I don't have much to write right now, but Goats are one of my favorite bands and is my wife's all time favorite.
We have pretty much everything in vinyl aside from Zopilote Machine, which I'm planning on getting her for her birthday or Christmas this year.
I've probably seen them more than any other band/artist, the only other one that I may have seen more would be John Vanderslice. I'm assuming you already are familiar with him from their work together. Moon Colony Bloodbath is the jewel of my record collection.
It's hard to pick out a single album as a favorite. All Eternals Deck is a really good one for me. If I'm being honest with myself though, it's probably Sunset Tree. It's the album that hot me into them and the only album that I could recite every word of no problem. I think Pale Green Things is one of the first songs to ever make me cry.
Heel Turn 2 and Damn These Vampires go back and forth as my favorite bstand alone track. And Sax Rohmer. And Lovecraft In Brooklyn. And Broom People. And Oceanographers Choice....and....you get it.
I met John in an empty staircase once before a concert. I didn't know what to say. So I just said "Thanks" and kept walking and he said "Thank you too". And that was that.
I guess I had more to write than I thought.
That's pretty awesome. I've only seen him once, being Australian restricts my access to my favorite artists, but it was a great show. The played lien three or four songs from Goths a couple months before it came out.
There really is such a wide berth of content to take to in regards to the Mountain Goats. Songs of all types and moods. I hope you get that Zopolite Machine vinyl for the missus.
Just wanted to post this Moral Orel AMV - not Mountain Goats relatedz bit probably one of the most enduring pieces of fan content I've ever seen.