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Post by dee on Dec 20, 2018 4:42:32 GMT -5
PW is still writing songs that run the gamut of what he's always done.He's still an amazing performer. He still looks good. Weather or not he decides to put together a stellar production of songs that pull out all the stops,he keeps himself ready to do so.
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Post by raccoon on Dec 20, 2018 21:13:38 GMT -5
You are all off of your collective nut if you think Paul is done. Merry Christmas all !!
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Post by anarkissed on Dec 25, 2018 9:47:46 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on Dec 26, 2018 10:34:09 GMT -5
Is Paul done? Not a chance. My guess is he's written something since this thread started. When and to what extent he chooses to release new material is the real question. Hopefully when he has something that satisfies the goosebumps test tenfold, we'll be hearing it.
That said, I think it's a shame that he wasn't able to harness the power of the Tommy/Josh Freese/Dave Minehan lineup on record. Saw em in Toronto and the Flushing Hills NYC show and that lineup rocks like murder. Perhaps Paul should send the guys a dozen cracking rockers, head to Woolly Mammoth for a week and let the tape roll....
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Post by curmudgeonman on Dec 26, 2018 12:45:02 GMT -5
These "celebrity net worth" sites are known as bogus click-bait fakes. Not at all believable or accurate.
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Post by anarkissed on Dec 26, 2018 13:53:25 GMT -5
These "celebrity net worth" sites are known as bogus click-bait fakes. Not at all believable or accurate. "I believe virtually everything I read, and I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything." - David St. Hubbins...
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Post by dee on Dec 26, 2018 23:36:17 GMT -5
I heard the song Watching The Wheels by John Lennon and thought about this thread.Seemed like a fitting response from PW's point of view.Just enjoying normal everyday life.
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Post by FreeRider on Jan 22, 2019 14:30:44 GMT -5
Paul, why hast thou forsaken us??? Or maybe he's really waiting for all of us to go away and stop looking for news. And then he'll quietly release some stuff? Anyway, here are some interesting excerpts from an old interview with him that foreshadows where he was headed with his responses: The full interview here - www.paulwesterberg.com/paul-westerberg-russell-hall-interview-1996/I think my standards are high enough that, if I meet my own, then that takes care of the "man," and most of the fans, at least. I don't cater to anyone other than myself, I'm afraid. Speaking of "These Are The Days," I understand that one reason the Atlanta sessions didn't work out was because of a disagreement you had with [producer] Brendan O'Brien about the song. Yeah. Brendan really wanted to do it as a ballad. We tried it several times, and he was happy with the results we were getting, and I just heard a much different song in my head. I heard it much more as a celebration, and he heard the opposite. He heard it as kind of a melancholy thing. So yeah, that was one reason we didn't see eye to eye. But we got some good stuff: "Love Untold," "Angels Walk." Whose comments do you tend to heed more, those of fans or those of critics? Well, it's hard to make a sweeping generalization in regard to the fans, because I've talked to some journalists who were indeed fans, and also to some fans who were really dumb. And I just think . . . someone who is a little more intelligent, I tend to listen to. There are certainly dumb people who write, who I don't give the time of day to. I can tell when somebody gets it. I don't know if that answers your question. Are you finding that a lot of fans from the early days have grown with you, or has there been a sort of turnover, where you've got new fans now and many of the old ones are gone? Umm . . . I don't have a ready answer for that. I suppose there's no way to know, for sure. Exactly. I would imagine that most people my age, or who started out watching me, are not going to come out again to see me, if they're in their mid to late '30s. I know I don't go out like I used to. So I think that's why I see younger audiences, when I perform. But who knows who's buying the records? I would imagine that I still have a good many fans who always liked the Mats. As time passed with the Replacements, you wrote less and less about the band. Now, it seems your lyrical perspective has broadened even further, and you're writing more about things outside yourself. Do you think that's an accurate thing to say? I think so. Has that happened naturally? Yes. None of this is ever a concerted effort to write about this or that. It's more a matter of whatever is important at the moment. When I was surrounded by the three other guys, they were my world, and I wrote about them. I don't have them anymore, so I write about my surroundings. I've been accused of writing material that's too personal. But to me, people who say that don't get it, because . . . you know, you can listen to my music in a group, if you like, but I think I make the kind of music you should listen to by yourself. And when you're by yourself, and I'm speaking in the first person, if you can relate to it I think that makes it all the more enjoyable. I find that when I listen to musicians, I