SE7EN Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) Just read this from a UK indie store... Made me laugh, in a depressing sort of way. "...on the week that an astonished world heard that Sleeper had reformed and that Sun Kil Moon had streamed the Worst Album Ever™ we have loads of great releases in that have taken a terrible toll on our reviewing fingers..." Sad, but very true. Edited February 16, 2017 by SE7EN GreatGreenOne77, Tommy and rooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Crackrock Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 i'll take some koz of your hands. lookin' for deals on: Ghosts of the Great Highway Tiny Cities April Benji (blue) and a bunch of other shett. pm if you're tryin' to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Yeah I'm also looking for Ghosts, any live albums, Among The Leaves. maximuss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Haven't had a chance to stream this yet. Will try and get on it tomorrow. @GreatGreenOne77 a real shame if this has moved you to sell the collection! GreatGreenOne77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 6 minutes ago, lastvaultboy said: Haven't had a chance to stream this yet. Will try and get on it tomorrow. @GreatGreenOne77 a real shame if this has moved you to sell the collection! 99.9999% he was not serious GreatGreenOne77, wellnow and Tommy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Holo said: 99.9999% he was not serious I had assumed so But think, $4 and it could all be yours... GreatGreenOne77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack8urt0n Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Mark is the one who broke me of my collecting OCD. I have at least one copy of everything he has done up to and including Benji. I have come to terms with knowing it will never be complete, because I just can't do the new stuff. Tommy, niblips, SE7EN and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGreenOne77 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Tommy said: Seriously, fuck this guy. I only post in here hoping he will eventually read this thread while searching for album reviews, as he sits alone in his hotel bathtub Perfect laugh after a day at work. thank you sir! 8 hours ago, shamrocks said: I think AFP is the weakest traditional album, and have to admit that Universal Themes didnt do much for me, but Benji is excellent, and i like both collaborations (Perils and Jesu/SKM). I suppose it boils down to what you think about ATL and Perils with regards to what direction hes gone, as those were clearly changes in style... I totally agree with the top highlighted portions with you for sure. AFP is solid as a musical work, but I cannot listen to it very much as it all seems to blend together a bit. Universal Themes managed to get me to buy it based on one song, but that was a very obvious mistake once I tried listening to the entire work. The bottom portion is the part that is most true to me. ATL was the very first Kozelek work to come out that I wasn't in a break neck pace to pre order or even pick up once it was out. At least he still sang the silly lyrics in harmony instead of this aging 50's rap poet shit he's doing now. I really don't care what kind of music he releases, just CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE so I can stop buying albums based on false hope that the contained material will be a return to form.... 5 hours ago, lastvaultboy said: Haven't had a chance to stream this yet. Will try and get on it tomorrow. @GreatGreenOne77 a real shame if this has moved you to sell the collection! I really am at a cross roads where I find myself wondering if I continue to fill in the blank spots from his past catalog and just ignore the future releases, or do I just part with everything from his newer era & move on to giving my money to someone who is putting obvious effort into their art. Real head scratcher there... 5 hours ago, Holo said: 99.9999% he was not serious 99.99999% sure the right $ amount could take all my stuff from ATL on minus a few releases I could count on one hand....lol Tommy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 6 minutes ago, GreatGreenOne77 said: 99.99999% sure the right $ amount could take all my stuff from ATL on minus a few releases I could count on one hand....lol $6 on great highway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGreenOne77 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 21 minutes ago, Holo said: $6 on great highway? Sold to the little guy in the desert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 42 minutes ago, GreatGreenOne77 said: Sold to the little guy in the desert! Seriously though before you part with that if you ever do (multiple copies?) hit me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Listened to this today (in two sittings) and it's a mixed bag for me. Some songs I liked, some were duds and some were odd (Vague Rock Song). Trimming this down to one CD would have helped a lot. The trend of him singing about his mail and what he watched on TV is pretty tiresome by this point. Too many songs tread to close to material on Universal Themes or the Jesu record (I enjoy both for what it's worth). I think it's cool that he's doing what he wants and just going for it, but I don't think I'll get as much mileage out of this one. I don't feel like he's too bitter on this one, although I find his bitterness entertaining and might not notice it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, jonrawks said: Listened to this today (in two sittings) and it's a mixed bag for me. Some songs I liked, some were duds and some were odd (Vague Rock Song). Trimming this down to one CD would have helped a lot. The trend of him singing