Right Away, Great Captain! (Side Project of Manch Orch's Andy Hull): Official

[Chop[chop]]

There are multiple other RA,GC! threads, but they're all scattered and aren't really all that comprehensive. So here goes:

Right Away, Great Captain! is the side project of Andy Hull (of Manchester Orchestra). So far he's released two albums under the name:
The Bitter End and The Eventually Home.

Right Away, Great Captain! is a concept in which Andy tells the story of a sailor who's at sea in the 1600s. Each song acts as a journal entry told by the sailor as he struggles with himself and his emotions while at sea. The story goes as follows:

The day before the protagonist (an unnamed sailor) leaves on a three year voyage around the world he sees his wife sleeping with his brother in the bedroom of his house. The sailor has children with his wife and loves her, but decides to leave on the three year voyage without confronting her about it. He joins the crew and befriends the captain of the ship, who tries to reassure him that everything will turn out fine in the end.

I won't impose my interpretation of the songs onto anybody, but both albums follow a reasonably clear chronological narrative.

In a recent interview, Jeremiah of Manchester Orchestra and head of FGR said:
'We’re also looking towards trying to do that hopefully for Right Away, Great Captain! (Andy Hull - Manchester Orchestra’s front man’s solo project,) trying to get that out over in the UK. We’re also toying with the idea of vinyl things and splits. I think, depending on scheduling, doing maybe a Right Away, Great Captain! vinyl, finally printing up the first record, 'The Bitter End'.'

Andy plans to release three albums to form a trilogy. The final album is due anytime soon - most likely in 2010.

The Bitter End (2007)
1. "Oh, Deceiver" - 4:05
2. "Right Away, Great Captain!" - 5:20
3. "Memories On A Deck Part I" - 2:58
4. "Memories On A Deck Part II" - 1:41
5. "Night Marry You" - 2:26
6. "Love, Come Save Me" - 3:19
7. "Like Lions Do" - 4:02
8. "Right Ahead, Young Sailor!" - 1:54
9. "What A Lullaby, What A Way To Die" - 2:22
10. "Haunt While I Sleep" - 3:04
11. "Gasoline Family" - 4:56
12. "Cause I'm So Scared Of Dying" - 4:58
13. "Sacred Heart (A Sailor's Drunken Eulogy)" - 2:21
14. "I'm Not Ready To Forgive You" - 4:21
15. "Captain, I'm Fine And Thank You For Everything" - 2:34
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The Eventually Home (2008)
1. "Down To Your Soul" - 3:14
2. "Devil Dressed In Blue" - 1:50
3. "Cutting Off The Blood To Ten" - 2:31
4. "Once Like You" - 5:31
5. "What A Pity" - 1:47
6. "Father Brian Finn" - 5:30
7. "Memories From A Shore" - 2:22
8. "Oh No, I Tried" - 3:03
9. "I Am A Vampire" - 6:55
10. "I Was A Cage" - 4:30

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http://favoritegentlemen.com/artists/ragc.main.php
http://www.myspace.com/rightawaygreatcaptain

[as_we_learn]

Sweet, lovin' it. Will come here to discuss after the fun. show.

[funployee]

So, so good. I've had both of these albums on constant rotaion for months now. Great stuff.

[as_we_learn]

Mine as well, new album should be good. I just started listening to them a few weeks ago thanks to Chop, sorry I don't know you're name.

[rossyboy8]

I don't really like the first album all that much, couple tracks (Right Ahead, Young Sailor! in particular) are great though. The second album is vastly greater in my opinion.

[Chop[chop]]

Mine as well, new album should be good. I just started listening to them a few weeks ago thanks to Chop, sorry I don't know you're name.

Ah, I forgot! Really glad you like it. I'm Tom, by the way. :-)

I can't wait for the third album either. I hope he decides to call it 'The ___ ____' so it fits in with the previous two albums nicely. Also hope he doesn't use the electric guitar too much on the next one and sticks with the acoustic.

