just got... friend described it as "Clinic with the New Wave element replaced by the hippie element" (Hippentium?)
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 16:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Haven't heard the full length yet but looking forward to it. The latest 7" rocks though...
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 16:36 (sixteen years ago) link
I can kinda dig the Doors vibe sometimes, but I like the more manic early records than the album. I would like to see this band live.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, I think someone said this before but there was kind of a new zealand xpressway vibe on the 10" that I really liked.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:29 (sixteen years ago) link
wait I thought they just had the s/t "debut" - what are these "early records" you refer to
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:29 (sixteen years ago) link
they put out a 10" and a 7" that got some people excited. they included a second cd with these recordings with a limited number of the full length cds, I believe.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
there's a second 7" too
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:41 (sixteen years ago) link
the food not bombs one? I haven't heard it.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:42 (sixteen years ago) link
blood in the streets it's up to my ankles
― hstencil, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:42 (sixteen years ago) link
The Dance California 7" is worth checking out. "Clouds Over Earthquake" is the one song I've heard by them that I'll still be listening to in ten years.
― rockapads, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link
saw them on sat. nite for the 1st time...
didn't hear any doors thing (other than the obv. lineup) def. got more of a krauty stooges "sister ray/european son" type vibe going on...
they were pretty solid and tight. drummer was pretty intense on the bass drum, probably ex-metal head.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Great band. Loved the early releases but could never get my hands on them so the 2cd I ordered from AQ will do nicely.
― Herman G. Neuname, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:16 (sixteen years ago) link
The 10" hit the spot. It's kinda how I imagined Endless Boogie to sound.
― Michael Dudikoff presents Action Adventure Theatre, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I imagined Endless Boogie sounding like Status Quo.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 21:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Endless Boogie sound like Trad Gras & Canned Heat supersession.
― ian, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Endless Boogie are WAAAAY better, and I think Wooden Shjips rule mightily
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 22:39 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm pissed that I missed these guys at the Fuck Yeah fest.
― I eat cannibals, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 23:14 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't think I've ever heard such a straight-faced Spacemen 3 ripoff band in my life.
This is not necessarily a bad thing.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 20 September 2007 20:10 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^That was my reaction when I first heard Wooden Shjips. That's not all they've got going on, though.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 20 September 2007 20:21 (sixteen years ago) link
granted I'm going on the half dozen songs I've listened to so far
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 20 September 2007 20:25 (sixteen years ago) link
they don't have many more!
― mizzell, Thursday, 20 September 2007 20:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, they also rip-off Loop. But again, that ain't a bad thing at all.
― QuantumNoise, Thursday, 20 September 2007 20:49 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm unfamiliar with Loop... I think what really put the Spacemen 3 connection over the top was the fact that this guy sounds JUST LIKE Pete Kember with his lazy vocal timbre, and uses basically the same vocal-reverb effects setup.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 20 September 2007 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link
I listened to the album all the way trough for the first time this morning. It's boring.
― mizzell, Thursday, 27 September 2007 18:55 (sixteen years ago) link
I like it alright but the bonus disc is MUCH better
― dmr, Thursday, 27 September 2007 18:59 (sixteen years ago) link
It's like a more irie Spacemen 3. I like both of these discs. I'm a big pothead, too.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 27 September 2007 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Bonus disc is better, agreed.
I think they need a new bass player actually. The Can-style 2 note grooves are good but dude has all kinds of rhythm problems and could stand to be a tad more adventerous...
But overall, I dig the album. The length is good too.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 27 September 2007 19:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Ever heard the Colorsound album You're Only As Good As Your Sound? released on Sub Pop subsidiary Summershine, it is a total S3 ripoff and is great to boot.
― sleeve, Thursday, 27 September 2007 20:06 (sixteen years ago) link
I want to like this band more than I do. There is just something lacking. I think it might be the bass player as mentioned above. I like the last few tracks on their full length better than the first few.
― rockapads, Saturday, 29 September 2007 02:21 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, so, is there any way to tell the difference between the single and double cd versions of the holy mountain release? i'm more in it for the bonus cd than the album itself.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Thursday, 18 October 2007 11:54 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm not sure in stores. I ordered mine from Amazon before I knew about the bonus CD. I checked it only said "1 disc", but it came with the second disc anyway. The second disc comes in a separate cardboard sleeve, if that helps at all.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 18 October 2007 12:40 (sixteen years ago) link
they are playing in brooklyn on 10/19, I think I will check them out.
