SB Empire, I mean
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link
u pppl who have it already r wizzardz
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh jesus the piano orchestra on Don't Forget Me
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
not really wizards but maybe people who can use google: http://bolachasgratis.baywords.com/?p=4801
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 18:30 (fifteen years ago) link
it took me a while to google the right thing lol
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 18:35 (fifteen years ago) link
T-Bone Burnett and T-Bone Burnett's wife are morons.
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
It's Bush Hall.
― Shannon Whirry & the Bad Brains, Thursday, 19 February 2009 02:07 (fifteen years ago) link
the Ronettes’ “So Young”
― lemmy tristano (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 19 February 2009 16:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Are you envious? Do you get envious?
http://www.insound.com/images_promo/Neko_250.jpg
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 20 February 2009 04:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Of the car? Yes.
― the pinefox, Friday, 20 February 2009 10:29 (fifteen years ago) link
pinefox, you've finally made up for your post here
― lemmy tristano (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 20 February 2009 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
sounds pretty good on first listen. the opener and title track grabbed me the most, and the rest was pleasant too
― s1oncki punch (k3vin k.), Friday, 20 February 2009 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I love Neko Case, but honestly, what the hell is up with Marais la Nuit?
― Mordy, Sunday, 22 February 2009 13:45 (fifteen years ago) link
How were the UK shows, folks (If any of you got tickets)?
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 22 February 2009 15:38 (fifteen years ago) link
I love Neko Case, but honestly, what the hell is up with Marais la Nuit?That was my wife's favorite track!
― Jazzbo, Monday, 23 February 2009 17:46 (fifteen years ago) link
I heard that she will play tonight. I envy those who get that close to her.
― the pinefox, Monday, 23 February 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
This is quite good on first listen.
― Alex in SF, Monday, 23 February 2009 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
^^ I agree, and I also feel that it's a grower. 'people got a lot of nerve' & 'middle cyclone' are my two favorite tracks after a few listens.
― edb, Monday, 23 February 2009 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I'll second "People Got a Lot of Nerve" and add "Vengeance is Sleeping."
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 February 2009 20:40 (fifteen years ago) link
> a weird venue in Shepherd's Bush that's like 5 minutes from my house
hey, 5 minutes from mine too. i live down the road with KFC at the end.
― koogs, Monday, 23 February 2009 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
That was my wife's favorite track!
I don't understand what this means!
― Mordy, Monday, 23 February 2009 23:28 (fifteen years ago) link
It's probably my producer's favourite track too. Maybe he'll tell me where they inserted its 31 minutes into the set tonight.
― the pinefox, Monday, 23 February 2009 23:30 (fifteen years ago) link
just got back from the bush hall gig after scoring a last-minute ticket. it was great. one of the most amazingly respectful audiences i've ever seen too - not a single person spoke during the support act's (mostly very quiet) songs.
played half to two-thirds of the new record, which i've found a bit underwhelming but some songs really started to work for me live - a lovely, tender middle cyclone, and i am an animal really hit hard. old favourites maybe sparrow, deep red bells, i wish i was the moon, knock loud, margaret vs pauline, hold on x2, that teenage feeling, tigers have spoken. i know nothing about pedal steel, but i think her pedal steel player was amazing.
she cracked up just before singing i wish i was the moon because the soundman whispered into her monitor: "tits". she looked like she was having fun.
― joe, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:44 (fifteen years ago) link
i love wilco's eraly stuff.why cant i love neko case?mysteries of life.this record sounds more middle of the road and less country.don't know yet what will be the effects of that facts on me.
― Zeno, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:51 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm surprised, Zeno. Sounds like this would be perfect for you. (you're a big TNP fan, right?)
I love that album cover.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Again we call them the Newpies on this thread.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:57 (fifteen years ago) link
except for neko case ,theres nothing in common between the 2 acts.one thing's for sure - great voicexpost
― Zeno, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, that's fair.
"Newpies"? Haha; I like it.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:06 (fifteen years ago) link
(btw,Daniel,long time no see ?!)
― Zeno, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's been awhile. I never thought anyone would notice my absence. So thank you; that made me smile.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Welcome back, Daniel!
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:20 (fifteen years ago) link
"I never thought anyone would notice my absence"well, we do have more or less the same music taste.
― Zeno, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Thanks, Alfred!
