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Title: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: Murder_me_Rachel on March 03, 2016, 09:02:36 AM


http://www.hemmingpark.org/hemming-park-events/soa
Title: Re: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: Downtown Osprey on March 03, 2016, 09:21:23 AM
Nice! Need more of this.
Title: Re: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: Tacachale on March 03, 2016, 12:24:45 PM
Wait, what? This is really cool. I had no idea this was happening. Great work, Friends of Hemming Park.
Title: Re: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: InnerCityPressure on March 03, 2016, 01:30:13 PM
Yes.  Tell your friends.  We need a good showing at this, so they will continue bringing in relevant acts like this.

Title: Re: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: InnerCityPressure on March 03, 2016, 01:56:05 PM
These are my two favorites: 

Shut In is a pretty complete song and recorded well. 

Goshen 97 is very well-written, but the producers dropped the ball on making a fantastic album recording.  I didn't like the full-band arrangement much (see: dude noodling on guitar the whole time and very tasteless drumming).  Instead, I linked to his Tiny Desk Concert.  It is the first song.  I find him a bit hit or miss, but the good ones are good.

https://www.youtube.com/v/j2Kmch5w0WA

https://www.youtube.com/v/6I7u1bcE_MM
Title: Re: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: David on March 03, 2016, 04:31:20 PM
Nice! I've been wanting to catch these guys for a few years now. Definitely checking it out.
Title: Re: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: InnerCityPressure on March 03, 2016, 08:21:09 PM
Quote from: Murder_me_Rachel on March 03, 2016, 03:36:55 PM
Quote from: InnerCityPressure on March 03, 2016, 01:56:05 PM


Goshen 97 is very well-written, but the producers dropped the ball on making a fantastic album recording.  I didn't like the full-band arrangement much (see: dude noodling on guitar the whole time and very tasteless drumming).  Instead, I linked to his Tiny Desk Concert.  It is the first song.  I find him a bit hit or miss, but the good ones are good.


That "dude" "noodling" is J. Motherfucking Mascis.

I didn't realize it was J. Mascis.  No wonder it sounds like a 90's jam session.  It makes a little more sense that the guitar was given a more prominent role in the mix.  However, I still think it sounds terrible and distracts from the fantastic melodies in the song.  I would have left that song pretty bare bones and let J ruin one of my other tracks.

But no one asked me, so...
Title: Re: Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park
Post by: InnerCityPressure on March 04, 2016, 11:42:50 AM
Quote from: Murder_me_Rachel on March 04, 2016, 08:45:03 AM
Sorry if that seemed a little cranky-- I dont necessarily disagree with you, but when it's J. Mascis, that's like critic-proof.

I'm with you.  J has spent years earning his place in rock history.  He gets a bit of a pass.  Come to think of it, so does Strand of Oaks.  If J Mascis is digging on your song and wants to play/produce it, you have to let him, right?  I mean, you can't say no.