― mizzell, Thursday, 18 October 2007 13:44 (sixteen years ago) link
The second disc comes in a separate cardboard sleeve, if that helps at all.
that does help, cheers.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Thursday, 18 October 2007 15:03 (sixteen years ago) link
didn't hear any doors thing (other than the obv. lineup) def. got more of a krauty stooges "sister ray/european son" type vibe going on... this is true, but i thought the drummer was the weak link. the songs are very driving and a bit more propulsion from the kit would put them over the edge. pretty fun show.
― mizzell, Saturday, 20 October 2007 16:46 (sixteen years ago) link
WTB a new rhythm section for Wooden Shjips!
― rockapads, Saturday, 20 October 2007 21:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah I saw them in Oakland a couple weeks ago and their live show is so much better than this new record. I also prefer the second disc of older material to the overly produced stuff.
― oscar, Saturday, 20 October 2007 22:28 (sixteen years ago) link
there's no fucking doors in the album at all. you know what there's a shitload of? rallizes. seriously, listen to the vocals, especially the effects and the kind of clipped and tuneless muttering, and listen to the way the songs kind of plod along until suddenly a big fuzzy guitar bit comes in. the production's obviously cleaner, but it's total apeage/homage. could almost be a different band to the bonus disc stuff (which i found, yay).
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Saturday, 17 November 2007 08:33 (sixteen years ago) link
do i need this album? or can i live without it. record store still has the 2 disc cd version.
― scott seward, Saturday, 17 November 2007 10:21 (sixteen years ago) link
need, probably not. but i got a used copy w/bonus disc and i like it enough. in fact, i liked the bonus disc much more (shakey mo and trip maker are pretty right-on about the songs on that) than the album, but the album's definitely growing on me. i don't know, do you need american rallizes?
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Saturday, 17 November 2007 14:30 (sixteen years ago) link
i was gonna revive this thread by saying Wooden Shjips vs High Tide
the first track, "We Ask You to Ride" is the only one where i really hear the Doors. dude totally sounds like jim and that organ. rest of it, not so much.
― jaxon, Saturday, 17 November 2007 19:30 (sixteen years ago) link
We Ask You To Ride
― jaxon, Saturday, 17 November 2007 19:31 (sixteen years ago) link
haha! i was just listening to that video and wifee asked me if it was the Doors. unprompted!
― jaxon, Saturday, 17 November 2007 19:32 (sixteen years ago) link
and just for fun, a live version of Wooden Ships by CSN&Y http://youtube.com/watch?v=a0P_cviczko
― jaxon, Saturday, 17 November 2007 19:36 (sixteen years ago) link
there's no fucking doors in the album at all
That's patently untrue. I'm still debating it: I kinda like it anyway, despite hating the Doors. Jaxon's right, though, it is pretty much concentrated in the first track.
― emil.y, Saturday, 17 November 2007 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
"patently untrue" my ass. NO DOORS! organ /= equal doors!
Wooden Shjips vs High Tide
high tide by a country mile.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Sunday, 18 November 2007 05:58 (sixteen years ago) link
it's not just the organ, dude. that voice on the first song is totally jim. and the reason i compared high tide is because that dude sounds like morrison too.
― jaxon, Sunday, 18 November 2007 08:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Psych bands inspired by The Doors >>>> The Doors
This has always been true.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 18 November 2007 08:57 (sixteen years ago) link
uuu_uuu
― W4LTER, Sunday, 18 November 2007 09:05 (sixteen years ago) link
the alb totally reminded me of the doors too, fwiw
― Ward Fowler, Sunday, 18 November 2007 10:14 (sixteen years ago) link
hey, you know what? the s/t is really good for late night driving. especially track 3. suddenly the weirdly skeletal production makes sense (i can't think of a 'psych' band with 4 members who sound more minimal than these dudes) and the organ really comes to the fore. it's almost neu!-like, but not really sounding like them at all.
7" on sub pop also real good. i think the b is my favorite shjips jam.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 17:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Was annoyed to see it in Rough Trade East last night (the version with the bonus 7"). Got mine sent from Thrill Jockey to my Sister-In-Law's in the US, thinking only TJ would have the bonus 7" & their shipping to the UK being more hideous than it should be. Oh well, I did get a bonus iTunes download of one of the 7" tracks...which is only valid in the US store.
― Wandering Boy Poet, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 12:58 (ten years ago) link
Feel like this band is everything I hate about psych rock, just like long boring songs with no energy and standard psych guitar solos.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link
so what do you like about psych rock
― Ayn Rand Akbar (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
very possible i just like long boring songs with no energy and standard psych guitar solos.i dunno, i get what you mean, but for whatever reason i always enjoy wooden shjips
― tylerw, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 18:04 (ten years ago) link
is this west coast tour any good?
thinking about seeing them saturday night but was not impressed with "west" and have not heard "back to land"
― the late great, Friday, 24 January 2014 23:43 (ten years ago) link
bump
― the late great, Saturday, 25 January 2014 20:52 (ten years ago) link
i meant to respond to this before but i forgotthe show i saw was merely ok. as i mentioned, the opening bands were hard to follow, and the shjips formula sounded overly evident by the time they went on, but that might not be their fault. i did start to get the suspicion that their new album was overhyped by people who don't listen to a lot of music like this (so it sounded more interesting to them than it did to me).
not a bad time, but not mind blowing by any stretch.
