Stephen Malkmus Real Emotional Trash

honkyjonk · Post by **honkyjonk** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:40 pm

Hammertime? Is that you?

honkyjonk · Post by **honkyjonk** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:43 pm

The one I really like is the self titled one. The pirate song, the song about Yule Brenner, the trojan curfew song. C'mon! I like the mix of stuff on there.

Automaton · Post by **Automaton** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:13 pm

?Perhaps you saw me in Westworld, I acted like a robotic cowboy?.

bickle · Post by **bickle** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:20 pm

I think this is Malkmus' best solo work thus far - to me, he's finally come into his own (or convinced me that he can be almost as good as pavement was without being pavement).

And to me, this album's a sleeper - didn't grab me right away, but over time it's become one of my favorites. Kinda like Pavement, actually...

Tragabigzanda · Post by **Tragabigzanda** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:32 pm

Yep, it's my favorite post-pavement album by far, and is actually getting a lot more play now that it's nice out; it's got a real "springtime" vibe to it. I agree that it's a sleeper; those hooks have very slowly taken over my life...

Great work by TJ Doherty, too, and that place Snow Ghost looks pretty wild!

47ronin · Post by **47ronin** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:00 pm

I really loved his "solo" album, the one with Pencil Rot on it. Actually a lot of the later Pavement stuff has really grown on me as well. He's one of the most consistently great artists around, hopefully he'll still be putting out crazy shit when he's 70!

teleguy2 · Post by **teleguy2** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:18 pm

I can't NOT comment on this thread.

I have been a fan since Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Something about the guitar solo in "Cut Your Hair" just hooked me. Don't know why. Not sure why it struck a chord with me, but it did.

I haven't heard this new album by Malkmus, but I'm sure I'll get it soon.
I do understand why people don't get/like him, but I'm a fan for life, so I'm not being totally objective.

I did LOVE his first solo album. Poppy AND freakishly off-the-wall. The Ess Dog is a great song.

Ok. Malkmus Love Fest ends here.

teleguy2 · Post by **teleguy2** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:24 pm

Hey Bedbug,

where on snowghost is that video? I looked around and felt a bit like a newb...

rg · Post by rg » Thu May 01, 2008 10:03 am

teleguy2,

It looks like they just put a link to it on the front page, but it's here http://snowghostmusic.com/video/74

rg

teleguy2 wrote:Hey Bedbug,

where on snowghost is that video? I looked around and felt a bit like a newb...

Sean Sullivan · Post by **Sean Sullivan** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:44 pm

I'm probably in the minority here, but I think this is my least favorite of his solo records. It's pretty predictable and isn't anything he hasn't done on previous records. Everything I read made it seem like this was a rockin' record, but that isn't the case. Sounds great, recording quality wise, but songs just aren't there for me.

kingnimrod · Post by **kingnimrod** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:57 pm

I haven't liked anything this guy has done since Slanted & Enchanted.

I heard this new one in a record store the other day and was just about bored to death. Recording sounded good, but the songs aren't there at.

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