[nerdvglc]

i love the eventally home, but i cannot locate the bitter end. how can i obtain this record?

[Chop[chop]]

I don't really like the first album all that much, couple tracks (Right Ahead, Young Sailor! in particular) are great though. The second album is vastly greater in my opinion.

I think that Bitter End tells the story a lot better than Eventually Home. Eventually Home is much easier to listen to, but I think Bitter End will always have the edge for me.

[funployee]

I agree with you. While I love both of them, I find myself listening to Bitter End far more

[awakeohsleeper]

i love the eventally home, but i cannot locate the bitter end. how can i obtain this record?

iTunes.

[as_we_learn]

;52379292']Ah, I forgot! Really glad you like it. I'm Tom, by the way. :-)

I can't wait for the third album either. I hope he decides to call it 'The ___ ____' so it fits in with the previous two albums nicely. Also hope he doesn't use the electric guitar too much on the next one and sticks with the acoustic.

Hey Tom :wave: Thanks again for getting me into them. Great band, great albums. My favorite song at the moment is "Right Ahead, Young Sailor."

I hope the title is in the same vain as well. I hope he sticks with the acoustic as well.

[Sventhegreat]

Hell of a band. Andy Hull is a god.

[RuckerPark]

awesome! i've been listening to them the past couple days. it's been a while since i'd put them on. both albums are amazing. the first is a lot more depressing though. (musically, maybe not lyrically)

[Burn That Shit]

Hell of a beard. Andy Hull is a beard.

Yep.

[weaz45]

I cannot stop listening to RAGC

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

"Like Lions Do" is fucking epic.

[yufli]

"Oh No, I Tried"

[boxingwithstars]

i love RA,GC!. Andy can do no wrong.

some of my favorite songs are Like Lions Do, Right Ahead Young Sailor!, Love Come Save Me, and Cutting Off The Blood To Ten.

[zack-182]

need the third record to come soon pleae

[tawtaw]

What A Pity, Memories From A Shore, Like Lions Do, Right Ahead, Young Sailor!, Haunt While I Sleep....

I only dislike maybe 1 song to come from this side project.

[as_we_learn]

Love to see the love for RA, GC! Great side project and I will be looking forward to their new and last record.

[imahoodlum]

This band has been recommended to me for a long time by lastfm now. I never knew if they were worth checking out or not. I'm guessing it's a yes..?

[funployee]

Yes!

[imahoodlum]

What album would people rec to start?

[weaz45]

What album would people rec to start?
the bitter end

[imahoodlum]

the bitter end
Thank you, will check out. By the way, I have a friend who lives in Humble!

[Chop[chop]]

Yep.

I still believe that Andy's beard that he has now spawned from RA,GC! He wanted to have some promo shots where he could pull off the sailor look, and it ended up sticking.

What A Pity, Memories From A Shore, Like Lions Do, Right Ahead, Young Sailor!, Haunt While I Sleep....

I only dislike maybe 1 song to come from this side project.

Which don't you like? I've got a few that I sometimes skip every now and again.

What album would people rec to start?

Definitely start with The Bitter End so you get a grasp of the story. If you make it through it you'll get a pay-off when you listen to The Eventually Home where the production's stepped up a notch.


Anybody seen RA,GC! live?

[tawtaw]

;52428372']



Which don't you like? I've got a few that I sometimes skip every now and again.


Memories On A Deck Part II, Sacred Heart (A Sailor's Drunken Eulogy) and Captain I'm Fine And Thank You For Asking are the only ones I don't particularly like.

The beginning of Captain I'm Fine.... just sort of annoys me and makes me cringe. Just the first line, for some reason.

[boxingwithstars]

need the third record to come soon pleae

is he working on a third record? i didn't know that.

[Chop[chop]]

Memories On A Deck Part II, Sacred Heart (A Sailor's Drunken Eulogy) and Captain I'm Fine And Thank You For Asking are the only ones I don't particularly like.

The beginning of Captain I'm Fine.... just sort of annoys me and makes me cringe. Just the first line, for some reason.

Wow -- 'Memories On A Deck Part II' is one of my favourites.

'I could tell she wasn't lying, you were lying with a lion up there,
I could tell you that I saw you but I couldn't make up the stairs.'

and:

'I could tell you I was dying but you wouldn't know for three more years.'

Are two of my favourite lyrics on the whole album.

I do agree with you slightly about 'Captain I'm Fine', though.

[awakeohsleeper]

;52428372']Anybody seen RA,GC! live?

Has he done a tour? Or played any songs live? I have no idea.

[ReignofFiction]

Good to see this project getting love on here, I stumbled upon it when I first got really into MO. Really hope they end up doing the bitter end on vinyl so I can actually own it.

[ReignofFiction]

Has he done a tour? Or played any songs live? I have no idea.

On youtube it's got a few videos of him playing some songs but I don't think he's really gone on tour just for RAGC since MO is getting bigger by the day and they've all been touring for so long.

[Chop[chop]]

Has he done a tour? Or played any songs live? I have no idea.

On youtube it's got a few videos of him playing some songs but I don't think he's really gone on tour just for RAGC since MO is getting bigger by the day and they've all been touring for so long.

I saw him live in a bar in Camden earlier this year. He's doing a show in London on Thursday night too, but I'll be at Reading Fest and will have to miss it.

[Sventhegreat]

Yep.

Yes and yes.

[awakeohsleeper]

;52445582']I saw him live in a bar in Camden earlier this year. He's doing a show in London on Thursday night too, but I'll be at Reading Fest and will have to miss it.
Damn, if only I could get to London. Enjoying Reading. Aren't MO playing there?

[bedwettingcosmo]

i really believe andy hull is going to achieve jesse lacey - like status before all is said and done. needless to say he is probably my favorite songwriter at the moment, heres a post i did a while back about him and RAGC, definitely one of my most listened too artists.. http://bedwettingcosmonaut.com/andy-hull/

[Chop[chop]]

Damn, if only I could get to London. Enjoying Reading. Aren't MO playing there?

Thanks. Yeah they are, on the Friday at Reading. Third time this year for me!

[Regards]

I've listened to The Bitter End. I remember it being pretty good. Not amazing, but pretty good.

[bedwettingcosmo]

I've listened to The Bitter End. I remember it being pretty good. Not amazing, but pretty good.

Put that shit on with some headphones and take a walk when autumn hits and you'll see what's up.

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

Both are enjoyable. I think I prefer The Eventually Home.

[bedwettingcosmo]

Best RAGC song?
Anna, No or Right Ahead, Young Sailor imo.

[Colorblind!]

I wish I would've burnt that goddamn door.
Finding both of you on the floor.
Realizing your bride's a whore really takes an enormous toll on your head.

[blebbio]

I think RA,GC is way better than Manchester Orchestra.

[NElrod]

Put that shit on with some headphones and take a walk when autumn hits and you'll see what's up.

This is the best thing anyone has ever said. Dramatic!

[boxingwithstars]

I think RA,GC is way better than Manchester Orchestra.

in general, i seem to think that Andy writes quiet songs better when it comes to both projects.

[musikjunky311]

Andy + The Sea= Amazing.

[Chop[chop]]

in general, i seem to think that Andy writes quiet songs better when it comes to both projects.

Agreed, mostly.

This needs a bit of a bump.
When's everybody expecting the final LP?

[RuckerPark]

;57243041']Agreed, mostly.

This needs a bit of a bump.
When's everybody expecting the final LP?
If you get the chance to talk to Andy, he's incredibly humble and nice, and a bit of a smartass. He told me he's going to record the third enstallment of RAGC right before they record the next MO album, so, i don't know, 3 years?

....but i do know what happens if you all would like a sneak peak.

