Straightaways reconsidered

widespreadchanges · Post by **widespreadchanges** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:04 pm

Creosote is awesome. I would buy J Farrar new sheets if he were a millionaire. I would leave if he acknowledged my existence. Which one of you broke Ronald Acuna's computer mouse hand?

barclocksays3am · Post by **barclocksays3am** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:58 pm

Creosote is my fav tune but the whole record is solid

TragicFig · Post by **TragicFig** » Wed May 23, 2018 10:01 pm

I'm hoping the summer SV electric shows have some surprises that weren't in last year's sets. Some Straightaways, WST, or OATMOR tunes would be nice, and maybe even break out a couple of "new" encore covers...

thatbeat · Post by **thatbeat** » Wed May 23, 2018 4:01 pm

Since Jay works in cycles, the middle album with SV 1.0 sits really well with me. There are songs on there that I'd die if he'd bring back to his live shows. Sometimes WST seemed like a contract fulfillment but then I listen again and think, god that's good too.

I'm anxious for more music.

That is all.

wheelhousetunes · Post by **wheelhousetunes** » Wed May 23, 2018 8:20 am

Last Minute Shakedown and No More Parades are two of my favorites.

widespreadchanges · Post by **widespreadchanges** » Thu May 17, 2018 2:25 pm

I came back to snicker and grin about the baseball and straightaways reconsidered. Made my Minutes. My only addition is you're right. Maybe it is a good album, one of my faves, but the later end of the SV album does not register to me as well as WST and TRACE> so haha

If I were to excuse in Ronald Acuna Jr. in for cuts to the field....I would, upon the braves, wish Kurt Suzuki could play more often, because the batting order seeems like a straightaways w/out you...hmm excuse me without you....after all. put aside..finally gonna..

Thanks ThrasherBear

mukeiei · Post by **mukeiei** » Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:10 am

I agree with what you say. You speak the most well, I'll keep going. Thanks for sharing this story.

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TragicFig · Post by **TragicFig** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:49 pm

Great. You can retire his number and his XXXXXXXL batting helmet too!

ThrasherBear · Post by **ThrasherBear** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:50 pm

Ha--just got the email. Giants retiring #25 this summer. He may have been a jerk, but he was OUR jerk!

el caballo loco · Post by **el caballo loco** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:16 pm

Hoops wrote:
Anagirds wrote:If it is good then it will be great and then we will have to follow.
That’s what I have tattooed on my lower back!

Wise beyond your years.

Hoops · Post by **Hoops** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:51 am

Anagirds wrote:If it is good then it will be great and then we will have to follow.

That’s what I have tattooed on my lower back!

Anagirds · Post by **Anagirds** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:30 am

If it is good then it will be great and then we will have to follow.

TragicFig · Post by **TragicFig** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:56 pm

Agree with all Thrasher, but Barry in the Hall? You go too far, Sir!

ThrasherBear · Post by **ThrasherBear** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:35 am

Straightaways was treated unfairly by some reviewers, compared and contrasted with Trace. I think about it like a baseball team. Trace may be more consistent top to bottom, but the top of the Straightaways order is so great, with an MVP hitting cleanup. That "murderers row" of Caryatid Easy, Back into your World, Picking up the Signal and Left a Slide is in my opinion the best 4 song set in Jay's amazing catalogue. A team can win it all with its 1-4 hitters playing at All-star levels, and so it is with Straightaways! (To carry the analogy to absurdity--Left a Slide is like Barry Bonds--maybe the greatest ever, but banished. It's time for Barry in the HOF and Left a Slide in the setlist!). ðŸ˜Š