I picked up some comps cheap this weekend.
Rebels & Outlaws for $4.99. Great nasty old country.
and...
Further Beyond Nashville which is realllly eclectic country with everything from Lambchop to Dylan to Laura Cantrell to Waylon Jennings to the Waco Brothers.
If I had to get just one Palace record what should it be?
Viva Last Blues?
There Is No One Who Will Take Care Of You?
or
Lost Blues and Other Songs?
(I'm inclined towards this)
I'm inclined towards "There is no one..." but that's probably because it's got the most indie-rock feel, despite the lack of obvious indie-rock elements. I believe he had members of Slint backing him up on that one.
I have an old cassette that the Simple Machines ladies released in 1991 of Dave Grohl solo stuff. It's called "pocketwatch".
Also, he drums on the latest Queens of the Stone Age album.
I'd recommend Viva Last Blues, David, which has consistently brilliant material, but There Is No One, etc., Days in the Wake, and Lost Blues & other songs are certainly good choices. Don't get the Greatest Palace Music album under any circumstances (well, ok, the only reason to get it is to compare its slick production to the earlier, superior, rougher takes), though. That album makes me physically sick to listen to.
sluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut
It's Trudy's tribute to John Cage....
Trudy's slutty, but demurely so.
This CNN story about Quine was listed as one of their top stories (front page, not entertainment section), which strikes me as bizarre. The people he's most "famous" for playing with aren't that well known. Yeah, Lou's got giant influence and elder statesman status, but what percentage of CNN readers have heard anything other than "Walk on the Wild Side"? Sure, lots more than have heard of Richard Hell and the Voidoids, but...
This CNN story about Quine was listed as one of their top stories (front page, not entertainment section), which strikes me as bizarre.
I'd never heard of him until yesterday.