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Old 05-27-2014, 10:25 AM   #97 (permalink)
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I cant even imagine what a Jandek (or Janny-D/ole Jan-Dee if you prefer) concert would be like. Like, I would think the ideal atmosphere would be a small room with no light and instead of standing and jumping or waving arms, it would just be you on the ground in the fetal position as he played a seemingly broken guitar somewhere around you. idk maybe im old school in my concert beliefs.

I once heard someone use the term "decay folk" to describe Jandek's music. Everything is rotting.
The venue that he played was good for the music, but there was seating in the middle. It would have been better if it as all standing room. I remember at the end of the show, they turned off the projectors, the other musicians left the stage, and Jandek stood silhouetted ominously at the front of the stage for a few minutes. Perfect way to end a Jandek show.
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