Spoon, "Gimme Fiction"

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i'd argue that this record peaks early - i have such a hard time getting into "i turn my camera on" after the first two songs.

― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Saturday, 19 March 2005 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Really? 'Cause that's a great song- it's just different, that's all. I can see where it would appear to peak early, though- that's prob'ly my favorite song on the album right now

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Saturday, 19 March 2005 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Monsieur Valentine = dead ringer for early Auteurs. Cello riffs and sparse piano / guitar stuff. Spoon escape being awful as a result because the guy's voice is better than Luke Haines. Or maybe it's just that an American accent sounds more exotic.

― alext (alext), Sunday, 20 March 2005 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

So that cover is straight Andres Serrano, right.

― Zed Szetlian (Finn MacCool), Monday, 21 March 2005 02:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh man I just listened to this for the first time today, and I'm waaay disappointed.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 21 March 2005 03:21 (twenty-one years ago)

ps that cover is straight-up Irving Penn and it RULES

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 24 March 2005 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

jaymc, I felt the same way! It has grown on me like goose barnacles! SPOOON!

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 24 March 2005 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

finally listened, not thrilled. Heavy on the classic-rock tributes a la Elvis Costello of recent years (though to be sure it's more consisitently appealing). May be a grower... I thought the last couple songs were pretty strong. New order of Spoon release goodness:

Kill the Moonlight
Soft Effects
Series of Sneaks
Gimme Fiction
Girls Can Tell
Love Ways

(still haven't heard Telephono)

― These Robust Cookies (Robust Cookies), Thursday, 24 March 2005 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Spoon to Tour North America in June

Chris Rediske reports:
So before you get all uppity about it, let us just say: We know we just reported Spoon tour dates last Friday. But here's the thing-- those shows, aside from one SXSW date (which already happened) and the Coachella date in April, are all taking place in Europe. Where you, most likely, are not. But you know Spoon loves the native North American-dweller just as much as the next deified indie rock band, which is why they're planning on spending their summer with you and you and you.

Yes, it's true-- Spoon will be marching quickly through the U.S. and Canada for the better part of June in support of their upcoming fifth full-length Gimme Fiction, hitting both coasts before ending up in their hometown of Austin. The Clientele will be along for the ride, and because we're cool like that, we've even reprinted the European dates from last week. Turn your camera on:

04-06 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia *
04-08 London, England - Brixton Academy *
04-11 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit *
04-12 Koln, Germany - E-Werk *
04-13 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle *
04-15 Treviso, Italy - New Age *
04-16 Firenze, Italy - Sasch Hall *
04-17 Modena, Italy - Vox *
04-19 Bordeaux, France - Le Krakatoa *
04-20 Nantes, France - Halle de la Trocardiere *
04-21 Paris, France - Le Zenith *
04-24 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz *
04-25 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera *
04-30 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
06-01 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #
06-02 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
06-03 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
06-04 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts #
06-05 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace #
06-06 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street #
06-07 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club #
06-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
06-09 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
06-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
06-11 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre #
06-12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
06-13 Lawrence, KS - Granada #
06-14 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
06-16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom #
06-17 Vancouver, British Columbia #
06-18 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
06-20 San Francisco, CA - TBA #
06-21 Los Angeles, CA - TBA #
06-22 Tempe, AZ - TBA #
06-24 Dallas, TX - TBA #
06-25 Austin, TX - TBA #

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 24 March 2005 21:06 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, im pretty psyched about this. i think im even going to get tickets to shows in other cities!

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 24 March 2005 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/Suedey/valentinecoloursmall2.jpg

― Suedey (John Cei Douglas), Saturday, 30 April 2005 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

i said this over at fluxblog, but that should be the cover art for the 7". please make this happen merge.

― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Sunday, 1 May 2005 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

guided by voices

― Dr. Gene Scott (shinybeast), Sunday, 1 May 2005 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

GODDAMN ME. Ok, while I'm here, Britt Daniel gets x free passes whether or not this album isn't any good.

But it will be good...naysayers should recall that both the last two were big-time sleepers. You have to let those songs grow into all the empty spaces...

― Dr. Gene Scott (shinybeast), Sunday, 1 May 2005 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

It has definitely grown on me, though there's some sagging in the middle ("Sister Jack," "I Summon You"--and wtf, Daniel sounds like Beck on "Was it You," who needs that...).

― These Robust Cookies (Robust Cookies), Monday, 2 May 2005 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

who is responible for that graphical depiction?

― Aaron Ef. (aaron ef.), Monday, 2 May 2005 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

A fellow named John Cei Douglas.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 2 May 2005 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

John Cei Douglas = Suedey

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Monday, 2 May 2005 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

oh haha i hadn't noticed that! good work john!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 2 May 2005 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

i said this over at fluxblog, but that should be the cover art for the 7". please make this happen merge.
-- blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.lif...), May 1st, 2005.

Yeah, please make this happen merge! The back cover could look something like this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/Suedey/valentinebackcoverpos2.jpg

I am unemployed.

