I was at the Brooklyn show when he paid tribute to Berman and caught him again at Knockdown Center just before he made his way to Kingston. I think we've actually been at a few of the same Callahan shows over the years, in fact.
Years ago, you ranked all your favorites and I used that as a guide on my own personal quest to explore his catalogue. All that to say, I always love your thoughts and words on Bill and his music. This newest album didn't totally connect with me until this recent show and while I don't think it touches peak Smog or even his run from 2009-2013, I'm enjoying it more and more.
Very much how I feel about Callahan - he's always great but I don't think I'll ever love any of the newer stuff as much as I love those peak Smog albums, which were so wrong and so right.
Thanks Mark — I was at that show too :) and was sorry I had to peel off early. I've admired Callahan's work for year, but never fully plugged into it, tbh. This seems like the perfect crib sheet to remedy that.
I Was a Stranger is a favorite song.
I was at the Brooklyn show when he paid tribute to Berman and caught him again at Knockdown Center just before he made his way to Kingston. I think we've actually been at a few of the same Callahan shows over the years, in fact.
Years ago, you ranked all your favorites and I used that as a guide on my own personal quest to explore his catalogue. All that to say, I always love your thoughts and words on Bill and his music. This newest album didn't totally connect with me until this recent show and while I don't think it touches peak Smog or even his run from 2009-2013, I'm enjoying it more and more.
Thanks for this one and all the others!
That is great to hear, thank you so much.
Very much how I feel about Callahan - he's always great but I don't think I'll ever love any of the newer stuff as much as I love those peak Smog albums, which were so wrong and so right.
Thanks Mark — I was at that show too :) and was sorry I had to peel off early. I've admired Callahan's work for year, but never fully plugged into it, tbh. This seems like the perfect crib sheet to remedy that.