Steve Earle, Melissa Etheridge, & Joni Mitchell all have new CDs out

[Lex]

today.

All with good political and environmental and liberal messages.

Just sayin'.

[tigereye]

1. plus an tribute album to Joni's jazz tunes...

blanking on the name of it.

[Lex]

4. sounds cool

I'll look for it.

Steve Earle has 2 of his new tunes up at his MySpace page and they sound good!
http://www.myspace.com/steveearlemusic

[samdogmom]

6. Herbie Hancock--River--The Joni Letters. n/t

[Lex]

9. cool

thanks :thumbsup:

[tigereye]

10. yeah, I thought it was Herbie Hancock.

can't wait to get it.

[babylonsister]

16. Herbie Hancock. Yes! nt

[Harper_is_Bush]

2. Steve Earle is #1 baby. n/t

[Lex]

7. Got it today. "City of Immigrants" is up for listening at

his myspace music page:

http://www.myspace.com/steveearlemusic


Also check this review:

Steve Earle says he can't remember making a record that wasn't in some way political, and his new album - Washington Square Serenade - has some very hard and harsh political messages.

It also includes one of the most intimate love songs we've heard in a while and one of the most beautiful.

This is an almost entirely acoustic collectuion recorded in New York,

"City Of Immigrants" - the first single from the album - is, according to Earle, a reply to CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, who has made immigration "his" issue.

The lyrics make it clear what Earle feels about racism and the lyrics portray his enjoymnet of a multi-ethnic City. GettingForro in The Dark - a Brazilian band - to back him on the song is a master stroke both musically and politically!

This may not have the selling power of a John Lennon mantra, but this song makes it point in a way which is , somehow both blunt and yet subtle.

It is superb, but the sad fact is that radio will NOT play it!! That is a shanmeful indictment of radio in the US.

Perhaps that's why we see "Satellite Radio", which precedes it, as a broadside at radio in the States generally and a sort of introduction for the "main event".

"Steve's Hammer" has Earle in overtly political mode while, in some ways, examing his own mortality.

He dedicates the song to the great Pete Seeger, the folk singer and political activist who did so much to lay down the roots for decades of protest songs. (It feels truly extraordinary that we feel the need to explain who Pete Seeger is!!)

http://www.coquet-shack.com/cmr-E/Steve-Earle/Washington-Square-Serenade-0576.php

[Harper_is_Bush]

13. Thankyou so much! Great song. The other song available there is good too...

"sattallite radio"

[tigereye]

17. heard City of Immigrants on my local alternative station today!

take that, mainstream (boring) radio.

[Lex]

18. Hey, that's cool. It's a great song, isn't it?

:thumbsup:

[saltpoint]

3. three wonderful folks they are, too.

I pre-ordered the Mitchell CD when I got word from BlueBear on DU that it was in the works. I'm expecting it any day now.

Thanks for this post.

[Lex]

11. You're welcome.

I bought it today too but I haven't had the chance to crack it open and listen to it.

:hi:

[saltpoint]

12. Lex, you'll beat me to the draw on this one, but I have a strong hunch

it's going to impress us both.

Good to see ya tonight on the boards.

[Harper_is_Bush]

5. Albumn information:

http://www.steveearle.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=DM000664


http://media.melissaetheridge.com/listeningParty/


http://jonimitchell.com/musician/album.cfm?id=28

[Lex]

8. Thanks.

Steve Earle did the artwork for the front of his CD, btw. :hi:

[Cha]

14. Recommended~

Oh, so glad Joni has joined us again with her awesome musical talents with messages of the environment in Shine!

[Harper_is_Bush]

15. and kicked. nt