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.: On Beat the Champ
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Monday, May 18, 2015. On Beat the Champ. The Mountain Goats’ new album, Beat the Champ, is John Darnielle’s most autobiographical record since The Sunset Tree. First and foremost, the album is striking in its parallels to working class life – a sympathy that has long been embraced by the Mountain Goats, most recently recognized in their cover of There is Power in a Union. This tale, though over, is still determined to end with a ring of tr...
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.: Submission Information
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Please feel free to submit an essay about the work and art of the Mountain Goats. This site is completely unrelated to, and not endorsed by, the Mountain Goats. It is a completely independent website dedicated to analysis and critique of the words and music of the Mountain Goats. Send all submissions to submissions@sadyoungcardinals.com. Here is some basic information on submissions:. 1) 500 words is the general rule;. To be included after...
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.: September 2011
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Monday, September 12, 2011. On We Shall All Be Healed. SLOW WEST VULTURES - we are ready to die, so let's do a lot of drugs. PALMCORDER YAJNA - i dreamt we were dying because we did a lot of drugs. LINDA BLAIR WAS BORN INNOCENT - ready to drown? Let's float downtown. hop in my boat. it's the onein the moat. the one with the sails tied down, isn't she magnificent? The "linda blair was born innocent.". COTTON - this song is for me. By mike59...
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.: June 2012
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Monday, June 25, 2012. On the Mountain Goats Anonymous 4’s Transcendental Youth, 03-29-2012: Where We’ve Been. 8220;Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruit. Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste. Brought death into the world, and all our woe,. With loss of Eden, till one greater man. Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing Heav’nly Muse”. John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I. The text speaks of the second coming, looking hopef...
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.: May 2013
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Saturday, May 11, 2013. I can say with a fair amount of certainty that. I went through a lot, and this album is now inextricable from the snapshot of my being from this point in my life. I opened the door to the recesses of my mind and let this album echo through its hallowed halls. I became the album and the album became me. Or how I can possibly still have MORE to say about this album. In particular—is distilled LaVeyan Satanism at...
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.: August 2011
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Sunday, August 28, 2011. Get Lonely is probably the most unfairly maligned record in The Mountain Goats’ canon. I’ve argued this album’s merits endlessly, and I’m not done. It is one of my very favorite tMG records. The chorus is simple: “And I what do I do without you? 8221; It’s simple, and sad, but also possesses a little hope, rarely seen on this record. The song ends with the line: “and I got ready for the future to ar...Thus, on Tall...
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.: On Transcendental Youth
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Saturday, May 11, 2013. I can say with a fair amount of certainty that. I went through a lot, and this album is now inextricable from the snapshot of my being from this point in my life. I opened the door to the recesses of my mind and let this album echo through its hallowed halls. I became the album and the album became me. Or how I can possibly still have MORE to say about this album. In particular—is distilled LaVeyan Satanism at...
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.: Some covers and DIY videos.
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Some covers and DIY videos. This Year - video produced by Kali. Sax Rohmer # 1 - song performed by Tim Keen. Going to Buffalo - song performed by Society of Poor Academics. Video produced by Eivind Kirkeby. The Autopsy Garland - video produced by P. William Grimm. High Hawk Season - video produced by Maxwellsrevenge. Going to Port Washington - song performed by Layla. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Some covers and DIY videos. On Beat the Champ.
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.: October 2011
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Wednesday, October 5, 2011. On The Sunset Tree. But instead, there are many Mountain Goats fans out there who feel that they have their own personal connection to the album, from those who see a reflection of their own lives in it to those who have lived through completely different experiences and yet can relate totally to what Darnielle writes. By Carolina Cordero. Ms. Cordero is a student in Cork, Ireland. Links to this post.
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.: November 2012
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ESSAYS AND WRITINGS ON THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Tuesday, November 13, 2012. The new Mountain Goats record blares alive on its first track with fantastic advice: “do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive”. This leads to the most joyful, hopeful chorus John Darnielle has produced since The Sunset Tree. It’s an incredibly moving song, the first great pop songs on an album full of great pop songs. Transcendental Youth is the best tMG album in years. Be excited. Another really excitin...
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