The Decemberists “The King is Dead” has been out for more than a year but I am just now posting my review. It is more like an outline of a review. These are all dated 2/17/11.

1. down by the river, down by the old main drag. (i meant “water”)

2. sounds like Driver 8 by REM and this one goes out to the one i love.

3. Peter Buck plays mandolin on track 1 Don’t Cry but “bass” or baritone guitar elec guitar on Down By the Water

4. David Wagner of the Chron says the Decemberists are an REM cover band i.e. derivative or implying too much in debt to, homage to, fealty to, worship.

5. It could be a shot across the bow (I actually drew a ship)

6. He could be f—ing Peter Buck in the — not blowing him.

7. Buck played on the cd, but Colin Meloy wrote all the music.

8. down WITH the river down WITH  the old main DRAG.

He is usurping. Demolishing his idols, intergenerationally.

As old as Shakespeare this theme.

Revolution.

9. REM – southeast

DECS – northwest

or Portland v. Atlanta (I mean Athens GA)

Athens Inside Out

Portland In or Out

10. Notice the trees, on backdrop, in poster, on cd cover

11. Kill Rock Stars

the Capitol Label

is really tiny

12. Kevin French Big Shot touring>Paradigm

also White Stripes (David Kaplan) EZ Action>TAG

13. Capitol

Modest Mouse

Up Records

14. Red Light Charlottesville, VA + Ron Lafite (ex-label guy?)

Jason Colton – Stanford SCON Phish Dionysian

Los Lobos, Dave Mathews, Corey Harris

my list goes to 70.

57. Loves to read

http://www.amazon.com/King-Dead-Decemberists/dp/B0049OSQ18

edit to add, March 17, 2012: there i go waited too long to review the cd and now they have a new one out, a live one: