Mark Kozelek | Sun Kil Moon | Red House Painters

[verb_to_trust]

Long out of print and regularly selling for $200+, Ghosts of the Great Highway is getting a vinyl reissue this February: http://www.bullmoose.com/p/26683495/sun ... at-highway

It's about damn time

[psychobain]

Its time for a great album again.

[run2death]

Finally listened to his newest album. It has some really cool musical moments, but his rambling lyrics and delivery was tiresome and trite 4 albums ago.

[run2death]

Hey! Another album, this one Sun Kil Moon.

Listened twice. It's not good.

It's getting to the point where I really only listen to Red House Painters, his pre-Benji Sun Kil Moon stuff and Perils from the Sea.

I wish he'd just stop now.

[verb_to_trust]

Yeah it's just sad at this point.

[oasisfan35]

Heard All Mixed Up on the radio today which I enjoy quite a bit but just the thought of Kozelek as a person irritates the shit out of me now.

[run2death]

I care less about his personality and more about the fact that he's made like 8 mediocre to bad albums in a row, with the possible exception being the Jesu/Sun Kil Moon record.

[verb_to_trust]

Yeah it was easy to overlook what a dick the guy was when he was making listenable music. He's sucked for a long time, even when people were trying to pretend Benji was good.

[psychobain]

Perils from the Sea is good

[Birds in Hell]

Benji was incredible, though.

[verb_to_trust]

See? That's what I'm saying

[Simple Torture]

I haven't listened to every post-Benji record, but the only one that I found totally unlistenable was Yellow Kitchen. Both SKM/Jesu records had really good stuff, I liked the MK self-titled record, and Universal Themes was alright--each of these had some pretty disappointing lows, but I think when MK is on he can still deliver some memorable textures and lyrics. But I'm not going to argue with anyone about these records, because I can totally understand being turned off by them, considering how much his style and delivery has changed. I will totally stand for Benji, though--it might not be as good front-to-back as some of the other SKM records, but it has some of my favorite MK tunes on it. I love both the propellent energy of Richard Ramirez and the meandering drone of Carissa and Micheline, and I think some of the songs about his childhood come across as incredibly nostalgic in a way that doesn't see that word as a pejorative.

There's probably one too many songs about his family members who blew themselves up by burning trash in their front yards, but that's Ohio for you.

[Birds in Hell]

See? That's what I'm saying

I never (and I mean never) have a legitimately emotional response to music but multiple songs on Benji just cut right through me.

[run2death]

I also loved Benji. Richard Ramirez and Micheline are among his best songs.

[Birds in Hell]

Listened to Benji again after that post and man, it's still as good as ever.

It also reminded me of this which I also listened to again and still find hilariously funny:

[Mickey]

Benji is incredible and I refuse to listen to any SKM album since then.

[AndySlash]

Listened to Benji again after that post and man, it's still as good as ever.

It also reminded me of this which I also listened to again and still find hilariously funny:

yup. this will never fail to amuse me greatly.

[Jammer XCI]

That diss track aimed at Michael Jackson he made with Justin from Godflesh recently-ish was amazing and hilarious. It was like a good version of LULU.

[psychobain]

https://pitchfork.com/news/mark-kozelek ... ree-women/

Surprise

[kreng]

ugh