Put me in the ground the day I tire of Astral Weeks. I may only play it once every year or two, but the first five seconds goes through me every time.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 22 April 2019 19:37 (five years ago) link
But Vernon Fleece might be as good.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 22 April 2019 19:45 (five years ago) link
astral and veedon are p distinct vibes to me, astral v much psychedelically overwhelmed at all the lightness and darkness of creation, veedon a few years older and content to watch the grass move and occasionally trip into the cosmic mystery behind it (plus a heartbreaking two-song fugue about paranoia). a side-by-side comparison would prob prove me wrong but veedon *feels* like the quieter album
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 22 April 2019 19:49 (five years ago) link
anyway, couldn't live without either
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 22 April 2019 19:50 (five years ago) link
or common one, or into the music, or saint dominic's preview, or it's too late to stop now, or
sometimes i'm like "maybe into the music is the best one"
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 22 April 2019 19:58 (five years ago) link
You and others stanning for Veedon Fleece and Common One during the VM poll turned me on to the greatness of those albums and now I just love them, too. So thanks!
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 22 April 2019 21:55 (five years ago) link
Grooving to Cul De Sac. It's kinda buried in the middle of side 2 but it's a jam.
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 05:37 (four years ago) link
massive jam confirmed
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 10:21 (four years ago) link
This album is just completely totally utterly amazingly the best thing he ever did. Fuck it's SO GOOD.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 10 June 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
^hello and welcome to the small but amazing group of VF stans
― that's not my post, Thursday, 11 June 2020 02:06 (three years ago) link
And we say Geronimwhoa
― call mr zbow that's my name that name again is mr zbow (Craig D.), Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:12 (three years ago) link
if i'd seen any of this 74/75 shows, the fact that he played a maximum of 2 tracks from this at any of them would have killed me
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Thursday, 11 June 2020 13:55 (three years ago) link
side a of this record is one of the best sides of any record. side b (for bulbs) ain't no slouch, either.
― ACABincalifornia (voodoo chili), Thursday, 11 June 2020 14:43 (three years ago) link
fair play to this album imo
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 June 2020 14:49 (three years ago) link
This album makes me feel emotions.
― jmm, Thursday, 11 June 2020 14:59 (three years ago) link
Bulbs is one of those songs I put on playlists a lot because people who have never heard it before instantly love it.
― Lily Dale, Thursday, 11 June 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
My wife created an account on Discogs and bought a NM first pressing for me last Christmas. <3
Not to be too dramatic (ok, yes, too), but the part in Cul De Sac when Van says "you, you, you" and the band all comes down at the same time on three successive beats I feel like time is going to stop between each of them.
― Night of the Living Crustheads (PBKR), Thursday, 11 June 2020 15:52 (three years ago) link
a loved one is going through an extremely difficult time, i am merely going through it with them in spirit, and this seems like the only music that can keep me company. i'm coming out of it a bit now, which is probably why i'm posting again, but for several hard days veedon fleece was the only thing worth listening to.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 22 June 2020 17:11 (three years ago) link
veedon fleece was the only thing worth listening to.
this is kinda sorta the case under normal circumstances for me.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 22 June 2020 18:08 (three years ago) link
worth mentioning — if you haven't checked out Van's mid-90s rarities comp The Philosopher's Stone, there are a bunch of outtakes from the same era / similar vibe.
― tylerw, Monday, 22 June 2020 18:15 (three years ago) link
^a couple of tunes from Philosopher's Stone to check out (praying to the formatting gods that this works): Not Supposed To Break Down Contemplation RoseTry For Sleep
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 23 June 2020 01:03 (three years ago) link
You just sit there like a butterflyYou're well protected by the glassYou're such a rare collector's itemWhen they throw away what's the trashYou can hang suspended from a starOr wish on a toilet rollYou can just soak up the atmosphereLike a fish inside a bowl
― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 20 November 2020 16:29 (three years ago) link