Alright. My co-worker and I were arguing about this the other day. Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) verse Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon). Both are meticulous perfectionists. Both are former addicts. Both are described as social outcasts. Both make kick ass music. So which of these two do you find to be the better musician?

Of course Kozelek has put out a lot more music, Linkous' three albums are pretty damn diverse. It's a tough call, but I kind of see their last two albums as a tie-breaker. Kozelek put out an album of Modest Mouse covers which was pretty underwhelming, while Linkous' new album is pretty damn refined. Also, I think Linkous sound is more diversed and he can "rock" out a little better than Kozelek.

I'd like to hear other's thoughts.

I totally disagree on several counts. I think Kozelek's Crazy Horse-styled stuff (on the later RHP records and on the Sun Kil Moon record) rocks HARD!

I think the Modest Mouse covers record was great. He made me like Modest Mouse songs, which I normally dislike.

I think Linkous is interesting but inconsistent. I want to like his stuff, but I often find it frustrating and weird for the sake of weird.

I'll go with Kozelek.

Nice thread.

I've never heard Aparklehorse, but I'm a big fan of Mark Kozelek. I think Ghosts of the Great Highway is his best work, followed by Songs For A Blues Guitar. I've never heard either of the first two self-titled Red House Painters albums though.

Tiny Cities was pretty good. My only complaint is that I think he chose a lot of bad Modest Mouse songs to cover. He should've chosen more from Moon and Antarctica methinks. Oddly enough, though, a couple of my least favorite Modest Mouse songs ("Four Fingered Fisherman" and "Tiny Cities") are two of the best songs on the album. So maybe he knwe what he was doing. Still, I'd rather he worked on another album of originals, especially seeing as how his songwriting has just gotten better and better over the years.

Dude, I totally thought this was going to be an online deathmatch between Mark (one of the moderators) and m.leland.

Of course I'm just now realizing that leland's first name is Mike.

Damnit.

Now I'm all disappointed. I wanted to see a deathmatch.

I think I can arrange for you to go Thunderdome with me. That's if you're up to it. I've got to warn you though that I'm sumo-size. Really.

Neither... Mark E. Smith!

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Originally posted by Yay!:
Dude, I totally thought this was going to be an online deathmatch between Mark (one of the moderators) and m.leland.

Haha. I actually thought it was going to be mark f vs. somebody I didn't know.

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Originally posted by Yay!:
Dude, I totally thought this was going to be an online deathmatch between Mark (one of the moderators) and m.leland.

Of course I'm just now realizing that leland's first name is Mike.

Damnit.

Now I'm all disappointed. I wanted to see a deathmatch.

Give out personal info again and I'll sink you like The Poseidon Adventure.

Neither, IMO.

Mark Lanegan. Fits your criteria and is musically superior to both.

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Originally posted by twan_deeth_ree:
Neither, IMO.

Mark Lanegan. Fits your criteria and is musically superior to both.

Agreed. Lanegan kicks the ass of both.

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Originally posted by ericg75:

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Originally posted by twan_deeth_ree:
Neither, IMO.

Mark Lanegan. Fits your criteria and is musically superior to both.

Agreed. Lanegan kicks the ass of both.

I second, er, third this sentiment.