Friday, February 24, 2006
Rhett Miller gets 5-star review
(For his hair)
Rhett's hair will be on the Tonight Show on March 2nd. Rumor has it Rhett may be there too.
One of my favorite music blogs (present company excepted) is Hickory Wind. It's a group blog with folks all over the world ringing in on great Americana music.
Staci Chandler, writing from Tokyo, generally covers new releases. Her take on Rhett Miller's The Believer:
Not only is he gracing us with his second solo CD next week, sure to be packed with musical goodness, but he's also throwing in the extra bonus of having a totally hot photo on the cover. Kind of reminiscent of the favor Mr. Chris Isaak did us with the packaging of "Speak of the Devil." Ladies, listen up: Rhett Miller is beautiful from the very first glance, yes, yes. But what you really have to look at is his hair.
My God, his hair.
It dances. It sparkles. It moves the soul. Rhett can (and does) move his head manically when he's rocking out, his beautiful mane filling the universe like light from a thousand stars, but it always falls gently back into place. Not with an Aquanet stiffness, but with the grace of angel's wings. With a springiness and resilience that can only be a work of divinity. You have to see him live and witness this. Truly, it's amazing. My own husband, as well as Hickory Wind's own Sean Moores, have seen it, and they'll tell you: They wish they knew how to quit Rhett's hair. But they don't. It cannot be quit. Quitted. Whatever.
She likes the music too.
Postscript: Perhaps there is a way for me to become the rock star I've always wanted to be. Without all that difficult instrumentation and tune-carrying, that is.
Mike Orren says:
By the way, one of the best photos of Rhett's hair in captivity was shot by our pal Kate Mackley: http://www.flickr.com/photos/katemack...
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Blair Lovern says:
man, that is a good one. I thought that was a slicky slick studio shot.
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Alan Cohen says:
Rhett's hair may be the most powerful force in the universe. When balled up, Rhett's hair has 9 times less friction than a ball bearing. When put on a guitar in place of strings, Rhett's hair can turn even the most average of musicians into the next Frampton. These are the facts, and they remain undisputed.
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pugeez says:
Yep Rhett is sure no Terry Bardshaw.
Rhett's hair gallops like wild horses into the ether of our collected unconscious. Truely a Texas icon in of its self. Like Jordan, you only hope to contain it.
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Jay B. Stevens says:
Ah, the hair! And Rhett's is perty! I am often asked when I walk into a bar, "Which band are you with?" It's a sexy feeling.... http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index...
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Kate Mackley says:
Flickr counts how many times each photo up on the site gets looked at. It's fun for the photographer; you can see which pics are popular. My photos get good view numbers, decent anyway, for my lack of on-flickr promotion. But this photo? Between 25-50 views PER DAY since it was put up. That's each day, folks. Total views? 8800+ and counting.
Yes'm, Mr. Miller has some mightly fine hair there.
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