No California All The Way?!
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 02:33 (six years ago) link
I gotta keep a lid on these things!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 11:27 (six years ago) link
Bewitched the early peak, Penthouse its echo. The rest, post the departure of the band's All Star Rhythm Section, I don't remember one note of. Maybe I will dive back in one day.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 13:00 (six years ago) link
New stuff that came out last week is pretty great — instrumental EP is a wonderful showcase for Sean Eden, and the covers record is very solid. Great version of Dylan's "Most of the Time."
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 14:33 (six years ago) link
Am I the only one who still likes Slash Your Tires? What about their cover of Ride Into The Sun? That's probably the Luna song i've intentionally played the most.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
Slash Your Tires is great. Ride Into the Sun less so but still good
surprised at all the love for Romantica, an album I only listened to once and was put off by the harsher textures and grittier sound. tbh I got off the bus when they covered "Sweet Child of Mine", that was a bridge too far.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link
Romantica is rather gauzy, actually!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:53 (six years ago) link
there's something a little airless about some of Romantica that I don't like quite as much as the other records, I think. Still love it, though. I don't think they made a bad album — I know a lot of people don't like Days of Our Nights, but that record still sounds fantastic to me. Some of Wareham's most cutting lyrics (along with maybe some of his worst).
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 15:55 (six years ago) link
Post Pup Tent Picks for me: Teenage Lightning, Black Postcards, Hello, Little One
― campreverb, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:35 (six years ago) link
I also got off the bus with Sweet Child of Mine. I was already standing to exit, but that song made me hop off.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
haha, i think that cover is nice.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
I hate it for two reasons: 1) it's a shitty song, 2) their take on it is very predictable and obvious ie, "let's take this rocking anthem and turn it into an ironically narcotized plodding indie song"
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
i think i just like narcotized plodding indie songs
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
i think the cover is fine though if you don't like GNR i can understand finding it lame. i'm kind of a Guns n Roses agnostic, their usefulness as a band lasted for one album (one that was mostly classic but not as much as the CW suggests), but then again the Luna style goes a long way for me.
― nomar, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
Did their boring cover come before or after Sheryl Crows boring cover?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
All the Luna covers on the Slide ep are pretty great. But then, once again, I like pretty much everything from the original lineup.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
iirc the summer of 99 was the summer of boring sweet child o mine covers. maybe there was even another one?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
you haven't seen sweet child o mine covered until you've seen Black Eyed Peas cover it w/Fergie singing and Slash stepping onstage to contribute lead guitar.
― nomar, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
Digging that "Most of the Time."
― Eazy, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
Sheryl Crow 1998! That's how far Luna had fallen off. Not only were they covering GNR, they were covering them after Sheryl Crow did it.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
It was the memoir that annoyed me the most.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:35 (six years ago) link
No "Superfreaky Memories"! That's probably my fave Luna track.
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 18:03 (six years ago) link
"Superfreaky Memories" a victim of not remembering TDOON very well.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
that is def the standout track on that album
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
Math Wiz is pretty nice.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
haha yeah I was gonna say the other one that sticks in my memory is the one about he mathematician naked at his window or something like that
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
"Math Wiz" and "Superfreaky Memories" kinda strike me as miniature Noah Baumbach movies (apologies if y'all hate him)
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
(and obviously wareham and baumbach have worked together at various points)
I love Slash Your Tires. I also love Freakin' And Peakin and think it's very underrated.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link
Baumbach and Wareham are a perfect fit imo
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
ok off the top of my head
California All The WayBobby PeruFriendly AdviceBewitchedFreakin' And PeakinSpeedbumpsAstronautSuperfreaky memoriesLovedust Tiger Lily
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:01 (six years ago) link
x-post - Yes.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
"Astronaut" is definitely a late-period classic. That whole Close Cover Before Striking EP is killer.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:12 (six years ago) link
Yes! It's very good.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 20:17 (six years ago) link
Dean Wareham has been in a few movies!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
And "Neon Lights" from that EP, a classic cover (I'll admit to liking it more than Kraftwerk's).
― nickn, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 23:40 (six years ago) link
Just out of interest, I sort of consider Luna to be a New Zealand band given Dean Wareham's ancestry and with past line ups containing members of the Clean and the Chills - am I alone in this?
― Grantman, Monday, 11 June 2018 10:25 (six years ago) link
Yes.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 11 June 2018 11:30 (six years ago) link
Clean members in Luna?
― nerve_pylon, Monday, 11 June 2018 15:41 (six years ago) link
Hamish Kilgour played on some of Wareham's post-G500 demos, but I don't think he was ever really in the band ... https://luna.bandcamp.com/album/luna-demos-1991
― tylerw, Monday, 11 June 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
Justin is from NZ too, right? That said, NY band in my mind. No question.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 11 June 2018 16:12 (six years ago) link
Taking sides: Luna as a NZ band vs. The Lemonheads as an Australian band.
― dorsalstop, Monday, 11 June 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
vs ac/dc as a scottish band
― CARL MARKS PRINCIPAL INVESTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 11 June 2018 18:00 (six years ago) link
Anyone have any thoughts on how might see Tell Me Do You Miss Me, the documentary, without spending a fortune? Ludicrous prices are listed online these days. Heck, shipping alone is terrifying enough on most secondhand DVD copies.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 21 September 2018 05:08 (six years ago) link
"...how ONE might see..."
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 21 September 2018 05:14 (six years ago) link
That's actually next in my Netflix DVD queue. Assuming it shows up I can rip and send you a file if you want.
― early rejecter, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:48 (six years ago) link
Are you in the U.S.? There's a good condition one on Ebay right now for $24.99/free shipping.
― early rejecter, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:53 (six years ago) link
BTW, new record from from Dean and the guy from Cheval Sombre next month, a "western dream pop" covers album.
― early rejecter, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:58 (six years ago) link
I'm not in the US, sadly. I shall have a closer look at ebay...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 22 September 2018 04:32 (six years ago) link
Holy shit did I really never post about the best present in the world that I got for my last birthday?
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Saturday, 22 September 2018 04:59 (six years ago) link