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Re: AHWT reissue ON vinyl - Yesterday
Quotedtrom4 Really wishing I had sold my AHWT CD last month when it was going for around $30 on discogs.com. It's the rare un-remastered original! Should increase in price again some day.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: The Magnetic Fields - Yesterday
They're good, and pretty fun live. Am hoping they'll release the bonus compilation CD from the Future Bible Heroes boxset separately too, so I won't have to re-buy their two albums to get it.by EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Re: AHWT reissue ON vinyl - 4 days ago
Remastered?! Anyway, this is pretty awesome. Maybe he's reading the forums after all.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: 2002 - 12 days ago
QuoteJohnp QuoteEvilEivind The release dates from Amazon.com. Martial Arts Weekend: December 2, 2002 Definitely wrong. I got mine retail from Aquarius in April '02. Maybe 12.2.02 rather than 2.12.02? Discogs says 2001, without any specific date. Absolutely Kosher says 2002 though, but also without specifying any date. But hey, that's good enough for me! Mostly curious what year they're from.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: 2002 - 12 days ago
The release dates from Amazon.com. All Hail West Texas: February 19, 2002 Ghana: April 23, 2002 Martial Arts Weekend: December 2, 2002 See America Right: November 25, 2002 Tallahassee: November 5, 2002 No lisings for DitS or JEB though, and some of these dates are different from wikipedia and discogs.com. Oh, and just got this response on twitter. So looks like we're on our own.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: 2002 - 12 days ago
Thanks for the responses so far! According to the wikipedia discography, Ghana was released in 1999. But JD's liner notes are signed 2001, and it's clearly stated the compilation was released in 2002 just underneath that. So I guess it's 2002. It was maybe an even busier year than I initially thought, then! The physical release of All Hail West Texas is sparse on information. It's mentionedby EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
2002 - 13 days ago
What John Darnielle penned material saw release in the year 2002? I'm asking because, according to wikipedia, it seems like an almost impossibly prolific year, with the following releases: All Hail West Texas, Tallahassee, Martial Arts Weekend, Devil in the Shortwave, Jam Eater Blues, and See America Right. That's a total of three albums, and three EPs / singles. So a good year for fans.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Most bitter tMG song? - 16 days ago
All of them! Plus "Waving At You" and "Poltergeist".by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Favorite Lyricists - 17 days ago
My most favourite is probably Jonathan Richman. The most gentle and heartfelt lyricist I know of. There are few (if any) other lyricists who are as consistently good, in my opinion. A few more who're pretty high on my list: Darren Hayman Eef Barzelay Tom Waits Stephin Merritt Jeffrey Lewisby EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Re: Vi overlever uten Eivind Kirkeby (self-promotion) - 20 days ago
News! Starting with the good news (if you're actually a tSoPA fan): made two previous releases available on bandcamp. Negative Polarity. Released mid-December last year for free downloading through an online label. Playing various tunes on my Casio PT-80. Two Songs By The Black Lines Sung By The Society Of Poor Academics / Two Songs By The Society Of Poor Academics Sung By The Black Lineby EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Re: tMG deluxe re-release of our dreams! - 4 weeks ago
QuoteAll Hail South Jersey JD would hate this thread, I think I think he hates most threads about tMG. He's not a big fan. So to talk about some band other than tMG, I think I'd most like re-release of Martial Arts Weekend. On the bonus disc it would include all their released songs up to that point (which I guess would be "Badger Song", "That", "I Hear The Planetby EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Want to purchase AHWT. Inquire within. 
- 4 weeks ago
Huh, didn't know this was OOP! Perfect time for a remastered double disc re-release, then. I'm looking for: Nine Black Poppies and Babylon Spring. But I'm poor and cheap and I don't think anyone should have to pay more than $6.50 for an EP.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
tMG deluxe re-release of our dreams! - 4 weeks ago
Deluxe re-release CDs are all the rage these days! Or, some of the rage, at least. Examples: Deserter's Songs, Give Up, Talking With The Taxman About Poetry, Dead Media, The Sophtware Slump, and probably many more. Sometimes remastered, always with a decent selection of bonuses. So, which tMG CD would you like to see being given such a treatment, and what bonuses would it have?by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Tallahassee appreciation - 5 weeks ago
I think Tallahassee has the best slow-and-subtle-and-soft tMG songs yet. #RandomStatement Also, anyone feel like trying to "translate" each song into a line or two of narrative? As in, what's the story being told in the song, or what scene is being described.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: folk punk debut - thick red wine - 6 weeks ago
Definitely enjoying this! Favourite so far: "Hold You". Somewhat reminiscent of Jeffrey Lewis and Darren Hanlon. I'm curious how exactly one defines folk punk though. Both genres are, as far as I know, supposed to be rough and heartfelt, with punk being more aggressive and folk being more based around the acoustic guitar.by EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Re: Vi overlever uten Eivind Kirkeby (self-promotion) - 2 months ago
Thanks for the positive feedback! Although, all the feedback posted here so far has been from people who've contributed to the album, so it might not be super impartial... A review from a person who might be slightly less partial, can be found here: If anyone would like to review the album for their own blog / website / magazine, or know of a blog that could be keen, let me know! Free digiby EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Re: WHY WHY OH WHY IS "You were cool" not on an album!
- 2 months ago
The next LP? An EP? A single? A compilation? A free online download? The possibilities are many. This still ranks pretty low on my personal "list of songs by tMG I'd like to see get a proper release and studio treatment" (fingers crossed for "Rockin' Rockin' Pet Store"!), but still, neat if it were to happen.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Short Song for Justin Bieber and His Paparazzi - 2 months ago
Not bad! Fingers crossed for a studio version. QuoteWild Creature i have to admit, i'm a little intrigued by the idea of Biebs doing a Mountain Goats cover album. Trust me, having heard his version of "Little Drummer Buy", it wouldn't be pretty.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Vi overlever uten Eivind Kirkeby (self-promotion) - 2 months ago
A delayed thank you, shlack! Response so far has been positive, and I've set a new personal record with 15 facebook likes on bandcamp! Bitchin'! But sales have been slim to non-existing. Perhaps 5 USD is too high? I also just made this blog entry: There you can download a song off the new album, two rough covers, as well as getting to know the contributors better. Or, if you just preferby EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Re: Unlreleased Songs Collection - 2 months ago
QuoteWild Creature this was auctioned off as an actual cassette, with the promise from JD that it would never be released elsewhere. The person who won the auction digitized it and put it up on YouTube. It may also be available on a mysterious website, but is otherwise not released. Yup, I know that part. Was just curious if anything more came of it. The video is a recording of the tape beingby EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Unlreleased Songs Collection - 2 months ago
Still hoping we'll see another proper tMG compilation one of these days. So many great songs I'd love to pay for and own. Random question. Was "Eugene Sue" ever actually released, aside from on YouTube? Was there some "official" mp3, aside from audio rips of the video? Oh, and yeah, to chime in with the choir, some of the inclusions here were in pretty bad form. But, thiby EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Vi overlever uten Eivind Kirkeby (self-promotion) - 2 months ago
Those who've been around a while might remember that I'm the frontman for the Norwegian low-to-mid-fi, mostly one-mand band, the Society Of Poor Academics! And I / we / it are reasonably ecstatic to announce the new album... Yes, after two to three years of over-ambitiousness and idling, the new album is now here! Vi overlever uten Eivind Kirkeby, or "We'll survive without Eivind Kirkby EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Re: Unlreleased Songs Collection - 2 months ago
sendspace is working again? And you need to download a .exe file to get the actual collection?by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Tallahassee appreciation - 2 months ago
This looks kind of neat: Anyone know what poster / ad it is that's being used for it?by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: morning benders/pop etc - 2 months ago
I thought bender was also slang for boner / erection. Like, "I've got a morning bender".by EvilEivind - Whole Wide World
Tallahassee appreciation - 3 months ago
You know, Tallahassee is a really good album. I initially didn't like it too much - too many slow numbers with subtle arrangements, not enough "No Children" and "Alpha Rats Nest" - but now I'm really liking it. Especially "Game Shows Touch Our Lives", "Idylls Of The Kings", "Peacocks", and "Have To Explode". Strong melodies, excellent guby EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: Where would you guys like to see john come to and play sometime?
- 3 months ago
Norway.by EvilEivind - Mountain Goats
Re: What are you reading? (only hipsters read physical books these days) - 4 months ago
Been reading a few Norwegian fairy tales. Turns out they're pretty silly, messed up, funny, illogical, poorly paced, with no moral. They're kind of like a mix of surrealism and nihilism. At least the ones I've read so far.by EvilEivind - Whole Wide World