Wild Frank

The new album, Mr. M, is floating around on t'internet for those interested. Its a great listen, very consistant feel; beautiful and classy. A couple of nice instrumentals too. Not sure it hits the heights of Nixon/Damaged but its certainly a good addition to the mighty lambchop catalogue.

I have tickets for the Manchester part of the UK tour which should be immense.

http://youtu.be/T5T8WNpcTDc

Cracking video. The song may need a few more listens.

Somebody really needs to rip this one and...

 

Well...you know the drill

I'll second that. I need a copy of that jam.

yea, this new one UNDUN is amazing, and this week i reminded myself that the last one (How I Got Over) was really great as well.

UNDUN is a great record but How I Got Ove was stunning, a real feel good album. Phrenology is still my favourite Roots record and 'The Seed' is a slice of perfect Hip Hop.

Love M.Ward and good to see him back focused on his own records. I liked 'Hold Time' but never really fell in love with it as much as I thought I would. 'Transistor Radio' is a beautiful record though.

Wow, great news. 2012 is shaping up nicely. We are due a classic Neil Young album. This may mean Archives Vol,2 gets put back. Smell the Horse!!

I'm really looking forward to the new Lambchop record which comes out next month. Also:

* The Decemberists Live Record (Triple Vinyl..mmmmm!!)

* Neil Young Archives Volume 2 (Hopefully, if not another Performance Release Series)

* New album by Marillion (Really!!, a truly great and much underappreciated band)

* New album by Archive (a great UK group that are similarly unappreciated)

I'm also expecting a new M.Ward album in 2012 and also something from Micah P. Hinson.

Oh and I also think Mercury Rev will have a new one out this year.

Syd's birth name is 'Roger'. TP is trying to trick you all and its rather clever.

The best actor singing has to be Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood in 'Paint your Wagon'.

As mentioned earlier, Tom Waits has put in some great movie performances over the years. He was the lead in the Jarmusch film 'Down by Law' which was great.

Not a singer but Woody Allen plays a mean clarinet and has a jazz band. If I recall he once missed an Oscars ceremony because was playing in a local club.

I believe Jenny Lewis started out as an actress.

Do Spinal Tap count?

1) Lambchop: 75% - My favourite band but, strangely, I struggle with their first two albums. They have just got better and better in my opinion. 'Nixon' and 'Damaged' are timeless. Really looking forward to the new record in early 2012.

2) Wilco: 90% - 'The Whole Love' boosts the percentage, which was dropping following SBS and WTA. I still enjoy both those albums but they can't touch the first five and the most recent.

3) Sparklehorse: 92% - Four albums from late, great, Mark Linkous. All great. 'Vivadixie' and 'Good Morning Spider' still sounds amazing. A great artist whose death still affects me to this day.

4) Tom Waits: 98% - The main man. Has never put out a bad album in over forty years. When he was starting to sound a bit tired he re-invented himself with 'Swordfishtrombone'. His new record maintains his ridiculously high standard. 'Rain Dogs' is pure genius.

5) Micah P Hinson: 90% - Young Micah has put out five records now I have have thoroughly enjoyed them all. The covers album was a bit patchy.

6) Neil Young: 70% - 'On the Beach', 'Tonights the Night', 'Rust Never Sleeps', 'Ragged Glory', 'Time Fades Away'. Neil is a god. He has no quality control switch though. Unlike Tom Waits his output seems less thought out. I respect Neil for the way he follows his muse but I feel some of his albums in the eighties and the last decade shouldn't have seen the light of day. So many albums that his percentage is going to suffer.

7) Genesis: 80% - My first music love. When I was a kid it was the eighties pop Genesis that fascinated me. I then worked back to find some staggering progressive rock such as 'Foxtrot', 'Selling England' and' The Lamb'. As per my avatar, 'Duke' is one of my favourite records; a perfect mix of prog and tight eighties pop-rock. I sometimes wish people would give them the respect they deserve. In the UK at least they still are derided in the music press when they should be hailed and wonderful British group.

8) Mercury Rev: 70% - Going against the grain I feel Mercury Rev have improved with age. I don't fawn over the earlier records like some and really enjoyed their most recent release, the criminally overlooked 'Snowflake Midnight'. 'Deserter's Songs' is a total classic.

9) Van Morrison: 65% - I love Van Morrison. Astral Week and Veedon Fleece are both in my top ten, the later could be my all time favourite record. He hasn't put out any real stinkers but some of his later albums are like van-by-numbers.

10) Grandaddy: 60% - Last on the list a great band that are sadly no more. Jason Lytle's solo work is also great and 'The Sophtware Slump' is one of the key records of the last decade. Not too won over by their earlier material, or their last proper record.

Where is Aerosmith? They may have become a bit of a joke but I loved that band back in the day.

Anyway..I voted for the Band even though they are primarily Canadian.

Looking at that list, as a Brit, it becomes apparent that the UK has a stronger list of great bands, although the US win with solo artists.

1) The Beatles;

2) The Rolling Stones;

3) The Who;

4) Led Zeppelin;

5) Pink Floyd;

6) Genesis;

etc.

TFA is probably my favorite Neil album. LA and Don't Be Denied are my favorite Neil tunes. As for Genesis, I no longer consider them a guilty pleasure. More along the lines of pop brilliance :-) Now, I've only heard a bit of Lambchop and really respect that guy. Need to pick up this new one when it comes out.

