whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:

red stick in the house!!!

dime in the gutter wrote:

whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:

red stick in the house!!!

and it's a really good record!

Between diapers and being 40......Greta Van Fleet....today and tonight. Always thought this was some female led 4-piece. I'm way out of touch. Nonetheless, enjoy the "classic" sound for lack of a better term. I've got nothing else. I was just happy to have a few beers and listen to some tunes tonight.

Local music--Declaration of Love Demo Tape #2 1987. Paula Frazer--Vox & Bass, Paul Boatright, Vox & Drums, Wade Ogle, Guitar.

Paula just put out a new Tarnation album I haven't heard yet. Paul runs a studio and Wade runs a record store and they both still play locally. This isn't the only local band that could have made it.

RolanK wrote:

That may be the most 80's album cover of all time

Zip City wrote:

RolanK wrote:

That may be the most 80's album cover of all time

Released in 1978. Van has always been a man out of time. The tousled hair, the casual cigarette, the tight pants--this is from the Thin White Lord Of The Manor period

Bottle Rocket Friday - Part 2, evening

I ain't broke down, I'm just out of gas

Dang. I didn't realize this was out there. You can see my great mike technique and beloved batik'd t-shirt at 1:50. The band actually starts at 3:13.



ETA: I was only roommates with two of these four people. In the original incarnation, Job's Onion, I was roommates with four out of five, if you count being married as being a roommate. That was a decade later, of course.

Iowan wrote:

Sterling Bigmouth wrote:

This. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would, based on the track list.

This. Sounds pretty damn good

John A Arkansawyer wrote:Released in 1978. Van has always been a man out of time. The tousled hair, the casual cigarette, the tight pants--this is from the Thin White Lord Of The Manor period

Not my favorite Van album (or period for that matter), but the song "Wavelength" is one of his best.

John A Arkansawyer wrote:

Zip City wrote:

RolanK wrote:

That may be the most 80's album cover of all time

Released in 1978. Van has always been a man out of time. The tousled hair, the casual cigarette, the tight pants--this is from the Thin White Lord Of The Manor period

Have been diving into some of his older material throughout the years, but this one I hadn't heard before. Don't know if you made an intentional Bowie reference or not but the production does remind me of Station-to-Station era Bowie. I like the vibe of that particular era, sound and style of playing etc. Stumbled over it by chance when this popped up in my youtube feed. Reeks of Cocaine.

Clams wrote:

Iowan wrote:

Sterling Bigmouth wrote:

This. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would, based on the track list.

This. Sounds pretty damn good

Band sounds looser than on the studio albums (and also compared with the shows I have seen), which is a good thing in my book. Also plus for guitars brought forward in the mix. Sounds like there is a lot of the room in the recordings which I assume is deliberate. This may explain why I feel Jasons vocals sounds a bit muffled (in lack of a better word) on some of the songs.

Bottle Rockets- Bit Logic
The Knitters- The Modern Sounds Of The Knitters
Dylan- Blood On The Tracks

RolanK wrote:Band sounds looser than on the studio albums (and also compared with the shows I have seen), which is a good thing in my book. Also plus for guitars brought forward in the mix. Sounds like there is a lot of the room in the recordings which I assume is deliberate. This may explain why I feel Jasons vocals sounds a bit muffled (in lack of a better word) on some of the songs.

I absolutely love this record. About the only complaints I have is that it's short and there is maybe just a little bit too much crowd noise (I get it, I just don't always like that technique to draw listeners in). I've been trying to figure out why songs I strongly disliked, 24 Frames is a great example, suddenly seem to click with me here, so I decided to compare a few of the songs I didn't care for previously to their studio versions. I think what it is that the live parts have been totally reworked and serve the song much better. 24 Frames sounded like a paint by numbers pop song on the record virtually begging you to sing or hum along with the chorus and I find that cloying as hell. The live version, on the other hand, allows that chorus to breathe and lets you actually enjoy the clever wordplay in the lyrics, which was previously the time in the song where I was clawing my eyes out with a spoon. Not only have I been enjoying the song, I've been playing it loud. White Man's World is another one. I was always able to appreciate the song, the verses are extremely well written, but I didn't hear any inspiration there. It sounded rote. I understand that the sentiment for the song is 100% genuine just from reading interviews and social media, but if I didn't know that about him I would have suspected pandering. On the live version all that is gone, replaced by an energy and strength of conviction highlighted by some subtle guitar and keyboard parts that frame the story with nuance and finesse and allow the chorus to stand out with impact and emotion. The instrumental parts end up serving the song so much better by allowing Jason to truly sell the story. Outside of a few tracks I have strongly disliked JI's last two records and yet here I am loving many of the same songs I used to hate. I don't remember a time when that happened in the past, it might have as the ol' memory ain't what it used to be, but if so I certainly can't site an example. Go figure.

Oh, and I'm on my fourth listen

Tequila Cowboy wrote:
I absolutely love this record. About the only complaints I have is that it's short and there is maybe just a little bit too much crowd noise (I get it, I just don't always like that technique to draw listeners in).

It's a fine line, isn't it? I would say that It's Great to Be Alive! strays too far the other way; the crowd noise is so minimal that some of the tracks sound more like studio recordings than live ones

pearlbeer wrote:

Same. This is a really fucking fun album.

said it before- surprises me that these guys get no love around here, they seem to be the kind of band so many here like.........but as always, what the fuck do I know?

whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:

This again! Really hope these two make it out to California.