Jason Isbell performs "Last Of My Kind" from his new album "The Nashville Sound." The full conversation and performance airs on PBS on Monday July 3, 2017.
Jason may feel like he's the last of his kind, but at 80 years of age I'm right there beside him. Bless him for putting these feelings to music so very well!
The audio tech deserves some kind of award for this one. Clearly, Isbell is an all-time great guitarist and wonderful vocalist as well, but that can all get lost quickly in a live performance. This one was absolutely amazing
One of the best storytellers to ever grace this planet. @jasonisbell has got me through marriage, divorce,addiction, sobriety and all of my last 12 years.
Saw him 3 times! Each was better than the last. I saw him once at the Monterey fairgrounds in 2013 and felt like he was singing for me that day. Maybe it was the LSD tho... Haha
I’m certain that Jason is not the last of his kind. Because, through his incredibly deep compositions - he is teaching those who come after him what true song crafting is. I’ve said it before, Jason Isbell is the James Taylor of this generation.
It is a sin indeed but you're saved now. I've been listening to him for a few years now and telling anyone with a soul and ear for music to listen to him.
Had the honor of seeing Jason in concert in Evansville Indiana last night,I truly have no words for what I witnessed, what an incredible talent that like lagaman11 I cannot believe I am just experiencing. There should be a separate genre for artists like him just labeled true talent
Absolutely criminal that someone with this amount of creativity, talent, and honesty is not recognized more. Dude is a gifted. Give me one good reason he isn't.
@jamesaustin8711 Absolutely. And those who are gifted need to work hard as well; watch his documentary writing Reunions. Not many have that kind of patience and drive. That's a gift.
I think many people my age relate to this (I'm 58 today). I sometimes feel like "I'm the last of my kind". Maybe we all feel that way at times, especially as you age. It hits home because guess what is on the farm I grew up working on? A Wal-Mart ("Walton's Five and Dime")and an Interstate.
Happy late birthday. I'm turning 59 soon. I remember my mother saying not long before she passed that she didn't feel like she belonged in this world anymore. Now I know exactly what she meant. This song is a masterpiece. Thank you Jason Isbell.
If it makes you feel any better, there are young people who still relate too. I'm doing the college thing right now, and finding a lot of truth in that line. Chin up. You ain't the last, just close to it.
I didn't have much trouble in college. And I didn't grow up on a farm. But at 61, yes, I can relate. Jason's lyric is of isolation, of independence, of feeling apart, feelings I'd venture to say are more or less universal at this point in history. And he delivers the question so plainly, so maturely. No malice, no pride or defiance, just: Am I the last of my kind? Really great song.
I've been listening to Isbell since he was in Drive-by Truckers... He is (in my opinion) the best songwriter I've ever had the pleasure of listening to... This song makes me want to be a better person... Don't "Walk right passed em like they ain't even there" I promise... Helping people who really need it, is the most beautiful thing we can do and after you do you'll feel so good... Nothin feels better than doing the right thing... Believe it.
@@bellevans that doesn’t make any sense. If we’re all the last of our kind, then nobody is. But I get what you’re saying. It’s just more authentic for some ppl though, for most it’s just a fetish.
That amphetamine line was deep i felt that and don't even know the feeling. I'm listening to this on my lunch break. This song will sure help me drive another 50 T-post into the ground real quick. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Wikipedia says that mandolin was one of the first instruments his relatives put in his hands, when he was six, because it was easier for him to play than a full guitar. True story.
It feels like it finishes, just there. It slows, quietens...but then tumbles back down into it again. Little touches like that really demonstrate something 'more' in his abilities. Beautiful, really.
This guy...mastered the art of fingerpicking. Reminds me of my dad. A skill I have tried to pick up but neglected to do when my old man was still around. Listening to him takes me back to when I thought it was all in front of me. Love it!
I totally agree. I was just trying to place what song it reminds me most of. I am working on a playlist for my radio program where I play a song influenced clearly by another artist/song then play the influencer.
