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</font><blockquote><font>quote:</font><hr><font>Originally posted by dB – stands for den Buck:
<strong> …with his guitar cutting like a knife through butter [that doesn’t make too much noise – dB ] </strong></font><hr></blockquote><font><img> LOL
thanks for the translation, dB!hi bob, yeah, it’s rather quiet around here during the last days, although the new record is out…
but when I got the record, I couldn’t talk about it immediately – too much to listen to, too many impressions to handle… <img>Others, like you or like all the Europeans have to wait another few days (or weeks <img> )
Of course I’d love lots of discussions concerning the new album & the new songs, like ‘favourite song’, ‘favourite guitar solo’ etc. <img> <img> <img>
hey bside, thanks for the info <img>
I’ll check the site ’round the 24th, but I also hope that you (and maybe some others here) can attend the record store appearance + the gig, personally <img>hey Allison, thanks for finding these reviews <img>
I thought about looking for the press echo, either, but I didn’t have the time, yet…All right, here’s a rough translation of the short but friendly album review <img>
The former leader of the Indie and alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. returns with his third Studio album. He seems to feel well on solo trails and he seems to enjoy all artistic liberties. Apparently, that’s important to him, taking into account the album title, ("Free so Free") and song titles like "Freedom", "set us Free" and "Free so Free".
He enjoys a completely different kind of liberty with his newest hobby, the parachuting, by the way. The Freedom concept of the album refers to that, also. "Free so Free" has been recorded almost alone by the multi talented guy, he plays bass, guitar, drums and key board equally. Also a kind of liberty, which he couldn’t enjoy in former times.He left himself all doors open, composition wise. The range reaches from first-class oblique rock songs ("Bobbin’ ", "Say The Word") up to melancholic, romantic songs ("Free so Free", "Someone Said"). The most well-known brand name of J. Mascis remained constant: His nasal, laconic voice
<small>[ 10-10-2002, 03:48 PM: Message edited by: Flying Cloud ]</small>
hi, Eight Ball Joe, welcome <img>
great, that you’ve got the single already <img>
I’m still waiting, but mine should arrive within the next days…
I think, the single version of ‘Everybody lets me down’ doesn’t differ very much from the album version, and I wouldn’t say that the album version is unusually distorted <img>
If you download the song from the CitySlang site (in the mp3’s section) you’ll have the comparison…by the way, I asked the Glitterhouse label about the new J Masics releases, and if they offer them (because CitySlang recommend them for mail orders), but Glitterhouse didn’t react yet <img>
some German links:
11/02/02: Berlin, Germany: ColumbiaFritz
11/03/02: Munich, Germany: Feierwerk
11/06/02: Frankfurt, Germany: Mousonturm
11/07/02: Hamburg, Germany: Logo <img>
11/12/02: Koln, Germany: Gebäude 9hey Mattman, I thought of checking out Songs:Ohia then and when, but didn’t know where to start…
Good to have a "manual" like this [img]http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/roundeyes.gif[/img]hey, I’ve got the new J album for over 2 weeks now, after I could import it from Japan [img]http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/roundeyes.gif[/img]
I really appreciate ammaring’s efforts in describing his first impressions so very detailed and precisely. So, thanks again, ammaring – now that I know what you’re talking about … <img>
It will be released very soon and I’d love to hear some other impressions…
I listened to the album over and over again and I still discover new aspects and highlights each time I listen to it. I couldn’t say which one of the songs is my favourite, but hey, it seems that it’s generally hard to specify a favourite among J’s songs [img]http://216.40.241.68/cwm/3dlil/uppydown.gif[/img]
In total, the album sounds tight and well produced with a good balance between rock songs, heavy guitars and beautiful ballads.
The lyrics seem to be very very personal, but, on the other Hand, with J you never know… The Freedom topic is everywhere around, in a pleasant way & not at all officious <img>There are "typical rock songs" and wonderful guitar solos, but it’s the slow songs which grab my ear at the moment…
I tried to sum up my own impressions of the songs – just wanna share the thoughts…
– "Freedom" got my full attention after I listened to it several times in a row. Maybe the unusual beat at the start distracted me somehow, but it’s a fine song, now that I’m more into it… I like the subtle tempo changes very much <img>
– "That’s How Its Gotta Be" is a beautiful, quiet, mellow song that sneaks into the ears and reveals its beauty slowly, but when the refrain returns the last time with heavy drums and guitars – that’s definitely one of those ‘Magic Moments’ which are discussed in the Open topic forum …
– "Set Us Free" is a mid-tempo rock song with a long, amazing & bright guitar solo (I definitely wouldn’t call the song an album filler <img> )
– "Bobbin’ " is a straight rock song with a catchy tune and fine guitar work
– I almost ‘overlooked’ the song "Free so Free" when I listened to the record the first times, but it’s catchy in it’s own way, und it definitely entered my mind now.
Seems, it always takes its time until I make friends with those songs when J sings in his higher voice, but in the end I like these songs the most (Water! I Don’t Think! Alone!)– "Tell The Truth" is a straight rock song, sounds like "typical J", and I like the the additional voices singing along in the refrain (guest singer John Petkovic of Cobra Verde)
– "Someone said" is a quiet song – so full of beauty, with such a heart breaking beautiful tune, I can’t stop listening …
– The song "Everybody Lets Me Down" is great mid-tempo rock song song with a fine, impressing chorus. Good choice as a single, I think.
– "Say the Word" is an extensive and laid-back song with a great deal of substantial guitar work – I like the expression "zigzagging guitar solos" that is mentioned in this article
– "Outside" is a fine mid-tempo song to close the album (well, at least the "official part).
– The 1st bonus Track on the Japanese release, "No Way" (also b-side of the UK single) is a great uptempo rock song, very typical for J, it fits perfectly to the rest of the album
– The 2nd "Japanese" bonus track is a 15 min live version of "Alone" (with Ron Asheton playing guitar together with J). The second guitar definitely adds some new dimensions to that beautiful song…
Of course it’s not coherent with the rest of the album, but being the last song, it doesn’t bother the other songs, and I’m glad to have this outstanding live version in CD quality.
It’s one of the rare occasions, where Ron Asheton plays guitar on one of J’s own songs, isn’t it?to sum it up:
[img]http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/biggrin3.gif[/img]thanks for the review, dB – sounds like an intersting night <img>
</font><blockquote><font>quote:</font><hr><font>Originally posted by dB – stands for den Buck:<strong>Marah played one of the loudest gigs den Buck has ever witnessed, it had nothing to do with alt.country, it just f###ing ROCKED <img> , the ‘country-fans’ in the audience left the hall in a state of shock. </strong></font><hr></blockquote><font>…sounds like some real "ear bleeding Country" <img>
hey, big thanks to Jeremiah & BBC 6 for making this available <img>
the acoustic versions of "Everybody lets me down" and "That’s how its gotta be" are really great and yes, some of the questions were weird, indeed <img> fruit cakes, stomach pains & sky diving <img> <img> <img>
hey thanks Javro <img>
I compared the prices:
amazon UK: 4,99 Pounds
HMV UK: 2,49 pounds
Opalmusic.com: 1,75 Pounds (but: Minimum order 5 Pounds…)The other link I posted before in this thread doesn’t seem to work, so I deleted it <img>
thought it over and ordered the 7" at the Opalmusic site <img>
hey, amazon uk offers the single now, too <img>
But, strange enough, I still didn’t find it on the Glitterhouse-site, although CitySlang recommend them instead of having an own shop…
I sent Glitterhouse an email and asked them, how to get the 7"… <img>
