re: Jason Isbell new record, plus 5 night run at the Ryman

Posted by DVA Tailgater

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 11:43 am to Walt OReilly

The great:
Last of My Kind, Tupelo, Vampires, Anxiety, Molotov, Someone to Love

The okay:
Hope the High Road

The bad:
White Man's World (nice melody tho), Cumberland Gap

The UGLY:
Chaos and Clothes

Posted by CocoLoco

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:00 pm to RollDatRoll

Getting a lot of hate on here but watch it score in the mid to high 80s on metacritic

At the very least I'm guessing it'll score an 80/100

Posted by Prosecuted Collins

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:06 pm to DVA Tailgater

I'd put Cumberland Gap into "the okay" just because it has a lot of room to breathe live.

Posted by CocoLoco

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Posted on 6/14/17 at 1:25 pm to Prosecuted Collins

Now that I have given it a few listens:

Last of My Kind:

Laid back Isbell song, good lyrical content.

8/10

Cumberland Gap

8/10

Tupelo

10/10

Isbell at his best

White Man's World

8/10

This one seems to be the most controversial, though I don't think he is saying anything wrong here. Nice song.

If We Were Vampires

10/10

Up there with his best work. Best song on the album to me.

Anxiety

7/10 decent track

Molotov

9/10 third best song on the album, really good melody

Chaos and Clothes

7/10 Probably my least favorite, but the lyrics are strong enough, and he tried something a bit different

Hope the high Road

8/10 Similar to Cumberland Gap, as it is a song that will work extremely well live.

Something to Love

8/10 Nice closer.

Final score 83/100

8.3 out of 10 for me. It currently has a 86 on Metacritic, which is fair. Another good album for Isbell, continuing his hot streak. Not as good as Southeastern or Something More Than Free, but really good.

Posted by SthGADawg

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 6/14/17 at 2:01 pm to CocoLoco

for me...."Tupelo" is the best song on the record...followed closely by "Vampires"

then "Anxiety", "Last of My Kind", and "Molotov"

"Cumberland Gap" is next

followed by "HTHR" and "Something to Love"

then "Chaos and Clothes"

last: "White Man's World"...it's really catchy....but I just can't figure out his motive....and I feel uncomfortable listening to it at work next to my very good friend...who is black...cause I'm not sure he will understand it.

Posted by kingbob

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Posted on 6/15/17 at 9:39 am to AUGDawg

I heard one of his protest songs this morning and it made me :yak:

Posted by HogX

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Posted on 6/15/17 at 10:34 am to kingbob

I'd probably recommend seeing a doctor then.

Posted by Walt OReilly

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 6:49 am to HogX

Album released today on Napster

I'm assuming it came out on Spotify also

This post was edited on 6/16/17 at 6:51 am

Posted by devils1854

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:24 am to Walt OReilly

Ive probably listened to it 4-5 times now, and while its not as good as Southeastern and Something More Than Free, its good.

Cumberland Gap, Tupelo, and Molotov are probably my favorites so far.

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Posted by HogX

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Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:27 am to devils1854

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks Cumberland Gap is a kickass song.

I really enjoy Chaos and Clothes too...mostly because it reminds me of an Elliott Smith tune.

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Posted by ATLwreck

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:54 am to HogX

quote:
I really enjoy Chaos and Clothes too

I think this song is about Ryan Adams

Posted by sweetwaterbilly

Member since Mar 2017

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:06 am to witty alias

quote:
That would be okay. American Band might be their best album. Definitely top three.

Is... is this a joke? It is probably one of their worst albums along with Pizza Deliverance and Gangstabilly.

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Posted by DVA Tailgater

Bunkie

Member since Jan 2011

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:56 am to HogX

quote:
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks Cumberland Gap is a kickass song.

It grows on me with each listen, and I find myself singing it around the house.

Posted by LoneStarTiger

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Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 11:18 am to sweetwaterbilly

quote:
worst albums

quote:
Pizza Deliverance and Gangstabilly

wat

those albums have some fricking gems

Posted by LSUvegasbombed

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Member since Sep 2013

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 12:55 pm to LoneStarTiger

Ones i like:
last of my kind --- sounds like im listening to John Prines "in spite of ourselves"

Tupelo

If we were Vampires

Anxiety -- However, it should have been a 3-4 minute song

Posted by PJinAtl

Atlanta

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 6/16/17 at 3:06 pm to devils1854

quote:
Ive probably listened to it 4-5 times now, and while its not as good as Southeastern and Something More Than Free, its good.

Nothing will touch Southeastern - that is his magnum opus and to try to compare anything afterward to it will set the other album up to fail. That said, I think that while there are good songs on both Free and Sound, there are more of them on Free.

So far I really like Last of My Kind, Tupelo, Vampires, Molotov, Hope the High Road and Something to Love.