Lambchop – OH (ohio)
Well they already win points for a slightly irritatingly spelled album title. The music, inevitably is far from irritating. A little bit too far from irritating, unfortunately.
I never know what to think of Lambchop. They have, without a doubt, done some utterly brilliant things. They have recorded some amazing albums. They have also mixed in an awful lot of very undistinguished material amongst the brilliant. So where do I stand, are they great or just good?
I have little doubt that in twenty years I will look back on them as brilliant. The less memorable moments will have faded into irrelevance next to the considerable body of really great work they have produced, and yet and yet and yet…
Somewhere in my head there is just a nagging doubt. I have pretty much every Lambchop album and no regrets whatsoever about having bought them, but a little voice in the back of my head won’t stop asking me if I would really miss half of them. Honestly? Truly? If I accidentally deleted them, how much of a priority would be to get hold of them again? I like this album, I really do. The more I listen to it, the more I enjoy it, but I can’t help but feel that if I had heard it a few times through I might have felt, given I own the truly excellent Damaged, that this would be far from a necessary purchase.
They are sonically extremely similar. The gentle alt-country has picked up just a little pace, and there are some (comparatively) downright poppy moments. It’s a pleasure to listen to but not, I would suggest, a necessity.
Lambchop – Ohio
Lambchop – National Talk Like a Pirate Day
Ohio is one of the best tracks they’ve done in a long time…I ADORE that song.
I’ve been a fan of your blog and podcast for awhile now and thought it about time I finally tapped a quick comment. The Lambchop songs were much enjoyed and I finished a listen to #39 today. As usual, entertaining and some great tunes played. Thanks for the great site.
I’ve never found Lambchop to be a necessity. But the title intrigues me, is it a take off on Sufjan Stevens’ 50 states concept? What the hell happened to Sufjan Stevens’ 50 states concept? Come to think of it, what the hell happened to Sufjan Stevens?
Tricia – massaging my ego is always welcome around here – bless you!
Sufjan Stevens would be dead before he were ever to finish that, especially at his current rate of output. I think he’s come out and said that he’s dropping it, actually, but I can’t remember where I read that.