Vacant Horizon

thanks for the input. i am checking out their latest disc and am really digging it. i love that interplay of clean guitars a la television and of course, wilco. so we'll see how it goes. also want to check out their instrumental eps. cheers

recommendations? although i am not a huge fan of noise etc., i do like their guitar sounds and workings from what i have heard. don't know where to begin though. i remember seeing that 100% video on mtv a long time ago. that's it.

saw him in atlanta in 2006. well worth it. probably one of the best shows i have ever seen. he is a true american treasure. i could listen to him rap all night and just sing tunes on his piano. he did a bit of that, but it was mostly blood money, real gone, and mule tunes, which i was not complaining about.

well said my friend. although, i am a bit more optimistic than your friend's thesis. i think the death of the RIAA will mean the death of the middle man. as a result, all the money i pay for wilco stuff, will go straight to wilco, not some capitalist.

yeah, like if it is a band i really like, then i am the one that is gonna go for the 35 song download at 256kbs. i also want to support the artist. those who download illegally wouldn't have bought the album anyway. file sharing is not ruining the record business, bad music is. i really think people support the artists they like. BUT, the shit that is on top 40 is just that, shit. and the kids know it. so they download it for free knowing they'll be sick of it in 3 weeks. there's no incentive for them to buy any of that stuff. where as back in the 70s, bands were around for awhile and

http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/03/03/in...=googlenews_wsj NIN and new music business models. this is short and really interesting. i am fascinated by what's happening with music distribution and i love what rez is doing here. i am reminded of something i heard steve albini say in an interview where he saw the future of music being like church. every band builds a following and caters to them. in turn, the 'followers' support the band. i see magnolia electric as this type of band. although on a label, jason has such a devoted following that sees him every time he comes to town etc.

i am so hot and cold with these dudes, as i am band of horses. one day i am in love with everything they do and then today, i just can't stand 'em. did see them live in 04. pretty good. glad jim cut his hair. craig

no, just opinions. maybe my bad because i just don't like them.

totally remember angel eyes as it was all over the radio in the late 80s. he was pretty cool, just suffered from that 80s production. wasn't he also in that movie roadhouse with patrick swazy and his huge hair? sad news. didn't know he was that young. really thought he was one of the few mainstream 'rockers' in the 80s besides stevie etc. in the midst of all the terrible top 40 stuff.

well said. it's really hard to talk about music and scenes etc. without being exactly what we are reacting to, elitism. i just like the idea of BoH being an everyman's band. just making good music because that is what they do. no shtick, no selling out, etc.

yes, totally overrated.

well, my hope is to pay $20, no more, after about the 3rd song. c

if i am gonna listen to bruce it's gonna be nebraska or lucky town. actually like that album. local hero is a great song. c

well, i hope i can get a cheap ticket after the show starts b/c i do not have the ridiculous amount of cash for a real ticket. just ricidulous. him, neil and the stones etc.

Music to my ears Ben Lets get back to rock. I am one of those dads with babies. Now I probably wont be bringing my sons to your shows or getting drunk, but I sure do like 90 minutes of good rock and no schtick, which is what BOH is all about. These dudes got a long career ahead of them. Here's hoping that they and wilco and some others can curb this indie pretensious nonsense that is rampant right now. arcade fire? Rock on!

great article. i guess i love bruce more than his music. have tried for years, but just can't seem to get into it. of course i was unintentionally burned out with born in the usa era bruce b/c of top 40 radio in the 80s. i think that scarred me. anyway, i think i am gonna head downtown when he plays atlanta and try to get a cheap ticket after the show starts. anyone have any luck doing this before? craig

i guess i am with you all on this. i mean, i have music in a bunch of different places. burned discs in case logic, my favorite discs on a shelf, and digital music. i guess i wish it was all more streamlined ie all new, all used, all digital etc. anyhow, i went to amazon and downloaded a few black keys songs. way better than itunes with bitrate 256 and no drm. now i hope my computer doesnt crash.

so the black keys thread has inspired me to pick up one of their cds. i think buying it new will best support the artist and the local indie shop, no. thoughts? c

good points. so, all this talk of the keys got me to check out magic potion. downloaded a few tracks at amazon and am really digging it. so, maybe the new album will be good. i wont hear it until it comes out because, after several attempts, i finally quite 'downloading' early last month. i have been sober for over 6 weeks! now, if i could just stay away from the donuts.

have you heard the entire album? as far as albini goes, i am not saying he is the best producer etc. i just like that he tries to capture a band rather than take them apart and put them back together again in some pristine, unnatural way. the keys had a good thing going with just the striped down ensemble, but their albums just keep getting more and more 'produced'. probably because they are running out of ideas for the duo and the riffs are just getting old. it's really gonna be hard for them to ever top thickfreakness.

i like the idea of these dudes, but every time i listen i get bored and just want to listen to green era fleetwood mac or zeppelin. a track is up on their myspace...just over produced. the real next step for these guys should have been getting a bass player and making a nice phat blues rock record and none of this studio shit. get steve albini for god's sake. c

right.

awesome. i hope to see him live at some point. i think there are a few albums under the Band of Blacky Ranchette. also want to check out arizona amp and alternator. maybe even get a t-shirt!

yeah, i am leaning in that direction. like, i really love wilco and neil young, so i have CDs of theirs.