for posterity's sake.
― (*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・) °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Friday, 23 January 2009 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
awwwww. :(
― sean gramophone, Friday, 23 January 2009 21:00 (fifteen years ago) link
i hate my fatheri hate my fatherhate my fatherOn disowning my father
― velko, Friday, 23 January 2009 21:13 (fifteen years ago) link
not to get all grand proclamation but this is a loss to song in general - his are/were great, and if he's really not going to write any more of them, the craft is diminished somewhat. the available supply of awesome drops.
I am bummed out. I look up to this guy, he sets a standard of writing one can aspire to.
― J0hn D., Friday, 23 January 2009 21:29 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah def a top 5 alive lyricist for me
― crackers is biters (M@tt He1ges0n), Friday, 23 January 2009 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
:(
― now is the time to winterize your manscape (will), Friday, 23 January 2009 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, this is sad, if true ... Not a whole bunch of songwriters his age or younger out there who so obviously put a lot of care into their lyrics (J0hn D. being a notable exception). Might be a lofty thing to say, but he's up there in the tradition of Dylan, Cohen, etc. Didn't think his last couple albums were his best work, but I had the feeling he still had a classic or two left in him.
― tylerw, Friday, 23 January 2009 21:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Berman's dad is the guy behind all those front groups you see represented as the voice of reason on Penn and Teller's show Bullshit!
― bats in a kayak! (latebloomer), Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:01 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Penn_and_Teller:_Bullshit!
― bats in a kayak! (latebloomer), Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:02 (fifteen years ago) link
"In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection/Slowly screwing my way across Europe they had to make a correction" has to be one of my favorite opening couplets ever. Shucks.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:04 (fifteen years ago) link
^ seriously.
― bats in a kayak! (latebloomer), Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:05 (fifteen years ago) link
"Boy wants a car from his DadDad says, first you gotta cut that hair.Boy says, "hey Dad Jesus had long hair"and Dad saysthat's right son, Jesus walked everywhere."
from "the frontier index" (I think) was the first Silver Jews track I heard and that's still one of my favouritest lyrics.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:20 (fifteen years ago) link
this rainy weekend seems like a perfect time for the natural bridge.
― PLODwyn pig more like (get bent), Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Had a feeling this was coming. I'm glad you've made a decision you're happy with DCB. Hope you get to punch your dad in the face some day.
― mumps (iiiijjjj), Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:36 (fifteen years ago) link
When I saw his note I wanted to say - the joy that his music and writing have brought me outweighs any harm his father may have caused me. Because it's true, though I suppose in the scheme of things I'm probably a special case. I haven't had a minimum wage job since before 1997. All you can hope for is that he finds some peace and happiness in whatever he does next I guess.
― Mark, Saturday, 24 January 2009 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link
his father harmed you?
― BIGrack HOOSein Obama (k3vin k.), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:31 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe try reading the post?
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:35 (fifteen years ago) link
uh
― BIGrack HOOSein Obama (k3vin k.), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:39 (fifteen years ago) link
or just the thread in general?
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:41 (fifteen years ago) link
i think im coming off as a dick here so i apologize, but i must have missed something
― BIGrack HOOSein Obama (k3vin k.), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link
no, you're not coming off as a dick, but it's just that there are links here to things about Berman's dad being a douche lobbyist behind fronts that oppose union rights, minimum wage laws, obesity awareness etc. so dude is saying that David has had more of a positive impact than his douchey dad's possible impact. There's not much more to get there?
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:48 (fifteen years ago) link
more of a positive impact to him.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:49 (fifteen years ago) link
doink. thx
― BIGrack HOOSein Obama (k3vin k.), Saturday, 24 January 2009 02:50 (fifteen years ago) link
dcb should join the family business.. and then destroy it from the inside.
― now is the time to winterize your manscape (will), Saturday, 24 January 2009 18:47 (fifteen years ago) link
(glib revenge fantasies aside, i wish him the best)
― now is the time to winterize your manscape (will), Saturday, 24 January 2009 18:50 (fifteen years ago) link
So, do any of y'all have tickets to this thing in McMinnville, TN?
― roxymuzak, Friday, 30 January 2009 21:54 (fifteen years ago) link
My friend Rachel's going. I expect she'll be taking pictures.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 30 January 2009 21:57 (fifteen years ago) link
This really makes me hate myself for not going to see him when he was in the area.
― circa1916, Friday, 30 January 2009 21:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I was trying to fenagle an extra ticket for a friend and it's like...tickets just don't exist.
― roxymuzak, Friday, 30 January 2009 21:59 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean it makes sense, why would someone sell one?
silver jews in a cave last show make an offer
― What a Mess (Gudrun Brangwen), Friday, 30 January 2009 22:16 (fifteen years ago) link
!
― roxymuzak, Friday, 30 January 2009 22:24 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i44.tinypic.com/25yujph.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 1 February 2009 02:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Chandelier in a cave? whoa.
― the maximum value that ZS obtains given its constraint is 8 (Z S), Sunday, 1 February 2009 02:59 (fifteen years ago) link
ummmm?
― tylerw, Sunday, 1 February 2009 04:11 (fifteen years ago) link
that looks cool, fuck
― dmr, Sunday, 1 February 2009 04:15 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah that looks intense. that's the way all concerts should look.
― tylerw, Sunday, 1 February 2009 04:19 (fifteen years ago) link
did malkmus show up for "wild kindness" or anything?
― kamerad, Sunday, 1 February 2009 04:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Dude from American Songwriter magazine (who posted the pic) said this on twitter: "Just saw Silver Jews' final show in a deep cave. in crowd: Dan Deacon and Animal Collective fellows, Bradford Cox, S. Malkmus, B. Bare Jr."
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 1 February 2009 04:41 (fifteen years ago) link
"uh huh, i was at the final show. the audience was amazing"
― schlump, Sunday, 1 February 2009 05:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, that is weird now that I think about it. : /
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 1 February 2009 05:09 (fifteen years ago) link
i bet it was super, but they're kind of a weird band to see live i think. what you get from the records isn't at all present from hearing it live. they have that great velvetsy guitar player but it sounds kinda heavy and thick. the dynamics should be like a james brown strings song or something, with his voice big and booming.
― schlump, Sunday, 1 February 2009 05:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i mean whatever about the crowd. i was just wondering if malkmus jammed with berman one last time. some of both their finest moments are on american water
― kamerad, Sunday, 1 February 2009 05:40 (fifteen years ago) link
berman's, definitely
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 February 2009 05:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Tanglewood Numbers is actually my favorite Joos record, but I'm way in the minority there.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 1 February 2009 05:47 (fifteen years ago) link
sleep on your backand ash in your shoe
― dmr, Sunday, 1 February 2009 06:01 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.knoxkoupons.com/ktown_photos/photo_gallery/images/RockCity-1.jpg
― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 February 2009 06:03 (fifteen years ago) link
tanglewood demos > tanglewood. less pounding and intense, more a guitar sound.
― schlump, Sunday, 1 February 2009 06:06 (fifteen years ago) link
tanglewood demos
Are these easy for anyone to find?
― Peter Andre Test Tube Babies (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 1 February 2009 10:09 (fifteen years ago) link
first google result yields links
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 February 2009 10:19 (fifteen years ago) link