Out of the covertly abusive cycles of torture that we now survive in, the worst affected are those who have been separated from the ability to identify with the basic elemental beauty of life. The mainstream (pro-American) agenda to crush down anything musical to everything that is primarily very un-musicly and very oppressive, from many perspectives. 'In Tall Buildings' is an original work written, composed and sung by John Hartford. You can also listen to the Max Gomez version of the song on YouTube - Gomez has a deeper voice and has covered the song in a more country folk kinda way it should have been sung long ago in. But somehow, despite the materially qualitative differences, I would somewhat distinctively prefer the Gregory Alan Isakov out of all three versions.
To be honest, this song was nowhere nearby my playlist until last evening when I accidentally came across this playing in the background while editing certain content. The moment the strumming began and his voice started flowing across the teal of the water somewhere in Cornwall, I got really really distracted.
Now, as a poet, Isakov is a gem of a man. His choice of poetry in that sense is essentially commendable but what strikes harder is the way he sings a song - any song. Neo-country oriented genres are also important technically if you have to preserve and carry in your veins a lineage of musical understanding inherited from the surroundings and from those who have carried it in them throughout their lives. It's lifetimes of music that probably transcends into newer, relevant, sweet sounds and words that are guardian angels in disguise.
On the other hand, since I'm doing my best to study language as a science, music is necessary and an important part of the 'basics' that deserve introspection at its best. And honestly speaking, any genre remotely linked to folk music is a political statement at this point of time. (Not even kidding.)
Coming back to the song, the visual background is oh-so-serene and Isakov's involvement with music is literally and figuratively 'visible'. People who understand Taylor Swift doesn't sing country songs and love Liam Clancy's version of 'Shenandoah', are Dubliner fans, but think The Young Dubliners are sweet,too and that Celtic music do not come from the Vikings and that wearing tweed doesn't make Isakov a hipster would actually appreciate this song.
P.S - The guitar chords are exceptionally mellow.
P.P.S - The industry kills music [Reads "Capitalism kills love"]
To be honest, this song was nowhere nearby my playlist until last evening when I accidentally came across this playing in the background while editing certain content. The moment the strumming began and his voice started flowing across the teal of the water somewhere in Cornwall, I got really really distracted.
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Now, as a poet, Isakov is a gem of a man. His choice of poetry in that sense is essentially commendable but what strikes harder is the way he sings a song - any song. Neo-country oriented genres are also important technically if you have to preserve and carry in your veins a lineage of musical understanding inherited from the surroundings and from those who have carried it in them throughout their lives. It's lifetimes of music that probably transcends into newer, relevant, sweet sounds and words that are guardian angels in disguise.
On the other hand, since I'm doing my best to study language as a science, music is necessary and an important part of the 'basics' that deserve introspection at its best. And honestly speaking, any genre remotely linked to folk music is a political statement at this point of time. (Not even kidding.)
Coming back to the song, the visual background is oh-so-serene and Isakov's involvement with music is literally and figuratively 'visible'. People who understand Taylor Swift doesn't sing country songs and love Liam Clancy's version of 'Shenandoah', are Dubliner fans, but think The Young Dubliners are sweet,too and that Celtic music do not come from the Vikings and that wearing tweed doesn't make Isakov a hipster would actually appreciate this song.
P.S - The guitar chords are exceptionally mellow.
P.P.S - The industry kills music [Reads "Capitalism kills love"]
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