like to hear them singing about their experiences in the first person. I don't like slogans, or "movement"-style songs, or rants or chants. That's not for me. Do you have anyone who you can bounce ideas off of? No. I really don't, until it's too late. It's like, "What do you think of this? You don't like it? Well, tough, we're gonna do it anyway." (laughs) No, I don't have anyone like that, and that has it's obvious drawbacks. But on the positive side, it makes me edit myself as heavily, or maybe more heavily, than most people would. I don't just write a song and think, "Oh well, somebody's gonna tell me if it sucks." It's more of a situation where I have to look at it and find out if there's something in it that could be better. Now, as far as performance goes, Brendan and I might decide something together. And Lou Giordiano--I'd ask his opinion about things like which vocal take was best. But when writing the tunes, I really don't ask anybody's opinion any more. Which come easier for you, ballads or rockers? Actually, I think I know the answer to that. Do you? Which do you think? Well, I would assume that the rockers come easier. No. If the question is, "Which comes easier, great rock 'n' roll or a great ballad?", I think . . . (pauses) I think I can write a ballad pretty easily, but great rock 'n' roll, to me, is almost impossible to write, alone. With a band, it's a different story. And that's the whole gist of my career right now. I used to be able to write great rock 'n' roll easily, because I had a great rock 'n' roll band. Now I don't have one, so I would have to answer your question by saying that, yes, the ballads are easier because there's no one to bounce things off of. There's no one to throw a drumstick at me. Are there any particular novelists or fiction writers who have inspired you? Yes, but . . . I'm not quite as stuffy as that. I'm also inspired by people who dress well. I'm happy that my [sensibilities] come from being a teenage guy who liked rock 'n' roll. I liked flashy-looking guitar players, and I liked glam. So find me the best writer who wore spangly clothes and threw his guitar in the air. It's people like Pete Townshend who inspired me, who I wouldn't necessarily have gone for had I not been a fan of rock 'n' roll. Rock 'n' roll, in general, sort of formed what I like in a writer. I like people who are mysterious with their lives. I don't like a grandstander, or someone who's obvious, or who's very social.
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Post by Veets on Jan 22, 2019 23:12:28 GMT -5
Reminds me of dialog from the movie Barfly. I wonder if Paul saw it or was a fan.
Henry: Why’d it have to be Eddie? He symbolizes everything that disgusts me.” Wanda: “What?” Henry: “Obviousness. Unoriginal macho energy. Ladies man.”
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Post by con on Jan 23, 2019 18:33:35 GMT -5
Are there any particular novelists or fiction writers who have inspired you? Yes, but . . . I'm not quite as stuffy as that. I'm also inspired by people who dress well. I'm happy that my [sensibilities] come from being a teenage guy who liked rock 'n' roll. I liked flashy-looking guitar players, and I liked glam. So find me the best writer who wore spangly clothes and threw his guitar in the air. It's people like Pete Townshend who inspired me, who I wouldn't necessarily have gone for had I not been a fan of rock 'n' roll. Rock 'n' roll, in general, sort of formed what I like in a writer. I like people who are mysterious with their lives. I don't like a grandstander, or someone who's obvious, or who's very social. I love this about Paul. Even it means radio silence and/or basement tapes from here on out. Thanks for typing it all up, FreeRider!
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Post by FreeRider on Jan 24, 2019 10:38:28 GMT -5
Reminds me of dialog from the movie Barfly. I wonder if Paul saw it or was a fan. Henry: Why’d it have to be Eddie? He symbolizes everything that disgusts me.” Wanda: “What?” Henry: “Obviousness. Unoriginal macho energy. Ladies man.” "Beers, for all my friends!"
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Post by Ginsu on Feb 1, 2019 20:11:09 GMT -5
Still gas in the tank. Up to him if he wants to use it.
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Post by thematsarealive on Feb 25, 2019 23:07:49 GMT -5
The I Don't Cares album came out in 2015. I'll bet money he'll put out another album. I think that's more likely than you starting to post in actual grammatical sentences with a point instead of rambling "..." Alright, I've stewed over this a couple of days...I don't know...It bothered me...It seems unnecessarily hostile...This thread got several responses, so that kinda seems like that qualifies it as having "a point"...I've always liked ellipsis...It really does reflect my thought process...Which is admittedly scatterbrained and flightly...I can bury you in you those if you like...I'll just quote that renowned thinker and philosopher Jeff Spicoli: "Hey Bud, what's your problem?" Sorry, I guess you may be right. We are all looking forward to another release from P.W., so when someone says he is done, I will probably disagree if for no other reason then I am looking for new music and do not want that to ever be the case. A lot of people were saying he was done back here on 2012 and since then we have got a Replacements reunion and new album (I Don't Cares). Plus it was not long ago we were getting some great online only tracks being released.
