Re: Favorite Shellac record (studio LPs)
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My favorite as well, it's their most fun record!A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:02 am Would never have said this at the time but, Excellent Italian Greyhound.
I wasn't big on "The End of Radio" the first few times I heard it, either. Then I saw Shellac close one of their shows with a 20+ minute version (might not have actually been that long, certainly felt like it though) with completely different lyrics about being "down in the basement" while on psychedelic mushrooms listening to records on headphones. Long stretches of just Bob plunking away at that bassline unaccompanied, really testing the audiences' patience. Towards the end of it, at least a quarter of the room had cleared out, and Bob just abruptly stops and mutters "where did everyone go?" with a sarcastic shrug. Fuck, it was so good.jason from volo wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:30 am I feel like Josh (Tom Hanks's character) in the movie Big when I say this, but the thing that prevents me from liking Excellent Italian Greyhound more is the first song. I just don't get it. And it's long. And it's the first song.
The song is meant for live performance. when I saw them in '05 they played 2 perfect versions, AND "Didn't we deserve....."(which they teased at doing last year)chexmixbreath wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:22 pmI wasn't big on "The End of Radio" the first few times I heard it, either. Then I saw Shellac close one of their shows with a 20+ minute version (might not have actually been that long, certainly felt like it though) with completely different lyrics about being "down in the basement" while on psychedelic mushrooms listening to records on headphones "this record is FUCKING amazing". Long stretches of just Bob plunking away at that bassline unaccompanied, really testing the audiences' patience. Towards the end of it, at least a quarter of the room had cleared out, and Bob just abruptly stops and mutters "where did everyone go?" with a sarcastic shrug. Fuck, it was so good.jason from volo wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:30 am I feel like Josh (Tom Hanks's character) in the movie Big when I say this, but the thing that prevents me from liking Excellent Italian Greyhound more is the first song. I just don't get it. And it's long. And it's the first song.
Anyways, I really enjoy the studio recording now after seeing it live. Just an excellent, excellent piece of "deconstructed rock".
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