Jason Falkner: Very Best Years by Pop Kulcher

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Submit Date: 10/4/2004
Format: CD
Category: Single Artist

Jason Falkner: Very Best Years


Artist	Song
Jason Falkner	The Invitation

Jason Falkner	Author Unknown

Jason Falkner	Hectified

Jason Falkner	Wicked Annabella

Jason Falkner	My Lucky Day

Jason Falkner	Miracle Medicine

Jason Falkner	Burning Airlines Give You So Much More

Jason Falkner	Miss Understanding

Jason Falkner	Holiday

Jason Falkner	A Song From Under The Floorboards

Jason Falkner	I Live

Jason Falkner	She's Not The Enemy

Jason Falkner	Eloquence

Jason Falkner	Both Sides Now

Jason Falkner	The Plan

Jason Falkner	Pretty Ballerina

Jason Falkner	My Home Is Not A House

The Grays	Very Best Years

Jason Falkner	Photograph

Jason Falkner	Honey

Jason Falkner	Follow Me

The Grays	Oh Well Maybe

Jason Falkner	Tomorrow Will Be Too Long

Comment:

Not a lot to work with here (2 albums, another album or so of b-sides, some work with his earlier band The Grays), and I learned only after hitting the "burn" button that he's got a new EP due in a couple weeks. But for lovers of serious power pop, it doesn't get much better than this. Fun stuff all around. Plus he's got a knack for stupendous covers, ranging from Eno, the Kinks, and the Left Banke to even Def Leppard, though my own favorite is his raging, 3-chord Green Day-styled vamp through Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now." [As this still resides on my hard drive, I anticipate revising this later this month when I get the new EP, but this'll do for now.]

Feedback:

p the swede
Date: 10/4/2004

interesting, what I heard from him is really good but I gotta check him out better

Nest of Vipers
Date: 10/4/2004

Have you heard Jellyfish? They did 2 albums. Bellybutton is excellent. Love his versions of Both Sides Now, and Wicked Annabella.

Pop Kulcher
Date: 10/4/2004

I have the first Jellyfish album, and like it ok, though it's a bit too dense and busy (like, say, XTC), weighing down what might otherwise be very enjoyable Beatles-infused pop. As I understand it, Falkner was only given guitar duties, and they wouldn't use any of his songs, leading to his decision to go solo (after his detour with the Grays).

TheKeenGuy (Patrick C. Taylor)
Date: 10/4/2004

Great, I fell in love with the song "Author Unknown" when I first heard it. I've noticed that he also has an import called "Everyone Says It's On" that is super expensive... I don't know how much of it is unique material though. Also, I love the songs from Brendan Benson's "Lapalco" on which he collaborated.

12vman
Date: 10/5/2004

Cool

Sean Lally
Date: 10/5/2004

Great tribute to a super artist. Heard his Beatles album for kids? I understand what you mean about Jellyfish - good band, but sometimes a bit cumbersome to listen to.

McDonald12
Date: 10/6/2004

I'm not familiar with this artist, Marc, but I like all of your mixes so this is definitely on my wants pile for our next trade.

French Connection
Date: 10/6/2004

New to me too but judging from these comments Marc I'd better get myself initiated!