yeah, nice post M@tt. Funny, though -- there are a *lot* of bands who try to invoke that classic rock feeling and fail miserably. Like, uh, any band I've been in. It's a weird fine line to tread, and Silkworm do a great job of it. I don't really like the Hold Steady at all, but it seems like I should.
― tylerw, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Great post M@tt. Thanks for sharing that.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:35 (fourteen years ago) link
listening to Lifestyle rn
― dmr, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:59 (fourteen years ago) link
re: bottomless pit. a different (but not totally different) animal, and man, I love love love it.
I got deep into that congress ep last year as well. "red pen" is epic.
― original bgm, Thursday, 4 March 2010 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link
listening to bottomless pit hammer of the god atm
"dogtag" is such a brilliant, oblique and not cheesy tribute to a fallen friend.
― om nom nom nom de plume (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
interesting thing abt bottomless pit to me is that cohen seems to be doing his thing, as ever, while tim midgett is really kinda pushing the sound forward with the four-piece lineup.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:58 (fourteen years ago) link
i've really needed silkworm this week, it's been a helluva week.
― om nom nom nom de plume (M@tt He1ges0n), Friday, 5 March 2010 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
how do you guys feel about the crust brothers record?
― mizzell, Friday, 5 March 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
actually never owned that that but always meant to, is it good? i heard it a bit a looong time ago but don't remember
― om nom nom nom de plume (M@tt He1ges0n), Friday, 5 March 2010 22:07 (fourteen years ago) link
it's just the live thing right? i love their version of
GOIN TO ACAPULLLLCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
― Mr. Que, Friday, 5 March 2010 22:08 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, it's just a live show. has a pretty good vibe, they're just having fun cruising through these songs. wish there was a bit more variety (as opposed to mostly basement tapes tunes) cause i really love the version of tuesdays gone.
― mizzell, Friday, 5 March 2010 22:21 (fourteen years ago) link
And all men knew itThen God came to take you.So I said to myselfI would bring that glass of beer.Thus we used to doFor everyone to see.So I brought along this beer to give you, to drink.
― iiiijjjj, Friday, 5 March 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
that dude needs to finish that documentary!
― iiiijjjj, Friday, 5 March 2010 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link
the lyrics for LR72 are pretty remarkable
― dmr, Saturday, 6 March 2010 23:31 (fourteen years ago) link
love that song. such a weird song in a way but it really gets me
― dmr, Saturday, 6 March 2010 23:32 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEW3hsNVF9M
― iiiijjjj, Sunday, 7 March 2010 04:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Joel R.L. Phelps mini-collection posted over here (they're all out of print and all pretty great)
Bummed I missed the thread revival!
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:50 (fourteen years ago) link
wow, thanks, on it.
bottomless pit playing at schuba's in chicago on april 19th, opening for monotonix, which seems like an unlikely pairing but whatever. thinking about making it down for this, if any chicago people wanna meet up for a minifap.
― iiiijjjj, Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:48 (fourteen years ago) link
the great indie mag Puncture published a Joel R.L. Phelps profile back in the day that I remember being really heartbreaking. All about him working with disabled kids or something and then playing shows at night and no one really paying much attention.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:52 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.joelrlphelps.com/
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:53 (fourteen years ago) link
huge fan of phelps's solo work
― shite new answers (cutty), Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Weird, I was just thinking about Silkworm today! I have no idea why exactly. I never owned a record by them but saw them play in Providence once and they completely blew me away.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:52 (fourteen years ago) link
start at the beginning, in the west.
― shite new answers (cutty), Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:55 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, i love yr display name!
― jed_, Thursday, 11 March 2010 02:02 (fourteen years ago) link
i love you, jed_
― shite new answers (cutty), Thursday, 11 March 2010 02:15 (fourteen years ago) link
thanks x o
― jed_, Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:08 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Italian Platinum is very underrated and so is Blueblood.
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:57 (fourteen years ago) link
cohen's solo on "The Third" off Italian Platinum is WOW
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:58 (fourteen years ago) link
I was so excited when Italian Platinum came out, it was my favorite album they'd done since Firewater. "I Hope U Don't Survive" is right up there with "Treat the New Guy Right" as catchy Silkworm rock-out anthems.
Will anyone rep for Don't Look Back? I was pretty disappointed with it, especially after the resurgence of Italian Platinum. I've tried to go back to it a couple of times but just can't get that excited about it.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:05 (fourteen years ago) link
do you mean it'll be cool? i fuckin love that album.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
oh yeah duh
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:13 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i never actually bought It'll Be Cool but this thread makes me want to, heard it a few times at a friend's house.
the Chokes EP is another sorta lost SKWM joint
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Are You Dignified? is the bomb
oh man chokes is great too
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
there's a cohen song on it called low blow that is just amazing
for some reason I only have "Bar Ice" (which is great) off that EP, I should buy it
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
oh yeah Bar Ice kills
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:14 (fourteen years ago) link
much love for "even a blind chicken..." over here
― shite new answers (cutty), Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
the beginning and end of it'll be cool (don't look back, insomnia, shitty little yacht, the operative) is great but the middle lost me. the guitar solo at the end of shitty little yacht is my favorite solo of andy's - just all over the place - there's almost an extended version of it on "38 souls," one of two new bottomless pit tracks posted on FB today. they both sound great!
― iiiijjjj, Thursday, 11 March 2010 22:54 (fourteen years ago) link
ah shit thanks for the tip!!!!! SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 11 March 2010 23:21 (fourteen years ago) link
WHAT
― Evan, Thursday, 11 March 2010 23:27 (fourteen years ago) link
New Bottomless Pit will be called "Blood Under the Bridge." They are hoping for a summer release.
― Evan, Thursday, 11 March 2010 23:32 (fourteen years ago) link
xp - Insomnia is killer. but yeah that album didn't stand up to the two previous, imo
― dmr, Thursday, 11 March 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
wow, Chokes is awesome. Got that and Blueblood because of this thread. i don't know what the hell "you can keep that piece of Indiana lakeshore" means, but it's been in my head for days.
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:53 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah I finally downloaded all of Chokes after the thread revival and it's really good, especially "Int'l Harbour Of Grace"
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:55 (fourteen years ago) link
blueblood's okay. . . it's like the songs aren't quite there but the solos are. i think they are becoming a new favorite band, i also grabbed the first two songs from It'll Be Cool on emusic.
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:56 (fourteen years ago) link
and "Bar Ice" ... I guess I'm a sucker for the Silkworm songs with female backup vox. Is it Kelly Hogan again on here?
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Blueblood has "EFF" on it, right? That song slays. I like "Clean'd Me Out" a lot too.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:58 (fourteen years ago) link
blueblood will worm its way into yr head eventually. amazing songs on that. i am particularly down w/tonight i'm meat into ritz dance
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:58 (fourteen years ago) link
blueblood was actually the second skwm album i bought and it helped me understand them more. firewater is so big and overwhelming at first.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:59 (fourteen years ago) link