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musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited November 2006 in Other Music
Anyone a fan of Jackson Browne? Very simple, powerful early 70's folk, pop and rock.

Late for the Sky is one of the most powerful statements ever about what the aftermath of a war can feel like.

His music is all about finding yourself and finding the answers.

Plus it makes great listening in the summer
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  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Really like what I know by him (which is not enough). He's got a really great voice.
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  • SeeTheSkySeeTheSky Posts: 127
    If PJ hadn't done "I Am A Patriot" I probably would've never started listening to him. He's awesome.
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    I remember listening to my mom's "Running on Empty" album when I was a kid. It's always brings such fond memories. He is such a talented songwriter and singer. After his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame I went out and bought The Very Best of... One of the best cd purchases I've made in years. What a great compilation.
  • Otis64Otis64 Posts: 41
    I like Jackson Browne. I think he's kind of under-rated. He is in the R+R Hall of Fame but still I don't think gets the credit he deserves. "The Pretender" is one of the most beautiful albums ever made. It's too bad that his life was a mess. He probably could have done a whole lot more....
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Bump for an awesome artist everyone should check out
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    He played a few songs with Ben Harper in NYC on 9/19/2014. The show was at The Society for Ethical Culture which is a small theater-style space. When it was time for Jackson to join Ben on stage, he pretty much ran up from the audience and stepped up on stage (it's a low stage, probably no more than 2 feet high), which was kind of awesome!

    Ben had this awesome story about going to Tower Records in the East Village when his first record came out, but there was none left on the shelf. Then one of the Tower Records staff recognized him and told him that they were all gone (even those in the back) "because Jackson Browne came in and bought em all".

    Anyway, random story, thought Jackson Browne fans might like to hear!
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    A music legend. Looks like I'll have to end the night with some Jackson Browne.
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  • Treyert14Treyert14 Posts: 924
    I guess I'm gonna have to pick up another record.. Lol what would y'all recommend for a Jackson Browne N00b?
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Loved Jackson Browne's contribution, Somebody's Baby to the Fast Times at Ridgemont High Soundtrack (one of the earlier movies with a definitive soundtrack featuring multiple artists).

    It's on every 80s playlist I make.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3TZiyY9Sk
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  • Treyert14Treyert14 Posts: 924
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    Loved Jackson Browne's contribution, Somebody's Baby to the Fast Times at Ridgemont High Soundtrack (one of the earlier movies with a definitive soundtrack featuring multiple artists).

    It's on every 80s playlist I make.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3TZiyY9Sk

    Great song!

    Not how I pictured him sounding though.
  • Treyert14Treyert14 Posts: 924
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    Loved Jackson Browne's contribution, Somebody's Baby to the Fast Times at Ridgemont High Soundtrack (one of the earlier movies with a definitive soundtrack featuring multiple artists).

    It's on every 80s playlist I make.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3TZiyY9Sk

    Great song!

    Not how I pictured him sounding though.
  • llessuRllessuR Posts: 195
    I still can't get over him writing "These Days" at age 16. Leaps and bounds ahead of where I and I'm sure a lot of people were at that age.
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  • Treyert14Treyert14 Posts: 924
    I'm digging "somebody's baby" a lot!
  • ikiTikiT Posts: 11,055
    edited October 2014
    There's a Jackson Browne episode of "Off Camera" with Sam Jones that I caught most of on the Audience Channel on Directv Monday There's also a pretty good Dave Grohl episode of Off Camera floating around, too.
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Treyert14 said:

    I'm digging "somebody's baby" a lot!

    Cool!

    A great tune for sure.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • javis el errantejavis el errante Posts: 6,136
    I'm 38 and I dig all sorts of music. There's was a time Jackson Browne was unknown to me. When I learned PJ played a song entitled I am a patriot written by some Jackson Browne, to me, that was just info, since I didn't even heard the song, until I got the boot long after (boot I lost when the PC broke down). Since I'm all about music I hang out with people alike, some are about 10 years older than me. We gather once a month to talk about life, our lives, and music. These meetings are arranged by the owner of a record store we all used to go, since the store no longer exists. Later on, I heard about Jackson Browne hanging with those people, that name rang the bell, but dind't recall from where. I read about him on magazines, even in Nick Hornby's 31 songs. I got curious about this artist. I regret that it took me so long to listen to his music. A couple of weeks ago I found in a record store in Buenos Aires, the city I live, Running On Empty, a brazilian edition, near mint, insert included, fo 50 pesos, about 5 USD. My god, this album is so great, i'm still not familiar with the lyrics, but I can't understand what he sings, and musically is superb, now I have to sit down, spin that wax again and read the lyrics in order to grasp the meaning, find out about the time, what was going on at the time those songs were written, and of course, getting some more JB vinyls. Your comments above are of great help. By the way, I've listened Running On Empty just a couple of times, last time was moments before I look for this thread, and before ROE, I spun Sonic Highways by the Foos, but I got this one later than ROE. When I was listening to In the clear by the Foos something was familiar, I came altogether when I listened to ROE, the song. Anyone else finds them sounding alike?
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