Harry Nilsson

One night last year, after a Crier Brothers' show or practice or something, I came home pretty late, flopped on the couch, and flipped on the tv. I was planning to just doze while watching something random... but it turned out there was an awesome old biography about Harry Nilsson on PBS. I ended up staying up way too late and watched the whole thing.

Too many memories of this guy to share. Some of the songs I most associate with being a little kid, listening to weird random music--this is one of the few artists I enjoyed when I was six years old, and still love today (Beatles, Stones, Fleetwood Mac, and MJ might be the only other ones).

Anyway, I've been listening to him a lot this week because of a new biography out, "Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter." Grantland did a great piece about him this week, too. Worth a look.

                             
In working on a new band bio, I've been trying to come up with Ramones-esque nicknames for the guys-- here's what I've got so far:

Jason "JD Crier" Dennie
James "Baron Von Crier" Barry
Jerod  "Jerry Lee Crier" Allen
Chris "Ace Crier" Schnaars
Pete "Pistol Crier" Bischoff

With that in mind, it's time for CB's Songs of the Week! Here's what everyone's been listening to lately:

Pistol Crier: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lenny
Ace Crier: Breathe Owl Breathe, House of Gold
JD Crier: Thee Oh Sees, Toe Cutter
Jerry Lee Crier: Harry Nilsson, Goin' Down

And...
Baron Von Crier: Robin Thick, Blurred Lines.

 Yep.

-Jerry Lee Crier