Comments on: Five-Star Fridays: Agitator Playlist, Track 8

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:01:14 +0000

Their hiatus and certain rumors of break-ups are breaking my heart.

This here agnostic has had some very religious feelings listening to “I Hear Them All” echoing off the walls of the Ryman.

If they get back together and play another New Year’s show, you’ve GOT to go, Radley.

By: Judas Peckerwood

Judas Peckerwood — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:13:05 +0000

I hereby nominate this as The Agitator’s theme song.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:11:34 +0000

"That’s a bit much to ask of a 3-minute pop song, isn’t it?"

Indeed. My qualifiers should have made clear I wasn't asking for that. "The Trees" is 4:41

By: Dan Z

Dan Z — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:57:19 +0000

Great band, great tune.

By: Marvin

Marvin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:42:52 +0000

One good thing about living in Nashville, which I do not. They play at the Ryman what seems like every other week. Awesome group.

By: Radley Balko

Radley Balko — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:57:24 +0000

. . . such indictments of the powerful keeping down the proles usually fail to differentiate between the ethical supremacy of free market capitalism and the corrupt existence of crony capitalism (leveraging government power for special advantage, such as rent seeking).

That’s a bit much to ask of a 3-minute pop song, isn’t it?

By: Elliot

Elliot — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:33:44 +0000

Take out the religious references and it’s not so bad.

And, while it’s not obvious in this song, that I can see, such indictments of the powerful keeping down the proles usually fail to differentiate between the ethical supremacy of free market capitalism and the corrupt existence of crony capitalism (leveraging government power for special advantage, such as rent seeking). OK, I’m going to go listen to Geddy Lee sing “The Trees”.

By: Boyd Durkin

Boyd Durkin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:29:21 +0000

I love this song, but I would’ve bet this week’s song would be CM’s cover of Tom Waits…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5X4N2exOsU