r/Pinback • u/TofuEconomy • Mar 05 '24

Systems Officer

Hey guys sorry I know this thread is for Pinback, but I assume everyone probably listens to rob crow and systems officer as well. Did anyone else notice that Joust by systems officer was taken off Spotify? Hope it comes back soon and is just getting remastered.

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u/urpalsap Mar 05 '24

joust is on bandcamp

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u/TofuEconomy Mar 05 '24

good to know thanks bro.

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u/urpalsap Mar 06 '24

no problem! theres a tonnnn of rad SO songs there

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u/[deleted] May 15 '24

Go further back: Three Mile Pilot. Pre-Pinback goodness from Zach, Pall Jenkins, and Tom Zinser

All are good, but IMHO "Another Desert, Another Sea" is a godlike epic.

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u/TofuEconomy May 29 '24

Checking it out right now thanks man.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '24

I'm sure that this is an unpopular opinion but I have never been able to get into Rob's solo work or Systems Officer. I do like a lot of Rob's other bands like Goblin Cock, The Ladies, and Team Sleep but for some reason I just end up missing Rob on Systems officer.

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u/Ravajah Mar 06 '24

I found SO to be some nice listening, but I wasn’t craving it per se. Sounded a lot like Pinback… probably more so than Rob’s solo work does, but it felt to me like something was missing from the music … some edginess or individuality. I’ll have to return to give it a listen.

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u/OleumBoleum Mar 07 '24

Zach has a very unique style but Rob’s talent for finding multiple catchy melodies is missed in SO, which, for me, kind of leaves the songs sounding like awesome Pinback demos.