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The Mountain Goats: Beat the Champ
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Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Fucking GLORY.
Werewolf Gimmick is fucking top shelf! I haven't heard John swear this much since that song about John Coltrane.
Can't wait to buy this.
I used to work in regional professional wrestling in my late teens when I was a dumb young bastard and this is the only thing that ever slightly made me miss it other than the badass facial scar I got out of it.
Werewolf Gimmick is fucking top shelf! I haven't heard John swear this much since that song about John Coltrane.
Can't wait to buy this.
I used to work in regional professional wrestling in my late teens when I was a dumb young bastard and this is the only thing that ever slightly made me miss it other than the badass facial scar I got out of it.
Haha. My girlfriend was singing that when she came home from work tonight, but she doesn't have all the words memorized. Just kept repeating:
I personally will stab you in the eye with a foreign object
Ba, ba da da, ba ba ba da, foreign obbbbject
Gonna lock up all the pointy stuff while she's at work tomorrow.
scotcheggz
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Oh. I didn't know about this thanks, a must buy! I will avoid all previews like the plague and pick up the vinyl ASAP to listen as baby Jesus intended.
BlastProcessing
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Godamn, I love me some Mountain Goats.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Listened to the album three times today. It's a great addition to the catalog!
Werewolf gimmick might be in his top ten best songs.
Werewolf gimmick might be in his top ten best songs.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Foreign Object is absurd. Hell of an album here.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Southwestern Territory is pretty damn perfect and destroys me by the end. This album is fucking dominant.
Right? The first half hit me more than the later tracks on my first listen, but it has all started to sink in more and more.
Southwestern Territory is such a great opener. The vocals are a lot like his live shows. He often sings sad songs in this very upbeat way, with a big smile. It's like the essence of tMG - simultaneously depressing and upbeat, sad and funny.
Lazy vs Crazy
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It is really hard to not dive in to this until I get my records in.
I haven't ordered anything from merge since his last album, I don't remember how their shipping is. Any chance it gets delivered on release day?
I haven't ordered anything from merge since his last album, I don't remember how their shipping is. Any chance it gets delivered on release day?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Super well-said, Bagels! Also, the first half of the album is just grossly stacked. Southwestern Territory -> Chavo -> Foreign Object -> Animal Mask -> Choked Out -> Heel 2 is just pure fucking bliss.
I'm pretty bummed that I couldn't get tickets to the NY show, but I'm super pumped that I snatched up a vinyl and I can rock out to it with a luchador mask on, which I imagine is the way it's meant to be listened to.
This is how I've tried to describe Mountain Goats to people, but you summarized them way better. That's why I love them. The dark lyrics paired with the bright, happy music is just perfect.
blame space
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i wouldn't describe the mountain goats as "bright, happy music."
Most of their songs sound super upbeat.
Jawbreaker
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Tallahassee is one of the best albums ever. I'm always excited for some new Mountain Goats.
Finally got to listen to the whole album last night and absolutely loved it. It's much less slick sounding than the last album. Honestly, I like both sounds, but it works relly well for this album. It's mostly just back to John and his guitar. I look forward to listening to it over and over again. Come to Dallas, John!
Holy fuckoly, they ARE coming to Dallas and I have tickets now! June 8th!
Holy fuckoly, they ARE coming to Dallas and I have tickets now! June 8th!
Lazy vs Crazy
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Got my shipping confirmation! Also saw pictures of the green and gold vinyl on Twitter, looks awesome.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
I'm so mad that I missed that (by months). Somebody post pictures of all the awesome shit that comes with it so I can stare at my plain ass black vinyl thinking of what could have been.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Omg I just realized that I'm off on the seventh! Will it come out at 12am est on Google Play?
I wanna put this thing on and just drive for miles!
I wanna put this thing on and just drive for miles!
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
I'm glad you had a great time. I often wish John would play my shitty little town.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Where do you live, Horseticuffs?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Yoo. Can I challenge you to a tlc match for that tag, cause it's the best?That sounds great. Maybe it's time for a road trip.
Also, check this week's tag
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
I'm sure he's been within 100 miles of my town; Inverness, Florida. I'm just kinda new to driving anywhere other than my little town.
Oh man, that's great. I'd lose my shit to have "Full werewolf off the buckle". This album is so amazing. Take my money, Darnielle!That sounds great. Maybe it's time for a road trip.
Also, check this week's tag
Doubles
Loving Beat the Champ, but I'll be hoping they play a few songs from their other albums too.
Rise if you're sleeping. Stay awake!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMj6tCQ1MNc
Loving Beat the Champ, but I'll be hoping they play a few songs from their other albums too.
Rise if you're sleeping. Stay awake!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMj6tCQ1MNc
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Have fun!
I didn't dig the previous album. Was one of the first 1000 or w/e to get the 7in - both songs there were way better than any track on the album. Did the same for this album too.
