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Post by Philip Garcia on Jul 22, 2008 2:05:53 GMT -5
I haven't been able to stop listening to this album yet, it's really grown on me a lot. The whole experience of it is amazing, and just keeps getting better. I've listened to it at least 10-15 times already, and not sure when I'll stop. Anyhow, all I can say is that this is the best 49 cents I've ever spent!!!
Phil
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Post by DaveinDK on Jul 22, 2008 3:49:33 GMT -5
Wow! I finally got it...First I wanna thank all you guys who tried to help me get this before it became "officially" available in Europe. The Brotherhood of Paul is truly a friendly group to be around.
Haven't heard the entire thing yet, but most of the way through. Some quick observations:
1. That guy with the Alien Lanes-GBV reference is right on...reminds me of that and like some kind of low fi Sgt. Peppers, or Like Flies on Sherbert.
2. The second tune opens with a guitar riff from a Rod Stewart song called Lost Paraguayos from his album Never a Dull Moment, which Paul mentioned in some magazine article as being one of his faves.
3 : The guitar playing seems more focused than on the previous couple. Some really nice and rocking playing here. Interesting giving the screwdriver incident.
4. Some choir sounding backing vocals on some tracks...what's that? how's that done?
5. Paul's just great!
6. Something about those two songs playing together just works for me somehow...should be irritating but sounds great.
I feel like im in one of Paul Westerberg's dreams, or he's in one of mine, when listening to this.
Cheers Paul and thanks...
I'll probably have to say more about this later.
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Post by DaveinDK on Jul 22, 2008 4:48:35 GMT -5
that "it'll never die" tune is real nice.
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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Jul 22, 2008 7:26:17 GMT -5
It's Westerberg's "Sandinista!"
Value for money, eh?
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Post by hudson99 on Jul 22, 2008 8:05:58 GMT -5
reminds me of that and like some kind of low fi Sgt. Peppers My Beatles comparison is that it's a more tuneful "Revolution 9". |
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Post by wiser's deluxe on Jul 22, 2008 8:54:39 GMT -5
second day, seventh listen, or is it eighth? my itunes playcount says two, but that's only because i've skipped back and forth to hear some things over again, and been interrupted by phone calls and dinner and sleep. woke up with "Kentucky Riser" in my head and might finally be ready to get my arms around this big brilliant sistine chapel ceiling sucker of an album. the segue from "Sweet Prince" with a quick hook of him singing "Guess I'll be Going" and then straight into "Out of my System" is jawdropping. i have chills going through me now and i cannot believe this type of album was possible or so enjoyable. this is Paul at his most lucid loose. there's absolutely nothing forced about what turns out to be a very complex dubbing and overdubbing process. album and "song" of the year, perhaps?  what's most amazing is the guts it took to put out something like this, one long track, knowing how one false move, one bad track, one slipup, one momentum-draining throwaway and it's done. it's the most thorough and, as strange as it might sound, most focused album that's been put out in a long time by anyone. just listening to that "Be My Darlin'" song -- and i know i've heard it four-five-six times, but it feels as if i'm hearing it for the first time all over again. then that line about "money goes straight to her arm," in the break is good-god inspiring. it's a perfect length and i think now that breaking it up into pieces will lose some of its stream-of-thought spontaneous magic (even though i still want to do it). and i don't think this is a "love-it or hate-it" polarizing album as some feared upon the initial listen. it's good, period. and anyone that don't like it either don't understand music or realize that this incapsulizes everything that Paul has been trying to do since "All Shook Down." all the successes, trials and failures that have followed have been leading up to this one 49:00 moment. and anyone that don't like it will absolutely have to answer to me. |
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jul 22, 2008 11:09:22 GMT -5
I think this is one of the most pure, and artistic statements I've heard on record in quite sometime. There is no doubt that this is someone following their muse wholly and completely. I wish more artists had the guts to do this. Unfortunately a lot of them have record company honchos, and commercial aspirations clouding their art. Freed of such constraints, Paul is way ahead of the field.
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Post by ih8music on Jul 22, 2008 11:27:06 GMT -5
was thinking about this last night... one of the coolest aspects of the way 49:00 was distributed (and priced) is how we all went out and got the album as soon as we could. Within 24-48 hrs, the vast majority of us (even thouse of us outside the US) had already downloaded and listened to the album a few times. We're all experiencing pretty much the same range of emotions about the music at pretty much the same time.
Contrast that to a normal album release, where it's due in stores on say a given Tuesday.... a handful of us get copies a week or so early thanks industry connections, some others are able to make it to the record store on Tues and get their copy then, some order it online and get it within a few days... but a lot of us, certainly the majority, don't get around to buying the album for a few days, if not weeks after the release.
By then, we've all read opinions and reviews and have had our opinion clouded one way or the other. Doesn't seem to be happening like that this time around... we're all kinda just experiencing it at the same time, figuring out song titles and lyrics along the way.
Don't know if I'd want Paul to do this for all his future releases, but it sure has been cool this time around.
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Post by Phillbis on Jul 22, 2008 12:33:34 GMT -5
Were the songs recorded before or after he hurt his hand? If these are after I say he's back to 100%. The lead guitar work on the song 15 minutes in is just awesome. Nice to hear him rip it up again.
