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Live 77 is my fave LRD probably. I tried to start a LRD thread on teh noize board but it didn't get very far.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Believe the hype on les Rallizes Denudes.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:56 (twenty-one years ago)

belive the hype on ghost too, really! such a rad band.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i have it on good authority that they're touring the States again next spring. i've already begun hoarding provisions to follow them up/down the East Coast.

― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

wisdom.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Pazz and Jop voters: Don't let Hypnotic Underworld slip in your memory because it came out near the beginning of the year.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh no no, it's been on my list ever since came out, but but:HAUNTED WEATHER,Arthur Russell's one-two punch (should I leave out one, just to make room for somebody else?!); Crime, Texas Terri, Cyndi Boste, Marron,DNA,Drive-By Truckers,Faust vs. Dalek, Comets On Fire, live Ubu,Homosexuals,Metal Boys--well, I think I've suppressed these last three, but I haven't yet heard/wrassled with the Ayler box, Eminem, new SMILE, David Thomas and 2 Pale Boys,aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

― Don, Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:35 (twenty-one years ago)

saw them Saturday - they're on fire on this tour. really really great - if you even remotely like their stuff you've gotta see them this time around. Heavy heavy 70s psych/acid-rock, with much more together tunes and riffs than AMT (I love AMT too, but they operate on a different plane)

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 4 October 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

three months pass...

God, "Comin' Home" is pretty.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Monday, 17 January 2005 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

And a revive...because we need a definitive answer here -- is the Terrastock show in fact going to be their last one ever?

I've been warming up by listening to the albums one a day here.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:35 (twenty years ago)

I really don't understand the love for these guys. All I've heard is Hypnotic Underworld, and I'm somewhat disappointed. It's not the transcendent psych experience I wanted. It's more of a long, noodling, samey-sounding unoffending, gentle, mildly-psychedelic rock; the Japanese Pink Floyd.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:43 (twenty years ago)

Hearing the earlier albums may change your mind somewhat. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Maybe I need to. Ghost is another band I discovered through ILM. I can't remember where exactly the love was, but I think in one of the rolling pysch threads? There was a lot of love for Hypnotic Underground, and I really don't see it. It's soft, but not in a caressing, warm way. Just soft in an easy listening, adult contemporary, Wilco, unoffending way. It sounds like it's entirely lacking passion.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:47 (twenty years ago)

????

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Give it a couple more listens in the right sort of circumstances Mickey.

Still haven't got round to getting the DVD. Anyone else have it? (and did I ask that already??)

is the Terrastock show in fact going to be their last one ever?

It better bloody well not be!

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:59 (twenty years ago)

this is not the steely dan thread. this is the ghost thread.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:00 (twenty years ago)

i have the dvd. i watched it once. the cd it comes with is pretty cool.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:01 (twenty years ago)

That DVD/CD set is the one thing I'm missing. Soon, soon...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:02 (twenty years ago)

NickB, maybe. Everything on it seems turned down a notch. The freak outs just don't freak out like a good Can freakout, the jams don't really jam enough, they just sort of noodle, and the parts that should rock just don't bring the ROCK.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:03 (twenty years ago)

where did it say terrastock would be their last show ever? I thought it was just the band's "only US appearance this year." that would suck if they were calling it quits--especially since I've never seen 'em live yet. I for one thought Hypnotic Underworld was great. And the DVD is worth seeing, though some of it is a bit "fans only," like the video footage that's so dark you can barely see a thing. The accompanying CD has some excellent bits as well, though i haven't given it too much listening time...

― Tyler W (tylerw), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:36 (twenty years ago)

APRIL 21-22-23 in PROVIDENCE, RI, USA
THE PERFORMERS:
Avarus (Finland) first ever USA appearance
Bardo Pond (PA)
Black Forest/Black Sea (RI)
Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood (Australia) first ever USA appearance
Charalambides (CA/MA)
Cul de Sac (MA)
Damon and Naomi (MA)
Fursaxa (PA)
Ghost (Japan) last ever USA appearance, maybe?
Glenn Jones (MA)
The Green Pajamas (WA)
Kemialliset Ystï¿½vï¿½t (Finland) first ever USA appearance
Kinski (WA)
The Kitchen Cynics (Scotland)

....

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:41 (twenty years ago)

the "BUT...:" i heard was:
"last ever US show, at least until bush is out of office"

― the unbearable lightness of peeing (orion), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:43 (twenty years ago)

?????

huh.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:44 (twenty years ago)

i'm really incoherent today.

