Posted On: Thursday - June 18th 2020 7:22PM MST
In Topics: Music
After being shown up by the great writing of Steve Sailer on the End of Gentrification, Peak Stupidity will continue do what we do best, just some of that "lookey here - this is really stupid!"
Even if I were not aware of too many things, I know what I know, if you know what I mean ...
I'm not aware of too many things.
I know what I know if you know what I mean.
Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box.
Religion is the smile on a dog.
I'm not aware of too many things.
I know what I know if you know what I mean.
Choke me in the shallow water
before I get too deep.
What I am is what I am.
Are you what you are - or what?
I'm not aware of too many things.
I know what I know if you know what I mean.
Philosophy is a walk on the slippery rocks.
Religion is a light in the fog.
I'm not aware of too many things.
I know what I know if you know what I mean.
Choke me in the shallow water
before I get too deep.
What I am is what I am.
Are you what you are - or what?
Don't let me get too deep.
I had this song during the whole time I finished up the previous post, once I'd inserted that lyric from Miss Edie Brickell and her New Bohemians. I am so surprised at myself for having not featured this song in the 3 1/2 years of this blog. We did have a post with Edie Brickell, with her cover song of A Hard Rain's gonna Fall. (Well, ANYONE can sing it better than Bob Dylan himself, right?)
I was so into this alternative rock stuff during the time - late 1980's through mid-1990s. The album Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars, from which What I Am came from, was a favorite of mine for quite a while. I don't know if it has stood the test of time, but this song has, at least. I love Edie's singing and the great guitar solo by Mr. Withrow. Per wiki that is an "envelope filter", but I'd always heard "wah-wha" pedal. Either term, it's the same as what Jerry Garcia used in Estimated Prophet.
The New Bohemians at the time were:
Edie Brickell - vocals
Kenny Withrow - guitar
Brad Houser - bass guitar
Brandon Aly - drums ("fired from the band by the label during the session", per Wiki. Interesting.)
John Bush - percussion
Comments:
MBlanc46
Saturday - June 20th 2020 9:23AM MST
PS I only wish that I knew what I know. And knew what I don’t know. That’s what a lifetime of epistemology will do to one.
Moderator
Friday - June 19th 2020 5:03PM MST
PS: Mr. Ganderson, it's that very same sound, yes. The closest to Jerry from I've heard has been on that Blind Melon song "No Rain". I bought the album just due to that sound, but if I recall right, I didn't like the rest of it that awful much to be a fan of that band.
Ganderson
Friday - June 19th 2020 11:46AM MST
PS. For the longest time I thought it was the Fat Man on guitar on “What I Am”.
I luv Blind Melon. "No Rain" is nice but different than most of their music. I think it might be Blind Melon's only radio tune.(?) I luv the rest of the album and some of their other stuff too. If you listen to music for the words then you might find Blind Melon to be a bit depressing. I listen for the music mostly. I think Hoon is a wonderful singer/writer.
Here's Blind Melon performing "Time" at Woodstock...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhvxpelVFt4
Yes, Shannon is tripping hard on LSD, which explains his energy and rawness. Shannon Hoon died of a heart attack brought on by a cocaine overdose 14 months after this show at the age of 28.
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