Idyl Time: I Cannot Get Enough of You: James Vincent McMorrow

Thursday, September 8, 2011

I Cannot Get Enough of You:
James Vincent McMorrow

So, it started with the discovery of this cover of Steve Winwood's "Higher Love", which wrenched on my heartstrings immediately. It being one of my favorite carjamming songs of the 80's, I could be biased... so I did some research...

And I found so much.
And so much more...
The imagery on this live session is impeccable but sound a bit muffled. All the while entirely worth watching. Particularly if you've wandered through Paris at night...

Okay... that's enough for now. But you know I'll have this Dublin born folk-singer's work playing on pre-peat for weeks to come. Check out his latest album "In the Early Morning" at http://www.jamesvmcmorrow.com/ and look at the tour schedule! Coming to Triple Door in Seattle on the 21st of this month!!! (I will be there)

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Remember to Remember...

This blog is just a personal exploration of music and represents my preference and perspective (for whatever, if anything, that's worth). The site is dubbed "Idyl Time" because I soon realized that a large majority of my "idle" time is spent on music and who doesn't love a good play on words? I stumbled on the definition of "idyl" in a book I was reading and thought it worked as a title for this endeavor because each piece of music I'm examining here is a composition (be it not necessarily pastoral). But, when you discover a connection with a song, an album, an artist or a show it can truly border on an inconsequential affair; in that... it tugs on the very strings of your heart and can pinch you ever so lightly (or painfully) in the most secret of places. Music can transport you in an instant to a person, place or memory that still holds a dear (or dark) place in your heart. It's something so private and so personal and so inherently unique to each listener. It's a relationship that obviously has no tangible relevance on your day to day existence but at the same time can represent a "romantic affair" or attachment of some sort. I've personally always attempted to operate with a hap-hazard, caution-to-the-wind, attitude towards life and all it's offerings for experience. Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all (which beyond relationships, can refer to all the windows and doors that life affords you). I guess my point is, you may have tried, you may have failed, you may have loved, you may have lost, but you took a chance. And you still have your memories and the music they're dressed in. For whatever that's worth.