I'm not sure if I like "Bully" or "Tastes Like Sugar" better than "Bellybutton" or "Spilt Milk," but they're both fine, fine albums. I forget where (probably back in the wild west Napster days), I found a bunch of Sugarbomb rarities. Here's one of my favorites. It's a live acoustic cover of "Killer Queen" that is pretty, well, killer... http://www.mediafire.com/?t675trki1rqmprp -----Original Message----- >From: whitsbrain >Sent: Jul 18, 2011 7:12 AM >To: audities@smoe.org, J&J Giddings >Cc: "audities@smoe.org" >Subject: Re: Sugarbomb > >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 >http://mog.com/whitsbrain >http://twitter.com/whitsbrain > >---------------------------------------- >From: "Matt Whitby" >Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:40 AM >To: "J&J Giddings" >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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > >