Oil Can Boyd

I'm a little late to the game but we just watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire and thought it was great.

Leroy Bach was in the band at that time (playing guitar, keyboards, and background vocals).

Chez - right back atcha. Yes, I really liked Ryan's book. I was born and raised in the Boston area (and am still here) so much of what he wrote really resonated. I learned a lot about Van Morrison and the weird stuff going on in Boston/Cambridge at the time. Highly recommend the book.

That album and Tiny Cities were really big for me (but I have a tough time listening to Kozelek now).

Wow - nice!

Apparently ed fromohio is having a tough time: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ed-fromohio-firehose-crawford-needs-our-help

Linking threads, wasn't that the top selling album of all time at Other Music?

Oh I am sure the intimidation was as much about me as it was them. The time I went in I was rushed and I couldn't quite figure out how things were sorted and wasn't sure what I was looking for. I spent a lot of time in that neighborhood from '86 to '88 and had it been around then I am sure I would have been a regular.

Ha! I watched it last night and really liked it. I only went in there once and found it somewhat intimidating. Oddly, the documentary doesn't mention (unless I missed it) that Josh Madell, one of the owners, was the drummer for Antietam for many years.

That's a great one.

Big Thief Masterpiece

Taking a break from Talking Heads to listen to this.

They really are. And so different from each other. I'm enjoying the book - but it definitely seems like Frantz needed an outlet to publicly vent about Byrne.

Reading Chris Frantz's autobiography so I'm revisiting the early albums.

Random thoughts/memories: There were not many people on my high school into the Dead so it was fun to see this scenePeople cheered loudly at the "I wish I was a headlight" line in I Know You RiderI knew drums/space was a thing but didn't quite get itI was surprised at how quiet it was during parts of Wharf RatAnd I really remember leaving and wanting to see them again

Saw the Dead for the first time 40 years go tonight (in Providence RI): Set 1 Feel Like A Stranger Peggy-O Cassidy Dire Wolf New Minglewood Blues Althea Looks Like Rain Far From Me China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider Set 2 Samson And Delilah Ramble On Rose Supplication Jam -> Estimated Prophet -> Eyes Of The World -> Drums -> Space -> The Other One -> Wharf Rat -> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad -> Good Lovin' Encore U.S. Blues

I'm really enjoying that one. The Queen Jane Approximately is fantastic.

My fave Eno.

Happy birthday Joe Strummer ...

Wow! Missed last night but need to track this down ...