I saw his name on your shirt in your mushroom video. Being a curious kind of guy I had to check him out. I like what I hear. Good music like this is hard to find. Thanks for wearing the shirt.
Josh Ritter is one of those rare artists whose sounds, both large and small, remind us that this universe can be an exhilarating, confusing and beautiful place - where symmetries and parallels are as surprising as they are poetic. This Irishman, who grew up in Idaho (and now lives near LA) feels that another one of Ritter's songs has hit the mark!
Damn, Josh just gets better and better. I haven't been a long, only about ten years or so. His music just lifts me up, and also he makes you listen and think about his lyrics. He also really cares about his fans and it shows when you see him performing, A true treasure to music is Josh.
This is a great song. I had to laugh a little at the opening line, because a girl named Brenda Lee got me into Josh Ritter back in college. This song made me smile :)
I once had a part-time job soliciting door-to-door for a lawncare company. Our driver would drive us around to different neighborhoods in an old van, he'd always have the radio playing. I heard Josh Ritter once in that van, now he's one of my favourite artists! Every time I hear him now I think of my old job & I realize that it wasn't that bad.
A roaring fire of a song. On a yet uncharted sea, on a holy boat, Jack and Jill throw pales of blessed water over board as they sing along, sinking, to future Josh Ritter songs.
I was also born on the 21st of October - funny coincidence. But still trying to get over my ex and deal with this whole lockdown deal... and this music helps.
It is an intentional paradox, because it is wendigo chilling song in a bright package. It's a good feeling a bad one, pulling. The real temptation of knowing, but can you ever know if you don't keep on trying to prove yourself right or wrong, indifferently in limitless space of nothingness where anything can be. You can't see where the night goes, it's dark and if you follow it's only more dark and it goes somewhere you'll never see, so let's see infinity.
Un artiste de grand talent, à quand une tournée en France? Pour patienter, j'ai commandé l'album. Les autres albums étaient très bon et celui-ci semble encore mieux. Josh est un peu comme le vin, il ne demande qu'a vieillir. A déguster comme un grand cru du Bordelais ou d'ailleurs.
+Pascal Duval Un fan français de Josh Ritter, ça alors ! Je suis fou de ce mec moi. Je l'ai découvert dans "Dr. House" (comme pas mal de gens) où sa chanson "Good Man" passait à la fin de l'épisode final de la saison 3 et j'ai découvert son "The Animal Years" que j'ai écouté en boucle jusqu'à l'aimer persuadé qu'il as du potentiel et je suis devenu accro à sa musique. Je le suis tout le temps depuis deux ou trois ans maintenant. Je l'adore, j'adore la plupart de ses chansons que j'ai écouté et notamment ses nouvelles perles. Je crains que l'ami Ritter ne passe pas dans nos contrées (il est vraiment tellement peu connu ici... ce qui est désespérant vu ce qui passe sur nos ondes...). Il est en tournée à travers les Etats-Unis en ce moment et il va passer en Grande-Bretagne, je crois. Merci Pascal de savoir apprécier la bonne (c'est un euphémisme) musique du très sympa John Ritter.
Great song of course. But the coolest thing is the piano. Seems like Josh and his band are intentionally trying to summon Steve Forbert's "Romeo's Tune". Not sure if Josh could validate this but it kind of makes the song even a little bit cooler IMO.
This song (tempo, melody etc) reminds me of another old song by Eric Clapton (I think). Something about the piano. Not a ripoff or sampling but musically close.
A variation on Bye Bye American Pie- very well done ,very nice-but it's essentially Bohemian Bubble Gum -Paul Simon sings Jack Kerouac-great sincerity, & he's clearly a warm,beautiful soul-but this is not powerful,or original- so it's not really first rate stuff like Dylan,Waits,Cohen,Springsteen, or Simon
Pretty much every chord combination has been done (outside of experimental jazz and pretentious "what is art?" type music). Plus he was born like 30yrs after any of those guys. We get it - there's no good music after 1986, he's not original or great, blah blah blah Get over it man, Josh Ritter is one of the best songwriters of the past 10-15yrs.
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2024 still living this song
this is song writing at its best!!
It's final.
This guy can't write a bad song. He's incapable. He's too damn good for it.
I saw his name on your shirt in your mushroom video. Being a curious kind of guy I had to check him out. I like what I hear. Good music like this is hard to find. Thanks for wearing the shirt.
That's awesome man. Check out the song Thin Blue Flame to really get an idea of his songwriting capabilities.
I listened. WOW! That's powerful. I love it because while some of it is so clear you can interpret the rest of it for yourself. Thanks again.
No problem man. Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm a little new to the party but I came here for the same reason, not a bad song. It's ridiculous, the guy is amazing.
This song sounds like a beloved 1970s standard we all grew up with.
Josh Ritter is one of those rare artists whose sounds, both large and small, remind us that this universe can be an exhilarating, confusing and beautiful place - where symmetries and parallels are as surprising as they are poetic. This Irishman, who grew up in Idaho (and now lives near LA) feels that another one of Ritter's songs has hit the mark!
