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Upcoming Shows: 11/8 - Goose @ The Andrew J. Brady Center 11/13 - Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros w/ The Wolfpack & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall 2/14 - Alan Walker @ The Fillmore Detroit 4/15 - Ben Folds w/ The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall
Got my wristband in today, the swag this year is phenomenal, all-time great! I can't believe we got a bandana, a little notebook, and a couple stickers, like, OMG, they went ALL OUT!
"Since we care so much about the environment at Roo we're going paperless from now on!" *or until we need to cut costs on "swag" we give attendees.
Got my wristband in today, the swag this year is phenomenal, all-time great! I can't believe we got a bandana, a little notebook, and a couple stickers, like, OMG, they went ALL OUT!
I can’t wait to write in my journal in the Megan Thee Stallion pit.
Upcoming Shows: 11/8 - Goose @ The Andrew J. Brady Center 11/13 - Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros w/ The Wolfpack & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall 2/14 - Alan Walker @ The Fillmore Detroit 4/15 - Ben Folds w/ The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall
Got my wristband in today, the swag this year is phenomenal, all-time great! I can't believe we got a bandana, a little notebook, and a couple stickers, like, OMG, they went ALL OUT!
Haha while I definitely agree (my first year was 2014 which I believe was the lunchbox year, and it's been all downhill since), I do really like the color of the wristband this year and the fact that it's not super itchy. Man that was rough.
Upcoming Shows: 11/8 - Goose @ The Andrew J. Brady Center 11/13 - Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros w/ The Wolfpack & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall 2/14 - Alan Walker @ The Fillmore Detroit 4/15 - Ben Folds w/ The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall
Somebody sell me on either Ethel Cain or Teskey Brothers
Same but Isbell. Just don't understand why he's so popular.
do you remember when everyone was calling ryan adams the alt-country morrissey? isbell is kind of like the alt-country morrissey but with a sense of humor and a hell of lot more self-awareness.
i think the reason people may not jive with isbell right away is his primary talent is as a lyricist. i know when i'm throwing on a new artist i'm usually not paying super close attention to the lyrics. takes a few listens for the words to sink in. luckily when i first encountered Isbell he was in the drive-by truckers, a band for whom i was already trained to focused on the lyrics since they were a band singing directly to my experience as a southerner. not that he isn't a hell of a songwriter as well, he writes great melodies and the 400 Unit rules, but i don't think you can really love Isbell until you connect with the stories he tells via his lyrics. They certainly draw from his experience, but he's been clear that a lot of the stuff he writes is from the perspective of another character.
i've made more "introduction to jason isbell" playlists then for any other artist, but i think i like the one i did for inforoo sundays the most:
brief lyrical breakdown of each song:
1. "if we were vampires" - probably his most well-known and loved song, for my money it's one of the best love songs ever written. because it's not just "hey i love you so much", it's also a rumination on death and how they really won't truly be forever together, but it's that very mortality that makes their relationship special.
favorite lyric: if we were vampires and death was a joke / we would stand on the sidewalk and smoke
2. "if it takes a lifetime" - just the story of a guy who has fucked up in the past and now he's trying to keep his head down and work and try to find some happiness in his life.
favorite lyric: i been working here / monday it'll be a year / and i can't recall a day that i didn't wanna disappear
3. "24 frames" - a great slightly more subtle take on the classic touring musician story, specifically how it can mess up your relationships, and maybe how you can learn to put them back together.
favorite lyric: you thought god was an architect, now you know / he's sittin in a black car ready to go / you'll make some new friends after the show / but you'll forget their names / in 24 frames
4. "alabama pines" - maybe pound for pound his best song? definitely a sadder precursor to "if it takes a lifetime", which is more upbeat my comparison.
favorite lyric: well i moved into this room if you can call it that a year ago / i never do what i'm supposed to do
5. "codeine" - god i fucking love this song. breakup song with a great sense of humor.
favorite lyric: if there's one thing i can't take / it's the sound that a woman makes / about five seconds after her heart begins to break / that's one thing i can't take
6. "hurricanes and hand grenades" - i'm a sucker for a song about new orleans, particularly ones that celebrate the superior shitty tourist way to sweet local beverage, the hand grenade.
favorite lyric: she's leading the second line / feel like i'm in front of it
7. "elephant" - can't even post a favorite lyric cause every word is perfect. i can't believe somebody wrote this song.
