The Beginning is the twenty-eighth album by Jandek. It was released in 1999, and was given Corwood Industries release number 0766. It is considered the final album of Jandek's "second acoustic phase".
Considered the seventh and final album of the "second acoustic phase" (which begins with Twelfth Apostle), The Beginning starts out much like its predecessor, New Town, and features a number of minimal acoustic pieces. Jandek almost sounds warm sing...
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The Beginning is the twenty-eighth album by Jandek. It was released in 1999, and was given Corwood Industries release number 0766. It is considered the final album of Jandek's "second acoustic phase".
Considered the seventh and final album of the "second acoustic phase" (which begins with Twelfth Apostle), The Beginning starts out much like its predecessor, New Town, and features a number of minimal acoustic pieces. Jandek almost sounds warm singing "hello, it's February" in the opening song. That leads to a re-visit of New Town's "You Standing There" (that is a little brisker, but not that different from the original). The penultimate track, "A Dozen Drops", is obviously meant as a companion piece to the song known previously as "Nancy Sings," "John Plays Drums," and "Birthday." The harrowing piece ends with the words, "God came between us" (referencing a song from Lost Cause). Lyrics on the album deal with topics ranging from payment of bills to levels of turkey juice in the blood....
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