3 Beads of Sweat
2002
Ghana
About This Album
The 2002 release of the Mountain Goats' retrospective Ghana put an end to the trilogy of collections of hard-to-find rarities that the band had released in the 1990s. The term "band" is used loosely when referring to the Mountain Goats, who have always primarily been the creative output of singer/songwriter John Darnielle. More often than not, Darnielle performs the group's songs solo on acoustic guitar. Choosing not to focus the attention on himself, Darnielle's frantic musical output made it difficult, if not impossible, for his fans to collect all of his releases. Ghana followed the successes of Protein Source of the Future...Now! and Bitter Melon Farm. When it became clear that there was a great demand for many out-of-print recordings from various singles, cassettes, and compilations, Ajax Records agreed to release most of the rare songs on three discs. When Ajax owner Tim Adams shut down Ajax in favor of the new 3 Beads of Sweat label, the third in the series finally saw the light of day. Highlights on the disc include "Golden Boy," an ode to a rare brand of peanuts, as well as "Song for John Davis," a musical tribute to the Folk Implosion member who toured with the Mountain Goats in the late '90s.
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