A song I think would be cool for THS to cover

[doctoracula]

REM - Departure

listening to it at work now and i think it'd be pretty damn awesome. it seems like it'd be perfect. the big rock guitar riff and the sung/spoken vocals are already there!

[mcstevepants]

All I know is REM has been a band for 30 years and that's fuckin' crazy.

[stevedave]

There was an old Thread about this.

I'd like 'em to do A Sheltered Life by Carter USM.

[Deleted]

i want my Mountain Goats/Hold Steady crossover
not covers. like Craig's characters interacting with John's characters. the guy from the Alpha Couple making a pass at Holly. one of John's doomed, redemption seeking monsters/killers hooking up with the Cityscape Skins. that sort of thing

failing that... This Year

[doctoracula]

Apr 28, 2010 11:15:46 GMT -5 mcstevepants said:

All I know is REM has been a band for 30 years and that's fuckin' crazy.

and they're still great! their last LP was super good and their live show is still awesome. i love that band so much

Apr 28, 2010 14:15:59 GMT -5 stevedave said:

There was an old Thread about this.

i vaguely remembered one, but i couldnt spend the time searching for it at work. they watch me like a hawk!

[Matt Jones]

I've said it before, I'll say it again.

"Welcome To The Working Week" - Elvis Costello.

[Sunny D]

Apr 28, 2010 19:07:15 GMT -5 @tlon said:

i want my Mountain Goats/Hold Steady crossover
not covers. like Craig's characters interacting with John's characters. the guy from the Alpha Couple making a pass at Holly. one of John's doomed, redemption seeking monsters/killers hooking up with the Cityscape Skins. that sort of thing

failing that... This Year

It's an extremely mellow song and a weird pick, but I would love to hear Craig sing Cobra Tattoo.

I think he could do it incredibly.

[Deleted]

hmm... that would work really nicely, actually
any of John's songs would
do you have the live recording of the Mountain Goats doing Positive Jam? it's pretty great

[stevedave]

How about Endless Art by A House?

[Sunny D]

Apr 29, 2010 0:47:21 GMT -5 @tlon said:

do you have the live recording of the Mountain Goats doing Positive Jam? it's pretty great

Yeah, I love that!

[ryanplugs]

Apr 28, 2010 19:07:15 GMT -5 @tlon said:

i want my Mountain Goats/Hold Steady crossover
not covers. like Craig's characters interacting with John's characters. the guy from the Alpha Couple making a pass at Holly. one of John's doomed, redemption seeking monsters/killers hooking up with the Cityscape Skins. that sort of thing

failing that... This Year

Just had a look into this band, really like the sound of them. The amount of albums they have is a bit daunting though, where do you recommend starting?

[mick]

Apr 29, 2010 5:37:01 GMT -5 ryanplugs said:

Apr 28, 2010 19:07:15 GMT -5 @tlon said:

i want my Mountain Goats/Hold Steady crossover
not covers. like Craig's characters interacting with John's characters. the guy from the Alpha Couple making a pass at Holly. one of John's doomed, redemption seeking monsters/killers hooking up with the Cityscape Skins. that sort of thing

failing that... This Year

Just had a look into this band, really like the sound of them. The amount of albums they have is a bit daunting though, where do you recommend starting?

The Sunset Tree is a pretty good starting place.

[Matt Jones]

Apr 29, 2010 9:10:10 GMT -5 mick said:

Apr 29, 2010 5:37:01 GMT -5 ryanplugs said:

Just had a look into this band, really like the sound of them. The amount of albums they have is a bit daunting though, where do you recommend starting?

The Sunset Tree is a pretty good starting place.

Agreed. The starting off points seem to either be:

Sunset Tree or Tallahassee for the newer period, or All Hail West Texas if you're not afraid of lo-fi.

[smugsy]

I started on Tallhassee and moved forward to Heretic Pride and then backward to All Hail West Texas. It worked well for me. I'm gonna give a fourth album of theirs a try before long.

