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**Exo** · 02-19-2019, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

The two after this are both big winners imo

Have you ever listened to Solo Guitar by Alan Sparhawk?

fwiw I love it

think you’re right about Tweedy btw - wrong direction

No but I'll check it out. As for Tweedy, Wilco is one of the most boring bands I've ever heard and I just don't get why people are so into them and why those records are so well regarded.

OccultHawk · 02-19-2019, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

No but I'll check it out. As for Tweedy, Wilco is one of the most boring bands I've ever heard and I just don't get why people are so into them and why those records are so well regarded.

I think they marketed themselves into a little intellectual niche and then they got on Nonesuch which added more credibility. Uncle Tupelo were really good and then Wilco was just bland but they did it in a way where they didn’t get called out on it. Sometimes a band can fool a lot of the people for a long time.

Wilco is about as entertaining as the Steely Dan songs you don’t know.

**Exo** · 02-19-2019, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I think they marketed themselves into a little intellectual niche and then they got on Nonesuch which added more credibility. Uncle Tupelo were really good and then Wilco was just bland but they did it in a way where they didn’t get called out on it. Sometimes a band can fool a lot of the people for a long time.

Wilco is about as entertaining as the Steely Dan songs you don’t know.

Oh man. This is so accurate.

**Exo** · 02-19-2019, 02:18 PM

Thurston Moore
The Best Day

Sounds a bit like Murray Street but I still f*cking love Thurston. I dig this.

**Exo** · 02-19-2019, 03:26 PM

Mercury Rev
Boces

This album is a lot of fun and the last time David Baker appeared with the band. Fitting way to go out.

**Exo** · 02-22-2019, 10:36 AM

Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Opus de Funk

Really chill and soothing organ and vibraphone jazz.

**Exo** · 02-22-2019, 10:54 AM

Anthony Braxton
Creative Orchestra Music 1976

It's like your band teacher in high school came to class after smoking a huge bowl of weed and washed it down with some psilocybin. Really out there jazz and big band compositions. Manages to be both fun and wildly creative.

**Exo** · 02-22-2019, 11:42 AM

The Church
Starfish

Classic. I don't even need to talk about it. Just slays.

**Frownland** · 02-22-2019, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

Anthony Braxton
Creative Orchestra Music 1976

It's like your band teacher in high school came to class after smoking a huge bowl of weed and washed it down with some psilocybin. Really out there jazz and big band compositions. Manages to be both fun and wildly creative.

The scope of Braxton's discography in both size and creativity is insane. Him and Ornette Coleman stand out in my mind as the most inimitable artists in jazz.

OccultHawk · 02-22-2019, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

Anthony Braxton
Creative Orchestra Music 1976

It's like your band teacher in high school came to class after smoking a huge bowl of weed and washed it down with some psilocybin. Really out there jazz and big band compositions. Manages to be both fun and wildly creative.

He’s very prolific but this is standout record even for him. He’s a tough musician to get a handle on. I ended up choosing about five of his records to try to get to know well (almost at random) and then still try to dig through his discography. Frown mentions Ornette but I think it’s a lot easier to wrap your head around Ornette’s career but tbf I’ve spent a lot more time listening to Ornette.

02-19-2019, 02:18 PM	#264 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	Thurston Moore The Best Day Sounds a bit like Murray Street but I still fcking love Thurston. I dig this. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE*

02-19-2019, 03:26 PM	#265 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	Mercury Rev Boces This album is a lot of fun and the last time David Baker appeared with the band. Fitting way to go out. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

02-22-2019, 10:36 AM	#266 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	Johnny "Hammond" Smith Opus de Funk Really chill and soothing organ and vibraphone jazz. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

02-22-2019, 10:54 AM	#267 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	Anthony Braxton Creative Orchestra Music 1976 It's like your band teacher in high school came to class after smoking a huge bowl of weed and washed it down with some psilocybin. Really out there jazz and big band compositions. Manages to be both fun and wildly creative. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

02-22-2019, 11:42 AM	#268 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	The Church Starfish Classic. I don't even need to talk about it. Just slays. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE