I must try RET again, I thought it was a bit wanky at the time although I thought that about Pig Lib for years too
― Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Tuesday, 27 February 2024 21:49 (two months ago) link
I think that on some level, when they came out I thought both RET and Wag Out were a bit too silly or goofy, somehow.
I do like jammy Malkmus tho
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 27 February 2024 21:51 (two months ago) link
leaning into the jams is what makes it so great
― ufo, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 21:51 (two months ago) link
it was startling recently to pull out Real Emotional Trash and Wig Out and feel, finally, like I fully *got* those albums. Everything kinda clicked.
that happened to me with Wig Out recently too. I'd always thought of it as a lesser retread of Mirror Traffic, but for now I'd rather listen to that than MT. Sparkle Hard felt like a huge step up from both of them though. The S/T and Pig Lib are probably always going to be my favorites for sentimental reasons, but Sparkle Hard is my non-sentimental favorite.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 21:56 (two months ago) link
i have not spent enough time with Sparkle Hard, I need to
― a (waterface), Thursday, 29 February 2024 12:48 (one month ago) link
real emotional trash is the best thing he ever did― ufo, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 21:29 (two days ago) link
― ufo, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 21:29 (two days ago) link
totally otm, really feels like the peak of his playing and arranging post-pavement
― intheblanks, Thursday, 29 February 2024 14:30 (one month ago) link
I shrugged at RET back when it came out but I pulled it out last night and idk what kind of shit I had in my ears in 2008 because it really is incredible. Pig Lib has always been my favorite and it sounded like that but more
― waste of compute (One Eye Open), Friday, 1 March 2024 13:09 (one month ago) link
SM@TTTPDX-022424https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFc6q0VNU_A
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 2 March 2024 19:17 (one month ago) link
(shredded vocal tonezzz, raw COVID superspread edition)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 2 March 2024 19:20 (one month ago) link
Funny that I was about 15 feet away from that, but there was a standing crowd between the table I was at and the stage, so only listened to it.
― paisley got boring (Eazy), Saturday, 2 March 2024 21:14 (one month ago) link
Thanks, Steve!
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 2 March 2024 21:58 (one month ago) link
Alright which one of you runs the AcidCasualties youtube channel lol.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Sunday, 3 March 2024 19:01 (one month ago) link