Alejandro Escovedo with David Pulkingham and Matt Fish
performing "Dear Head on the Wall" at Sings Like HELL
at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA on July 11, 2009,
presented in HD. With SPECIAL thanks to Mike Thompson Fan
Relalations/Communications & Big Ben Richardson
- Sonic Genius/Road Manager for Mr. Escovedo,
and a HUGE THANK YOU to Peggie Jones - Founder of Sings Like Hell.
They don't give you a lot of letters to finish up, do they? Probably a good idea, in my case, anyway ...
Anyway, "Put You Down" is a pretty heavy rocker (from "With These Hands," RYKO, 1996), an album which also has some pretty ballads ... that got me started on this commercially-ignored career musician, and I'm always left more satisfied with each subsequent release. He doesn't want to be world-famous, he doesn't want to have a #1 "hit single, (although the money would be good), he's real."
BettyVanSneeIV 1 year ago
That should be "you're" (second word, second paragraph; I was down to "0" characters.
Might as well finish the thought. I came across "Put You Down" via an Uncut compilation, and, after reading more about him, realized we were being re-acquainted. Ah! Just located it in the stacks (Mp3's dont just "compress" music; they shave off everything above and below fixed frequencies -- Okay for work or whatever else with an appropriate device, but try them on a proper system, and you'll be surprised.
BettyVanSneeIV 1 year ago
Mr. Escovedo came up through the ranks (The Nuns, the obsessed-with-themselves Rank and File Kinman brothers (see interview, and the hotshot young lead player in the shadows on "Amanda Ruth" here), and then slogged it out in Austin, TX and area. It shows.
If your unfamiliar with his work, may I suggest "A Man Under The Influence" (2001), in which his distinctive use of violin and cello with acoustic guitar, and his range as a singer-songwriter is highlighted.
He's on tour now, so let's go!
BettyVanSneeIV 1 year ago