Disc 1

01 – intro
02 – Anytime
03 – Aluminum Park
04 – Off The Record
05 – =station ID=
06 – Evil Urges
07 – Touch Me I’m Giong To Scream Pt.1
08 – What A Wonderful Man
09 – =station ID=
10 – Two Halves
11 – Golden
12 – Thank You Too!
13 – =station ID=
14 – I’m Amazed
15 – Evelyn Is Not Real
16 – Sec Walkin
17 – War Begun
18 – =station ID=
19 – Phone Went West
20 – Librarian (station ID at end)

running time disc 1 = 1:15:29

Disc 2

01 – Dondante
02 – Gideon
03 – Lay Low (station ID at beginning)
04 – Mahgeetah
05 – =station ID=
06 – Mahgeetah (cont’d)
07 – ENCORE BREAK (applause)
08 – “thank you”
09 – Wordless Chorus
10 – Highly Suspicious
11 – Cobra [pt.1] >
12 – Cobra [pt.2] >
13 – Cobra [pt.3]
14 – Smokin From Shootin
15 – Touch me I’m going To Scream pt.2
16 – Run Thru
17 – =station ID=
18 – One Big Holiday

running time disc 2 = 1:18:41

There are definitely corporate funded/sponsored groups out there that have a big vested interest in getting the government to designate more OHV areas, even as existing areas continue to be poorly supervised and scarred with hundreds, if not thousands of miles of illegal trails. And even if there weren’t corporate interests involved, I’m certainly more glad that there are well-funded environmental groups out there vs. well-funded OHV advocacy groups.

But even if the OHV lobby is as weak as you say it is, I still want fewer OHVs on our public lands, not more. I don’t know why people think that their ability to enjoy nature is contingent upon their ability to destroy it. Maybe you’re not one of those people, but mud pluggers and dune bashers remain the people who ultimately benefit from more off-road areas, and people who wish to quietly enjoy nature (the majority of people who visit these places) are the ones who suffer.

As Edward Abbey said, “A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles.”

This statement is so full of fail. You do not know the reality of citizen involvement in the Forest Service’s Travel Management Process, and you do not know the reality of OHV advocacy groups. I’d match my OHV organization’s spreadsheet against any green group’s in a comparison for resource scarcity. We’ve received one (1) $3000 gift from Kawasaki USA in the entire time I’ve been associated with the organization, and that can be attributed to the fact that one of our officers is a former Kawasaki factory racer. How much does the Pew Charitable Trusts give to green advocacy groups? Hmmm?

I agree, the Pitchfork review is full of backhanded compliments, but I’m definitely glad that an erratic writer didn’t eviscerate it on a whim instead—as they appear to have done with the new Avett Brothers album, which is loved by everyone that I know.

In general, I’m a little surprised that more people aren’t raving about Funeral Singers. I think it’s damn near perfect. Sure, it’s received high marks from pretty much everywhere, but I agree, if Pitchfork was going to like it, I was expecting something in the nines or at least high eights.

It seems like a lot of other blogs’ reviews are based upon Pitchfork’s criticisms, as well—calling it “more of the same,” etc. This makes me wonder if there’s an original thought anywhere in music blogging anymore (maybe there never was).

When only one website matters, it kind of defeats the purpose of smaller sites writing reviews. It’s part of the reason why we tend to review shows, rather than albums.