Matious/Crowquil/JJJ Compilation Thread (country, dance, indie, rock)

[sleepy jack]

Well let me give you a run down on their albums..

Their debut album Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See is a much more rootsy alternative country, at times indie-folk album. It has Westfall and Okkervil River Song on it.

Black Sheep Boy which contains For Real, Song Of Our So-Called Friend and of course, Black Sheep Boy is the Dave and mines favorite Okkervil River album. I believe its his favorite album ever? If not its one of his, and certainly one of mine. Its a much much more emotional release, musically its hard to pin, but you've heard a few of the tracks so I don't know if I need to or not. It contains some of their most dark stuff but its a brilliant album.

The Stage Names which contains John Allyn Smith Sails and Savannah Smiles is a more rock release, but still has hints at their alt-country roots. Its their most upbeat and accessible. Anyway i'm going to start assembling the compilation now, if its not up my later tonight it'll be up by tomorrow.

They also have another album Down The River Of Golden Dreams, but I really havn't listened to it too much. It has one song It Ends With a Fall, that I like alot though which will be in the next compilation.

[sleepy jack]

Okkervil River Level II

Before listening to this compilation, I suggest you listen to the first one here
Genre: Alt-Country
Sounds Like: Bright Eyes (Lifted), The Mountain Goats, The Decemberists
1. Black
2. A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene
3. Plus Ones
4. Happy Hearts
5. Red
6. It Ends With a Fall
7. A Stone
8. The Presidents Dead
hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?9m9zz4zmyw2

[The Dave]

Originally Posted by Crowquill

Well let me give you a run down on their albums..

Black Sheep Boy which contains For Real, Song Of Our So-Called Friend and of course, Black Sheep Boy is the Dave and mines favorite Okkervil River album. I believe its his favorite album ever? If not its one of his, and certainly one of mine. Its a much much more emotional release, musically its hard to pin, but you've heard a few of the tracks so I don't know if I need to or not. It contains some of their most dark stuff but its a brilliant album.

It most certainly is my favorite album, well, it plus the appendix, such a flawless release. Get Big, A Stone, So Come Back I Am Waiting, Another Radio Song- those are my favorites. It has some really good stand out tracks and then it flows so well from one track to the next.

Down The River of Golden Dreams isn't all that spectacular, it's like an inbetween of Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See and The Stage Names.

[Son of JayJamJah]

Originally Posted by Crowquill

1. Black - (I could take it or leave it)
2. A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene (Very Good Song)
3. Plus Ones (Outstanding actually, sounds like Counting Crowes)
4. Happy Hearts (Not my bag)
5. Red (Definitely my favorite aspect of their music, I Bought Don't Fall in Love...Today)
6. It Ends With a Fall (Growing on me after five or six times through, not a huge fan of the vocals on this one)
7. A Stone (Simple and solid, another winner in my book)
8. The Presidents Dead (Missing something, too repetitive initially and not a fan of the finish)
hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?9m9zz4zmyw2

The Bold is what I added of course, I am a fan of this band for sure, not sure I see what makes them so great to some of you guys, but I just started listening to them so naturally I suppose. Thanks for making the compilations, I enjoyed them!

[sleepy jack]

Don't Fall In Love is a fantastic album, good choice.

[sleepy jack]

Phil Ochs

Genre: Folk
Sounds Like: Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie
1. Here's To The State Of Richard Nixon
2. Love Me, I'm a Liberal
3. Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
4. Power and Glory
5. A.M.A. Song
6. That Was the President
hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?6nzz4c90bud

[Laces Out Dan!]

Originally Posted by Crowquill

Phil Ochs

Genre: Folk
Sounds Like: Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie
1. Here's To The State Of Richard Nixon
2. Love Me, I'm a Liberal
3. Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
4. Power and Glory
5. A.M.A. Song
6. That Was the President
hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?6nzz4c90bud

On the download!

[jackhammer]

I have only listened to the Ben Harper compilation so far. I like his voice, and of course I have heard it before, but his music is quite generic to my ears. Nothing has stayed within my listening radar. Keep them coming though!

[Son of JayJamJah]

A Variety of Van Morrison A Variety of Van Morrison.zip

An assembly of hits and personal favorites.
from this guy

when he was this guy

This compilation will cover the first seven years of Van Morrison's career spanning folk\r&b\jazz\soul\country\Celtic\pop and rock music from Astral Weeks to Veedon Fleece which was followed by a three and half year hiatus and including his most prolific album Moondance.

1. Astral Weeks (1968\Astral Weeks)
2. Everyone (1970\Moondance)
3. Brown Eyed Girl (1967\Blowin' Your Mind!)
4. Domino (1970\His Band and the Street Choir)
5. Glad Tidings (1970\Moondance)
6. Jackie Wilson Said (1972\Saint Dominic's Preview)
7. Wild Night (1971\Tupelo Honey)
8. Bulbs (1974\Veedon Fleece)
9. Into the Mystic (1970\Moondance)
A Variety of Van Morrison.zip

[Laces Out Dan!]

^ Thank you very much, I wanted to get some Van Morrison recently.