Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
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I know why the band plays

Artist Song
Souled American  Notes Campfire 
Souled American  Field & Stream 
Souled American  Fisher's Hornpipe 
Souled American  Magic Bullets 
Souled American  Lottery Brazil 
Souled American  Feel Better 
Souled American  All Good Things 
Souled American  Drop in the Basket 
Souled American  The Torch Singer 
Souled American  Over the Hill 
Souled American  Around the Horn 
Souled American  Old Old House 
Souled American  In the Mud 
Souled American  Dark as a Dungeon 
Souled American  Changin' the Words 
Souled American  Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 
Souled American  Sitdown 
Souled American  Rain Delay 
Souled American  Down Blossom 

Comment:

80 great minutes of a criminally underrated band that pioneered both the Chicago-indie sound and the burgeoning alt-country sound from the late 80's until (at least) 1996. I really wish I had copied their last album, Notes Campfire, before I traded it... as a result, this collection stops a bit short with 1994's Frozen. Songs cut: "Make Me Laugh Make Me Cry," "You", "Heywire," "Zillion" and "Please Don't Let Me Love You," among many. By the way, anyone who hasn't checked out guitarist Scott Tuma's solo work is missing out.

Feedback:

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Mo Twang!
Date: 5/29/2003
Oh, no. It's another band I really need to check out!
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Adam Bristor
Date: 5/29/2003
Dammit, I don't know this band either, but your description makes it sound like something I'd like.
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Rob Conroy1
Date: 5/29/2003
Both of you would *love* these guys. I guarantee it. FYI, you can definitely see their influence in Joe Pernice's projects, most notably Scud Mountain Boys.
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CASETTA
Date: 5/29/2003
I not that familiar with this group either. Having used Rob as a "gatekeeper" of sorts to guide me to some sounds that I miss, I look forward to hearing more from this band.
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zachrobbins
Date: 5/29/2003
that is so funny, i just finished my red red meat mix and looked on the site and here is souled american, thats like music psychicness or something
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 5/29/2003
"Criminally underrated" indeed. Wonderful pick Rob.
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laufi
Date: 5/30/2003
thank you for this tribute of a fantastic band. if you can: catch them live. they are simply wonderful!!
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McDonald12
Date: 5/30/2003
don't know about them, Rob, but I'm sure, from your description, they are worth listening to. In a future trade, perhaps.
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valis
Date: 5/30/2003
Given the description, and the various glowing comments by those among us who know them as well I'll seek them out....
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Vinz Clortho Keymaster of Gozer
Date: 5/30/2003
Where the hell do you find these bands, Rob?
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Rob Conroy1
Date: 5/30/2003
Um, I'm not sure what you mean, Vinz, but I could tell you where I discovered this one.... In
approximately 1991 or '92, I was in a used record store here in Pittsburgh with a friend of
mine who pointed to the Rough Trade vinyl version of their second album, Flubber, and
said, "Dude, you really need to buy this. These guys are great." And with that (along with my
realization that I probably would never see Rough Trade vinyl copies of *anything* again), I
picked it up. When I stumbled across their third CD, Around the Horn, in the same record
store about a year later, I picked it up, too. Then a few years ago the first four got reissued
as 2-for-one, re-mastered CDs... and so on...
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Sean Lally
Date: 5/30/2003
Hmmm, I never got the appeal of this band. Or maybe it's just "Around the horn" - I think it's a bit mediocre.
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Lakespeed1
Date: 6/9/2003
Very very nice...and agreed on the Scott Tuma, too. New SA record is in the can & due out sometime in the future.