Best Ever Albums

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Anonymous — Sun, 26 May 2013 21:20:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/27/2013 01:20

GHOSTS CRUISES TO VICTORY

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Madadude — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:07 GMT

Author: Madadude

Posted: 05/24/2013 23:59

Yep, Just like I suspected when I saw the match-up, Stetson is going to lose here. Nevertheless I just hope that this might get more to people to listen to and hopefully appreciate Stetson and his amazing technical playing ability. I really hope I get to see him live someday.

The album in question is definitely his best (though his newest album is great too and my 3rd favorite of the year so far) and is the best album of the decade and my second favorite of the Millennium behind the best album of all time Kid A. It is so incredibly haunting that it just allows me to sink into it, and I often listen to it when I want to relax, despite definitely not being a by the book relaxing album, it just manages to hook me and take me out of the world for a little while.

I'll link to this which is a video of him breaking down how he plays, which really helps garner appreciation for his skill :

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As well as him performing it live:

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Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Anonymous — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:24:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/24/2013 01:24

Mark Kozelek is known as an explicitly autobiographical songwriter and his personal addiction to boxing shows on this album, with song titles like Glen Tipton, Salvador Sanchez, Duk Koo Kim, and Pancho Villa (Francisco Guilledo, not the caudillo), among numerous boxing motifs within these and other songs. But rather than glorifying boxing like Rocky, Ghosts of the Great Highway presents it in a light similar to Raging Bull but with less violence. His main topics are loneliness and depression. I haven't fully interpreted the album yet, but have some feeling that his topics and boxing motif are linked, as if he hopes to find a love and be with them in the ring oblivious to the outside, or as if he finds life a fight every day in his depression, or something else similar. Throughout the album he also mentions "the great highway" a couple of times; this is just me but I like to think of it as a personal odyssey to his Penelope. He's got a love he's fighting for; he's got bumps along the road and other women in the way, but he's gunning for his one true love. Regardless of heady interpretations, I believe it's a truly emotive album that would draw the likes of Sparklehorse, Microphones, and other emotionally-aware acts' fans. My favorite songs are "Carry Me Ohio" and "Duk Koo Kim."

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Norman Bates — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:09 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/22/2013 20:30

Frankly, "Carry me Ohio"...

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It's like Kozelek remade "Uncle Joe", only better... that voice...

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Anonymous — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/22/2013 18:41

That Judges album is pretty cool album to me right now. It might be a little artificial though... only a little - I'm talking mostly about the vocal samples. I'd say it feels imaginative in melody, rhythm, and such, and it can take one to different places in a way.

Sun Kil Moon reminds me of Neil Young a bit... it does have some north american feel, like on a river-side kind of way. That's about it for me. It's just sort of... alright. Red House Painters may have been better.

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

meccalecca — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58:33 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/22/2013 17:58

Norman Bates wrote:

Horrible matchup. Both great records. Sun Kil Moon gets the edge for two reasons : "Carry Me Ohio" is absolutely delightful (if classical for a Kozelek song), and as much I really love Colin Stetson's record, it was seeing him live that really changed everything for me. I probably wouldn't love the album as much without that experience, which, I infer, must mean I like Ghosts... just a little bit better.

This is exactly how I feel, although I've never seen Colin solo. Kozelek is just a special breed of songwriter.

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Anonymous — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:20:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/22/2013 16:20

Easy peasy!

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Norman Bates — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:12:16 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/22/2013 16:12

Horrible matchup. Both great records. Sun Kil Moon gets the edge for two reasons : "Carry Me Ohio" is absolutely delightful (if classical for a Kozelek song), and as much I really love Colin Stetson's record, it was seeing him live that really changed everything for me. I probably wouldn't love the album as much without that experience, which, I infer, must mean I like Ghosts... just a little bit better.

Re: CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Mercury — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:59:21 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 05/22/2013 15:59

This is actually super tough for me.

CLOSED-BNMAT-Ghosts of the Great Highway def New History War

Anonymous — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/22/2013 15:52

NEW HISTORY WARFARE VOL 2: JUDGES by Colin Stetson (captain: Madadude)

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New History Warfare Vol 2 Judges by Colin Stetson

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GHOSTS OF THE GREAT HIGHWAY by Sun Kil Moon (captain: Saoirse)

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Ghosts Of The Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon

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