[Chop[chop]]

If you get the chance to talk to Andy, he's incredibly humble and nice, and a bit of a smartass. He told me he's going to record the third enstallment of RAGC right before they record the next MO album, so, i don't know, 3 years?

....but i do know what happens if you all would like a sneak peak.

Don't even hint at what happens. That would ruin everything!

When we met him we had so many questions to ask and in the end we just asked about a few songs. I think it's realistic to expect the last installment between September-December '10 though.

[Chop[chop]]

Anybody have some ideas or guesses on what he's going to call the last instalment?

[A7XXX]

How is this different than MO?

[awakeohsleeper]

How is this different than MO?
Seriously?

It's mainly an acoustic, folky sound. It's a three part story about a sailor. It's only Andy, none of the other guys. It's a total different project. How is this not different from Manchester Orchestra? Only the genius vocalist is the same...

[A7XXX]

Seriously?

It's mainly an acoustic, folky sound. It's a three part story about a sailor. It's only Andy, none of the other guys. It's a total different project. How is this not different from Manchester Orchestra? Only the genius vocalist is the same...
Well I'm pretty satisfied with MO so I haven't really give his side project a chance. Usually "harder" sounding bands would form projects that have a much more "softer" sounds but to me most of MO's songs do have that acoustic, folky sound so I didn't think they could really go anywhere else from there. But after all the positive reviews from this thread, I'm willing to give it a listen.

[awakeohsleeper]

Well I'm pretty satisfied with MO so I haven't really give his side project a chance. Usually "harder" sounding bands would form projects that have a much more "softer" sounds but to me most of MO's songs do have that acoustic, folky sound so I didn't think they could really go anywhere else from there. But after all the positive reviews from this thread, I'm willing to give it a listen.
I prefer this project to the new album. I'm Like a Virgin had a lot more slower songs but I didn't think last year's release was as good.
Besides, I've yet to hear anything Andy Hull has created that has let me down.

[ramomcferno]

I am currently listening to The Eventually Home right now. It is so good. I connected with that CD much more than The Bitter End for some reason. All of it is awesome though.

[Chop[chop]]

http://twitter.com/okayfineAndy/status/8914319097

'The Big Bad Devil and the Great Good God'

From Andy:
The third and final story/album starts with our hero laying over anna's lover (and hero's brother). the brother has been killed. his wife has seen what the children saw and we spend a lot of time inside our hero's mind and the reality that he is indeed a murderer of his own flesh and blood.


Wasn't expecting the storyline to take that route. Super excited for this though.

[Veered]

;61859541']http://twitter.com/okayfineAndy/status/8914319097

'The Big Bad Devil and the Great Good God'

From Andy:
The third and final story/album starts with our hero laying over anna's lover (and hero's brother). the brother has been killed. his wife has seen what the children saw and we spend a lot of time inside our hero's mind and the reality that he is indeed a murderer of his own flesh and blood.


Wasn't expecting the storyline to take that route. Super excited for this though.

Oh, this is going to be really dark...

[alice alquist]

Can't wait for the third album. I just got into RA, GC but I can't stop listening to "down to your soul" and "cause im so scared of dying". In a way, I like this project better than MO.

[JoeLovesMO]

Oh shit! I didn't even know this thread existed. Subbing :)

[Chop[chop]]

New song:
http://www.myspace.com/rightawaygreatcaptain

[RuckerPark]

;65285992']New song:
http://www.myspace.com/rightawaygreatcaptain

meh, just a demo for a song. it'll sound good. i heard my favorite song of andy's (Who is your humble) will be on the new cd. kinda stoked for that.

eRY3wd0p7Kw

[JoeLovesMO]

The demo posted wasn't that great but neither was 'You must sleep man' and I still loved the album so I'm not worried.

[Chop[chop]]

meh, just a demo for a song. it'll sound good. i heard my favorite song of andy's (Who is your humble) will be on the new cd. kinda stoked for that.

eRY3wd0p7Kw

Will be great if Who Is Your Humble makes it.
Have any word on how many tracks he's laid down?

