Ghost - classic or dud, search and destroy

they are so awesome live. saw them in providence at terrastock 6 and theirs was the only show i caught besides lightning bolt, bardo pond, and jack rose that lit the place that bright

batoh swore on stage they'd never return until bush was no longer our president. well fuck yeah, here we go

Anyone else excited for the tour???

Very. Nice follow-on news from seeing Acid Mothers Temple/Kinski last night.

awesome news

denver show is going to be tiiiiiight. though i will probably be the only one there.

is there a new album coming out? or are they just touring for the heck of it.

Nothing immediately listed on their website about a new album, so looks like the latter option:

http://www.ab.cyberhome.ne.jp/~pochamal/

Just got the first (self-titled) album on PSF secondhand the other day and am listening to it right now, coincidently enough. Sounds good.

OK, second time round for this self-titled album and it rules. Much better than I was expecting (I love 'Hypnotic Underworld' but was afraid that much of their other stuff would be too hippyish for my tastes).

Nope, it's all pretty great!

Aye, I reckon I'll be tracking down the rest now...

I know Monorail has had a s/h copy of Batoh's Darg City solo compilation for a while, so if that's still there on Monday, it's mine.

best accomplishment of the obama administration so far!!! : )

After repeatedly reading lots of praise for these guys (and given the fact that, on paper, they're right up my alley) I succumbed and bought In Stormy Nights on vinyl last year. But it failed to move me. Maybe I should give it another chance, but I'm barely motivated right now to walk across the room and put it on.

Is this album generally considered to be poor? Should I perhaps give them another go, with a different LP?

Right, In Stormy Nights is on the deck. "Hemicyclic Anthelion" covers all of side one, which is always a good sign....

that's the most difficult place to start I could imagine! good luck. I found the later part of the record to be stronger.

Actually, "Hemicyclic Anthelion" is one of the songs I always liked on this album. I love that sort of free-form piece. It was some of the later, folkier songs that I found a little off-putting. But listening now, I'm actually quite liking them too, for example "Motherly Bluster" (on side 3 of the LP)

best accomplishment of the obama administration so far!!! : )

Sadly, yes.

?!? Had no idea they were touring!! super-excited, may have to get a babysitter for this one

Duke fwiw Hypnotic Underworld is my favorite, encapsulates everything great about them

fuckkkk no boston show

Ghost gave a really big boost to Whoopi Goldberg's career.

She uses the Oscar as a doorstop now.

Ghost could probably do a sweet psych jam on "Unchained Melody" that's for sure.

The Terrastock 4 show -- indescribable. They had only about ten minutes and they made the most of it beyond description.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:43 AM (3 years ago)

A recording of that set turned up on Dim3 and, holy cow, it was as amazing and WTF as I remembered it being.

Hmm, need to look for that!

Picked up the CD/DVD Live in Nippon package today for ultra cheap at my local, can't wait to dig in!

that one is pretty cool, though it leans mainly towards the avant-improv side of things. they were so great in Denver last year! Kurihara is a guitar god. also, those batoh/espvall CDs shouldn't be slept on.

I absolutely love Kurihara, his album with Boris is just gorgeous.

those batoh/espvall CDs shouldn't be slept on

wait how many are there? I like the one I have a lot (weirdest version of St. James Infirmary Blues ever?)

er I mean Death Letter

there's that one, and then another one that came out last year ... Overloaded Ark. Might be better than the first one!

(and yeah that Death Letter was weeeeeird!)

I feel like Kurihara is like the secret hero of the last decade in music. Everything he touched turned to gold!

his solo album is great. last track is like whoa

yeah, that is worth picking up -- think it was released on Damon & Naomi's label? there's a bunch of stuff of his i haven't heard, judging from this page: http://www.wfmu.org/~rlim/kuri/k_intro.html
someone made me a mix of his career up to 2004 or so though.

Damn, what an impressive discography! And it seems to mostly stop shortly after 2000.

he has certainly played in a lot of bands!

yeah, that is worth picking up -- think it was released on Damon & Naomi's label?

yep. that's the one. sunset notes.

bookmarked that wfmu page. whoa!

I have an extra copy of Sunset Notes, will be throwing it up on eBay for a few bucks shortly... anyone want it here instead, for relatively cheap?

yup

All yours once I can dig it out of my moving boxes...

picked up used copy of the 1st Batoh/Espvall LP on drag city tonight .. so good

also, aren't we due for a new Ghost ... I am a SELFISH bastard ... need new Ghost

I have Lama Rabi Rabi and Snuffbox Immanence....I feel bad about getting out of touch with them.

Stormy do you have the 2nd one, Overloaded Ark? even better imo.

I saw Boris play with Kurihara on guitar and it was pretty incredible, so I got Hypnotic Underworld. I was bored to tears. I'd like to like these guys. What am I supposed to like about these guys?

dunno, if hypnotic underworld bored you to tears, then maybe Ghost isn't for you. that's probably the best entry point to the band ...

Don't expect Ghost to be like Boris. You could try Snuffbox Immanence too. Do u like Flower Travelin' Band?

half of hypnotic underworld is amazing; other half meanders.

yeah, they're nothing like boris.

I have and dig Satori, but I get more of a 13th Floor Elevators vibe from FTB than Ghost. What is Snuffbox Immanence?