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Really enjoying the new one. Only song I don't really care for is Anxiety. Just goes on too long. Wish they would have taken that extra two minutes and given it to Cumberland Gap.
Looking forward to seeing him (with Mountain Goats!!) in St. Paul next weekend.
Really enjoying the new one. Only song I don't really care for is Anxiety. Just goes on too long. Wish they would have taken that extra two minutes and given it to Cumberland Gap.
Looking forward to seeing him (with Mountain Goats!!) in St. Paul next weekend.
Agree. Anxiety does not fit. It's this album's "beautiful sorta".
I think this might be Jason's best solo album so far. It's definitely right up there with Southeastern. I'd rank em:
Southeastern / The Nashville Sound...Mostly top shelf tunes, minimal skippers.
Self-Titled...Loose, electric, fuzzy, slightly unpredictable early Isbell. Hard to believe the same guy made this.
Here We Rest...Side A is great, Side B not so much.
Sirens of the Ditch...Several great songs that were mainstays of his live show for the pre-Alabama Pines years, just doesn't really hang together as an album.
Something More Than Free...I don't know if it's the cover, or the production, or the songs themselves, but something about this album just bores me to tears before I even put it on.
Really enjoying the new one. Only song I don't really care for is Anxiety. Just goes on too long. Wish they would have taken that extra two minutes and given it to Cumberland Gap.
Looking forward to seeing him (with Mountain Goats!!) in St. Paul next weekend.
Agree. Anxiety does not fit. It's this album's "beautiful sorta".
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
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The show the other night was good. There was a brief amazing lightning storm and downpour after the Mountain Goats' opening set. It added to the experience.
I've come to think that Isbell is a very good singer, although it tends to get unfairly overshadowed by his songwriting.
He ended with Whipping Post, which gave me a chance to say goodbye, in a sense, to Gregg Allman, whom I got to hear sing many times.
I think this might be Jason's best solo album so far. It's definitely right up there with Southeastern. I'd rank em:
Southeastern / The Nashville Sound...Mostly top shelf tunes, minimal skippers.
Self-Titled...Loose, electric, fuzzy, slightly unpredictable early Isbell. Hard to believe the same guy made this.
Here We Rest...Side A is great, Side B not so much.
Sirens of the Ditch...Several great songs that were mainstays of his live show for the pre-Alabama Pines years, just doesn't really hang together as an album.
Something More Than Free...I don't know if it's the cover, or the production, or the songs themselves, but something about this album just bores me to tears before I even put it on.
You really don't like Something More Than Free? It has so many good song songs on it. Not really any bad ones. I thought it was a pretty consistent follow up to Southeastern and gave it more attention than both Sirens and Here We Rest. Each his own I guess.
I think this might be Jason's best solo album so far. It's definitely right up there with Southeastern. I'd rank em:
Southeastern / The Nashville Sound...Mostly top shelf tunes, minimal skippers.
Self-Titled...Loose, electric, fuzzy, slightly unpredictable early Isbell. Hard to believe the same guy made this.
Here We Rest...Side A is great, Side B not so much.
Sirens of the Ditch...Several great songs that were mainstays of his live show for the pre-Alabama Pines years, just doesn't really hang together as an album.
Something More Than Free...I don't know if it's the cover, or the production, or the songs themselves, but something about this album just bores me to tears before I even put it on.
You really don't like Something More Than Free? It has so many good song songs on it. Not really any bad ones. I thought it was a pretty consistent follow up to Southeastern and gave it more attention than both Sirens and Here We Rest. Each his own I guess.
I think this might be Jason's best solo album so far. It's definitely right up there with Southeastern. I'd rank em:
Southeastern / The Nashville Sound...Mostly top shelf tunes, minimal skippers.
Self-Titled...Loose, electric, fuzzy, slightly unpredictable early Isbell. Hard to believe the same guy made this.
Here We Rest...Side A is great, Side B not so much.
Sirens of the Ditch...Several great songs that were mainstays of his live show for the pre-Alabama Pines years, just doesn't really hang together as an album.
Something More Than Free...I don't know if it's the cover, or the production, or the songs themselves, but something about this album just bores me to tears before I even put it on.
You really don't like Something More Than Free? It has so many good song songs on it. Not really any bad ones. I thought it was a pretty consistent follow up to Southeastern and gave it more attention than both Sirens and Here We Rest. Each his own I guess.
Something More Than Free is fantastic
I love it. I think it is a great follow up to Southeastern. Overall I think the Something More Than Free is a more consistent listen but I think the standout tracks on Southeastern are far better which sets it apart. Elephant and Cover me Up are outstanding as well as Live Oak but the song that really gets at me on that album is The Songs That She Sang in the Shower. I know some people don't agree but I fucking absolutely love that song. I really only like Traveling Alone because I ran into him about 8 years ago in Ybor City, not trying to name drop or anything. I'm talking like 10 seconds of holy shit aren't you Jason Isbell.
The ground was wet and the sky was dark You took her bet, she took your heart Wrapped it 'round an oak tree Like you did that '67 GTO Oh no
Lovers leave chaos and clothes In quiet corners where you rarely ever go One day you find proof she was real Despite your struggle to forget Oh yes
You're in a fight to the death my friend Black metal t-shirts your shield You've got your past on your breath my friend Now name all the monsters you've killed Let's name all the monsters you've killed
The man she chose to take your place Turns his collar up to better frame his face How you'd love to hate her But you just can't hate somebody you don't know Oh no
Did she leave a trail of crumbs So you could find you're what you could become Or did she know you well enough To realize that garden just won't grow? Oh no
You're in a fight to the death my friend Airways a grand battlefield You've got your past on your breath my friend Now name all the monsters you've killed Let's name all the monsters you've killed
In my sleep I build machines But nobody ever wants to hear about my dreams Last night I saw a burning Ferris Wheel The meaning's anybody's guess Oh yes
Lovers leave chaos and clothes More debris that you can sort through in one go You say love is hell But it's the ghost of love that's made you such a mess Oh yes
You're in a fight to the death my friend Fight like you're chained to the wheel You've got your past on your breath my friend Now name all the monsters you've killed Let's name all the monsters you've killed
the black metal t-shirts line makes me think of his buddy ryan adams...
The show in St Paul last weekend was incredible. Anxiety was an unfortunate choice for show opener (so loooong), but it was all after that. They played the whole new album minus Something to Love, a bunch of SMTF and SE, Never Gonna Change, and closed with Whipping Post. Mountain Goats kicked ass too.
but the song that really gets at me on that album is The Songs That She Sang in the Shower. I know some people don't agree but I fucking absolutely love that song.
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