thinking about these because of year end lists... thoughts?

thrillhouse · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:41 pm

any opinions around here on the following 2005 releases by:

mountain goats
clientele

paladisiac · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:02 pm

thrillhouse Wrote:

any opinions around here on the following 2005 releases by:

mountain goats
clientele

mountain goats - if you've heard their other stuff, you'll like this. imo it's their best album yet.

clientele - poppy fare; a pleasant listen; nothing overly-remarkable

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

i found the clientele to be a little average. only listened to it a couple times though, although im not feeling the urge to listen more.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:04 pm

this mountain goats album is just like the rest, to me, some blindingly amazing songs that are probably better than anything else i've heard this year, and then some other indescript stuff around them.

d · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:04 pm

Yeah, I have to admit, the Clientele album didn't wow me as much as I wanted it to.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

i am going to the store and buy some albums to load on my ipod for my trek east. what should I buy?

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:58 pm

Both Clientele and Mountain Goats were just ok with me. Neither impressed me enough to want to run out and own them.

Rp--I'm really liking SYR6. Very moody, minimalist stuff. Great for a long drive or flight.

I'm digging yr quote as well. I read that on espn and was cracking up.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

mountain goats - best stuff darnielle has done. might be a little too polished for long-time fans, bit vanderslice brings something to the table, thats for sure. i have it at #3 this year.

clientele - meh

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

This guy has crack Wrote:

this mountain goats album is just like the rest, to me, some blindingly amazing songs that are probably better than anything else i've heard this year, and then some other indescript stuff around them.

I agree with ^^^.

I will say that this is the first MG album that I can listen to all at once and not want to tear his head off.

Postmersh · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:59 pm

thrillhouse Wrote:

any opinions around here on the following 2005 releases by:

mountain goats
clientele

MG - Definitely top 3 for the year for me....Probably my #1. Darnielle finally turns his nefarious gift for storytelling (Going to, "alpha" series) on himself, and JV makes it all sound so damned g-o-o-d.

Clientele will probably be in my top 20. It's so...swimmy. It's like an ether - you probably won't catch onto it if you peruse it once, or in an excited mood. You know the feeling when you're too tired to go to bed, yet still amazingly comfortable under the covers? That's what the Clientele do for me...

splates · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:11 pm

Postmersh Wrote:

Clientele will probably be in my top 20. It's so...swimmy. It's like an ether - you probably won't catch onto it if you peruse it once, or in an excited mood. You know the feeling when you're too tired to go to bed, yet still amazingly comfortable under the covers? That's what the Clientele do for me...

Clientele is definitely a grower

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

The Clientele album probably grew on me more than any other LP this year.

At first I was lukewarm about it (my initial review of it is still kicking about in my Konstantiranks thread) but with repeated listens its forced its self into my Top Twenty.

In terms of 'airplay' it's probably a Top Five. It seems to fit a lot of moods for me.

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