scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:Oh man...
An all-time favorite of mine. Been on board since the second record. I've said it plenty of times - they've never put out a bad record. My short hand notes for each:
Smeared - shoe-gaze pop with a heavy MBV guitar obsession
Twice Removed - incredibly dry and immediate sounding (they chose the producer cuz he engineered Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend and it sounds like it). a 180 degree switch from their debut. Amazing songs.
One Chord to Another - the beginning of a half decade run of some serious chart hits in Canada. Drums famously recorded on a four track in one afternoon. More 'classically' traditional pop along the lines of Zumpano (soon to be New Pornographers).
Navy Blues - Big production, great tunes, first of Patrick's fantastic run of AC/DC by way of Slade gems ("Money City Maniacs")
Between the Bridges - Kinda gets lost in the shuffle for me, but when I look at it there are a lot of classics (Losing California, Marquee and the Moon, The N.S., Take Good Care of the Poor Boy)
Pretty Together - sounds like a big commercial rock record. Maybe my least favorite outside the fist one. Features my least favorite Sloan song, The Other Man (which they've described as their 'THE FLAME').
Action Pact - Their hard rock record. Almost all Patrick and Chris (one Jay, no Andrew). No keyboards, lots of crunchy guitars and loud percussion. Highly underrated. An easy fave of mine.
Never Hear the End of It [/b]- Here's where they start to settle into the band they are today. A balanced mix of songs by everyone. Recording on their own at their rehearsal space. Keyboardist Greg Macdonald becomes an full-time 'auxiliary' member of the band. 30 freakin' songs, not a single dud. Amazing stuff.
[b]Parallel Play - Kinda like BtB, it gets lost by just having a more 5 or 6 standout tracks. Maybe Andrew's best bunch of songs. I love Jay's song Witch's Wand.
The Double Cross - Stone cold classic. One great song after another, terrific production. "Unkind" is prolly my favorite Sloan songs, if forced to choose one.
Commonwealth - A tough one. Each member got a side to themselves, rather than their usual mix. Jay's side has some of his best songs. Easily the best of the batch.
12 - Reminds me a little of Navy Blues, or Double Cross. Great songs, terrific production. Everyone doing what they do best.
Did I mention they are a fantastic live band? Can't tell you how many times I've seen them.
So, yeah.... SLO-OAN....SLOOOOO-OOOOAAANN.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote: Also Chris Murphy is straight edge so that's kinda cool to me haha
scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote: Also Chris Murphy is straight edge so that's kinda cool to me haha
I had no idea. I know he grew up obsessed with the Descendents (I think he and Patrick were way into hardcore as teenagers).
Sloan did a 7" of H/C inspired tunes, which was available for awhile with a d/l LP of them covering punk tunes.
https://sloanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/j ... -its-in-me
Don't know if you can still get the covers record, but here's what they did:
1. Gas Chamber (Angry Samoans)
2. Filler (Minor Threat)
3. Gimme Sopor (Angry Samoans)
4. Bully (7 Seconds)
5. Retrospect (Gray Matter)
6. Catalina (Descendents)
7. Fountains (The Nils)
8. This Is the Angry (7 Seconds)
9. Hot Cars (Angry Samoans)
10. Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag)
11. Wasted (Circle Jerks)
12. We're Only Gonna Die (Bad Religion)
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:I have had the digital files for this but not the vinyl (did it come on vinyl?). Chris Murphy was on "Turned out a Punk" before and talked about being straight edge. The whole episode was a cool listen, if you haven't heard it.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:A lot of their vinyl goes for $$$ - I have basically all of the readily available LPs
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Is Eric's Trip worth checking out?
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:Is Eric's Trip worth checking out?
I think Jaygun is a huge fan. Dunno why, but that's ringing some bells for me.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Well this thread derailed....
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Real talk though - no idea how JGJR isn't obsessed with this Jack Rabid approved group
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:I'm working through the discography in order for kicks again and one thing I thought of was how jarring it must've been in 1994 when "Twice Removed" came out for the people who were super into "Smeared". It's a fairly drastic change.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:It's very smart in hindsight. They knew that appealing to a core group of power pop freaks and Canadians was going to sustain them much more than the grunge label would. It's also closer to who they really are, etc.
scannest wrote:JGJR wrote:It's very smart in hindsight. They knew that appealing to a core group of power pop freaks and Canadians was going to sustain them much more than the grunge label would. It's also closer to who they really are, etc.
I've read the minutes from the January '94 annual SLOAN stockholders meeting. "Sustaining the Band - Power Pop Freaks and Canadians vs. Grunge" was the second discussion point.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:JGJR wrote:It's very smart in hindsight. They knew that appealing to a core group of power pop freaks and Canadians was going to sustain them much more than the grunge label would. It's also closer to who they really are, etc.
I've read the minutes from the January '94 annual SLOAN stockholders meeting. "Sustaining the Band - Power Pop Freaks and Canadians vs. Grunge" was the second discussion point.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:scannest wrote:JGJR wrote:It's very smart in hindsight. They knew that appealing to a core group of power pop freaks and Canadians was going to sustain them much more than the grunge label would. It's also closer to who they really are, etc.
I've read the minutes from the January '94 annual SLOAN stockholders meeting. "Sustaining the Band - Power Pop Freaks and Canadians vs. Grunge" was the second discussion point.
I'd love a recording of that meeting if you have it...
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
“And you thought the beats slowed down?…c’mon!” Yes, B Sides Win…again!!
