sananguy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Finally got my Jim O'Rourke cd's. Insignificance is anything but. What a fabulous record. Truthfully, it may as well be a Loose Fur record that Tweedy doesn't sing on. I also have Eureka but haven't digested it yet. Anyone that loves Loose Fur has to have it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Choo Choo Charlie Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Oh yeah!! "Insignificance" is his best, I feel. I sometimes think I like Loose Fur better than Wilco these days. I personally prefer the more experimental approach that O'Rourke brings to the table. I've got nothing against Wilco's current line-up. Sky Blue Sky is a pretty good album, but I loved the line-up post YHF/around A A Ghost Is Born that included Jim and Leroy. Masses of space in the music (especially live) and Jeff on lead guitar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
giraffo Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 really really good record. JOR can do anything, really. he has an amazing knack for arrangement, musicality, everything. btw, does anyone know where I might be able to get a tab of the song Insignifance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Eureka is way better I think, just not as present. I love those two records so much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sananguy Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 I've now listened to Eureka a few times and it's stellar (albeit quite different) than Insignificance. I was amazed (but probably shouldn't have been) at how much O'Rourke's "sound" comes through in the context of Loose Fur. From what I can tell, Tweedy isn't a contributor to Eureka. As an aside, my rabidness for Wilco will finally be consummated by going to a show!! Austin 5/12. Can't wait! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I've now listened to Eureka a few times and it's stellar (albeit quite different) than Insignificance. I was amazed (but probably shouldn't have been) at how much O'Rourke's "sound" comes through in the context of Loose Fur. From what I can tell, Tweedy isn't a contributor to Eureka. As an aside, my rabidness for Wilco will finally be consummated by going to a show!! Austin 5/12. Can't wait! No Tweedy does not contribute to Eureka, but Glenn Kotche does contribute to both Insignificance and Eureka, and the EP Halfway To A Threeway (which I strongly recommend getting if you like both of the albums mentioned). I am getting more into his earlier out there stuff, and also all of his other side projects. But while I do like all is albums, my favorite has to be Bad Timing. It's just pure genius. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
you ever seen a ghost? Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 i thought you were going to be saying O'Rourke was insignificant. i was ready to give you a piece of mind! -justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 i thought i read where Tweedy said Bad Timing was his favorite of Jim's. anyway Insignificance has some great guitar on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 i thought i read where Tweedy said Bad Timing was his favorite of Jim's. Yeah, I think it's in Kot's book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I picked this up in January and have been listening to it quite a bit this year. Really good sound, O'Rourke has a knack for great arrangements. It's probably my favorite record of his. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyMike Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 The guitar riff on "Its All Downhill from Here" is one of my all-time faves. The lyrics are pretty funny as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Bad timing is pretty amazing. I like it more than most of Fahey's records, which is saying a lot. I think it's because the productions a lot better maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Jim O'Rourke is in my top 5. Every album he's released since the late 90's is amazing. And I'm pretty sure he's supposed to have a new one coming out sometime soon...ish... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tido14 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Yea, Jimmy O's solo stuff is pretty incredible. I actually got to meet him when he played with Sonic Youth in Northampton, MA a couple of years ago. He seemed...frightened to be approached by someone who knew who he was. His response to my complimenting his old solo stuff was something along the lines of 'Yea, I don't do that anymore.' What a champ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 "pictures of adolf again" is a song i quickly recorded a few yearsback with my friend glenn kotche. It was written by the brilliantEnglish songwriter Bill Fay, and recorded originally in 1971;amazing how the sentiment is still so specific today. if you feel, you're healed, jim. download Pictures of Adolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badger Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Finally obtained this recently on CD and wasn't disappointed. However, my copy has absolutely no information in the booklet. This may be standard issue, but since both Tweedy and Kotche are on there, I was really looking forward to finding out who played what on each track. I really like the way the Loose Fur albums dealt with that. I've looked around and not come up with anything. Does anyone have the knowledge? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I'm pretty sure Jeff only plays on the first song, harmonica. I think Glen does drums on the whole album but don't quote me on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I'm pretty sure Jeff only plays on the first song, harmonica. I think Glen does drums on the whole album but don't quote me on that. Jeff plays guitar on: "Therefore I Am", "Memory Lame", and "Get a Room" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 The info should be in the CD sleeve. In this album, it is just really tiny print. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 O'Rourke's career path kind of reminds me of Brian Eno's. Excellent solo albums, he produced some of the best records of the last decade, he was a great sideman in Sonic Youth and to a lesser extent Wilco, he's been involved in a ton of interesting side projects. Like Eno, I tend to prefer the work a band or artist does with O'Rourke to the work they do without. As for this album, the song Insignifcance unfuckingbelievably good. I had this CD in my car the first month I was driving around St. Paul/Minneapolis getting acclimated with the city so a lot the songs kind of sync up with different areas for me in the cities. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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