The Good side of Jim O'Rourke
06/12/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"It seems Mr. O'Rourke puts out two different kinds of albums. There are the ones like Happy Days and that thing that he did with Sonic Youth that sounds like he turned his guitar all the way up, leaned it against his amp to get some nice stable feedback going, and pushed record. Then there are albums like Bad Timing. Bad Timing is one of the dopest albums. It is mainly acoustic guitar picking, in the vein of John Fahey, with some modern additives. He does a wonderful job constructed peaceful, smooth, unbelievable songs with his guitar. This album is perfect for a calm day, when your doing nothing, sitting on your porch, watching the wind blow the dust around. I can never just go out and buy a jim O'Rourke record anymore. You gotta go do your research to make sure he actually picks up the guitar. And on Bad Timing, he does it brilliantly."