― robin (robin), Saturday, 18 January 2003 16:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 18 January 2003 22:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― toby (tsg20), Monday, 20 January 2003 08:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― liz p. (lizjoydiv), Monday, 20 January 2003 08:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
God, I hope not.
― mike a (mike a), Monday, 20 January 2003 14:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
3) Mountain Goats - Tallahassee (4AD)
― Poppy (poppy), Saturday, 1 February 2003 23:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
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)....
― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 2 February 2003 00:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
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".
― Chris P (Chris P), Sunday, 2 February 2003 04:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
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.
― Chris P (Chris P), Sunday, 2 February 2003 04:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jens (brighter), Sunday, 2 February 2003 19:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 3 February 2003 01:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris P (Chris P), Monday, 3 February 2003 08:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Saturday, 10 May 2003 14:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE WHOLE CLASS, MR. NORDIC?
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 10 May 2003 14:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 10 May 2003 16:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 10 May 2003 16:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jack cole (jackcole), Saturday, 10 May 2003 16:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
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.
― brian badword (badwords), Saturday, 10 May 2003 22:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 10 May 2003 22:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan I., Saturday, 10 May 2003 22:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan I., Saturday, 10 May 2003 22:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
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?
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 15 August 2003 18:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
(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)
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 15 August 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 15 August 2003 19:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 15 August 2003 19:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 15 August 2003 19:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Hurrah for Nickalicious! A fine album, is it not? It and Tallahassee are nicely complementary without being specifically paired.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 15 August 2003 21:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Friday, 15 August 2003 22:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 2 October 2003 23:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Mirov (nick), Friday, 3 October 2003 00:25 (twenty years ago) link
Hurrah!
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 3 October 2003 01:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 3 October 2003 02:05 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 3 October 2003 02:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 3 October 2003 02:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Friday, 3 October 2003 03:24 (twenty years ago) link
01. Some Swedish Trees02. Raja Vocative03. Color In Your Cheeks04. Going To Port Washington05. Korean Bird Paintings06. Alpha Incipiens07. New Star Song08. Baboon09. Alpha Rat's Nest10. Pure Heat11. Going To Queens12. Jenny13. Cheshire County14. It Froze Me15. Raid on Entebbe16. No Children17. Neon Orange Glimmer Song18. There Will Be No Divorce19. Distant Stations20. Nine Black Poppies21. Alpha Omega22. Going To Georgia23. The Alphonse Mambo24. Soft Targets25. Commandante26. 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!
― colin mcelligatt, Friday, 3 October 2003 04:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Mirov (nick), Friday, 3 October 2003 06:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Friday, 3 October 2003 17:36 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 3 October 2003 18:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 3 October 2003 20:29 (twenty years ago) link
Alexander Kowalski's on now, so I'm gonna have a dance.
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 3 October 2003 20:31 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 3 October 2003 20:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Charlie Rose (Charlie Rose), Friday, 3 October 2003 21:07 (twenty years ago) link
(I almost cried when he played "it froze")
― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Saturday, 4 October 2003 00:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 4 October 2003 00:40 (twenty years ago) link
― keith (keithmcl), Saturday, 4 October 2003 00:47 (twenty years ago) link
Yay, does this mean I'm not the only one on ILM that loves that album???
― Siegbran (eofor), Saturday, 4 October 2003 17:23 (twenty years ago) link
― youn, Saturday, 4 October 2003 23:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 4 October 2003 23:54 (twenty years ago) link