This on one side of a tape, New Wave Hot Dogs on the other.
― Goodbye 20th Centipede (NickB), Friday, 18 May 2012 15:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
good tape! very 1988.
― tylerw, Friday, 18 May 2012 15:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
It was a very good year!
― Goodbye 20th Centipede (NickB), Friday, 18 May 2012 15:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Temperature's Rising has always been the standout to me
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 18 May 2012 15:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
Flowers
― Duke, Friday, 18 May 2012 15:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
"kramer's production is overrated"
not true, especially after watching the live footage, which is much less effective:
― nostormo, Friday, 18 May 2012 16:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
haaa, love those clips of them on the basketball court. i think kramer's production is great, perfect for the band -- if you hear other indie-type albums from 1988, a lot of 'em have dated quite a bit. don't feel that way about G-500.
― tylerw, Friday, 18 May 2012 16:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've read interviews with Dean where he talks about them being "barely able to play" when they recorded Today; the two guitar solos on "Flowers" are amongst a very few which I get an emotional charge off whenever I hear them, so I hope that one day I am able to make such a rudimentary sound!
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Friday, 18 May 2012 17:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Are those Conan O'Brien's drums?
― dlp9001, Friday, 18 May 2012 18:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've seen that video before, but never noticed the extent to which Naomi had mastered "sexy bass player pose" at such an early date. Maybe that's what lead to Dean's ultimate direction...
― dlp9001, Friday, 18 May 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
this is soooo "tugboat". as much as i love the album back to front...
― charlie h, Friday, 18 May 2012 18:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 00:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
alllmost voted "it's getting late" because it probably won't get any other votes, but ended up going w/ "don't let our youth go to waste."
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 02:27 (11 months ago) Permalink
"Tugboat."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 03:02 (11 months ago) Permalink
btw these videos are pretty fun. YOU ARE THERE AT GLASTONBURY WATCHING GALAXIE 500. lotsa shoegaze haircuts. www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2012/05/18/video-galaxie-500-at-glastonbury
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:23 (11 months ago) Permalink
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
I voted "Tugboat" but it could have been any of them.
The thing about "Tugboat" is that you're lulled into this slow shimmer and then 3/4 through you notice you're in the middle of a hurricane.
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 24 May 2012 01:08 (11 months ago) Permalink
I feel completely at peace with the results of this poll.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Thursday, 24 May 2012 04:28 (11 months ago) Permalink
flowers and waste are probably my two least favourite galaxie songs. tugboat is just overplayed but i can remember a time it still felt powerful
― ban halen (electricsound), Thursday, 24 May 2012 04:33 (11 months ago) Permalink
I missed this poll, but would have voted for "Temperature's Rising". "Pictures" and "Parking Lot" are so great, nobody voted for those but "Instrumental" got a vote?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:37 (11 months ago) Permalink
i voted for instrumental but probably should have gone for pictures
― garrett still a cunt (electricsound), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
was instrumental in a car commercial some years back or did i dream that?
― tylerw, Friday, 25 May 2012 01:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
― garrett still a cunt (electricsound), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:08 (11 months ago) Permalink
haha, there you go. the internet.
― tylerw, Friday, 25 May 2012 01:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
"Pictures" and "Parking Lot" are so great, nobody voted for those but "Instrumental" got a vote?"
otm
― nostormo, Friday, 25 May 2012 15:14 (11 months ago) Permalink
"Instrumental" is amazing too, truly channeling the reverbed rhythm guitar workouts on <i>Velvet Underground Live 1969</i> - probably the single most important direct influence on <i>Today</i>'s amazing sound.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 25 May 2012 17:43 (11 months ago) Permalink
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/8993-the-cloud/
Galaxie 500's "Tugboat", for example, was played 7,800 times on Pandora that quarter, for which its three songwriters were paid a collective total of 21 cents, or seven cents each. Spotify pays better: For the 5,960 times "Tugboat" was played there, Galaxie 500's songwriters went collectively into triple digits: $1.05 (35 cents each).
To put this into perspective: Since we own our own recordings, by my calculation it would take songwriting royalties for roughly 312,000 plays on Pandora to earn us the profit of one-- one-- LP sale. (On Spotify, one LP is equivalent to 47,680 plays.)
― jed_, Thursday, 15 November 2012 01:26 (6 months ago) Permalink
"king of spain" - best bonus track ever
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 15 November 2012 03:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
x-post-- interesting
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 November 2012 04:49 (6 months ago) Permalink
I missed this poll, but for me it would have been a toss-up b/w Flowers & Temperature's Rising - tho I too would def had voted for King of Spain, had it been included.
― mod is my co-pilot (Pillbox), Thursday, 15 November 2012 04:54 (6 months ago) Permalink
Excellent article from Damon, there - thanks for the link. I use Spotify all the time, but tend to buy the CD/LP/whatever if I want the self-righteous glow that goes with actually supporting a musician. Hardly Borgias level arts patronage, but still better than 7 cents I hope.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Thursday, 15 November 2012 11:27 (6 months ago) Permalink
http://open.spotify.com/track/6ElLZf5e78E1YDlss0dz1O
― Mike Dixn, Friday, 16 November 2012 12:23 (6 months ago) Permalink