Yeah, I put this on about once a month.

How's abouts this?

Pedro The Lion - 'Control'

used to see a lot of (good call on the Radio 4)







Also - used to see a ton of talk about the E6.

I still soldier on..

so cute

whoa. I remember the big lovefest for him a couple of years ago. I wasnt quite sure what the fuck was going on.

I pulled out that Fugazi recently and also found I liked it more than I ever did.

Anniversary I traded in a long time ago. Not sure what I ever saw in them (apologies to onejeffbrown)

Pedro the Lion "Control" I think was a new discovery for some bb'ers last year and they are still high on FT's all time list.

I understand when major trends like all the garage rock from a few years ago come and go but it seems like most people listen to a few old favorites, some classics, and mostly new stuff.

Thinking about Sketch's argument about a bad new release souring the old catalog, I'm not sure I buy it. I can see when an album really hits it big and is irritatingly bad affecting your opinion of the band (thinking stuff like REM or U2). I think the song Stand ruined REM for me for about 10 years. But I don't understand why does a subpar Burning Brides or Dismemberment Plan album would taint an older release by them that you might have really enjoyed?

When's the last time anyone played this:



I think Mojo might have been their biggest fan and he's posted here about 8 times only, but still there were a bunch of other fans I think. Its held up for me.

It just gets lost in shuffle of my collection. New Stuff and classic just seem to stay in the fore front of my thoughts, and usually I just grab what I can think of first before I leave in the morning. I still enjoy almost all of my "forgotten albums" if and when I get around to playing them.

>The Chamber Strings - month of sundays

as a matter of fact just last weekend.


np - damien jurado - on my way to absence

How is that new Damien Jurado?

Anyone remember or still listen to this:



I remember Opa, Timmyjoe and a bunch of others being nuts about them.

np: Tom Waits "Swordfishtrombones"

I listened to it the other day, but I never see this anymore

I've been meaning to pull that one out for a listen again.

Anyone listen to this in a long time:



I think this was almost as popular as Malkmus' debut among bb'ers that year but I don't think I've noticed anyone play it in 2 years or more.

i didn't think that the Preston record was all that popular.

This thread makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

I actually listened to PTL's Control the other day after DS Bruce played "Rapture" at the Plan.

i think i sold mine like 4 hours after i bought it.

also - the Wondermints, The Boggs, etc.

It's good.
I haven't given it the required amount of listens, but after the first couple he seems to be in the same pocket as his last, 'Where Shall You Take Me' which isn't a bad thing at all. I'd still rank 'Rehearsals for Departure' and his 'loud' record 'I Break Chairs' as his best. Of course that may be premature and his new one could end up kicking my ass.

-mcaputo

Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank The Cradle


The Microphones - Mount Eerie


Do you think that this might be less because of some negative aspects in the music itself, and more because our boarders tend to be forward-looking, on the bleeding edge, always wanting to "make it new" and stuff as much new music in our ears as is possible?

I know that, if I was able to afford it, I would hardly be able to listen to albums more than once or twice before I was moving on to the next thing, and the next thing, and the next thing . . . I know that I will never have enough time in my life to hear all the music I want to hear, to read all the books I want to read, to see all the films that I want to see, to go to all the places I want to go . . . but I will do my damndest to in the time that I have!

my .02

The Starlight Mints is a good one. I never see that one anymore.

that'd be much appreciated mike...thanks!!!

i haven't seen the following np'd recently despite the major love a few years back:

i am enjoying his new one a lot lately though.

i've been making a conscious effort to start bringing in a 1:1 ratio to work with me.
1 "old" cd to every 1 "new" cd.

I forget about Calla semiregularly. Such winter music

That's part of what I'm asking I guess. For a couple of years I used to buy (mainly) or download hundreds of new releases each year for fear of missing out on something great. But there were 2 problems with that, it was hard to really digest everything I bought and I bought lots of stuff I ended up thinking were crap.

I've been much happier since I decided I wouldn't try to hear everything I was curious about but would be more discrimininating, so from my own personal perspective I would hate the idea of only listening to each cd once or twice. For my favorites, I couldn't imagine limiting myself to only 2 listens and for many I consider myself lucky to not have to listen to them once.

I still listen to the Creek that Drank the Cradle by the way and I'd guess many others still do. Lapalco is an interesting one. I never liked it much but I suspect a big part of it disappearing from favor is that many of the bigger powerpop fans don't post here as much.

here's two more I don't see much anymore:

i liked that Hawskley Workman...I don't have the album anymore though.

BSS - piece of shite.