There comes a time in every man’s life where he realizes that he should save up a couple hundred dollars and fly to New York for All Tomorrow’s Parties (Friday 19th September to Sunday 21st September inclusive at Kutshers Country Club in Monticello, NY), or get his company to send him, as does Indie Schmarm…except that whole part where that’s not true. This year, New York’s ATP line-up has proven to turn some heads with such acts as Built to Spill, Low, Mogwai, Thurston Moore, and a great up and coming band called My Bloody Valentine. I hear great things about these guys and everyone is buzzing about their first live show at this year’s ATP.
Let’s cut to the chase. I want to talk about Built to Spill. Perfect From Now On literally changed my life and is one of the pivotal albums that got me into good music. Just three records, Kid A, Moon and Antarctica, and Perfect From Now On opened the doors to worlds I didn’t know existed. When I heard that BTS was going to play Perfect From Now On in its entirety at ATP, I about started to hitch-hike to New York right then and there. I have seen Built to Spill live a few times, and I have been a bit disappointed every time. They play their songs great, but then proceed to jam for 10 minutes at the end, or in the middle, of EVERY song. I don’t mind jamming, but when it’s every single song it starts to pull me out of the show and the feeling of the songs. If their is no extended jamming at ATP, then that could be one of the greatest shows one could experience…especially if they get guitarist Brett Netson (not to be confused with Brett Nelson) to play too, who helped make Perfect From Now On what it was with the crazy sounds and magic.
Perfect From Now On was actually recorded three times. The first time, Martsch attempted to play all the instruments except drums. Afterwards, Martsch and producer, Phil Ek, weren’t happy with how it turned out. As a result, Martsch brought in bassist Brett Nelson and drummer Scott Plouf and recorded the album again. However, these tapes were destroyed by heat when Phil Ek was driving from Seattle to Boise to record additional overdubs. The band then got together, rehearsed some more, and recorded the album a third time. Perfect from Now On was released on January 28, 1997. It was re-released with a bonus track (”Easy Way”) on vinyl in 2007 which is a great song as well.
So those going, enjoy thoroughly the BTS performance because it won’t happen very often and could be the greatest thing you’ll ever see. Oh, and I guess enjoy My Bloody Valentine, though what can one expect with such a new band?
Tracklist for Perfect From Now On:
1. Randy Described Eternity – 6:09
2. I Would Hurt A Fly – 6:15
3. Stop The Show – 6:26
4. Made-Up Dreams – 4.52
5. Velvet Waltz – 8:33
6. Out Of Site – 5:33
7. Kicked It In The Sun – 7:32
8. Untrustable/Part 2 (About Someone Else) – 8:53
End Scene,
Dan Tana
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April 29th, 2008 at 3:54 am
David Schembri
Dude. My Bloody Valentine have been out since the early 80’s. They are practically one of the most classic indie bands next to The Pixies, Throwing Muses etc.
I saw them live when I was 12. Where do you get your info? And why are you blogging about stuff you have no clue about?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine
They were part of whole movement of shoegazer bands like Low, Slowdive etc.
This is one ill - informed music blog.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Torquil Crossingham
Really, David Schembri? Really?!?! You seriously think Dan Tana was being serious and doesn’t know who MBV is? Like, really and actually?
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REALLY!?!
Also, well done on slyly interjecting your “I saw them when I was 12″ cred points. Smooth.
Also, when you’re hyphenating a word (like “ill-informed”) you don’t need to put spaces before and after the hyphen. Aside from being incorrect it’s just confusing.
Also, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine and…Throwing Muses? One of these shapes doesn’t fit.
But seriously, thanks for schooling us.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:47 am
Evan
If I said that I had never heard a Throwing Muses song ever, and wouldn’t even be able to name an album of theirs … do you think that David Schembri would verbally berate me?
And did David Schembri’s parents accompany him to the MBV show when he was 12, or did they play at his Youth Group pizza party?
And Torquil is right about the space before and after the hyphen … totally wrong. Why do you use punctuation you actually have no clue how to use, David Schembri? Oh, and lastly - I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that Low wasn’t really considered a part of the shoegazer movement. Slowdive, Ride, Swervedriver, Cocteau Twins, and MBV. Low doesn’t use heavy reverb and fuzz. They are just slow and kinda boring.
Obviously, David Schembri picked the wrong blog to diss.