8. "outfit" - getting into some DBT stuff. it's a dad giving advice to his son
favorite lyric: don't sing with a fake british accent / don't act like your family's a joke
9. "decoration day" - a big isbell track, the one that first got my attention. story of a long running feud between two southern families and the trauma that caused the storyteller. also specifically calls out Mobile which is cool, the only other famous song that calls out Mobile is about being stuck in Mobile and wanting to be somewhere else lol.
favorite lyric: it's decoration day / and i've a mind to go spit on his grave
10. "the day john henry died" - this was a personal favorite i put on the list. classic story of john henry and machines replacing workers.
favorite lyric: an engine never thinks about his daddy and an engine never needs to write its name
Same but Isbell. Just don't understand why he's so popular.
do you remember when everyone was calling ryan adams the alt-country morrissey? isbell is kind of like the alt-country morrissey but with a sense of humor and a hell of lot more self-awareness.
i think the reason people may not jive with isbell right away is his primary talent is as a lyricist. i know when i'm throwing on a new artist i'm usually not paying super close attention to the lyrics. takes a few listens for the words to sink in. luckily when i first encountered Isbell he was in the drive-by truckers, a band for whom i was already trained to focused on the lyrics since they were a band singing directly to my experience as a southerner. not that he isn't a hell of a songwriter as well, he writes great melodies and the 400 Unit rules, but i don't think you can really love Isbell until you connect with the stories he tells via his lyrics. They certainly draw from his experience, but he's been clear that a lot of the stuff he writes is from the perspective of another character.
i've made more "introduction to jason isbell" playlists then for any other artist, but i think i like the one i did for inforoo sundays the most:
brief lyrical breakdown of each song:
1. "if we were vampires" - probably his most well-known and loved song, for my money it's one of the best love songs ever written. because it's not just "hey i love you so much", it's also a rumination on death and how they really won't truly be forever together, but it's that very mortality that makes their relationship special.
favorite lyric: if we were vampires and life was a joke / we would stand on the sidewalk and smoke
2. "if it takes a lifetime" - just the story of a guy who has fucked up in the past and now he's trying to keep his head down and work and try to find some happiness in his life.
favorite lyric: i been working here / monday it'll be a year / and i can't recall a day that i didn't wanna disappear
3. "24 frames" - a great slightly more subtle take on the classic touring musician story, specifically how it can mess up your relationships, and maybe how you can learn to put them back together.
favorite lyric: you thought god was an architect, now you know / he's sittin in a black car ready to go / you'll make some new friends after the show / but you'll forget their names / in 24 frames
4. "alabama pines" - maybe pound for pound his best song? definitely a sadder precursor to "if it takes a lifetime", which is more upbeat my comparison.
favorite lyric: well i moved into this room if you can call it that a year ago / i never do what i'm supposed to do
5. "codeine" - god i fucking love this song. breakup song with a great sense of humor.
favorite lyric: if there's one thing i can't take / it's the sound that a woman makes / about five seconds after her heart begins to break / that's one thing i can't take
6. "hurricanes and hand grenades" - i'm a sucker for a song about new orleans, particularly ones that celebrate the superior shitty tourist way to sweet local beverage, the hand grenade.
favorite lyric: she's leading the second line / feel like i'm in front of it
7. "elephant" - can't even post a favorite lyric cause every word is perfect. i can't believe somebody wrote this song.
8. "outfit" - getting into some DBT stuff. it's a dad giving advice to his son
favorite lyric: don't sing with a fake british accent / don't act like your family's a joke
9. "decoration day" - a big isbell track, the one that first got my attention. story of a long running feud between two southern families and the trauma that caused the storyteller. also specifically calls out Mobile which is cool, the only other famous song that calls out Mobile is about being stuck in Mobile and wanting to be somewhere else lol.
favorite lyric: it's decoration day / and i've a mind to go spit on his grave
10. "the day john henry died" - this was a personal favorite i put on the list. classic story of john henry and machines replacing workers.
favorite lyric: an engine never thinks about his daddy and an engine never needs to write its name
do you remember when everyone was calling ryan adams the alt-country morrissey? isbell is kind of like the alt-country morrissey but with a sense of humor and a hell of lot more self-awareness.
i think the reason people may not jive with isbell right away is his primary talent is as a lyricist. i know when i'm throwing on a new artist i'm usually not paying super close attention to the lyrics. takes a few listens for the words to sink in. luckily when i first encountered Isbell he was in the drive-by truckers, a band for whom i was already trained to focused on the lyrics since they were a band singing directly to my experience as a southerner. not that he isn't a hell of a songwriter as well, he writes great melodies and the 400 Unit rules, but i don't think you can really love Isbell until you connect with the stories he tells via his lyrics. They certainly draw from his experience, but he's been clear that a lot of the stuff he writes is from the perspective of another character.
i've made more "introduction to jason isbell" playlists then for any other artist, but i think i like the one i did for inforoo sundays the most:
brief lyrical breakdown of each song:
1. "if we were vampires" - probably his most well-known and loved song, for my money it's one of the best love songs ever written. because it's not just "hey i love you so much", it's also a rumination on death and how they really won't truly be forever together, but it's that very mortality that makes their relationship special.
favorite lyric: if we were vampires and life was a joke / we would stand on the sidewalk and smoke
2. "if it takes a lifetime" - just the story of a guy who has fucked up in the past and now he's trying to keep his head down and work and try to find some happiness in his life.
favorite lyric: i been working here / monday it'll be a year / and i can't recall a day that i didn't wanna disappear
3. "24 frames" - a great slightly more subtle take on the classic touring musician story, specifically how it can mess up your relationships, and maybe how you can learn to put them back together.
