Hail and Farewell, Gothenburg
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Hail and Farewell, Gothenburg is an unreleased recording by The Mountain Goats
. It was the intended sequel to the album Sweden
. It held a mythical status among fans for over a decade, but it was leaked out onto the internet around the turn of 2007 and is now widely available on file sharing programs. John Darnielle, in a post on his official message board, has gone on to say that the album "is mastered too fast, by the way - the voice and guitar on it are about a full tone higher than they were actually performed." Due to leaks like this one, he went on, he now destroys any masters that he does not want to escape without his blessing. This includes about fifteen songs that did not make the cut for All Hail West Texas
. Darnielle continues "I'm just kinda touchy about this subject, since it does seem like people often say, 'Hey, if you didn't want people to hear it, you shouldn't have even recorded it,' which is, as I say, pretty limiting to one's creativity."
, except for "You're So Vain
" written by Carly Simon
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker....
. It was the intended sequel to the album Sweden
Sweden (album)
-Notes:Despite the title, cover, Swedish alternative titles, and the humorous mini-essay about "The Swedish conspiracy" in the liner notes , none of the lyrics are explicitly about Sweden itself...
. It held a mythical status among fans for over a decade, but it was leaked out onto the internet around the turn of 2007 and is now widely available on file sharing programs. John Darnielle, in a post on his official message board, has gone on to say that the album "is mastered too fast, by the way - the voice and guitar on it are about a full tone higher than they were actually performed." Due to leaks like this one, he went on, he now destroys any masters that he does not want to escape without his blessing. This includes about fifteen songs that did not make the cut for All Hail West Texas
All Hail West Texas
All Hail West Texas is an album by the Mountain Goats. After the slight increase in production values on 2000's The Coroner's Gambit, All Hail West Texas is the last Mountain Goats album on which all the songs were recorded on John Darnielle's trademark Panasonic RX-FT500 boombox.The album is...
. Darnielle continues "I'm just kinda touchy about this subject, since it does seem like people often say, 'Hey, if you didn't want people to hear it, you shouldn't have even recorded it,' which is, as I say, pretty limiting to one's creativity."
Track listing
All songs by John DarnielleJohn Darnielle
John Darnielle is an American musician, best known as the primary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, and vocalist.-Places Darnielle has lived:...
, except for "You're So Vain
You're So Vain
"You're So Vain" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and released in December 1972. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover; Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The subject's identity has been the matter of speculation, fueled by...
" written by Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...
- "Hello, Old Rabbit"
- "You're So Vain"
- "Four New Trees"
- "I Love You. Let's Light Ourselves on Fire"
- "Milk Song"
- "Ghosts"
- "Red Choral Diamond Spray"
- "Ending the Alphabet"
- "Crane"
- "One Frozen River"