CortezTheKiller

 

6. The Harrow & the Harvest/Gillian Welch----on my list

8. Our Blood/Richard Buckner-----he's way overdue

9. Purple Mountains/Purple Mountains----best record of 2019

12. Space Gun/Guided By Voices----insert >> How Do You Spell Heaven w/SG very close behind

14. Spread the Feeling/Pernice Brothers----top ten of 2019

16. Dogrel/Fontaines D.C.-----i guess i really need to check this out

19. Fear Fun/Father John Misty----on my list

 

 

If you like post punk music, you will dig the Fontaines D.C. record.

The second two on here are two of my faves so I'm going to check out Songs: Ohia.

 

I don't have a whole list but I think my favorite album of the year is I'm You by Hallelujah the Hills.  I saw them the other night and they played everything from the album and it was really great.  

You're in for a treat.

1. High Violet/The National
2. New Multitudes/Jay Farrar, Anders Parker, Will Johnson & Jim James
3. Teenage Hallelujah/The Dexateens
4. Hard in Heaven/Natural Child
5. Eraserland/Strand of Oaks
6. The Harrow & the Harvest/Gillian Welch
7. We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service/A Tribe Called Quest
8. Our Blood/Richard Buckner
9. Purple Mountains/Purple Mountains
10. Brothers/The Black Keys
11. Sparkle Hard/Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
12. Space Gun/Guided By Voices
13. Mark Kozelek & Desertshore/Mark Kozelek & Desertshore
14. Spread the Feeling/Pernice Brothers
15. Night Surfer/Chuck Prophet
16. Dogrel/Fontaines D.C.
17. Attica!/Wussy
18. Blackstar/David Bowie
19. Fear Fun/Father John Misty
20. Wooden Wand & the World War IV/Wooden Wand & the World War IV

And three phenomenal albums that I was way late to the party to and heard for the first time in 2019:

 

Songs: Ohia -- Magnolia Electric Company

Sun Kil Moon -- Ghosts of the Great Highway

The Dream Syndicate -- Days of Wine and Roses

Three fantastic discoveries!

1. Eraserland Strand of Oaks

2. Purple Mountains Purple Mountains

3. Spread the Feeling Pernice Brothers

4. Dogrel Fontaines D.C.

5. Sweating the Plague Guided By Voices

6. Peace in Restland Plains

7. Everybody Split Possible Humans

8. Wire Mountain Will Johnson

9. Whoosh The Stroppies

10. Guv I & II Young Guv

10. Anything Could Happen/Bash & Pop
9. Rips/Rips
8. Relatives in Descent/Protomartyr
7. Hatteras Night, A Good Luck Charm/Will Johnson
6. Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins/Chuck Prophet
5. How Did I Find Myself Here/The Dream Syndicate
4. Rot/Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys
3. Hey Summer/Lost Balloons
2. Need to Feel Your Love/Sheer Mag
1. How Do You Spell Heaven/Guided by Voices

These are great:

 

Allvays - Antisocialites

The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

The Regrettes - Feel Your Feelings Fool

Ty Segall - S/T

Kevin Morby - City Music

Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet

Big Thief - Capacity

Rips - S/T

Drive By Truckers - American Band

That Rips albums is very good.  I'm a big fan of American Band, too, but it came out last year.

Technically that line came from Patti Smith.

Patterson credits her.

I have never believed a song could change the world. But perhaps a song can provide an outlet for emotion, a tonic for the troops. Maybe a song can be a platform to launch our dreams from, a source of a little light to warm up our darkest nights. One more reason to raise our fists into the air and quote Patti Smith: “Love each other, motherfuckers!”

 

First Listen: Neil Young, 'Hitchhiker'(NPR)

 

Love love love this version of Powderfinger. Hopefully Chrome Dreams is the next "lost album" to get a physical release. 

Definitive version of "Hitchhiker" to my ears.  A proper, physical release for Chrome Dreams would be excellent.  (Damn you, Carole King!)

