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Antony and the Johnsons! I was watching the tribute/documentary "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" on dvd last night and I literally burst into tears during "If It Be Your Will," which was performed by someone named Antony. I had to rewatch the performance two more times to make sure that what I was experiencing was not some sort of hidden depression that just came out of nowhere. No such thing. I cried two more times. 
Music had not affected me this much since Joni Mitchell. I got on itunes and purchased their album "I Am A Bird." It's been on repeat since last night. Wow! Fantastic! It's like Jeff Buckley and Nina Simone had a child. Anyway, don't know if this band has been discussed here before but I had never heard of them until last night...if you want to listen to something beautiful, strange, tragic, funny and over all different, I highly recommend this band. 
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His voice is amazing.... 
I remember seeing a documentary about New York musicians, where i saw some clips of him and an interview. Not long after that i head "You are my sister", which i loved. I still haven`t bought any of his albums though... | |
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Sigh.
I got the same experiences as you, while listening to Antony. Beautiful. The Lake is my fave. But almost everything he does is beautiful. |
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I adore Hope There's Someone. When there is such a relentless pop idol barrage of bland shit, Antony and the Johnsons success is something to celebrate | |
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mynameisnotsusan said: I adore Hope There's Someone. When there is such a relentless pop idol barrage of bland shit, Antony and the Johnsons success is something to celebrate
Yes...that is an amazing song. I'm currently under the spell of "Fistfull of Love." Seriously though. I feel like a teenager discovering the power of music. This is great stuff.
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Fistful Of love is one of my all time favourite tracks.....  . | |
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Hope There's Someone brings tears to my eyes.... such a beautiful song. | |
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TheResistor said: I feel like a teenager discovering the power of music. This is great stuff.
THat is ONE beautiful statement. I had that with a few records the last few years. REALLY try to find The Lake, mate. |
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HamsterHuey said: TheResistor said: I feel like a teenager discovering the power of music. This is great stuff.
THat is ONE beautiful statement. I had that with a few records the last few years. REALLY try to find The Lake, mate. Seems this one moved a lot of people. Some guy, Adam created an animation to it. From Antony's site: UPCOMING EVENTS Antony and the Johnsons with Brooklyn Philharmonic orchestra Brooklyn Academy of Music March 9th 2007 @ 8pm Why do you like playing around with my narrow scope of reality? - Stupify | |
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anon said: HamsterHuey said:
THat is ONE beautiful statement. I had that with a few records the last few years. REALLY try to find The Lake, mate. Seems this one moved a lot of people. Some guy, Adam created an animation to it. From Antony's site: UPCOMING EVENTS Antony and the Johnsons with Brooklyn Philharmonic orchestra Brooklyn Academy of Music March 9th 2007 @ 8pm Thanks for the links... Wow, The Lake was beautiful. Seriously though, Antony's voice is beyond words. It's interesting to read the comments on youtube and here as well. He seems to have the same effect on a lot of people.
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 their music. "My Lady Story" popped up on shuffle the other day. The first time I heard "You Are My Sister", I cried.  It's good music   looking for you in the woods tonight Switch FC SW-2874-2863-4789 (Rum&Coke) | |
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Kate Bush mentioned in an article that she was a fan of their music. looking for you in the woods tonight Switch FC SW-2874-2863-4789 (Rum&Coke) | |
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