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Meyer, Douglas & Barenberg — The Hymn Of Ordinary Motion
Album: Skip, Hop & Wobble
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Released: 1993
Length: 1:52
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I swear that music can change -- improve, heal -- neural pathways. Tonight's sequence:

It's all Over Now Baby Blue (Van Morrison)
Strange Boat (The Water Boys)
Running To Stand Still ( (U2)
The Hymn Of the Ordinary (Meyer et al)

Thank you, Bill and RP. I feel I'm a bit of a better man tonight.

Posted 5 months ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
 liveaudio608 wrote:

Mighty might fine and soulful pickin'.  I've been trying to perform this song live for ages and cannot quite get it.  People seem to dig it but I can never really nail it down.


Don't stop tryin'.   Good Luck!  GREAT TUNE!  
Posted 6 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Mighty might fine and soulful pickin'.  I've been trying to perform this song live for ages and cannot quite get it.  People seem to dig it but I can never really nail it down.

Posted 9 months ago by liveaudio608    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:

They sound like a law firm and look like three Jerry Seinfeld impersonators.


  "What's up with that lawsuit, am I right?" 

Hey, we can carp about the photo or the graphics on the cover but it's a great great album. "Sound like a law firm" my ass. 
Posted 9 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
excellent!!!  I like this. I don't care what anybody else has to say.  Thanx RP   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

More Bluegrass. Less Bluezak.

did someone label this music bluegrass? never heard and would dispute it. love the bad album cover nominations though

Posted 1 year ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 kazoo wrote:



I was just thinking that I hadn't heard any Ken for a long time. Can I request a Ken song? None of the crap he did with Barbie though. I never understood what he saw in her.


I haven't laughed that hard or that long in forever. I was doing OK until I got to the Ken and Barbie part! Snot's still running out of my nose!

Screen grab with comments, going right on FB.

I'd seen that disturbing Ken cover before but the comments!

Thank you everyone!
Posted 1 year ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
They sound like a law firm and look like three Jerry Seinfeld impersonators.
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 skindy wrote:

The cover would be fine if they had just used a normal font for the album title. Artist names up top = fine. Photo = fine. 1980s kiddie hodgepodge fonts for title = terrible!


Skip the cowbell, needs more Comic Sans! 
Posted 2 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

More Bluegrass. Less Bluezak.



You win. (I found the music pleasant myself, but Bluezak does seem to fit)
Posted 3 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:


 



{#Stupid}

It may be a somewhat commonplace album cover, but I wouldn't call it "terrible", and there are thousands of covers which are much more "cheesy" than this one.

Ex: Terrible album cover:                
ken    Cheesy Album cover:
ken2



I was just thinking that I hadn't heard any Ken for a long time. Can I request a Ken song? None of the crap he did with Barbie though. I never understood what he saw in her.
Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
 andiman wrote:
Excelsior wrote:
Too short!
Right. I bought the CD, great tracks, especially "From Ankara to Istanbul".
 

When I heard "From Ankara to Istanbul" on RP some years ago - I sat up and remember being blown away by it. I'd never heard of the album but bought it immediately. I play it regularly. 

Yes - the cover is not the greatest shall we say. 
Posted 3 years ago by reallylost    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:


 TimeWaster wrote:
This is a very nice tune, too short though. I agree with a previous post - the album cover is terrible.



{#Stupid}

It may be a somewhat commonplace album cover, but I wouldn't call it "terrible", and there are thousands of covers which are much more "cheesy" than this one.

Ex: Terrible album cover:                
ken    Cheesy Album cover:
ken2
 

Thanks for the laugh!! Needed!! 
Posted 3 years ago by countryrds    [ Reply ]
musica molto bella - PS non ascoltiamo la foto della copertina , credo
Posted 4 years ago by mario_1954    [ Reply ]
For a sec I thought I was hearing T Bone again.
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 mdnlsn wrote:
If there was a Grammy for "Best Album & Worst Cover", these boys would have it in the bag.
 
The cover would be fine if they had just used a normal font for the album title. Artist names up top = fine. Photo = fine. 1980s kiddie hodgepodge fonts for title = terrible!
Posted 5 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:


 TimeWaster wrote:
This is a very nice tune, too short though. I agree with a previous post - the album cover is terrible.
{#Stupid}

It may be a somewhat commonplace album cover, but I wouldn't call it "terrible", and there are thousands of covers which are much more "cheesy" than this one.

