This song puts me back on the Wellington bus where I had a two hour commute to and from work. I loved it, the view was incredible and I could dissociate for half the day. I was homesick and listening to an unbelievable amount of country music on those rides. The Mountain specifically grounded me like nothing else.
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fond memories of listening to this album in my parent's car, still holds up.
Great, great album, huge lefty country goodness.
Feb 1, 2024
I consider this some quintessential folk that suits any sort of outdoors trip or even just a wistful drive too.
Jun 29, 2024
A perfect, poetic epic from one of our best songwriters, the capstone of the incredible album Time (The Revelator). Welch weaves an emotionally devastating depiction of longing and loss out of classic Americana, snippets of country music history, and Biblical references. Certain verses read as a eulogy for classic, outlaw country culture, others are just abstract imagery.
Connected in my mind with Dylan's epic Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (and Isis), but also with Joni Mitchell's Coyote, maybe because of these two hungover and ruminative diner scenes:
Coyote's in the coffee shop.
He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs.
He picks up my scent on his fingers.
While he's watching the waitresses' legs.
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Sunday morning at the diner
Hollywood trembles on the verge of tears
I watched the waitress for a thousand years
Saw a wheel inside a wheel, heard a call within a call
I dreamed a highway back to you
The actual recording is a miracle, one live 14-minute take with no overdubs, Dave Rawlings (her husband) improv-ing along. The sound itself is perfect.
Time (The Revelator) also has Revelator and Everything Is Free, two other all-time classics of American music. Can't recommend it enough!
Feb 6, 2024
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I specifically made plans this year to be alone on my actual birthday. And it’s been so nice. The best in years, no tears! I got up early to walk around a wildflower garden, tried a new coffee shop. Read a lot. Thrifted. Sushi for dinner and a peach crepe for dessert. The only thing missing was that I never went and celebrated with my favorite paintings at the museum but I’ll have a belated party with them later. Happy birthday to me.
Jun 13, 2025
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I sometimes worry that I wouldn’t be such a feminist if I had bigger tits.
Mar 8, 2025
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My toaster is having a bad week so she doesn’t have the energy to hold the lever down anymore. Which means I have to stand there pressing it down for three minutes making sure my toast doesn’t burn. I used to take that time for granted, now it’s being robbed of me by my broken toaster. Trying to give her grace.
Feb 26, 2025