Noah Gundersen - A Pillar of Salt (Oct. 8, 2021) Album • Page 10

Guessing you’ve checked out the older albums too and side project stuff.

 

Always love when I am introduced to an artist deep into their discography and now have a wealth of new music to listen to. It's a goldmine.

 

I purchased both VIP and regular but didn’t get a chance to watch in that window. Wish there was a download sent to fans after the fact or a longer window than one week.

 

Check out the loose song “Wrong Side” if you haven’t. Noah + Lush Saxophones

 

Damn

 

More details in the Accountability thread.

 

wow so this guy is a whole-ass rapist? it's a shame because I liked Pillar of Salt but yeah, fuck him

 

Can't really put into words yet how disappointed I am in him. And I'm mad at myself for continuing to rep his album on EOTY lists in December/January when this allegation was out there and I didn't know about it.

I am so sorry this happened to the victim.

 

Seeing him tomorrow night here in Oslo

 

So is planning on releasing that other new album he did or YITC?

 

Soooo good; he has such a powerful voice. Was in good spirits the whole performance, and just sang beautifully

 

Did he address any of the recent controversy or just a normal show?

 

Just a normal show; said how grateful he was to be playing shows abroad again, after the lockdown of the last several years, and how quiet and respectful the crowd was (typical Scandi behavior). Seemed genuinely happy to be on stage. Nice moments of banter with his friend/keyboardist Dave. Shared a story of how the day before in Stockholm, they didn't have the right power converter thing for their Nord keyboard, so when plugged in it during soundcheck it screwed up the keyboard somehow, giving it no output or something, so they scrambled a bit before deciding to just drive to the Nord factory, which just so happens to be in Stockholm, and then walked in and the guy they talked to, happened to be the guy that actually makes that keyboard they use, so was able to fix/repair their keyboard really fast, haha.

 

Based on the microphone/guitar/chair set-up you posted, and the description of the “Scandi” crowd, that sounds like it was pretty awesome musical experience.

Different artist, but I have a similar style show I’m going to in April. First show since the lockdown (and counting down days).

 

I had my first post-lockdown concert two weeks ago; felt soooo good to be back


Saved the videos I posted to my Insta story, and tweeted each one, so I could post here, haha. Some girl to my right, who seemed to have a Brazilian accent, sounded like she was a superfan, of several years, but who had never seen Noah before, so she nearly lost her shit when the first song hit, haha

 

So is it okay to listen to Noah despite the sexual assault accuses and his half-assed apology?

 

Sounds very cool. Never seen him live, but that kinda of setting would be very cool. I’m a big fan of the more intimate smaller venues.

 

I don't have the answer to this. I was disappointed in his response to the accusation and it feels odd that a swathe of silence proceeded it and that we are now just getting tour updates like nothing happened.

That black and white picture of him in that apology post reminded me of that South Park bit where the BP CEO keeps saying "Sorry" and that riles me up a lot.

I just rewatched Kelly Lynn Lunde's Instagram video a second time detailing the experience and I absolutely believe her. As Kelly herself says, "there's a spectrum" to these things. They were close friends exploring a newly intimate relationship and her experience may not be seen by some under the unforgivable title of rape due to that contextual backdrop.

What we do with this information is not a binary decision for everyone (including myself). Would Noah have acted in the same way if Kelly had been more vocal in her rejection of his advances? We won't ever know.

All I know is I am finding it hard to listen to him now. I am not always skipping his songs when they pop up on a playlist, but I certainly think about it.

I have tickets to see him in Union Chapel in London next Friday. A dream venue for an artist who I have considered to be one of my favourites for many years, but I won't be going.

 

Well-stated, @Toner, that’s more or less where I am too. I’ve instinctively skipped his songs every time they’ve come up on a playlist.

 

Definitely having a hard time with this one too. I had some long conversations about it with a few women in my life, including a few survivors. And they personally didn’t feel it was something that required him to be “cancelled”. 100% believe Kelly, but also think that’s an awkward position that so many people have been in, and probably a lot of men we know have been in too. Her comment about getting used to the fact that we all live with “rapists” is really a gut punch but probably true. I guess is comes back to that spectrum and what we consider to be unforgivable and not. Terrible it happened to Kelly. Disappointed in the statement from Noah, and hoping there’s a follow up, though not really expecting it.

 

That's how I feel.
Noah is one of my most listened artists of all time. An inspiration when it comes to songwriting.

But his statement was so dismissive (like it's a thing of the past that doesn't bother him anymore) that was disappointing and borderline heartbreaking.

I've deleted his songs from my iTunes library but I can't erase them from my mind.

I believe the victim as well, she carefully and gracefully dealt with the subject from the perspective of a person that has luckily overcome most of that emotional pain. And I know the whole situation could be seen as more gray than straight up violence but it'll take some time before I consciously decide to listen to him again.

 

I have no knowledge of all the drama talked of in the posts above… but I will say that the deluxe edition tracks are just incredible… Pillar of Salt is absolute brilliance lyrically

 

I didn’t know a deluxe existed. Thanks for mentioning this.

I thought there was some Young, In The City and another record that had been worked on too.

 

maybe read up on the situation so you can be knowledgeable about the “drama”?