Ex: Terrible album cover:                Cheesy Album cover:
ken           ken2


 
RYU KILL THAT ALL THE TIME ?!# IS HE LOOKS LIKE HOMOSAPHIEN ICON ?
Posted 5 years ago by zaebb    [ Reply ]
Lovely
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
If there was a Grammy for "Best Album & Worst Cover", these boys would have it in the bag.
Posted 5 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
More Bluegrass. Less Bluezak.
Posted 5 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I discovered this album on here when I heard Big Sciota. The whole album is sensational.
Posted 6 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
Incredible musicians. This album is one of my favorite of all time.
Posted 7 years ago by dflee    [ Reply ]
This album has the most lopsided ratio imaginable of Awesome Music / Awful Cover.
Posted 7 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
 Danimal174 wrote:
First time I've heard this, and I'm blown away! 

 
Check out Alison Krauss and Union Station - Jerry Douglas plays in Union Station, and the DVD of their concert in Kentucky back in 2005ish is something you'll cherish forever. Jerry Douglas is a genius. This song is great, I concur.
Posted 8 years ago by jab49    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard this, and I'm blown away! 
Posted 8 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:
Thought this was by Russ Meyer.

Never mind.
and NSFW, BTW 

 
Get yer mind outa the gutter.      
... oh, thought you said Ken Russell.  
Never mind.
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
Thought this was by Russ Meyer.

Never mind.
and NSFW, BTW 
Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
It is so wonderful to hear a concert bass in a pop group in place of a booming electric bass not that I have anything against electronic but it does get tiring to old ears.
Posted 10 years ago by marty88210    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:

Sometimes, timing is EVERYTHING ....

 
....agreed....with tears in my eyes......
Posted 11 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
Over too soon.
Posted 11 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 ufamsm wrote:
Wow. 4 in a row now. Someone should call Bill :) 
  {#Yell}  Hey Bill !!!
Posted 12 years ago by caregiver    [ Reply ]
Wow. 4 in a row now. Someone should call Bill :) 
Posted 12 years ago by ufamsm    [ Reply ]
Lovely. Great title too.
Posted 12 years ago by Robbiem65    [ Reply ]
Thank You, Bill!!!!!{#Bounce}
Posted 12 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Douglas, Barenberg & Meyer . . . have you been injured in an automobile accident? . . .
 
HAR!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Ubaldo    [ Reply ]
Excellent song off of an outstanding album. I just love the way they compliment each others talents and individual sounds. Alas, it does seem that my memory of the song is that it is longer than Bill's recording... off to find my album to confirm or deny this.
Posted 12 years ago by Bear1492    [ Reply ]
what just happened?  The song did not play all the way through?
Posted 12 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]

Sometimes, timing is EVERYTHING ....


Posted 12 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Always a treat to hear these guys!
Posted 13 years ago by thinkthinkthink    [ Reply ]
My all-time favorite tune in the universe.  Gets me on a primal level.
Posted 13 years ago by drcrnp    [ Reply ]
 ajamison wrote:
Love the song, but probably the cheesiest album cover ever.
 

 TimeWaster wrote:
This is a very nice tune, too short though. I agree with a previous post - the album cover is terrible.



{#Stupid}

It may be a somewhat commonplace album cover, but I wouldn't call it "terrible", and there are thousands of covers which are much more "cheesy" than this one.

Ex: Terrible album cover:                
ken        Cheesy Album cover:
ken2
Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]

Outstanding album—definitely worth your money. 
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Come on! already finished?!!  I want more!!
Posted 13 years ago by Axelito    [ Reply ]
 andiman wrote:

Right. I bought the CD, great tracks, especially "From Ankara to Istanbul".
 
