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HellCreeperDa du das Federvieh so betonst, gehe ich mal davon aus du meinst die Magnolia Electric Co – s/t Platte.
Besagtes Album ist allerdings das offiziell letzte Album von Songs: Ohia
Songs: Ohia – Magnolia Electric Co (2003)
Jason Molina – Pyramid Electric Co (2004)
dann das phantatische Live Album:
Magnolia Electric Co. – Trials & Errors (2005)
und dann das 1. Studioalbum:
Magnolia Electric Co. – What Comes After the Blues (2005)--
Highlights von Rolling-Stone.de11 coole Zitate aus „Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier“
So klingen die größten Schlagzeuger ohne ihre Band
Welches Equipment verwenden eigentlich…Pink Floyd?
Musikalische Orgasmen: 6 Songs voller Höhepunkte
Dies ist (laut Fans und Kritikern) die beste Folge von „Friends“
Studio-Magier: Die 8 besten Musikproduzenten
WerbungWenn man folgendem Artikel glauben schenken kann, ist Jason wohl tatsächlich alkoholkrank…(Quelle: Chunklet )
You know, talking about the current state of indie rock can be like a turd staring back at its own reflection, but as somebody that has been around for a while, I can honestly say that some of my favorite musicians are my friends. Truly.
I’ve known Jason Molina (of Songs:Ohia and Magnolia Electric Company fame) so long I can barely remember how I met him. I vividly remember helping him set up shows while he was on the road back in the late 90’s. While he was calling me on a pay phone. From Texas. Collect. And sure, he was always a bit weird, but JMo quickly became a friend.
The funny thing to keep in mind is how he’d beg me to never let up making fun of him in Chunklet or when he performed on stage. Amidst his songs of solipsism and ghosts, I always thought to myself how human he always wanted to be. Much like his country heroes, Jason had demons. And his demons caught up with him.
About two years ago, the phone calls started. Odd, disjointed phone calls. The kinds of phone calls where I’d remind myself to get a tape recorder to document the weirdness. Calls from Jason (who was living in London at the time) would wander aimlessly. The kinds of phone calls where you’d say to yourself „Is this a prank?“ or „Is he okay?“
A tour with Will Johnson was scrubbed and then….
About a year ago, it became abundantly aware to me what was going on. Jason is an addict.
It weighed heavy on me. I’d call his bandmates and mutual friends to get to the bottom of „what’s up with Jason.“ It appears that his drinking had caught up with him in monumental fashion. Rehab in England. Getting arrested. Drinking. Being flown back to the states by friends in Chicago so they could keep an eye on him.
It was then (about six months ago) that the calls from Jason became…..just…..desperate. Without knowing that he was even in Chicago (he was still using his UK phone), I’d get disjointed calls. He’d sing new songs to me. He’d cry. He’d pass out. He’d laugh. He’d remember some stupid random story about us singing a song together on stage in Virginia. More crying. Dead air. Drifting. And again, this wasn’t the JMo I knew. It bothered me then as it does now.
However, with respect to Jason, I didn’t make a public spectacle of it. It was Jason’s personal life, and I decided it best to honor his privacy. But this last week I checked the Magnolia Electric web site and realized that a (quasi) press release about Jason’s condition has been public for the last couple of months. But really, I still don’t think people know. And well, I just would hate to idly sit while Jason drinks himself into a coffin. So here I am rambling about my pal JMo on a Saturday night.
Jason is sick. Apart from being an insanely talented and prolific musician, he’s truly a good guy. However, he’s got a problem with alcohol. And it’s destroying him.
Without boring you with the sordid details of his past few months, he’s at (yet another) rehab clinic. He’s now being attended to by family in West Virginia and is hopefully on the mend. Let’s hope. Or pray. Or whatever.
Please click on this link to read the Molina family’s press release (along with a Paypal link to donate $$$$). I know many outside the US will read this and fail to understand the fucked nature of the American health system, but he’s got to pay out of his pocket to get better. So there it is. He needs money.
So I’ll leave it at this. Jason Molina is not well. However, you could assist in his recovery.