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Post by jags on Feb 28, 2019 12:20:14 GMT -5
I am not sure I would say "great" online tracks. More that those tracks that came from an artist who has fallen so hard off the wagon that he has left a body sized impression in the MPLS frozen tundra. The interview with Wolf and those bizarre dry wood garage songs prove that out. We won't be seeing anything from Westerberg anytime soon.
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Post by raccoon on Mar 1, 2019 9:15:56 GMT -5
More that those tracks that came from an artist who has fallen so hard off the wagon that he has left a body sized impression in the MPLS frozen tundra. The interview with Wolf and those bizarre dry wood garage songs prove that out. We won't be seeing anything from Westerberg anytime soon. Seems kinda harsh. Hope you are wrong. If Paul has relapsed it certainly does not mean his career is done.
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Post by thematsarealive on Mar 3, 2019 21:16:08 GMT -5
I am not sure I would say "great" online tracks. More that those tracks that came from an artist who has fallen so hard off the wagon that he has left a body sized impression in the MPLS frozen tundra. The interview with Wolf and those bizarre dry wood garage songs prove that out. We won't be seeing anything from Westerberg anytime soon. For sure, some of those tracks were just Paul dicking around in the studio - just like he has been since 2000. Us fans want to see the random output - so he puts out tracks like "Dead Sick Of." "Got it Made", "Country Boy": They don't get any better than that. I am getting a little older - and see P.W. is getting towards 60 - but I really hope we can get more output. Maybe another Mat's reunion wouldn't hurt. I like that Tommy is touring with the Lemonheads. I will definitely be at the gig. <iframe width="20.16" height="3.56" id="MoatPxIOPT1_90360379" scrolling="no" style="border-style: none; left: 15px; top: -5px; width: 20.16px; height: 3.56px; position: absolute; z-index: -9999;"></iframe> <iframe width="20.16" height="3.56" id="MoatPxIOPT1_60813607" scrolling="no" style="border-style: none; left: 952px; top: -5px; width: 20.16px; height: 3.56px; position: absolute; z-index: -9999;"></iframe> <iframe width="20.16" height="3.56" id="MoatPxIOPT1_59596880" scrolling="no" style="border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 119px; width: 20.16px; height: 3.56px; position: absolute; z-index: -9999;"></iframe> <iframe width="20.16" height="3.56" id="MoatPxIOPT1_8927741" scrolling="no" style="border-style: none; left: 952px; top: 119px; width: 20.16px; height: 3.56px; position: absolute; z-index: -9999;"></iframe>
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Post by Jer on Mar 4, 2019 11:20:49 GMT -5
....Us fans want to see the random output - so he puts out tracks like "Dead Sick Of.....They don't get any better than that.
Respectfully disagree. While I'll take something over nothing any day, I don't think the random output/basement stuff has staying power after a couple listens. There are some great ideas in there, but they're lost in the sludge. I can work with the crappy drumming (or a drum machine) if I am forced, but the unfinished, half-assed songs just sound....unfinished and half-assed. Put some work into those arrangements, get a proper band, and get the performances refined (on a PW level of spontaneous, but not necessarily first-take-only) and the value of that stuff jumps way up. He's capable of so much more.
I always go back to the Songs for Slim ep. Even though it was all covers, it was raw and loose and had great drumming and spirited, finished vocals. I would be ecstatic with that level of production.
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Post by towilmusic on Mar 4, 2019 22:08:51 GMT -5
Wow...with no label support at all, we're fortunate to hear what we've heard of late from him.
Yeah it'd be great to hear full major label supported production but until that happens again....I will take what we get today and will be Thankful for it because his songwriting trumps all else imo.
And we need More of it!!!
I'll would surely take more Stereo/Mono VS Eventually all day!!!
And I am sure that Paul would happily ablige.
Hopefully:)
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Post by towilmusic on Mar 4, 2019 22:36:06 GMT -5
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