Spoon, "Gimme Fiction"

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for all those that don't think that "beast" should not be the opener:

when he says "UH HUH, ALRIGHT" if feels like the album is starting!

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 25 February 2005 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The official Spoon site says that the running order that has leaked is the real one.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Friday, 25 February 2005 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay for that. I think it's perfect.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Friday, 25 February 2005 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

when he says "UH HUH, ALRIGHT" if feels like the album is starting!

the same thing happens on the first constantines record. or is it "we're rolling"? eh, i cant remember.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 25 February 2005 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

absolutely love this record. much better than Kill The Moonlight, IMO.

― teekay, Friday, 25 February 2005 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree. I like it. Did anyone else notice maybe a 'speeding up' of Britt's voice on the first track, though, or is it just my copy? sounds kinda weird...

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 25 February 2005 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i noticed that too. the change in pitch from the first to second track is ... noticable. at first i didn't think it was him, and then track two came in and i was like oh yeah, there's Britt.

― teekay, Friday, 25 February 2005 23:31 (twenty-one years ago)

There are no *peaks* per se

OTM, which makes it a first for Spoon. but it maintains a fantastic level of quality throughout that makes the record itself a peak. i think it's a step forward.

― Lee (fsharp), Saturday, 26 February 2005 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

sister jack is a peak.

― cutty (mcutt), Saturday, 26 February 2005 00:16 (twenty-one years ago)

They Never Got You pretty much hits it out of the park for me.

― erv (Abe Froman), Saturday, 26 February 2005 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I would definitely say that this is a record with peaks - "My Mathematical Mind," "Beast And Dragon Adored" and "They Never Got You" are clearly the tall trees in this little forrest.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Saturday, 26 February 2005 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

au contraire, mon frere!

― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 26 February 2005 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

au contraire, indeed!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 26 February 2005 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

FUCKING. BRILLIANT.
"The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine" is unfortunately hitting way too close to home for me right now, but like a car crash I am drawn to it. A car crash with piano

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Saturday, 19 March 2005 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

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)

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