bill callahan (post-smog)

...so amazing^

Maybe would dig more if I wasn’t trying to get the same feels

My sentimonies exactly, this is an entirely different song, lyrics do not a song make, but dang is Will ever belting em, whatever this is. And on second listen I would like to retract beefy and chunky and replace it with harmonically crunchy, that's really more Todd.

god love him but Tim and his guitar face :/

Rittman's feel for getting that Crazy Horse sound out of the band is awesome but the lyrics feel like an afterthought -- like nobody wanted to write new lyrics so they just sang "Our Anniversary," or noticed at some point that the phrases could fit into the jam and did that instead of finding what other story the music might want to tell. One of my favorite Smog tunes in the original, dig the jam they're doing here but as Hadrian says it doesn't really evoke the mood the (excellent) lyrics do

I'm just happy to see John C Reilly jamming out to one of the greatest American rock guitarists of all time

This may be one of Will's finest vocal performances, the most range I've ever heard him reach for.

god love him but Tim and his guitar face :/

― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, December 8, 2020 7:38 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Tim is a bit over earnest as a musician and music lover, which is an interesting stark contrast against his persona in regards to comedy. I think he's been a little wrapped up in feeling like a Real Indie Rockstar this past year especially, but I don't fault him! Glad he's having so much fun.

haha yeah heidecker is definitely "you guys looked like you were having fun up there"

During the verses Will adopts an almost Robert Plant ca. "Kashmir" tone.

didn't even realize he had a new one out today. i'll give it a shot but i haven't really connected with anything past "dream river" (maybe a me problem)

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/62fa6349ecee23939248fbd4/master/w_1600,c_limit/Bill-Callahan.jpg

pretty awful album cover, though that's in character at this point

it's with jim white--big plus in my book

this is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECckgYq1Qs4

sound in video is bad but... can't wait to see this show!

Went to see him in Bristol on Tuesday. Fantastic even though he only played three songs I recognised (don't have either of his latest two albums yet). Saxophonist was a great addition and Bill's between song banter has improved since I saw him last (in '94)!