Conversational Review: Gene Clark - Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers (1967)

Josh and I (still inexplicably credited as Miami Dan) decided, one fine morning, we'd listen to Gene Clark's 1967 debut solo album Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers.

[07:21:49] Miami Dan: k

[07:21:53] Miami Dan: I shall countdown

[07:21:54] Miami Dan: 3

[07:21:55] Miami Dan: 2

[07:21:55] Miami Dan: 1

[07:21:56] Miami Dan: PLAY

Echoes begins.

[07:22:17] Miami Dan: well

[07:22:19] Miami Dan: this is lush

[07:22:27] Josh: very nice

[07:23:22] Josh: not really what I was expecting

[07:23:43] Josh: nice arrangement, though

[07:24:10] Miami Dan: not bad

[07:25:21] Josh: pretty good song

Think I'm Gonna Feel Better begins.

[07:25:36] Miami Dan: not bad

[07:25:41] Miami Dan: blah

[07:25:46] Miami Dan: not minding this one either

[07:25:50] Josh: apple headphones sound like balls

[07:25:54] Miami Dan: oh good.

[07:26:02] Miami Dan: and you would know

[07:26:08] Josh: so, that's a bummer

[07:26:13] Miami Dan: :(

[07:26:34] Josh: A lot of baroque touches in his songs so far

[07:26:46] Josh: nice harmonies, too

[07:26:49] Miami Dan: yeah

Tried So Hard begins.

[07:26:54] Miami Dan: that one was quite good, actually

[07:27:59] Josh: more of a country approach on this one

[07:28:17] Miami Dan: yeah, not really my thing

[07:28:32] Josh: I still think it's good

[07:28:39] Josh: but the previous two were stronger

Is Yours Is Mine begins.

[07:29:35] Miami Dan: ooh

[07:30:18] Josh: interesting song

[07:30:22] Miami Dan: well, harmonies are nice

[07:30:27] Miami Dan: song's a little stale though

[07:30:28 | Edited 07:30:35] Josh: how it breaks down into those just harmony parts

[07:31:03] Josh: cool guitars

[07:31:07] Josh: I like the tambourine

[07:31:18 | Edited 07:31:28] Josh: and this drum part that's just happened was cool

[07:31:31] Josh: and is happening again

[07:31:39] Miami Dan: nyeh

Keep On Pushin' begins.

[07:33:06] Miami Dan: I have nothing to say about this one

[07:33:18] Miami Dan: s'k

[07:33:20] Josh: I like the the guitar arrangment

I Found You begins.

[07:33:33] Josh: very short

[07:33:37] Miami Dan: ooh

[07:34:34] Josh: I like his singing

[07:34:49] Miami Dan: I don't particularly

[07:34:51] Josh: those soaring harmonies are cool

[07:34:59] Miami Dan: meh

[07:35:17] Josh: this album seems to have lost you after those first two songs

[07:35:37] Miami Dan: IYIM was also alright

[07:35:48] Miami Dan: nothing else has been all that interesting

So You Say You Lost Your Baby begins.

[07:36:07] Josh: "Elevator Operator" seems like it will be interesting

[07:36:25] Josh: just basing that off the name

[07:36:49] Miami Dan: BET IT WON'T BE

[07:37:00] Josh: ooh, this one has strings

[07:38:06] Josh: I like the arrangement on this one

[07:38:20] Josh: there's low strings off in the left

[07:38:23] Josh: and higher strings in the right

[07:38:33] Miami Dan: ooh, so there is

Elevator Operator begins.

[07:38:51] Miami Dan: yay jangly guitar

[07:39:04] Josh: do you like jangly guitar

[07:39:14] Miami Dan: meh

[07:39:25] Miami Dan: BLAH

[07:39:30] Miami Dan: this one is ok so far

[07:39:34] Josh: I think so

[07:39:37] Josh: I like it

[07:40:02] Josh: More of an ominous feel than the rest of the album

[07:40:15] Miami Dan: dat bass

[07:40:20] Josh: guitars remind me of early Pink Floyd

[07:40:37] Josh: yeah, cool bass line

The Same One begins.

[07:42:02] Josh: a drop in mood

[07:43:14] Miami Dan: still a bit drab

[07:43:39] Josh: eh, it's alright

[07:43:46] Josh: not my favorite, though

Couldn't Believe Her begins.

[07:44:47] Josh: although, I do like the instrumental passages with his humming/whining

[07:45:19] Miami Dan: nnnyyyeeehhhh

[07:45:25] Miami Dan: this one's ok

[07:46:34] Miami Dan: rather short

[07:46:37] Josh: Byrds-ish

Needing Someone begins.

[07:46:41] Josh: not bad

[07:46:48] Josh: well, this is the last song

[07:47:07] Miami Dan: that is a correct observation

[07:47:19] Josh: seemed to go by so very quickly

[07:47:29] Miami Dan: I guess

[07:47:36] Miami Dan: nothing very remarkable here

[07:47:44] Josh: on this song?

[07:47:47] Miami Dan: on the album

[07:48:03] Josh: well, I would disagree

[07:48:05] Miami Dan: some of it's fine

[07:48:21] Miami Dan: but nothing too interesting

[07:48:26] Josh: I am liking this song, though

[07:48:33] Miami Dan: it's almost over

[07:48:45] Miami Dan: 9 more seconds

[07:48:49] Miami Dan: oh.

Album ends.

[07:49:12] Josh: Well, it's over now

[07:49:25] Miami Dan: yup.

[07:49:27] Miami Dan: hm

[07:50:01] Josh: Well, I feel like it was all very good

[07:50:15] Josh: not a bad track on it

[07:50:20] Josh: all strong compositions

[07:50:37] Josh: some were perhaps a bit more plain than others

[07:50:58] Miami Dan: yeah

[07:51:00] Josh: What do you think

[07:51:22] Miami Dan: certainly nothing bad on it, but nothing struck a chord or captured my interest particularly

Final ratings:

Josh: ★★★★

Miami Dan: ★★½

[07:51:44] Josh: really?

[07:51:47] Josh: a 2.5?

[07:52:16] Miami Dan: I don't care for any of it really

[07:52:23 | Edited 07:52:25] Josh: You're giving this the same rating as M.I.U.

[07:52:45] Miami Dan: that sounds oddly fitting

[07:53:07] Josh: but M.I.U. has legitimately poor songs

[07:53:17] Miami Dan: it had some great ones though

[07:53:30] Miami Dan: This one had nothing I felt was really above average

[07:53:51] Josh: I certainly think those first two were above average

[07:53:56] Josh: very nice songs

[07:54:09] Miami Dan: nice, but not brilliant

[07:54:31] Miami Dan: I don't get much enjoyment out of listening to it is all I'm sayin'

[07:54:36] Josh: brilliant gets a 3?

[07:54:44] Miami Dan: ?

[07:54:55] Josh: I was just giving you a hard time

[07:54:57] Miami Dan: ah

[07:56:32] Josh: So, that gives us an average 3.25

[07:57:09] Miami Dan: hooray
[07:57:47] Josh: my head hurts

Conclusion: Judd's taste in music is horrible.