+Mrplumpynutt Indeed I am Irish
Dude. What a well written comment! I agree 100%.
Thought he lived in New York City?
Damn, Josh just gets better and better. I haven't been a long, only about ten years or so. His music just lifts me up, and also he makes you listen and think about his lyrics. He also really cares about his fans and it shows when you see him performing, A true treasure to music is Josh.
This is a great song. I had to laugh a little at the opening line, because a girl named Brenda Lee got me into Josh Ritter back in college. This song made me smile :)
This song was born to last.
I once had a part-time job soliciting door-to-door for a lawncare company. Our driver would drive us around to different neighborhoods in an old van, he'd always have the radio playing. I heard Josh Ritter once in that van, now he's one of my favourite artists! Every time I hear him now I think of my old job & I realize that it wasn't that bad.
Josh Ritter's - phrasing and lyrics - all great. I love listening to him.
One of the best. Addictive.
This guy is constantly amazing, he's a little famous, he's bound to be more so.
I can hear some echoes of old Steve Forbert in this. Really enjoyable!
Yeah, a bit of "Romeo's Tune" in the piano arrangement for sure.
Everything about it sounds like Romeo's Tune... The beat, piano licks, vocal melody... All strikingly similar... But... That's not a bad thing 😎
This is just fantastic. Haven't been so excited for a Josh Ritter album since Historical Conquests.
A roaring fire of a song. On a yet uncharted sea, on a holy boat, Jack and Jill throw pales of blessed water over board as they sing along, sinking, to future Josh Ritter songs.
Wow, all that packed into 3 minutes and 49 seconds!! Beautiful
a song that could loop for a whole night😂
I was also born on the 21st of October - funny coincidence. But still trying to get over my ex and deal with this whole lockdown deal... and this music helps.
I know you've been through some shit, because every track brings up memories of "her"
I feel that shit, I love the songs man
I'm hoping he'll play in Scotland again soon. It has been too long.
Just wanted to update this thread. This song still rocks!!
What an incredible artist this man is.
What can I say? I just love him!
Obsessed.
Another great song...can't wait for this album and tour!
Getting Pumped
It is an intentional paradox, because it is wendigo chilling song in a bright package.
It's a good feeling a bad one, pulling. The real temptation of knowing, but can you ever know if you don't keep on trying to prove yourself right or wrong, indifferently in limitless space of nothingness where anything can be.
You can't see where the night goes, it's dark and if you follow it's only more dark and it goes somewhere you'll never see, so let's see infinity.
Un artiste de grand talent, à quand une tournée en France? Pour patienter, j'ai commandé l'album.
Les autres albums étaient très bon et celui-ci semble encore mieux. Josh est un peu comme le vin, il ne demande qu'a vieillir.
A déguster comme un grand cru du Bordelais ou d'ailleurs.
+Pascal Duval Un fan français de Josh Ritter, ça alors ! Je suis fou de ce mec moi. Je l'ai découvert dans "Dr. House" (comme pas mal de gens) où sa chanson "Good Man" passait à la fin de l'épisode final de la saison 3 et j'ai découvert son "The Animal Years" que j'ai écouté en boucle jusqu'à l'aimer persuadé qu'il as du potentiel et je suis devenu accro à sa musique. Je le suis tout le temps depuis deux ou trois ans maintenant. Je l'adore, j'adore la plupart de ses chansons que j'ai écouté et notamment ses nouvelles perles. Je crains que l'ami Ritter ne passe pas dans nos contrées (il est vraiment tellement peu connu ici... ce qui est désespérant vu ce qui passe sur nos ondes...). Il est en tournée à travers les Etats-Unis en ce moment et il va passer en Grande-Bretagne, je crois. Merci Pascal de savoir apprécier la bonne (c'est un euphémisme) musique du très sympa John Ritter.
Love this!
I went to his concert in virgina
Great song of course. But the coolest thing is the piano. Seems like Josh and his band are intentionally trying to summon Steve Forbert's "Romeo's Tune". Not sure if Josh could validate this but it kind of makes the song even a little bit cooler IMO.
...you pay your bills and still they own you
Much better song writer than Mr Bland Sheeran
This song (tempo, melody etc) reminds me of another old song by Eric Clapton (I think). Something about the piano. Not a ripoff or sampling but musically close.
only the living the go to the graveyard grieving.
A variation on Bye Bye American Pie- very well done ,very nice-but it's essentially Bohemian Bubble Gum -Paul Simon sings Jack Kerouac-great sincerity, & he's clearly a warm,beautiful soul-but this is not powerful,or original- so it's not really first rate stuff like Dylan,Waits,Cohen,Springsteen, or Simon
Pretty much every chord combination has been done (outside of experimental jazz and pretentious "what is art?" type music). Plus he was born like 30yrs after any of those guys. We get it - there's no good music after 1986, he's not original or great, blah blah blah Get over it man, Josh Ritter is one of the best songwriters of the past 10-15yrs.
@@TheJakeChandler Amen!