The best thing about the "Animals" EP wasn't the collection of videos, and it wasn't the music; it was knowing somehow, someway, there was another full-length Primus record waiting for us at the end of the rainbow. And here we are, at the end of the rainbow.
Galactic is the foundation of the city's musical soul itself, and The Other Side of Midnight shows us exactly how capable they are at keeping the heart of New Orleans pulsating
The opening mash-up of tracks "Lucinda" and "Ain't Goin' Down to the Well" sets the stage for an energetic set of performances. But a few songs later, we're drowning in the gutter, Tom's warning us where not to go, and he's reminding us we'll all be dead soon anyway
What you might not expect is how well these tunes work together, how much care was put into crafting this collection, or how remarkable some of the material is.
As with most Waits collections, the record's finest moments are the gloomy, somber tales of heartache and depression --- "Dead and Lovely", "How's It Gonna End", "Trampled Rose" --- the song titles enough to bring tears to the eyes of the weaker among us.
Alice seems to be mournful, overflowing with longing and frustration for all the beautiful things in the world that aren't meant to be.
Blood Money is a glorious nightmare, the perfect soundtrack for when you've just been dumped, or fired, or stabbed in the back, or hey... maybe you just killed somebody
After the chaos and carnage of Hurricane Katrina, the members of Galactic were among the many local hometown musicians who raised the city from the dead --- or more accurately, refused to let it die in the first place
All I remember is when the record ended, he took off his headphones, handed my iPod back to me, and whispered to himself, "Damn."
Live Frogs Set 2 accomplishes something I never thought possible --- it makes me appreciate Pink Floyd's music even more than I already did
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