Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - BFJ (329th) + SKIP J-LO (324/325th)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:10 pm

I laughed.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:36 pm

A long time ago in a Swamp far, far away, I was introduced to this album by an old coal miner (or, he might have been a communications guy for a coal company). So, props to that guy (I think his name was AB the Intoxicated), as I am now a big fan of Todd Snider. East Nashville Skyline.

This song has been covered by both Jason Isbell and Robert Earl Keen, but I like Todd's (original) version best.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:14 pm

If you’re gonna pick snider, that’s he album. NIce work.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:15 am

The Unexpected Popularity of Dire Straits in North African Tuareg Communities

Strange but true.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:07 am

I'm gonna be tied up the rest of the day here and I don't want to hold things up. Any objection to me throwing my pick up here? I don't think DiS is gonna snag my Americana bullshit.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:15 am

PM someone? Me?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:44 am

BSF21 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:07 am I'm gonna be tied up the rest of the day here and I don't want to hold things up. Any objection to me throwing my pick up here? I don't think DiS is gonna snag my Americana bullshit.

John Fogerty's Centerfield?

Oh SNAP.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:47 am

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:44 am
BSF21 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:07 am I'm gonna be tied up the rest of the day here and I don't want to hold things up. Any objection to me throwing my pick up here? I don't think DiS is gonna snag my Americana bullshit.
John Fogerty's Centerfield?

Oh SNAP.

Gotta believe CCR eliminated Fogarty.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:04 pm

I think he meant this:

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:35 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:04 pm I think he meant this:

He needs to select before I am obligated by law in the state of Indiana.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:36 pm

I like Johnny Cougar.

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:29 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:36 pm I like Johnny Cougar.

But what are your feelings on John Mellencamp?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:44 pm

duff wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:29 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:36 pm I like Johnny Cougar.
But what are your feelings on John Mellencamp?

Johnny Cougar
John Cougar
John Cougar Mellencamp
John Mellencamp

Before I hit the highway, which one goes on his tombstone?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:45 pm

Trick question, he's already chosen to be cremated?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:06 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:45 pm Trick question, he's already chosen to be cremated?

I think you're on to something.

Paper in fire
Stinking up the ashtrays
Paper in fire
Smoking up the alleyways
Who's to say the way
A man should spend his days
Do you let them smolder
Like paper in fire

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:39 pm

Indianapolis by The Bottle Rockets (band chosen by BFJ in our draft, but different album)

...Can't go west, can't go east
I'm stuck in Indianapolis with a fuel pump that's deceased
Ten days on the road now I'm four hours from my home town
Is this hell or Indianapolis with no way to get around

Sitting in this bar is getting more than I can stand
If I could catch a ride I really think I'd ditch this van
Who knows what this repair will cost, scared to spend a dime
I'll puke if that jukebox plays John Cougar one more time...

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:02 pm

Apropos of nothing in this thread, but man, this is a perfect song.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:19 pm

Sorry for the delay....had a fuck-all of a day: Went into work at 5am to finish up some software that I had to demo at 1pm, and to be deployed for use over the weekend. Nothing like furiously adding features 15 minutes before the demo.

Anyways...here's my pick. Gotta have some sweet sweet soul music. The Late, Great Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:34 pm

They came up on my shuffle today. Good stuff.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:58 pm

Yes to both Marvin and Tammie and Sharon. Great picks.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:41 am

A surprise to no one, BSF needs more Americana. I personally have a soft spot for Bulletproof, but this is their magnum opus. I suggest pouring yourself a big ass glass of bourbon and listening to this thing front to back this evening on a warm porch.

BSF's "If I could find this on Vinyl I could die happy" Friday selects:

Reckless Kelly - Wicked Twisted Road

And not on the album but needs to be listened to:

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:16 am

I'd have taken Bulletproof, but good choice.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:05 am

BSF21 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:41 am BSF's "If I could find this on Vinyl I could die happy" Friday selects:

It appears to never have been pressed.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Mar 25, 2018 10:41 am

More like no rush.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:17 am

Need some classic Canterbury Scene in the cabin

(sorry server meltdown at work Friday, and yesterday was the anniversary)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:37 am

A two day anniversary party of a server meltdown sounds weird.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:53 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:17 am Need some classic Canterbury Scene in the cabin

(sorry server meltdown at work Friday, and yesterday was MY anniversary)

Thanks AB

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:04 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:17 am Need some classic Canterbury Scene in the cabin

(sorry server meltdown at work Friday, and yesterday was the anniversary)

I'd only heard this once before... listening to it now. It is weird, and quite good.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:05 am

I played it here at work and tuned out after the first song, but I liked the first song!

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:13 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:04 am
I'd only heard this once before... listening to it now. It is weird, and quite good.

Most of the Canterbury Scene can be described as such. Check out Hatfield & The North or Soft Machine.

ETA some might remember the third track [Love To Love You (and Tonight Pigs Will Fly)] as the theme for some SwampCasts of the past.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:33 am

I guess mister d is taking the Nova win too hard.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:12 pm

May have forgotten about this for a second. I’ll get the header now and the sheet in a bit.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:22 am

Almost like the 12th round really was the right time to "change things up a bit", huh ...

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:23 am

Kinda seems like it. What were the specifics on the proposed change?

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:25 am

Sorry, at the beach and lost track.

I'm going with an album that was the sound track of my freshman year of high school. Listening to it recently, still stands up.

Yaz - Upstairs at Erics

Meant to add that over in Europe, they were known as Yazoo, but a copyright issue forced them to change the name in the US market. Here, pep up your Tuesday morning.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:53 am

The day has come. Nuetral Milk Hotel on the spotify list. Let's see what this shit is about.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:57 am

First take after two songs: NMH is the Decemberists if the decemberists didn't know how to play instruments.

Second take: hey this third song is pretty cool!

Third take: What the fuck is wrong with you people?

Fourth take: Noise. this is noise.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:13 am

I see you got to Holland, 1945.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:33 am

So in a week when you're trying cold coffee again, listen to this again too. There's a familiarity aspect that makes it better with repeated listens.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:34 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:57 am First take after two songs: NMH is the Decemberists if the decemberists didn't know how to play instruments.

Second take: hey this third song is pretty cool!

Third take: What the fuck is wrong with you people?

Fourth take: Noise. this is noise.

Don't want to offend anyone, but I didn't like it either. But then again, I'm pretty much repelled by the sound of the acoustic guitar.