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Post by Stegman on Jul 22, 2008 14:23:23 GMT -5
It's bizarre, and very "artsy" at points, but very much paul-like. I definitely get the vibe of grandpaboy on this, and it does have the progression through it. It's just odd, I remember on the first listen thinking at times I had two media players open playing it. Definitely all over the place, but I think at the end I will grow to really like it. There's some good stuff in the mix, and it really is raw paul. Phil Haven't gotten it yet, but I don't think I'm going to like it. I'm tired of the Grandpaboy, Stereo/Mono-type stuff. Hate to say it, but I may be one long-time fan who's slowly drifting away from the whole PW experience. I'm tired of the home-produced stuff, thought the solo electric tour was silly [and headache inducing], I didn't care for the soundtrack, I was underwhelmed by the Mats reissues. In my eyes, he's been in a real slump the last 6-8 years. But I'll remain open-minded. |
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Post by BronxTeacher on Jul 22, 2008 15:04:59 GMT -5
After listening to it again today, I'm beginning to think of 49:00 as partly a homage to early 1970s radio Paul and the mats loved so much. It's almost as if Paul is trying to recreate the experience of listening to the pop/rock radio of that era, except without a dj or advertisements. It reminds me of driving in the car, flipping from station to station trying to find a good song, sometimes losing the signal and hearing another song bleed in... The songs are catchy and poppy, with a few rockers thrown in, and I hear an early 70s vibe. And then there is that montage of covers at the end.
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Post by wiser's deluxe on Jul 22, 2008 15:44:23 GMT -5
was thinking about this last night... one of the coolest aspects of the way 49:00 was distributed (and priced) is how we all went out and got the album as soon as we could. Within 24-48 hrs, the vast majority of us (even thouse of us outside the US) had already downloaded and listened to the album a few times. We're all experiencing pretty much the same range of emotions about the music at pretty much the same time. Contrast that to a normal album release, where it's due in stores on say a given Tuesday.... a handful of us get copies a week or so early thanks industry connections, some others are able to make it to the record store on Tues and get their copy then, some order it online and get it within a few days... but a lot of us, certainly the majority, don't get around to buying the album for a few days, if not weeks after the release. By then, we've all read opinions and reviews and have had our opinion clouded one way or the other. Doesn't seem to be happening like that this time around... we're all kinda just experiencing it at the same time, figuring out song titles and lyrics along the way. Don't know if I'd want Paul to do this for all his future releases, but it sure has been cool this time around. very well put "h8er." i agree wholeheartedly. this is a different experience, and the sharing part on this board ... hell, look at all the posts and we're not even 48 hours in ... has been among the most fascinating and enjoyable social experiences involving music. |
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Post by Man Who Never Learned to Fly on Jul 22, 2008 16:02:24 GMT -5
WTF?!?
I had to go out of town for a week for work and so I missed this whole 49 thing . . . I'm running home tonight and downloading it.
I love it that PW does goofy stuff like this. I hope it means he's still having fun.
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Post by TomT on Jul 22, 2008 16:08:54 GMT -5
Yeah, Ih8music that was very astute and well put. I love this stuff but am wondering how it will be received by the general albeit hip public. I think there will be a lot of complaints about no song titles etc. Paul (or someone) was really thinking outside the box on the way this is being presented. Sure has a buzz going around THESE parts.  Oh, and Stegman, check out "Devil Raised A Good Boy". I can see the Brox covering this one. If there was one to pick for radio it would be this awesome rocker. |
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Post by wiser's deluxe on Jul 22, 2008 16:32:05 GMT -5
Yeah, love this stuff but am wondering how it will be received by the general albeit hip public. TomT: I thought WE were the HIP PUBLIC ... you mean there are others?  |
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Post by evin on Jul 22, 2008 17:54:18 GMT -5
Who gives a shit what any mr. hipster douche bag general public thinks. of course they won't get it. they never will.
"devil raised a good boy" homage to johnny t. is my favorite thus far.
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Post by Junior on Jul 22, 2008 18:27:42 GMT -5
Hey I'm a new guy that finally got around to activating his account. The new release is awesome and like most of Paul's stuff it gets better with every listen. The only downside is that it didn't include "Cheyenne". I've only heard a short clip of that song from another website and it sounds great. Does anyone know if that's available anywhere?
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Post by justlikemartinsaid on Jul 22, 2008 18:41:45 GMT -5
I like the violin / fiddle on "Be My Darling" - at least that's what it sounds like to me.
Also, the lead guitar on "Devil Raised a Good Boy" is probably as smoking as anything I've heard him play. I think he has commented that the hand injury forced him to practice more, and that he would probably be a better player than before.
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Post by gage on Jul 22, 2008 19:07:01 GMT -5
I got my email receipt from Amazon, even though I clicked the 89 cent download they're only charging me 49 cents. Now that's fair play. What will I do with this windfall?
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Post by grandpaboysfriend on Jul 22, 2008 19:15:42 GMT -5
I hear this c.d. as an aural collage, similar to the visual collages he was putting on grandpaboy c.d. covers and the inner sleeve of stereo. It really is quite brilliant.
And I agree with evin, who gives a shit about the so called hipsters. We're it, so f**k 'em!
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