Hi everyone!
You know, we get plenty of emails and comments about the site, lots of requests and suggestions. So we've decided to share a few with you. First of all, we got two nice mentions in New York Times Lesson Plans. If you'd like to check them out, click here and here. We also got a bit of a shout out by David Browne in an interview on WNYC.
Here are some edited sample emails, enjoy!
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"Just wanted someone to forward a big thank you to Steve Silberman for his essay on David Crosby. Well done. Thanks again."
Michael
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"... I also should tell you why this site has so much value for me. The thing is, I am blind and have no chance to read the text on an album or cd, but with my computer with a braille display and synthesized speech finally I have the chance to take part in my big interest of learning musician credits and such things.
So once again: Good luck in the future.
Björn"
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"Hi there & greetings from down under,
I suspect that you're not that desperately lonely, but if you are, I hope that changes soon. Thanks a lot for your service although it is a bit of a double edged sword at times. It's great to read about things that have passed me by, like Teddy Thompson's LA, but not so great to realise that I'll probably never get a chance to listen to it. Your notes & the lyrics on lyric sites seems to be all the cyber evidence that it exists. I can't find it in any of the usual places, but at least I know all about it from your notes.
Keep up the good work & have a great silly season & a safe & happy New Year.
Cheers,
Andrew"
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"Hey guys,
Happy Thanksgiving! Besides being thankful for not overstuffing myself this year, I am thankful for all of the incredible work you have done on your site! I know how much time and effort goes into reproducing liner notes and your efforts are very much appreciated. In this day and age of downloads one doesn't always get the liner notes and they are an important part of the music - especially the box sets that are as much about the HISTORY of the tracks as they are about the tracks themselves. I've really appreciated the notes on the Beach Boys box set and have just started into The Monkees Music Box set. So thank you again and know that someone out there cares and is very appreciative of all your hard work. :)
Cheers,
Jack"
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"I'm sorry to hear that you are desperately lonely (and i don't really believe that) but I do care. Thanks for the liner notes for Robbie Robertson's self-titled album. I got the Bo Deans & Bono but somehow missed Peter Gabriel. How wrong is that.
But thanks, I'll be visiting your site often!!
Laura"
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"Wow ladies and gentlemen, What a great idea!!!! My love of music as a child led me to read every album, 45, & cassette that I got my hands on! The great one's as well as the ones not so hot. I wanted to know who did what and What was a producer, etc etc. I now make my living in music. I hate that the information that led me to my life's work is sometimes over looked for whatever reason. I love what you're doing!!! You are appreciated!!!!!
Kenneth"
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"Thanks for your fantastic website. I have been searching for the extended liner notes to the Beach Boys CD, Hawthorne CA...on I found them on your site.
Many thanks again.
Mick
Melbourne, Australia"
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"Greetings! This website is a great idea! I only took a quick look but it will be great when you get a lot move volume in general, enter in a more diverse range of music, and when you enter some world music.
I love liner notes for looking at the original year a song was performed and for world music, seeing what country the music is from.
Thanks for what you're doing.
~dave"
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"Hello.
I've asked my students to write liner notes for an album from before 1990 of their choosing.
I want them to use the liner notes not to "analyze" each song, but to put the album in its broader historical context. In other words, use the artist/album as a window into what's happening in 1966 or 1983 or the 1940s or whatever the case may be.
Can you think of good liner note/essays that might serve as models? I'm sure I have read them. Usually they are put together by folklorists or music critics. I just couldn't come up with good examples on the spot. Any suggestions?
Best, Kerry" 