On The Way
Jandek album #17, On The Way. Released in 1988.
Another straight forward blues oriented Jandek album. This one is more of a blend between Jandek and other musicians, not sounding uncomfortable at all. The album starts out loud and electric, and gets quieter from there. "Message To The Clerk", a re-make of the tune from THE ROCKS CRUMBLE, is constructed as a Muddy Waters kind of workout, with extra distortion and massive whiteness built-in. Good stuff. "Give It The Name" and "Sadie" sound like someone else singing. There are several songs that sound like a full band - bass drums guitar vocal, and even the occasional harmonica. The drums still have a long way towards resembling any type of real beat, but they can be an infectious sort of anti-beat... Makes you want to put on The Shaggs.
Then there's the eight and a half minute "I'll Sit Alone And Think A Lot About You". Starts out with acoustic guitar, some of those random drums creep in, and Jandek starts singing quietly. Really quietly. Is it Jandek or someone else? I don't care, it is almost not even there. The recording is looking so hard for level that the monitor speaker starts fading back - no need to re-record, it's a Jandek record. It goes on, and on, and then it ends. The album ends quiet. It's almost unnoticeable.
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Happy Easter. I'm in a Jandek kind of mood, so I might do another one of these today. I've been trying to learn Pro Tools, a bitchen recording program that I'll be doing a lot of work in this year. If you want a fantastic electric guitar sound, get yourself a PODxt from Line6. It's a little expensive, but it nails the sound of many different amplifiers, cabinets, microphones and classic effects boxes. Then it allows you to combine these in any combination imaginable. The pedal controller is really expensive, too... almost as much as the unit itself, but when you see all the stuff that it can do, it just might be justifiable. I still haven't decided if I want to get the pedal or not since I probably won't be playing out with it.
Getting back to Jandek, the 40th album has been released, and I still have a lot of listening to do. Also, it has been announced that he'll be playing at another festival in England organized by the same guy who orchestrated his Glasgow appearance in October last year. No, I'm not going to fly to England to see Jandek. I'd rather see Ben Folds.
Another straight forward blues oriented Jandek album. This one is more of a blend between Jandek and other musicians, not sounding uncomfortable at all. The album starts out loud and electric, and gets quieter from there. "Message To The Clerk", a re-make of the tune from THE ROCKS CRUMBLE, is constructed as a Muddy Waters kind of workout, with extra distortion and massive whiteness built-in. Good stuff. "Give It The Name" and "Sadie" sound like someone else singing. There are several songs that sound like a full band - bass drums guitar vocal, and even the occasional harmonica. The drums still have a long way towards resembling any type of real beat, but they can be an infectious sort of anti-beat... Makes you want to put on The Shaggs.
Then there's the eight and a half minute "I'll Sit Alone And Think A Lot About You". Starts out with acoustic guitar, some of those random drums creep in, and Jandek starts singing quietly. Really quietly. Is it Jandek or someone else? I don't care, it is almost not even there. The recording is looking so hard for level that the monitor speaker starts fading back - no need to re-record, it's a Jandek record. It goes on, and on, and then it ends. The album ends quiet. It's almost unnoticeable.
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Happy Easter. I'm in a Jandek kind of mood, so I might do another one of these today. I've been trying to learn Pro Tools, a bitchen recording program that I'll be doing a lot of work in this year. If you want a fantastic electric guitar sound, get yourself a PODxt from Line6. It's a little expensive, but it nails the sound of many different amplifiers, cabinets, microphones and classic effects boxes. Then it allows you to combine these in any combination imaginable. The pedal controller is really expensive, too... almost as much as the unit itself, but when you see all the stuff that it can do, it just might be justifiable. I still haven't decided if I want to get the pedal or not since I probably won't be playing out with it.
Getting back to Jandek, the 40th album has been released, and I still have a lot of listening to do. Also, it has been announced that he'll be playing at another festival in England organized by the same guy who orchestrated his Glasgow appearance in October last year. No, I'm not going to fly to England to see Jandek. I'd rather see Ben Folds.
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