Analogman

It's the last thing listed in my post above.

I have the Chronic town original vinyl....and I LIKE Shiney Happy People.....I watched the video yesterday and it is entertaining too...

 

LouieB

Well, that's your problem, man.

What's Brian's take on Jay's Inquirer type interview in Harp or Relix or whatever it was a while back? I think I may have just tossed the issue - as I jut threw away a whole stack of HARP and RELIX magazines.

CHICAGO - If you're a cell phone-using, goose liver-eating, cigarette-smoking, fast food-loving person, Chicago might not be your kind of town.

In this city that once winked at Prohibition, members of the City Council are trying to crack down on things they deem unhealthy, immoral or just plain annoying.

A proposal that would restrict fast-food chains from cooking with artery-clogging trans fat oils got a public airing last week, and in the past year alone aldermen have banned smoking in nearly all public places and the use of cell phones while driving.

In April, Chicago became the first U.S. city to outlaw the sale of foie gras, a goose liver delicacy that is decried by animal-rights activists because it is created by force-feeding birds to fatten up their livers.

Critics, including the mayor, wonder if the City Council has suddenly deemed itself the behavior police.

"We have children getting killed by gang leaders and dope dealers," an angry Mayor Richard M. Daley said earlier this year. "We have real issues here in this city. And we're dealing with foie gras? Let's get some priorities."

Aldermen say they are addressing real problems and protecting their constituents. And they deny the proposals are diverting their attention from major issues like a city budget crunch.

"The fact that there may be greater wrongs to address doesn't mean we cannot also address what we might also view as lesser wrongs," said Alderman Joe Moore, who led the effort to ban foie gras.

Some observers say aldermen who used to do what Daley wanted them to do are feeling emboldened because Daley has been weakened by a City Hall scandal that has snared some of his top aides. Others wonder if the proposals have more to do with a changing city, one that is no longer home to steel mills and stockyards.

"This is the legislation of refinement," said Perry Duis, a University of Illinois-Chicago historian who has written extensively on Chicago. "This is a city of Starbucks rather than the steel mill."

Alderman Burton Natarus, who has sponsored a host of noise ordinances aimed at turning down the volume on street musicians, construction workers, boom boxes and motorcycles, agreed with those who argue the council is sticking its nose where it doesn't belong.

"I think we are trying to control people's behavior too much," said Natarus, who regrets voting for the foie gras ban. "We are trying to itty-bitty regulate every facet of somebody's life."

The latest target is trans fat, found in some oils used to fry chicken, fries and other foods. A proposed ordinance would limit the use of such oils by fast-food chains in the city. Like the foie gras ban, the proposal earned the mayor's scorn.

"Is the City Council going to plan our menus?" he asked.

When the trans fat idea first came up, the Chicago Sun-Times weighed in with an editorial facetiously referring to the council's "special Committee to rid Chicago of Everything That is Bad for Us," and wondering if it was "only a matter of time before they propose ordinances against certain cell phone ring-tones, secondhand barbecue smoke and bug zappers."

More than a few Chicagoans say they don't need the City Council looking over their shoulders at lunch time.

"I'm a big boy," Kerry Dunaway said as he ate fried chicken recently. "I can take care of myself."

I don't I ever heard of REM until they came here in 1989.

Huh. I learn something new every day.

 

Here's the tracklist. Not all of these are Steely Dan covers.

 

1 Breakout - Foo Fighters 3:21

2 Do It Again - Smash Mouth 3:57

3 Deep Inside of You - Third Eye Blind 4:10

4 Totalimmortal - Offspring 2:50

5 The World Ain't Slowin' Down - Ellis Paul 4:48

6 Any Major Dude Will Tell You - Wilco 3:06

7 Only a Fool Would Say That - Ivy 3:03

8 Can't Find the Time to Tell You - Hootie & The Blowfish 2:47

9 Bodhisattva - Brian Setzer Orchestra 5:41

10 Bad Sneakers - Push Stars 3:15

11 Reelin' in the Years - Marvelous Three 3:26

12 Strange Condition - Pete Yorn 4:33

13 Barrytown - Ben Folds Five 3:48

14 Razor Boy - Billy Goodrum 3:45

15 Where He Can Hide - Tom Wolfe 6:05

I think that is on one of those WILCO stray tracks things I put up a while back.

