“Bride” banter

“Resting Place” is also from that free download

I recorded a nerdy Hornsby-related podcast with the owner of Popdose, Jeff Giles and we spent about 35 minutes discussing the live album and a bunch of other Hornsby related topics. It will be online in the morning to coincide with the Amazon debut. I can’t say that we ultimately ended up dissecting the actual live album as much as we planned to, but we cover quite a few things and above all, we had fun, which is always the goal

I’ve mentioned it, Dave.

Just listening to it now – you two did a great job! (although I think Jeff dodged a bullet if he was going into an interview with Bruce thinking his last band was called The Southside!)

Great podcast.

Was going to suggest the same, but I guess you’re done with the hornsby content for now.

If you do another one in time, feel free to plug our http://www.DailyDoseDay.com on May 30!

Receommended listen for sure.

ouch! maybe I won’t pass that bit on… although Bruce is a member of this board…!

Now I have to be good and watch what I say if he reads our comments… 😆

Looks like the Bride is bestselling MP3 album on all of Amazon today

Also, since Bruce references STL and this track is clearly coming out of Jacob’s Ladder:

Cartoons & Candy: 07/14/07 Gateway Arch – St Louis, MO

Does everyone LOVE that version of “This Too Shall Pass”?? I am not a “Swing Face”-basher, but I truly love how the song gets the more traditional Noisemakers treatment here. Cannot wait until June 10, Noisemakers at the Pageant in St. Louis!!

Bram,

I always assumed it was MP3s that would be $3.99. The news release on Bruce’s site seems pretty clear it’s digital (MP3). But then again, I am pretty familiar with the specials amazon runs on MP3 album downloads.

http://www.brucehornsby.com/news/bride-of-the-noisemakers-available-now-amazons-daily-deal/

The the rotating graphic refer to the $3.99 special?

I have to admit my viewpoint is probably biased from the beginning, since most of the music I purchase these days is in digital form. In fact, the only time I really buy CDs anymore is when I am at a concert and can purchase from the “merch person” directly. Sorry if you feel you were misled, but I hope you can agree it’s a great set for the money at either $3.99 OR $11.59.

Bruce and the Noisemakers are by far my favorite musicians, and music to listen to. It’s near impossible for me to dislike anything that comes out of their instruments. That being said, I will try my best to critique both positives and negatives from Bride.

Negatives:
– My main complaint overall is the lack of diversity on the album. I understand Bruce has to put on a few songs that are pretty recognizable, but these are some songs that could have been left off simply because they’ve appeared very often on the free/live noise albums as well as live in concert: Fortunate Son/Comfortably Numb, Resting Place, Changes Made, Good Life.
– Here are some songs that I think would have been better choices to replace the list above (My personal preferences), granted I know some Bruce hasn’t played live in quite some time: Stranded on Easy Street, Barren Ground, Harbor Lights, The Longest Night, Swing Street, Lost In the Snow, Stander On the Mountain (I know it was on Here Come the Noisemakers) just to name a few.
– I was disappointed that a few of the tracks were exact repeats from previously released “Albums” (Free/Live Noise particularly), like Funhouse. I understand the average listener isn’t going to notice, but I would have liked for Bride to be exclusive in that sense.
– I feel like Bruce included What the Hell Happened and Michael Raphael as slower songs to try and mix up the album, but if you’re going with that strategy, why not use a song like Barren Ground, Here We Are Again, or Lost in the Snow, which are generally slow and mellow songs, yet still more lively than those two?

Positives: (Too many to cover, but here are a few)
– White Wheeled Limo: I love the arrangement of this. In particular, JV’s bass solo as well as Sonny’s, really enhanced the song and brought a unique touch to it, which really separated it out from all the other versions of White Wheeled Limo I’ve heard. Limo is definitely one of my favorite songs from Bruce, and I think it’s safe to say this is my favorite version.
– Line In the Dust: I loved that Bruce included this on the album, and to go back to what I was saying above about including some unique songs into the album, Line In the Dust fits that perfectly. A great choice, and really well executed.
– Dreamland: Solid as always.
– Circus on the Moon: Really loved how Bruce included this on the album. Lively, and really enjoyable version.
– This Too Shall Pass: Great version.
– Country Doctor: I think Matt/Jeff said this in their podcast, but this song really climbed up my list of my favorite Bruce songs, really solid.
– Although the version of Standing on the Moon/Halcyon Days was nothing new in terms of composition, I must say that the transition into Halcyon days is probably one of my favorite transitions/combination’s of any songs Bruce does. It’s brilliant.
– In general the whole band was on top of their game, as always, throughout the whole album. Sonny on Resting Place, JV on White Wheeled Limo, JT on Tango King, Doug on Line in the Dust, and Bobby on Cartoons and Candy.

Overall:
– I’m thrilled to have another “official” live album to listen to. I’m partial to Bruce’s live stuff because Here Come The Noisemakers is the album that got me hooked to Bruce, and was the only Bruce material I had for a long time, until one day I woke up and realized, hey, there’s probably a lot more awesome stuff from this guy that I don’t know about. And just in general, I think Bruce is one of the most underrated live performers out there today. Like I said above, I find a very hard time disliking anything Bruce does, and this was no exception. Other then a few songs being a little dry in terms of not really being anything new (ie. Good life and Changes made), I loved every song on the album. I thought composition wise and technically speaking, the band’s playing was flawless, as always, and some solos on there and overall gelling from the band speaks volumes to just how talented the Noisemakers are. I look forward to Bruce’s next official release, whenever that may be. I have a feeling it will be a solo album, which is disappointing to me, just because I much prefer hearing the full band play. None the less, Bride of the Noisemakers lived up to my high expectations for Bruce and the Noisemakers, and I will thoroughly enjoy it for months and years to come.