Anyway, there was a great album on SST (Black Flag's label) by Roger Manning, and another by Kirk Kelly called Go Man Go, with a first verse to die for but I can't quite remember.
I once had a dream where I came home from school. My parents left a note on the screen door, saying "Dear son, we've moved."Anyway, this is very much on the model of Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. A guy with a voice and a guitar. Some clever words, some memorable stuff, a nice energy, but a guitar and a voice.
Roger Manning, "Pearly Blues"
I heard that Cindy Lee Berryhill was in the same scene and was coming out with an album. Naked Movie Star.
We all know some Dylan. We know the early political folksinger stuff. We know the later stuff with Bloomfield and then the Band. Now, imagine picking up an album thinking it's Freewheelin' and playing it to find it's Blood on the Tracks. That's what it was like for me.
"Me, Steve, Kirk and Keith" was the first song, and Kirk Kelly is the Kirk in question, I'm lead to believe. There's lots of Patti Smith stuff that I didn't know yet that they were referencing. It's just one of the best albums I let fall through my fingers. But it's on Spotify.
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Antifolk is best when stumbled upon and boy, you tripped over the roots but the tree is strong and still blossoming. In fact, Cindy Lee released new stuff this year and Lach released a new album this week! Kirk and Roger are still playing and a whole new crew like Regina Spektor and The Moldy Peaches arose over the last few years and more recently people like Crazy and The Brains, Milk Kan, The Fools and tons more are kicking the can on down the road. Check out antifolk.net and antifolk.co.uk for starters. Have fun discovering the new.
cool blog. perhaps you'll check out mine too? i'll find you on twitter.
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