The Long Surrender, etc...

[Barry L.]

I am finally making my way through The Long Surrender and am wanting
to like it. Karin's voice is beautiful as always and the lyrics are
amazing as always, but if I weren't at work I think I would be falling
asleep. Not that delicate music to slow down the pace of a day is
bad, but I was hoping for something closer to FfR. I guess those days
are gone. Is this an album that needs another listen to grab me or is
this an album that needs to be listened to at the right time? What
are your initial thoughts of it?

On a different note, what is everybody listening to? What were your
top 10 albums of 2010? Or for that matter if I told you that you could
only download ONE album from ANY year what would it be? As I just
stated in a previous message I have Rhapsody Music service now and am
looking to dowload and listen to new music.

Out here,
Barry
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"If then we are thus citizens of Heaven, let our walk and actions be
consistent with our high dignity." -- C.H. Spurgeon


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[Rick Callender]

My understanding is that this album is supposed to harken back to Good Dog Bad Dog a bit. I have to admit that I've only heard snippets of The Long Surrender, but from what I've listened to, I think I agree with your initial assessment, Barry.
I think GDBD works on so many levels because the recordings are raw and stripped down not just musically, but also in how they were recorded and produced. There's some "grit" and honesty in it, if that makes sense, almost as if the songs were penned only moments before leaning into the microphone. There's an almost "unfinished" feel to GDBD which I really like. What I've Heard of The Long Surrender is stripped down, but far more polished sounding and well-rehearsed, providing a different feel and effect than it's predecessor. Perhaps there's a certain naïveté in Good Dog and a wizened maturity in Surrender?
I also find it interesting that Films for Radio has probably become my favorite album of theirs. I love it sonically alone. It's their first step off the Front Porch and into the World in regards to their current musical journey, audience, and market. There was an electricity in that which I like. 
To be fair, I need to listen to Surrender in its entirety before I really give any sort of critique of the album. But one thing I've found about myself is that I've grown from them a bit. I still enjoy OtR, but the last number of shows I saw could have been one and the same. I am not stirred as I once was. Perhaps some of that has to do with the Lostees and the vines of the original orchard we all seem to be missing.
 

--- On Thu, 2/17/11, Barry L. <barrylaw-***@public.gmane.org> wrote:

From: Barry L. <barrylaw-***@public.gmane.org>
Subject: [lostees] The Long Surrender, etc...
To: lostees-***@public.gmane.org
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 11:44 AM
















 









I am finally making my way through The Long Surrender and am wanting

to like it. Karin's voice is beautiful as always and the lyrics are

amazing as always, but if I weren't at work I think I would be falling

asleep. Not that delicate music to slow down the pace of a day is

bad, but I was hoping for something closer to FfR. I guess those days

are gone. Is this an album that needs another listen to grab me or is

this an album that needs to be listened to at the right time? What

are your initial thoughts of it?



On a different note, what is everybody listening to? What were your

top 10 albums of 2010? Or for that matter if I told you that you could

only download ONE album from ANY year what would it be? As I just

stated in a previous message I have Rhapsody Music service now and am

looking to dowload and listen to new music.



Out here,

Barry

[c***@public.gmane.org]

I think that maybe Drunkard's Prayer is my favorite. There are certain
songs on Ohio that get me (Jesus in New Orleans, especially) but Drunkard's
Prayer I would say is almost always in the CD player when I'm having people
over. Devotchka is in there a lot too, I think they pair well. I haven't
heard Long Surrender at all, yet.

I wish I had a top 10 of '10, but money has been so tight that I haven't
bought hardly any music all. I was gifted the Crazy Heart soundtrack, and
since I was already a Ryan Bingham fan, I really enjoyed that.

Jen

Post by Rick Callender
My understanding is that this album is supposed to harken back to Good
Dog Bad Dog a bit. I have to admit that I've only heard snippets of The
Long Surrender, but from what I've listened to, I think I agree with your
initial assessment, Barry.
I think GDBD works on so many levels because the recordings are raw and
stripped down not just musically, but also in how they were recorded and
produced. There's some "grit" and honesty in it, if that makes sense,
almost as if the songs were penned only moments before leaning into the
microphone. There's an almost "unfinished" feel to GDBD which I really
like. What I've Heard of The Long Surrender is stripped down, but far
more polished sounding and well-rehearsed, providing a different feel and
effect than it's predecessor. Perhaps there's a certain naïveté in Good
Dog and a wizened maturity in
Surrender?
I also find it interesting that Films for Radio has probably become my
favorite album of theirs. I love it sonically alone. It's their first
step off the Front Porch and into the World in regards to their current
musical journey, audience, and market. There was an electricity in that
which I like.
To be fair, I need to listen to Surrender in its entirety before I really
give any sort of critique of the album. But one thing I've found about
myself is that I've grown from them a bit. I still enjoy OtR, but the
last number of shows I saw could have been one and the same. I am not
stirred as I once was. Perhaps some of that has to do with the Lostees
and the vines of the original orchard we all seem to be missing.
Subject: [lostees] The Long Surrender, etc...
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 11:44 AM
I am finally making my way through The Long Surrender and am wanting
to like it. Karin's voice is beautiful as always and the lyrics are
amazing as always, but if I weren't at work I think I would be falling
asleep. Not that delicate music to slow down the pace of a day is
bad, but I was hoping for something closer to FfR. I guess those days
are gone. Is this an album that needs another listen to grab me or is
this an album that needs to be listened to at the right time? What
are your initial thoughts of it?
On a different note, what is everybody listening to? What were your
top 10 albums of 2010? Or for that matter if I told you that you could
only download ONE album from ANY year what would it be? As I just
stated in a previous message I have Rhapsody Music service now and am
looking to dowload and listen to new music.
Out here,
Barry
--
"If then we are thus citizens of Heaven, let our walk and actions be
consistent with our high dignity." -- CH Spurgeon