Lewis Taylor retirement
Burns
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Why did dude retire, and where is he now? Why, why, why.....
Burns
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I'm very sad about this as well. He was one of the relatively current artists I checked for new music from regularly. Now that he's not recording any longer, 99% of the music I buy is old stuff.
It might have something to do with hitting the "big time" by getting one of his songs ("Lovelight") recorded by Robbie Williams.
SG
anybody got a live show of his handy?
Yes:
Lewis Taylor (UK-only release)
Lewis II (UK-only release)
Stoned part one (initial UK-only release)
Stoned part two (initial UK-only release)
Stoned (The US edition, merging the best parts of 1 and 2 above)
Limited Edition 2004 (this is currently available only on iTunes)
The Lost Album (initially released in the UK; a remastered version with bonus tracks was released in the US this past month)
Before the ST album, he released a few records under the name Sheriff Jack.
He also recorded a nearly-complete cover version of the Captain Beefheart "Trout Mask" album, which was briefly available on his fansite:
www.lewistaylormusic.com (----check this out for a fairly complete discography)
SG
Apparently, he's quit music to write comedy. Not the usual kind of thing musicians do when they go into self-imposed exile, but then Lewis isn't your usual musician. I was kinda pleased that Robbie Williams covered "Lovelight" (did a good job of it, too) because I thought that at least Lewis is going to get some serious paper after a decade or more of being a cult figure whose records aren't so much released as they escape. But then it turns out to be the worst-selling album of Robbie Williams' career.