The couple listens I gave Reunions seemed to have a slicker guitar tone. Nothing as heavy as When We Were Close or as ragged and bluesy as This Ain’t It. This Ain’t It is the kind of performance I’ve wanted from the 400 Unit for awhile. I think the biggest difference is the quality of the songs. Onl...

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0447448530_16.jpg This. I’m struggling to hear a difference in the mix, but it’s a fine excuse to listen to one of the best albums of the 00’s. This new mix sounds great. The main thing I hear is the vocals are way up in the mix. You can hear the lyrics much more clearly ...

I find all these take’s interesting. I’m one of the few people who has liked his recent albums, so I don’t see this new album as this revelatory thing. It’s very good, but not leaps better than his last few records. I thought Reunions was straight up dogshit, and that SMTF and Nashville Sound had 3...

Clams wrote:

This.

I’m struggling to hear a difference in the mix, but it’s a fine excuse to listen to one of the best albums of the 00’s.

PS Most intriguing lyrics: "Vestavia Hills". "The boy genius is grown now..." IMO it’s from the POV of Cooley directed to Jason circa 2008. It’s not my theory, but I fully subscribe to it That seems right; at the very least it's a reasonable interpretation/conclusion. Whether or not it's Cooley tal...

Have basically had these 5 on repeat for last week or two https://open.spotify.com/album/3ujHcA736Nx4Y0WyxEprm7?si=_0eqjQYPTRSqrdLy9KIudQ https://open.spotify.com/album/2gL0IM5SYhCxJebPaKdDkx?si=PPZOAwUaRMKPdEOYhC6okw https://open.spotify.com/album/3ChFT9NdwI13XCF2Bs0aaq?si=vcPH2edwTQGABEqyy6Qszg h...

I can very easily imagine Cooley attending an early Jason solo show and dismissively tossing out that “well, the boy genius is grown now”

beantownbubba wrote:PS Most intriguing lyrics: "Vestavia Hills". "The boy genius is grown now..."

IMO it’s from the POV of Cooley directed to Jason circa 2008.

It’s not my theory, but I fully subscribe to it

Sterling Bigmouth wrote:Interestingly enough, in interviews he’s been referring to King of Oklahoma and a few other tracks as the “Old Assignment”, or songs he feels would’ve fit on the DBT albums he was part of.

Yeah, it would absolutely fit with DBT thematically

It’ll probably end up being my favorite since SE. when We Were Close, King of OK, Strawberry Woman, Middle of the Morning are the early faves for me. Generally agree with this. I didn’t get into the first couple singles, but Cast Iron Skillet really caught me off guard. Yesterday morning I heard Ki...

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcQymARbgrpq1jSdFMTHdfmc2qCvoUjkv9hAwrlZ_MoSgPoOzkZiFwC5--G0COvccZTdjUfR_EM&usqp=CAc Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes This has wildly exceeded my expectations. The King of Oklahoma is absolutely stunning and on par with Outfit, Elephan...

Late to the party here. Holy shit.

Rooting for the Florida sweep tonight

Philly, yo

https://youtu.be/flU7-5Zjxd4

Sco den

We live about 4 hours away and had a hotel to maximize fun and safety, lol. Roads were good when we left in the morning.

I started out by Bill early on and after switching to water, stayed near the Jay side aisle.

My first show since 2016 last night. They absolutely crushed it. Ballad of Cecil McCobb is another amazing Patterson Eulogy. Patterson dedicated A&F to Gary Rossington, and told a really moving story about how they had found some understanding/common ground despite their differences. Hung with Bill ...

https://americanahighways.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lucero.jpg Very satisfying if your a fan Agreed. It’s meat and potatoes Lucero, but I love meat and potatoes Lucero. “Among The Ghosts” was a later career masterpiece, and then I couldn’t get into “When You Found Me”. This isn’t ATG level, bu...

Sounds like more of the same to my ears. Ehh.

I’d still cull a few songs. “Bob” is a really clever song, but just doesn’t seem to fit. “Crystal Meth” is an interesting soundscape but not as fully formed. “Purgatory Line” has never worked for me. I think from a production standpoint it’s the best sounding DBT album. I think some of Patterson’s m...

Looks like I’m in for Milwaukee.

‘Mats worship from Minneapolis. Got shared in a Westerberg FB group I’m in. I don’t think these guys are together anymore, but this album’s fun.

Clams wrote:https://www.tarnishedstrings.com/blog-p ... 6h-InfE0_w

“You can’t hang yourself if you ain’t got enough rope” is the most devastating line I’ve ever heard.

Nebraska has mostly fallen apart post-Tom Osborne. They basically have spent the past 20 years alternating between hiring outsiders and firing them to hire guys that played there in the glory years. They got away from what worked for them back in the day (the game also moved away from it) and weren...

The Iowa State football that has emotionally abused me since I was 10 is back, baby.

brettac1 wrote:
Plains - "I Walked With You A Ways"

Just put this on today and am mildly obsessed.

I really liked the last Waxahachee record too

This shit smokes It really does It really captures the Food Stamps’ live sound. I wasn’t sure about the album when I saw it only had 4 new originals, but it just sounds fantastic. Apparently a bunch of people on Twitter are mad that it’s not Whitehouse Road and Feathered Indians rewrites. Idiots.

The Joyful Noise disc is pointless. I think it exists to expose people that automatically praise anything that’s a complete curve ball as genius.

The other two versions are fucking brilliant.

My album of the year at this point

This shit smokes