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  • October 30, 2008 at 5:28 pm #29545
    tntracy
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    Any one else here like / listen to Okkervil River? I like ’em a lot and they play the kind of music that I would think would appeal to others here, IMHO.

    Here is a link if you are not familiar with them.

    Tom

    October 30, 2008 at 5:50 pm #38053
    Lefty
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    They’ve been on my “to do” list for a while now…one of these days…I’m still working on the Wipers’ back catalog… :mrgreen:

    October 30, 2008 at 9:20 pm #38054
    CliveDanko
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    I’m a fan, particularly of Black Sheep Boy (and Appendix), Overboard and Down EP, and The Stage Names, but all their albums are good, Golden Opportunities has some great covers on it. Really good, sometimes great band with a few problems such as ocassional lyrics that border on misogyny, and them sometimes turning into a awkwardly minimalist or almost non-existent backing band for Will Sheff mopey poetry slam. When the band is amped up and firing on all cylinders, or creating lush sonic landscapes a la Black Sheep Boy, is when I think they are at their best. Although some of the slow, acoustic, overly wordy songs work well too 🙂

    Lefty – I recommend starting with Black Sheep Boy once you get around to it.

    October 31, 2008 at 4:27 pm #38055
    Lefty
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    Thanks for the recommendation, Clive.

    October 31, 2008 at 5:40 pm #38056
    tntracy
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    @Lefty wrote:

    Thanks for the recommendation, Clive.

    Yes, ditto. I only have one of their earliest CDs (Don’t Fall in Love With Everyone You See from 2002) which I like a lot. But it sounds like there are better albums they released after this one…

    Tom

    October 31, 2008 at 9:25 pm #38057
    CliveDanko
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    Np Lefty

    Tom – If you like Don’t Fall in Love I think you’ll really like their first full length album “Down the river of golden dreams”. I don’t listen to their two early EPs (Stars too small to use and Don’t fall in love) too much but on your recommendation I’ll be checking out all of Don’t Fall in Love again. I usually just listen to Kansas City, Westfall, and Okkervil River Song. If you like Westfall you will def LOVE the live version on their Overboard and Down EP. It is chilling, and that line “but get this, evil don’t look like anything” mmmmmmmmm, lines that good don’t come around often.

    Here’s a link to their covers from the road “Golden Opportunities” EP they put out last year. It was released as a free download. I really enjoy “April Anne”, “Do what you gotta do”, and “I came here to say i’m going away”
    http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/47584-okkervil-river-golden-opportunities-mixtape-mp3

    I haven’t gotten fully into their latest album, The Stand Ins, yet. But “Pop Lie” and “Lost Coastlines”(the single) are both great I think.

    Enjoy the Okkervil River immersion!, if you take the trip 🙂

    Peace

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