mpolak21 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 no.....I do think he's a good one.......but DAMN....the man needs a working band. --Robert. I think he's still growing as a songwriter without Tweedy. On his solo albums he hasn't come close to any of the great Tweedy/Bennett compositions yet and it's going to be awhile before he gets out of that enormous shadow. Also getting kicked to curb (though he did certainly help write that kick me sign) after co-writing four of the greatest albums of the last twenty years is probably going to take awhile to get over. He's also fighting the opinion most people have that Wilco got better after he got tossed. But if you take Bennett out of the Wilco shadow, which is very difficult to do, he is making some interesting albums. His newest record does show progress, yes he's going to get criticized for overproducing every album unless he makes Pink Moon. He's just got to hope eventually he'll get out of the Wilco shadow and he'll be remembered as the guy that helped enhance and co-wrote one of the most creative periods of the band's history instead of that guy with dreadlocks that Nels Cline replaced. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barbarino Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 The guy needs a band and to go on tour. "Jay will be touring with a great band out of Iowa City - Death Ships and will have a full complement of merch for you to check out." Tour dates for Jay Bennett are as follows: October 18 Fitzgerald's Chicago, ILOctober 19 Cowboy Monkey Champaign, ILOctober 20 The Picador Iowa City, IAOctober 21 Off Broadway St. Louis, MOOctober 22 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TNOctober 23 Uncle Pleasant's Louisville, KYOctober 24 Club Café Pittsburgh, PAOctober 27 Iota Arlington, VAOctober 28 The Manhattan Room Philadelphia, PAOctober 30 Union Hall Brooklyn, NYOctober 31 Joe's Pub New York, NYNovember 1 Middle East Boston, MA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 He's also fighting the opinion most people have that Wilco got better after he got tossed. --MikeI respectfully disagree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
truetolife Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 After 1st listen, I say the album is OK, nothing great and yes some of it is over produced, too many sounds,etc. But the album does have a few great moments. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Sometimes 'overproduced' results in repeated listenings where you always seem to hear a little note or riff you never caught before...If you're in for the long haul with an album that's kind of a benefit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Sometimes 'overproduced' results in repeated listenings where you always seem to hear a little note or riff you never caught before...If you're in for the long haul with an album that's kind of a benefit. You are spot on,Scott! -Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 the only quibble I have with this record is the sequencing of the songs......He has some dissonant,noisy stuff opening the record.......all the gorgeous,melodic stuff is on the back end. --Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 "Jay will be touring with a great band out of Iowa City - Death Ships and will have a full complement of merch for you to check out." Tour dates for Jay Bennett are as follows: October 18 Fitzgerald's Chicago, ILOctober 19 Cowboy Monkey Champaign, ILOctober 20 The Picador Iowa City, IAOctober 21 Off Broadway St. Louis, MOOctober 22 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TNOctober 23 Uncle Pleasant's Louisville, KYOctober 24 Club Café Pittsburgh, PAOctober 27 Iota Arlington, VAOctober 28 The Manhattan Room Philadelphia, PAOctober 30 Union Hall Brooklyn, NYOctober 31 Joe's Pub New York, NYNovember 1 Middle East Boston, MA ATTENTION ALL TAPERS!!!!! -Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 ive given this record a lot of listens to make a opinion on it. I was somewhat expectational going into this record after what i thought were excellent Bennett records that preceded this one. upon first listen i was disappointed because of my expectation. i was looking for more God's Coffee and Genevera type stuff. I think Defeat delievered some of that music, Thank You and Surveying the Damage come to mind. I was unnattached to songs like Phonebook and the first track, too much overlapping noise, hard to listen to. My most liked track is Im Feeling Fine, i love the piano/harmony/"woohoo-ing" parts, it is a great song. Good as Gold is a simple song that reflects Tweedy pennings. It flows right into "Forever" or "From Here to Eternity" (whatever the hidden track is called) Bennett is backed by WEST OF ROME (milwaukee band, yes!) a loose bluesy jam. it seems like Bennett rescued this track from the Being There vault. I like Bennett's music, he takes chances, tries to be his own musician. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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