museummouth Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I like any and all Kozelek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndieAtomic Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I been following marks career since 2008 and own pretty much everything. Started getting his vinyl in 2011. I love this new album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 No need to brag bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndieAtomic Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I was just answering Tommy's question sorry if it came off as me bragging. Apologize for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchashorttime Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Ya know, I was super bummed out when Minus The Bear put out Planet Of Ice and when Modern Life Is War put out Midnight in America and the first time I heard Float On on the radio. People change, so do their inspirations and motivations, and along with it goes their music. It's just a different direction for Mark. And yea, dude is making a hobby out of turning out as many limited releases as possible in a year. What're you gonna do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsgoodtobefree Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 There are a couple songs that really didn't grab me on my first listen, but Birds of Flim, Garden of Lavender, and the last track are excellent. Benji took me awhile to warm up to (I think it's incredible now), and maybe I'll warm up to this album, but that one one song with the electric guitar and him rambling eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Ya know, I was super bummed out when Minus The Bear put out Planet Of Ice and when Modern Life Is War put out Midnight in America and the first time I heard Float On on the radio. People change, so do their inspirations and motivations, and along with it goes their music. It's just a different direction for Mark. And yea, dude is making a hobby out of turning out as many limited releases as possible in a year. What're you gonna do? Honestly, its a fine record, but if he put out more like AFP Id probably quit buying them. I appreciate the new direction, and can see the growth from ATL->Perils->Benji and look forward to listening to this one. I love all the iterations of his music, but having seen what I feel are 5 distinct changes in style at this point, Im excited to see what he does next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I was just answering Tommy's question sorry if it came off as me bragging. Apologize for that. Don't apologize to museummouth he's a bitter prick. Do ya thing homie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedumb Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Don't apologize to museummouth he's a bitter prick. Do ya thing homie. KANYE KESS - PREACH!!! toomanyrecords 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
213041284s Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 but that one one song with the electric guitar and him rambling eh... Which one? haha. With a Sort Of Grace I Walked to the Bathroom to Cry is one of the real standout tracks of the album for me. It's such a departure from what I expected but I really like how he's exploring this new sound of this on this song. I can't say the same about Ali/Spinks 2 though.. not really feeling it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Don't apologize to museummouth he's a bitter prick. Do ya thing homie. Lol go hang with Nick Alt Eliminator Jr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodist Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Does anyone who likes this new mark kozelek, also like the pre-admiral fell kozelek? I can't seem to find anyone and it seems that mark now has two very different sets of fans. I've expressed the same sentiment as GreatGreen in the Benji thread. This shit is tired and it feels like a total cash grab while putting out bullshit music he hastily put together in 2 weeks in a studio. He lost me when his songs began to sound like finger exercises on spanish guitar. Up until then it was all fine and dandy. Pulled me back in with Perils which is up there with his best work. Benji bordered on banal and embarrassing but all the fanfare on that record made me feel like I was in the minority. Fair to say the outlook for this one isn't good. Tommy and Eliminator Jr. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 He lost me when his songs began to sound like finger exercises on spanish guitar. Up until then it was all fine and dandy. Pulled me back in with Perils which is up there with his best work. Benji bordered on banal and embarrassing but all the fanfare on that record made me feel like I was in the minority. Fair to say the outlook for this one isn't good. I'm pretty much in total agreement with you. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 yeah this one is going to take a few listens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 utside of a couple tracks I couldn't get into the Beji writing style. It gets pretty tedious. I don't know if I'm going to like this album much either. I've thought he's had a big drop off after Admerial Fell. He's usually good for 2-3 tracks an album now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGreenOne77 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I can't say the same about Ali/Spinks 2 though.. not really feeling it there. I can't even make it halfway through that track. All these overdubbed vocals running unevenly is just a mess 213041284s and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGreenOne77 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Does anyone who likes this new mark kozelek, also like the pre-admiral fell kozelek? I can't seem to find anyone and it seems that mark now has two very different sets of fans. I've expressed the same sentiment as GreatGreen in the Benji thread. This shit is tired and it feels like a total cash grab while putting out bullshit music he hastily put together in 2 weeks in a studio. Seems to me the honest reality of it all is that those of us who have been fans since the 90's are not going to get it or understand why he would take such a radical style shift. And by now I should have come to terms with the fact that he's not going back either. A while back I was remembering when he first shifted to finger picking with Tiny Cities and that was the first big blow up us fans had about his change in style. If only I had known then he would end up falling so far in terms of form and function, I would have moved on.. Stravinsky and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGreenOne77 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Send me your cd It's yours for cost... radiatorhums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple_torture Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Super pumped that there will (apparently) not be a huge rush of others ordering the LP! thesewoodenideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Seems to me the honest reality of it all is that those of us who have been fans since the 90's are not going to get it or understand why he would take such a radical style shift. And by now I should have come to terms with the fact that he's not going back either. A while back I was remembering when he first shifted to finger picking with Tiny Cities and that was the first big blow up us fans had about his change in style. If only I had known then he would end up falling so far in terms of form and function, I would have moved on.. yeah me too. I like the his new stuff here and there. some of benji and definitely a few other things.. however. sometimes when i listen to him I think of this.. GreatGreenOne77, Tommy and Stravinsky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeardedSteven Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've listened through it twice now and I love it. There isn't a song as good as Carissa(so far) but it's probably better than Benji as a whole. I love the new direction and I've been a fan since the RHP days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've listened through it twice now and I love it. There isn't a song as good as Carissa(so far) but it's probably better than Benji as a whole. I love the new direction and I've been a fan since the RHP days. GreatGreenOne77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellnow Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Props to Mark for following up Benji so quickly. Not gonna listen to the leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stravinsky Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Props to Mark for following up Benji so quickly. Not gonna listen to the leak. Listening to these lyrics one would think he could put a new album out each month. GreatGreenOne77 and moodist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGreenOne77 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Listening to these lyrics one would think he could put a new album out each month. Or at least his own little "Kozelek Monthly" to compete with David Bazan lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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