― the unbearable lightness of peeing (orion), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Windy and Carl sent out their weekly update today with a note about T6 at the bottom from Jeffrey o' SecretEye, who's organizing, and in it it's clearly stated that Ghost's show is a 'farewell performance.' :-/

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 23:56 (twenty years ago)

And from the band's site itself:

23 April 2006
"Terrastock6" Providence, Rhode Island USA
*This is the only one and last performance in the states.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 23:58 (twenty years ago)

Hmm, bad news. Makes me very happy I saw them when they were here in like late '04. Not amazing live but still a fucking classic band.

― Sean Braudis (Sean Braudis), Thursday, 13 April 2006 02:28 (twenty years ago)

Crap, why does it have to be their last performance in the USA? I never got to see them! :(

― Harpal (harpal), Thursday, 13 April 2006 04:20 (twenty years ago)

:-/ Regrettable but alas it happens. I never got to see Disco Inferno and I'm still jealous of those who did (though admittedly they never toured the States, but still).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 April 2006 14:26 (twenty years ago)

i like hypnotic underworld. but i like the Lord of the Rings parts better than the Weather Report parts.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 13 April 2006 14:50 (twenty years ago)

this fucking sucks. Ghost was easily the best show I saw last year.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:17 (twenty years ago)

I've been on the verge of buying "Hypnotic Underworld" (for 5 quid) for ages but I bought the "Free Tibet" album and didn't like it so I won't bother now

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:24 (twenty years ago)

I liked Snuffbox Imminence better than Hypnotic Underworld. I haven't heard their really old stuff. I don't understand why Ghost is mentioned in the same conversations as Boredoms or AMT.

― josh in sf (stfu kthx), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:49 (twenty years ago)

japanese, etc.

― the unbearable lightness of peeing (orion), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:51 (twenty years ago)

dude, dada, totally the wrong first album to get.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:51 (twenty years ago)

psychedelic, love of krautrock, etc.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:52 (twenty years ago)

Because they're good.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:54 (twenty years ago)

lots of members. love of templebell psych as well as freakout jammage, etc.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:55 (twenty years ago)

dude, dada, totally the wrong first album to get.

But it wasn't the first one i got, the first one I got was the first one - errrrrr, the first album that is, which I liked and still like to some extent, tho not as much as I thought I did

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 15:57 (twenty years ago)

roffle @ the phrase "templebell psych"

― the unbearable lightness of peeing (orion), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:06 (twenty years ago)

Ghost has had Boredoms members.
AMT has had Ghost members ... I think?
AMT has a collaborated with Ey3.

― Fight the Real Enemy -- Tasti D-Lite (ex machina), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:09 (twenty years ago)

lama rabi rabi and hypnotic underworld are the two strongest albums. and they are the most amonduul2-ish albums as well.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:22 (twenty years ago)

What Amon Duul 2 era?

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:24 (twenty years ago)

Wolf City?

― Tripmaker (SDWitzm), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:32 (twenty years ago)

I like Snuffbox, Lama Rabirabi, and Hypnotic Underworld the best, in that order. Second Time Around and the s/t both have some good jams, too. None of the live stuff has thrilled me completely (Temple Stone or the DVD) but they were a highlight of Terrastock 5, although that doesn't really translate on the DVD. My favorite parts of the set were left out, like the incredible "Forthcoming from the Inside."

― Tripmaker (SDWitzm), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:37 (twenty years ago)

My favourite era! Well, one of! (xpost)

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:38 (twenty years ago)

post-yeti? yeah, okay, wolf city-era.

none of the stuff on the dvd compares to the show i saw in philly after snuffbox came out. they were FULL ON ROCK that nite, and completely on fire. one of the greatest shows i've ever seen.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:42 (twenty years ago)

The Terrastock 4 show -- indescribable. They had only about ten minutes and they made the most of it beyond description.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

sadly, the only ghost album i would destroy would be the damon & naomi one. and i like damon & naomi fine. okay, maybe that was more of a damon and naomi album. soooo boring. (i keep forgetting how old this thread is. i'm probably repeating myself a hundred times.)

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:49 (twenty years ago)

they were fucking fantastic in NYC last year or the year before, whenever that was.

― the unbearable lightness of peeing (orion), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:07 (twenty years ago)

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