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     Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1434 Registered: 04-2005 |
Interesting interview with Glenn Mercer, former singer/guitarist of the legendary Feelies, who has his first solo album coming out soon: http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0724,t rucks,76911,22.html | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 693 Registered: 08-2006 |
Hey, thanks for that, Kurt. I'll definitely be picking up that album. But why, oh why, is "The Good Earth" out of print? It's shocking. Actually, all of their recordings should be in print, especially their last, which remains my fave. Hello, Rhino? | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1435 Registered: 04-2005 |
No kidding, Rob--if there was ever an album due for a nice remastering and deluxe package with bonus cuts, it's "The Good Earth." | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 695 Registered: 08-2006 |
In '86, every music geek on my college campus was singing the praises of "The Good Earth." The VU reissues (and the album "VU") had been released a couple years earlier and REM was at the top of their game, and "The Good Earth" sounded like a logical (and brilliant) fusing of those sounds. It's held up wickedly well through the years, and it's just a mystery to me why it's been MIA on CD for so long. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1264 Registered: 03-2005 |
I echo the praises of "The Good Earth." I used it as a very fun exercise tool when I resumed playing guitar after having put it down for nearly a couple decades. I cannot remember what prompted me to buy "The Good Earth" in the first place, which I did pretty much when it was new. I hadn't heard "Crazy Rhythms" and no one I knew was listening to them. But it sure was a winner of an accident. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 670 Registered: 01-2005 |
Rob, Rhino takes requests for re-issue candidates to review for possibly releasing. I sent them one for Opal - Happy Nightmare Baby as well as rest of the Opal catalogue last month. The Feelies albums are great candidates. I have Crazy Rythyms on cd, but nothing else by them, so I would most assuridaly be interested. Lolita Nation by Game Theory is another one that needs to be re-issued. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1440 Registered: 04-2005 |
Game Theory! Wow, have they been mentioned on the board before? I used to work with the bassist who was in the last incarnation of that band. My favorite Game Theory story was how Steve Kilbey of the Church stole Scott Miller's girlfriend/co-singer in GT, Donette Thayer, and then they went off to do that Hex project. "Lolita Nation" is a crazy album. I haven't played my vinyl copy in at least 15 years, but you make me want to hear it. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 698 Registered: 08-2006 |
I used to run this music Web site with a couple friends called "Dancing About Architecture." Strictly a homemade affair, and we gave it up several years back 'cause it was a pain in the arse. Anyhow, this guy wrote this long, crazy essay about "Lolita Nation" for us at some point, and I thought it was kind of brilliant. It was certainly long. Anyone interested can check it out here: http://dancingaboutarc.com/essays/gamees say.html (It looks like you might need to join the e and the s in essay in your browser.) Interestingly, I've never heard the record since it's been out of print for so long. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1441 Registered: 04-2005 |
Hey Rob, thanks for the link--that old site of yours is cool and I've bookmarked it. It's got a lot of great essays and reviews. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 700 Registered: 08-2006 |
Thanks, Kurt. There are even a couple GBs write-ups on there, a concert review and an essay on TFORW. I call the site homemade because it was, but also because - as the putative editor - I didn't always have time to do much of an edit on the pieces we published. As a trained journalist, there are articles (including some I wrote) that are a bit of an embarrassment in hindsight. But there's lots of stuff I think came out great, too. The site was just a little too overwhelming as a hobby. That's why I've always had a grudging admiration for Pitchfork. We started about the same time, but they had the cajones to take it all the way. |