so what are the other Giant Sand songs that kinda sound like The Gun Club?

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cuz I'm diggin' "Remote" and "Dwon On Town" - didn't know they did this kinda thing - always thought they sounded like Calexico (Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Sunday, 6 March 2005 00:03 (twenty years ago)

Errr...well, aren't members of Calexico former Giant Sand members?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 6 March 2005 00:06 (twenty years ago)

Giant Sand and Calexico are miles apart! I dunno, you might like their latest one, Is All Over...the Map

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Sunday, 6 March 2005 00:50 (twenty years ago)

Assuming you meant Down on Town from Valley of Rain, you should check out that whole album. I just listened to "Remote" (I have the new one but haven't listened to it much) and it reminds me of the classic Giant Sand I used to love. Specifically earlier stuff like "The Love Songs" the comp "Giant Sandwich" and "Ramp".

I'm not sure what people think Giant Sand are supposed to sound like if they haven't heard much, it's really quite varied stuff, depending on the period.

If you are looking Gun Club-ish, anything before Center of the Universe (and some of that album)from 1992, should do fine...as well as Chore.

As for Calexico, I have and love about 12-15 Giant Sand albums including boots, but I've never been able to get into them...there ya go.

― Garibaldianne (Garibaldianne), Sunday, 6 March 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

try their first album from 1985: valley of rain. which is on one cd with the next release ballad of a thin line man. howe gelb is a genius.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Monday, 7 March 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

sorry i didn't read the last post. anyways reviving a giant sand thread can't be a sin, can it?

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Monday, 7 March 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Before Giant Sand there was Giant Sandworms...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3YwOYjrqbQ

― alex in mainhattan, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 20:05 (fifteen years ago)

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