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Posted by Gamgee on 06-12-2002 at12:05:

 

quote:

Every few months or so to make sure I still think it's lame: Real Men Cry Avocado Faultline DA Horrendous Disk

I can't speak for the others (having never heard them), but how can you call HD lame? How can the disc with "I Love You #19," "Hound of Heaven," "Sky King," and "Man in the Moon" be called anything less than brilliant. It may not be on the same level as MBD or Zoom Daddy, but it's still a great album.

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Posted by Gamgee on 06-12-2002 at12:17:

 

Okay, so now we're ranking by frequency of play, huh? Here goes

Extremely often (multiple times a week most weeks)
Zoom Daddy
Mr. Buechner's Dream
Green Room Serenade
Doppelganger

Very Often (once a week or close to that)
Alarma
SOTH
Berry Vest
Vox Humana
Motorcycle

Often (frequently shows up)
Kalhoun
Best of the Lost Dogs
Horrendous Disc
Sacred Cows

Not-so-often (a few times a month)
Fearful Symmetry
John Wayne (although it used to show up more often)

Not very often (just what it sounds like. Once a month or less usually)
Live at Cornerstone 2K
Bibleland
OPFWFT

I haven't ranked Preacher From Outer Space or Gift Horse (both too new), but I'm betting preachers will end up in one of the bottom two categories, while Gift Horse will probably make it into the often category.

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Posted by carl on 06-12-2002 at12:23:

  HD is lame. Oops, I did it again!

"I can't speak for the others (having never heard them), but how can you call HD lame?"

I just find it painfully derivative in a way that all the Shotgun-Angel-is-Eagles and Alarma-is-Talking-Heads critics can only dream about. Plus, it's even derivative of Steely Dan in several places ("On the Line" immediately comes to mind, though). It just doesn't get much worse. I want spark up a joint for the first time in a decade-plus just THINKING about it.

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 06-12-2002 at13:29:

  By frequency of play

By frequency of play, huh? For me it's songs instead of albums... If I went by albums my list would look like this:

Albums heard in the last month:
The Miracle Faith Telethon
Motorcycle

That's it.

Songs heard in the last month:
(It's the Eighties...), Ain't Gonna Fight it, Dance Stop, Earth Household, Neverland Ballroom, Sanctuary, Sudden Heaven, Travelog (sweet song), etc.

If you're wondering why I'm listening to songs instead of albums, don't ask.

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Posted by Gamgee on 06-12-2002 at14:53:

 

quote:

Originally posted by carl "I can't speak for the others (having never heard them), but how can you call HD lame?" I just find it painfully derivative in a way that all the Shotgun-Angel-is-Eagles and Alarma-is-Talking-Heads critics can only dream about. Plus, it's even derivative of Steely Dan in several places ("On the Line" immediately comes to mind, though). It just doesn't get much worse. I want spark up a joint for the first time in a decade-plus just THINKING about it.

It does sound a lot like the Beatles in places. But that's okay, they sold lots of records.

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Posted by BigDork on 06-12-2002 at15:03:

 

you stole my line!


heh heh


BD

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Posted by Gamgee on 06-12-2002 at15:17:

 

quote:

Originally posted by BigDork you stole my line! heh heh BD

No, I stole the Wacky Fan's line.

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Posted by Joey T. on 06-12-2002 at15:27:

 

quote:

Originally posted by carl Every few months or so to make sure I still think it's lame: Real Men Cry Avocado Faultline DA Horrendous Disk

Huh??? Only one I can agree with you on there is the first album (although I do like the country sound being from Dallas and all........) As I said before, you are a bad, bad man.

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Posted by Dr Rich on 06-12-2002 at19:08:

 

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Originally posted by Joey T. quote: Originally posted by carl Every few months or so to make sure I still think it's lame: Real Men Cry Avocado Faultline DA Horrendous Disk Huh??? Only one I can agree with you on there is the first album (although I do like the country sound being from Dallas and all........) As I said before, you are a bad, bad man.

I like HD a lot... so there Larry Norman!

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Posted by Kaf-N-8ed on 06-19-2002 at09:46:

 

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Originally posted by arcticsunburn You're all crazy! Alarma! is the best DA album. Especially the version with the bonus tracks. "No Spaceship" is awesome.

I can't wait till the bookset is released again.

Does it have that bonus track?


~ Gus

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Posted by Gamgee on 06-19-2002 at09:56:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Kaf-N-8ed quote: Originally posted by arcticsunburn You're all crazy! Alarma! is the best DA album. Especially the version with the bonus tracks. "No Spaceship" is awesome. I can't wait till the bookset is released again. Does it have that bonus track? ~ Gus

I've got the bookset, and I'm sad to say that it has no bonus tracks.

