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 | The Mountain GoatsWe Shall All Be Healed2004 4AD 
 Review by: Kevin See others by this writer Only registered users can post comments 
 Published on May 14th 2004
To start off with, I'd like to say that if I could re-name this album, I wouldn't. But if I had to, I would for sure call it "Tallahasse part two" because to me, that's what it is. Despite everything I heard about this album prior to its release it was a lot different then I expected. Mainly because some interviews and discussion made it sound like this album would be the darkest of all The Mountain Goats albums, which it isn't at all. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
For all this talk about Tallahasee (no comparison there, really) and other MG albums, I rank this one right behind Zopilote and The Hound Chronicles, so there ya go... TMU 065 / TMUSSS010 ATOM AND HIS PACKAGE atom released a 7" limited to 500 copies with Going Down to Georgia and The Seed Song on it in May of 2000. thanks to the package i am a fan 100%, I love their lyrics He also did The Seed Song and Alpha Desperation March. Those three songs were on his Redefining Music record. I've only heard Atom's wonderful rendition of "Going to Georgia". I had no idea it was from a record. has anybody listened to Atom and His Package's "Tribute to Mountain Goats" 7"? Show me the money ...so then Jerry says "What kind of lives are these?" "bitch patrol" and "ass monger"??? you are trying way too hard to be funny or sound cool or whatever. You got served is also a movie so it's technically just a general pop culture reference, bitch patrol. Did you catch the Family Guy reference too, ass monger? It wasn't an attempt to outhip anyone, just to tell this dude that he got fucking served. Obviously. this score is for putting a south park quote in a post. how original. Kevin dude, you just got served. F-ed in the A, my friend. The review sounded fine to me but that's because I know the Mountain Goats. The people bitching, though, should totally stop. At least two people have provided fairly accurate descriptions of the Mountain Goats so it doesn't matter that you couldn't figure it out from the review. You now have it figured out: pop folk rock. Quit getting up in this guy's grill. i don't think its the mall punks and nofx fans that are bagging your review. you suck, and got called out. deal with it. such it bitches. i hope my review was as informal as possible. go listen to nofx. the coroner's gambit is my favorite mountain goats album. family happiness is the most amazing song... this review was weak.... you need to go into the music a little more ... He also sounds a bit like John K. Samson from the Weakerthans. If this may help anyone, the Mountain Goats are a sometimes melodic, sometimes less-than melodic, sometimes obscure, sometimes upbeat, sometimes catchy, always quirky, folk/pop rock band driven by an acoustic guitar and a high-pitched voice reminiscent of John K. Samson. The Mountain Goats is essentially John Darnielle, though on different tracks this disc features an accompanying rhythm section as well as keys and a fiddle. To me, the most important characteristics of the songs lies in the lyrics, which are absolutely brilliant and charming. Darnielle, like a classic folk singer, paints beautiful images and weird, obscure stories. Best disc of 2004, so far. i'd say it's a good album. the really solid tracks outweigh the bad ones, so it's an enjoyable listen. mountain goats are like like a country deal from what i've heard. jeez, this is the worst review ever. I've never heard the Mountain Goats, and after reading this, I still have NO IDEA what they sound like. I learned zero things from this review. I don't even know what score to give it because I don't know anything about it. This is a pretty bad review. Not to sound like a broken record, but these folks are 100% correct. This is far from Tallahassee Part 2. It's almost closer to All Hail West Texas Part 2. I wouldn't agree with the people that say this is bad, though. It's a really great record, it's just definitely not his best. Were you on a Mountain Bike when you listened? OMGROFL It "sounds like 'Tallahassee'" in that, unlike all the other Mountain Goats records except for those two, it was recorded in a real studio with a "full band," instead of into a boombox with an acoustic guitar. tally cd = amazing... this one = boring from everything I've heard, this cd is mediocre at best. first off this sounds nothing like tallahassee, and secondly, I do not enjoy this record in the least. |