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Saturday, 25 January 2014 20:59 (ten years ago) link
i did start to get the suspicion that their new album was overhyped by people who don't listen to a lot of music like this (so it sounded more interesting to them than it did to me).
It's enjoyable, but I think this suspicion is spot on. 'Back to Land' seems to be the one that has broken through to some critics who believe they've stumbled upon something great and obscure, and thus are pumping it up as better than their earlier stuff, i.e. "Wooden Shjips have finally put it all together," so they don't appear late to the game.
― alpine static, Saturday, 25 January 2014 22:11 (ten years ago) link
they've jumped the shark after vol. 2 huh
― the late great, Saturday, 25 January 2014 22:20 (ten years ago) link
Nah west and dos are great. But at this point I think I prefer moon duo.
― Ayn Rand Akbar (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 25 January 2014 22:21 (ten years ago) link
^ otm
― alpine static, Sunday, 26 January 2014 01:13 (ten years ago) link
I thought vol 2 came out after dos
tbh not crazy about west
― the late great, Sunday, 26 January 2014 01:23 (ten years ago) link
Everything I've heard by these guys was perfectly enjoyable but sounded pretty much the same. I saw them open on the Pavement reunion tour and everyone in the crowd hated them, so I made a point of cheering as loud as I could - probably the moment I felt most positively disposed to WS.
― a man with legs made of sausages - that's not real! (seandalai), Sunday, 26 January 2014 02:24 (ten years ago) link
― the late great, Saturday, 25 January 2014
this is my assessment, with the caveat that I think a lot of the creative energy has gone into Moon Duo
― sleeve, Sunday, 26 January 2014 03:07 (ten years ago) link
Back to Land sounded really formulaic to me; there was only one,song that stood out to me and I don't remember the name of it rn
West was not that much better but at least the two best songs were first and thereby easy to find
― stop ingesting (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 26 January 2014 03:19 (ten years ago) link
I prolley need to hear early WS tho fer sure. Loved their Snapper cover
Moon Duo is cool but uneven too; Circles was p great but I thought Mazes was drastically overrated. Probably my favorite thing Ripley has done was MD's Escape EP
― stop ingesting (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 26 January 2014 03:22 (ten years ago) link
this new one is stellar- dreamy and floaty, a mode i haven't picked up on in them prior. will sound good on a hot afternoon in the backyard
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 25 May 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
this is still my favorite work of theirs- i don't have a ton of use for their middle period, it seems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1YoLJajtAE
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 25 May 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
I find them a bit hit & miss, but the new one sounds good. Hopefully they'll come out on tour
― Duke, Saturday, 26 May 2018 13:52 (five years ago) link
new great ‘rural psych’ record, S/T ‘Rose City Band’. not much info about them otherwise. is this the shjips pretending to be a different band?
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
hmmmm
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 19:58 (four years ago) link
Produced and recorded by Ripley Johnson
this actually calls it a side project fwiw
https://www.reddit.com/r/psychedelicrock/comments/bsnmat/rose_city_band_wandering_feeling_new_side_project/
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 20:00 (four years ago) link
definitely ripley singing / playing guitar, not sure who else is in the band ...
― tylerw, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 20:17 (four years ago) link
Nice! Reminds me of Natural Child and their "Okey Dokey" LP
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
is the pronunciation shyps or ships?
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 31 May 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
I love this Rose City Band album. It really is a perfect summer record, so warm. I haven't paid much attention to the Wooden Shjips universe, but this made me go back to some of their stuff and also to Moon Duo. I like his whole vibe.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 26 June 2020 03:56 (three years ago) link
Another Rose City Band album coming in May, Earth Trip. You can pre-order it from Trill Jockey and get some rolling papers with it, on brand.
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1390957203_10.jpg
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
another one! he's really churning these out ... which is good! i always put on this guy's records and think "eh, this is kinda boring" and then about two minutes in I think "hey this is great!"
― tylerw, Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:39 (three years ago) link
haha yes
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
this new one is great, maybe the spaciest/ mellowest yet
― mizzell, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:57 (two years ago) link
ooh that sounds good, stuff like 'I Hear The Vibrations (E-Z Version)' is my fave - is that a good reference point?
