It's better than something more than free, but not as good as southeastern. Everything he's put out has been amazing, except for here we rest.
Trying to love the new album but so far it's just ok to me. If we were Vampires and Anxiety are my favorite. Great songs.
Just picked it up on vinyl. I've only heard a couple of the songs from when I saw him a month ago (I believe he played Cumberland Gap and Vampires). Pretty excited to have some beers and give it a spin tonight.
It seems most people I've talked to really like Anxiety, but it's my least favorite track. I guess I'm a weirdo. There's not a bad track on the album though, its level with Southeastern and Something More Than Free for me.
I think my favorite songs are the ones he didn't release early. I'd put it on par with Something More Than Free, which is a nice compliment.
favorites on my first listen through: 1. if we were vampires 2. molotov 3. cumberland gap 4. chaos and clothes his albums never grab me on the first listen through, usually takes me a few times of really listening to the lyrics to appreciate them. seems like another really good album though, probably not quite southeastern-tier but definitely a high quality effort.
If Sturgill's going to keep mumbling a quarter of the time during his live sets, then it's not real crazy. And I say that as someone that loves Sturgill.
In a live show, Sturgill's peaks are better but some songs he is just a little off. Isbell is usually a badass for the entirety of the show.
Molotov is damn good - prob my current #2 as well vampires molotov white mans world something to love
Something about the chorus to Anxiety I find very irritating. Big fan of Molotov. On my way to Asheville now to see him tonight.
I waited to have a take on here, so here goes. It's in that trilogy along with Southeastern and SMTF, but I think it's clearly third-best in that group. If We Were Vampires and Hope the High Road are top tier tracks. I'd throw Last of My Kind and Tupelo close to that group. After that, I feel the rest of the album is just kind of okay. Over time, I'm sure some will grow on me, but that's what I'd go with, today.
The song is to/about Ryan Adams and his divorce from Mandy Moore. "The man she chose to take your place, turns his collar up to better frame his face"
My only guess is it could be about Ryan Adams and his split with Mandy Moore and how Taylor "stole" her?
She tweeted about how much she loves the album with a screenshot of that song playing. Was a little weird.
Spinning now. Great effort. It's a little heavy lyrically but it's overall a great record. Favorites are Vampires, Anxiety and Tupelo.
I had no idea that was about Adams although now it sounds like he might have relapsed with the "past on your breath" line. But I'm also pretty sure Goldsmith didn't "steal" Moore nor do I think Isbell was really taking a shot at him. Taylor does pop that denim jacket collar and it's mighty cool
Great show. Only "complaints" are no Never Gonna Change, and that he's got too much good material to be playing 90 minute sets. Needs to be at the 2 hr mark.
I think that was more of a stay strong Ryan song because Goldsmith-Isbell seem to have a tremendous amount of respect for each other (evidenced by numerous interviews and tweets, including today's exchange). And while Goldsmith and Moore starting dating before the divorce was finalized, that relationship was long over.
But to answer joe's original question, it would be devastating if my two favorite modern songwriters had bad blood
Wrapping up listen #2. I put it above Something More than Free but (obviously) behind Southeastern. My favorite tracks: Vampires Molotov Tupelo Hope the High Road
Definitely not the deepest song he's ever written, but I really like Tupelo...seems like a song Warren Zevon would've written