I should love Bauhaus, but I can't stand them cos to me it sounded dated and thin when I first heard them in the 90's. To those who heard it at the time, it still sounds great.
this fascinates me because i only really heard bauhaus (the 4ad stuff anyway) this year and i thought it sounded surprisingly UN-dated.
― what is your beef with the mac? (electricsound), Saturday, 31 January 2009 00:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
In the mail today:
Bar/None Records is proud to re-release two classic albums by the Feelies, that critically acclaimed crew of hyperactive alt rockers from Haledon, New Jersey that had such a powerful influence on the sound of indie music 1980s and beyond.Their debut release Crazy Rhythms is a masterwork of perfectly honed minimalist rock that leaps and darts into the corners of the listener's consciousness, a true sonic tour de force that Rolling Stone deemed one of the "100 Best Albums of the 1980s." Fans of the Velvet Underground, Wire and Brian Eno's early solo work will surely appreciate the "forces at work" (to quote a song title!) on this masterpiece. Their follow-up recording, The Good Earth, came some six years later co-produced by Feelies' co-regents Glenn Mercer and Bill Million with REM's Peter Buck (a Feelies admirer since his days as a record store clerk). The Good Earth was an early release on Coyote Records, the label founded and run Steve Fallon, also the original owner of famed Hoboken indie roc mecca, Maxwell's. This album introduced the line-up that continues to this day. Both albums feature deluxe packaging (CD and vinyl LP) with liner notes by Jim Deragotis and Jim Sullivan respectively. As the band consider each album to be a discrete aesthetic artifact, the copious bonus material including demos, b-sides, EP tracks and some new live recordings from the re-united group will be included on digital download cards. Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth will be released to coincide with the Feelies' September performance at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival where they will perform the classic Crazy Rhythms in its entirety. Summer activities for the group include an acoustic performance at the Whitney Museum in New York City on June 26 as part of the Dan Graham Retrospective, as well as a free show at the Pritzke Pavillion in Chicago's Millennium Park on June 29, and a series of shows at Maxwells in Hoboken over the 4th of July weekend.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
Awesome!
the band consider each album to be a discrete aesthetic artifact
Feelies OTM.
― dad a, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
as well as a free show at the Pritzke Pavillion in Chicago's Millennium Park on June 29
definitely planning on going to this, especially after last night's awesome Dirty Projectors show in the same series
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
Great news!
This year's reissues have been better than this year's new music.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 15:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
huzzah! glad they are putting together some bonus material for these, even if it's not on disc.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 15:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
and if you need to get psyched up, here's an early live show http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/124220071/boys-with-perpetual-nervousness-the-reunited
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 15:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Lou Reed performing Einstein on the Beach"
Dan Selzer absolutely OTM up there.Crazy Rhythms is still one of my favourite albums ever; there's really nothing quite like it.
― Marco Damiani, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 15:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth will be released to coincide with the Feelies' September performance at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival where they will perform the classic Crazy Rhythms in its entirety.
I will be there in full force.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 16:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
he copious bonus material including demos, b-sides, EP tracks and some new live recordings from the re-united group will be included on digital download cards.
YES YES YES
― sleeve, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha, totally glazed over the "new live recordings from the re-united group" bit ... so there won't be live material from the 70s and 80s? Or am I reading that wrong.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
no, sounds right. that is kind of sad.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, a little bit weak -- they really don't have any useable live recordings from that period? most of the stuff i have is audience recordings, but I guess I thought there'd be some sort of pro stuff in the archives. not that they don't sound good these days, but the Crazy Rhythms-era band deserves documentation ...
― tylerw, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
They have some pretty good live and studio recordings. Question is how they feel about it, I think.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
the copious bonus material including demos, b-sides, EP tracks and some new live recordings from the re-united group will be included on digital download cards.
NO NO NO
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
Seeing them in the park next Monday in Chicago -- free outdoor show.
― Eazy, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Reissues OSSOM. I can quit lurking eBay for a CD of the Good Earth.
Still waiting on live awesomeness from the original group (1978-1991). There was at least one LP bootleg pressed - was the sound any shakes? I've got the shows from Tyler's blog (thanks again, fantasticman!) which are great but tinny.
― staggerlee, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 01:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
i should quickly liquidate my good earth cd it seems
― task force vs the brisbane punks (electricsound), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 01:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
playing an acoustic set friday night at the Whitney!
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 13:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
Acoustic? Strange! Their sound is so much about surging waves of electricity.
― dad a, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 13:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
So exciting to hear it's finally happening after so many false starts! I heard rumors and badgered Bar/None to confirm a year ago (see up thread), but they wouldn't say. They really should include a second disc rather than download. They'd better be available in lossless!
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah the acoustic thing is interesting -- i assume it'll be focused on the Good Earth, since that's their most acoustic album, but who knows?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
I can imagine them doing acoustic versions of Crazy Rhythms and later stuff as well. Or if Dave Weckerman's there maybe it'll be all Neil Young covers. No matter I'm sure it'll be lovely and I won't be able to make it.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think it's high time that Demme makes that Feelies-zombie movie he originally wanted to do.
