Indymisanthrope
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What? I never.
Pre-Order Thread
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Indymisanthrope
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Sometimes you only ask questions to people who you know will give you the answer you want to hear.Just wondering what the odds are of someone here saying 'no.'
Russ I
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Hard to say this is where you should start your journey with Jason Molina, but if you dive into his more common albums (with Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co., etc.) you'll eventually wish you'd grabbed this.
folsom_lives
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I still can't believe that Molina has been a blind spot of mine even though I know of his work. Maybe I just didn't want to dive in only because I already knew the tragic ending of his story.
TenderLovingKiller®
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You are in for a Treat. Jason Molina was amazing. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co. is one of my all time favorites but his catalog is full of gems.
Indymisanthrope
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I've listened to a couple of tracks here and there in the past but had never really given him the attention he needs. Hitting the spot this morning though.
It's all new to me...rabbithole entered.
folsom_lives
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Well I'm still up $200 from discogs sales this year so I can easily justify this one...
Bought.
Bought.
Viking Dan
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Once you do...
The Magnolia Electric Co. releases are great for the full band effect.
His early releases as (Songs: Ohia) are more the most haunting and my preference,
I started with the Songs: Ohia release Magnolia Electric Co., which he did with the same band as on Sojourner and prompted the name change.
I find myself going back to Helca & Griper when I want to hear the early sound:
TenderLovingKiller®
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If either of you (or anybody else) is interested, I made a primer Spotify playlist.
TrainFan73
Frothy
TenderLovingKiller®
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Haunting for sure but personally I always preferred his later Magnolia Electric Co. stuff were he let his inner Crazy Horse run free. The songs were just as amazing but guitar and reverb of his more rocking albums will always be the touchstone for me.
The Neil Young Comparisons fun deep in that he was a master of both the skeletal Lo-Fi man and his acoustic guitar style and the 9 minute epic electric guitar banger. I still miss his presence in my life musically as I am sure we woulda still been releasing amazing music had he not passed way too soon.
Indymisanthrope
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Oh man this is validating. I just listened to "Almost Was Good Enough" from Trials & Errors and kept thinking it reminds me so much of Everybody Knows This is Nowhere.
TenderLovingKiller®
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My journey down the Jason Molina rabbit hole started in the mid 00s. I had a friend online who had turned me on to the likes of Bonnie Prince Billy, Smog, Songs: Ohia, Cat Power, The Dirty Three, The Silver Jews, etc.. but I had only really began to scratch the surface. Well, this was back in the iPod days and though I hadn’t really explored much of his music at that point I kept a bunch of albums on my iPod with the intention of giving them a proper listen eventually. Back in Central IL I used to work at Corporate HQ I had worked some overtime and once my shift had finally ended the shuttle bus had stopped running so I had to walk a quarter mile to my car in a dark freezing cold barren parking lot. I didn’t know what song to listen to so I chose “Shuffle” and headed out. The opening lines of “Farewell Transmission” hit me like a ton of bricks while I walked. By the time the song was midway through I was frantically ripping off my gloves so I could fish my iPod out of my parka and see who was making such brilliant music. Once I finally reached my car I had already started the track over. Instead of heading straight home I drove around my dark cold Midwest city with Magnolia Electric Co. as my soundtrack. It was all too perfect. I spent the next week listening to the album pretty much nonstop while downloading his entire back catalog off of SoulSeek.
The best part was that Summer we got to see him perform live at Pitchfork Music Festival and he was fantastic. I wish I would’ve made it to see him again in his lifetime.
The best part was that Summer we got to see him perform live at Pitchfork Music Festival and he was fantastic. I wish I would’ve made it to see him again in his lifetime.
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avecigrec
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I know better. And I know I know better! But I still can't help but think everybody's been talking about the Aquaman/Game of Thrones actor all morning. 
grendel627
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The box is very cool, and I'm tempted. But if you're really new to Molina, you should know that the box is sort of a deluxe version of the album Fading Trails. That album has 9 of the 33 tracks in this box set. Of course the cover art of Fading Trails may be a little problematic if you've got a significant other or kids around. Or maybe I'm just a middle-aged prude at this point. But the box featuring woodburned art would definitely go over a little better in my house.
grendel627
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I'm digging these tracks. Hayden's been one of my favorites since the late '90s. This album may increase his profile a bit. It features collaborations with some artists who get a lot of attention around these parts--Feist, Matt Berringer, and Aaron Dressner.
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Corycm
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Molina is one of my all-time favorites, and I’m sure some shitbird is going to come in and crap all over it because that’s what shitbirds do. Buying all of it could be a lengthy and expensive endeavor. But that said, I think Songs:Ohia’s “Magnolia Electric Co.” at a minimum probably belongs in a lot of people’s collection, then go from there.
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