Old guys in Stetsons are like vermin, a PITA to get rid of.

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Then there is a five year wait, sitting tearful and shuddering in a dark corner, until the next record appears, Bruised Orange, (that was when I first discovered John Prine, didn´t know about him until then, but don´t tell anyone!)

A good place to discover him thou, perhaps his best album/best songs, at leas a few of them (it´s hard to say what´s best with an artist where the "Best of" record would be an 9 full length LP box)

A bit strange, this is co-written by JP and Phil Spector?

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

1979 brings Pink Cadillac, a record initially not that well received in the USA as Americans don´t understand irony and Saigon, by the right wing few that understood the lyrics was regarded as unamerican and unpatriotic, but yet another very good record.

Here he also does a cover, Rowland Salleys, killing the blues, wise even when choosing a song to cover.

And the song that got all the flack, both from right and left wing illitterates. (produced by SAm Phillips)

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

1980 sees Storm Windows, the last record on Asylum before he starts his own O´Boy record company (fan financed)

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

First JP record on O´Boy records is the 1984 Aimless Love

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Next album, 1986 was German Afternoons with some magic songs again.

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

1991 brings the missing years.

A good companion on this track:

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Then, suddenly, no warning, the Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings album appears in 1995, I think this is as good, or perhaps better than, Bruised Orange.

Some magic songs here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gce3T2ZnC4&list=OLAK5uy_mS2teWMfAmPkHkxIsze8X-XRl6gl_tRjk&index=7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v7SlwpYnew&list=OLAK5uy_mS2teWMfAmPkHkxIsze8X-XRl6gl_tRjk&index=10

And, without warning as I didn´t read the cover text before listening, Marianne Faithfull appears, almost lethal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Ai52KJLd8&list=OLAK5uy_mS2teWMfAmPkHkxIsze8X-XRl6gl_tRjk&index=11
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Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

In spite of ourselves, 1999, together with Iris Dement, another magic voice.

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Fair and Square, released 2005, looks like his talent for writing songs had no end, no limit.

and place for a cover, another, strange, genious song

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

For better, or worse, 2016, brings some fantastic duets, and good songs.

If we would ever want JP to do a cover it would be a Hank Williams cover.

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Then we have arrived at the end, 2018, the tree of forgivness, an unbearably beautiful last record, as mentioned in another thread.

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

So, been pestering You all Tuesday with JP, should be done by now You would think. Nah.

This we need to go over, again and again, until You know what car he drives int the prologue/story before the live version of bruised orange.

It is a proper big displacement, long throw, naturally aspirated V8 engine powering the thing, make and basic model name will render the friend delivering that lifelong glory.

Ingvar

 

[sedikit sedikit]

Prine a staple in my life. Never saw him live but was blessed to meet Bonnie Raitt via my work and see the amazing late Nanci Griffith live. The interview with Sturgill just nails a lot of the HISTORY. Thx for your thread.

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

For the next little peek into things related to persons in the industry of producing things that we can place on our TT:s let´s start here:

And long before that this way.

Ingvar

 

[Agaton Sax]

John Prine. somehow this Philistine never heard of him and pulling him up on Tidal I thought "Ho Hum, Another Country warbler " but no. Simple honest music with lyrics sharp as can be.

Your Lou Reed makes me picture a scene that may or not be accurate:

After the demise of the Velvets ,Lou Reed's career was going nowhere. His heroin addiction was bad and nobody but nobody came to his shows or listened to his music.So he moved back into the suburbs with Mom and Dad . Dad had a large auditing firm and Lou was not a bad accountant. But he wanted his first love- music. So imagine an almost empty hall after a show and the stage manager stops Reed: "Hey Lou. There's a Fan here to see you from England ". And Reed goes "I have a Fan ? " So in marches this scrawny, chain smoking kid with one gammy eye, who may or may not be wearing a dress and may or not be wearing make up. "Hi" the kid said " I am David Bowie " Lou, being American, never heard of this little sh!t and when the scrawny one said "I want to produce your next album" Reed did not know if he should belt the thin white Duke or burst into tears.

But he did. Produce the next one I mean. And it was and is a doozy. It was one of the greatest: Transformer

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Your Lou Reed makes me picture a scene that may or not be accurate:

Mostly right Johan, You forgot that DB entered from the left, he didn´t wear a dress but certainly make-up, a god Saville Row suit and a saxophone, also brought Mick Ronson.

He didn´t only create Lou Reeds future career on that record, also formed his own, and it is a good record.

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

And the following LP, Berlin is a masterpiece in its own right, got the critical acclaim but not the sale required, good record thou.

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[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Next record, probably forgotten by most, but not that bad, some good tracks even.

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[Ingvar Ahlberg]

1975 brought two records, one of the I won´t mention, Metal Machine Music, as I don´t understand it, as so much else, but also one really good record,
this also somewhat forgotten, can´t understand why.

Ingvar

 

[Ingvar Ahlberg]

Leaving Lou Reed for now, but need to end it somewhere and why not here?

Growing up in public, also a good record.

Ingvar