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The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:10 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
this is for you, mike

i'm listening to the silver gymnasium again...deep down the river is an infectious little song

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:22 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
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Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:25 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
you know who liked these guys? thodoks

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:28 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
E.H. Ruddock wrote:you know who liked these guys? thodoks
he got at least one thing right

have you listened to them, ruddo?

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:29 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:you know who liked these guys? thodoks
he got at least one thing right

have you listened to them, ruddo?
yes I've been into them for a few years now.

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:30 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:you know who liked these guys? thodoks
he got at least one thing right

have you listened to them, ruddo?
yes I've been into them for a few years now.
what are your favorite albums and tracks?

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:32 pm
by Mike
:hooray:

I will also listen to The Silver Gymnasium in celebration of this thread.
My favorites from this one:



Did you see them life, lenny? I saw them three times now, two of them at this lovely little festival:

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:34 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:you know who liked these guys? thodoks
he got at least one thing right

have you listened to them, ruddo?
yes I've been into them for a few years now.
what are your favorite albums and tracks?
idk, I like the Stand Ins and also the Black Sheep Boy EP.

Kansas City single, Wake and Be Fine, Mermaid, and Our Life is not a Movie Maybe are all pretty good.

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:41 pm
by Mike
Black Sheep Boy is one of my favorite albums of all time. It's also my third most listened to album of the last seven years.

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:41 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
Mike wrote::hooray:

I will also listen to The Silver Gymnasium in celebration of this thread.
My favorites from this one:



Did you see them life, lenny? I saw them three times now, two of them at this lovely little festival:
i have not..i know they came a few hours from me some years ago, but i believe my mom was in the hospital at the time and i decided not to go

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:42 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
listening to this now...pretty good


Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:47 pm
by Mike
lennytheweedwhacker wrote: i have not..i know they came a few hours from me some years ago, but i believe my mom was in the hospital at the time and i decided not to go
Aw, that's too bad. They're really fun live even though his voice can be pretty shaky at times. He makes that up with great energy, though. They just did a few shows playing Black Sheep Boy completely. I wish I had seen one of those.

Re: the official okkervil river thread

Posted: Thu December 03, 2015 6:50 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
Mike wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote: i have not..i know they came a few hours from me some years ago, but i believe my mom was in the hospital at the time and i decided not to go
Aw, that's too bad. They're really fun live even though his voice can be pretty shaky at times. He makes that up with great energy, though. They just did a few shows playing Black Sheep Boy completely. I wish I had seen one of those.
yeah i've listened to a good bit of live performances online and his voice isn't always great

i haven't really checked their tour schedule in a long time, but i should...good concerts never come near me so i have to make somewhat of a trip out of it

Re: The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Thu September 01, 2016 1:15 pm
by Mike

Re: The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Thu September 01, 2016 1:21 pm
by Simple Torture
Big OR fan over here.

Re: The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Wed November 30, 2016 3:05 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
completely missed that they had a new record...listening now

Re: The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Wed November 30, 2016 3:11 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:completely missed that they had a new record...listening now
"Away"? Not a big fan of it.

Re: The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Wed November 30, 2016 3:21 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:completely missed that they had a new record...listening now
"Away"? Not a big fan of it.
not enough explosive tracks?

Re: The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Wed November 30, 2016 3:35 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:completely missed that they had a new record...listening now
"Away"? Not a big fan of it.
not enough explosive tracks?
:?

Re: The official Okkervil River thread

Posted: Wed November 30, 2016 3:36 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:completely missed that they had a new record...listening now
"Away"? Not a big fan of it.
not enough explosive tracks?
:?
:mrgreen: