Incidentally, they were the first psych/folk group I got into as well. At the tender age of thirteen my uncle played me Balaklava; he's got all of their records, was a huge fan back in the day, etc.
Also, "Grace Street" is available in a different version on the Familiar Songs LP, which I notice at the store but don't really want to spend $15 on. Oh well. Great, beautiful song. The liner notes of Wizard of Is express Tom Rapp's desire to have a gospel choir in there--wow.
― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 1 November 2004 22:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Beta (abeta), Monday, 1 November 2004 22:43 (nineteen years ago) link
"In 1972, a church in Vermont rand its bell once each minute for each American killed in Vietnam. It rang for forty days and forty nights. Is that biblical, or what? That's why, when you hold a seashell to your ear, you can hear Nixon screaming in hell. I hate it when songs like this become relevant again. It's dedicated to George W. Bush who is continuing Nixon's work of writing messages in the blood of others."
― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 1 November 2004 23:25 (nineteen years ago) link
I ate mushrooms last winter in my loft (which was stupid) and began to freak out cuz there was no weed to smoke and my apartment/roommates at the time made me really anxious. I listened to this album, then I didn't listen to it for a long time. But yeah. Good stuff. Nay, great stuff.
― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 12:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:10 (eighteen years ago) link
i'm not into the fugs that much. belle on avenue a is supposed to be one of the better ones, right?
― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 31 August 2005 13:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 15:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tripmaker (SDWitzm), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 15:27 (eighteen years ago) link
the lack of pearls footage on youtube is truly disappointing! mr. rapp's been in heavy rotation around my house these past few weeks. must be that time of the year.
― ian, Monday, 30 November 2009 17:05 (fourteen years ago) link
slight wtf moment watching fassbinder's rio das mortes for the first time yesterday: opening scene soundtracked by 'morning song' complete with bosch poster from the lp up on the schygulla character's apartment wall
― no lime tangier, Wednesday, 20 January 2016 11:57 (eight years ago) link
Pearls before swine, feelin' fine. Swine before pearls, gives me the hurls.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
(xp) I mentioned this before, but not on this thread it seems, fuck knows where then.
― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/616gQ5RMOdL.jpg
noticed this recent(ish) addition to the pbs corpus: anyone heard?
― no lime tangier, Friday, 14 April 2017 00:41 (seven years ago) link
Sad news from Damon Krukowski
We have lost the great singer, songwriter and human being Tom Rapp...— Damon K (@dada_drummer) February 12, 2018
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
oh, fuck
― Simon H., Monday, 12 February 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
damn, RIP. was just playing one nation underground last week ...
― tylerw, Monday, 12 February 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
Lovely post from his daughter in law.
Tom, my husband's dad, passed away yesterday. Seeing how much he meant to people and how much they loved his work is really a light in our lives during a dark time, thank you. https://t.co/ntI9zxnpUl— Kristen Bonardi Rapp (@kristenrapp) February 12, 2018
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 17:37 (six years ago) link
Oh no, not Tom Rapp now. Loved that guy + band. RIP Tom.
― Video reach stereo bog (Tom D.), Monday, 12 February 2018 17:54 (six years ago) link
Goodnight Tom Rapp and thank you sincerely for your music
― faust apes (NickB), Monday, 12 February 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
Crazy that Tom's career was over in his mid-twenties - some people don't even get started till then - and he's put out NINE albums by then...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRKmkRzQUMM
― Video reach stereo bog (Tom D.), Tuesday, 13 February 2018 00:34 (six years ago) link
rip :-(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEp5ko51RC8
― no lime tangier, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 01:00 (six years ago) link
Happy 4th of July!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjLdKXChh2M
― The Fields o' Fat Henry (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 July 2020 14:19 (three years ago) link