Certain Songs: All The Albums I've Loved Before: 'Mighty Joe Moon'

All The Albums I've Loved Before: 'Mighty Joe Moon'

I can't believe I never saw Grant Lee Buffalo live. I FINALLY saw Grant Lee Phillips for the first time on Dec 1 at the Aimee Mann holiday show...he still sounds incredible(and who knew he was SO funny)...so I have been listening to GL Buffalo's second record, 'Mighty Joe Moon' nonstop since. This record takes me RIGHT back to my first couple years spent out of high school...this was practically the soundtrack for
for those years.

Originally released in 1994, 'MJM' is the perfect showcase for the amazing voice of Phillips. It soars in the more up beat songs like 'Lone Star Song' and it will break your heart on tunes like 'Mockingbirds' and 'Honey Don't Think.' An unbelievably poignant collection of songs, and an essential LP to have in the collection.

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Labels: Grant Lee Buffalo, Grant Lee Phillips, Honey Don't Think, Lone Star Song, Mighty Joe Moon, Mockingbirds |

3 Response to "All The Albums I've Loved Before: 'Mighty Joe Moon'"

redhairedgirl Says: December 4, 2007 at 8:51 AM

I like the new layout :)

michaeldustdevil Says: December 5, 2007 at 8:59 AM

hey, your page looks damn fine... XXX

lucy Says: December 6, 2007 at 10:34 PM

i love the way your blog looks...very, very keen.

i saw grant lee buffalo open for the cranberries and they were incredible; one of those moments where the opening band outdid the main artist.

i wish i'd seen them playing on their own, and i would love to see grant on his own, too.

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And please support the artists I post here in whatever way you can if you do download a song...go to a show, buy some merch, buy an album...these songs are the soundtrack to my life and I just love to share them. But I can only do that if the insanely talented artist responsible for said songs are able to eat.

I also love hearing new stuff...so any submissions can also be sent to my email, I will try my bestest to listen to everything and get back to you all...peace,love,rock n' roll.

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