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Originally Posted by Enunciated Piffle
Ok. So just listened to The Mtn Goats. I like the imagery. "The cellar door is an open throat" is great. I think it's musically not as amazing as the writing, but perhaps the emphasis is on the lyrics anyway...?
Is there a KATG music thread? One where you recommmend one song, maybe post a YouTube link, (how do you do that, btw?) and maybe put a short description as to why you like the song?
I would recommend Danny listens to The Silver Jew's "Random Rules" There's a youtube vid. The singer is one of the greatest, funny writers that possibly shouldn't be fronting a band ever. The song begins, "In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection. Slowly screwing my way across Europe, they had to make a correction."
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Love The Silver Jews. Stephen Malkmus is an exceptionally talented guy. Pavement, Silver Jews, Jicks -- anything he associates himself with I'll give a try just because of how much I love Pavement. I haven't heard that song yet (and I know SM is very much a minor player in Silver Jews) but ill give it a shot
The Mountain Goats song I posted is from their first "studio" album (everything else was recorded one-track, live into a boom box) and their music has gotten better and better as they've become an actual three member band and not just a recording moniker for John Darnielle. Their latest album, Transcendental Youth, is musically almost on par with the lyrics, which is saying something. Very jazzy, a lot of songs feature a horn section, and it works great. I love the idea of a music thread.
Also, I just posted the YouTube link straight into the reply box.
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Originally Posted by Earl Dukes
Silver Jews used to be my shit. Moldy Peaches and Herman Dune were a couple of my favs as well. None of these bands really get me going anymore, but something like Elliott Smith's Twilight might catch me here and again. These days, I'm into music that makes me sweat.
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God, yes, that song. "Twilight." On his fucking posthumous album (of course.)