My drummer once said, “Two Les Pauls, locked tight through a Marshall stack, makes my dick hard.” For me, it’s a tight vocal harmony. And so, generally speaking, at least two or three tunes from any of Sheryl Crow’s six albums cannot miss.
This spring’s Detours included some truly lousy cuts, and Ms. Crow seldom avoids clichéd lyric writing. But “Shine Over Babylon,” like 2002’s “C’mon C’Mon” and 1994’s “Strong Enough,” is a cavernous epiphany, complete with a rapturous, soaring aria for a chorus and coat-of-paint-tight harmonies. If Mariah Carey can be recognized as extraordinarily consistent R&B craftswoman, then her neo-classic-rock equivalent should not be summarily dismissed as a Hollywood hack.
Sheryl Crow [official site]
“Shine Over Babylon” video [YouTube]
80 ‘08 (and Heartbreak)
Attributing this posting to “Anono-critic” makes my dick limp.
Props to the Anono-critic for the counterintuition of this post. I’m a little “off” Crow because of an association with an old girlfriend, but I agree she’s capable of at least one ace cut per album.
@HarveyWallbanger: system glitches! but it’s the man you all know and love.
“My Favorite Mistake” gets me every time.
Charlie Watts once punched out Mick Jagger for referring to him as “my drummer”. After punching Mick in the face, Charlie supposedly said “I’m not your drummer, you’re MY singer.”
So be careful.
Sheryl Crow can shove it. RIP Kevin Gilbert.
“My Favorite Mistake” just came on in the cafe where I’m sitting. That guitar tone and that snare tone gets my dick hard every time.
Why all of this dick discussion?
Just something about her.
Is no one disturbed that Ms. Crow sets herself up as a messianic figure in this song?
And I say “my drummer” too, but it’s totally affectionate and he can call me “my keyboardist” if he wants. It’s like “my brother.”