I love the Mountain Goats. You can tell John just lives and breathes music.

I ran into this guy while hanging out at my buddy's college in the early 90s. A mutual acquaintance of John and my friend's knew we were both into punk rock (it was right before Green Day hit big and it was still unusual to find someone that listened to anything that wasn't Top40 schlock) and did the "you guys would really get along" thing and mentioned John played music. I asked him what he played and he said something like "its kind of folk music" or something like that (IIRC, it's been decades and my memory is shot). Back in those days I kind of had a chip on my shoulder about folk musicians so I kind of blew it off as 'not my thing'. Years later I heard "Going to Georgia" on a homemade cassette and fell in love with it. When I looked up the band, to my shock, I recognized him and felt like a complete ass. It is weird to now see him older and graying since my memory is of a nerdy unassuming college kid.

This man is a national treasure

Can we just change this to the "John Darnielle Talks About Things he Likes" channel? I don't think I really need any other content.

Best kind of episode here, what with unexpected curveball selections. Actually eclectic. You can tell he just adores music in all its forms. Roach, Brubeck, Moor Mother... and uh, some cheesy power metal? Sure, why not? What a fucking cool cat.

I'm surprised he's a CD guy, in this day and age. Good for him. Why not. It has its advantages.

During the pandemic, I get overly excited when "What's in my Bag" features one of my favorite recording artists. It's happened it again with John. Keep em coming, I'm bored!

john darnielle is my favorite person ever

I could listen to John talk about music 24/7

John is one of the best people on the planet. I just love him.

holy fuck, this is a LONG time coming. shame it had to be the home edition, but i've wanted John on here to talk about his insane music taste for a long long time. ty amoeba!!!!

Some of us need John Darnielle

I got to see him solo before the pandemic. Literally got me through this year. Thank you JD

Oh wow! Nicole Mitchell was my jazz teacher in college; she's awesome!

I know nothing about this guy or 90 percent of who he mentions, but I loved this video because it has given me new resonances.

I'm a big fan of John's music and novels, so it's no surprise that I like all of his picks here. Those King Diamond reissues were done really well. Well worth me re-buying them all. I just ordered Steve Roach's "Tomorrow" a couple of hour ago!

aw, i love John Darnielle. it feels incredibly healing for me to watch him talk about music right now, thank you

John needs to write a concept album about the construction work happening outside his house

Steve Roach! What an amazing artist. I love seeing a video that has both Steve Roach and King Diamond.

What's that? An album of droning synthesizers that I can use to melt my mind all day? Yes please.

Woah, John Darnielle looking metal af

Welp, I'll be checking all of this out! Thanks for sharing John (and Amoeba!)

No wayyyyyyy!!!! This is the best all hail the mountain goats

Christian Bale has interesting taste in music. This was one of the very best What's In My Bag episodes ever

What a lovely man. Thanks for the knowledge!

I love Shostakovich's Symphony for Construction Equipment

“Amoeba, What’s in my virtual bag”

great episode !

Thank you Jon, thank you Amoeba x

I had the Erik Friedlander CD for less than a day when my dog ate it. Great list!

I looove John, he is such a interesting guy!

God I love him so much.

Going to tell my kids this is serj tankian

AH I LOVE THIS MAN, good to see him

I love this man

John is a pleasure. Just a good damn dude.

Steve Roach holly cow

I didn't know John Darnielle was into power metal but I'm not remotely surprised

i cant believe he actually does lives in the woods

Le Guess Who is in Utrecht, The Netherlands. I was there. Moor Mother I saw there. Like that flow.

"That's him on Up The Wolves." *shiver*

This video will carry me to 2021

Instantly clicked on this

Steve Roach is the only one on John's list that I've heard &/or have owned a cd by. He's on Projekt Records, the American 4AD.

John knows what’s up!!!

uuhhh JD can you do hour long 'what's in my bags' because I need these like oxygen

King Diamond!!!

Nice picks. Le Guess Who is in Utrecht, Netherlands

Moor Morher, excellent choice.

You gotta open up that Erik Friedlander disc, my man. Release it from the plastic wrap; It's banging.

Moor mother!?!! Siii!!

bvdub

Slowly transforming into serj tankian

Where's "Taras Bulba", mentioned in the description?

John is a national treasure. I honestly believe he is tied for greatest living songwriter working today, tied only with Kendrick Lamar.

So, when are we going to get an electronica Mountain Goats album?!

I need to talk to this man. I think we would get along great. Peace in the Northeast my brother. Loved your book as well.

John Darniel is slowly turning into Serj Tankian

Why doesn't the Amoeba site call it a bag? It's just shopping cart like every other store.

looking good john. running or diet?

Better Have Some Black Metal In That CD Stack John!

I never pegged him as a King Diamond/Merciful Fate fanatic.

his backyard looks like south arkansas.

I got introduced to mountain goats from morel oral funny songs no children just sums up marriage

I listen to binaural entrainment technology for meditation. It works WONDERS. The entrainment is embedded in the tracks, if guys like that steve roach used binaural, holy fuck

Frozen Crown is one of the best power metals from Italy talented hot chicks to.

Get Code Orange on

Wait, this is not John darnielle! But this guy looks exactly like my boyfriend Dave

No Kinks?

I wonder if he remembers mocking me for requesting Going To Georgia at his show at Helsinki 🤔

God he looks so different than when I saw them live in 17. He was fatter and had short hair and no goatee

covid got john darnielle looking like varg vikernes

This dude is some serious obscurantist.

John Should do a piece where he sings "Round and round Putin's grave" and then "universal soldier" for the people in Ukraine.

i’m like a minute in and i feel like he really wants to be johnny depp

What....no twenty one pilots? 😄

awfully...monochromatic, this selection.

Nice to see someone who has the common sense to prefer CDs over noisy, overpriced hipster vinyl.

Any women?........ Like........... Any?

The last time I heard taste this bad, it was a hipster disco 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

👎boo, CDs! 👎💿