From SF onwards, AMC/Eitzel have had a bit of a boat thing going on with their album covers....:
http://viddug.com/images/albumcovers/American_Music_Club_San_Francisco-B000002MTF.jpg
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/454-love-songs-for-patriots.jpg
http://www.grcmc.org/radio/images/cover_images/amc-header1.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2Mw7302Mqg8/SkoiZcwwXCI/AAAAAAAAAMo/-fS0lf-pBe4/s400/60wattsilverlining.jpg
― Duke, Sunday, 14 February 2010 17:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm a little surprised at all the San Francisco hate. It isn't my favorite of theirs, but I think it is really good. Could have been possibly been better with a few songs shaved off.
Funny story, my first LSD experience was on the night San Francisco was released. I spent the entire night lying in bed with my headphones on, tripping balls, listening to San Fran and Miles Davis' Pangaea. It was kind of an odd night...
― Moodles, Sunday, 14 February 2010 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Also surprised that only 3 albums received any votes at all.
Didn't see this in time to vote. Not sure what I would have chosen; I might have been the lone vote for Engine. My favorite Eitzel release ever is Songs of Love Live, which is a solo concert of AMC songs. The version of "Western Sky" on that is amazing. The two newer albums are actually pretty decent too. Plus there's an itunes only live release that is worth hearing for the great version of "Patriot's Heart".
― purrington, Sunday, 14 February 2010 18:50 (fourteen years ago) link
I have a live CD called "A Toast To You" from the Love Songs For Patriots tour. They were great on that tour and seemed to have fun. The album reflects that.
― Duke, Sunday, 14 February 2010 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
I woke from a dream where I was looking at the cover of Engine, which I hadn't heard in at least 30 years. I picked that album up on the cheap in ~summer 1988 but never got into it or the band. Prob sold it at a minor profit within a couple years. Strange thing to show up in my brain at 6am in 2023.
Anyway, when I listened via youtube, I was surprised how it sounds like a sad-sack-ier, same-ish-era Evan Dando, which is better than I would have expected. Shouldn't be surprised 16-17 y.o. me didn't like it but guess I should've held onto it, if only to sell it on Discogs.
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Monday, 30 October 2023 21:28 (four months ago) link
it's a wonderful album
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 30 October 2023 23:46 (four months ago) link
Mark is on a living room tour right now btw. https://undertowshows.com/collections/mark-eitzel
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 30 October 2023 23:50 (four months ago) link
and before anyone asks, yes the reissues are happening, hopefully in about a year, there's only like one person working on them.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 30 October 2023 23:54 (four months ago) link