RAW impressions with Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow

Having just finished the last show of the Dinosaur Jr Australian tour, it's late night and Lou is fading. Before he passes out he attempts to answer a few questions from his in-laws, by way of Adelle, about Australia and New Zealand. Join our Substack for all kindsa extra pod-related and non-pod-related stuff: music, recipes, video check-ins etc. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on...

Lou just finished the Dinosaur Jr show in Adelle and plays Adelle a midnight version of Dinosaur Jr's Love Is from the Give A Glimpse of What You're Not LP. On a technical note: Lou just purchased a new microphone and, because he hasn't learned to use it properly, the song is very distorted. Oh well! extra RAW stuff https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

On his flight to Australia Lou stumbles upon a new life 'hack'. He then confesses to feeling entitled to ruin Dinosaur Jr's rider. Adelle appreciates his honesty.  https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com join our Substack, yo! https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com > knitwear, music related items and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dinosaur Jr is in Australia and so is Taylor Swift! Lou speaks of streets full of Swifties and tells the tale of his on-stage encounter with a topless Sebadoh fan. He plays Dinosaur Jr's Left/Right on a guitar with a broken string and Adelle explains the difference between a G-string and a thong. Join the Barlow Family General Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See...

Having just landed in Melbourne Australia on Valentines day, Lou covers his favorite love song by a member of Adelle's not-so-favorite band. 13,000 miles apart, they discuss Beyonce and Lana Del Rey's upcoming 'country' LPs and the air in airplanes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou covers the Cheers theme song for Adelle and really wants her to know that SS Decontrol's The Kids Will Have Their Say LP cover photo was shot a block away from the Cheers Bar. Adelle is curious about SS Decontrol, Lou shows her the record and she reads an excerpt from the inner sleeve of the LP. join our Substack for extra stuff! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See ac...

RAW Impressions has been nominated for 5 podcast Grammys, The Pammys, (or so says 4-Track Man). 4-Track Man intends to accompany Adelle to the awards ceremony in Las Vegas next week since Lou be on tour in Australia. extra RAW stuff https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Adelle wished, so it is done. Lou covers the Family Ties theme song. This is actually the THIRD version of this MMM they recorded! Hear the first version, deemed unsuitably cranky for Prime-Time streaming, as a paid subscriber to the Barlow Family General Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com got a question? just wanna reach out? rawimpressionpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See...

An innocent reference to showering triggers a conversation about genital fungus. A psuedo-expert in antihistamines and ring-worm, Lou details his opinions and experiences with both. go to our Substack immediately and become a paid subscriber : ) https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com you may not regret it! Lou does weddings, birthdays and/or house shows! Inquiries: Tina Dunn Tinadunn1@yahoo.com...

apologies are in order, Lou has, indeed, played Walk Through Me twice already : / .. 4-Track Man steps in with a surprising take on the song's origin... more exciting stuff! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com e-mail us! why? why not! rawimpressionspodcast@gmail.com if you want to host a house show or have me play a party please contact Tina Dunn: Tinadunn1@yahoo.com Hosted on Acast. See acas...

4-track Man hosts this recap of Lou's Pacific Northwest jaunt on Dinosaur Jr 's Where You Been celebration tour. Lou details each guest musician visit! Dave Matthews and Isaac Brock are featured in this merciless procession of name-dropping. extra awesome shit , including a new cooking video! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Folk Implosion have completed their new LP, does Lou play an acoustic version song of the title song? Listen and find out! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com freewheelin' first cooking episode out NOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou is in Seattle for some Dinosaur Jr shows with some very special guests, Adelle is home with Izzy, contending with a 5 day weekend. join our fucking Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou plays Adelle some of his answering machine messages from the mid-90s. Adelle's childhood dream profession and Milli Vanilli/Boney M producer Frank Florian are also discussed. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com join our Substack for all kindsa other shit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou plays two tunes too many times on this Tiny Tunes Tuesday. I'm A Hog For You by The Coasters and Whole Hog by The Folk Implosion/ Deluxx Folk Implosion. join our Substack for extra stuff https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adelle has an acronym for her new years resolutions B.C.M.R., bake, create move, read, Lou suggests she listen to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Many other things are discussed, obv. check out our Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou plays a song from his 'one-off' band Beltbuckle and befuddles Adelle. stream the original e.p. (for free) on our Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the end of another rollercoaster of a calendar year, Lou and Adelle ponder the creative process and doing more with less. Lou is loving some new music from Brazil: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pRj80g1ZF938azjy8xsJ1?si=99807e4da2624563 visit our Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Christmas Day and Adelle is already considering her New Years Resolutions! #1: read the books she got for Christmas. Lou's resolution is to play songs on the podcast without trying to perfect them. He debuts Walk Thru Me, a song from the new album by The Folk Implosion. wanna get exclusive stuff? go here https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Adelle and Lou are on a family trip and spend a day at Disneyland and have plenty of RAW impressions to share in this slightly longer than usual episode! Dig in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ione Skye and Ben Lee host a wine and cookie holiday party with a special RAW Impressions live appearance. To a select audience, Lou and Adelle seize the opportunity to share a couple of their most embarrassing stage performance stories. Recorded in Ben and Ione's living room. Join our Substack for songs and stuff https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

It's Taylor Swift's birthday and 4-Track Man shares some interesting 'fun-facts' about Tay's life. join our g'dam Substack for all kindsa extra stuff! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou follows through on covering Ready For The World's 1985 hit, Oh Sheila. More behind-the-scenes tidbits from the Dinosaur Jr Where You Been shows are revealed. Stream and download the song (and so much more) as a paid subscriber to the Barlow Family General Substack https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adelle visits Lou in Brooklyn. He's there playing a series of shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of Where You Been, Dinosaur Jr's most successful LP. They take time out of Holiday shopping, for themselves, to record the most podcasty show of their podcast! 80's RnB wonders Ready For The World, the Japanese mini-department store MUJI and many, many other things are discussed. Join our Substack...

Lou plays the song None Of Your Goddam Business, written for his dad's 60th birthday, a long time ago. Adelle compliments Lou's unique bowling style, inherited from his father. Want more of this conversation? There's more on our Substack, Lou further explains the song's lyrics! woo! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com (exclusive podcast-related music, food and domestic tips also!) Hosted on A...