― Suedey (John Cei Douglas), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

wow! who do we have to talk to to make this happen?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/Suedey/covertestbigletterscopy.jpg

― Suedey (John Cei Douglas), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, thanks jaymc! I probably should have mentioned who I was upthread, silly me!

― Suedey (John Cei Douglas), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

hey it's ok! at first i was just like, oh, he nicked that from fluxblog!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

send email to merge xpost

― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

spoon played a secret show in chicago tonight. (it was a jack daniels promotional event.) they were great. i found gimme fiction to be mostly boring when i heard it a month ago, but they were so tight and energetic on stage, i'm looking forward to listening to the album again.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 04:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Spoon make some of the catchiest, most confident rock 'n' roll of any group around. Their fifth full-length is nothing short of a dizzying, soulful masterpiece, easily the most expansive work in their career. "Gimme Fiction" is a sprawling, exhilarating, filler-free album of keenly focused artistic vision and ambition.

― poortheatre (poortheatre), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh... wait. That was from the publisher...

― poortheatre (poortheatre), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

for those in philly...

http://photos8.flickr.com/12381307_81a791d9fa.jpg

we're giving away concert tickets and other promotional swag.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

this has become a must-buy for me. there's a picture in the liner from a show at philly's rotunda back in april '03!

the sound was so bad, i think i called for "waiting for the kid to come out" after they played it.

― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 00:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Bought this album today and it is so great.

That's all I have to say.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 02:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Album of the year so far.

― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Saturday, 14 May 2005 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

No, The Woods is the album of the year so far.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Saturday, 14 May 2005 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

No, that would be Final Fantasy.

― Sean M (Sean M), Saturday, 14 May 2005 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I had never heard a note of Spoon's music, but after going head to head with one of the Spoon guys at the Staremaster contest at the Slint ATP I thought I'd check out the new record- and I think it's really great. It's funny, I don't hear the connection between them and a lot of the bands/influences people name drop- to me I hear a really T-Rex/Nick Gilder thing going on, and personally I love it. Yay for Spoon.

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Saturday, 14 May 2005 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

With all the talk of comparing this album with their older ones, I realized I never owned Telephono, just lived with somebody who had one or borrowed it. Now it's out of print, and even just the CD is going for $50 (?!). I'm not on slsk or anything at the moment. Can someone please just Gmail it to me?

― c@md3n (c@md3n), Thursday, 19 May 2005 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

T-Rex/Nick Gilder

completely. Strong 70's sound to the writing and the production on this. I love how they can sound so muscular and spare at the same time.

― dan. (dan.), Thursday, 19 May 2005 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

eleven months pass...

Listened to this album yesterday on big honking headphones while walking through midtown Manhattan, carrying two moderately heavy bags, on my way to Penn Station, to Newark Airport, for to carry me home to LA. Getting my body, my feet on the pavement into rhythm with the bags, navigating through and around the crowds, checking out a few New York women, watching the New Yorkers reading and talking and smoking in their parks. The fact that half of the resulting awesomeness came from the album informs you, reader, that it is awesome, and deserving of praise, and that it disproves the shadowy, gray, lifeless fears about the disappearance of the vital impulse in art that have been troubling you.

― Lukas (lukas), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 19:42 (twenty years ago)

still a great record, i still think there's an alternate sequencing.

― mts (theoreticalgirl), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 19:56 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

Hah - that's a great post from Lukas. Does he still post here?

― Baaderonixx immer wieder (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

Still their best album.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 12:34 (nineteen years ago)

you left out a "has nothing on" before "their best album"

(that being KtM, obv)

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 13:29 (nineteen years ago)

GcT > SoS > KtM > dried up dog dookie > GF

― Mallory L . O'Donnell (That Bitch Camille), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

SoS > GF > GCT = KTM > Telephono

― a.b. (alanbanana), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 15:20 (nineteen years ago)

Girls Can Tell = Gimme Fiction = Kill The Moonlight >> A Series of Sneaks > Loveways >>>>>>>>>>>> Telephono

― Matthew Perpetua! (Matthew Perpetua!), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

did i write that purple stuff? o well, it was a gorgeous day.

― Lukas (lukas), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 21:38 (nineteen years ago)

Album of the year so far.
-- Jim Reckling (Jreckli...), May 14th, 2005 2:06 PM. (Jim Reckling) (link)

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No, The Woods is the album of the year so far.
-- The Brainwasher (bornliveddie...), May 14th, 2005 2:30 PM. (Twilight) (link)

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No, that would be Final Fantasy.
-- Sean M (sea...), May 14th, 2005 2:38 PM. (Sean M) (link)

Haha.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 21:40 (nineteen years ago)

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― gear (gear), Tuesday, 1 August 2006 23:45 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.vulcanproductions.com/Images/clips/hard_candy_clip4.jpg

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 00:50 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

Where's the Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga thread?

― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 6 August 2007 21:21 (eighteen years ago)

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