I first heard this on a recent episode of the Prog Magazine Radio Show in which Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness were guest presenters in place of the usual DJ. The duo went on for a minute about how beautiful this song was, going so far as to say that it's akin to "playing The Carpenters inside of a cathedral". The comparison is spot on, and the praise well-deserved.

Enish 24 Jul 2014

I've had this album for a month or so now, but I only really listened to it yesterday, when one of my favorite vinyl shops shared a blog post about Judee Sill. She came out of the same musical environment as Joni Mitchell & Carole King, but never became very well known. Her life was brief (1944-1979, when she died of an overdose) & full of tragedy, and she was -- I contend -- something of a genius. Thankfully, the two albums she recorded have been re-released & she's getting some well-deserved, if posthumous, recognition now. The spoken intro to this song is LONG, but worth listening to. Like much of Sill's music, this one's heavy on the religious imagery. When she says, "I'll chase him to the bottom/till I've finally caught him," she's talking about God. Her lyrics put me in mind of William Blake. "The Donor" is one of the finest lament psalms I've ever heard. (If you're not familiar with the phrase "Kyrie eleison," it means "Lord, have mercy.")

robinhoo 7 Jun 2013

A song that manages to be both lovely & a little spooky, timeless & also very much of its time (1973).   1

BoringPostcards 12 Jun 2013