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  • ST66483
    ST66483 Posts: 921
    Neil is the guest on this weeks Conan O’Brien needs a friend podcast for anyone interested.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,674
    ST66483 said:
    Neil is the guest on this weeks Conan O’Brien needs a friend podcast for anyone interested.
    It's up. 

    It's okey.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,117
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    "NY is as old as hell". LOL
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,674
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    "NY is as old as hell". LOL
    Stone aint giving a fuck. haha.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,117
    edited November 2019
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,674
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Did you notice how sometimes Neil tries to cram in way to many words for the melody with his written-down-five-minutes-before-recording lyrics? 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,117
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Did you notice how sometimes Neil tries to cram in way to many words for the melody with his written-down-five-minutes-before-recording lyrics? 
    totally. there is zero melody in his vocals. it's just shouting/shrieking to music now. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,812
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Sorry to hear that but you're not alone.  
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Did you notice how sometimes Neil tries to cram in way to many words for the melody with his written-down-five-minutes-before-recording lyrics? 
    totally. there is zero melody in his vocals. it's just shouting/shrieking to music now. 
    Side three actually has some more quiet singing, especially the last cut, "I Do".  Maybe try again and some will grow on you?  But maybe not and that's OK too. 

    Not all of our heroes come through for us every time.  I took an album to the store today to resell that is by another favorite of mine that I recently bought.  I feel like a traitor of a fan but the record just didn't do it for me.  Sometimes that's just how it goes.  I'm still a fan anyway as, no doubt, you still are a fan of a lot of NY's stuff.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,348
    Colorado would be better if it were an instrumental record.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,348
    I can count on one hand how many studio records he’s released this century that I’ve enjoyed.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,117
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Sorry to hear that but you're not alone.  
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Did you notice how sometimes Neil tries to cram in way to many words for the melody with his written-down-five-minutes-before-recording lyrics? 
    totally. there is zero melody in his vocals. it's just shouting/shrieking to music now. 
    Side three actually has some more quiet singing, especially the last cut, "I Do".  Maybe try again and some will grow on you?  But maybe not and that's OK too. 

    Not all of our heroes come through for us every time.  I took an album to the store today to resell that is by another favorite of mine that I recently bought.  I feel like a traitor of a fan but the record just didn't do it for me.  Sometimes that's just how it goes.  I'm still a fan anyway as, no doubt, you still are a fan of a lot of NY's stuff.
    he releases so much damn material, it would be a dream to be a big fan of his. the amount of classics he's written probably outweighs all of PJ's material. you've just got to be ok to dig through the mud to get to the gold.  
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,812
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Sorry to hear that but you're not alone.  
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I tried listening to Colorado last night based on Brian's review. Couldn't get through it. 
    Did you notice how sometimes Neil tries to cram in way to many words for the melody with his written-down-five-minutes-before-recording lyrics? 
    totally. there is zero melody in his vocals. it's just shouting/shrieking to music now. 
    Side three actually has some more quiet singing, especially the last cut, "I Do".  Maybe try again and some will grow on you?  But maybe not and that's OK too. 

    Not all of our heroes come through for us every time.  I took an album to the store today to resell that is by another favorite of mine that I recently bought.  I feel like a traitor of a fan but the record just didn't do it for me.  Sometimes that's just how it goes.  I'm still a fan anyway as, no doubt, you still are a fan of a lot of NY's stuff.
    he releases so much damn material, it would be a dream to be a big fan of his. the amount of classics he's written probably outweighs all of PJ's material. you've just got to be ok to dig through the mud to get to the gold.  
    Yeah, I fully admit I've struggles with some of his last several albums but every one of them does have it's vein of gold.  And at this point in his career, I'm just so happy he is still making music as he always has- the way he wants to.  Everyday Neil is walking around on this planet is a good day.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,674
    Touring plans for 2020 being planned at the moment.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,864
    “Homegrown” will be the first NYA release of 2020


    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,812
    goldrush said:
    “Homegrown” will be the first NYA release of 2020


    Alright!  Long overdue and highly anticipated!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,864
    Apparently this is everything that’s ‘in the can’ and ready to go at NYA



    How the hell are we supposed to narrow this down to a Top 3?!? I’ve tried, and it hurt my brain.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,864
    Also the subscription will be going up, presumably to reflect the “Uncle Eddie” discussion



    For those that missed it, “Uncle Eddie” wrote to NYA basically saying that he was worried he wouldn’t live long enough to hear all of the unreleased music. It got Neil thinking the same way, and he’s been trying to figure out how to release more stuff to stream on NYA before it gets a physical or download release. An increased subscription (which is still crazy cheap for what you get - hello Ten Club...) would allow access to more music.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    I’d love to have the Polar Vortex Lp. 

    Today I saw what I assume to be a bootleg of Le Noise at a local shop. It was marked as new with a $32 price tag.Anyone have any info on the quality of this?  I passed, but it crossed my mind.

     Same store had an OG copy of the album a few months back for $130.  
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,348
    I get that Neil is putting out new/unheard/ live stuff on his own time, but its pretty ridiculous that he can't keep the stuff thats been in print, in print. le Noise came out after Archives Vol. 1. By all accounts, it should be up to his audiophile snuff. Its silly that its gotten beat to repress by a bootleg.


  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,812
    Tim Simmons said:
    I get that Neil is putting out new/unheard/ live stuff on his own time, but its pretty ridiculous that he can't keep the stuff thats been in print, in print. le Noise came out after Archives Vol. 1. By all accounts, it should be up to his audiophile snuff. Its silly that its gotten beat to repress by a bootleg.


    When Le Noise came out, I saw a new copy of it in a record store in Sacramento.  I think it was something like $25 or $26 which I thought was ridiculously expensive for a new album and I passed in it.  Now days, it's running $100 and up- way too much and it still hasn't been re-issued. 

    It's time, Neil, it's time!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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