Comments on: The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mjrc http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3201 mjrc Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:13:25 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3201 now that's not one i'd heard before--a bubbly wee soul! ;-) now that’s not one i’d heard before–a bubbly wee soul! ;-)

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3198 Matthew Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:46:15 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3198 I think you're spot on Allen, HP is definitely a good jumping off point, and however far you get from there then good luck to you. I myself got only a short way, but so it goes. Marcy - they're playing the End of the Road Festival here this Summer so hopefully I'll get to see them myself. Really looking forward to it. And, you? Sad music? Surely not Marcy, such a bubbly wee soul! I think you’re spot on Allen, HP is definitely a good jumping off point, and however far you get from there then good luck to you. I myself got only a short way, but so it goes.

Marcy – they’re playing the End of the Road Festival here this Summer so hopefully I’ll get to see them myself. Really looking forward to it. And, you? Sad music? Surely not Marcy, such a bubbly wee soul!

]]> By: mjrc http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3197 mjrc Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:07:07 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3197 i've only listened all the way through one time, and i have to say i agree with mr. toad on this one. it is a welcome change from get lonely. now, i love sad music perhaps more than anyone, but get lonely was too much all of the same for me, like you say. i'm going to see him next month, so am sure to run into some goaties. it should be fun, i hear he's quite engaging in concert. i’ve only listened all the way through one time, and i have to say i agree with mr. toad on this one. it is a welcome change from get lonely. now, i love sad music perhaps more than anyone, but get lonely was too much all of the same for me, like you say.

i’m going to see him next month, so am sure to run into some goaties. it should be fun, i hear he’s quite engaging in concert.

]]> By: allen http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3200 allen Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:48:58 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3200 Not that I didn't like Sunset Tree. I just found myself a little bored. Truthfully, I haven't given it the time and concetration I have Heretic. Tallahasee either. As I write this, I am listening to Nine Black Poppies in the background. I think HP is a great place to start with the Goats. But I might think that because it was my first place. Nothing is as devastating as "Woke up New" but, that's subjective. it just makes me cry every time I hear it. Oh. Yeah, the review is up, if you are interested. Not that I didn’t like Sunset Tree. I just found myself a little bored. Truthfully, I haven’t given it the time and concetration I have Heretic. Tallahasee either. As I write this, I am listening to Nine Black Poppies in the background.
I think HP is a great place to start with the Goats. But I might think that because it was my first place.
Nothing is as devastating as “Woke up New” but, that’s subjective. it just makes me cry every time I hear it.
Oh. Yeah, the review is up, if you are interested.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3199 Matthew Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:20:22 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3199 I think Coxon, who I link to in the post, has the comic accompaniments posted actually. It's quite a nice idea, I think. I haven't heard any of the really early concept stuff at all, but I can't believe you disliked Sunset Tree - easily my favourite. Especially Dance Music. I think Coxon, who I link to in the post, has the comic accompaniments posted actually. It’s quite a nice idea, I think.

I haven’t heard any of the really early concept stuff at all, but I can’t believe you disliked Sunset Tree – easily my favourite. Especially Dance Music.

]]> By: allen http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3196 allen Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:18:52 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3196 After I was given Heretic Pride to review I decided to delve into the back catalogue. I had never heard of the Mountain Goats before but Heretic Pride grabbed me and wouldn't let go. I now have 153 tracks in my collection and counting. I love Ghana, but not so much the other cassette compilations. Nine Black Poppies is terrific, though. The concept albums are, actually, kind of difficult. Sunset Tree gets boring and Tallahassee is so sour. And Get Lonely isn't anywhere near the quality of its single "Woke Up New" which is, in my opinion one of the greatest songs ever written, if it is about a man who has been widowed. If it's about a man whose girlfriend has left him then it is a little more twee and wee more weak, but it is still a brilliant piece. HP is, I think, one of the finest works by Darnielle and, in a few days my review will be up on www.Shuffleboil.com. Have you seen the comic book press release for Heretic Pride? It's fun. And informative. I can send it to you if need be. After I was given Heretic Pride to review I decided to delve into the back catalogue. I had never heard of the Mountain Goats before but Heretic Pride grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. I now have 153 tracks in my collection and counting.
I love Ghana, but not so much the other cassette compilations. Nine Black Poppies is terrific, though. The concept albums are, actually, kind of difficult.
Sunset Tree gets boring and Tallahassee is so sour.
And Get Lonely isn’t anywhere near the quality of its single “Woke Up New” which is, in my opinion one of the greatest songs ever written, if it is about a man who has been widowed. If it’s about a man whose girlfriend has left him then it is a little more twee and wee more weak, but it is still a brilliant piece.
HP is, I think, one of the finest works by Darnielle and, in a few days my review will be up on http://www.Shuffleboil.com. Have you seen the comic book press release for Heretic Pride? It’s fun. And informative. I can send it to you if need be.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3195 Matthew Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:13:13 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3195 I confess, no, I never went back any farther. I tried Tallahassee and We Shall All Be Healed and wasn't that impressed, so I kind of gave up, really. I confess, no, I never went back any farther. I tried Tallahassee and We Shall All Be Healed and wasn’t that impressed, so I kind of gave up, really.

]]> By: Gav http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3194 Gav Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:06:02 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3194 Ok, I'm a 'Goatie'. Guilty. Did you only did as far back as Tallahassee, Toady? That's one non-scratched surface you have there. Get you hands on the boombox stuff. You know you're into the classic Mountain Goats' years when you can't hear the music over the grinding of the recording equipment! I could replace 'recording equipment' with 'Panasonic' RX-FT500' if anyone needs to hear some back-up of my claim of being a Goatie(!) Ok, I’m a ‘Goatie’. Guilty. Did you only did as far back as Tallahassee, Toady? That’s one non-scratched surface you have there. Get you hands on the boombox stuff. You know you’re into the classic Mountain Goats’ years when you can’t hear the music over the grinding of the recording equipment! I could replace ‘recording equipment’ with ‘Panasonic’ RX-FT500′ if anyone needs to hear some back-up of my claim of being a Goatie(!)

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3193 Matthew Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:59:47 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3193 Yeah, being threatened by alt-folk enthusiasts somehow doesn't seem that scary, does it! Yeah, being threatened by alt-folk enthusiasts somehow doesn’t seem that scary, does it!

]]> By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2008/02/the-mountain-goats-heretic-pride/#comment-3192 Drunk Country Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:35:58 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=1324#comment-3192 I read the Coxon post & laughed at the comments. This is a band that has the component parts what should get me all giddy in the knick-knacks & dribbling from my special eye. But, & I can't put my finger on it as to why, they just don't. Nothing in their back catalogue gets me at all flustered or excited. I think, and this is a personal opinion based on listening to quite a lot of their stuff, they are quite a pedestrian band. There are much better versions of them out there, with a better consistency of quality. I'll give the new one a go, but have no high hopes at all on previous fare. If any Goaties have any truck with that opinion I'm more than happy to pass out my home address so we can discuss it over their hospital food. :o) I read the Coxon post & laughed at the comments.

This is a band that has the component parts what should get me all giddy in the knick-knacks & dribbling from my special eye. But, & I can’t put my finger on it as to why, they just don’t.

Nothing in their back catalogue gets me at all flustered or excited. I think, and this is a personal opinion based on listening to quite a lot of their stuff, they are quite a pedestrian band. There are much better versions of them out there, with a better consistency of quality. I’ll give the new one a go, but have no high hopes at all on previous fare.

If any Goaties have any truck with that opinion I’m more than happy to pass out my home address so we can discuss it over their hospital food.
:o )

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