Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Johnnytimewarp · Post by **Johnnytimewarp** » Sat Feb 09, 2002 9:02 am

Bermuda,

A few questions: 1) Has either Al or yourself seen the Coen Brothers' film "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" (starring George Clooney)? 2) Have either of you heard the soundtrack album? 3) Due to the current interest (thanks to the film/album) in bluegrass and old-timey music, does Al intend to do anything in the genre on his next album?

Post by **bermuda** » Sat Feb 09, 2002 5:31 pm

On 2002-02-09 08:02, Johnnytimewarp wrote:
Bermuda,
A few questions: 1) Has either Al or yourself seen the Coen Brothers' film "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" (starring George Clooney)? 2) Have either of you heard the soundtrack album? 3) Due to the current interest (thanks to the film/album) in bluegrass and old-timey music, does Al intend to do anything in the genre on his next album?

I don't know about Al, but I haven't seen the movie or heard the soundtrack, and none of the new album's originals are in that style.

Bermuda

Johnnytimewarp · Post by **Johnnytimewarp** » Sat Feb 09, 2002 11:11 pm

Johnnytimewarp · Post by **Johnnytimewarp** » Sat Feb 09, 2002 11:12 pm

Thanks for the reply Bermuda...You should rent "Oh Brother" on DVD. It's pretty damn funny and covers the roots of American music pretty well...

Post by **weird_el** » Thu Feb 28, 2002 6:05 am

Here are some more good reasons for Al to consider style parodies of bluegrass or american roots music.

O Brother just won the Grammy for album of the year

Jim West is a darn fine banjo player

Al's mom is from Kentucky. He's probably got that music in his own roots somehwere. He's certainly been successful when he draws on his Slavic side. I'm sure the other side would be great too.

Post by **bermuda** » Thu Feb 28, 2002 6:34 am

On 2002-02-28 05:05, weird_el wrote:
Here are some more good reasons for Al to consider style parodies of bluegrass or american roots music.

We already did a Cajun original on the last album, that's fairly North American.

O Brother just won the Grammy for album of the year

That's voted on by people in the industry, not Al's fans.

Jim West is a darn fine banjo player

You got that right! If there's another polka on the next album, you'll get to hear some more of his work.

Johnnytimewarp · Post by **Johnnytimewarp** » Thu Feb 28, 2002 7:08 am

Well, at least check out the film and soundtrack for your own amusement...

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Thu Feb 28, 2002 8:11 am

what do you mean IF theres another polka? there will be right? please say yes! ill be crushed if not

Post by **bermuda** » Thu Feb 28, 2002 4:55 pm

I never automatically assume there'll be a polka - there've been 10 albums so far, with only 8 polkas.

Johnnytimewarp · Post by **Johnnytimewarp** » Fri Mar 01, 2002 5:17 am

Al could do something like...

"I am a man of constant heartburn. I eat fast food every day. I ate fried chicken from Kentucky with the spicy BBQ glaze..."