Tim Heidecker: MUSICIAN

[Cuellar]

Being slightly obsessed with him at the moment, and prompted by this interview with Tim Heidecker, comedian, I thought I'd listen to his 'sincere' music.

He's put out a couple of albums in this apparently 'sincere' mode: In Glendale (2016) and What The Broken Hearted Do...(2019)

I know he sings a fair bit in On Cinema, especially in the Oscars specials, but he's always 'drunk' and meant to be a bit shit. He actually has quite a good voice and can write a catchy melody.

I think in that interview he mentions Randy Newman, and the later album certainly shows that influence. Maybe it's just cos I've been listening to a lot of him lately as well, but I can hear a big Warren Zevon influence too.

5 bags of popcorn.

[PlanktonSideburns]

Really like bits of that in Glendaruel album. Work from home is a banger, great horn bridge

[PlanktonSideburns]

Leaving that hobbit head esque spelling mistake in

[Cuellar]

Yeah that is a highlight. Also a fan of Central Air and Good Looking Babies.

[Gregory Torso]

This is cool because I was meaning to start a Greg Turkington - The Musician thread, and probably will next time I'm drinking.

[Cuellar]

Parts of it are quite country. Must be great to be an American, you can do that sort of thing. Sort of solid, three chord, verse chorus verse chorus bridge verse chorus thing:

Tim Heidecker - In Glendale

Is it arch, is it affectation?

[Cuellar]

Alright the video makes it seem a lot more arch. Maybe I was taking his words in that interview too much at face value.

[thugler]

Couldn't quite get on with 'in glendale' but i think the new one, and the ep he released are pretty great. Definitely wears his influences on his sleeve but has really developed as a songwriter over the last few years.

[Pearly-Dewdrops Drops]

This is cool because I was meaning to start a Greg Turkington - The Musician thread, and probably will next time I'm drinking.

Yeah, well I'm going to start a Vic Berger IV - The Musician thread!

[Twed]

[famethrowa]

I absolutely love the Heidecker & Wood album "Starting From Nowhere", great fun and great sounds, even though at times Tim isn't a good enough singer to pull it off. It's fun to spot the ripoffs influences of each song, am I right with my picks here?

Cross Country Skiing - Simon & Garfunkel
Right Or Wrong - Steely Dan
Grandest Canyon - Beach Boys
Wedding Song - Philly Soul
Desert Island - Styx sung by Neil Young?
Life on the Road - Doobie Brothers
Weatherman - Boz Scaggs, in particular Harbour Lights
A Song For My Father - early 70's Elton
Right to the Minute - Dan, Doobies, etc
She Left You  - Eagles, Take it to the Limit
Million People - Elton or any 70's piano jockeys

[ajsmith2]

Not the hugest fan of his music (a bit too 70s AOR, even though my tastes are open to that kind of thing) but I do massively respect how he took the silly conspiracy theory amongst MDE fans and 4channers that he was divorced and turned it into a concept album. Trolling on levels his 'enemies' aren't even aware of.

[Cuellar]

Not the hugest fan of his music (a bit too 70s AOR, even though my tastes are open to that kind of thing) but I do massively respect how he took the silly conspiracy theory amongst MDE fans and 4channers that he was divorced and turned it into a concept album. Trolling on levels his 'enemies' aren't even aware of.

Ahh, I had wondered about the theme of What The Broken Hearted Do...

I skimmed his twitter the other day and saw a poll asking what his album should be called, stuff like 'Tim CRYDecker', 'Cuck' things like that. Thought he was just having a laugh.

[alan nagsworth]

He's been jamming/hanging around with Weyes Blood a lot recently which I find wonderful in and of itself. Still not properly got around to listening to his music though.

[Petey Pate]

Here's a duet between Tim and Father John Misty where they sing 'I Am A Cuck'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggwo_31LFfo

[Cuellar]

Great comments: "You said it not me". Belter

What is MDE? Various comments under that video mention it. Did Tim piss them (him) off?

[Petey Pate]

Great comments: "You said it not me". Belter

What is MDE? Various comments under that video mention it. Did Tim piss them (him) off?

Million Dollar Extreme, a comedy group that was essentially an alt-right version of Tim & Eric. They gained some traction online and were given a TV show by Adult Swim that was cancelled after one season. Their fans (and members) blame Tim for supposedly influencing the network's decision.

This thread will get you up to speed on them.

https://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=55222.0

[Cuellar]

Huh. Sound like wanks. I'm glad Tim got them cancelled.