I missed the NPR stream. Anyone that loves AHWT, Tallahassee, Sunset Tree era stuff that didn't like Transcendental have thoughts for this album?
I missed the NPR stream. Anyone that loves AHWT, Tallahassee, Sunset Tree era stuff that didn't like Transcendental have thoughts for this album?
If anyone is going to the Cincinnati show on the 16th, let me know! I'll be there! I can't wait!
JD always puts on an incredible show.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Might have to go see then in LA if it doesn't sell out.
Now that I've had some sleep, details!
Perfect show. Started with an old Dusty Rhodes promo blasting on the loudspeaker, and then the band came on stage and broke into Southwestern Territory before declaring that "Finally, The Mountain Goats have come back to Savannah!" It was awesome. A wonderful mix of new and old songs, and an amazing night.
Pretty much everybody there knew every song, even the new stuff, and you could tell John was happy about that.
Perfect show. Started with an old Dusty Rhodes promo blasting on the loudspeaker, and then the band came on stage and broke into Southwestern Territory before declaring that "Finally, The Mountain Goats have come back to Savannah!" It was awesome. A wonderful mix of new and old songs, and an amazing night.
Pretty much everybody there knew every song, even the new stuff, and you could tell John was happy about that.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Sounds awesome! Great pic.Now that I've had some sleep, details!
Perfect show. Started with an old Dusty Rhodes promo blasting on the loudspeaker, and then the band came on stage and broke into Southwestern Territory before declaring that "Finally, The Mountain Goats have come back to Savannah!" It was awesome. A wonderful mix of new and old songs, and an amazing night.
Pretty much everybody there knew every song, even the new stuff, and you could tell John was happy about that.
Thanks muchly! Hell, even their opening act was pretty great. Can't remember their name unfortunately, but it was like some kind of gothic trance metal band.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bzkgnxgh5xfdledk6aeacej4s3m
We're up for sale, guys! On Play, at least. I'm streaming with all access if you're a subscriber.
EDIT: It's like 24 hours early, right? Because there is some WACKY shit going on with the stream. Every song is starting like 30 seconds in and stopping randomly.
EDIT 2: I *LOVE* the tag! Thank you, anonymous benefactor coming down from the rafters to save me!
EDIT 3: I just bought the damned thing outright. If anyone deserves my $9.49 it is John Darnielle. Playback is smooth as butter on the purchased copy.
We're up for sale, guys! On Play, at least. I'm streaming with all access if you're a subscriber.
EDIT: It's like 24 hours early, right? Because there is some WACKY shit going on with the stream. Every song is starting like 30 seconds in and stopping randomly.
EDIT 2: I *LOVE* the tag! Thank you, anonymous benefactor coming down from the rafters to save me!
EDIT 3: I just bought the damned thing outright. If anyone deserves my $9.49 it is John Darnielle. Playback is smooth as butter on the purchased copy.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Feels so good to be able to listen to Choked Out on repeat. I appreciate the page NPR set up but damn if it was inconvenient on mobile lol.
They did Foreign Object on Seth Meyers last night. It was good. Also, the album is up on Spotify.
Huh, what a coinkydink. I womder what would happen if someone else wanted a Mountain Goats lyric as a tag?
Huh, what a coinkydink. I womder what would happen if someone else wanted a Mountain Goats lyric as a tag?
kamineko
Does his best thinking in the flying car
About to take a long country drive with this on the stereo!
Why didn't he ever come to Columbus, Ohio when I was living there? <_<
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I'm just a junior, but someday when I'm all growed up, I will hopefully land a tag from "See America Right" or "The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton"
A man can dream
Why didn't he ever come to Columbus, Ohio when I was living there? <_<
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I'm just a junior, but someday when I'm all growed up, I will hopefully land a tag from "See America Right" or "The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton"
A man can dream
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
I found your tweet to him about the Friday the 13th album last night and I couldn't resist tweeting at him about it. My god, that's like my dream project, but so much beauty was never meant for this world.
Probably nothing.
I went ahead and ordered the vinyl. My Heretic Pride vinyl came with a code for a digital copy, so I think this one should as well.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
One of the things I love about John is that he always engenders a love of learning lol:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertzsprung–Russell_diagram
Jesus, this man is NOTHING but deep cuts and metaphors!
Jesus, this man is NOTHING but deep cuts and metaphors!
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
It does, and by the way, this is one of the best vinyl packages I've seen in a while. Incredible illustrations on the front and back and the interior has some fun stuff from John. Oh and it comes with fucking rad stickers!
I'm still mad I missed out on the bonus record and the colored discs.
E: Also, I keep honing in on "You found my breaking point...Congratulations" in Heel turn 2. John adds in this really great sarcastic slight-laugh into it that adds a ton more depth to the song. Really beautiful stuff.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Absolutely. John is the master of intonation. I'll never forget the way he says "Let the young lions come, so I may break their jaws!" He's not a big dude, but his voice is full of raw power.
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