Something I Saw or Thought I Saw

Bill Morrissey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philo / Umgd
• ASIN: B00005B1AX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Folk Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 3-APR-2001

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SOMETHING I KNOW (THIS IS BILL MORRISSEY IN TOP FORM), April 8, 2001

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Paul J. Zammarelli "bezimmerman" (Holden,Ma, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Something I Saw or Thought I Saw (Audio CD)

AS A LONG TIME FAN MY EXPECTATIONS FROM MR. MORRISSEY ARE VERY HIGH (I USED TO TELL FRIENDS THAT HIS "STANDING EIGHT' CD WAS IN MY MIND HIS "BLONDE ON BLONDE". IF MY OBSERVATIONS WERE RIGHT, THIS WOULD CD WOULD BE BILL'S "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS". THIS THING SNEAKS-UP ON YOU AND PULLS YOU IN, AS ALL OF HIS BEST WORK HAS DONE IN THE PAST. FROM THE VERY FIRST CUT (23RD STREET) THE USE OF THE CLARINET IS APPLIED IN SUCH A TENDER AND SUBTLE WAY IT SETS A MOOD THAT YOU FEEL MIGHT NOT LAST FOR THE ENTIRE 12 SONGS BUT IN FACT THE WORK HERE ONLY GET BETTER. BILL CAN RIP YOUR HEART OUT AND HE DOESN'T LET ON, SUCH IS THE CASE WITH THE TUNE "MOVING DAY'. THE LYRICS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THE USE OF JUST HIS GUITAR AND DAVID HENDERSONS BASS LEAVE YOU THE ROOM YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS STORY OF A BREAK-UP. YOU DON'T TAKE A SIDE,YOUR SORRY FOR BOTH OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.THIS IS WHAT MR. MORRISSEY HAS ALWAYS DONE BEST, HIS OBSERVATIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE BECOME LIKE ANTHEMS AS HE PAYS TRIBUTE IN A WAY TO THE "HUMAN CONDITION". THE SAME HOLDS TRUE WITH "JUST BEFORE WE LOST THE WAR". ANOTHER SONG THAT COULD "MOVE THE DEAD" THIS TIME HE ADDS IN JONNY CUNNINGHAM ON VIOLIN, AND THE RESULTS ARE ANOTHER PERFECT BLEND OF WORDS AND MUSIC. ADD THIS TO YOUR CART, GIVE YOURSELF A GOOD LONG LISTEN,AND YOU WILL GO ON A JOURNEY YOU WILL VERY GLAD THAT YOU TOOK!!!!!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of 2001's best, December 15, 2001

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Music fan (Norfolk, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something I Saw or Thought I Saw (Audio CD)

Rightly compared to Richard and Linda Thompson's classic, "Shoot Out the Lights," Morrissey has captured a romance fracturing. He remains one of the best storytellers in song, portraying a lonely night at the Chelsea Hotel perfectly in "23rd Street," the sadness of old age in "Traveling by Cab" and offering just a bit of hope with "Will You Be My Rose."
The spare arrangements allow the lyrics -- and Morrissey's distinctive, flanneled croak -- to stand appropriately unadorned in the spotlight. This is a tasteful record worthy of repeated listenings.

If you enjoy intelligent songwriters like John Gorka, John Prine, Richard Thompson and Emmylou Harris, then Morrissey is worth getting to know.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice to have Bill back in top form, May 31, 2001

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Joseph Montano (Flushing, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Something I Saw or Thought I Saw (Audio CD)

I've had this CD for a month now and it has not left my car CD player. It's been five years since You'll Never Get to Heaven and I was somewhat disappointed in that disk...however, Something I Saw or Thought I Saw confirms my belief that Bill Morrissey is without question the king of singer/songwriters. There are a number of excellent cuts my favorites being 23rd Street, Moving Day and the amazingly beautiful Will You Be my Rose. I place this CD on par with my other favorite Bill Morrisseys: Nighttrain, Inside and Standing Eight. Thank you Bill wherever you are.