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I was pretty much obsessed by him in late 90s/early 2000's and personally think the earlier Songs:Ohia stuff is far superior to any of the Magnolia stuff he has done in last 5 years or so, though agree that Let Me Go is one of his best though ,simply incredible, I much prefer him stripped down than in the dull Magnolia rock arrangements. I'd reccomend Access & Ace as a good one, some amazing songs on there and obviously Didn't It Rain & Ghostropic are flawless. Make sure you have the Magnolia Electric Co bonus disc which came with some copies and has him doing whole album solo and is

I was pretty much obsessed by him in late 90s/early 2000's and personally think the earlier Songs:Ohia stuff is far superior to any of the Magnolia stuff he has done in last 5 years or so, though agree that Let Me Go is one of his best though ,simply incredible, I much prefer him stripped down than in the dull Magnolia rock arrangements. I'd reccomend Access & Ace as a good one, some amazing songs on there and obviously Didn't It Rain & Ghostropic are flawless. Make sure you have the Magnolia Electric Co bonus disc which came with some copies and has him doing whole album solo and is

The Cure's Kiss Me Kiss Me is pretty perfect to me as it is.

For me it's all about Your Funeral My Trial,Tender Prey & The Good Son. Nothing since has really grabbed me as much.

Whereas for me the first three records are wonderful and everything after is as dull as dishwater, Yerself Is Steam is just such an incredible record!

I'ver never liked "The One I love" either but not sure why, there's just something about it which bugs me. I't was probably the first REM song I heard too. I've never really liked Document too much either,it just has a coldness to it which bugs me. Green is my favorite album by a long shot, I love everything about it,the stupid songs included. It was first first REM album as it happens too! I don't get why people dislike it so much but so be it!

Definately get Dongs Of Sevotion, is a wonderfully dark album with some of his best tunes, Bloodflow,Cold Discovery,Permanent Smile etc. Also the lovely Kicking A Couple Around ep is essential.

Beware is absolutely awful,the worst thing he has done by a long mile, imagine the worst bits of Lie Down In The Light (I like most of it at lot), remove any semblance of a song and then add more hokey fiddles and you'll come close. If he's been working on this for three years then its time well wasted! A massive disappointment This review sums it up perfectly http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13960/reviews/4136223 The new Bill Callahan bodes much better!!

Annoyingly they havn't included the whole of that live show, there's another 4 songs or so on the bootleg, sure they could have fiited on!

I have the 160gb and is perfect still have nearly half left, I've heard that Apple are discontinuing it since they apparantly people complain it's too heavy which is ridiculous.

John Cale's scream in particular at the end of his version of I'm Waiting For My Man is something to behold. There are some live versions from late 70s/early 80s when he was generally out of it that are truly blood curdling!

Will have to check it out, been having a bit of a James revival recently and been rediscovering Laid the album all over again (as it happens, the title track is my least favorite and ruins the flow of a near perfect album) Also loving Cresecendo from Goldmother, one of their loveliest! Does anyone have mp3s of the original Roughtrade Come home & Sit Down cd singles A little nostalgia trip, remembering sitting on the hill with a big pint of cider watching this!

Was in late 89 and was reading the now defunct Sounds music paper and having bought Galaxie 500's wonderful On Fire based on their review I went back to re read the review and saw below it a small review for a band called American Music Club where the reviewer said that if you liked the G500 album then you'll love this. The review for for AMC's 'United Kingdom" was suitably fascinating for me to go buy it but on first listen it was rather bleak and didn't really get it but I dubbed it onto a blank cassette as was the style of the time & returned it to get something else. I must have tried

Green for me, there's just something so special about that album. Then probably Murmur & Reckoning & then Out Of Time. The one I really don't like is Automatic, it's such a bland album.

I remember Jeff did a feature in Uncut a couple of years back saying John Cale's Paris 1919 was his favorite album, I'll try and dig up the article.