"He had called us in the early '80s and proposed a concept of a concert film that would take place in our home town. He described it as cross between The Last Waltz and The Night of the Living Dead. He had this vision. He's obsessed with small town life and suburbia. His idea was to have everybody in the town be like zombies, shuffling towards something. It turns out they're going to a Feelies concert. The zombies go inside and then by the end of the show, they're all rejuvenated and come to life. Interesting concept but he couldn't sell the idea to anyone. But we kept in touch." http://www.furious.com/perfect/ooloo.html
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 20:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'd buy that.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 20:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
me too! a smash hit! maybe Demme could work Robyn Hitchcock in there somehow as a mad scientist or something. He seems to be making a habit of cameo-ing Hitchcock these days.
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 June 2009 17:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
If the idea is to cop a Last Waltz vibe, musical guest stars would be perfect. Imagine Hitchcock singing their "Deep Fascination" and then the Feelies backing him up on "Insanely Jealous".
What artists would you want as "special guests"? You know Peter Buck would be there.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 25 June 2009 17:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
yo la tengo, for sure, probably lou reed .... maybe they could pull some Jersey cred and get the Boss himself to sing "Boy With Perpetual Nervousness"
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 June 2009 17:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
Bon Jovi
― Suckanoosik Chamber of Commerce (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 25 June 2009 17:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh hell yes
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 June 2009 17:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
sambora tradin' licks with mercer! oh yeah!
Who's going this Friday? I can't skip off work to make the 1 pm ticket line:(
― Virginia Plain, Thursday, 25 June 2009 21:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Last Waltz" lineup has to include Prince.
― staggerlee, Thursday, 25 June 2009 21:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
Somehow when I try to picture Springsteen singing "BWTPN" it just morphs into the E Street band slogging that song out to the tune [sic] of "Hungry Heart."
"He's not like the boys... that we used to have /Not like them at all.The old ones made their ... parents proud /This one beats 'em all.Everybody's got a hungry heartEverybody's got a hungry heart."
― staggerlee, Thursday, 25 June 2009 21:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
hee hee, can someone do a mashup?
― tylerw, Friday, 26 June 2009 15:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
anybody catch the show at the Whitney? hoping a recording of it surfaces ....
― tylerw, Saturday, 27 June 2009 17:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
The audio for the Whitney is up on Dime as we speak...
― Thus Sang Freud, Saturday, 27 June 2009 18:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think you said you can't do Dime, tho. If it doesn't appear elsewhere, email me.
― Thus Sang Freud, Saturday, 27 June 2009 18:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
check yr email Thus Sang Freud! I tracked down the setlist, looks cool01 When Company Comes 02 Bluer Skies 03 Nobody Knows 04 Egyptian Reggae 05 Higher Ground 06 crowd 07 Sunday Morning 08 Undertow 09 Brenda comments 10 Invitation 11 Let's Go 12 Crazy Rhythms 13 encore break 14 Dancing Barefoot 15 What Goes On
― tylerw, Monday, 29 June 2009 17:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh how I want to hear Sunday Morning!
― dan selzer, Monday, 29 June 2009 18:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
for realz. they've never done that one before, have they?
― tylerw, Monday, 29 June 2009 18:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Egyptian Reggae!?!?! wow....
― Such A Hilbily (Dan Peterson), Monday, 29 June 2009 18:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
There are a few Feelies takes on Egyptian Reggae up on youtube.
― dad a, Monday, 29 June 2009 18:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Awesome, thanks!
― Such A Hilbily (Dan Peterson), Monday, 29 June 2009 19:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
Great show, outdoors in Chicago. Different set list than the one above, a bit.
― Eazy, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
Egyptian Reggae is one of their classic covers. That, Dancing Barefoot, What Goes On...You could make a great mix of the songs the Feelies regularly covered, it would be killer.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Chicago got an awesome cover of 'Carnival (Box Car of Sorts)' last night - Holy Cow - the 'Only Life' tracks they played were so damn special powerful too... Hoping someone taped and puts on DIME.
― BlackIronPrison, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh cool, would like to hear their REM cover ... and yeah a Feelies cover comp would be good. Maybe it's up to me. Has anyone else done it? Some good Neil Young tracks, and the "Outdoor Miner" they were doing last year sounded amazing.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
I have a Feelies covers comp I downloaded some years ago. This is the tracklist:
Head Held HighI'm a BelieverThe Obedient AtomOutdoor MinerRoadrunnerRun Run Run/European Son/What Goes OnSweet JaneBarstool BluesI Wanna Sleep In Your ArmsMannequinSedan DeliverySee No EvilShe Said She SaidWhite Light White Heat
Of course, then there is the promo live CD with Egyptian Reggae, Dancing Barefoot, and Everybody's Got...Monkey.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
They did "Paint It Black" at the very end, too.
― Eazy, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:45 (3 years ago) Permalink