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Posted by arcticsunburn on 06-19-2002 at13:37:

  No bonus tracks?

That's too bad...

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Posted by Author of the Post on 06-19-2002 at14:13:

  Everybody scream "Kalhoun!"

For me, I think that Kalhoun is the album that was the turning point for Daniel Amos and possibly their most pinnacle album (not to say the best.) Kalhoun was like a total rebirth from everything they'd done before. I think that after we see a few more DA albums come out (I do hope there will be many more to come) that MBD will be seen as another milestone dividing epochs of the band. When it comes to albums that I most play, I'd have to list these (beginning with most):

MBD (their most mature album musically; "Author of the
Story" will be hard to top; half the other songs
are pure classics, and the album plays as an album)
Doppleganger (the image of the Doppleganger and how
everything has a double meaning; "Hollow Man" is just
too inventive a song in terms of sound)
Fearful Symmetry (for the imagery of "The Pool", the
funk of "Neverland Ballroom", and just cuz
"Instruction thru Film" is a cool song)
Kalhoun (everything on this album was different; it's the
first DA album that really made me want to crank my
stereo. The album had a consistent feel from start
to finish)
Let's Spin (sarcasm abounds and it's FUN. I had a tape
of this one and for 6 months listened to it every
single day. Still love this album to this day--on CD,
of course)
Scenic Routes (no other LD album has been able to top
this one. Each song is a gem, the guitars, the vocals,
it's a classic album. I great album for when your
depressed)
Songs of the Heart (the exporation of instruments is
incredible and daring--and it works! "When Everyone
Wore Hats" is a classic)

So those are my picks.

-- Author of the Post

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Posted by carl on 06-19-2002 at14:28:

  Scenic Routes

"(no other LD album has been able to top this one. Each song is a gem, the guitars, the vocals, it's a classic album. I great album for when your depressed)"

So THAT's why I'm diggin' it so much even as we speak....

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Posted by Tyler Durden on 06-19-2002 at15:07:

 

I agree with Zoom Daddy being a great great great album. I have been impressed with Terry's stuff since 1979. This one blew me away with its music and lyrics.


How dare you put Horrendous Disk on the lame pile. I was just listening to it today and was blasting I Love You in the car. Hound of Heaven...classic.

Avocado and Real Men Cry take a few listenings and are great when you are in the mood for Americana.

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Posted by carl on 06-19-2002 at17:39:

  Easy, really...

"How dare you put Horrendous Disk on the lame pile."

Buy it, listen to it a dozen times or so, come to the conclusion that it's boring 3rd-generation music with potentially good but painfully unrealized ideas like so many thousands of similar transition albums by lesser bands before it, and TOSS....

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Posted by Dr Rich on 06-19-2002 at19:05:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Tyler Durden I agree with Zoom Daddy being a great great great album. I have been impressed with Terry's stuff since 1979. This one blew me away with its music and lyrics. How dare you put Horrendous Disk on the lame pile. I was just listening to it today and was blasting I Love You in the car. Hound of Heaven...classic. Avocado and Real Men Cry take a few listenings and are great when you are in the mood for Americana.

Is does have some weak spots... but a lot of fun I think

I love you #19 is awesome... I have that guitar part opening the song )

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Posted by Gamgee on 06-19-2002 at19:49:

 

quote:

Originally posted by carl "How dare you put Horrendous Disk on the lame pile." Buy it, listen to it a dozen times or so, come to the conclusion that it's boring 3rd-generation music with potentially good but painfully unrealized ideas like so many thousands of similar transition albums by lesser bands before it, and TOSS....

I've listened to it many times, and I have not come to the conclusion that it's anything but brilliant. It sounds like the Beatles, but that's okay, they sold a lot of records.

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Posted by Scrimshaw Nick on 06-19-2002 at20:34:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Author of the Post For me, I think that Kalhoun is the album that was the turning point for Daniel Amos and possibly their most pinnacle album (not to say the best.) Kalhoun was like a total rebirth from everything they'd done before. I think that after we see a few more DA albums come out (I do hope there will be many more to come) that MBD will be seen as another milestone dividing epochs of the band. When it comes to albums that I most play, I'd have to list these (beginning with most):

That's funny, Kalhoun is the one album that I would list as lame . . . well, maybe "lame" is a harsh word. It gets the least amount of play by me and ranks right down there with Real Men Cry (except for "3-Legged Dog, of course.)

Ok, I am ready to recieve all my hate mail now.

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Posted by Lost Canine on 06-19-2002 at21:01:

 

I wouldn't go as far as saying that Kalhoun was/is a rebirth, but I definately put it in the category as a classic. It was a great follow-up to DFBB (though not quite as good).
LK-9