Re: Favorite Palace record
2Had to go with Arise, Therefore. The Grubbs presence on that one gives it a little somethin’-somethin’. Seeing them on that tour was also better than seeing them on the Viva Last Blues tour with Pajo on the bongos.
Re: Favorite Palace record
3Hard toss up between Viva Last Blues and Days in the Wake.
Don't listen like I used to, but when a song pops into my head, it tends to be Pushkin or Cinematographer, so yeah, Days in the Wake
Don't listen like I used to, but when a song pops into my head, it tends to be Pushkin or Cinematographer, so yeah, Days in the Wake
"More open-minded than Catholics".
Re: Favorite Palace record
4Days... has an intimate atmosphere that makes it very special, I think a great part of its power comes from the songs being super compact and being so short - it's the Reign in Blood / Group Sex of sadcore.
I used to really rate Arise... but that one hasn't aged very well with me.
I used to really rate Arise... but that one hasn't aged very well with me.
Re: Favorite Palace record
5Will Oldham is a fascinating wordsmith to be sure. Here's another one: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/ ... 222777e969
Re: Favorite Palace record
6There is no one.. because it sounds like a Slint country record at times. There are good songs on later records but he never really sounded like that again.