Dave Pajo solo: S/D

yeah, i mean, he acted abominably and the suicide note was very manipulative, but he was under an extreme amount of stress when he did these things so it seems hypocritical for me, from my vantage of not being under stress, to stand in judgment.

maybe it's better for people outside the situation to not take a stand at all

maybe it's better for people outside the situation to not take a stand at all

― Treeship, Friday, February 13, 2015 6:18 PM (17 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^^^^

good idea. let's talk about Whatever, Mortal, which a deeply moving and evocative album. Almost every song is wonderful, but I would suggest "Roses in the Snow" as a starting point. What an amazing piece of music. The whole album is a wrongly overlooked work of genius. SEEK IT OUT WITH HASTE.

Also, the previous album, Live from a Shark Cage is pretty great too. It's instruments, but among the most poignant and moving guitar-based albums I know of. Try "Arundel" for starters.

feels good, revisiting this stuff. "over jordan" is another highlight, i like that he revisited "arundel" with Northwest passage.. has a loose, celebratory vibe. Arundel is an excellent track, a lot of the aerial m stuff is nicely affecting.

pajo and doug mccombs (tortoise, brokeback) have a unique sense of tone and atmosphere. their instrumental music provided comfort and relief for me a while back. always nice to hear this stuff again

I wish i knew more stuff like Whatever, Mortal and Live from a Shark Cage. I remember in the mid-2000s, I took a long trip around rural Asia, and those albums kept me company. They have a homeless, iterant, lonely feel that felt like a perfect soundtrack for my mindstate and my surroundings at the time.

Dave's Lo the Rose Cease to Bloom ( from the three songs mini cd) has brought me comfort many times over the years. Hope he finds some soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbXTTXotN5o

^ one of my favorite recordings ever

yeah, just about the best sad song I know

New Instagram post

http://Instagram.com/p/zF7tGvk_pr/

realized that i am not certain how to pronounce his surname

That new Instagram post is very nice to see.

pah-ho

also, the line "there was something like a wall between us / that stopped your going down on mah peenus" (from "Sorrow Reigns") has the weird effect of being hilariously unexpected, but increasingly sad within the context of the song.

man, some insanely inventive guitar licks on these albums. they're complex and sound great, but also seem so simple at the same time ("Krusty", for example).

I spent last night trying to learn arundel and road runner from live videos and gained a new appreciation for his playing

Dave lost me a bit after he started singing, but man, PAJO was the business at the time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2LvGqD_XuE

The lick on Road Runner is remarkable. Seems so simple...

yeah the way he plays it is not at all

have a link for that? I always wanted to learn that lick too.

Here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMeXZ5JIlLk

I think I'm doing it wrong actually, watching this again. May even have the tuning a bit wrong.

If you can figure it out, tell me if you think the tuning is C G C F C E

Oh shit, that's a baritone guitar I think

As for tuning, I'll have figure that out... Seems like a lot of open strings

goddamn it... this is really hard

in the meantime... did you know about this Misfits cover album?? WTF?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AvbKvtO5mg

I think the tuning is: C F C G C E

Nope, you were right: C G C G C E. I figured out the riff for the most part; one of the reasons it's so hard is because its hard to remember the sequence of notes!

New interview

http://thethinair.net/2015/03/the-road-to-recovery-with-slints-david-pajo/

Good interview, thanks

Great interview. So glad he's better and so brave of him to talk about the subject.

https://soundcloud.com/drag-city/papa-m-walking-on-coronado

This forthcoming Papa M album will make many people happy.

Arundel is so pretty.

I got to spend about 45 minutes on the phone with him; it was a joy.

A lot of generational/dad talk stuff got left out for space.

http://clrvynt.com/david-pajo-interview/

Nice one!

would like to read, but "trend Micro" say website is spam

uplifting read, thanks

good stuff! glad dave is doing better.

New video, nice song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLd2PuY9BBs

Live From A Shark Cage is sounding really amazing tonight.

New one is amazing. Pajo, if you’re listening, I’m glad you’re alive.

Same. The Arvo Part cover put a lump in my throat.

Where is this new one, pray tell?

https://www.cameo.com/davidpajo
For $19, you can get a personalized birthday message from Dave Pajo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wh270Oc9c

^ guitar nerd business with dave <3

I enjoyed this!

yes, he seems like a genuinely nice guy! pleased to see that he seems to be back an even keel now too

Oh yeah, you aren't wrong, I've just been freshly annoyed by how awful Corgan handled the fracture of Zwan, he was such a dick about it. No doubt Zwan is the last thing on his mind, but I just would love to see Paz, Pajo and Sweeney get some more cash and recognition for the record.

Yeah, the three times I saw them were fantastic. Never saw the Djali Zwan acoustic configuration, but used to have a bunch of boots. Thought they were much better as a full blown electric rock band anyway. Seeing them and Dead Meadow at the Metro was a killer show.

all i've heard is the Hole of Burning Alms comp, but it is quite fantastic. i believe its a comp of various singles and such.

Quoting myself from 18(!) years ago since I pulled this out for the first time in ages last night. Still fantastic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvQ-o99RZvM

Love this man

xpost Ooh I am intrigued by this Children's Hour album. Never heard of them, but a previously unreleased album with Pajo in the lineup will almost always pique my interest.

Disagree with the hate upthread for the numbered EP's, though I do find some of them a little uneven. Also, his singing voice is pretty off putting if you're not into the vulnerable singer/songwriter thing.

But his guitar tone on some of those songs is white hot and clean as hell.

Search:

"Lovely Room"
"Truckstop Girl"
"Local Boy Makes Good"

I had a really naive take wayyyyy upthread and I would like to admit David released some amazing singer/songwriter solo material that wasn't just dubby postrock.

I love his Misfits covers record which answers the musical question "What if Nick Drake had written "Angelfuck"?"

https://papam.bandcamp.com/album/scream-with-me

Children's Hour with Josephine Foster? That's good stuff.

i love this song so much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QDFnAeXB6U