Best Ever Albums

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

RockyRaccoon — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 17:23:57 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 11/04/2013 22:23

I'm pretty sure we can sum all of this up by saying, dude's fantastic.

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

Mercury — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 12:59:29 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/04/2013 17:59

[quote="RockyRaccoon"]I've never heard anything like him. Between the emotion in his voice, his songwriting and his guitar playing, I've never heard anything like it. "Love Is All" is one of the most beautifully, emotionally sung songs I've ever heard. That and "There's No Leaving Now".

And man, "Little Brother", what a song. When he sings "Why are you drinking again little brother?" you can just hear it in his voice, it's gorgeous.[/quote]

fuck yes! I agree that is so touching. His voice stirs so much there. I'd say the song "Like The Wheel" is another example of utter greatness. The whole song sounds so damn intimate and beautifully sad. Like heart-achingly sad.

I'd say my fave songs of his are, in somewhat order, "Criminals", "Love Is All", "Drying of the Lawns", "Like The Wheel" and maybe "Thrown Right At Me". His 2010 output was impossibly good. And everything else is stellar, I mean STELLAR too.

In terms of naked emotion in his music, another example is in the incredible song "Thrown Right At Me" when he sings " That's why...you're so beautiful now." the amount of love and tenerness contained in that one line is overwhelming!

I see that that EP has only us as favoritists (made up word...).

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

RockyRaccoon — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:57:02 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 11/04/2013 16:57

Mercurydylan89 wrote:

The thing about Kristian Mattson is despite the fact that his sound is seemingly extant in many places, I honestly have searched long and hard to find musicians that convey what he conveys musically. Like in terms of a extroverted, passionate, deft guitar playing, folk musician. Dylan is the closest, by not even he had the same vibes. My search continues.... I just think TMOE has a very distinctive personality. I always feel good an almost understood when I listen to his abstract words and earthy music.

I've never heard anything like him. Between the emotion in his voice, his songwriting and his guitar playing, I've never heard anything like it. "Love Is All" is one of the most beautifully, emotionally sung songs I've ever heard. That and "There's No Leaving Now".

And man, "Little Brother", what a song. When he sings "Why are you drinking again little brother?" you can just hear it in his voice, it's gorgeous.

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

Mercury — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:42:18 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/04/2013 16:42

RockyRaccoon wrote:

YEP!

Haha.

The thing about Kristian Mattson is despite the fact that his sound is seemingly extant in many places, I honestly have searched long and hard to find musicians that convey what he conveys musically. Like in terms of a extroverted, passionate, deft guitar playing, folk musician. Dylan is the closest, by not even he had the same vibes. My search continues.... I just think TMOE has a very distinctive personality. I always feel good an almost understood when I listen to his abstract words and earthy music.

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

RockyRaccoon — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 10:43:35 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 11/04/2013 15:43

Mercurydylan89 wrote:

I think this comment plus the one you made to me on the BEa Top 400 thread plus your chart plus the comment you left on my chart recently make you one of my new best buds.
:love:

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

Mercury — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 01:11:57 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/04/2013 06:11

RockyRaccoon wrote:

Oh hell yes.

Not as good as The Wild Hunt, but I still love this album.

Kristian Matsson is incredible, I love literally everything he's ever done.

I think this comment plus the one you made to me on the BEa Top 400 thread plus your chart plus the comment you left on my chart recently make you one of my new best buds.
🥰

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

RockyRaccoon — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 23:35:17 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 11/04/2013 04:35

Oh hell yes.

Not as good as The Wild Hunt, but I still love this album.

Kristian Matsson is incredible, I love literally everything he's ever done.

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

Mercury — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 22:54:46 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/04/2013 03:54

Noir wrote:

Isn't he the guy who couldn't afford a banjo?

Hmm... I don't know...

And Drakonium, I realized afterwards that tht was probably what you meant, and I actually agree. I adore his and Dylan's voice completely. Both probably in my top 10 fave vox.

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 17:51:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/03/2013 22:51

There was some great albums which followed this one! I must take my time with this one more! 😄

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 17:28:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/03/2013 22:28

Isn't he the guy who couldn't afford a banjo?

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

drakonium — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 17:10:56 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 11/03/2013 22:10

I adore his voice. I just think it is ugly... but beautifully ugly. I mean, if you take someone in the street and make them sing, it will probably be ugly, but just ugly. Whereas this guy has a voice which shouldn't sound good, yet is one of the best I've ever heard. I don't know. It's amazing. Actually in the so-ugly-it's-beautiful style, I prefer him to Dylan (although Dylan's voice is one of my favorite too).

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

Mercury — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 12:21:03 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/03/2013 17:21

drakonium wrote:

His voice is awful, .

Oh no you didn't!

I personally love his voice and think its great! But I can see how it is not pretty, but he does sing these songs amazingly.

This is my 3rd fave. I adore all his officially released albums and eps. I just feel The Wild Hunt and the EP Sometimes The Blues Is A Passing Bird are unbeatable. Oh and if you want a good example of how great Kristian Mattson's voice is listen to song "Love Is All" off The Wild Hunt.

This is the roughest of the 3 officially released LPs from this man. It's his debut. It's a remarkably organic sounding album.

Best Song: "The Gardner" "The Sparrow and the Medicine" and "Where Do My Bluebirds Fly?"

Re: World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

drakonium — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 10:02:51 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 11/03/2013 15:02

It's my favorite by him and one of my favorite albums ever. Very raw and authentic. His voice is awful, and that's why the record is so good.

World album of the day (#425): Shallow Grave

albummaster — Sun, 3 Nov 2013 10:00:15 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 11/03/2013 15:00

Today's world album of the day

Shallow Grave by The Tallest Man On Earth (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2008.
Country:
Overall rank: 1,374
Average rating: 75/100 (from 58 votes).

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Tracks:
1. I Won't Be Found
2. Pistol Dreams
3. Honey Won't You Let Me In
4. Shallow Grave
5. Where Do My Bluebird Fly
6. The Gardener
7. The Blizzard's Never Seen the Desert Sands
8. The Sparrow and the Medicine
9. Into the Stream
10. This Wind

About world album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com world album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours, but not including albums from Australia, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom or United States. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of world album of the day can be viewed here.