Excellent stuff: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16862-sugar-reissues/
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/141407-sugar-copper-blue-beaster-file-under-easy-lis/
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 July 2012 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
Disappointed eric went on about My Bloody Valentine and "My Favorite Thing" without noticing that "My Favorite Thing" totally jacks "Blown A Wish." I want this bit of trivia to be popularized already.
― da croupier, Monday, 30 July 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
Copper Blue is a top ten all-time record for me.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 July 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
I listened to the Copper Blue reissue on Spotify and it sounds terrific. Really want to pick up the vinyl.
― Marco YOLO (Phil D.), Monday, 30 July 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
For the longest time I assumed this band was terrible, beyond the couple of singles they played on my local alt-rock station. This was based entirely on their albums turning up constantly in used bins all over central Illinois in the later half of the 1990s.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 30 July 2012 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
poor Matthew Sweet!
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 July 2012 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
the version of "The Slim" on Besides is amongst my favorite performances by anyone; by contrast the original sounds tame.
looks like the 2nd disk of the FUEL rerelease is the same as the bonus disk of Besides, which is a fabulous set, with another heartbreaking "Slim" to close it off.
― Euler, Monday, 30 July 2012 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
Do any of these reissues have Bob Mould's song "Can't Fight It" from No Alternative? What a great song.
― Marco YOLO (Phil D.), Monday, 30 July 2012 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
LOVE these remasters. Got the download from Merge on the weekend, and am anxiously awaiting the albums with all the bonus stuff.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 30 July 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
I assume the remasters are the same ones that Edsel used for the reissues? I grabbed the 3-disc Edsel version of Copper Blue a bit earlier this year. Thinking I'll probably do the same for Beaster and FU:EL later, though the Edsel version of Beaster seems pretty pricy now considering the lack of extras beyond the videos.
― Sean Carruthers, Monday, 30 July 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
Weird, I was at that Chicago show on the 2nd disc of the Copper Blue remaster. I only went for openers Scrawl (who were brilliant), but since I loved Husker Du, I figured I'd check out Bob's new act. About four songs in, I bailed. It sounded to me like tepid, warmed-over Du rejects. But I regret leaving, since they played "Armenia City In The Sky" later in the set.
― Sun? Sun? It's your cousin, Marvin Ra (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 3 August 2012 03:13 (eleven years ago) link
here i shall reiterate my request for scrawl to reunite
nevertheless, u tarfumes were mad
― mookieproof, Friday, 3 August 2012 03:36 (eleven years ago) link
Almost a year to the day after the Sugar show, I saw Scrawl open for PJ Harvey (same venue). They were even better that time.
I think Scrawl still occasionally reunites for one-offs, but only in Columbus. Really wish they'd do a tour.
― Sun? Sun? It's your cousin, Marvin Ra (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 3 August 2012 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
OH MANPeej and Scrawl? Together? So dreamy.
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Friday, 3 August 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link