Beat Happening: C or D.

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most of my favourite Beat Happening songs are Heather songs anyway tbh

I've had a CD-R of Jamboree for a long time, but just got a cheap CD copy in the mail. There's probably a thread for this: gap between your three favourite songs and the rest of the album. I love "Indian Summer," "Cat Walk," and "Drive Car Girl" so much, and the rest of the album does nothing for me.

clemenza, Thursday, 12 May 2022 18:14 (one year ago) link

nine months pass...

I've had Dreamy and You Turn Me On waiting on my computer for a while, burned them for a long car trip today. All three songs I'll save are sung by Heather Lewis: "Noise," "Sleepy Head," and (epic drone, love it) "Godsend."

clemenza, Sunday, 5 March 2023 02:45 (one year ago) link

oh c'mon "Pinebox Derby" rules

obsidian crocogolem (sleeve), Sunday, 5 March 2023 03:08 (one year ago) link

Nothing else made much of an impression on me, beyond that I often found Calvin Johnson's vocals annoying (which on the three songs I posted about nine months ago, I totally love--I can't explain that).

clemenza, Sunday, 5 March 2023 03:44 (one year ago) link

Man Tiger Trap is an all timer

a (waterface), Sunday, 5 March 2023 11:40 (one year ago) link

All killer, no filler, tbh. (YTMO, that is. Some of Dreamy tests my patience, which seems an improbable thing to be typing given it's the later LP that drones on endlessly lol)

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 6 March 2023 13:04 (one year ago) link

Burned their expanded debut...My favourites (evenly split this time between Heather and Calvin): "Our Secret," "What's Important," "1, 2, 3," "Look Around." The first, beyond sounding great, is the perfect launch for such a strange folk/post-punk band: the title, and "That's why we're running away..."

clemenza, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 21:29 (one year ago) link

listened to this audio doc about the making of Jamboree the other day, some good insight into the record and the relationships between the band members (both then and now)
https://lifeoftherecord.com/#/beat-happening/

( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 9 March 2023 11:34 (one year ago) link


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