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| From | "whitsbrain" <whitsbrain@whitsbrain.com> |
| Subject | Re: Sugarbomb |
| Date | Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:12:38 -0700 |
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I just happened to listen to again over the weekend, too. I've always
loved the album. When I used to do my little streaming radio deal, I
called it my favorite album of 2001...oh what an honor ;-P
I would agree that I like it better than "Bellybutton", but it can't come
near "Spilt Milk". I think I like "Waiting" and "What A Drag" more than
any other tunes, and I still remember hearing "Hello" playing as background
music at Home Depot a couple of times. Super weird.
I believe their indie release "Tastes Like Sugar", which has a few songs on
it that are not on "Bully", is also very good. The song "Ordinary Man" was
one of my favorites.
I have not been able to find anything else that any of these guys, or a
subset of them, have done since.
Whit
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From: "Matt Whitby" <matt.whitby@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:40 AM
To: "J&J Giddings" <jandjgiddings@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Sugarbomb
I was always very fond of "Posterchild for tragedy".
Sent from my iPad
On 17 Jul 2011, at 15:04, J&J Giddings wrote:
> Bully's a great record. A lot of the songs have a definite Jelly-vibe,
but I wouldn't put it next to either JF album. The production alone, though
truly well done is more dance? oriented and the songs aren't the same class
of writing as Sturmer/Manning- lyrics specifically. Not sure I'll be
listening to it for the next 40 years. "Bully" is such a good song, but
then songs like "Motormouth" I just skip...there's no room for rap in my
pop.
> That being said, I'll probably pull the disc out and give it a spin
today. Thanks for the reminder, Rick.
> later,joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rick McCall
>> Sent: Jul 17, 2011 4:10 AM
>> To: audities@smoe.org
>> Subject: Sugarbomb
>>
>> Was on a trip recently and listened again to the Sugarbomb CD called
Bully.
>> Seriously, anyone who thinks Jellyfish was all that (I'm one of those)
>> couldn't help but eat this disc alive. In my opinion, it is every bit
as
>> hooky and talent-laden as either of the Jellyfish albums. I probably
like
>> it a bit better than Bellybutton.
>>
>> When they were signed by RCA and re-recorded, remixed and remastered
their
>> indie CD, they knocked a grand slam of epic proportions. Then they got
>> caught up in a label fiasco, the disc died a swift death due to lack of
>> promotion and nothing has been heard from them since. At least, I
think.
>>
>> Anybody have any idea if Les Farrington has recorded anything else?
Still
>> playing in the Fort Worth area? Anything?
>>
>> Best,
>> Rick
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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