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Rhett Miller
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 06:05 PM UTC #
What did you read a bad review in? I think I read one…in Paste, or one of those paper mags of that ilk…but the rest have been good.

read a thing today where Rhett was saying he was the dungeons and dragons type in high school, which i thought was pretty funny

Originally posted by brennser:
I'm picking it up later today (along with the Alejandro Escovedo tribute album) but the couple of reviews I've seen have been a bit 'eh'

Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
new Old 97's sounds nice…
i almost purchased it 15 minutes ago at cd exchange, but for some reason I have a bad feeling about it
Lazer Guided Melodies
Joined: October 21, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 06:33 PM UTC #
Hey Jaguar, do you like The Volta Sound? I am really enjoying their Cuts 2000-2004. I saw them open up for Sonic Boom in Cleveland a few years ago and they were great live.
thirsty moore
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 06:36 PM UTC #
I've got their test press 7-inch. It was later released on Cow Hound records :D

Originally posted by Lazer Guided Melodies:
Hey Jaguar, do you like The Volta Sound?
brennser
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 08:24 PM UTC #
What did you read a bad review in? I think I read one…in Paste, or one of those paper mags of that ilk…but the rest have been good.
I didn't say they were bad reviews, I said they were 'eh' reviews, but semantics aside I was referring to a review in magnet magazine

there are also two bad reviews at metacritic.com
Rhett Miller
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 08:31 PM UTC #
Yeah, the magnet review was the one I was referring to.

Originally posted by brennser:
What did you read a bad review in? I think I read one…in Paste, or one of those paper mags of that ilk…but the rest have been good.
I didn't say they were bad reviews, I said they were 'eh' reviews, but semantics aside I was referring to a review in magnet magazine

there are also two bad reviews at metacritic.com
brennser
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 08:38 PM UTC #
Yeah, the magnet review was the one I was referring to.
which is weird because magnet likes just about everything…
Rhett Miller
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 08:44 PM UTC #
except Rhett Miller's solo album:

Magnet
Shallow and superficial.

Looks like they have it in for the 97's, solo or as a team

Originally posted by brennser:
Yeah, the magnet review was the one I was referring to.
which is weird because magnet likes just about everything…
sonickteam2
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 27, 2004 at 08:50 PM UTC #
this has GOT to be the best worst album ever. I have listened to it three times today and i feel like i should be punished.

<img src="http://www.aversion.com/bands/capricorns/images/rev913.gif" alt=" - " />
grotty
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 28, 2004 at 06:55 PM UTC #
Originally posted by brennser:
Gentlemen
wow - You made my heart go pitter patter! :D
That may be my favorite record of all time.

Do you have a copy of this?:
<img src="http://i11.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/2b/df/b6_1_b.JPG" alt=" - " />

I've got it in now & it's pretty awesome. Especially considering the dearth of quality Whigs live material.

It's short, but o' so sweet. It contains the great Superstition/Going to Town seque that they were so fond of during their last couple of tours. Recorded on Thanksgiving in N.O. w/full band (horn's, backup singers, etc.) - Has a few classic Dulli-isms, like: "Shake that turkey out of your fucking fat bellies"

Track listing:
If there's hell below (we're all going to go)(4:48) (Curtis Mayfield cover I believe)
Blame, etc. (4:40)
Superstition / going to town (5:35)
Debonair (5:08)
Jaguär
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 29, 2004 at 03:48 AM UTC #
Originally posted by grotty:
:D :D :D :D :D :D

That's who's on the cover.
That was one cool headless chicken.
Jaguär
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 29, 2004 at 06:20 AM UTC #
Originally posted by Lazer Guided Melodies:
Hey Jaguar, do you like The Volta Sound? I am really enjoying their Cuts 2000-2004. I saw them open up for Sonic Boom in Cleveland a few years ago and they were great live.
Not sure that I can answer this question fairly as I've only heard a few things by them.

Honestly, not too impressed but hear a lot of potential. They strike me as sounding sort of what The Beta Band may have sounded like way back in their early days. Couldn't really say for sure though.

