Sweet Mistakes

Sweet Mistakes

Track Listings

1. Kristian's Song

2. Sweet Mistakes

3. New Orleans

4. Seventeen Septembers

5. Independence Day

6. 3,000 Miles (remix)

7. The Martyr's Lounge

8. Roll Away Bed

9. The Art of Distance

10. Medicine

11. The 20th Century is Over

12. Beautiful World

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
In the last couple of years, piles of songs have been collecting in my Boston apartment like old letters and postcards. Demos and lyric sheets, all gathering dust in the various corners--30 of them in all, patiently waiting for a new album to come home. Many of these songs had been demoed in unconventional ways by myself and co-conspirators. I went down to Atlanta and recorded "Sweet Mistakes", "20th Century is Over", "Martyr's Lounge", "Independence Day" over a weekend with Kristian and Don at Nickle and Dime Studios. We had made a promise to work together, and were finally following through--sadly, the studio burned down a few months after these songs were recorded, and the master tapes were destroyed forever by the fire--so, there was no chance for remixing, no cleaning up, no fixing parts--These are first run versions in all their vulnerable glory.

Sweet Mistakes,Ellis Paul,Black Wolf Records,(“Ellis Paul is now a national folk star and to many the quintessential Boston songwriter: literate, provocative, urbanely romantic.” — The Boston Globe) "Sweet Mistakes" was the title track featured in the Farrelly Brothers film "Shallow Hal".,Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop

Average customer rating:

Ellis Plays it like it's Religion!!

Unfinished Songs??? This is Ellis' best CD!!!

No Mistakes Here

Refreshingly real in today's day and age.

Sweet Mistakes
Ellis Paul
Manufacturer: Black Wolf Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UCB6
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

Kristian's Song
Sweet Mistakes
New Orleans
Seventeen Septembers
Independence Day
3,000 Miles (remix)
The Martyr's Lounge
Roll Away Bed
The Art of Distance
Medicine
The 20th Century is Over
Beautiful World

Product Description

In the last couple of years, piles of songs have been collecting in my Boston apartment like old letters and postcards. Demos and lyric sheets, all gathering dust in the various corners--30 of them in all, patiently waiting for a new album to come home. Many of these songs had been demoed in unconventional ways by myself and co-conspirators. I went down to Atlanta and recorded "Sweet Mistakes", "20th Century is Over", "Martyr's Lounge", "Independence Day" over a weekend with Kristian and Don at Nickle and Dime Studios. We had made a promise to work together, and were finally following through--sadly, the studio burned down a few months after these songs were recorded, and the master tapes were destroyed forever by the fire--so, there was no chance for remixing, no cleaning up, no fixing parts--These are first run versions in all their vulnerable glory.

Customer Reviews:

Ellis Plays it like it's Religion!!.......2003-05-03

"Sweet Mistakes" is a song that was chosen for the movie "Shallow Hal".
"Kristian's Song" is about Kristian Bush (One half of Billy Pilgram and producer (along with one half of "Catbird Seat's Bob Bedell!!--Hi Bob and Don McCallister). This is a very cinema-graphic song ("Past an old man at a window past two kids asleep on pillows, past a woman like a willow") "Seventeen Septembers" is about a couples ironic breakup---their offspring is at the same age as they were when they made-out in the back of a car ("One night in a car changed who you are") "New Orleans" is a cool finger-picked love song ("Here's me tripping on the clouds, i'm laughing tumbling down, I've fallen on your door step--In New Orleans, it stretches
beneath my feet, I'm the King of Bourbon Street, Stike a match and all the street lights catch"
"The Art of Distance" ("You get the call on your message machine, its 2am, it better be important" "if you knew the art of distance would you lay in your bed or take a cab across town". "Medicine" is one a song about dependence on drugs (references to Marilyn Monroe ("Who's gonna call Joe Dimaggio") "And we've asked you to change and ain't it strange how friends disappear". "The Martyr's Lounge" is a long time favorite concert song---a funny (ha-ha) song. "3000 Miles" is a remix one of the songs Ellis plays alot in concert---and rightly so: with its driving (no pun intended) panaramic lyrics. "Down in Houston on comes this woman With two kids and a bottle of booze,And she cracked them both like match heads Whenever they ventured too close to her fuse" "The 20th Century Is Over" is one of Ellis's poems set to a rather cool laid-back rap-like backing music---it really grows on ya with time. Find out what Ellis thinks about the 20th century! "Beautiful World" is another poem sung. "Independence Day" Rocks ("I shed some light on the mystery of why I kicked her out on Independence Day, With the fire works burning I found my self learning--couldn't lay in my bed the same way") "Roll Away Bed" is for the sheer fun of it kinda song. Indeed no mis takes!