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I only heard this once, but I can tell I'm not going to like it as much as Fox Confessor. I like the strangeness of that record. This one's not weird enough.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 04:26 (fifteen years ago) link
i have regretz: saw her play in Aspen, CO, like four years ago in a venue w/like 30+ ppl and i was too weeded out to go and say 'hi' even tho she was apparently up for chilling w/ppl
― i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 04:34 (fifteen years ago) link
ok,so i do like this record.Case+MOR-Country=good for me.
― Zeno, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 00:23 (fifteen years ago) link
i can't get "the pharoahs" out of my head. there are a couple parts of it (specifically the notes right before "you said i was yr blue blue baby") that remind me of "wish i was the moon" though...? really like this a lot, there is a lot of AIR SUPPLY PRESENTS TO YOU THE TIME LIFE SOFT ROCK COLLECTION to it but in an awesome "sister golden hair" kind of way versus the meh "i'm not so sure if i'm into hearing this chicago song right now" way. the nilsson cover and the sparks cover are both great too (especially the latter half of "don't turn your back on mother earth"!); i'd pay good money for an album of her covering weird non-standards like that.
but i think i'm leaning towards "the pharoahs" as my fave on the album right now!
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 26 February 2009 04:43 (fifteen years ago) link
"The Pharoahs" is an amazing song. I think it also reminds me the most of Fox Confessor. So much good stuff here, tho.
― Mordy, Thursday, 26 February 2009 04:45 (fifteen years ago) link
it's too new to say this definitively but i think, on initial impact, that i like this better than fox confessor, despite liking "the pharoahs" the best right now. considering my love for neko this is like "i prefer to eat a lobster to eating a crab" basically though.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 26 February 2009 04:46 (fifteen years ago) link
also i'm not sure if there's been enough love for "prison girls" here -- the chorus is great (this is the blacklisted song obviously). this is a really consistent album though, it's hard to actually single out a song to praise.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 26 February 2009 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link
quit frontin' on air supply
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 February 2009 04:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I think there's something devastating about the way she sings "This tornado loves you, what will make you believe me," in the final moments of the first track.
But here's the weird thing for me when listening to Case. I don't have the same experience of songs as these distinct tracks that I do with other artists. The songs often seem to blend together as one unified long track. And while I can probably sing along to every track ("I'm a man, man, man, maneater, but still you're surprise when I eat her...") I can't necessarily recall them as distinct tracks when I'm not listening. I had this similar problem? issue? experience? while listening to Fox Confessor too. So it's harder for me to talk about particular tracks that I love, and easier to just point out moments - or just say the whole thing is bloody great.
― Mordy, Thursday, 26 February 2009 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
mookie come to clover club tomorrow after work -- i'll tell you my air supply karaoke story.
mordy i agree with you a lot actually. tigers have spoken is really distinct to me but fox confessor isn't -- there are tracks i'll point out for myself like if i'm in the subway just making a mix and pull up "hold on hold on" or "in california" as favorites i'll just listen to, but if i put on one of her album it's kind of a seamless whole to me too.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 26 February 2009 05:07 (fifteen years ago) link
incomplete thought up there: tigers have spoken is mostly distinct to me because, while it was a seamless live show, it has obvious flows and ebbs and distinct changes in tone and character that are necessary in a live show (imo), that makes things seem easier to associate as a separate "thing", for me. for example, "favorite" is really a flowing, natural ending in its proper place on canadian amp but in the middle of tigers her performance is a fucking revelation (the live version of "favorite" on tigers is my favorite neko track so it's my example)
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 26 February 2009 05:10 (fifteen years ago) link
i'd pay good money for an album of her covering weird non-standards like that
i've fantasized about a neko covers album for a long time.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 26 February 2009 05:22 (fifteen years ago) link
actually what i want is a double album of her and kelly hogan doing covers, separately and together. the song selection would be awesome.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 26 February 2009 05:24 (fifteen years ago) link
"never turn your back on mother earth" is the lowlight here I think - the one place her car veers into a ditch, at least before it sinks into the marshes at the end.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 26 February 2009 10:40 (fifteen years ago) link
That's a cover, right?
― Mordy, Thursday, 26 February 2009 10:43 (fifteen years ago) link
so I gather.
I like 'vengeance is sleeping' a lot better: playing now, those frantic arpeggios.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 26 February 2009 11:02 (fifteen years ago) link
and 'middle cyclone' itself! a gentle choir.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 26 February 2009 11:04 (fifteen years ago) link