wishfulthinker Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 i just bought eureka and i like it. i want to get into his stuff more. which albums should i get next? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Terminal Pharmacy no, really, if you dig Eureka, you'd probably like everything he released on Drag City: Insignificance Halfway to a Threeway and Bad Timing they're all quite good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 they're all quite good He's right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShaneShaneShane Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 i have Eureka and Insignificance on vinyl, and the rest on CD (well, from terminal pharmacy onward)but by far halfway to a threeway is my favorite thing he's done so far. my only complaint is that it's just 4 songs long. the title track alone is worth the purchase,in my opinion. it's a pretty funny (but disturbing) song about doing..uh..."things" to girls with various physical ailments. "as i lay you down on my bed, it don't matter that you're brain dead. i can get so close to ya, now that you're in a coma. i'll make it sweet but short when i pull out your life support. and i know that you'll just fade away. now i'm halfway to a threeway." come to think of it, a lot of the lyrics on the EP are kind of disturbing. from "Fuzzy Sun" : "a cigarette to brand a baby's arm. a bit of ash in his face keeps him warm." it's all amazing, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Insignificance turned this skeptic into a believer. I also like Eureka a lot, but what O'Rourke does with traditional songish structures on the former is really impressive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Insignificance is my favourite, but I've recently picked up Halfway To A Threeway and Bad Timing and both are really good, if a little short. Slightly more folk sounding and stripped back than I'd imagined. I really want to get I'm Happy, I'm Singing and a 1,2,3,4 but it's almost impossible to get over in the UK... grrr... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Bad Timing is my favorite today, mostly for the finger picking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Laminated Kat Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Insignificance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Bad Timing is one of my favorite albums of all time. I also love Eureka, Halfway, and Insignificance. I just got Terminal Pharmacy and have not given it a full listen. And I just ordered "Happy Days," so basically I am starting to venture into his weirder stuff now expect for "Happy Days" because similar to Bad Timing its his take on Americana. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 For a while there it was Halfway to a threeway, which is still an amazing album, but I'm really into Bad timing right now. Insignificance is really cool, but I have a tough time listening to Eureka all the way through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I bought Happy Days the other day - it's an album with one track on it which last 47mins... More of his acoustic, alt-folk stuff with twists of noise... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MeDave Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 i like them all as well, but halfway to a threeway is one of my favorite albums ever. just the overall mood is transfixing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Insignificance is an amazing album. Definitely one of my favorite albums. You should get that one next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Insignificance is real loud. And when I say real loud I mean "who the fuck pre-mastered it?".But it's still a great album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coltrane Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but Jeff Tweedy & Glenn Kotche play something on virtually every song on Insignificance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I bought Happy Days the other day - it's an album with one track on it which last 47mins... More of his acoustic, alt-folk stuff with twists of noise... sounds great and I am looking forward to hearing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but Jeff Tweedy & Glenn Kotche play something on virtually every song on Insignificance. it's been mentioned plenty of times over the years. just not in this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 He's right.He's right about him being right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 He's right about him being right. All these people seem to be correct. All the Drag City releases are golden. My favorite non-Drag City album is I'm Happy, etc. Though I'm really interested in finding Happy Days now. When Jim's happy, I'm happy, it seems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Get his stuff with Gastr Del Sol especially Camoflouer (spelled wrong but I don't care it's late) and Upgrade and Afterlife. Both are excellent and I think he was on one more prior to both albums, but my memory does not recollect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Insignificance is real loud. And when I say real loud I mean "who the fuck pre-mastered it?".But it's still a great album. totally agree, when I listen to all of O'Rourkes stuff, Halfway to a Threeway comes to a peaceful end, and All Downhill from Here BLASTS into my headphones... I've also decided that O'Rourke is music's Quentin Tarintino. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I almost see it, but I don't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I've also decided that O'Rourke is music's Quentin Tarintino. definitely don't see that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 well, i think it shows in his music that he thinks like a filmmaker, and there's that clue that he's making films now, but why tarintino? what would be the equivalent of Grindhouse? Jim O'Rourke presents hair metal of the eighties? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 listen to the lyrics to Halfway to a Threeway, disturbing but slightly humorous. I dunno, it just popped in my head today. They both intrigue me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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