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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 07/02/2012 : 21:09:51
Written at age seventeen....seriously? Who writes that kind of old man wisdom at 17?
"Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them"
These days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcJDI7a_1lk
Well I've been out walkin'
I don't do that much talkin' these days
These days
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do...for you
And all the times I had the chance to
And I had a lover
And it's so hard to risk another these days
These days
Now if I seem to be afraid ... to live the life I have made in song
Well it's just that I've been losin' ... for so long
Well I'll keep on movin' ... movin' on
Things are bound to be improvin' these days
One of these days
These days I'll sit on corner stones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten ... my friend
Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them
...those words were brought back to me by a fine BBC documentary called "Hotel California-LA from The Byrds to the Eagles", where it was pointed out that Jackson was a mere child when he wrote those famous lines. Brilliant. (thanks to Dukie)
Jackson's first three albums make for one of the finest trilogy of music ever written. Every time I return to them I am truly amazed!
Doctor My Eyes....what an introduction to Jackson we had on the radio!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqFUmo8VVg0
Rock Me On The Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAXl4kYZyoA&feature=related
I cherish my promo vinyl...it opens on the side (not on the top like the official vinyl), and has the burlap textured cover.
And my all time favorite....
Before The Deluge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jfnFM8ub44&feature=related
Farther On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1TouugNCJQ&feature=related
Fountain Of Sorrow...seriously brilliant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnhxG8SEZpE&feature=related
Jackson went on to great commercial success and recorded some masterful songs, but none have surpassed these three, for me anyway.
Enjoy...
THE LATE SHOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTIMRLKqGs&feature=related
Everyone I've ever known has wished me well
Anyway that's how it seems, it's hard to tell
Maybe people only ask you how you're doing
'cause that's easier than letting on how little they could care
But when you know that you've got a real friend somewhere
Suddenly all the others are so much easier to bear
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jackson+browne/the+late+show_20068558.html ]
Now to see things clear it's hard enough I know
While you're waiting for reality to show
Without dreaming of the perfect love
And holding it so far above
That if you stumbled onto someone real, you'd never know
(you'd never know)
You could be with somebody who is lonely too
(sometimes it doesn't show)
He might be trying to get across to you
(words can be so slow)
When your own emptiness is all that's getting through
There comes a point when you're not sure why you're still talking
I passed that point long ago
(long ago)
Now I'm so tired of all this circling
And all these glimpses of the end
(you know it's useless to pretend)
That's all the voices say:
"you'll go right on circling
Until you've found some kind of friend"
i saw you through the laughter and the noise
You were talking with the soldiers and the boys
While they scuffled for your weary smiles
I thought of all the empty miles
And the years that I've spent looking for your eyes
(looking for your eyes)
And now I'm sitting here wondering what to say
(that you might recognize)
Afraid that all these words might scare you away
(and break through the disguise)
No one ever talks about their feelings anyway
Without dressing them in dreams and laughter
I guess it's just too painful otherwise
Look--
It's like you're standing in the window
Of a house nobody lives in
And I'm sitting in a car across the way
(let's just say)
It's an early model chevrolet
(let's just say)
It's a warm and windy day
You go and pack your sorrow
The trash man comes tomorrow
Leave it at the curb and we'll just roll away
Song For Adam from "Saturate..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnIDTEwxWo
though it was really just self titled "Jackson Browne"..it became known "Saturate Before Using" as it was printed across the top of the water bottle used for the cover.
Breaks my heart every time I hear that song...
so celebrate life while you can--before more of your friends have passed away from you than are still with you...
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We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers & discoverers-
-thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses.
Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams.
-Peter S. Beagle 1973
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 08/02/2012 : 19:30:19
Jackson Browne-The Nina Demos 1967
"Hey folks, I posted 'The Criterion Demos' FIRST the other day and did some more homework on this top man "Jackson Browne" and found that "The Nina Demos" were still to be posted. These are very highly sought after as only 100 copies of these sessions were ever pressed on vinyl when Jackson was only 18 years old. The first 17 tracks from this collection were recorded at the Jaycina Studios in New York on January 7, 1967 and the rest were recorded at the Columbia Records Studio in Los Angeles, California in October 1966. Collectively both these sessions are known as "The Nina Demos". So folks, if you wanna hear the roots of a true talent, then get these very collectible and thoroughly enjoyable sessions here FIRST. I also found a link to his lyrics for this set." -raremp3s
d/l- http://www.raremp3.co.uk/2009/05/jackson-browne-nina-demos-1966-67.html
On January 7, 1967, Jackson Browne stepped into the studio to make some demos of his songs for Nina Music. The idea was to showcase Jackson's songs to various artists on the Elektra roster. For some reason, Nina Music pressed thirty of Jackson's songs -- along with ten of Steven Noonan's songs -- onto two LPs. (Actually only about 2/3 of the songs were from the 1967 recording session at Jaycino Studio in New York. The rest were from a Columbia session on October 5, 1966.)
