The Mountain Goats/YMMV

"In the way those eyes I've always loved illuminate this place Like a trashcan fire in a prison cell Like the searchlights in the parking lots of hell"
 * And the Fandom Rejoiced: As indicated by the page quote, there was a great deal of rejoicing when Darnielle started playing "Going to Georgia" live again.
 * Archive Panic: seventeen studio albums, three compilations, numerous singles and EP releases, many tour-exclusive or otherwise rare, as well as multiple songs never officially recorded...
 * To add to it, Darnielle will occasionally do things like hold auctions to sell cassettes that have no copies to raise money for charity.
 * Broken Base: A dwindling but still-vocal contingent holds the early super-lo-fi recordings above latter-day studio work.
 * Covered Up: Some fans may not realize live favourite "Houseguest" is actually by keyboardist Franklin Bruno's other band, Nothing Painted Blue.
 * Crowning Simile Of Awesome

"We were safe inside And our new son cried, San Bernadino welcomes you"
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: San Bernadino.

"I dreamt that I was perched atop a throne of human skulls On a cliff above the ocean, howling wind and shrieking seagulls And the dream went on forever, one single static frame Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name"
 * Genius Bonus: John Darnielle is one of the most well-read singers in music. He's written songs about everything from HP Lovecraft to obscure boxing champs to minor Greek political events.
 * Growing the Beard: The Hound Chronicles is considered (even by Darnielle himself) to be the beginning of the signature Mountain Goats style, while Taboo VI: The Homecoming is... rougher.
 * JD on Taboo VI: The Homecoming
 * Magnum Opus: Tallahesse or The Sunset Tree
 * The Masochism Tango: The Alpha Couple are the epitome of this trope.
 * Nightmare Fuel:
 * "Pure Love": "Hey, what are you doing, my love? / Hey, didn't i just tell you that such a thing would be over and above what's called for in this case? / Pull the ski mask away from your face. / It won't be necessary."
 * "Cut Off Their Thumbs" is about a hostage situation that almost surely will not end well.
 * "Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace": "Someone will need to mop this floor for me."
 * The live cover of Furniture Huschle's "Terror Song."
 * The last verse of "Autoclave":

""You don't want to see these guys without their masks on...or their gloves""
 * "New World Emerging Blues"
 * "The Autopsy Garland"


 * How is any of this "accidental"?
 * Tear Jerker: Dozens.
 * They Changed It, Now It Sucks: See Broken Base.