Reid, I can erase things in pics on my iPhone 12 as well.
I heard a Bill Callahan song the other day that blew me away, but I don't know much about him. May have to take a deep dive soon.
rudd — start with the smog (it’s bill) record, KNOCK KNOCK and the live record, under his christian name, ROUGH TRAVEL FOR A RARE THING. then return here and share your impressions, observations & innermost feelings
both excellent choices.
Rough Travel was the first time I heard Our Anniversary. i love that one.
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 4:14 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 4:17 pm
by dad
tragabigzanda wrote:Knock Knock is a tough point of entry, IMO. Though if Ruddo likes Bonnie Prince Billy it may click for him?
what would you go with?
i like: A River Ain't Too Much to Love, Apocalypse, and Shepherd as starters.
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 4:23 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 4:42 pm
by Strat
Apocalypse is the one that got me into him
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 5:34 pm
by Malloy
tragabigzanda wrote:
dad wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Knock Knock is a tough point of entry, IMO. Though if Ruddo likes Bonnie Prince Billy it may click for him?
what would you go with?
i like: A River Ain't Too Much to Love, Apocalypse, and Shepherd as starters.
River, Apocalypse, or maybe Dongs of Sevotion is you want to check out more of his edgier electric stuff.
No way would I start with Shepherd, that's a very lofty (lovely) album with songs bleeding into each other. Nothing to latch on to easily, it requires repeated listens to click.
what’s tough about knock?
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 5:41 pm
by Simple Torture
Malloy wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
dad wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Knock Knock is a tough point of entry, IMO. Though if Ruddo likes Bonnie Prince Billy it may click for him?
what would you go with?
i like: A River Ain't Too Much to Love, Apocalypse, and Shepherd as starters.
River, Apocalypse, or maybe Dongs of Sevotion is you want to check out more of his edgier electric stuff.
No way would I start with Shepherd, that's a very lofty (lovely) album with songs bleeding into each other. Nothing to latch on to easily, it requires repeated listens to click.
what’s tough about knock?
Songs are too good, ruddo might die.
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 5:44 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
wtf
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 5:44 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Also, I love BPB
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 5:48 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 5:53 pm
by Malloy
tragabigzanda wrote:
Malloy wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
dad wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Knock Knock is a tough point of entry, IMO. Though if Ruddo likes Bonnie Prince Billy it may click for him?
what would you go with?
i like: A River Ain't Too Much to Love, Apocalypse, and Shepherd as starters.
River, Apocalypse, or maybe Dongs of Sevotion is you want to check out more of his edgier electric stuff.
No way would I start with Shepherd, that's a very lofty (lovely) album with songs bleeding into each other. Nothing to latch on to easily, it requires repeated listens to click.
what’s tough about knock?
Mostly just that River Guard > No Dancing is kind of a challenging ten minute stretch that comes early on in the album
huh. ive always found no dancing a breeze, and river guard or i could drive forever is my favorite track.
agree with you on dream river & apocalypse as other points of departure
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 6:07 pm
by Simple Torture
E.H. Ruddock wrote:wtf
ruddo, please don't die.
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 9:57 pm
by Kevin Davis
I only know Callahan's recent(-ish) discography but my first one was Dream River and I loved it immediately. Of the ones I know (which is everything back to Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle), the only one that took some getting used to was Shepherd In a Sheepskin Vest, but it's not like it's this dense, impossible thing -- I'm talking 3-4 listens to get get oriented in it instead of 1-2.
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 10:01 pm
by Simple Torture
Depending on how sappy I want to get, I may quote a song from Shepherd in my speech at my brother's wedding. We'll see!
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue February 01, 2022 10:02 pm
by dad
i think i'm going to put on Shepherd now.
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Sat June 18, 2022 1:22 pm
by Malloy
ruddo did you ever dive in?
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Sat June 18, 2022 1:31 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Thu June 23, 2022 2:29 am
by Malloy
most of my fantasies are to be of use
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Thu June 23, 2022 2:30 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Bill Callahan/Smog
Posted: Tue June 28, 2022 5:54 pm
by Simple Torture
New BC record this fall-ish according to this tweet: