I just picked up _____ on vinyl!

mickeyrat · March 2022

tempo_n_groove said:

steveddievedder said:

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

Why did (seemingly) everyone wait for Lanegan to die before buying his albums? It’s a real head scratcher…

I never and still, haven't bothered. I haven't heard anything that moved me.

Any suggestions?

I mean between Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Mad Season, Gutter Twins, his solo and Mark Lanegan Band stuff, plus all the other collaborations (Isobel Campbell, Soulsavers etc) there should be something that takes your fancy and I definitely wouldn't discount it all if you don't immediately get into Blues Funeral. Bubblegum was probably my starting point for his solo work, but it was Gutter Twins and Blues Funeral that really pulled me in to exploring his full catalogue.

Screaming Trees had their moments. Songs for the deaf was good but obviously short lived. I wouldn't even count him as an integral part of Mad Seasons.

3 added songs to the Mad Season Above reissue. All Lanegan with McCready and Martin. I think they pulled McKagen in for bass on those as John Baker Saunders died from od not long after Staley did.

FR181798 · March 2022

Just noticed a new Weezer record coming out in March. Looked at the vinyl pre order. Shipping Feb 2023. These backlogs are killing new releases. By the time I get the records I've lost a fair bit of interest I had. Still not got Van Weezer yet.

HughFreakingDillon · March 2022

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

steveddievedder said:

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

Why did (seemingly) everyone wait for Lanegan to die before buying his albums? It’s a real head scratcher…

I never and still, haven't bothered. I haven't heard anything that moved me.

Any suggestions?

I mean between Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Mad Season, Gutter Twins, his solo and Mark Lanegan Band stuff, plus all the other collaborations (Isobel Campbell, Soulsavers etc) there should be something that takes your fancy and I definitely wouldn't discount it all if you don't immediately get into Blues Funeral. Bubblegum was probably my starting point for his solo work, but it was Gutter Twins and Blues Funeral that really pulled me in to exploring his full catalogue.

Screaming Trees had their moments. Songs for the deaf was good but obviously short lived. I wouldn't even count him as an integral part of Mad Seasons.

3 added songs to the Mad Season Above reissue. All Lanegan with McCready and Martin. I think they pulled McKagen in for bass on those as John Baker Saunders died from od not long after Staley did.

I don't think McKagan was involved in that project, was he? I thought those three songs had been recorded with Saunders, just without vocals, and they gave the tapes to Lanegan asking if he'd sing on them for the rerelease.

mickeyrat · March 2022

HughFreakingDillon said:

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

steveddievedder said:

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

Why did (seemingly) everyone wait for Lanegan to die before buying his albums? It’s a real head scratcher…

I never and still, haven't bothered. I haven't heard anything that moved me.

Any suggestions?

I mean between Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Mad Season, Gutter Twins, his solo and Mark Lanegan Band stuff, plus all the other collaborations (Isobel Campbell, Soulsavers etc) there should be something that takes your fancy and I definitely wouldn't discount it all if you don't immediately get into Blues Funeral. Bubblegum was probably my starting point for his solo work, but it was Gutter Twins and Blues Funeral that really pulled me in to exploring his full catalogue.

Screaming Trees had their moments. Songs for the deaf was good but obviously short lived. I wouldn't even count him as an integral part of Mad Seasons.

3 added songs to the Mad Season Above reissue. All Lanegan with McCready and Martin. I think they pulled McKagen in for bass on those as John Baker Saunders died from od not long after Staley did.

I don't think McKagan was involved in that project, was he? I thought those three songs had been recorded with Saunders, just without vocals, and they gave the tapes to Lanegan asking if he'd sing on them for the rerelease.

looking at the release notes on discogs , you are correct. guess I conflated the sonic evolution show with the reissue.

1ThoughtKnown · March 2022

PJ_Soul said:

You Could Have it So Much Better. I have always loved this album - So much fun.

I saw them in December of 2008 at the Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne NZ. They played four songs off this album, but interestingly played more songs off their debut with a few from the Tonight album that was released the next year.

This is all hindsight because when they played I had no idea who they were. Only became aware of them at this show and they were good. Public Enemy and Shihad were killer. I believe that was a three day festival and FF, PE and Shihad were the three headliners. After a quick internet search, that was confirmed:

PJ_Soul · March 2022

They are coming to Vancouver this summer. Thinking about going, but the tix are pretty expensive... I also have their S/T release. Great album, though not quite as good as their second IMO.

2-feign-reluctance · March 2022

Just landed! I was able to find a way to make this happen! 😀

mickeyrat · March 2022

2-feign-reluctance said:

Just landed! I was able to find a way to make this happen! 😀

sold a kidney , huh?

brianlux · March 2022

Among the 8 or 10 country artists I admire, Waylon Jennings ranks right up there beside Willie Nelson as a favorite. I somehow have managed to miss out on this record over all these years but finally tracked down a nice copy recently and it's right up there with the best of Jennings' Lps. I real gem this one!

Oh, and if you think your typical rock star lives and rocks hard and all that, check out Waylon's autobiography. Man, that guy took it to the limit but never lost the vision of his music through the haze and always remained a good soul. One of the best, for sure.