Other Mixes By Rob Conroy
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The overwhelming dream of happiness (2 CDs)
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| American Music Club | Big Night | |
| American Music Club | Outside This Bar | |
| American Music Club | Nightwatchman | |
| American Music Club | Firefly | |
| American Music Club | Somewhere | |
| American Music Club | Lonely | |
| American Music Club | Blue and Grey Shirt | |
| American Music Club | Jenny | |
| American Music Club | Western Sky | |
| American Music Club | Last Harbor | |
| American Music Club | Heaven of Your Hands | |
| American Music Club | Kathleen | |
| American Music Club | The Hula Maiden | |
| American Music Club | Why Won't You Stay | |
| American Music Club | Rise | |
| American Music Club | Crabwalk | |
| American Music Club | The Dead Part of You | |
| American Music Club | What the Pillar of Salt Held Up | |
| American Music Club | Jesus' Hands | |
| American Music Club | Gratitude Walks | |
| American Music Club | If I Had a Hammer | |
| American Music Club | I've Been a Mess | |
| American Music Club | Hollywood 4-5-92 | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| American Music Club | What Godzilla Said to God When His Name Wasn't Found in the Book of Life | |
| American Music Club | Keep Me Around | |
| American Music Club | Apology for an Accident | |
| American Music Club | Johnny Mathis' Feet | |
| American Music Club | Will You Find Me? | |
| American Music Club | Fearless | |
| American Music Club | What Holds This World Together | |
| American Music Club | The Thorn in My Side is Gone | |
| American Music Club | Ladies and Gentlemen | |
| American Music Club | Another Morning | |
| American Music Club | Patriot's Heart | |
| American Music Club | Home | |
| American Music Club | All My Love | |
| American Music Club | The John Berchman Victory Choir | |
| American Music Club | The Sleeping Beauty | |
| American Music Club | All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco | |
| American Music Club | The Windows on the World | |
| American Music Club | I Know That's Not Really You | |
| American Music Club | Long Long Walk | |
Comment:
My revised double-disc set (again, turned into a continuous "anthology"-style set instead of the two-self-contained-discs setup that I used more often in the past) from one of the greatest live bands that I've ever seen (both of their last two Pittsburgh shows would probably rank somewhere in the ballpark of my top ten) and one of the most unjustly overlooked recording acts in recent memory. Yes, they've sold more records than a lot of bands, but they seem to fall in the Redd Kross/Lemonheads/Posies gap with the listening public, where they are a bit too "dark" or unusual or "quirky" to connect with a mass audience despite being signed to a major label for at least part of their career but they aren't quite quirky *enough* to appeal to the average hipster (who often shuns acts on major labels, as well). [To elaborate for a minute after reading Marc's and Rupert's comments below: I'm certainly not saying all music snobs care what label a band is on--I certainly don't, for one, although I agree with Marc about the effect that major-label signing seems to have on the vast majority of bands who wind up signing to them--but note that being on a major seems to kill the word-of-mouth "buzz" that hipster tastemakers (whoever they are) often generate and also note that, conversely, these bands never get the major-label marketing to a mass audience due to the edges that would endear them to music snobs in the first place, thus placing the bands in a bit of a vacuum that's tough to fill.] Mark Eitzel is an amazing vocalist and an impressive songwriter, Vudi's guitar soundscapes are edgy and atmospheric in all of the right ways, and their latest album (The Golden Age) is their best since 1993's Mercury. There were plenty of songs cut to keep this at two discs, most notably "Sick of Food," "Who You Are," "Decibels and Little Pills," "Myopic Books," "The Dance," "Dallas, Ariports, Bodybags," "Never Mind," "Job to Do" and "For the Good Times."Feedback:
All the right people swear by this band... I think I made the mistake of checking them out, like, 15 years ago, and they were just too melancholy for me and I didn't latch on. Of course, 15 years older now, and far more welcoming of such downbeat sounds, so I think it's time for another listen.
I find your observation about signing to a major label intriguing, and I'm thinking about it... I personally have never stopped likeing a band because they've signed to a major label, though I've often lost interest in a band right afterwards -- which I tend to think because a lot of once-indie bands often start becoming boring right around that time. Maybe because the big buck contracts force them to remove some of the edges that made them interesting in the first place, maybe because a lot of times the major labels don't get smart enough to sign a great band until much of their best work is behind them.
I find your observation about signing to a major label intriguing, and I'm thinking about it... I personally have never stopped likeing a band because they've signed to a major label, though I've often lost interest in a band right afterwards -- which I tend to think because a lot of once-indie bands often start becoming boring right around that time. Maybe because the big buck contracts force them to remove some of the edges that made them interesting in the first place, maybe because a lot of times the major labels don't get smart enough to sign a great band until much of their best work is behind them.
I don't care what label a band is signed to, if I like them I like them.
I only have one AMC LP which I bought about 15 years ago and it never quite reeled me in. I'd tell you which one but I'm at the girlfriend's parent's house and don't have access to the record collection. But they are a band I've been meaning to return to and when I get home I'll give the LP a listen.
I only have one AMC LP which I bought about 15 years ago and it never quite reeled me in. I'd tell you which one but I'm at the girlfriend's parent's house and don't have access to the record collection. But they are a band I've been meaning to return to and when I get home I'll give the LP a listen.
As of this moment I have 20,252 tracks on my computer and not one by American Music Club (thought I have heard them before).
Familiar with these guys in name only...I really need to fix that.
your enthusiasm entices me to investigate. thanks!
My girlfriend loves. I'm going to have to follow the last three guys.
Wow, pleading utter and total ignorance here, I'm with Tom though.
I'm another un-exposed but interested one here. Can I assume that their new disc is a good place to start?
I loved this band a while back and just started listening again to California (the best starting point, perhaps?).
Well played, Sir!
Well played, Sir!
I'm kind of in the Pop Kulcher camp on this one, never having been taken with this band or Eitzel's solo work for that matter. I do applaud your efforts, however. Perhaps one day I'll give them another chance.
a band that, for one reason or another, i've never gotten around to checking out - the good reception around their new album has certainly intrigued me though, as does this - any chance of a link?
Like others here I checked this band out many years ago and was not all that impressed. With that said... I do like their new album a lot.
Happy Birthday Rob. Sorry for the lame comment, but I know nothing here :(