If anyone hasn't listened to the bonus track, Blood Capsules, you should definitely listen to it. Such a great song. Totally unlike any other Mountain Goats song too.
Now that I've had some time to listen to this a few times through and really pay attention to it, I gotta say: this is one of my favorite Goats albums. There's not a single song that I can pick out as bring weak, and the highs are amazing. Werewolf Gimmick and Unmasked! are the highlights for me, which is funny considering how different they are from each other. I never skip a song when I listen to the album, though. Just start from the beginning and let it play out.
Now that I've had some time to listen to this a few times through and really pay attention to it, I gotta say: this is one of my favorite Goats albums. There's not a single song that I can pick out as bring weak, and the highs are amazing. Werewolf Gimmick and Unmasked! are the highlights for me, which is funny considering how different they are from each other. I never skip a song when I listen to the album, though. Just start from the beginning and let it play out.
Agreed. I've probably listened to it 20 times by now and every time I listen to it I realize how solid it is as an album. Every song is great, with tons of variety too, like you said.
I have the CD in my car currently, and the places I drive to most often are about 10 minutes drives, so every 10 minute drive is made up of me being hugely indecisive about which 2-3 songs from the album I want to listen to during the drive, since every song is so good. I do find myself listening to Heel Turn 2 the most though. Even though the whole album is brilliant, I think that's the standout for me.
However, Choked Out definitely takes the cake for the song that's most fun to scream at the top of my lungs while driving. Haha
I haven't been able to really get into a Mountain Goats album since Heretic Pride but man this one sounds great after a few listens. Choked Out and Heel Turn 2 are probably my favorites so far.
If anyone hasn't listened to the bonus track, Blood Capsules, you should definitely listen to it. Such a great song. Totally unlike any other Mountain Goats song too.
Wow. Finally started watching this. What a stellar performance.
I'll definitely give those a listen.
Edit: Oh man, those were all fantastic. Thanks for linking those.
If we're talking about favorite live performances, this whole show is so good. In particular, Against Pollution and Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod are insanely good. They're just pure energy. Song for Dana Plato and From TG&Y are also standouts.
I'll definitely give those a listen.
Edit: Oh man, those were all fantastic. Thanks for linking those.
If we're talking about favorite live performances, this whole show is so good. In particular, Against Pollution and Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod are insanely good. They're just pure energy. Song for Dana Plato and From TG&Y are also standouts.
No problem dude! I'll be sure to give that live set a listen as well.
Here's another good one from a Daytrotter session. No video aside from a cartoon the uploader made but still a great, great track that desperately needs more recognition.
No problem dude! I'll be sure to give that live set a listen as well.
Here's another good one from a Daytrotter session. No video aside from a cartoon the uploader made but still a great, great track that desperately needs more recognition.
Cool! Let me know what you think after you've listened!
And YES. I absolutely love that song. It always baffles me how that didn't make the cut for Tallahassee. Not that there's anything that should've been taken off Tallahassee either though.
Aww yes. So glad you got that tag. I've sung that line to myself countless, countless times over the years. Such a great song.
Edit: Also, just noticed that your avatar and tag go perfectly together. Haha
Just bought my ticket! So excited for the show and to meet up with you guys. It's super cool that like half of the people who post in this thread are able to make it to the show. Haha
I'm really looking forward to it! It should be a great time.
And Filthy Slug, I especially never thought I'd get to meet up with you since you're on the other coast.
Also, since it's at The Mayan, they better play You're In Maya.
Just bought my ticket! So excited for the show and to meet up with you guys. It's super cool that like half of the people who post in this thread are able to make it to the show. Haha
I'm really looking forward to it! It should be a great time. And Filthy Slug, I especially never thought I'd get to meet up with you since you're on the other coast.
Also, since it's at The Mayan, they better play You're In Maya.
If you haven't ever heard the song Letter From a Motel (by some quick googling, it seems that that bootleg and one other are the only ways you can hear it), you absolutely have to listen to it.
I've been sleeping too much and don't really feel great. I'm a mess mentally and also very upset and exhausted. My OCD is also coming on like never before. My memory has also gone to hell and I can not tell you with certainty if I took my pills yet today because I don't remember. Fuck mental Illness.