When the live version sounds almost exactly like the studio version, that is how you can tell a talented artist Doesn't have to hide behind computers or editing
First of all, don't automatically assume he's singing about himself. Sometimes he is but more often he is creating characters representative of what he sees around him. This particular subject is rejecting all that he sees but Isbell is saying it's not that simple. There might be much to criticize about city life, but that's not the whole story.
No, it's possible to just like different types of music indiscriminately and judge a song by the quality of its melody, lyrics, and arrangement regardless of whether it fits into a genre or not. You don't have to derive an opinion strictly based on the genre it's in, it's fans or the way it's packaged.
Just was introduced to Jason Isbell by my son who was at his concert in Utah last night. He sent me this link and I love this song so will for sure be listening to lots more. I am 83 yrs old, love most all music with a message and words you can understand. Not very much of that in the " new country stuff". Thanks for a great, meaningful song.
I heard this on Yellowstone today,, now for the second time..... same episode. This is so beautiful. While we all everyone, its not possible, fit this song to a T, but boy can we relate. Thing is, this one is me. We live in times where "our times" are so quickly forgotten and the world is so angry. My personal feelings are we all need to reflect and pick out only the best from our growing up an forgive the bad. THAT WORD, 'FORGIVE' 3 letters dropped change it to 2 and maybe just maybe that might be necessary to do as well. FORGIVE & FORG.E.T. then there is this in that word, FORGE. FORG, I.V.E. the past FORG,E.T. the bad disagreeable FORG,E. new memories and GRACIOUSNESS toward the souls upon this earth. Beautiful song. I hope everyone that hears it can relate and respect somehow. God bless you for the recording.
Radio deserted us 30 years ago. Thank God for the Internet and " Americana " music. There is so much real talent out there. You just gotta' look for it. Jason is my very favorite artist that has emerged in the last five or six years. Check out Sturgill Simpson. I am an older guy, child of the sixties, but two of my all time favorites who were carrying the torch and should have received much more recognition are Steve Young and Gary Stewart, both since departed but their music lives on. Check'em out. You won't be sorry.
Have had the good fortune to have seen Jason 3 times, and the 4th is coming up next month. I’m an old folkie who has loved Dylan, Prine, Waits, Lightfoot, Van Zandt, Joni, EmmyLou and their art for the last 50-some years. None of them has a thing on Jason Isbell. He is easily the most interesting contemporary artist and poet in the music industry. However, there are others who are attempting to improve the state of Country music out here, but they tend to fall under that all-encompassing umbrella of “Americana”. If you want to here some ungodly songwriting and acoustic performances that will floor you and reinvigorate your hope for our future musical legacy, give a listen to the songs of the following artists: John Moreland, Tyler Childers, Mary Gauthier, Colter Wall, Patty Griffin, Brandi Carlisle, James McMurtry. This is only a partial list, but I’m certain you’ll discover these people have something to say and you’ll enjoy how they say it.
I love every one of his songs. What a presentation...puts you right in his spot whatever song he sings. And, yes, I caught him immediately on Yellowstone. Great.
Beautiful sitting here in my favourite bar in Dublin drinking my favourite beer and listening to this magnificence. There is a god and he wears jeans and boots!
"Ima a city born kid dreaming of the Texas plain, an old soul leaving the city and what it stole, going back home to where my daddy was born, Houston aint where Im going..but Im headed to my Texas home..my Texas home, goodbye California..Im going home, to Texas..my Texas home" Something I just wrote. This dudes song reminds me of where I am moving soon.
I am absolutely floored by how talented this artist is. A fantastic, riveting lyricist, a wonderful singer, and with guitar chops for months. Just a monster. And to think that 'Decoration Day' was one of his first "fleshed-out" compositions is just stunning. I haven't heard a song from Jason Isbell that isn't great. I can't truly say that about anyone else.
If you give this song and Jason a thumbs down..u have no heart or soul for music! This man is not only a awesome singer he paints a picture with his voice!
