"One Fast Move..." Exclusive first listen 10/13-20

megaballs1 · Post by **megaballs1** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:55 am

Nothing in Sam says "hate'' CF

He is off though

Antelope850 · Post by **Antelope850** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:44 am

sam6025 wrote:I haven't listened to the album yet, ...

I think you should probably listen to it before you say it seems lame.

Patti Smith is in the movie, and wrote a page of the cd/dvd liner notes- and in the liner notes, she says she had never read any Kerouac at all before being asked to be a part of this. That makes her participation in the documentary sound questionable on first glance. But as I watched her take on things in the movie, and in her thoughts on the liner notes, I like the idea of people who have been Kerouac fans forever giving their take, alongside the thoughts of some folks just immersing themselves in it recently.

As for Jay, I believe he has a library of Kerouac's work, and in many ways models his entire writing style on Kerouac, so having him write the soundtrack and album makes a lot of sense to me, whether he read Big Sur years ago or in 2007.

Mega - Gibbard wrote the title track, and has a co-writing credit with Jay on The Void. The rest are all Jay (and Jack.)

countryfeedback · Post by **countryfeedback** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:35 am

Based on one listen here is what I think.
I actually like Ben's songs better.
Sea Engines is the only Jay track that really stands out to me.

There I said it, at least my post wont get nearly as much hate as Sam's.

megaballs1 · Post by **megaballs1** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:21 am

Sam, innaresting point you have, but remember that Big Sur was fresh to Jay and perhaps was more inspirational to him because of it.

I also think using an author's words, not just any author but Keroauc's, is a just a great idea for this project. Its just friggin brilliant. Who else woulda done it?

Gibbard wrote nothing on this I believe. It was all Jay. Still think incorporating Gibbard changed things up and Mark Spencer's pedal steel took it from an 8 to a 10.

Maybe I'm drinking the Kool-Aid but I think the art world is stopped and is focusing on Keroauc for a few moments...atleast here in LA...my world has and I'm thrilled with this moment in time.

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:18 am

Having heard this in its entirety, Farrar's cuts are memorable and Gibbarfd's are forgettable...nowhere as good as Gob Iron

sam6025 · Post by **sam6025** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:12 am

I haven't listened to the album yet, but I'm a little bummed to read Farrar was "a big Kerouac fan, but had never read Big Sur before..." I'm guessing he was one of the "On the Road" fans who identified as a fan of all things Kerouac. Outside of On the Road, Big Sur is the best and most important book Kerouac wrote. I've read all of Kerouac's books. Read 12 in a single summer back in college. Big Sur was the one everyone said was amazing, but it was the end, so you couldn't jump ahead to it. [

Seems lame that this album was written by someone who pretty much read the book to make the soundtrack and in the end, an album. Kinda weak...

matt · Post by **matt** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:36 am

Sounds great first time through, although its a little disappointing there was no reference to Alf, the sacred mule. He was my favorite character in Big Sur.

megaballs1 · Post by **megaballs1** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:31 am

There's something circular about this "One Fast Move" production that grabs me.

From post war America, with the birth of rock n roll, Keroauc and his place in art...a strain that ran thru Bobby Dylan's words, songs and life...Bob's DNA runs thru Jay Farrar, but it runs thru many of us, thru Neil,the Beatles and countless other artists...thru childhood christianity and adulthood existentialism and/or Buddhism thoughts...the questions, the artwork of Van Gogh, Beethoven, Miles....the fascinating questions of life and death, and birth of our kids...the passing of our parents and friends...the pursuit of love and kicks...the growing appreciation for Jay Farrar's modest works of genius somehow brings us to ...

a breathing of life to Jack Keroauc, with his lust for ectasy and grave despair, his free association and free mind...somehow this documentary led to a collaboration of Keroauc words and Jay Farrar music.

gdavis5446 · Post by **gdavis5446** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:29 am

I love what I hear. I was not very excited about this album. Shame on me.

countryfeedback · Post by **countryfeedback** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:47 am

Thanks!

Love Jackson · Post by **Love Jackson** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:16 am

Use this link to get full record...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =113748932

megaballs1 · Post by **megaballs1** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:47 am

The link is there but not active just yet it seems. Look on left side of page, below Zenon...maybe later or tomorrow? and thanks DC.

countryfeedback · Post by **countryfeedback** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:23 am

I am not able to find this? It seems to have several other first listens but I cant find a link for the Jay/Ben one.

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:34 am

Just a reminder bump in case someone would like to hear it early that hasn't via some other means.

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:49 am

At NPR. I didn't see this posted yet, so...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... d=98679384