The Mountain Goats

Get Lonely is a personal favorite, but it doesn't have the variety or the brazen power of Sunset or Tallahassee or the new one imo.

tMG are pretty close to edging out Wilco as my favorite band.

I mean, fuck: "Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace"? "Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace"!

I can still vaguely remember buying Get Lonely at a local Newbury Comics, either the day it came out or really soon after that. Summer 2006. Summer 2007 I bought The Sunset Tree, thought it was one of the most amazing records I had ever heard with one of the best closing songs I had ever heard. Heretic Pride I got soon after it came out. Then this one, day of.

I seriously just heard the album version of "The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton" a few days ago, and I can't stop playing it. Holy shit, what a song.

I mean, dudes, I don't think I've ever heard a band that better captures lived human experience than tMG. It's not just the uncannily accurate, affecting, and unsurpassed lyrics but also the preciseness of the music itself. I'm not being articulate here, but I know what I mean.

"Denton" is a prime example of the MG using hieratic language to turn the mundane into the epic. It's a device they use to terrific effect.

Lol at ppl referring John as "they" as though he were some high deity. The Great One Who Is Also The Infinite Many.

I mean I realize TMG is plural etc., it's cute is all.

Well, I count Hughes and Wurster too. :-)

Anyone going to the QEH show tonight?

Awesome.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/l-dogg/3991961280/

haha yes, very awesome

Brilliant!

I love that it was pretty much impossible for Colbert to act like he wasn't a huuuuuuge fan.

J0hn FYI I will give you a crispy extra $5 bill if you cover "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" at the Atlanta show:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/59061/february-09-2006/charlene--i-m-right-behind-you-

Polite request, please to upload to youtube for us poor Brits who can't see it, and don't want to risk any dodgy rapidshare sites.

likin the album

okay, so i haven't heard this yet, but in case you didn't get the memo: WE SHALL ALL BE HEALED is the best fuckin MGs album. i think about songs on that album and start getting teary-eyed.

but then again, i've been a recovering drug addict, so this is me speaking.

I (relatively) recently discovered, and am really enjoying, the early discs.

The modified lyrics on The Commodores' Sail On are powerful.

OMG yes yes yes daniel, excellent observation.

Front cover of new record looks like U2 record, inner cover looks like They Might Be Giants record.

Anybody going to the Metro tonight?

I believe J0hn was going.

Get well J0hnny D

^^^^^

I see the furthest into Florida the Mountain Goats were going to go is Orlando and St. Augustine. South Florida is -- generally -- such a wasteland for good rock shows. It's too far down into the penninsula for a lot of acts to do a show here, then drive to other good venues. Easier for them to do shows up near the panhandle, then drive to other Southern states.

Sorry to gripe. Get well, obv.

saw the atx show last week and dude seemed on and fiery as ever, but did say he felt mad sick. was hoping it was a quick bug!

get well soon dude

sad to see mr. darnielle is sick. get well soon

:( that sucks! his voice was giving him trouble after the Atlanta show.

well the dude plays like 20-25 songs a night, and performs them ferociously, and he's been on tour for like 2 months now or something...pretty heroic effort tbh

hope it doesn't stop him touring in the future, i really wanna see teh MGs one day.

aw man there were totally about 5 or 6 spare seats bookable the day before his QEH gig - almost an entire row obviously pulled out

well the dude plays like 20-25 songs a night, and bleats them wildly

and he's been fleeing an ever-rising tree-line for 2 months now

http://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/men-who-stare-at-goats.jpg

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/7/2009/11/500x_clpersonal.jpg

TMG playg one $5 gig in NY if you know where to look

Woot posting from the mezzanine, show in t-5

Just FYI, holy shit @ Final Fantasy

aw man wish i was there!

You should have been there, it was fucking CHOICE

I'm glad that these Mtn. Goats shows are turning people on to Final Fantasy!

dan settin me right in this situation :(

Just FYI, holy shit @ Final Fantasy

^^^^^

I was surprised how much I liked FF!

lol that sounds bad - I mean I was expecting something decent in the first place, but the performance was seriously killer

i was surprised how much i liked FF, and i went in expecting to hate them

had not heard album, all the local paper buzz was talking about dudes involvement in arcade fire to which ick

he put on a great show at the kitchen in nyc last year

posts to ilx from time to time iirc

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