Hooray! I have most of those "rarities" but will happily buy the official versions. And the DVD! I haven't been able to watch the Succumbs video in a while, so that will be awesome!

 

To celebrate, here's one of my favorite early performances:

 

I own that and Tourfilm - which I bought at a indie record store - back when there was actually such a place here. REM actually played here on that tour - but I did not like them then - so I did not go.

Some tattooed rockabilly guys are working on my car as we speak.

I'll get it - ever see Inside/Outside Athens GA? I'd love to have that DVD.

R.E.M.'s pre-major label stint on I.R.S. Records will be anthologized on two CDs and a DVD due Sept. 12 via EMI Catalog Music Marketing. "And I Feel Fine" will be available as both a single-disc CD package and a double-disc set with a host of rarities, live cuts and previously unreleased selections. The DVD, "When the Light Is Mine," features a mix of music videos and live TV performances.

As expected, the single-disc version of "And I Feel Fine" includes the finest tracks from R.E.M.'s first five years, from "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" and "Radio Free Europe" to "Driver 8," "Sitting Still" and "Begin the Begin." The set appropriately closes with "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," from 1987's "Document," the band's final I.R.S. album before inking with Warner Bros.

But it's the two-disc edition of the collection that will prove a bounty for R.E.M. collectors, as it includes the first authorized release of the studio outtakes "Theme From Two Steps Onward" and "Bad Day." The former has circulated on bootlegs for years, while the latter was originally recorded during the sessions for 1986's "Life's Rich Pageant." It was revived and re-recorded for inclusion on R.E.M.'s 2003 retrospective "In Time -- The Best of R.E.M."

Other nuggets include an early 1980s version of "All the Right Friends" (which was re-recorded for the 2001 soundtrack to "Vanilla Sky), demos of "Hyena" and the early live favorite "Mystery to Me," a "live in the studio" version of "Just a Touch" and live takes of "Ages of You," "We Walk" and "1,000,000" taped July 13, 1983 at Boston's Paradise.

"When the Light Is Mine" is highlighted by performances from the U.K. TV show "The Tube" of "Talk About the Passion," "Radio Free Europe" and "Can't Get There From Here" (featuring a blonde Michael Stipe), a 20-minute film titled "Left of Reckoning" and a 1984 performance of "Pretty Persuasion" from "The Old Grey Whistle Test." The label promises "rare interview footage and acoustic performances" but details of these features have yet to be announced.

According to R.E.M. manager Bertis Downs, original R.E.M. members Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry were heavily involved in crafting the upcoming releases, including selecting their favorite studio tracks for the two-disc edition of "And I Feel Fine."

"This is a good history lesson on the days of yore when the band first started out and were writing sometimes 2-3 songs a day, many of which became classics, and some of which were lost in the mists of tape and time and vault," he says.

To coincide with the releases, R.E.M. will be induced into Georgia Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 16 in Atlanta.

Here is the track list for "And I Feel Fine":

"Begin the Begin"

"Radio Free Europe"

"Pretty Persuasion"

"Talk About the Passion"

"(Don't Go Back to) Rockville"

"Sitting Still"

"Gardening at Night"

"7 Chinese Bros."

"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"

"Driver 8"

"Can't Get There From Here"

"Finest Worksong"

"Feeling Gravity's Pull"

"I Believe"

"Life and How To Live It"

"Cuyahoga"

"The One I Love"

"Welcome to the Occupation"

"Fall on Me"

"Perfect Circle"

"It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"

Bonus disc:

"Pilgrimage" (Mike's pick)

"These Days" (Bill's pick)

"Gardening at Night" (slower electric demo; previously unreleased)

"Radio Free Europe" (Hib-tone version)

"Sitting Still" (Hib-tone version)

"Life and How to Live It" (Live at the Muziekcentrum, Utrecht, Holland 9/14/87; previously unreleased)

