awesome!
there is a video online where she demonstrates her guitar technique (sans pick) here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYxbqFCggQ
― montoya (Ross), Saturday, 6 October 2018 15:58 (five years ago) link
did waxahatchee open??
― montoya (Ross), Saturday, 6 October 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
Yes, Wax. & Malkmus/Jicks. (Katie C. of Wax. came back out and performed that first cover with CB)
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Saturday, 6 October 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
sounds like a great time
both shows sold out here instantly, which was sad. album still in my top 10 for this year tho!
― montoya (Ross), Saturday, 6 October 2018 16:21 (five years ago) link
Saw Phoebe Bridgerscover Everything is Free the other month. Interesting resurgence covered here:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gillian-welch-everything-is-free-courtney-barnett-father-john-misty-725135/
― Ctrl+Alt+Del in Poughkeepsie (fionnland), Saturday, 6 October 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
I hope she comes thru on this tour, saw her 2+ years ago and it was great but imo another guitarist was desperately needed, so many of her songs are propelled by her leads. Glad she's expanded the band. Haven't spent as much time with the new record as I should.
― flappy bird, Sunday, 7 October 2018 00:54 (five years ago) link
She’s added a keyboard player who plays guitar on some songs.
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Sunday, 7 October 2018 01:31 (five years ago) link
“Depreston” was amazing (the centerpiece / show stopper) — I don’t think I’ve ever seen a crowd that large so transfixed by a song.
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Sunday, 7 October 2018 01:35 (five years ago) link
that's the one, and definitely one that needs another player... an astounding song, as good as she is that one towers over everything else imo
― flappy bird, Sunday, 7 October 2018 01:44 (five years ago) link
yep absolutely, other than avant gardener imo
― montoya (Ross), Sunday, 7 October 2018 01:44 (five years ago) link
love Depreston, but also Pedestrian at Best and all of the other songs from Sometimes I Sit and Think..
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 October 2018 01:54 (five years ago) link
“Avant Gardener” ruled in this live setting, too...
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Sunday, 7 October 2018 01:55 (five years ago) link
where did you see her morrisp?
just in terms of her recorded songs Kim's Caravan is also so great
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 October 2018 02:36 (five years ago) link
The Greek Theater (Los Angeles)
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Sunday, 7 October 2018 02:41 (five years ago) link
I’ve told several ppl about this show (who weren’t familiar w/CB), and they all asked, “What is she, a singer-songwriter? Acoustic guitar?”She’s a FUCKIN’ ROCK & ROLLER, FOLX!!
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Monday, 8 October 2018 00:47 (five years ago) link
fucking hate compartmentalizing artists but that last album doesn't really rock too hard, though it has some scorching solos
― montoya (Ross), Monday, 8 October 2018 01:31 (five years ago) link
It’s rock & roll, dude!
― brush ’em like crazy (morrisp), Monday, 8 October 2018 01:46 (five years ago) link
sure
― montoya (Ross), Monday, 8 October 2018 01:48 (five years ago) link
Saw her last night doing the power trio thing. Superb show. Reminds me of this statement by UMS from a Florence thread:
it's interesting that people so hold on to like lumpy bands like foo fighters like "we need realy rock staaars man" and like florence is a rock star totally, she had the arena in her hand
Same goes for Courtney (and Julia Cumming from Sunflower Bean, who opened).
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 20:14 (five years ago) link
She is indeed a rock star! (as I mentioned in my own blissed-out show reaction above)
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 21:02 (five years ago) link
Also, my *least* favorite style of hers is the grungy, Nirvana-style song ("Pedestrian at Best," "I'm Not Your Mother") -- but she really seems to rile up the crowd with those songs... so I guess if that style is the necessary "rock star" trigger for a certain type of "Foo Fighters fan" listener, even they will get what they're looking for.