about his mail and what he watched on TV is pretty tiresome by this point. Too many songs tread to close to material on Universal Themes or the Jesu record (I enjoy both for what it's worth). I think it's cool that he's doing what he wants and just going for it, but I don't think I'll get as much mileage out of this one. I don't feel like he's too bitter on this one, although I find his bitterness entertaining and might not notice it anymore. out of the loop but what is he so angry about now? Life in general or does he have some grand platform/soapbox or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Holo said: out of the loop but what is he so angry about now? Life in general or does he have some grand platform/soapbox or what? Just kind of a general bitterness to some of his last releases and songs, makes him come off as a cranky old man. The War On Drugs Can Suck My Cock is probably the peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Finally finished a full listen through. Damn that's a long album. I like it so far. I wish there was more guitar, and I thought the instrumentation was pretty sparse. Lyrically I found it to be not as bitter as his last few though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Alright, i'm back. This time to talk about how goddamn lazy his album covers are. Have a look at this one, he literally snapped it with his iPhone 6 out his non-scenic hotel window. In the reflection you can see the hotel curtains. That is all SAD thievedrelic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeardedSteven Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Didn't he write these songs while on tour or traveling around the country? A hotel room view for the cover makes sense to me... davey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 1 minute ago, BeardedSteven said: Didn't he write these songs while on tour or traveling around the country? Like every artist does lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, BeardedSteven said: Didn't he write these songs while on tour or traveling around the country? A hotel room view for the cover makes sense to me... #bitchdontkillmynarrative BeardedSteven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 On 16/02/2017 at 3:35 PM, shamrocks said: I suppose it boils down to what you think about ATL and Perils with regards to what direction hes gone, as those were clearly changes in style but didnt people like Benji? People raved about Benji at the time and for many that was the drop off. Most people here seem to have stepped off the hype train a few stations earlier. I liked AFP but beyond that he lost me. Benji was just too on the nose and in general his work has lost its relatable appeal with the inclusion of such specific personal references. There are ways of dealing with the subject of mortality without literally saying Richard Ramirez Died Of Natural Causes. Also the tours in support of Benji marked the start of his public meltdowns/hissy fits stage which undoubtedly sours peoples take on the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbronze Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Jesus. You all are troopers. I got off the train at Tiny Cities. It was godawful. I loved all of RHP and Rock&Roll Singer/What's Next To The Moon, but after Ghosts, Kozelek just went off the reservation. Sayonara. Edited February 18, 2017 by docbronze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Tommy said: Alright, i'm back. This time to talk about how goddamn lazy his album covers are. Have a look at this one, he literally snapped it with his iPhone 6 out his non-scenic hotel window. In the reflection you can see the hotel curtains. That is all SAD Jandek!!!! Edited February 18, 2017 by Plarocks thesewoodenideas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untiliwakeup Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) I had pretty much loved every rhp/mk/skm release until ATL, which I loved a couple songs off of (young love, black kite) . When benji came out I gave it a try, and it just didn't click. I hated the new style. Then a few years later I revisted it, and it clicked. Still some forgettable songs/lyrics on there, but it was focused. Now his stuff is not focused. The stream of counciousness stuff isn't working. I think that's my main issue. I would hold on to his records, though. I've heard him say a few times that he will not repress any of the Caldo Verde stuff as he "doesn't want them to be in thrift stores someday". Of course that could change, but it's a risk with him being such an old stubborn man now. Edited February 18, 2017 by untiliwakeup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I'm on my first listen (gonna get through as much in one sitting as I can) and I actually mouthed "what the fuck" to myself when, towards the beginning of "Philadelphia Cop", the song stopped and briefly became a skit. "Hold on a second, Sufjan Stevens is texting me right now" O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnumtaurus Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, Tommy said: Alright, i'm back. This time to talk about how goddamn lazy his album covers are. Have a look at this one, he literally snapped it with his iPhone 6 out his non-scenic hotel window. In the reflection you can see the hotel curtains. That is all SAD The photo is from the hotel he mentions in one of the songs on the album... I think it's Hotel Cecil in LA, where Richard Ramirez stayed and where they found an Asian tourists body in those water towers back in 2013. Not a great covery shot, but it isn't entirely random. Edited February 18, 2017 by magnumtaurus poweredbytrust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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