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" <hiforman@yahoo.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
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" <jlmicek@comcast.net> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Yahoo! Shopping
> Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping
>