I hope this helps.
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"i tell all my friends that i'm bound for heaven, and if it ain't so you can't blame me for living" Thank You, Jason!Mr.SoulWenn man folgendem Artikel glauben schenken kann, ist Jason wohl tatsächlich alkoholkrank…(Quelle: Chunklet )
Das liest sich richtig bitter. Hoffentlich geht es bald wieder
bergauf mit ihm. Das mit der fehlenden Krankenversicherung
ist wirklich nur schwer nachzuvollziehen, in den USA aber wohl
alles andere als ein Einzelfall.--
Tragisch.
Das Box-Set ist nun etwas preiswerter direkt über SC-Distribuition zu bekommen (sehr zuverlässig).--
.NatsumeDas mit der fehlenden Krankenversicherung
ist wirklich nur schwer nachzuvollziehen, in den USA aber wohl
alles andere als ein Einzelfall.Eben. Deshalb tut es auch nicht weh, ihm ein paar Dollar zu spenden.
Ich hoffe auch, dass er wieder gesund wird und nochmal eine Platte wie Magnolia Electric Co s/t macht.Sehr tragisch, in den letzten Monate hab ich Jason Molinas Musik sehr zu schätzen gelernt.
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and now we rise and we are everywhereDear friends and family.
It has been a long hospital year. You all have done so much and given so much to further my cause on this planet that I feel compelled to give you a little note. The response towards my medical fund and other support has been better than I could have ever imagined. I spent my time on the farm which was more like the opposite of a tour of duty, but it was good in its way. I have been moved around quite a bit too, Chicago, England, Indiana, West Virginia and back and forth to each. For the time being I am doing well, still in recovery and still in treatment until probably the summer does its thing. I’ve been writing a lot of music and eagerly anticipate the new 10” with Will Schaff’s book, word is that end of May we might finally get them. It is slow going, but it is going. I did write about 500 letters to many of you who sent me good wishes and more, oddly the facility I was in decided to keep them all instead of sending them. I’ll start re-collecting post box information when I am in a place for any length of time. Treatment is good, getting to deal with a lot of things that even the music didn’t want to. I have not given up because you, my friends have not given up on me. I do still need your support however that takes shape, good vibes are worth more than you might think. Finally, there are actually some musical projects on the distant radar screen, but for those who understand, I am taking this in much smaller steps than I’m used to. Keep the lamps trimmed and burning!JM
5 May 2012
IndianapolisQuelle: magnoliaelectricco.com
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"i tell all my friends that i'm bound for heaven, and if it ain't so you can't blame me for living" Thank You, Jason!„Am 16. März 2013 starb Molina an Organversagen in Folge von Alkoholmissbrauch“
R.I.P, dear Jason. Danke für die wunderbare, tiefgreifende, unheimlich anrührende Musik, die Du uns hinterlassen hast. Das ist ein schwarzer Tag im Leben des Irrlichts und definitiv die traurigste Nachricht seit vielen, vielen Jahren. Bin fassungslos grade.
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Hold on Magnolia to that great highway moonR.I.P. Jason. Sad news.
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Staring at a grey sky, try to paint it blue - Teenage Blue
AnonymRegistriert seit: 01.01.1970
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Ein grausamer, leidvoller Tod.
Der Mann hatte an musikalischen Emotionen so viel zu geben, und für sich selbst keine Fürsorge übrig. Riding with the Ghost.--
Devil if I fall hold out no water to me
Devil when I fall, hold out no handTalk to me devil, again
Sehr sehr traurig
R.I.P. JasonMagnolia Electric Co in Lleida (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1WVI-5okQo&NR=1&feature=endscreen--
RIP Jason – Songs wie „I’ve been riding with the Ghost“ und „Leave the City“ gehören zu meinen Top 100… (Und Ghost Tropic ist für mich eh ein Über-Album)
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l'enfer c'est les autres...Unfassbar traurige Nachricht. R.I.P. Jason.
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"i tell all my friends that i'm bound for heaven, and if it ain't so you can't blame me for living" Thank You, Jason!
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