this album is so deep. i love it.
― any major some dude will tell you (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 20 November 2008 05:12 (fifteen years ago) link
it's like they made a whole album of deep cuts
totally... how deep is the rhodes all over this album
― winston, Thursday, 20 November 2008 05:13 (fifteen years ago) link
seems like it gets an unfair rap as their "least great" album or whatever
― winston, Thursday, 20 November 2008 05:14 (fifteen years ago) link
It's always been my favorite.
― Nate Carson, Thursday, 20 November 2008 05:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Christ but what an astonishing album.
― piscesx, Monday, 26 September 2011 04:10 (twelve years ago) link
did we all know that the cover art for the royal scam was originally created for a van morrison album? seems important, somehow.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 15:46 (ten years ago) link
the van morrison album (which was never released) was supposed to be called Mechanical Bliss. seems important, too, somehow.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 15:48 (ten years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/777bb5ecd0620c09e156ec3ec8bcac8b/tumblr_mmsrebP52I1qzy30io1_500.png
― tylerw, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 15:49 (ten years ago) link
Somehow I did not know that. Neat.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 15:49 (ten years ago) link
here's a big thing about it (and a speculative version of that unreleased van LP)http://www.themidnightcafe.org/?p=4119
― tylerw, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 15:58 (ten years ago) link
also funny, via wiki: In the liner notes for the 1999 remaster of the album, Fagen and Becker claim it to be "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy A Thrill)."
The Chrysler Building:
http://www.cepolina.com/photo/America/New-York/skyscrapers-New-York/5/New-York-Chrysler-building-skyscraper.jpg
http://fineprintnyc.com/images/blog/old-new-york/part-8/1930-Margaret-Bourke-White-Photographs-Chrysler-Building-Views.jpeg
― calstars, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 19:01 (ten years ago) link
On some days, this is their best.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:40 (six years ago) link
well I CROSSED my OLD MAN back in OREGAHN, don't take me alive
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:51 (six years ago) link
that's cool that caves got so many votes, what a jam
― brimstead, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:52 (six years ago) link
Green Earrings into Haitian Divorce is just ridiculous
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 23:17 (six years ago) link
those RINGS OF RARE DESIGNI rememberthe LOOK in your EYE
― voodoo chili, Friday, 1 December 2017 21:16 (six years ago) link
Lol for the longest time I thought it was the “the rings of Randy’s eyes”
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 21:42 (six years ago) link
I don't mind
― voodoo chili, Saturday, 2 December 2017 00:11 (six years ago) link
― any major some dude will tell you (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:12 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Heh, most OTM post on this thread.
― pplains, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:17 (six years ago) link
So true
― flappy bird, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:18 (six years ago) link
Thanks for the revive - reminded me to pull this out and give it a spin.
― o. nate, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:19 (six years ago) link
Most off-the-money thing about this thread was the zero votes for "Green Earrings".
― o. nate, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:20 (six years ago) link
yeah jesus
― flappy bird, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:20 (six years ago) link
GE is great but you’re talking such
― calstars, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:21 (six years ago) link
I mean there’s no fucking with KC right?
― calstars, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:22 (six years ago) link
eh, overexposed
― flappy bird, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:28 (six years ago) link
I voted "Sign in Stranger" in the original poll, but would gladly vote "Green Earrings" in a rematch. There are at least 6 songs on here I could see myself voting for at any given time.
― o. nate, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:34 (six years ago) link
Agree
― calstars, Saturday, 2 December 2017 02:40 (six years ago) link
I've said it before somewhere, but I love how the title track sounds like a Norman Whitfield production.
― Tim F, Saturday, 2 December 2017 04:12 (six years ago) link
caves of altamira has such a huge, lush-sounding hook, odd it’s only been sampled once afaict, by some italian rappers
― sciatica, Saturday, 2 December 2017 05:58 (six years ago) link
Last time they played Don't Take me Alive in Portland everyone cheered after each instance of OREGAHN, great fun, great show maybe the best I've ever seen
Also yeah Green Earrings thoroughly robbed, nice to see reps for Haitian Divorce tho
― Florin Cuchares, Saturday, 2 December 2017 08:40 (six years ago) link
― flappy bird, Friday, December 1, 2017 9:42 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I used to think it was "rings of round design" and was confused because surely all rings are of round design?
― soref, Saturday, 2 December 2017 10:00 (six years ago) link
"sign in stranger" has quietly become my favorite dan song of all time
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Saturday, 2 December 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
Yeah except for the outro
― calstars, Saturday, 2 December 2017 19:20 (six years ago) link
Sign in Stranger has always reminded me of Spoon circa Gax5.
― yugi ex, Saturday, 2 December 2017 21:03 (six years ago) link
Paul Griffin is a hero
― voodoo chili, Saturday, 2 December 2017 21:11 (six years ago) link
finding a new song to obsess over from this record every month or so lol
right now, it's "everything you did."
― supreme court justice samuel lance-ito (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 18:58 (five years ago) link
You were a rollah skatah
― calstars, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
you gonna show me later
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
at the graaahhhhhtoin the greeeeeeasy chair
― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:01 (four years ago) link
What a weird song
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 16 January 2020 20:52 (four years ago) link
when she smiles, she says it all
― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:01 (four years ago) link
what's a greasy chair?
― ☮️ (peace, man), Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:16 (four years ago) link
one that's hard to sit in
― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:17 (four years ago) link
at the graaahhhhhtoin the greeeeeeasy chair― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:01 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglinkWhat a weird song― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:52 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:01 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:52 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
lmfao otm
― flappy bird, Friday, 17 January 2020 18:33 (four years ago) link
I bet Spoon totally Stan for this album. "Green Earrings" is also pretty Spoon-esque. Even all the titles sound like they could be Spoon songs.
SPOON
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 January 2020 18:45 (four years ago) link
Still think the second half is the least distinguished suite they recorded.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 January 2020 18:47 (four years ago) link
Crazy talk. The last song is weak but everything else is great.
― o. nate, Friday, 17 January 2020 19:07 (four years ago) link