Definitely

Posted 13 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Yeah......this is beautiful music. We bought this from Amazon after hearing it here on RP. We then wanted to put it on our MP3 player.......but oohher missus....ye need a licence ...says Microsoft......which we duly downloaded  .......but afterwards we are still being asked for a licence. Cannot play.....now not even on our main computer. Is this a bit wierd or what? We have hundreds of CD's...all paid for properly!...but just this one will not work. Anyone know how to do this?  Other than that this is a great CD. Cheers  from Claire.
Posted 14 years ago by ClaireWild    [ Reply ]
too short.  too short.  too short by far.  first time i've heard this, and am now going to busily peruse the music sites for more, more, more.
Posted 14 years ago by nook    [ Reply ]

Skip, Hop & Wobble

(i dunno Bill, you playin' 'silly buggaz', or what..? {#Bananajumprope}


Posted 14 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Douglas, Barenberg & Meyer . . . have you been injured in an automobile accident? . . .
Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Sad Liza?
Posted 15 years ago by Ando    [ Reply ]
Way too short!!
Posted 16 years ago by Neil66    [ Reply ]
 ddog wrote:
I personally prefer Jerry's music when accompanying Alison Krauss..
 
Thought this was Alison w/ Union Station at first.  Beautiful tune.

Posted 16 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Excelsior wrote:
Too short!
Right. I bought the CD, great tracks, especially "From Ankara to Istanbul".
Posted 16 years ago by andiman    [ Reply ]
Too short!
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
This is a very nice tune, too short though. I agree with a previous post - the album cover is terrible.
Posted 16 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
I personally prefer Jerry's music when accompanying Alison Krauss..
Posted 16 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
Wow, is it really that short or is it that I'm just really into it and don't notice its has been on long enough that it has to inevitably ends.
Posted 16 years ago by Grizzly_old_man    [ Reply ]
Very nice. Richard Thompson would be a great segue.
Posted 16 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
Love the song, but probably the cheesiest album cover ever.
Posted 17 years ago by ajamison    [ Reply ]
It doesn't get much better than this. 10!
Posted 17 years ago by appst89    [ Reply ]
Whoa, sweet.
Posted 17 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
parrothead wrote:
I want this CD but I can't find it anywhere. I think it may be out of print...Please help...
I just ordered it from Amazon (via the RP link) for $13.99 a couple of weeks ago.
Posted 17 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
I want this CD but I can't find it anywhere. I think it may be out of print...Please help...
Revision 1/20/09 Some very nice listener on RP forwarded me a copy of this CD via the internet last year after reading my post. Thank you very much Mr. Gregg. You gotta love RP, it PAYs. {#Biggrin}
Posted 17 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
one of my favorite songs from JD. A BEAUTIFUL 10. A nice surprise during this mellow set. Thanks Bill!
Posted 17 years ago by trollboy    [ Reply ]
Jerry is the man! Those other chaps are worthy of G-D like status as well! Thanks RP! Please play more!
Posted 17 years ago by taterflatpicker    [ Reply ]
Wow, never expected to hear Jerry Douglas here. What a treat.
Posted 17 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
Excellant tunage!! *drifts and floats*
Posted 18 years ago by onapath    [ Reply ]
I wish I could play guitar like that. Nice!
Posted 18 years ago by strawtarget    [ Reply ]
it soars seeminglessly in the room. Peaceful yet powerful
Posted 18 years ago by donmatthews    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by appst89    [ Reply ]
Beautiful, more please!
Posted 18 years ago by BigCalm    [ Reply ]
i love this. it's so soothing.
Posted 18 years ago by TheJestress    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Wonderful.
Posted 18 years ago by betterdaze    [ Reply ]
Beautiful tune to hear anytime, but especially @ 3:15 a.m. in the morning. :o)
Posted 18 years ago by gigatess    [ Reply ]
I think any young person thinking of playing the guitar should listen to this before thinking of being an "axe man" This music is absolutely fantastic to work to
Posted 18 years ago by huebdoo    [ Reply ]
Sublime. Love it.
Posted 18 years ago by RADIOSLOTH    [ Reply ]
First time I've caught this on "air" since I uploaded it months ago. Nice to hear it mixed in as only Bill seems able to know how. Excellent.
Posted 19 years ago by rickf    [ Reply ]
a very relaxing sound
Posted 19 years ago by liamfm    [ Reply ]
always a treat to hear Jerry Douglas-thanks Bill!
Posted 19 years ago by MCKY    [ Reply ]