gloriousnoise, 10 days ago

@mrcompletely Yes! As Rob Sheffield put it in his brilliant obituary of Albini, “his whole point was, whatever it is you love, go ahead and be an irresponsible asshole fanatic about it.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/steve-albini-tribute-sheffield-1235017494/

SquirrelyGrrl, 10 days ago

@mrcompletely Perfect!

wharf_rat, 10 days ago

@mrcompletely embracing the Deadhead/Danfan Conversion middle-space replete with Bruce Hornsby, "sense of despair," and "visit mom in Bakersfield"

mrcompletely, 10 days ago

@wharf_rat shady characters, allusion to back room deals gone wrong, overly confident losers of every type, femmes fatale and so on - their lyrical universes overlap heavily in the "counter culture cautionary tale" zone.

wharf_rat, 10 days ago

@mrcompletely Elvis Costello: Mel Tormé would do a great Stella Blue

Mel Tormé: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIAZdoE1fCA

mrcompletely, 10 days ago

@wharf_rat I'm here for it. Willie already did the only sincere Stella cover we'll ever need, by all means let's explore a wider range

thesizzler, 10 days ago

@mrcompletely Today's Deadcast ep. is a great way to start.

mrcompletely, 10 days ago

@thesizzler yep I listened to most of it at the gym. I could listen to Steve Brown all day. Guy seems like a top tier hang even without the legendary collection of stuff

thesizzler, 10 days ago

@mrcompletely About halfway through, myself (podcast eps are commute soundtracks) and Jesse couldn't have picked better weather for an ep about a boogie.