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Cass McCombs

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Does anyone else love this man like I do. Both "Not the Way" and "A" are totally amazing,but I hear very little about him. Saw him twice this year and the two shows were different but both great. "A" is my favorite album of the year. Any oppinions?

― Magic City (ano ano), Monday, 1 December 2003 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I like "I Went to the Hospital". I downloaded the album, but it's not really my thing so I can't sit through it. I like a few songs, though. That's why I downloaded it. If I met him I would give him $10, but I wouldn't accept a CD from him.

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 1 December 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I finally picked this up and it's excellent. Very overlooked (except by 4ad I guess). Lovely country-tinged, tin pan alley tunes.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Friday, 12 December 2003 07:12 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...
maybe some people cd say some more stuff about cass mccombs.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I really liked A for two weeks then never listened to it again.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

He effortlessly satisfies my neo-Reed/Lennon jones. I'm glad 4AD's giving it a proper re-release in '04, so I can consider mentioning it at the end of the year.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Yawn. Let me guess, he lives in NYC now too!

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't get it, gygax. do you not like cass mccombs?

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

after having to sit through innumerable mediocre opening slots of his for far greater talents in this town for the past 5 years, not in any way whatsoever.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

heh. i get it. and yes, i think he does live in nyc now.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate to say it (sweet as the Cass guys are), but I agree with gygax. *Yaaaaaawn* Casiotowen has better country-rockin friends and their name is Holy Toledo.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Cass McCombs currently resides in Baltimore MD, the home of the Ouija board.

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

oh this dullard! yeah what gygax said, i saw him open for fiery furnaces

― prima fassy (mwah), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

after having listened to his album ('the best album in the world ever!' - someone, steve albini? the oxes?) prima otm abt gygax bein' otm.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

three years pass...
i mean not the best album ever, but def in my top 10 albums of the 00's

― 69, Monday, 30 April 2007 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

He's pretty...

― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 02:51 (nineteen years ago)

I think that ham sandwich story is bullshit.

― Saxby D. Elder, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 04:15 (nineteen years ago)

two years pass...

I think that ham sandwich story is bullshit.
― Saxby D. Elder, Tuesday, May 1, 2007 12:15 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol

― carne asada, Monday, 13 July 2009 03:41 (seventeen years ago)

two years pass...

Follow-up to Wit's End already coming in November. As far as I'm concerned, this dude could release a new album every month and I'd pre-order every one of 'em, so this is great news.

http://dominorecordco.us/usa/albums/17-08-11/humor-risk/

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:59 (fifteen years ago)

nice. think he played that new song at the show i saw a couple weeks back.

― tylerw, Thursday, 18 August 2011 18:12 (fifteen years ago)

show was great btw, he's a better performer than when i last saw him (which admittedly was a hell of a long time ago)

― tylerw, Thursday, 18 August 2011 18:12 (fifteen years ago)

so awesome that he is releasing another album so quick. and that domino is letting him, assume they would want him to tour behind wits end more.
cool cover too
http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Humor-Risk-575x575.jpg

― mizzell, Thursday, 18 August 2011 18:22 (fifteen years ago)

Yes! Sounds like the record will be more upbeat than Wits End. Took me a while to get my head round that last one but once I did it hit hard. This guy is killer. Surprised not more people who think so. Bring it on.

― Hinklepicker, Friday, 19 August 2011 03:23 (fifteen years ago)

seven years pass...

Tip of The Sphere is nice,,, Dan Lead’s pedal steel, especially on "Rounder" is sublime.

― bodacious ignoramus, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 00:16 (seven years ago)

six months pass...

Holy. Fucking. Shit. I just had to read this 10 times. W H A T ! @cassmccombs @Wynonna @NashvilleScene pic.twitter.com/eOAeHi5EWb

— Candace S. (@canicallucandy) September 6, 2019

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 September 2019 20:51 (seven years ago)

That's awesome!

― Simon H., Friday, 6 September 2019 21:10 (seven years ago)

four years pass...

4AD to reissue Not the Way, A and PREfection: https://4ad.com/news/1428
Brief US support tour in September: https://cassmccombs.com/#tour-section

― chinchilla, Friday, 19 July 2024 10:57 (two years ago)

Thanks!

Not The Way is such a good song to kick a career off with

― H.P, Friday, 19 July 2024 11:31 (two years ago)


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