Yeah, like maybe a couple notches better than everything since they got back to it, right?

 

I've only streamed it but it seemed like it had more memorable tunes than Class Clown, or Bears for Lunch etc.

I never warmed up to Class Clown, but Bears for Lunch is a solid record.  I think I'm ready to say HDYSH is the best GBV record since Earthquake Glue.

First time I saw them was Alien Lanes era & have been a loyal follower.

Great time to get on board.

My votes are:

 

Alien Lanes

Bee Thousand

Under the Bushes

Isolation Drills

Earthquake Glue

Great list.  I'd substitute Universal Truths & Cycles for EG.

the new record is very, very good.

Yes!

Late to the GBV party, but I noticed that they're coming to my city (Lexington KY, woohoo!), and was listening to the new record today (How Do You Spell Heaven).  I like the record, but a little intimidated by their back catalog looking at this thread and the Spotify list.

What do you all think of the new one?  How are they live?  Where to start in the massive archives??

Vince

Overwhelming but very rewarding listening experience.  Most of the album recommendations above are spot on.  If you are looking to sample a range of his material, here's a link to a Spotify playlist I cobbled together last summer.

Ultimate Pollard!

1. A Salty Salute/Guided By Voices

2. Tractor Rape Chain/Guided By Voices

3. The Official Ironman Rally Song/Guided By Voices

4. Chasing Heather Crazy/Guided By Voices

5. Christian Animation Torch Carriers/Guided By Voices

6. John the Dwarf Want to Become an Angel/Boston Spaceships

7. Pop Zeus/Robert Pollard & Doug Gillard

8. Silk Rotor/Robert Pollard

9. Striped White Jets/Guided By Voices

10. You Satisfy Me/Boston Spaceships

11. Death of the Party/Keene Brothers

12. Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft/Robert Pollard

13. Tight Globes/Robert Pollard & Doug Gillard

14. Storm Vibrations/Guided By Voices

15. Huffman Prairie Flying Field/Guided By Voices

16. Supernatural Car Lover/Robert Pollard

17. Dorothy's a Planet/Boston Spaceships

18. No Chain Breaking/Lifeguards

19. Secret Star/Guided By Voices

20. Stifled Man Casino/Airport 5

21. The Right Thing/Robert Pollard

22. Weedking/Guided By Voices

23. Don't Stop Now/Guided By Voices

24. Game of Pricks/Guided By Voices

25. Feathering Clueless (The Exotic Freebird)/Airport 5

The Dream Syndicate's new single, How Did I Find Myself Here?, is available on Spotify & iTunes. It clocks in at just a bit over 11 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv2nK0X8pCM

It smokes!

I figure that is due to the divorce. 

Was my immediate thought, too.

Television:

See No Evil

Venus

Marquee Moon

Glory

Little Johnny Jewel (Live in SF '78)

a friend of mine in high school played in a band who used to cover "Armalite Rifles."

Great jam.  That and To Hell With Poverty were tough omissions.  Love Like Anthrax, too.

Gang of Four:

Damaged Goods

I Found That Essence Rare

At Home He's a Tourist

Natural's Not In It

Paralysed

Unknown Pleasures/Joy Division

Has anyone else noticed how Decade is mysteriously omitted from the recent Box Set? I mean sure, a lot of the Decade songs have already been released in a remastered format, but quite a few haven't.

You'll have your chance in a few weeks.

http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/9279

Other than message boards, I had avoided any kind of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.).  My job necessitated that I jump into the Twitter game.  I wasn't too enthusiastic about it, but several months in, it's not so bad.  In fact, there are several aspects of it I actually like.

The Stooges:

I Wanna Be Your Dog

Little Doll

Loose

T.V. Eye

Gimme Danger

I bet all his social media activity has something to do with that.

He's been flooding my Twitter feed lately.  Good to see Jay (or his "team") reengage with his fan base in a 21st Century way.