If you enjoyed the first volume of B Sides Win that covered 1992 to1997, we hope you’ll take the time to check out this second collection of rare tracks that covers the era of 1998 - 2001. This volume contains ten extras, bonus tracks and/or b-sides released during the era that covered our Navy Blues, Between The Bridges and Pretty Together albums. Once again they are songs that were either recorded during the respective album sessions and were elbowed off that album for some reason, or tracks not finished until the album was mixed and out the door, or tracks that made it no further than the demo stage but were still used for promotional reasons. Yet!… the non-LP status should not be a gauge of quality. Even “Revolution” by the Beatles and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones were on the b-side! Now, I’m not saying “At The Edge of The Scene” will be automatically granted heavy rotation status on classic rock stations in the year 2045, but I like to think that there are still many quality tracks amongst our non-LP songs that encourage second listens.
Volume 2 begins with four tracks taken from the Navy Blues-era including Patrick’s (could-have-been-a-single) “Glad To Be Here” and the second side wraps with the Russian Futurist’s soundtrack-ish reworking of Pretty Together’s “Are You Giving Me Back My Love?” In between, you’ll find tracks such as the fan favourite (and should-have-been-on Between The Bridges) “Summer’s My Season” written (and rewritten many times) by Chris…and the awesome heavy guitar stomp of Andrew’s ode to a wallet guzzling automobile, “Helen”. I like to think that these tracks hang together nicely as an album… perhaps more so than on Volume 1 where the contrast between our sound from 1992 to 1997 was much more pronounced. On this second volume, all the tracks are making their appearance on vinyl for the very first time!
This collection is the second in a series of remastered b-sides vinyl collections that we’ll be releasing over time and is a limited edition of 1200 copies. This edition is housed in a heavy-duty tip-on jacket with lyrics and commentary on the inner sleeve and pressed on to purple translucent vinyl!
Thanks for listening!
Volume 3 will be good too,
Jay F
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:This last week I've been able to listen to the entire catalog front to back. I'm on "12" now. They really do not have any bad records. I was always so stuck on how much I enjoyed the first couple that I missed this.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:gregpolard wrote:This last week I've been able to listen to the entire catalog front to back. I'm on "12" now. They really do not have any bad records. I was always so stuck on how much I enjoyed the first couple that I missed this.
"Spin Our Wheels" is a jaw-droppingly great power-pop tune. I don't think they plan to ever release another best-of, either career-spanning or a follow-up to A-Sides Win, but if so, it should be on there. They were also really great/fun on that tour for 12.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:The more I dig in the more I realize that Jay has some songs that give me huge Beach Boys vibes, especially "Cmon Cmon" & "Don't You Believe A Word". These tracks remind me so much of "Wild Honey" era BB
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:new episode of Murder Records Podcast with Patrick & Chris talking hc/punk in honor of their newly pressed to vinyl 12" of the above mentioned HC covers (and two originals)
jaybird wrote:gregpolard wrote:new episode of Murder Records Podcast with Patrick & Chris talking hc/punk in honor of their newly pressed to vinyl 12" of the above mentioned HC covers (and two originals)
Just received my copy yesterday... the two originals are excellent and the covers are pretty fun.
They should have picked a different Nils song though - not that it's not one of their best songs, but fuckin' everyone does "Fountains".
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:jaybird wrote:gregpolard wrote:new episode of Murder Records Podcast with Patrick & Chris talking hc/punk in honor of their newly pressed to vinyl 12" of the above mentioned HC covers (and two originals)
Just received my copy yesterday... the two originals are excellent and the covers are pretty fun.
They should have picked a different Nils song though - not that it's not one of their best songs, but fuckin' everyone does "Fountains".
Agreed on all counts except I wonder who elsse has covered "Fountains." I'm probably forgetting someone obvious, but it seems like "Scratches and Needles" is the Nils songs of choice to cover, but I could be wrong there. I'd have preferred they do "Buzz" from this collection, but it was unreleased until the 2000s.
jaybird wrote:Doc Hopper used to do it live too.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Damn, this thread was on topic until....
scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:Damn, this thread was on topic until....
I came for Sloan and stayed for the wiki entry on Doc Hopper/Chris Pierce. But no Groucho Marxists love?! Gotta say, I'm disappointed.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Damn, this thread was on topic until....
gregpolard wrote:Damn, this thread was on topic until....
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:Damn, this thread was on topic until....
I came for Sloan and stayed for the wiki entry on Doc Hopper/Chris Pierce. But no Groucho Marxists love?! Gotta say, I'm disappointed.
Dead off Wiki entry
So as some have seen, I've been playing lots of tapes lately - last night this account I follow on IG called @tapeheadcity got a haul of Canadian tapes in and I was able to grab "One Chord To Another". Stoked.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
jaybird wrote:gregpolard wrote:Damn, this thread was on topic until....
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:gregpolard wrote:scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:Damn, this thread was on topic until....
I came for Sloan and stayed for the wiki entry on Doc Hopper/Chris Pierce. But no Groucho Marxists love?! Gotta say, I'm disappointed.
Dead off Wiki entry
So as some have seen, I've been playing lots of tapes lately - last night this account I follow on IG called @tapeheadcity got a haul of Canadian tapes in and I was able to grab "One Chord To Another". Stoked.
Somewhat Sloan related since we're talking about another Halifax band here, but I had Love Tara (Eric's Trip) on cassette back in the '90s; wonder if it's on there.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
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