[O'brotherfan47]

Really looking forward to the new record. I actually get to see Andy live for the third time on Dec. 1. I am so excited.

[A7XXX]

I wish Andy would devote more time to tour as RAGC. When is this album come out again?

[O'brotherfan47]

Andy Hull's Beard: http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2016312

[loudasallgetout]

This thread needs some more activity.

This should give you something to talk about: http://andyideas.tumblr.com/

New RAGC song and it's great.

[i-was-a-lid]

This thread needs some more activity.

This should give you something to talk about: http://andyideas.tumblr.com/

New RAGC song and it's great.

been following him on that! He's posted some really good songs

[zephyrsong12345]

Does the intro to 'Oh No, I Tried' sound ridiculously familiar to anybody else? I'm positive I've heard it before. At first I thought it was 'Bought A Bride,' but it's not.
This is gonna bother me, oh man.

[loudasallgetout]

RAGC Christmas song coming out on the 12th. O Holy Night

[jdr277]

This thread needs some more activity.

This should give you something to talk about: http://andyideas.tumblr.com/

New RAGC song and it's great.

How bout some more exciting news... The final album is getting mixed on January 28, 2012 and then will be released immediately after it's pressed. http://www.facebook.com/rightawaygreatcaptain

[Tautou107]

been waiting on the 3rd alb forever
psyched

[A7XXX]

I'm enjoying Memories From a Shore at the moment. Andy's voice can be so haunting; it brings chills to my spine

[RuckerPark]

You guys have heard the newish song off the album havent you? "Blame"?

[loudasallgetout]

Andy says it looks like Vinyl pressing for the whole trilogy.

[loudasallgetout]

http://propertyofzack.com/post/18565177063/propertyofzack-interview-right-away-great-captain

Looks like a May release.

[loudasallgetout]

Release date coming very very very soon according to his facebook page.

[KenneyBN]

Stoked.

[benjammin07]

holy mother of tits

[JoeLovesMO]

http://propertyofzack.com/post/22665421878/propertyofzack-stream-right-away-great-captain

I've already heard 4 of the 11 songs, fuck dammit

[gman610]

Yeah, I'm still a little disappointed that I've already heard close to half the album. The new stuff he played in Atlanta last month was great though. I think it's definitely going to be the best RA,GC! album.

[PAPER R1VAL]

http://propertyofzack.com/post/22665421878/propertyofzack-stream-right-away-great-captain

I've already heard 4 of the 11 songs, fuck dammit

Where did you hear songs other than Blame?

[gman610]

Where did you hear songs other than Blame?

Search Youtube for "Andy Hull Summer Demos," and you'll see three of the four. He put up those demos for free download a year or two ago, but I'm not sure if you can still find them for download easily. If you can't and want them, I can upload all of them for you.

[JoeLovesMO]

Where did you hear songs other than Blame?

They're all on Andy's Tumblr, along with a lot of covers: http://andyideas.tumblr.com

P.S. Great username, one of my favourite bands.

[PAPER R1VAL]

Search Youtube for "Andy Hull Summer Demos," and you'll see three of the four. He put up those demos for free download a year or two ago, but I'm not sure if you can still find them for download easily. If you can't and want them, I can upload all of them for you.

Appreciate it, man. I'll search for them - I'm sure I'll be able to find them eventually, and if not...The Church of Good Thief is coming out next month anyway. I can/can't wait.

[PAPER R1VAL]

They're all on Andy's Tumblr, along with a lot of covers: http://andyideas.tumblr.com

P.S. Great username, one of my favourite bands.

Now that the track list is out, it will be easier to find them on the tumblr. I love the covers he's always putting up.

And thanks, mine too (obviously).

[loudasallgetout]

The old version of Blame was already so good. I'll have to get used to this new one. So so stoked.

[A7XXX]

Hopefully all three albums will be release on CDs since I have no intention to buy the LP version