Apr 29, 2010 2:32:01 GMT -5 Sunny D said:

Apr 29, 2010 0:47:21 GMT -5 @tlon said:

do you have the live recording of the Mountain Goats doing Positive Jam? it's pretty great

Yeah, I love that!

Is this one of those recordings that I'm allowed to ask for because if so, yes please.

EDIT: Scratch that, just found one streaming. It's awesome.

[cubbies4e]

"Bastards of Young" -The Mats

[smugsy]

"Side Projects are Never Successful" - Bomb the Music Industry!

Two reasons behind this:
1. I love both of these bands, and we all know how awesome it is to hear one favorite cover another.
2. Because of this explanation from the Quote Unquote records website:

After playing a show in Pennsylvania with my old band, I had a panic attack. I drove home that night with a goal to get THE FUCK HOME as SOON AS POSSIBLE. That of course meant I got a speeding ticket, which I had to fight in court a year and a half later. The thing was, the cop didn't even remember that he gave me the ticket at 4 AM... he thought he had given it to me in the afternoon! So while I tried to object, the judge kept yelling at me and while driving to work straight from court in my girlfriend's car with no air conditioning I started thinking about life a lot; about stupid kids who throw trash all over the place, about metaphor of us longing for billboards on sunny days to provide us with shade, about how Fugazi, a band who is clearly revolutionary and far more important than anything I've ever done, even THEY sell records. I wrote a real sad song when I came home. Then I went to the Apple Store to meet someone and started playing the beginning of this song while waiting. Some dude told me it sounded good, so I decided "hey! why don't i make the dismal song a 90's alterna-pop song!" So that's this. Me trying to write a Hold Steady song basically and failing. Backup vocals by Rick Johnson and Brendan Jensen from Mustard Plug.

Heres a link to said song on youtube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch3oW550adA

[bigrob]

Hopefully we'll get to hear them cover "I Will Dare" sometime soon, through AV Club's Undercover.

[ohio79]

I remember reading about Craig and Tad watching "The Last Waltz" and being inspired to start a new band....I think they should cover something by The Band

I agree with the Elvis Costello suggestion. "No Action" or "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding?" would be good, too.

[Mahoney]

Apr 29, 2010 15:27:33 GMT -5 ohio79 said:

I remember reading about Craig and Tad watching "The Last Waltz" and being inspired to start a new band....I think they should cover something by The Band

I agree with the Elvis Costello suggestion. "No Action" or "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding?" would be good, too.

I saw them do "Look out Cleveland" with DBT, pretty freakin sweet.

[toastie]

Big Star - Don't lie to me.

[Admin]

"Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson. Give it a good listen before you start to scoff.

[Sunny D]

Apr 29, 2010 9:16:12 GMT -5 Matt Jones said:

Apr 29, 2010 9:10:10 GMT -5 mick said:

The Sunset Tree is a pretty good starting place.

Agreed. The starting off points seem to either be:

Sunset Tree or Tallahassee for the newer period, or All Hail West Texas if you're not afraid of lo-fi.

The Sunset Tree is a perfect starter.

I started out on free mp3's and that got me interested. You can get some (legally) here: www.themountaingoats.net/wiki/doku.php?id=mp3s:home

The first album I got was Get Lonely. Terrible choice for a first tMG album.

[Deleted]

i'm a fan of Palmcorder Yajna as a starting song
but yeah Sunset Tree. traditional type choruses but still super-literate lyrics
check out Heretic Pride too

[doctoracula]

Apr 29, 2010 14:27:08 GMT -5 bigrob said:

Hopefully we'll get to hear them cover "I Will Dare" sometime soon, through AV Club's Undercover.

this would be so good

[Sunny D]

Apr 29, 2010 20:22:26 GMT -5 doctoracula said:

Apr 29, 2010 14:27:08 GMT -5 bigrob said:

Hopefully we'll get to hear them cover "I Will Dare" sometime soon, through AV Club's Undercover.

this would be so good