"Ages of You" (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased)

"We Walk" (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased)

"1,000,000" (Live at the Paradise, Boston 7/13/83; previously unreleased)

"Finest Worksong" (other mix)

"Hyena" (demo; previously unreleased)

"Theme From Two Steps Onward" (previously unreleased)

"Superman"

"All the Right Friends" (previously unreleased)

"Mystery to Me" (demo; previously unreleased)

"Just A Touch" (live in-studio version; previously unreleased)

"Bad Day" (previously unreleased)

"King of Birds"

"Swan Swan H" (live acoustic version)

"Disturbance at the Heron House" (Peter's pick)

"Time After Time" (Annelise)" (Michael's pick)

Here is the track list for "When the Light Is Mine":

"Wolves, Lower"

"Radio Free Europe"

"Talk About the Passion"

"Radio Free Europe" (Live, "The Tube," 11/18/83)

"Talk About the Passion" (Live, "The Tube," 11/18/83)

"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"

James Herbert's "Left of Reckoning"

"Pretty Persuasion" (Live, "The Old Grey Whistle Test," 11/20/84)

"Can't Get There From Here"

"Driver 8"

"Life and How To Live It"

"Feeling Gravity's Pull"

"Can't Get There From Here" (Live, "The Tube," 10/25/85)

"Fall On Me"

"Swan Swan H" ("Inside/Out")

"The One I Love"

"It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"

"Finest Worksong"

Here is what I have - there is a lot more than this out there of course:

Band/Artist: Whiskeytown

Date:

Venue:

Location:

Source:

Notes: Fucker: The Bug Sessions & The Hoboken Sessions

Set/Track list: Disc 1

1. Sit And Listen To The Rain

2. Night Lights (a/k/a Leave The Lights Off)

3. Probably Gonna Happen (a/k/a Bound To Happen)

4. West NY Serenade (a/k/a What Makes The World Like This)

5. Lil' Girls (a/k/a Hurts Sometimes)

6. In The World (a/k/a Tearing Me Up Inside)

7. Medicine

8. Today

9. Clearly Destroyed

10. Believe

11. Fool To You

12. Gonna Win

13. All I Wanted (a/k/a Comfortable Only At Night)

14. Out Of Time

15. Bar Lights

Band/Artist: Whiskeytown

Date:

Venue:

Location:

Source:

Notes: The Fucker #2 Sessions/The Forever Valentine Sessions

Set/Track list: Disc 1

1. In My Time Of Need (alt. demo version)

2. Bar Lights

3. Win

4. All I Wanted (a/k/a Comfortable Only At Night)

5. Out Of Time

6. Sit And Listen To The Rain

7. Night Lights (a/k/a Leave The Lights Off)

8. Probably Gonna Happen (a/k/a Bound To Happen)

9. West NY Serenade (a/k/a What Makes The World Like This)

10. Lil' Girls (a/k/a Hurts Sometimes)

11. In The World (a/k/a Tearing Me Up Inside)

12. Medicine

The Forever Valentine Sessions

13. Anyone But Me (a/k/a Dial Tone)

14. Don't Wanna Know Why

15. Easy Hearts

16. Sittin' Around

17. Rays Of Burning Light (a/k/a Rays Of Light)

18. Ghost Without Memory

19. Runnin' Out Of Road

20. Can't Take A Lover (a/k/a Talkin' In My Sleep)

21. Think About Me (a/k/a (What You) Think About Me)

22. Crazy Lonesome (a/k/a A Memory Away)

Band/Artist: Whiskeytown

Date:

Venue:

Location:

Source:

Notes: Stranger's Almanac Promo/Those Weren't The Days

Set/Track list: Disc 1

1. My Heart Is Broken

2. Things I Heard (a.k.a Streets With Sirens)

3. Luxury Liner

4. Kiss & Make Up

5. Further Down The Road (aka Indian Gown)

6. Breathe (aka Believe)

7. Ten Seconds To The End Of The World

8. The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over

9. Ticket Time

10. Wither, I'm A Flower

11. Hipshake

12. Here's To The Rest Of The World

13. Empty Baseball Park

14. San Antone

15. Factory Girl

16. All You Can Feel

17. New York Angel

18. Only To Lose

Band/Artist: Ryan Adams

Date:

