they picked the wrong Jagjaguwar band. should've gone with Oneida.
― GM, Friday, 23 April 2010 02:11 (fourteen years ago) link
dude.....that's such a fucking awesome idea.
― m@tt (M@tt He1ges0n), Friday, 23 April 2010 02:17 (fourteen years ago) link
It is!!!
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 23 April 2010 02:20 (fourteen years ago) link
second I saw "Okkervil River," had a feeling i wouldn't want to listen to this
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still, intrigued by the idea behind the disc. may investigate.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 23 April 2010 02:20 (fourteen years ago) link
pull Papa Crazee back in for some Aliens-esque dual guitar awesomeness.
― GM, Friday, 23 April 2010 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Not getting why Okkervil River are not perceived to "rock" hard enough for Erickson. A song like "Black" rocks as hard as anything.
― anagram, Friday, 23 April 2010 07:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone who dismissed this outright should give it at least a listen. Really striking songs, bound together beautifully.
― Evan R, Friday, 23 April 2010 16:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Sorry for making assumptions re. the Elevators. It was intended more to warn against expecting him to sound like he used to. My bad.
Also, I think the new disc is a bit more 'psych' than one might grab from 1st listenings. Feedback squeals & lo-fi bits of the original source tapes are woven in fairly liberally, and if one is to make the gospel comparison I'd wager that we have the only gospel tune ever to mention Jesus, Moses & hallucinogenic mushrooms! ;-) Gospelesque tunes aren't really new to the Roky canon. 'Social & POlitical Injusticees' had that sort of ring to it, among others.
― ImprovSpirit, Friday, 23 April 2010 19:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Is everyone still sleeping on this? This is such a strong little record, I really don't think anyone should dismiss this solely due to the Okkervil River attachment - I think they do an excellent job.
― "I am a fairly respected poster." (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 25 October 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, I just relistened after watching You're Gonna Miss Me on Netflix, and the record as a whole is v.listenable -- obvious highlights like "Goodbye Sweet Dreams", "Please Judge", & the title track are nicely balanced by lighter fare ("Forever", "Bring Back the Past")
― Many American citizens are literally paralyzed by (bernard snowy), Monday, 14 April 2014 00:04 (ten years ago) link
I realize that 'listenable' sometimes seems like damning with faint praise, but I don't think anyone would dispute the inconsistency of Roky's solo career... people bagging on Okkervil River for not 'rocking' enough need to realize that their brand of R is distinctly AO
― Many American citizens are literally paralyzed by (bernard snowy), Monday, 14 April 2014 00:07 (ten years ago) link
What they added is appropriate, though not ideal. His original tracks are contemplative, not balls to the wall. Hope the Netflix version of the doc has all the illuminating (and sometimes balls to the wall) DVD content.
― dow, Monday, 14 April 2014 00:15 (ten years ago) link