lucero - does the fact that theres no thread about them means ilx think they're dud?

I think Lucero sums up everything that I find boring in rock music.

I liked Red 40 better.

first three are hit or miss. when they miss, it's pretty dire. haven't so much as heard a note since the third one. not into the vocals at all, but nice dudes & awesome drummer.

"awesome drummer"

really? im listening now to "further west" and it sounds kinda standard

not sure if I've heard further west, but I alwys thought (well the 5 or so times I saw em live) Roy's drumming was kinda unorthodox for a country-rock -whatever band, veering towards symphonic in a way. Maybe I was just really high.

"Maybe I was just really high"

i rest my case

fair enough. this was live, too. they might keep him in check in the studio.

based on what i read about them i feel like i would love these guys but i've never actually heard a note

pursue or

I'm in the same position, though from what I gather it's more like they'd sound like something that sounds like something I love...?

Would give chance, I guess.

I love the music/score the main dude did for "Shotgun Stories," which was a pretty great indie flick from last year.

so btw since this last revive i fell completely head over heel for that much further west. DL'd the new one last night and dude sounds like he blew out his voice real bad sometime this decade. they've added organ & horns in a weird bid for gravitas that just makes them sound like a misguided ska band trying to follow the lead of the Hold Steady.

Two of my best friends played on their very first demo tape. They are the most ubiquitous band in Memphis. I've never gotten into them at all.

Yeah, "That Much Further West" is the best they did. I tried albums before and after, nothing is in the same category. And while TMFW is a fine alt-country album, it's still not a top tier one.

These guys were big locally when I lived in Memphis in the late 90s/early 00s, but I never got into them then. But I had been gone for years when I heard TMFW, so maybe it was homesickness that weakened my defenses. I think that's the best thing they've done. To me it's a drummer's album -- he leads the band. I love the way he comes in about twice as fast as expected on "Tears Don't Matter Much," which completely redefines the song and undercuts some of its sentimentality. Unfortunately, he wasn't as prominent on Nobody's Darlings or Rogues, Rebels, which sound a lot more pedestrian. I do like the new quite a bit, though. It makes good use of some local sounds and talents.

search 1/2 - 3/4 of TMFW, Tennessee, s/t and the first demo (re-released a few years ago as "The Attic Tapes"). Can;t speak for them after that.

To me it's a drummer's album -- he leads the band. I love the way he comes in about twice as fast as expected on "Tears Don't Matter Much," which completely redefines the song and undercuts some of its sentimentality.

plus the way the drums fade in all doubletime dnb style on "when you decided to leave" kills me every time

ok i gotta recant

the new one is really growing on me.

i've listened to the first three tracks like 8 times today. i drunkenly quoted a lyric from the opener in a cheesy text message last night. i found myself singing the guitar solo in the shower this morning.

this is how a record works its way into your life, i guess.

the bridge of 'sound of the city' is dope

there keep being these real awkward moments of square country-style telecaster playing that run into real swinging drums & horns and its jarring and doesn't really work

Not ashamed to admit that I really enjoy this band, when I hear them. I don't own any of their stuff, but I saw them in Boulder once. Exactly what you'd expect, but pretty fun show. These guys were HUGE in Richmond, VA a while back. probably hated now.

Gonna see em in a couple weekends, pretty amped.

<3

I'm kind of amazed to hear they're still a band. Enjoyed seeing them circa. . . '98, '99? at the punk show level, 10-20 people at the Belvedere (a large concrete gazebo, more or less) in Little Rock. Years later circa '02/'03, much less so--100-200 people, mainly seemed to go over well with slightly drunk college girls. Did they get bigger than that?

"Date at the Payphone" was better.

Saw them in Lousville when I was last in the states in 2002.

I was steaming drunk after an afternoon and night in the Mag Bar and decided that they were Uncle Tupelo wannabees.

Bought "That Much further West" on a nostalgia whim and loved the title track. Followed up with a couple of others but can't remember the titles. Sorry Lucero

Did they get bigger than that?

they play festivals where several hundred people sing along now so yes i guess?

they still play at barley's in knoxville if that tells u anything

I really like a lot of Lucero's things. Overall I think the best disc is probably Tennessee, but they're all pretty good. The s/t is a step or two behind the others. 'Tears Don't Matter Much' and 'It Ain't No Good' are among my favorite toonz, and they do sound a bit too much like Uncle Tupelo once in a while. Not enough to dismiss them though.

slowly realizing tennesse is their best record

oh so thats who you are

oh you

Glad to see others unthread appreciating Roy's drumming.

The solo album Roy put out is really good.

dud.

hurrah.

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My old roommate Todd joined Lucero a little while ago, so I'm definitely more of a fan than I used to be.

haha what

is he doing horns or like

geetar & pedal steel as far as I know. He also plays in Glossary.

"is he doing horns" like he is the entire horn section simultaneously

http://www.luceromusic.com/

He's in the white t-shirt sitting on the couch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4W2A2jgJ4

i can't afford acl tickets

they are playing north carolina in 6 days

CAN I DO IT

Glossary > Lucero

Also, Todd Beene rules

Also, Todd Beene rules

^ true x 1,000

ran into ben at a bar in austin last night. said his bro-in-law lives here and just had a kid "so i figured it'd be a good excuse to ride the motorcycle down to austin"

i used to kinda be pals with the glossary dudes but that was in 1998 and like 20 lineups ago

i still hate lucero fwiw

"do you know what a ~con leche~ is?"

hahhaaha

"i would forget you if only i could"

hi if you're reading

and fuck you too

but hi, i guess, and i hope you're well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG_N3bTeuWc&feature=related

http://grooveshark.com/s/If+Only+You+Were+Lonely/3JH8yn?src=5

^ this cover of 'if only you were lonely' makes me pretty fucking happy

new single, album is out 9/18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j8d9ZKySPs

not sure how to feel about it, kind of a dour fleetwood mac thing which is an interesting move for them but ben's voice isn't really made for this i don't think

also the backup vocals on the bridge are stupid

ayo roxy what's a con leche