Rain Parade: C/D

Come on, get a grip, man. I love both Opal and (early) Mercury Rev, but I have to say that Yerself Is Steam and Boces are at least as great as Opal's Happy Nightmare Baby, if not superior. They're certainly more diverse.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE5781CD848AF7420C287255EF6B553EB08D64CF5C01D2F4749D7B3225C8A0166E040ACC6CFB3E577B479AAB326AE5E06D9CEEB468DA1&sql=10:0kjgtq3ztu46

and the last few songs are quite wonderful.

It's also worth mentioning that Look Both Ways was tacked onto Emergency and is an earlier demo.

besy bubblegum psych rock band ever. along with outrageous cherry.

best that is.
the guitars are excellent as well

I just got Emergency Third Rail Power Trip, and I honestly couldn't tell what era this was from.

"My Secret Country" is a number 1 jam, amongst others.

I was listening to Crashing Dream on the way home from work the other day, haven't bought the reissue yet that just came out, don't suppose there are any extra tracks.

Love that eerie slide guitar on Gone West.

Inevitable I suppose: http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/09/26/rain-parade-reunion-benefit-bobby-sutliff-windbreakers/

Celebrated Paisley Underground act Rain Parade will reunite onstage in Atlanta early next year for the first time in more than two decades to play a benefit concert for Bobby Sutliff, singer/guitarist/songwriter for ’80s contemporaries The Windbreakers, who was seriously injured in a car accident over the summer.

The concert will take place Jan. 19 at The Earl — and it appears it won’t be the only reunion show for the Rain Parade. On his Facebook page, singer-guitarist Matt Piucci recently posted that, “Rain Parade needs a great drummer. … Not a ton of gigs planned, but cool ones.” He also suggested European concerts are in the works: “Fully intend to cross the pond in 2013.”

As for benefit show, promoter Chris Chandler says he asked Piucci why he’s reforming the Rain Parade now after years of resisting pleas for a reunion. Piucci’s response: “Our friend as badly hurt. We were asked to help. Here we come.”

Holy crap, I'm so happy! One of my favourite bands since I was in school, never even considered they'd ever get back together.

huh, wonder if david roback is involved?

Oh man, I hope Roback's involved!

The only Roback on board was Steven. Of the original crew, only Piucci, Steven Roback and John Thoman are there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FTovMvcGQQ

Nice!

Always liked this song a lot - dead ringer for something Richard Wright would sing on Obscured By Clouds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTMQYY8a69M

How I wish I could see this.

"1 hour 1/2 ago" is such a stunner.

Talkin' in my sleep is my fave

From D1m3ad0z3n today,

Rain parade
1984-03-24
berkeley (CA) usa
keystone

source
audience-recording
unknown generation cassette [FUJI FR II c-60]from the R.S. collection

transfer
cass played back on nakamichi cr7e (azimuth aligned) dolby off-->edirol 04-->HD- level corrections in audacity--tracked in cdwave--flac(8)
the c-60 cassette split was an overlap so you won't notice
(hanwaker transfer 2013-07)

note : i have no idea if this was the complete set and other bands shared the bill...
it is noted on db etree but i think it has never seen the dime-light...the bot did not show it

TT
39:29

01 You Are My Friend
02 1 Hour 1/2 Ago
03 Saturday's Asylum
04 Don't Feel Bad
05 Prisoners
06 Blue
07 Broken Horse
08 No Easy Way Down
09 This Can't Be Today
10 Night Shade

D!me again

RAIN PARADE
Torino, Big Club, Nov 13, 1985
Soundboard recording from the master reel.

QUALITY: A-
TIMING: 62:54

LINEAGE: Mixing desk > Reel recorder > K7 > CD > FLAC > YOU

A picture disc was bootlegged from this very recording (actually a copy of my tape), but the mastering work was awful and the sound quality is a lot worse than the original - also, it has 11 tracks, here we have 17. This is the whole thing, from the venue's manager introduction straight to the encores.
I have vined a copy of this cd many years ago, in my PaisleyWeeds Yahoogroup, so some of you might have got it already. Just check the timing and number of songs.

TRACKLIST:
01. Intro/No easy way down
02. It can't be today
03. Ain't that nothing
04. Invisible people
05. Don't feel bad
06. You are my friend
07. Broken horse
08. Mystic Green
09. Depending on you
10. My secret country
11. Blue
12. Night shade
13. Both eyes closed
14. Cheap wine
15. Band intro
16. Only business
17. 1+1/2 hrs. ago

Just spotted this, nothing new but a remaster might shine them up a lil.

http://www.realgonemusic.com/news/2017/6/9/rain-parade-emergency-3rd-rail-power-tripexplosions-in-the-g.html

Overall thumbs up on the new album. I never, ever considered something like Neil Young's Electric Light Orchestra and I feel dumb that such an obviously fun concept was there for the taking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UtEdwT31Ko

How did I manage to miss this? I'm so ashamed, this is sounding really good today!