Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, and Other Good Stuff

[Stringer 1438]

I listened to an audiobook about the NYC scene in the early Aughts, and there are a lot of stories of him being just grating in those days.  He was partying pretty hard back then, but I'm not sure he really got any better when he sobered up.
Of course, he didn't really sober up until after his cancellation.  

“Meet Me In The Bathroom”? Really fun book.

I’m with you guys on Adams. I have all of his albums up until the allegations and then a bunch of bootleg stuff I collected over the years. Listened to him all of the time. Easily my favorite artist but have listened to very little of him since, mostly Whiskeytown era. I guess I try to justify that as being before he was a total asshole.

He always just seemed like kind of a dick but mainly just a damaged guy. When you add being predatory to people like Pheobe Bridgers and abusive to his own wife (among other things), I’m out.

[Rip76 4925]

On 1/3/2024 at 9:38 PM, Celery Man said:

I can’t decide if I’m able to enjoy Ryan Adams anymore, and I thought that maybe it didn’t matter after one of his recentish albums. However he just released three albums - I’m listening through Star Sign and it feels kinda vintage Ryan Adams.

 

[Rip76 4925]

 

[jimmyjazz 45893]

Not that I don't like big dumb guitar rock, but is he actually TRYING to be Foreigner?

[Rip76 4925]

Chorus straight from Journey “Escape,” album.

 

[jimmyjazz 45893]

Why are the vocals so buried?  I need to check my monitors.

[Rip76 4925]

They’re all recorded bad.

Edited January 9 by Rip76

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

1 hour ago, Rip76 said:

 

This is actually really good.

[Rip76 4925]

11 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

This is actually really good.

Totally agree.

 

[Celery Man 20933]

42 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Why are the vocals so buried?  I need to check my monitors.

He released like 4 albums at once, I think Star Sign is an actual new album and the others are old shit. I saw a thing about Sword and Stone specifically and some of the heatwave songs where the source material is 128kbps. Old demo mp3 shit.

Edited January 9 by Celery Man

[G650 14246]

On 1/8/2024 at 2:31 PM, Stringer said:

Meet Me In The Bathroom”? Really fun book.

I tried to read it and got like two chapters in before I pulled a

 

Edited January 9 by G650

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

I tried to read it and got like two chapters in before I pulled a
 

I love the anecdotes but I could only hear “EVERYONE was there” so many times. I never finished it but did enjoy what I listened to.

[tokamak 6395]

On 1/8/2024 at 11:57 AM, Celery Man said:

This is the wrong thread for it but I was reading something about bands getting cancelled from the... I guess 2000s pop punk/emo scene that I was somewhat involved in. Specifically, Brand New got cancelled because he was basically picking up 16 year olds after shows and trading photos and stuff, and there were some similar allegations about Say Anything as well as Less Than Jake. And I just had this weird dawning of.... fuck man I saw so much of that. I read the Say Anything stuff and was like "oh uh yeah man I wonder if they are talking about the people i personally know who this could describe" or remembering seeing Rog from LTJ take some high school girls back stage, so much of that shit that didn't seem predatory at all (it seemed cool) when you were the 17 year old and it's weird to remember that again now as a 38 year old man and have it register how fucked up it is.

I was 28 when we did Warped Tour and I wouldn't talk to any girls on the assumption that everyone there is 14 years old. Not that I'm so great or whatever because i wasn't really judging people who were less careful at the time but I'm glad I had better sense, etc/

Damn, I was a huge LTJ fan in high school. Never heard any of that stuff. I haven't listened to them in probably 20+ years, but that's a damn shame.

[noharleyyet 2838]

Damn Quails Bryon White small venue last evening...had no idea he was that good of a player. Awesome singer/front man...a seamless 2 hour show. The Montego Black telecaster's tone and crunch had my full attention. Just great musicianship at all 4 spots. Unbelievable keyboardist, flawless bass & percussion. Gabe Marshall was not with them & no fiddle or steel. Would love to see em full roster but last night it didn't matter...catch em when you can. Best 16 buck ticket that I can recall. 

 

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

1 hour ago, noharleyyet said:

Damn Quails Bryon White small venue last evening...had no idea he was that good of a player. Awesome singer/front man...a seamless 2 hour show. The Montego Black telecaster's tone and crunch had my full attention. Just great musicianship at all 4 spots. Unbelievable keyboardist, flawless bass & percussion. Gabe Marshall was not with them & no fiddle or steel. Would love to see em full roster but last night it didn't matter...catch em when you can. Best 16 buck ticket that I can recall. 

 

I saw them at Cain’s in my first quasi-post COVID show (March of ‘21).  It was excellent

[ocugolf 1214]

Saw Charles Wesley Gordon, Isbell, and Turnpike last night. Was unbelievable. CWG is insanely good and has such a bright future. Isbell was awesome. Had a new guitar player, while his other is on paternity leave, that absolutely shredded. Turnpike was better than when i saw them in Little Rock last year. Two years Sober Evan was on point. Voice sounded great and they were happy to be home. I wish i had tickets to his solo shows in Tulsa next week. 

[4th&Five 41519]

Audley Freed from The Black Crowes is filling in for Sadler. 

[Celery Man 20933]

Elle King (is she famous apart from being Rob Schneider’s daughter?) apparently got shitfaced, forgot the lyrics, and then dropped a million f bombs at a Dolly Parton tribute at the opry this weekend.