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
Actually the first time I saw her I was surprised how much her live show reminded of a Nirvana power-trio rock show. That side doesn't come through too strongly on the albums.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 19 February 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
when she played on SNL in 2016 my ex-gf's dad said she reminded him of Kurt Cobain. I had never thought about that before but yeah, it fits - maybe I didn't see it before because CB doesn't have the anger or angst of Nirvana, but certainly the energy.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 19 February 2019 21:28 (five years ago) link
...also being a Southpaw fond of throwing guitars around.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 21:44 (five years ago) link
Her neurotic wordplay and chord changes have reminded me of Cobain from the start - the self-effacing wit, the timing.
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
she certainly enunciates better though
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 19 February 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link
FP'd you for racism
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 22:44 (five years ago) link
I'M NOT MORRISSEY!
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Eb8YuXZ1L._SX355_.jpg
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 22:49 (five years ago) link
it is kind of incredible how much I love love love the first side of "Tell Me How You Really Feel" and yet I can never make it through or really remember anything on side 2
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 23:52 (four years ago) link
"Help Your Self"? "Sunday Roast"?
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 13 February 2020 00:41 (four years ago) link
also I assume everyone knows about https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/mtv-unplugged
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 13 February 2020 00:43 (four years ago) link
the mtv unplugged set from last year is really good.
― treeship., Friday, 14 August 2020 21:52 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUXvlpS0TvE
― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 21:34 (two years ago) link
Oh cool, didn't know she had a new album on the way.
― r u rolling pop 2021 (morrisp), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
great single, it’s everything she does best. Album’s not out til November but Milk records has preorders in all formats
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 8 July 2021 00:03 (two years ago) link
New song, "Before You Gotta Go," is really a nice one
― Shallot Shortage 2021 (morrisp), Friday, 13 August 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
https://courtneybarnett.com.au/stemmixer
She put up a few of the new songs in a stem mixer. "Before You Go" sounds great with just drums/vocals/synth pad, gets weird and austere.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, 3 October 2021 06:23 (two years ago) link
This sounded good on the radio the other day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTrdzqGHqu4
― clemenza, Friday, 22 October 2021 00:48 (two years ago) link
Courtney Barnett, I still like her
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 22 October 2021 03:37 (two years ago) link
Album's out, it's ultra ultra ultra low key and pushes in some unusual directions for her. Still the first listen but I'm enjoying it. The drawl is a little unchecked on a few tracks but I'm sure I will ease into it.
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 12 November 2021 21:35 (two years ago) link
Love the gtr at the end of "Turning Green"
― You Suffer (10 Minute Version) (morrisp), Friday, 12 November 2021 23:21 (two years ago) link
I really got into "Here's the Thing" which is unassuming but has a lot to offer. Noticed Mr Soto's p4k review, don't agree it's her least interesting, but I'll be interested to find out how much it grows on me.
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 12 November 2021 23:34 (two years ago) link
It's a pretty unassuming album, def feels like a "grower"
― You Suffer (10 Minute Version) (morrisp), Friday, 12 November 2021 23:35 (two years ago) link
xxp Hey, Alfred's review kicks off talking about that gtr part! "Good morning!," Mr. Soto
― You Suffer (10 Minute Version) (morrisp), Friday, 12 November 2021 23:46 (two years ago) link
Responses elsewhere seem to be generally more positive. I like it, but I still get more out of her first album.
― birdistheword, Saturday, 13 November 2021 06:57 (two years ago) link
put her on a pedestal and she’ll only disappoint you
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Saturday, 13 November 2021 15:31 (two years ago) link
Hey, Alfred's review kicks off talking about that gtr part! "Good morning!," Mr. Soto
https://media1.giphy.com/media/t8ANqsIUQXty8C7Bpr/giphy.gif
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 13 November 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
she's onto some good ambient noodling https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-the-day-music-from-the-film-anonymous-club
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 4 August 2023 10:45 (ten months ago) link
Another in a series of terrifically well chosen & executed covers by her -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F94tz8Y6a3Y
― Nonhuman biologics enthusiast (morrisp), Monday, 7 August 2023 21:03 (ten months ago) link