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    The RTT

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    So Jeff Tweedy, Jay Farrar, and Mike Heidorn walk into a bar...

     

    So a Greek, a Spaniard a Portuguese and an Italian walk into a bar, drink all night and get shtfaced and pass out - who pays the bar bill?

     

    I may puke like a cat.

    My cats puke on your cats ...

    Flaming Lips

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I have no idea if this is new or not but Pitchfork has an eight part mini-documentary about the making of the Soft Bulletin. I just watched the piece on Race For the Prize and it was pretty interesting.

     

    http://pitchfork.com...-soft-bulletin/

     

    And +2 on the Stephen Drozd appreciation ...

     

    wow, I just watched that and i really was moved by Steven and Michael and Wayne and their feelings about such a great record ... one of my favorites ever

    Diplomacy (the game)

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Never played it, but it looks/sounds interesting.... Online - Is it one of those online games where it's free to play, but they lure you in by only letting you go so far without paying etc.?

    Not at all, totally free, run by dedicated hobbyists ... no gimmicks, no popups, no bullshit. Here is the best place to play online:

     

    WebDiplomacy

     

    I am "Rancher" there if you ever test it out, but there are several thousand players who frequent, some good some bad

    My Morning Jacket...

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Doubt I'll get the new album ... I got into MMJ by seeing two shows, which were awesome, may see them again in Columbus is if it works out, but I did not get into them through the studio records, so I think I'll pass on this one

    Okkervil River - I Am Very Far

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Hey...Love your Gabriel Batwings picture. I'm a huge Genesis fan. Don't see much mention of them around these parts.

    yeh, I love the batwings, had em on forever - see my PM to you

     

    love Okkervil River too, so looking forward to this disc -- favorite Okkervil song currently is "Lost Coastlines" but it changes

    The Decemberists

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I hope Jenny makes a full and speedy recovery. It seems like they caught it early.

     

    There is a lot of love for the new record which is great to see. I am really enjoying it. It feels like a timeless album and works really well in a vinyl format (i.e two sides of four/five songs). It doesn't overstay its welcome either. Good to see artists not trying to cram too much material onto an album. Just 'cos a CD can hold 80 minutes there's no reason to bung everything on it.

     

    Agreed about Jenny - I get the sense that she is a strong person, though

     

    Love the new album, and hey, I really liked Hazards in a different way too, both really well done in their own elements

     

    The Columbus show a few weeks back was very good, we got "The Tain" opener too, and "The Mariner's Revenge Song" at the end

    Okkervil River - I Am Very Far

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Yeah I'm going to have to give this a listen. Loved the last two records. I am holding off on Circuital until release day but as long as it's beter than Evil Urges I'll be satisfied.

    I will get this in a day or two, have been looking forward to it

     

    as for MMJ, loved the two shows I saw, not so much into their recent studio output

    Arcade Fire...

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    All the songs are at least a minute too long, and there are too many songs. A few of the songs feel like exact replicas of other songs on the album. If they had cut three songs, and made all the songs shorter, this may have been a fantastic album.

    I do agree that some of this is true about "The Suburbs", though

    Arcade Fire...

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Love "Funeral" very much and "The Suburbs" too, I play those discs often ... "Neon Bible" has never clicked with me as a whole though I've spun it a dozen times through.trying to like it. "No Cars Go" and "Keep the Car Running" just aren't inspiring to me. I do love "Antichrist Television Blues" though ...

    The Decemberists

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Thanks for the advice. Bought my tickets Monday and I'm looking forward to the show! I also placed an order for the two albums I didn't have in my collection yet. I like to come prepared!

    well, good call and good luck ... they put on a very good show and I think the focus will be a on variety of songs and styles from their whole catalog this time, unless I'm plain wrong

    Why is there such disappointment over Wilco(The Album)?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I wouldn't listen to WTA if it didn't have Jeff Tweedy's voice on it. On the other hand, it's the Wilco album I listen to the least. Fortunately I'm not a strictly album listener. I love to cherry-pick songs from every album and make my own playlists. WTA doesn't give as much to choose from and its songs make my cut list decisions easier.

    that is very similar to my approach and how I feel ...

     

    as someone who hasn;t been around these parts in a while, I'll just give my 2 cents without going back to read this whole thread -- I think it was a nice, safe little album with a few good songs, nothing horrible and nothing risky, not bad but not memorable

    The Decemberists

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Been a big fan for about 5 years now, and I'd absolutely say go see them live as a casual fan. in fact, this may shape up as the perfedct tour to do that as there should be a good mix of their music and not a whole rock opera shoved down your throat ... I will be there at the newly announced Columbus show!

     

    "Rise To Me" is lovely.

    ah, yes it is indeed, one of their best ever

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