Harry Nilsson


Hello all.

For the few interested out there (and like me were unaware), there is a July 2019 release of new Nilsson music.  Apparently there were recordings made more than 25 years ago that have recently been resurrected, and now released.  I played it twice today, and think its a gem.  A few of the song are classic Nilsson, with 2 written by others, and all are great to me.  All in all a great great piece of work (and as a bonus it was mastered by Greg Calbi).  I envy that guy so very much.  

The fact that I have this is a miracle to me, since I have no idea how to find new releases the way I once was able to. But for this one, I'm truly thankful!
rpeluso
Nilsson may be one of the most underrated artists of the rock era!  Thanks for the tip; will seek these out.
Jellyfish wrote and recorded a song that sounded exactly as if Nilsson had written it (he had distinctive and characteristic chord sequences and melodic intervals he favored). I met Harry shortly before his passing, and told him about it. He told me he had heard the same from someone else. I'll have to try and find the song.
FYI, I just looked up the title of the new release. Here it is:

Harry Nilsson - Losst and Founnd"
 The documentary " Who is Harry Nilsson and Why is Everybody Talking About Him "  is really good if youre a Harry fan
Great documentary, and although singing isn't a quantifiable skill (best ever? Well...) I can agree he was one of the best I've ever heard, and although prone to some whacky behavior (to put it mildly) his stuff utterly holds up. A fave album for years has been "Nilsson Sings Newman" which I often force people to listen to and very enthusiastically recommend. I have pretty much all of his stuff including a 3 CD set from BMG in 2000 called "Legendary Harry Nilsson" which has 2 sides of 17 cuts and one of 16...lots of Harry...although missing "You're Breaking My Heart" since the perceived obscenity would seemingly harm people's fragile brains...hmm...
The keyboard player and drummer of a band I was in during the 70s also were part of a stage production of The Point...a brilliant show...and the bonus was we got some theatre people to party with.