Would like to hear them explore a lot more Psychedelia and in a decent studio setting with the right engineers and production. Maybe they've already done so and I just haven't heard it yet.
stu47
Joined: May 29, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 29, 2004 at 08:24 AM UTC #
uh, a leaked copy of Ted Leo's new one Shake The Streets, I found at indietorrents.com….

uh….I LOVE IT :D
brennser
Joined: October 21, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Que estas escuchando? July 29, 2004 at 02:01 PM UTC #
Gentlemen is a classic - I bought it on cassette when I was living in Germany because they were playing Stuttgart in a few weeks and I hadn;t been to a concert in ages and I wanted to know some of their songs

yeah, Lowlin Wolf is a great CD - I love that segue between Superstition/Going to Town - brings back memories of transcendental Whigs live experiences

The what jail is like EP also has a few live tracks and in the glory days of Napster I also downloaded some live Whigs of varying quality - would be happy to put it on a CD for you

Originally posted by grotty:
Originally posted by brennser:
Gentlemen
wow - You made my heart go pitter patter! :D
That may be my favorite record of all time.

Do you have a copy of this?:
&lt;img src="http://i11.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/2b/df/b6_1_b.JPG" alt=" - " /&gt;

I've got it in now &amp; it's pretty awesome. Especially considering the dearth of quality Whigs live material.

It's short, but o' so sweet. It contains the great Superstition/Going to Town seque that they were so fond of during their last couple of tours. Recorded on Thanksgiving in N.O. w/full band (horn's, backup singers, etc.) - Has a few classic Dulli-isms, like: "Shake that turkey out of your fucking fat bellies"

Track listing:
If there's hell below (we're all going to go)(4:48) (Curtis Mayfield cover I believe)
Blame, etc. (4:40)
Superstition / going to town (5:35)
Debonair (5:08)
Lazer Guided Melodies
Joined: October 21, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 299
Re: Que estas escuchando? August 01, 2004 at 06:11 AM UTC #
Originally posted by Jaguär:
Originally posted by Lazer Guided Melodies:
Hey Jaguar, do you like The Volta Sound? I am really enjoying their Cuts 2000-2004. I saw them open up for Sonic Boom in Cleveland a few years ago and they were great live.
Not sure that I can answer this question fairly as I've only heard a few things by them.

Honestly, not too impressed but hear a lot of potential. They strike me as sounding sort of what The Beta Band may have sounded like way back in their early days. Couldn't really say for sure though.

Would like to hear them explore a lot more Psychedelia and in a decent studio setting with the right engineers and production. Maybe they've already done so and I just haven't heard it yet.
My All American Girl is great album. Also, the song Ano Domination from the Fast Light With Radio Signal EP sounds more like Spacemen 3 than any other band I have heard. I quite like the whole Cleveland Davenport Collective with The Dreadful Yawns, 9 Volt Haunted House, and New Planet Trampoline.
grotty
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Re: Que estas escuchando? August 03, 2004 at 03:41 PM UTC #
<img src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f162/f16254d60hw.jpg" alt=" - " />

Winnemucca
by Richmond Fontaine

allmusic had this to say:
Coming from the same domain as Ryan Adams, Gram Parsons, and the Flying Burrito Brothers.

I think it sounds more like Jay Farrar, but hey - what do I know.
My fav new find of the year though.
stu47
Joined: May 29, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Que estas escuchando? August 04, 2004 at 01:38 AM UTC #
check out richmond fontaines new one, post to wire…if you can find it….'tis very good
grotty
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Re: Que estas escuchando? August 04, 2004 at 02:24 AM UTC #
Originally posted by stu47:
check out richmond fontaines new one, post to wire…if you can find it….'tis very good
I've been looking Stu. Hard to find indeed. Gonna have to just break down and pay someone for shipping.
stu47
Joined: May 29, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Que estas escuchando? August 04, 2004 at 03:27 AM UTC #
I know the feeling :(
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