But - I've been listening to Transcendental Youth over and over and am enjoying it. So that's nice.
I laughed when I opened the gatefold packaging for the vinyl and that was written in large bold letters on the inside cover. I really love the artwork and packaging for the album.
If you haven't ever heard the song Letter From a Motel (by some quick googling, it seems that that bootleg and one other are the only ways you can hear it), you absolutely have to listen to it.
I laughed when I opened the gatefold packaging for the vinyl and that was written in large bold letters on the inside cover. I really love the artwork and packaging for the album.
Been having not the best past few days, but man, Transcendental Youth is keeping me steady. Like, that album could have easily been titled "Just Stay Alive". It's fucking excellent from start to finish.
Been having not the best past few days, but man, Transcendental Youth is keeping me steady. Like, that album could have easily been titled "Just Stay Alive". It's fucking excellent from start to finish.
Totally agree. That album has gotten me through a lot as well.
The line "Just stay alive/Maybe spit some blood at the camera" has been in my head the past couple weeks in particular.
I absolutely love Transcendental Youth. It hits all the right buttons for me. Plus that horn section is just awesome.
If I had to pick a favorite track, I'd pick the title track. Something about it is just exceptionally special to me. It's simultaneously sad and uplifting.
With that said, I absolutely love the album in its entirety.
Felt like hearing Snow Crush Killing Song live, so I searched for that on archive.org and decided to listen to the version on that bootleg. So far it seems like an awesome bootleg. Great sound quality for that early era of Mountain Goats bootlegs. But mostly, it's got that insane energy that pre-2000 Mountain Goats bootlegs all have. You can tell he's playing with nothing to lose, just trying to get the audiences attention by throwing everything he's got at them.
Case in point, in this version of Snow Crush Killing Song, a super soft song on the album, he screams out the second verse and it sounds AWESOME.
Really looking forward to giving the rest of that bootleg a listen.
I went to see the Goats for the first time in April 2011 (here's the bootleg). I'd been a fan for years, and had longed to catch a show, and then there was this, practically in my old backyard. I'd just begun my social transition, and had a feeling that a tMG show would be just what the doctor ordered, and I was right. It was extremely lovely and welcoming there, and there were so many times I couldn't help but cry.
They played a ton of stuff from the new record (All Eternals Deck), the Sunset Tree, Tallahassee, and some rare/obscure stuff. For me, the highlight of the night was him taking my request for Alpha Omega, after he did a tear-jerking solo rendition of You Were Cool. He was really bantery that night, and traded some excellent death metal jokes with my companion. I feel like everyone there ended up crying at least once that night. The crowd was excellent, singing along to everything... typical beautiful Baltimore.
I hope to see them again soon. I've been all about Beat The Champ this last month, my standouts are Foreign Object, Heel Turn 2, Ballad of Bull Ramos, and Blood Capsules <3. What a fantastic album.
PS: If I were to fish for a tMG tag, I'd want "All that's left for us now are moments like these" from New Chevrolet In Flames
I hope to see them again soon. I've been all about Beat The Champ this last month, my standouts are Foreign Object, Heel Turn 2, Ballad of Bull Ramos, and Blood Capsules <3. What a fantastic album.
And finally, shuffling my feet, I'd like to hope that the tag fairy is not full of wrath and instead blesses me with "The grey sky was vast and real cryptic above me".
Edit: If you guys haven't seen JD go skateboarding, you really, really should.
Been having not the best past few days, but man, Transcendental Youth is keeping me steady. Like, that album could have easily been titled "Just Stay Alive". It's fucking excellent from start to finish.
And finally, shuffling my feet, I'd like to hope that the tag fairy is not full of wrath and instead blesses me with "The grey sky was vast and real cryptic above me".
Edit: If you guys haven't seen JD go skateboarding, you really, really should.
Love that first video! I had never heard Cutter! JD was born in my hometown of Bloomington, Indiana and he talks about the Indiana reference (the term "cutter" is extra associated with the area around Bloomington where the line stone quarries are)! Great song!
The music video for Woke Up New is THE COOLEST though. I'm not a big fan of music videos in general, so this isn't saying a lot, but it's probably my favorite music video of all time.