favorite lyric: you thought god was an architect, now you know / he's sittin in a black car ready to go / you'll make some new friends after the show / but you'll forget their names / in 24 frames
4. "alabama pines" - maybe pound for pound his best song? definitely a sadder precursor to "if it takes a lifetime", which is more upbeat my comparison.
favorite lyric: well i moved into this room if you can call it that a year ago / i never do what i'm supposed to do
5. "codeine" - god i fucking love this song. breakup song with a great sense of humor.
favorite lyric: if there's one thing i can't take / it's the sound that a woman makes / about five seconds after her heart begins to break / that's one thing i can't take
6. "hurricanes and hand grenades" - i'm a sucker for a song about new orleans, particularly ones that celebrate the superior shitty tourist way to sweet local beverage, the hand grenade.
favorite lyric: she's leading the second line / feel like i'm in front of it
7. "elephant" - can't even post a favorite lyric cause every word is perfect. i can't believe somebody wrote this song.
8. "outfit" - getting into some DBT stuff. it's a dad giving advice to his son
favorite lyric: don't sing with a fake british accent / don't act like your family's a joke
9. "decoration day" - a big isbell track, the one that first got my attention. story of a long running feud between two southern families and the trauma that caused the storyteller. also specifically calls out Mobile which is cool, the only other famous song that calls out Mobile is about being stuck in Mobile and wanting to be somewhere else lol.
favorite lyric: it's decoration day / and i've a mind to go spit on his grave
10. "the day john henry died" - this was a personal favorite i put on the list. classic story of john henry and machines replacing workers.
favorite lyric: an engine never thinks about his daddy and an engine never needs to write its name
Upcoming Shows: 11/8 - Goose @ The Andrew J. Brady Center 11/13 - Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros w/ The Wolfpack & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall 2/14 - Alan Walker @ The Fillmore Detroit 4/15 - Ben Folds w/ The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra @ Cincinnati Music Hall
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do you remember when everyone was calling ryan adams the alt-country morrissey? isbell is kind of like the alt-country morrissey but with a sense of humor and a hell of lot more self-awareness.
i think the reason people may not jive with isbell right away is his primary talent is as a lyricist. i know when i'm throwing on a new artist i'm usually not paying super close attention to the lyrics. takes a few listens for the words to sink in. luckily when i first encountered Isbell he was in the drive-by truckers, a band for whom i was already trained to focused on the lyrics since they were a band singing directly to my experience as a southerner. not that he isn't a hell of a songwriter as well, he writes great melodies and the 400 Unit rules, but i don't think you can really love Isbell until you connect with the stories he tells via his lyrics. They certainly draw from his experience, but he's been clear that a lot of the stuff he writes is from the perspective of another character.
i've made more "introduction to jason isbell" playlists then for any other artist, but i think i like the one i did for inforoo sundays the most:
brief lyrical breakdown of each song:
1. "if we were vampires" - probably his most well-known and loved song, for my money it's one of the best love songs ever written. because it's not just "hey i love you so much", it's also a rumination on death and how they really won't truly be forever together, but it's that very mortality that makes their relationship special.
favorite lyric: if we were vampires and life was a joke / we would stand on the sidewalk and smoke
2. "if it takes a lifetime" - just the story of a guy who has fucked up in the past and now he's trying to keep his head down and work and try to find some happiness in his life.
favorite lyric: i been working here / monday it'll be a year / and i can't recall a day that i didn't wanna disappear
3. "24 frames" - a great slightly more subtle take on the classic touring musician story, specifically how it can mess up your relationships, and maybe how you can learn to put them back together.
favorite lyric: you thought god was an architect, now you know / he's sittin in a black car ready to go / you'll make some new friends after the show / but you'll forget their names / in 24 frames
4. "alabama pines" - maybe pound for pound his best song? definitely a sadder precursor to "if it takes a lifetime", which is more upbeat my comparison.
favorite lyric: well i moved into this room if you can call it that a year ago / i never do what i'm supposed to do
5. "codeine" - god i fucking love this song. breakup song with a great sense of humor.
favorite lyric: if there's one thing i can't take / it's the sound that a woman makes / about five seconds after her heart begins to break / that's one thing i can't take
6. "hurricanes and hand grenades" - i'm a sucker for a song about new orleans, particularly ones that celebrate the superior shitty tourist way to sweet local beverage, the hand grenade.
favorite lyric: she's leading the second line / feel like i'm in front of it
7. "elephant" - can't even post a favorite lyric cause every word is perfect. i can't believe somebody wrote this song.
8. "outfit" - getting into some DBT stuff. it's a dad giving advice to his son
favorite lyric: don't sing with a fake british accent / don't act like your family's a joke
9. "decoration day" - a big isbell track, the one that first got my attention. story of a long running feud between two southern families and the trauma that caused the storyteller. also specifically calls out Mobile which is cool, the only other famous song that calls out Mobile is about being stuck in Mobile and wanting to be somewhere else lol.
favorite lyric: it's decoration day / and i've a mind to go spit on his grave
10. "the day john henry died" - this was a personal favorite i put on the list. classic story of john henry and machines replacing workers.
favorite lyric: an engine never thinks about his daddy and an engine never needs to write its name
