Jeff Buckley vs. Big Thief (feat. Kirk Hamilton)

It’s hard to overestimate the influence of Jeff Buckley on popular music, which is part of why guest Kirk Hamilton chose his 1994 album “Grace” for this episode of MinnTrax. Opting for a more recent challenge, Matt assigned Kirk to listen to “Two Hands,” the OTHER 2019 album from indie rock group Big Thief. With Kirk’s music theory knowledge and Matt’s indie rock experience, this episode’s for the close listeners. Just what is Jeff Buckley doing with his song structures? What does trust sound like? What do musicians gain – and lose – from polished production? And that’s all before we get to our community-driven portion, where we discuss great samples in great songs, our “desert island” albums, whether or not Kenny G. deserves the hate, and underrated one-hit wonders!

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below…

4:35 - Jeff Buckley’s Grace

7:05 - Why Kirk picked Grace

9:45 - “Last Goodbye”

15:00 - “Grace”

19:10 - “Mojo Pin”

24:45 - “Hallelujah”

35:10 - “Eternal Life”

40:00 - “So Real”

42:00 - “Dream Brother”

45:15 - “Corpus Christi Carol”

53:15 - Big Thief’s “Two Hands”

58:15 - “Forgotten Eyes”

1:11:00 - “Not”

1:19:35 - “Wolf”

1:29:05 - “Shoulders”

1:34:30 - Community questions

1:38:30 - “Daytona 500” by Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna

1:39:30 - “Get By” by Talib Kweli

1:42:15 - “Runnin’ (Dying To Live)” by 2Pac feat. Notorious BIG

2:02:15 - Community song (“A Grave Inversed” by Ihsahn, suggested by SwankyOrc)

Links

Follow Kirk on Twitter at @kirkhamilton, listen to his podcast, Strong Songs, and support the show at patreon.com/strongsongs; listen to Triple Click and follow them at @tripleclickpod

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Antônio Carlos Jobim’s Águas de Março (Waters of March) performed by Elis Regina and Tom Jobim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBEesrdaRog

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