dondoboy Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 ...but I love 'em. Another extraordinary voice, beautiful melodies. I just put it on because I hadn't in years and I'm crazy about them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 ...but I love 'em. Another extraordinary voice, beautiful melodies. I just put it on because I hadn't in years and I'm crazy about them. I just saw Grant Lee at a small acoustic club in philly He was good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I think I might like Grant Lee's solo career a touch better, but maybe not. Damn good in both phases, really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 The best part for me was the album was on a cassette that I found in my car. No label, no nothing. I put it in and it just roared "...in the heart of Texas". I drove around for an hour just to listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Dude! What kind of car? I been lookin' for that cassette for years!!Seriously. I listened to a lot of GLB way back when. Something new would be great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turtlegirl37 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Yep, I didn't get really into these guys until a few years ago when somehow the "Jupiter and Teardrop" song surfaced in my head and wouldn't go away. We were in Columbia, MO, that weekend to see Wilco and picked up the GLB greatest hits disc at Slacker's. I've collected just about everything of GLB and GLP since then and love it. Highly recommended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Dude! What kind of car? I been lookin' for that cassette for years!!Seriously. I listened to a lot of GLB way back when. Something new would be great.I always wondered who the previous owner of my stunning 1994 Plymouth Voyager was. By the way the front-end needs a lot of work and I have you to thank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I love this band, there was a brief period in the winter of 2007 where all I could listen to was this song... Mockingbirds --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 It's almost impossible to express how much GLB's first two albums changed my listening habits, but I'm glad they did. For that, they'll always have a place in my music collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 this thread just sent me on a bit of a grant-lee binge here in the office. from grant-lee's site: a clip of him performing "raise the spirit" w/the section quartet. raise the spirit w/section quartet man. his voice just stops me in my tracks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 and in a fit of "when is grant playing again" i discover that i'll be seeing him in less than two weeks as part of the aimee mann christmas show! (thank you, rainbow chicken! ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I never took the opportunity to listen to Grant or Buffalo, or whatever aficianados call him & them someone give a few pointers and recommendations to me, I like to mine treasures from the past Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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uwmryan Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 what is the best record(s) to start with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 what is the best record(s) to start with?I'd say Might Joe Moon, or maybe Fuzzy. Jubilee is also good, but I'm not sure I'd start with it. Copperopolis is probably their weakest. Or, start with some Grant-Lee Phillips solo stuff and work your way backwards. Mobilize would be a decent introduction, imo. (at that awesome restaurant on Haight St)!I'm taking notes for our next trip to S.F. -- which restaurant, and is it still there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris_H_2 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I'd say Might Joe Moon, or maybe Fuzzy. Jubilee is also good, but I'm not sure I'd start with it. Copperopolis is probably their weakest. I think Copperopolis is their second-best album (although Paul Kimball didn't do a great job with the production). Arousing Thunder, Crackdown, The Bridge, Armchair, and Bethlehem Steel are fantastic. If I had to rank the GLB albums, they would be: 1. Mighty Joe Moon2. Copperopolis3. Fuzzy4. Jubilee I'm not particularly fond of Grant Lee Phillips' recent solo work, but I admit that Mobilize is a great album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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