Pretty much everyone who knows me is also aware of my love of all things Dan Wilson. Trip Shakespeare? check. Dan solo? check. Semisonic? Not as good, but still - check. Super nice and friendly guy? check.
Wilson's voice is one I grew up with all through high school and college. Trip Shakespeare's album "Lulu" has always been one of my favorite albums of all time. I have used the song "Down my Block" to describe the way I was feeling to more than one guy, and the song "Bachelorette" to start off every bachelorette party I had to attend in the post-college years. One of the things on my dream checklist was to see TS play live, but I thought it'd never happen. Happy me... Dan Wilson, Matt Wilson and John Munson played a short set at the benefit for Conrad last year in the First Avenue mainroom. I pretty much had a tiny heart attack, but managed to stay alert for the entire set. OH MY GOD. wheee!
Wilson, if you didn't already know, is also an accomplished songwriter. He recently won a Grammy for writing the song "Not Ready To Make Nice," which was recorded by the Dixie Chicks. Another song written by Dan, but recorded by Rachael Yamagata, is "I Want You." I have to tell you that this is definitely worth the 99 cents you'd have to pay iTunes to get it. It's sultry, it's sexy, and it says exactly what one feels when you can't have what/who you want... in other words, everyone can relate.
The good news is that Wilson has a solo album coming out "soon." However, this mantra has been repeated every time I've run into Wilson at a show, or seen him play. It's always soon. Well Dan, we are sick of waiting. I want my DW and I want it NOW.
If you hit up Wilson's myspace, you'll find a few of the tracks off his "soon-to-be-released" solo album. "Breathless" leaves ME breathless, and "All Kinds" will make you weep a bit into your pillow. Check them out. Until this solo album actually comes out, check out a few older DW mp3s. It'll have to do for now.
Download mp3s:
Everything I Own (Bread cover)
What A Year for a New Year
For more information on Dan Wilson:
DanWilsonMusic.com
Dan Wilson's MySpace
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Dan is one of the finest songwriters around and as a performing musician is tough to beat. We had the pleasure of having both Dan and Rachael on as radio guests and they are both really nice people. Could you ask for anything cooler than that? A good singer-songwriter and a good person rolled up into one. Looking forward to his upcoming album too!
:=)
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