The "Nina Demo" has become somewhat legendary and infamous among Jackson's fans as his first "unreleased" album, but it never was intended to be an album release (much less an album); it was merely Jackson Browne and his guitar making some 2-track tapes in his role as a staff writer for Nina Music, the music publishing arm of Elektra Records. The recordings were to be used to pitch his songs to other artists on the Elektra label. -jrp-graphics.com
Unreleased Nina Music Demo Recording (2-LP Set)
Recorded on Saturday, January 7, 1967
Tracks:
1. Holding (Browne)
2. Somewhere There's A Feather (Browne)
3. I've Been Out Walking (Browne)
4. Funny You Should Ask (Browne)
5. Love Me, Lovely (Browne)
6. You've Forgotten (Browne)
7. Someday Morning (Browne)
8. Cast Off All My Fears (Browne)
9. In My Time (Browne)
10. Melissa (Browne)
11. It's Been Raining Here In Long Beach (Browne)
12. You'll Get It In The Mail Today (Browne)
13. Shadow Dream Song (Browne)
14. The Light From Your Smile (Browne)
15. Gotta See A Man About A Daydream (Jackson Browne & Greg Copeland)
16. Time Travel Fantasy (Jackson Browne & Pamela Polland)
17. The Fairest Of The Seasons (Jackson Browne & Greg Copeland)
18. Sing My Songs To Me (Browne)
19. Lavender Windows (Browne)
20. The Painter (Browne)
21. Fourth And Main (Browne)
22. Bound For Colorado (Browne)
23. We Can Be (Browne)
24. And I See (Browne)
25. Ah, But Sometimes (Browne)
26. Marianne (Browne)
27. Tumble Down (Browne)
28. You Didn't Need A Cloud (Browne)
29. Lavender Bassman (Browne)
30. She's A Flying Thing (Browne)
All songs written by Jackson Browne (except where noted) and
copyrighted 1967 by Nina Music Company; Open Window Music/Companion Music
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Also available are the never released
Criterion Demos 1970
Unreleased Criterion Music Demos
Recorded April 6, 1970 in Hollywood
Tracks:
1. Last Time I Was Home
2. Jamaica Say You Will
3. Song for Adam
4. Doctor My Eyes
5. Low Road
6. Door into the Morning
7. Another Place
8. The Birds of St. Marks
9. Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood
10. Gone to Sorrow
11. Hot Like Today
12. A Child in These Hills
13. The Top
14. My Opening Farewell
15. The Times You've Come
16. From Silverlake
17. Some Kind Of Friend
18. There Came a Question
19. Have I Seen Her?
20. Colors of The Sun
21. Dancing Sam
22. Taking So Long
All songs written by Jackson Browne and
copyrighted 1970 by Jackson Browne and Criterion Music
Jackson signed a co-publishing agreement with Hollywood's Criterion Music in the fall of 1969, so the demos from that time are just prior to his hooking up with David Geffen, which took place later in 1970 and the recording of his first album which took place in 1971.
In fact, it was a demo of "Jamaica Say You Will" from the recording session at Criterion Studios -- which Jackson sent to David Geffen -- that attracted Geffen's attention. The track included backing by J.D. Souther (on drums?), Glenn Frey, and Ned Doheny.
This was not an official album, nor was it ever intended as an official release. It was merely Jackson Browne making some demo recordings in his role as a staff writer for Criterion Music. These recordings were intended to be used to promote Jackson's songs to other artists for recording. -jrp-graphics.com
for your d/l & listening pleasure...
http://www.raremp3.co.uk/2009/05/jackson-browne-criterion-demos-1971.html
"Now for a real surprise and a real rarity folks. This album "The Criterion Demos" is an unreleased demo album recorded 6th April 1970 by US singer/songwriter "Jackson Browne" at The Criterion Studios, Hollywood.
This gem is a lovely acoustic set, that shows Jackson at his best and very relaxed. This is another from BBChrons' wishlist folks." -raremp3.com
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We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers & discoverers-
-thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses.
Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams.
-Peter S. Beagle 1973
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