Unfinished Songs??? This is Ellis' best CD!!!.......2002-09-14

I'm not sure what everyone's talking about, but this is Ellis' most polished, well produced, folk-rocky, dare I say potentially "breakout" CD so far. Ellis, please consider working with this producer next time. Forget the new one (Speed of Trees), and seek out this superb CD!

No Mistakes Here.......2002-02-06

This is a CD that is actually made up of B-Sides, old recordings and remastered tunes, and in a word, awesome. From the dream-song (yes, based on an actual dream) "New Orleans" to the moving-on song "Independence Day" this CD is soft and rockin' at the same time. It, like most of Ellis' music, has a little something for everyone. The driving desperation of "Medicine," the discovery and memories of "Seventeen Septembers"--I could go on and on. This is an incredible CD, and it stands solidly next to Ellis' label recordings (Ellis put this one out on his own). Deep lyrics and great melodies will draw you in! Buy this CD while you can!

Refreshingly real in today's day and age........2001-12-17

The joke goes something like this. George Harrison enters the gates of Heaven and encounters the legendary band people on Earth only dream about. Jimi, Janis, Elvis, Keith Moon, and all the other legends are playing away. He notices a familiar figure in black leather and sunglasses belting out U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday. Turning to John Lennon, George remarks it was odd that Bono died the same day he did. Lennon turns to Harrison and says, "that's just God, sometimes he thinks he's Bono".

In todays age of self absorbed stars with an inflated sense of their own importance, it's refreshing to see that somebody like Ellis Paul is still performing and recording.

Ellis is, in short, New England. He's a story teller with all of the simple humility and ability to connect that is sorely lacking today. In a recent performance, he sang acappella while changing his own guitar strings. Rather than brag about singing the National Anthem before a Red Sox-Yankees game, he told the audience about the overwhelming urge he had to run the bases at Fenway before he was done singing. Instead of preaching about his views on 9-11, his guitar simple had the words, "Terror Killing Machine" scrawled on it in a Woody Guthriesque manner.

Paul's "Sweet Mistakes" is an eclectic mix of stories that gives Paul the room to experiment with hip-hop beats and backup singers. Because the album is more a collection of songs than a true album recorded as a unit, the listner is treated to Paul's experimentation along with his trademark guitar and vocals.

My personal favorite is the acappella "Beautiful Word". New Orleans, 3,000 Miles, Kristian's Song are also standouts. It's much easier to listen and absorb Ellis Paul, than it is to critique him. In short, it's a great CD and I reccomend it.

Tracks:

Deny the Sun
Tiny Violin
Absence of Passion
New Orleans
You Don't Know Yourself
Unsuspecting Girl
If That Ain't Why
Count the Moments
Weight of Your Words
You Got My Number
Behind the Wheel

Album Description

Aunt Mimi's Records, named in honor of the woman who raised John Lennon, is an independent label with one release, The Brilliant Mistakes' All Hands & The Cook.

Customer Reviews:

Refreshing Pop With Raw Overtones.......2000-03-12

I recently picked up a copy of All Hands & The Cook on advice of a friend. Not being a big fan of "pop" music, I was skeptical. What a terrific surprise to hear a band with a nice raw edge performing very cleverly crafted songs! Maybe it's just indicative of a first album, but the missing "polish", heard on higher budget recordings, adds a whole level of honesty to this album that you don't hear much in today's pop culture. Check out "Deny The Sun" to see what I'm talking about.

For now, I think this band really has it figured out...I hope they can continue to mix intelligent music and lyrics with simplicity and honesty. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who has given up hope for meaningful raw pop.

Quality pop!.......2000-02-18

This is one of my favorite recent albums, and I'm talking in the context of the whole major-label crew. All Hands And The Cook starts off as a rocker with "Deny the Sun," but I'm hooked by the sweeter songs like "Absence of Passion." I like to hear a band that can write good music AND quality lyrics -- it never gets old that way.

Smart Pop that stirs the soul.......1999-10-15

This is a wonderful cd full of finely crafted songs in the true pop tradition. Think Costello, Crowded House, and Crenshaw and you'll get a hint of this great NYC band's sound. These are great songs that you can sing along to with lyrics that go deeper than the average pop tune. I highly recommend "All Hands and the Cook".