tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post3416496907118548790..comments2023-10-16T03:16:22.832-06:00Comments on Wrath of the Grapevine: Skip JamesThe Irate Piratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424429160753219350noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-63961055849268970222013-03-18T19:41:39.409-06:002013-03-18T19:41:39.409-06:00any chance of reupping the live in boston as the m...any chance of reupping the live in boston as the mediafire link doesn't work. i always find great stuff here at your site. i have been in a completist skip james mode this week.<br />i really love his live in bloomington concert<br />robertroberthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848020193506264099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-19856050272698810312009-06-20T14:44:00.158-06:002009-06-20T14:44:00.158-06:00To be able to hear the music as I am reading your ...To be able to hear the music as I am reading your amazing notes on the featured musician is quite a rich experience. Thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-84747597462420842732009-06-04T10:45:42.465-06:002009-06-04T10:45:42.465-06:00I enjoyed your writing, you definitely have a gift...I enjoyed your writing, you definitely have a gifted pen.<br /><br />But - I don't agree with your (or rather, most people's) observations of Skip's voice sounding eery, or spooky.<br />I think he has an angelic voice. It is sweet, pure and melodic. The maddening aspect of his music - alright, 'spooky' if you insist - lies in the stark contrast between that celestial voice and the subject matter of the lyrics, I think.<br />A fascinating youtube flic of "Crow Jane", for instance, shows a sad old seraphin who reports in a resigned way about the atrocities the "I" would commit; resigned, because powerless to fence off the better self against a torrent of dark impulses, in spite of many exhausting attempts 'to keep it clean'.<br />Watching Skip is as if you're watching and listening to two individuals at the same time. Some kind of Jekyll & Hyde horror story. <br /><br />It's this double-sidedness to his personality that makes his music so snake-like hypnotic. Pick a beautiful flower and suddenly find the fangs of a rattle snake in your hand.astartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363979917430891871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-89591824544062256092009-06-04T10:43:37.536-06:002009-06-04T10:43:37.536-06:00Skip James`1931 recordings are the only recordings...Skip James`1931 recordings are the only recordings in blues that compare<br />to the genius of Charlie Patton.<br />He was a genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-17606668274963076452009-06-03T14:27:44.351-06:002009-06-03T14:27:44.351-06:00Many thank's my friend.Skip James is one of my...Many thank's my friend.Skip James is one of my favorites bluesmen.Much appreciated.Kikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091923300674287239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-88581652637134487162009-06-03T14:07:30.255-06:002009-06-03T14:07:30.255-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091923300674287239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395909822324046048.post-57460933022991784722009-06-03T11:46:20.088-06:002009-06-03T11:46:20.088-06:00Two Skip James albums, this great!!! Btw, that oil...Two Skip James albums, this great!!! Btw, that oil men link leads to an "empty box".Goofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12814188810696480689noreply@blogger.com