I feel smart when I listen to David Grubbs' solo LPs!

greedrex · 11.02.2008, 03:26 AM

Yo dOOdz
self-explanatory, ain't it?
Not exhaustive in any way but geez these 4 LPs are PRISTINE GEMS:

You may post yr appreciation of the David grubbs solo output.
There could be another thread about his more experimental output, which is vast and sometimes unfortunately hit or miss.
However, let's concentrate on his songwriting oriented releases.
GO!

atsonicpark · 11.02.2008, 07:22 AM

he';s great.

everything he's done by himself or with a band or with jim o'rourke collaborating with him is great.

Toilet & Bowels · 11.02.2008, 09:03 AM

the only one i really like from him is the spectrum in between

greedrex · 11.02.2008, 12:26 PM

mmm that's weird cuz these 4 really sound alike as if they were meant to be a "quadrilogy" (did i get that right?).

Toilet & Bowels · 11.02.2008, 01:19 PM

well it's probably just an anomaly in his career as i don't really like gastr del sol either

GravitySlips · 11.02.2008, 01:29 PM

never listened to any of his solo works, but gastr del sol is amazing of course. bastro as well - he was in that band, yeh?

i'll check those LPs out.

batreleaser · 11.02.2008, 01:57 PM

I have never heard a solo Grubbs record. I guess I just have no need, my Gastr Del Sol collection is more than enough Grubbs, but not enough O'Rourke, haha.

fugazifan · 11.02.2008, 02:00 PM

you should at least check out his 2008 release. its really good. at least most of it

greedrex · 11.02.2008, 02:46 PM

^^ not his best if you ask me, but it's a grower as most Grubbs stuff.

greedrex · 12.19.2008, 10:14 AM

nah seriously, with a few more listens this last Grubbs solo effort is really nice nice!

gotta love the Grubbs .

greedrex · 12.19.2008, 10:15 AM

and i've been listening to this quite alot also, it's really good:

fugazifan · 12.19.2008, 11:41 AM

an optimist declines is one of the best songs of the year

fugazifan · 01.16.2009, 02:56 AM

my friend ought me rickets and scurvey for my birthday. its amazing! really great.
rockier than optimist notes the dusk, but still really great idiosyncratic melodies

gohleekwang · 01.16.2009, 04:25 AM

Good songwriter... just a bit boring...

fugazifan · 01.16.2009, 04:52 AM

*shock*
blasphemy

atsonicpark · 01.16.2009, 09:37 AM

BORING? Hahaha.

greedrex · 01.16.2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gohleekwang

Good songwriter... just a bit boring...

nice thread by the way.

01.22.2009, 02:42 AM

I was going to see him play tonight, but I'm not sure if I can be arsed. We'll see, I don't fancy the long journey back home.

greedrex · 01.22.2009, 07:38 AM

it depends on the setting.
I saw him just once performing some obscure laptop wank with some woman doing some spoken word on top and it WAS boring.
dunno what he's doing live these days though. Solo with a guitar and samplers might be just be enough to promote the last LP. Tell us if you go there and report back please.

11.02.2008, 03:26 AM	#1
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	Yo dOOdz self-explanatory, ain't it? Not exhaustive in any way but geez these 4 LPs are PRISTINE GEMS: You may post yr appreciation of the David grubbs solo output. There could be another thread about his more experimental output, which is vast and sometimes unfortunately hit or miss. However, let's concentrate on his songwriting oriented releases. GO! __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	he';s great. everything he's done by himself or with a band or with jim o'rourke collaborating with him is great. __________________
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,217	the only one i really like from him is the spectrum in between
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11.02.2008, 12:26 PM	#4
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	mmm that's weird cuz these 4 really sound alike as if they were meant to be a "quadrilogy" (did i get that right?). __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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11.02.2008, 01:19 PM	#5
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,217	well it's probably just an anomaly in his career as i don't really like gastr del sol either
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11.02.2008, 01:29 PM	#6
GravitySlips children of satan Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 373	never listened to any of his solo works, but gastr del sol is amazing of course. bastro as well - he was in that band, yeh? i'll check those LPs out.
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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	I have never heard a solo Grubbs record. I guess I just have no need, my Gastr Del Sol collection is more than enough Grubbs, but not enough O'Rourke, haha.
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fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	you should at least check out his 2008 release. its really good. at least most of it __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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11.02.2008, 02:46 PM	#9
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	^^ not his best if you ask me, but it's a grower as most Grubbs stuff. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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12.19.2008, 10:14 AM	#10
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	nah seriously, with a few more listens this last Grubbs solo effort is really nice nice! gotta love the Grubbs . __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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12.19.2008, 10:15 AM	#11
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	and i've been listening to this quite alot also, it's really good: __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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12.19.2008, 11:41 AM	#12
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	an optimist declines is one of the best songs of the year __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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01.16.2009, 02:56 AM	#13
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	my friend ought me rickets and scurvey for my birthday. its amazing! really great. rockier than optimist notes the dusk, but still really great idiosyncratic melodies __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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01.16.2009, 04:25 AM	#14
gohleekwang stalker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Penang, MY Posts: 407	Good songwriter... just a bit boring... __________________ goh lee kwang Herbal International Theme Park Why Not Ltd Switch ON
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01.16.2009, 04:52 AM	#15
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	shock blasphemy __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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01.16.2009, 09:37 AM	#16
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	BORING? Hahaha. __________________
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01.22.2009, 02:42 AM	#18
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I was going to see him play tonight, but I'm not sure if I can be arsed. We'll see, I don't fancy the long journey back home.
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01.22.2009, 07:38 AM	#19
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	it depends on the setting. I saw him just once performing some obscure laptop wank with some woman doing some spoken word on top and it WAS boring. dunno what he's doing live these days though. Solo with a guitar and samplers might be just be enough to promote the last LP. Tell us if you go there and report back please. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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