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 ...