― sleeve, Thursday, 17 June 2021 00:21 (two years ago) link
no not really. it’s much more acoustic sounding with beautiful pedal steel. none of the motorik groove/ driving bass lines like on Vibrations.
― mizzell, Thursday, 17 June 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
SHRINKING MOON FOR YOU^^ this― Calling All Creeps! (contenderizer), Tuesday, January 6, 2009 5:03 PM (thirteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink
^^ this
― Calling All Creeps! (contenderizer), Tuesday, January 6, 2009 5:03 PM (thirteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 29 April 2022 21:51 (one year ago) link
hilarious to me that this doors worship band is named after a song by a guy who famously hated jim morrison and his music
― budo jeru, Friday, 31 March 2023 01:47 (eleven months ago) link
The Doors comparisons didn't make sense to me in 2007 and they still don't in 2023, tbh.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 31 March 2023 15:49 (eleven months ago) link
haha yeah — he occasionally has sort of subtly morrison-esque croon but I wouldn't call 'em a Doors worship band. New one is pretty killer, all the players are really good, Barry Walker especially.
― tylerw, Friday, 31 March 2023 15:59 (eleven months ago) link
Assume you are talking about his new Rose City Band album, otherwise I missed some news!
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 31 March 2023 16:01 (eleven months ago) link
oh haha, yes the new Rose City! no new Wooden Shjips record as far as I know.
― tylerw, Friday, 31 March 2023 16:15 (eleven months ago) link
Huge fan of all things Ripley Johnson and have loved everyhting RCB since the self-titled! tylerw, care to share how this new one compares to the 1st three? more of the same country 'choogle'? cosmic americana? more psych-y perhaps? Barry Walker on the lap steel is always a great thing! Any sneak peek/intel would be greatly appreciated!
― vinyljunkie, Friday, 31 March 2023 21:24 (eleven months ago) link
i was such a huge Shjips and Moon Duo fan, but i can't get into RCB at all ... and i live close to the RC and i've tried ... just won't take.
― alpine static, Friday, 31 March 2023 22:00 (eleven months ago) link
I've liked all the Rose City Band stuff but I think the new one is my favorite — I've seen some reviews that don't love its increased space noodle factor, but I love that! The last three tracks in particular are just kind of a long gorgeous reverie. No particular place to go and no hurry to get there.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 7 June 2023 22:49 (nine months ago) link
This is exactly what I needed this morning without knowing I needed it. Very JJ Cale.
― Stars of the Lidl (Chinaski), Thursday, 8 June 2023 08:40 (nine months ago) link
Yeah I already held RCB in high regard, but the new one takes it to a whole new level. I've gotten so much mileage out of it.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 8 June 2023 16:47 (nine months ago) link
I really love the first three records, but had kinda decided to sit the latest one out, just because I felt I had enough of them, there's other music to buy etc.But then last night, two beers in, I read tipsy's post, listened to about half of Mariposa, and immediately ordered the record.
― mizzell, Thursday, 8 June 2023 17:04 (nine months ago) link
this is really scratching my "what else sounds like Relatively Clean Rivers" itch, thanks thread
― broken breakbeat (sleeve), Thursday, 8 June 2023 17:42 (nine months ago) link
New one is my favorite too.
A lot of it reminds me of Beachwood Sparks’ The Tarnished Gold—a really terrific and overlooked album. RCB is a lot noodlier but there is still a shared vibe
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 9 June 2023 02:58 (nine months ago) link
i can't really hang with this RCB record. it just sounds like easy listening music? i'm not saying that's bad, it's just not for me i guess.
― budo jeru, Friday, 9 June 2023 22:27 (nine months ago) link
Was pleasantly surprised to hear These Shadows in Episode 8 of The Diplomat on Netflix. Pink Floyd's The Great Gig in the Sky as well.
― aworks, Monday, 12 June 2023 03:59 (nine months ago) link
it just sounds like easy listening music?
no man, it's cosmic :)
It's easy to listen to, but in a good way imo. Definitely a vibe, so if you don't vibe with it, c'est ca.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 12 June 2023 04:58 (nine months ago) link
hilarious to me that this doors worship band is named after a song by a guy who famously hated jim morrison and his music― budo jeru, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:47 PM (two months ago)The Doors comparisons didn't make sense to me in 2007 and they still don't in 2023, tbh.― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, March 31, 2023 8:49 AM (two months ago)
― budo jeru, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:47 PM (two months ago)
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, March 31, 2023 8:49 AM (two months ago)
the last time i saw them (2006 or 2007) they opened for 水晶の舟 whose name translates to "The Crystal Ship".
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 June 2023 14:47 (nine months ago) link