Holly Golightly – Slowly But Surely

Posted on 2016-08-312020-07-21 by keepsmealive Posted in posts by aaronTagged holly golightly

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Holly Golightly rules. I buy her discs whenever I see them. Equal parts Patsy Cline country, psychedelic 60s a la Petula Clark or Nancy Sinatra, and Nina Simone and Billie Holiday jazzy blues. The sound is incredibly good, roomy tube amp glory that allows these clear-eyed songs of love lost and hearts broken the space to breathe and reveal their true beauty. Even when the whole thing ends with death, as it does for all, you know it’ll be OK.

21 thoughts on “Holly Golightly – Slowly But Surely”

2016-09-01 at 3:43 pm Reply
1537 says:

Pithy, dude. I like the odd track, but I couldn’t do a longer haul in her company.

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1. 2016-09-01 at 5:29 pm Reply
  keepsmealive says:
  
  Yup that’s me, full of pith and vinegar. Interesting, I don’t struggle to get through whole record. Is it too same-y for you, or something else?
  
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  1. 2016-09-01 at 5:32 pm Reply
    1537 says:
    
    I think it’s her voice, I get numb to it after a while. I’d like to like her more.
    
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    1. 2016-09-01 at 8:19 pm Reply
      keepsmealive says:
      
      Keep trying! When it clicks, you’ll fall in love! 🙂
      
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2016-08-31 at 7:42 pm Reply
deKE says:

review the Knack!

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1. 2016-08-31 at 7:44 pm Reply
  keepsmealive says:
  
  You mean ‘My Sharona’ the Knack?
  
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  1. 2016-08-31 at 7:46 pm Reply
    deKE says:
    
    Exactly….Mike The Knack
    
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    1. 2016-08-31 at 7:47 pm Reply
      keepsmealive says:
      
      Mack The Knife?
      
      Haha
      
      I am so confused. What does the Knack have to do with Holly Golightly?
      
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    2. 2016-08-31 at 7:54 pm Reply
      keepsmealive says:
      
      Having now read Mike’s comment, I now understand your knack comment. Haha man I read these out of order. Talk about confused!
      
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      1. 2016-08-31 at 10:36 pm Reply
        deKE says:
        
        this bout of confusion made my day!
        
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        2016-08-31 at 10:50 pm Reply
        keepsmealive says:
        
        I’m here all week, Deke… hahaha oh man. It makes so much more sense now.
        
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2016-08-31 at 5:00 pm Reply
mikeladano says:

This sounds great! I actually think this is your “best” 80 word review yet. Not that we’re scoring but this one was perfectly pithy.

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1. 2016-08-31 at 5:52 pm Reply
  keepsmealive says:
  
  Thanks Mike, that’s me – all full of pith and vinegar… I’m really enjoying trying to keep things tight. 200 words is too many, by far!
  
  This is a really good record, just like all the rest of her stuff. Recommended artist!
  
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  1. 2016-08-31 at 6:50 pm Reply
    mikeladano says:
    
    Well dude I don’t know what to say but you’re on a roll here. You have a knack! You could have done 80 word reviews in magazines easy.
    
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    1. 2016-08-31 at 7:53 pm Reply
      keepsmealive says:
      
      Aw shucks, thanks dude. This is fun. As for a knack, I dunno… and magazines? That’s mighty nice of you. I did attend journalism school for a while… Hm. Looking at it through that dusty ol’ lens, I’d have to leave out all of the personal stuff and just write about the record… Bet I could even get it under 80, on average, with 80 as an upper limit. 60? 50, even? I smell another challenge…
      
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2. 2016-09-01 at 2:18 pm Reply
  J. says:
  
  Yup. What Mike says. Sold in 80 words. Boom.
  
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  1. 2016-09-01 at 5:03 pm Reply
    mikeladano says:
    
    Aaron’s good at what he does.
    
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    1. 2016-09-01 at 5:28 pm Reply
      keepsmealive says:
      
      Aw shucks.
      
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  2. 2016-09-01 at 5:28 pm Reply
    keepsmealive says:
    
    Thanks! I’m always happy to tell people about her records!
    
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    1. 2016-09-01 at 5:35 pm Reply
      J. says:
      
      Definitely up my street. Too much awesome there.
      
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      1. 2016-09-01 at 6:15 pm Reply
        keepsmealive says:
        
        Yup, I’ll always buy her stuff when I see it. So far I have two!
        
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