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Started by EC, Jun 05, 2007, 09:20 PM

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EC

Jun 05, 2007, 09:20 PM
let's start a new thread for At Dawn and talk about how wonderful it is.
i've probably listened to it about 587 times at least, and i hadn't for a while, and did again this morning on my way to work.  i am still finding new things, little sounds i hadn't noticed before like guitar buzzes and noises from things happening around the recording.  i still get a hard on when the guitar comes in after all the ambient noise at the beginning, and i still want to start singing (even in the subway) when i hear the way that he sings.  hopefully makes my eyes well up and... yeah, i could go on.

three cheers for at dawn and all of the wonderful thoughts and inspirations it fires.  [smiley=birthdays.gif]

ManNamedTruth

#1
Jun 05, 2007, 09:28 PM
It sounds pretty awesome on headphones, which i rarely use these days. The range of emotions on it is probably broader than on any of their others.
I don't know thought i'd have more to offer-i'll give it a spin and come back.
That's motherfuckin' John Oates!

mjkoehler

#2
Jun 05, 2007, 10:32 PM
QuoteIt sounds pretty awesome on headphones

Yes it does.

whothrewthecake

#3
Jun 05, 2007, 11:05 PM
look up beautiful in the dictionary and there will be a picture of the album cover.

BH

#4
Jun 05, 2007, 11:52 PM
TTTTTTTTTT        HHH   HHH       EEEEEEEEEE      YYYYY    YYYYY
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RRRRRRRRR       IIIIIIIIIIII        DDDDDDD         EEEEEEEEEEE
RRRRRRRRR       IIIIIIIIIIII        DDDDDDDD       EEEEEEEEEEE
RRR      RRR            IIII             DDD     DDD       EEEE
RRR     RRR             IIII             DDD     DDD       EEEEEEEEEEE
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RRR      RRR        IIIIIIIIIIII       DDDDDDDD        EEEEEEEEEEE
RRR      RRR        IIIIIIIIIIII       DDDDDDD          EEEEEEEEEEE


I'm digging, digging deep in myself, but who needs a shovel when you have a little boy like mine.

sweatboard

#5
Jun 06, 2007, 12:20 AM
It's a ritual for me at this point.  It starts with pouring a glass of wine or a nice drink.  Then I pull the Vinyl off the shelf.  Place the record carefully on the record player.  Turn down the lights.  Put on the headphones. Carefully land the needle.  Curl up in my beanbag. The intro to At Dawn starts; I smile and proceed to get blown the fuck away yet again.
There's Still Time.........

red

#6
Jun 06, 2007, 01:56 AM
If your jaw hasn't hit the ground after the opener, there's something really wrong with you.  

The Big Come Up

#7
Jun 06, 2007, 09:44 AM
I always viewed At Dawn as MMJ's "Indie Pop" album. Lowdown, The Way He Sings, and Xmas Curtain are always first rate pop songs. Also, At Dawn shows the band's progression into all kinds of style, including Reggae (PWW), Blues-Rock (Honest Man), Folk (I Needed it Most), and Country-Rock (Just Because I Do).

The DARK

#8
Jun 06, 2007, 11:02 AM
You need to have the right mood for this album. Putting it on in your car while running errands will not cut it. Headphone listening in the early morning is the way to go with this beast.
In another time, in another place, in another face

EC

#9
Jun 06, 2007, 11:18 AM
it's a very good shower album, too.

beanporn

#10
Jun 06, 2007, 12:12 PM
Darla needs to reissue the vinyl. I called them about 6 months ago and the lady said that they were talking about it. She said it was very likely to happen but I'd have to be patient. At Dawn is my favorite record they've done so far. Plus that album cover is classic.

Coltrane

#11
Jun 06, 2007, 05:35 PM
It will always be part of the raging debate in my head over best album of all time.


It is perfect in every way. I knew it from the first spin.



....as mayor of Drugachusettes, I declare this pizza to be...AWESOME!!!

SeaBach

#12
Jun 07, 2007, 02:27 AM
At Dawn has to be one of the best album openers ever

Ghosts_on_TV

#13
Jun 09, 2007, 08:59 PM
I ate shrooms (for the first time in YEARS...) and put this on...when Jim started singing the first lines of At Dawn, I felt triumphant! It was cool.
Some girls mothers are bigger than others girls mothers...

sweatboard

#14
Jun 13, 2007, 10:15 AM
I think it's about time they consider playing this entier album start to finish live.......at the Hollywood Bowl.




I would fly out for that.
There's Still Time.........

red

#15
Jun 13, 2007, 10:46 AM
QuoteI think it's about time they consider playing this entier album start to finish live.......at the Hollywood Bowl.




I would fly out for that.
That'd be incredible, and I'd certainly find a way to get there for that.

bethofftherecord

#16
Jun 13, 2007, 12:24 PM
QuoteI think it's about time they consider playing this entier album start to finish live.......at the Hollywood Bowl.




I would fly out for that.

That is an awesome pic!  It looks so unreal!
nothing can be changed except ourselves

dw1167

#17
Jun 15, 2007, 10:29 AM
That picture is unbelievable. They will be @ ACL this year, I'm completely thrilled. I guarantee I will be sitting front and center.

red

#18
Jul 06, 2007, 12:45 PM
It's happening once again - the kind of obsession that one can only have with one of their absolute favourite albums.  

knotcameloose

#19
Jul 18, 2007, 04:43 PM
http://besoundmusic.blogspot.com/

I might be deranged, but I wrote that.
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