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― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 26 October 2004 16:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Huk-L, Tuesday, 26 October 2004 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link
(ok, wolf eyes or some shit, but then who cares?)
― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 26 October 2004 16:46 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 26 October 2004 17:20 (nineteen years ago) link
Editorial ReviewsAmazon.comAfter four (mostly unexceptional) releases on Chicago's hipper-than-thou indie Drag City, Haggerty and Herrema moved on up to Virgin in 1995, becoming label mates with what's left of their heroes, the Rolling Stones. Some might have considered the David Briggs-produced Thank You a sell-out, but it was as weird, sloppy, and attitudinal as ever. Only this time, there were bona fide pop songs that stuck in your craw, indicating for the first time that the Truckers might be more than just another Lower East Side art-rock rip-off. Sweet Sixteen is even better. To the extent that I care or can be bothered to decipher 'em, the lyrics tackle the same old concerns: sex, drugs, and rock & roll in-jokes. It's the musical settings that matter. Haggerty and lovingly reconstruct every '70s sound they ever smoked a bong or nodded off to: Sly Stone-style funk ("The Pick-Up"), Allman Brothers twin guitars meet prog-rock synths ("Don't Try to Hard"), stoner country-blues-jugband shuffling ("Roswell Seeds & Stems"), and even ultra-ironic Abbey Road-era Beatlemana ("Can't Have It Both Ways"). Of course, Redd Kross and Jellyfish/Imperial Drag (to name but two) have been building winning pop from this junkyard wreckage for quite some time now. But while the members of Royal Trux are coming to the party late, they're arriving with their arms full of treats.Jim Derogatis
― Huk-L, Tuesday, 26 October 2004 17:22 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Huk-L, Tuesday, 26 October 2004 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link
i like "sweet 16" but i don't really know which one i like best. i used to listen to that singles comp (well, maybe 1/3 of it) all the time, but i don't think that one qualifies.
― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 26 October 2004 18:37 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:49 (nineteen years ago) link
It's a hard one.
― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:51 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Vic Funk, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:54 (nineteen years ago) link
What is Royal Trux?
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― .ada.m. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 23:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 23:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Song titles and a word or two on the tracks from the Howling Hex site:
"Now, We're Gonna Sing": Start out with a straightforward introduction to the people...
"Instilled With Mem'ry": Try to forget that name and date...
"Pair Back Up Mass With": Self delusion before action...
"Activity Risks": Committee in the brain disagree...
"To His Own Front Door": In and pulled out by the outside...
"What, Man? Who Are You?!": The final confrontation of mistaken identity...
"Cast Aside The False": Ghost of JonBenet Ramsey surveys the battlefield...
"Soft Enfolding Spreads": A final objection and farewell...
― Vic Funk, Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:49 (nineteen years ago) link
This is my most anticipated release of the year.
― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 04:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 04:46 (nineteen years ago) link
I saw what I think was a showcase show for them in LA when they got signed. Neil and Jennifer were touring as a duo at the time, but that show had the full band with Dan Brown, the two drummers, and maybe some rented amps? It was definitely different gear than what I'd seen in San Diego. That band was great!
― timellison, Friday, 9 February 2024 03:00 (four months ago) link
Hey, it's the debut after all!
― atmospheric river phoenix (morrisp), Thursday, 15 February 2024 23:03 (three months ago) link
Fat Possum only managed to reissue Accelerator, Cats and Dogs and a cassette of Twin Infinitives.At the time the deal was announced, it also included the new Royal Trux album, White Stuff, as well as the back catalogs and new releases from Black Bananas and The Howling Hex. My assumption is that after Neil left the band, tour cancelled, etc. the label soon lost interest. The Howling Hex Fastball Express album they had announced is still digital-only, and nothing else ever came out.It's been five years, so the contract must have expired and this other label is going to hopefully do it right.I like White Stuff, but mostly for the thrill of hearing them sing together again. Now I can tell that it's kind of a rush job/ incomplete record.I wouldn't mind if they try to get back together again, assuming everyone is healthy.
― Mike Dixn, Sunday, 18 February 2024 19:18 (three months ago) link
Ahh, thanks for the clarification about what Fat Possum did reissue, I know it never seemed like all that much. That scenario feels pretty likely, let’s hope Fire does it right. Based on what I’ve gotten from them, it seems likely.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 18 February 2024 20:51 (three months ago) link
March 2024 Update
I was informed Thursday, March 14, 2024, that all the charges against me were dismissed. I want to thank you all for the part you played in this outcome. I'll try writing again once this news sinks in a little bit.PeAcE & LoVe - Neil Hagerty
― Hippie Ernie (morrisp), Monday, 18 March 2024 04:18 (two months ago) link
Quotes by Neil’s attorney: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/18/neil-hagerty-royal-trux-charges-dropped-police-denver/
― Hippie Ernie (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 March 2024 14:32 (two months ago) link
just about as good an outcome as you could hope for, I think
― tylerw, Tuesday, 19 March 2024 15:18 (two months ago) link
Yeah, sounds like a pretty good outcome. Hopefully the treatment he received will be a boon in general, not just wrt this case.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 19 March 2024 16:31 (two months ago) link