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| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Gigolo Aunts (was Fountains of Wayne -- Am I alone out here?) |
| Date | Fri, 9 Dec 2005 21:37:17 -0800 (PST) |
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Thanks John,
I'm a big "lyrics" fan and I find the combination of the bittersweet melody and lyrics on "Everyone Can Fly" to be irrisistable myself. I particularly like the bridge, where they sing:
"Did you ever stop to think when you were twenty
You'd be where you are today
Isn't it funny how things change
Some things never stay the same
What a shame..."
Indeed.
"John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net> wrote:
Hersh:
I'd recommend "Full On Bloom," which has the funny, but still quite lovely
"Serious Drugs" on it.
"Everyone Can Fly," is a great tune, as is "Half A Chance," and "Everything
Is Wrong."
Hell, the whole record is damned near perfect.
john.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hersh Forman"
To:
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: Gigolo Aunts (was Fountains of Wayne -- Am I alone out here?)
>I agree: "Minor Cords & Major Themes" is never far from my CD player (or
>these days, my iRiver Digital Music Player). "Everyone Can Fly" is pure
>pop heaven.
>
> I bought "Flippin' Out" and didn't like it much. Didn't sound like the
> same band. Have never bought "Pacific Ocean Blues" or anything else.
>
> So, was "Minor Chords..." an abberation for the band where everything
> just came together for one CD? What else should I check out?
>
>
>
> "John L. Micek" wrote:
> >Then I saw them live at the KROQ inland >invasion... and they SUCKED!
>
> I saw them on a triple-bill with The Gigolo Aunts and a local Philly band
> called The Red King at
> the Trocadero Theatre in 1999, and had the same complaint.
> They were, it seemed, one of those bands that equated excessive volume
> with
> rocking out (a matter for another thread, I know).
> But while that might work at a Dinosaur Jr. show, it just blew out all the
> subtlety that colors the tunes. The bombast was just too
> much, and I'm pretty sure I left before their set was over. This despite
> the
> fact that I was just over the moon with "Utopia Parkway" at the time.
> Gigolo Aunts, meanwhile, were the most likable bunch of guys I've run ever
> had the pleasure of chatting with.
> At that point, I'd just moved up to Philly from Winston-Salem, N.C., and
> he
> and I spent a fair bit of time talking about the genius of Mitch Easter.
> He
> was also kind enough to sign my poster for "Minor Chords, Major Themes,"
> and
> it's still hanging in my downstairs office. That record, for my money, is
> one of the great and underappreciated gems of the last 10 years.
>
> john micek
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