Comments on: Browne Notes – An Intro

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:44:11 +0000

He did the same thing in the concert I went to! He forgot the words and music to “Sky Blue and Black,” and said he’d come back to it and try to remember. He came back after the intermission and hopped right into it, though. “Running on Empty” is certainly a huge enough hit that you’d think you could never forget the lyrics, but I think that the honesty to his performance is charming anyways.

By: Darrin Ego

Darrin Ego — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:09:49 +0000

Haha . . . I saw Browne perform in 2002 or 2003 when he was opening for Tom Petty (who was touring to promote the Last DJ) and I swear to God he actually forgot the words in the middle of Runnin On Empty. He adlibbed a line about how he should remember the lyrics to that one. I will never forget that.

By: Blamy

Blamy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:57:33 +0000

1) Thank you for posting about Jackson Browne.
2) Thank you for talking about Nick Hornby.
3) “Browne notes”– really?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:57:04 +0000

Thanks for the link, Fitz! That’s really an awesome recording of These Days, and Cocaine and Something Fine are great, too. If you haven’t already, I’d suggest you check out the solo acoustic recordings of his songs. Of course, you’ll likely get that chance here tomorrow…

I’d forgotten that Hornby had written about Jackson Browne in Songbook. After you mentioned it, I looked back in my copy of Hornby’s Songbook and read his write up. Pretty spot on. Yeah, there are some annoyances, but the beauty is among the most beautiful out there. Besides, all of the great songwriters have their warts. For a huge dollop of Dylan’s, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF27zQsbgX4. Yeah, it’s for hunger charities, but there’s gotta be a better way…

By: Sam T

Sam T — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:50:45 +0000

i like the animal pictures on this blog. that crocodile one is new, i think.

By: Edward

Edward — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:13:11 +0000

It’s funny that you should say that about Jackson’s frequent inclusion in the dollar bin: Dave introduced me to “Late for the Sky” after we were out vinyl-shopping one day and found it in a dollar bin. It’s definitely become one of my all-time favorite albums.

And thanks for the archive.org link. Can’t wait to listen to it!

By: Fitz

Fitz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:56:08 +0000

I decided to check out Jackson after reading Nick Hornby’s “Songbook”. Turns out that his first three albums are fairly common in the dollar bin, so I paid three bucks for “Jackson Browne (Saturate Before Using)” “For Everyman” and “Late For The Sky”. I listened to them over and over (the first two, anyway) and would play “These Days” for anyone who would listen.

Here’s something awesome I stumbled upon the other day, hidden away in archive.org. It’s listed as a Warren Zevon in-studio session, but actually it is Warren and Jackson, playing solo and together. The version of “These Days” is heartbreaking.

http://www.archive.org/details/wz1976-12-08.sbeok.flac16