricks and …
Sal Nunziato at Burning Wood reviews: JOHN HIATT’s – DIRTY JEANS & MUDSLIDE HYMNS – “a perfect record from head to tail…” and FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE – SKY FULL OF HOLES (audio file included) – “has some pop gems that will keep you humming for days…” Go here.
Underrated is a common enough term for artists we like that don’t end up selling millions of records and becoming household names. I think it is safe to call John Hiatt underrated, however. This is a guy who started out writing songs done by everyone from Three Dog Night (and Hard Labor was a big …
After much negotiation, Ron Swanson submitted the following Top 25 list: I am not married to the list per se, but here’s the thought process, such as it is: put this out on the blog (more or less as is) and then add a link asking readers to vote for their fav songs to replace …