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From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
Subject | Re: question |
Date | Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:43:25 -0500 |
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And if you're mentioning those Lowe/Carrack collaborations-- good stuff--
let's also mention Carrack's Suburban Voodoo, same period, and I think maybe
same band (again, vinyl in storage, can't check). I have a couple of Lowe
shows from the era where Carrack does songs off of Suburban Voodoo
interspersed with Lowe's numbers.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: question
> I've always loved Paul Carrack. Those records he did with Nick Lowe right
> after leaving Squeeze are some of my favorites from that era. They've got
> Carrack's soulful voice coupled with the same warm production that Lowe
> instilled on tunes like "Cruel to Be Kind."
> And even though Carrack's 1987 solo record (whose name escapes me at the
> moment -- it was the one with "Don't Shed a Tear For Me" on it) was kind
> of
> sterile production-wise, it had a brilliant collaboration with Chris
> Difford
> on a tune called "Button Off Of My Shirt."
> What is he up to these days? I know he put out a solo record on Miles
> Copeland's old Ark 21 label a few years back. But I've sort of lost track
> of
> him since then.
>
> john micek
>
> http://www.milkshakejones.com
>
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Marty Rudnick" <mrudnick@marturo.com>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:00 AM
> Subject: Re: question
>
>
>> I saw Paul Carrack as part of Ringo's band a year or so ago. He was
>> bloody great, and redeemed what was otherwise a pretty lame show.
>>
>> Marty
>>
>> RCortIV@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> >Okay...here's a "too much time on my hands" question: today I heard
>> >Ace's
>> >"How Long", which was sung by Paul Carrack. That got me thinking about
> all of
>> >the different groups that Carrack sang lead with, and the various hits
>> >he
> had.
>> >By my count, he had hits with four different configurations: Ace,
> Squeeze,
>> >Mike & the Mechanics, and solo. He's the only one I can think of off of
> the top
>> >of my head that has had hits by as many as four different means. I can
> think
>> >of others that had three, but not four. I'm sure there must be others.
>> >Anyone?
>> >
>> >Rollie
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
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