It will be interesting to hear this 'TFA 2' when it appears which the next archive box. TFA is very sloppy but that's what makes it so good. As for Genesis as pop-brilliance 'Duke' is just an amazing album.

Re: Lambchop tickets are on sale for a European Tour (they always do well over here). There i also a 'super-deluxe' edition of the new album available for about £80. It looks really nice but I can't justify the cost. If you are looking to delve into the lambchop catalogue I would recommend 'Nixon', 'Is a Woman' and 'Damaged'. A lot of people prefer their earlier, pre-Nixon stuff, but I think they are improving with age.

...another great Lambchop rudey "Moody F$%ker".

A bit more restained, the first cut from the new record is available for download from the Lambchop website.

Wild Frank, you've got great taste...Tom Waits, Genesis, Lambchop!!

Thanks for that. Nice to see the words 'Genesis' and 'great taste' in the same sentence. I've taken some stick over the years but I always stick up for Genesis (even later day Genesis).

In recognition of your avatar I'm also a big Neil Young fan. 'Time Fades Away' is a funny album. Very raw but brilliant. I love the fact that, even in 2011, this record is not available. Bless you Neil. 'Ragged Glory' still my favourite Neil Young record.

They have some of the best song titles.

"Your Fucking Sunny Day"

"My Face, Your Ass"

 

Love it.

Not forgetting the unforgettable: "I Sucked my Boss's Dick"

Splitter! With you on Nixon at least. Manifold deep joy. I have two of their others but not the ones you list ...

Stwike him, Centuwion. Stwike him vewy wuffly!

Wilco are a very close second so I don't feel too guilty.

Joy. The mighty Lambchop have a new record on the way. 'Mr.M' is released on Feb 2012. Lambchop are my favourite band.....bar no-one. 'Nixon', 'Is a Woman' and 'Damaged' are all classic records.

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12791-if-not-ill-just-die/

Disc One 1) I am trying to break your heart (6:57) 2) I Might (4:02) 3) Outtasite (Outta Mind) (2:34) 4) One Wing (3:42) 5) Impossible Germany (5:57) 6) Secrets of the Sea (2:42) 7) Box Full of Letters (3:05) 8) Muzzle of Bees (4:56) 9) California Stars (4:57) 10) Hotel Arizona (3:37) 11) Cars Can't Escape (3:00) 12) Pot Kettle Black (4:00) 13) One Sunday Morning (12:04) Disc Two 1) Art of Almost (7:17) 2) Shot in the Arm (4:19) 3) A Magazine Called Sunset (2:39) 4) Jesus etc (3:50) 5) Ashes of American Flags (4:43) 6) Country Disapeered (4:02) 7) Hummingbird (3:11) 8) Pieholden Suite (3:26) 9) Via Chicago (5:33) 10) Theologians (3:36) 11) Remember the Mountain Bed (6:26) 12) Poor Places (5:15) 13) Reservations (7:22) 14) Another Man Done Gone (1:34) The first single off the album will be 'Outtaside (outtamind).' There will be two 'b-sides': Minsunderstood (6:54) and Someday Soon (2:33) Hope that helps.

I almost bought the immersion WYWH at costco today ($89). Did anyone get this? Worth it?

I've heard mixed reviews about the Immersion WYWH. I have the vinyl (great) and the experience edition bonus material. The sound is amazing, or certainly good enough for me. I don't need all the extra stuff in the Immmerson set. It looks completist x10. If I had $90 (or the pound sterling equivalent) I would buy the cheaper one and then treat myself to something else. How about the 'experience' edition and a $60 bottle of red wine to drink whilst experiencing it?

I don't think that it counts as a 2011 release.

That said, it is my favorite Mercury Rev album.

I know, I just had to mention it somewhere and the 2011 re-issue is a thing of beauty. Hopefully we will get a new record from Mercury Rev in 2012. I loved their most recent album but it seemed to go under the radar somewhat.

'Up To Me' is probably one of Dylan's most heart wrenching (unreleased) songs.

 

'Up to Me' has one of my all-time favourite Dylan lines:

"I was just too stubborn to ever be governed by enforced insanity"

The words are amazing but the way he sings them is total genius.

I would have BOTT at number two, just behind Highway 61.

And I'll second the Shout for the 'Hard Rain' live album which is a much under-appreciated Dylan record which contains some really angry reditions of Blood on the Tracks tracks.

This caught my eye - thank you for the prompt!

Yeah its great. The album is not out till end of the year but the tracks can be listened to on the Erased Tapes website.His 2010 record 'weight of darkness' was sublime.

I actually saw them once. I don't know if I would call them metal though.

No I'm inclined to agree. More in the Soft Rock/Blues Rock field really. They did a lovely cover of 'Afterglow' by The Small Faces.

I suppose this is the best thread for this one. I had a real pleasent nostalgia trip last night when I pulled out a couple of 'Great White' records from my collection. Thoroughly enjoyable. 'Hooked' and 'Twice Shy'. Anyone else remeber these guys?

In terms of drum solo's Genesis between '76 and '82 was perfect. Phil Colins and Chester Thompson did some amazing stuff between them. It's a real shame that Phil isn't more widly credited with his work from the back of the stage.

One I remember from back in the day was Mick Fleetwood who, similar to Kramer, would prance around the stage 'playing with himself'. He also had these two wooden 'balls' that used to dangle between his legs that he would hit from time to time. not sure why.