The Mountain Goats

Okay, I'm swearing off this thread before I "bring the negativity" to Darnielle LoveFest '03.

Live it's a lot of fun (even when kicked off stage & forced to play on the pavement outside the venue). Can't wait till the forthcoming UK gigs & SxSW show, 'cos it's been a long time.

Enough already.

Loved your cover of "I saw the Sign"

horace, mostly similar, but the newest album "tallahassee" has a much more polished full band and studio production, and there are surely songs on there that you could play on the radio. john peel gets away with it, anyway, but that may not seem any guarantee of radio-friendly production. (i wasn't sure i liked it as much as the other albums i have at first but it's really grown on me.)

i say YES to "cubs in five" and "best ever death metal band out of denton" and i note that "anti-music song" is on that best-of cdr and that i kind of like it myself and never thought it implied any real dislike of morrissey, whom i quite like, on john's part. i only have a few of the albums and i can't really pick a favourite out of them, they're all good.

That really would be the best thing that could ever happen to a Tortoise fan.

I HAVE A VISION. I thank the Holy Prophet Dan for showing the way and Nicole for the encouragement.

[Likely enough I will simply do the honorable thing and leave after the Goats take their bow, thus beating the traffic -- assuming whoever I'm with wants to leave as well.]

God, I hope not.

3) Mountain Goats - Tallahassee (4AD)

4AD are going exactly the same way as original, life affirmingly INDEPENDENT allies Mute by signing pretty hopeless bands. If The Mountain Goats are the new Pixies then that pig really DID just fly past the window. More up Clint's street are these and even he thinks they're a bit pants. The band's new CD, 'Tallahassee' is out this week. Supposedly their 12th album, previous efforts have been on little US indies, this 4AD debut is average alt-country tinged lo-fi strum rock. Some might find some nuggets of gold up in them thar mountains but all I found were some old Yak droppings. Gorgeous packaging like but the words 'polish' and 'turd' spring to mind (again)....

Please.

Thank you.

Also, if you play Portland, please play "Golden Boy", as it would mean a lot to my roommate/bandmate, who sings it to her godson to get him to go to sleep, and is anyway one of your absolute best songs, even better than "Fresh Berries For You".

There. I am done being such a fanboy. Oh, except to note my friend's observation about how awkward it is to scream out "ABSOLUTE LITHOPS EFFECT!" as a concert request.

IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE WHOLE CLASS, MR. NORDIC?

i was a pretty big fan in high school with a couple tapes, an lp and a cd but i haven't had much of an urge to listen to any of it in at least four or five years and haven't heard anything since sweden or nothing for juice.

i still get a little thrill when i see j*hn's name come up on a thread though. feels like hollywood.

this is all i know: perfect harmony, great bassplaying, takes the lead on "going to queens".

also what reggae song is the snippet from the beginning of "sept 19 triple x love! love!" from?

(ps J0hn somehow I hadn't heard this stuff for long time but am now the proud owner of All Hail West Texas which is friggin fabulous and really helped me not feel like a reanimated corpse yesterday morning)

Hurrah for Nickalicious! A fine album, is it not? It and Tallahassee are nicely complementary without being specifically paired.

Hurrah!

01. Some Swedish Trees
02. Raja Vocative
03. Color In Your Cheeks
04. Going To Port Washington
05. Korean Bird Paintings
06. Alpha Incipiens
07. New Star Song
08. Baboon
09. Alpha Rat's Nest
10. Pure Heat
11. Going To Queens
12. Jenny
13. Cheshire County
14. It Froze Me
15. Raid on Entebbe
16. No Children
17. Neon Orange Glimmer Song
18. There Will Be No Divorce
19. Distant Stations
20. Nine Black Poppies
21. Alpha Omega
22. Going To Georgia
23. The Alphonse Mambo
24. Soft Targets
25. Commandante
26. Going To Chino

and John, for the love of god, give Iowa one more dose of the rock before you jump ship. don't make me go to Omaha, man!

To cryptosicko: we did not, but yes, it rules.

Meantime, this rules too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PEJmPTIzqk

Yup!

the older i get, the more i'm convinced "You or Your Memory" -> "Broom People" -> "This Year" is the greatest 1-2-3 opener off any album.

Now speaking of openers -- amazing:

in case you missed the IG Live: we're doing a six night stand at the Fillmore. every night's different. presale starts tomorrow. details here you gotta scroll down to November.

https://www.mountain-goats.com/home-1#tour

nightly themes 1/2
OPENERS
a selection of only opening songs from albums, tapes, EPs, etc.
ALPHA
songs from the "Songs from Alpha Privative" cycle (Tallahassee et al)
STUMP THE BAND
write your request down, drop off in barrel in lobby. madness ensues
SIX LONG SONGS
bliss yrself out

nightly themes 2/2

CAST OF THOUSANDS
horns, strings, backing singers, big feelings, hot tears, jazz hands
CLOSERS
a selection of only opening songs from albums, tapes, EPs, etc.

presale live tomorrow, sign up at the link. 200 6-night packages avail.

https://laylo.com/mountaingoats/tMG2026/kp3dFAal

I'm surprised they aren't doing a Dead set every night at the Filmore. They did Friend of the Devil when I saw them in Bearsville last month.

Complicated!

xxp same here, each year becomes yet another "This Year"

twin high maintenance machines

Got my "Stump the Band" night ticket yesterday. Meantime, another one from the forthcoming album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbg2Lsi27ic

John sez:

I got the idea for “Shallow Grave” at a stoplight and recorded the first bits of it a capella into my phone. Came home and blazed through the rest old school style. Got very excited! Sent it to friends! Everybody bopped! Carrie White’s mom, or Carrie White’s arm? The jury is still out! Poetic license strikes again! Please enjoy what has already been called, by me, “the song of the summer”: Shallow Grave! Shallow Grave! Shallow Grave!