 

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

21 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Elle King (is she famous apart from being Rob Schneider’s daughter?) apparently got shitfaced, forgot the lyrics, and then dropped a million f bombs at a Dolly Parton tribute at the opry this weekend.

 

She had a pretty popular album a few years back that was good.  She's a pretty talented artist, IMO.  I love her cover of Childers' "Jersey Giant".

Now she'll go to rehab and have a "sobriety" album that blows up.

[jimmyjazz 45893]

Not the first musician to flame out drunk on stage.  I think she's quite talented, and her ability to cross genres with ease belies her parentage.

[tbone_ 14113]

Exes and ohs is a pretty catchy tune

[4th&Five 41519]

 

[Celery Man 20933]

Well I shall withhold judgment apart from my educated opinion that this kind of event does indicate a need for help.

[jimmyjazz 45893]

9 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Well I shall withhold judgment apart from my educated opinion that this kind of event does indicate a need for help.

I doubt you're wrong, but I just mostly wanted to vouch for her talent, which as we all know often comes with demons.

[Clintonaldo 2573]

She isn’t talented enough to be mentioned in this thread. 

[jimmyjazz 45893]

56 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

She isn’t talented enough to be mentioned in this thread. 

So says you.  Others disagree.

[Scraps 13561]

Sorry for partying

[tbone_ 14113]

Idk. She’s pretty good at crafting a pop hook. Which isn’t at all easy.

[cactusflinthead 27598]

17 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Exes and ohs is a pretty catchy tune

It's an ass whipping 

[Kennythetiger 9376]

13 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

She isn’t talented enough to be mentioned in this thread. 

I like her music. 

[Clintonaldo 2573]

17 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

I like her music. 

Yikes

[Kennythetiger 9376]

5 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

Yikes

In music as in life, my examples aren’t ones that you should typically follow. 

[jimmyjazz 45893]

5 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

Yikes

Open your ears and open your mind:

 

Edited January 23 by jimmyjazz

[Kermit 3156]

I guess being Rob Schneider’s daughter is only the second most embarrassing thing about her now.

[jimmyjazz 45893]

20 minutes ago, Kermit said:

I guess being Rob Schneider’s daughter is only the second most embarrassing thing about her now.

Hey, not everybody has taste.  It's not your fault.

[Celery Man 20933]

Mike and the Moonpies is now Silverada

https://www.themoonpies.com

Bold move, I’m sure it will pay off for them.

[jimmyjazz 45893]

Wow, nearly two decades with what is essentially the dumbest band name ever and now they're fixing it?

Good job, guys.

[AbeFroman 2154]

I’m drunk I’m playing 14 dollars worth of Scot Miller at my local 

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

41 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Mike and the Moonpies is now Silverada

https://www.themoonpies.com

Bold move, I’m sure it will pay off for them.

I’m a huge fan of these guys and I don’t understand this at all.  The original name was dumb but who cares?

Makes me a little concerned that the new album is gonna have lots of pickup trucks parked down by the river.

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

5 minutes ago, AbeFroman said:

I’m drunk I’m playing 14 dollars worth of Scot Miller at my local 

Highland County Boy is a fuckin’ banger.  Drunk All Around This Town slams too.

[jimmyjazz 45893]

1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I’m a huge fan of these guys and I don’t understand this at all.  The original name was dumb but who cares?

Makes me a little concerned that the new album is gonna have lots of pickup trucks parked down by the river.

As long as she's wearing short jeans shorts and a little white tank, I don't care.

[Viper 12105]

5 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I’m a huge fan of these guys and I don’t understand this at all.  The original name was dumb but who cares?

Makes me a little concerned that the new album is gonna have lots of pickup trucks parked down by the river.

maybe the bandmates were really tired of being called moonpies for 14 years?

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

5 minutes ago, Viper said:

maybe the bandmates were really tired of being called moonpies for 14 years?

They are truly a band, which I love about them, it just seems odd to rebrand at the level they’ve reached.

[Celery Man 20933]

If you’re the Dixie Chicks, you can go from The Dixie Chicks to The Chicks and people will keep up. I don’t know how a band like the Moonpies doesn’t set themselves back  8 years worth of touring with this. Just live with the name.

 

Mandolin Orange was a group from around here that i was moderately interested in. They changed their name to I don’t know what and for me they may as well have disappeared.

Edited January 26 by Celery Man

[4th&Five 41519]

MO is now Watchhouse. Their music changed quite a bit with the name change too. I’m not a big fan of the new stuff. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Drive By Truckers is a pretty stupid name, and those are still riding it out. 

[4th&Five 41519]

Most band names are stupid. 

[UTexasFight 9430]

Silverada is worse than Mike and the Moonpies.

 

 

hope the ensuing music isn’t 

[Al_4_ISU 12453]

11 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Drive By Truckers is a pretty stupid name, and those are still riding it out. 

I remember Patterson Hood publicly stating this a couple years ago and then being like “we’re 20 years into this.  Fuck it.”

[jimmyjazz 45893]

Usually, the name doesn't matter.  I mean, Led Zeppelin is just plain stupid.  If the band becomes famous enough, the name just sorta loses meaning.

Mike & The Moonpies are not famous enough.