Venue:

Location:

Source:

Notes: Fool's Gold - Bonus Tracks & Outtakes

Set/Track list: Disc 1

1. Rosalie Come & Go (Gold, Side 4 Bonus Disc)

2. The Fools We Are As Men (Gold, Side 4 Bonus Disc)

3. Sweet Black Magic (Gold, Side 4 Bonus Disc)

4. The Bar is a Beautiful Place (Gold, Side 4 Bonus Disc)

5. Cannonball Days (Gold, Side 4 Bonus Disc)

6. Fool's Gold (Unreleased, Gold Outtake)

7. Dear Chicago [Alt. Version] (Unreleased, Gold Outtake)

8. Brown Sugar [with Beth Orton] (Uncut Gimme Shelter Compilation - 2001)

9. Blue (Demolition, European Bonus Disc)

10. Song For Keith (Demolition, European Bonus Disc)

11. Hypnotixed (Rock N Roll Bonus Track [uK])

12. Funeral Marching (Rock N Roll Bonus Track [Japan])

13. Caterwaul (Love is Hell Pt. 1 Bonus Track [uK])

14. Halloween (Love is Hell Pt. 1 Bonus Track [uK])

15. Fuck the Universe (Love is Hell Pt. 2 Bonus Track [uK])

16. Twice as Bad as Love (Love is Hell Pt. 2 Bonus Track [uK])

17. Anybody Want to Take Me Home [Alt. Version] (Love is Hell LP)

18. Tonight (Cold Roses Bonus Track [uK])

19. Operator, Operator (Cold Roses Bonus Track [Japan])

20. So Hot, So Cold (Cold Roses BSide [Japan])

21. Always On My Mind (Jacksonville City Nights Bonus Track [uK])

22. Jeane (Jacksonville City Nights Bonus Track [uK])

23. New York, New York [Live in Amsterdam] (Demolition, European Bonus Disc)

24. To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) [Live In Amsterdam] (Demolition, European Bonus Disc)

http://www.answeringbell.com/

dig around on there - under Unofficial Releases.

One of only three songs I care for on this album - which I paid 13.99 for.

can I get some help with this too?

please?!?

You can find them all over the web - I think there is a Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown torrent site you can sign up on - I am sure you can find them there.

I have an original cassette of Chronic Town. As I have said before, there are some great songs on all of their albums - and some rather crappy ones - Shiny Happy People? Yuck! For instance - I also rather like Fables of The Reconstruction - the song Good Advices comes to mind - great chorus - but the song sounds out of synce or some such thing.

I could be your arch rival ANALOGMAN.

He's trying out for that Stan Lee Superhero show.

Chronic Town

Murmur

Reckoning

Your loss

He's going to see The Poverty Neck Hillbillies.

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someone still likes Whiskeytown

I don't care much for SD, but there is or was some really funny stuff like that reagarding their R&R Hall of Fame nomination/induction on their website.

god damn, i think i'm a bit more of a fan of kevin smith then most around here, but still, this is fucking hillarious

Better check with Peel.

I have seen all of his movies multiple times and am looking forward to this one. As I said yesterday, I see behavior on here everyday that is not much different than what is in his movies so I find it odd that people would hate him. I include myself in that equation.

It's what these bands use to be until they decided they were tired of being broke and wanted to make some money.

I'm so glad I saved most of my stuff from the childhood days.Although all the 45's I bought back in the late '60's-early '70's at the local Mom & Pop vinyl store (Baxter's) with my allowance isn't in pristine enough condition to play on my turntable I own,my 15 year old has a "close-n-play" type turntable in her room w/ all my remaining 45's & LPs from that time.Some of the best singles from Strawberry Fields to Bohemain Rhapsody is up there & still gets an airing from time to time.

 

Some of her friends have never heard 45s

Scott

I was just talking about 45s today - my Brother Louie by Stories 45.