Dave Pajo solo: S/D

^ 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

What a legend, a resume to die for and just a regular guy despite it all

i spoke with him for a little while outside after a Slint reunion show several years ago, 2014 i think? talked about metal and various other things. very sweet, gracious dude. was really saddened to hear about the mental health crisis he went through not long after.

but yeah, he seems to be in a good place these days! happy for him.

He's one of those guys (like Matt Sweeney?) that seem to show up all over, which is a testament to their personalties as much as their abilities.

Speaking of Pajo and Sweeney, there's been a few good writeups lately of that slept on (imho) Zwan album with it being the 20th anniversary. It is apparently still not streaming and, if the rumors I read a long time ago are true, it's because pissbaby Corgan hates these two guys so much that he doesn't want anything to do with it anymore. Which is a shame, because these guys deserve whatever meager money they can get from having to deal with Corgan.

zwan were so outrageously good, like the unreleased/live stuff is incredibly special when you have those three guitarists onstage, and it's fucked up that the band only lasted one album and none of that shit ever got a proper release

anyway, it's possible corgan may be being a pissbaby about it but i assume that since no one knows when the machina reissue is coming out that putting mary star of the sea on streaming is extremely on the backburner (and fwiw zeitgeist is not on streaming either)

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

i love this song so much

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