afaudale I agree. I heard him for the first time on pandora around march 2016 and I had such a profound connection to his music that I've never experienced before or since discovering him. He's amazing.
Byron Vasquez Jr. same! Had it not been for that one episode of Californication I probably wouldn't be into GAI nevermind indie folk. totally opened up a whole new world for me I got into GAI some more classic and well known folk singers as well such as Dylan and the Dead. GAI is becoming my absolute favourite artist in any genre now =)
Same here. Discovered him on Pandora 2009. We have every album, have been to 4 of his shows, even bought tickets not knowing we wouldn’t be able to see him because of the birth of our son.
I'll listen to this song in a year's time, in a decade, and I just want to leave a note here for myself when I do: It's late May '19, and I'm happy. I've found you, the lady in the silhouette, and it's always been you. Here's to the lows and highs, and these songs sticking by my side. I shook your hand, Gregory, and saw the night light up, then a few days later I'm here with her head against mine. How I wish I could hold onto these years but I'm getting a little older, a little rougher round the sides, but dear keep me tender and yearning, and I'm sure it'll all be alright.
And so it was, for a beautiful infinite moment, yet simply never meant to be. I can't begin to express the weight of those two years following my comment. It has forever shaped my appreciation of life and love and all the moments that elude us in between. Perhaps I was dazzled by those blurry city lights or not ready for this world beyond me. But the lady in the silhouette still dances with the warmth of her kindness, and her presence reminds me of life's indescribable possibilities. So.. I wish I still wrote, and I wish I still loved, and this could very much be the end of my story.. but I think I'm still okay, and I'm all right. At least I'm so incredibly lucky to be able to say, "I knew what love was like."
i absolutely love how first they're ''combing for pennies on the old cobblestones'' and at the end, the ''paper boy's combing his nickels for rocks''. i think that's absolute genius. wow.
i went to a Gregory Alan Isakov concert not long ago and he played new stuff but ahhhgg if i only can remember what it was called. It was soooo amazing. he said his new album is more rocky and it was about space and the moon and stuff. I completely just fell out of this world and into his music as soon as he began playing. it was the best feeling ever.
The box office lady is calling me out yeah and I won’t know what to do with my mouth every salty kiss you brave in the streetlight oh and mercury’s against me she’s winning tonight hey...hey... and now they’re combing for pennies in the old cobblestone those carnival kids man they never go home yeah they’re tossing and turning and dodging the stones oh and mercury’s missing me just by a throw yeah and alright, okay, I know but here in the hems the hand that rolls the bones oh and the fortune lady is the only one who knows oh.. hey... well out on the wire there’s something to save and yeah hope is a word man it never could be oh we’re fumbling for fiction or something to take yeah and mercury’s smiling but I know she’s a fake yeah and alright, okay I see here in the hems of the hand that (builds each)? oh and the fortune lady’s the only one yeah the fortune lady’s the only who sees and old madam haggard is cleaning the clutch yeah the paperboy is combing his nickels for rats and coyote’s in the car with the motor running loud yeah the stars were all hiding when mercury’s
I saw Greg Alan Isakov at the Troubadour and he played really great. I think he sounded better than Mumford and Sons when I went to see them live(not trying to sound like I'm some music god or whatever people might think from me saying this). You guys should check out his tour he has going on right now, might have already passed by where you live.
+Ryan Osborne just got 3rd row tix to see him in Denver with the Colorado Symphony in January. I was excited to hear him playing new stuff when I saw him in Austin this summer.
I just listened to the song "Idaho" before this 'cause I was like, hey! I'm from North Idaho. But anyway, I listened to this song next 'cause I was like, hey! my ruling planet is Mercury. Then I heard this song is a poem about everything, and I was thinking... now i really want to write a poem about everything. so, yeah that's cool. :0)
that's not true though i do agree with you his music is very compelling there are other artist out there that make music this good such as the tallest man on earth or ben howard you just have to look there are alot more out there
box office lady is calling me out yeah and I won’t know what to do with my mouth every salty kiss you brave in the streetlight oh and mercury’s against me she’s winning tonight hey...hey... and now they’re combing for pennies in the old cobblestone those carnival kids man they never go home yeah they’re tossing and turning and dodging the stones oh and mercury’s missing me just by a throw yeah and alright, okay, I know but here in the hems the hand that rolls the bones oh and the fortune lady is the only one who knows oh.. hey... well out on the wire there’s something to save and yeah hope is a word man it never could be oh we’re fumbling for fiction or something to take yeah and mercury’s smiling but I know she’s a fake yeah and alright, okay I see here in the hems of the hand that (builds each)? oh and the fortune lady’s the only one yeah the fortune lady’s the only who sees and old madam haggard is cleaning the clutch yeah the paperboy is combing his nickels for rats and coyote’s in the car with the motor running loud yeah the stars were all hiding when mercury’s out.
