phreddy wrote:

Not Phreddy's Phavorite Phreaks.  The real Phish backed up Country Joe.

Agreed.  Saw them in 66 and late 67 and a time or two in between.  Yes children, I am ancient of days.

Dmtdust wrote:

Yes children, I am ancient of days.

I had always suspected one of the [twelve] admins was Cthulhu. Good to know, good to know.

George Orr wrote:

It makes long car trips somewhat interesting.

Dueling playlists w/

cousin/uncle Earl?

Nothin' like The Peatbog Faeries, eh George?!

Nice Dusty,

Reckons back to the energy of early Horse Flies sets. A band I would highly reccomend. Twisted playful punk fiddle with slightly manic energy befitting of their dark social commentary. Try their 2nd and 3rd album early electric era stuff  like "Who throwed lye on my dog?" and the classic "Roadkill". Or "I need a plastic bag (to keep my brains in)"  and "Mink Don't Trickle Down".

They also do a pretty good version of the camper van beethoven chestnut "Oh Death".

I remember their first appearence at Telluride in 91 clear as a bell. A blowout. Show closer Saturday night. 30 feet in front of stage right. The June moonlight streaming all over the valley. The dancers raising dust. Of course the clarity may have had something to do with quality of the cid that night. This youtube vid does not convey that they like to play the PA real loud. They would also do their songs electric using a full backbeat drums, banjo delays and effects. They went way over the top.

"Thank the lord for this beautiful meal
There is a dog on the table
and he died by the wheel...

Don't blame me if I swing at Bambi
I am just a man trying to feed my family

I'm too drunk to hit the brakes
looks like we're going to eat some steak...

It's a meal for 20
you can share it with your honey
it will save you money
from the land of plenty
It's a roadkill.

-Eat what you kill-

Oh to eat today
oh to eat today"

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pALEPHx wrote:

choad wrote:

Dueling playlists w/ cousin/uncle Earl?

Didn't I do that joke a few days ago?

You have no idea how brutally I've beaten that joke to death, beginning on July 8, 2003. That's no feat of memory, btw. It's my birthday.

The worst jokes are the hardest to retire.

Dmtdust wrote:

First I heard of em!  Excellent!

D

I guess they have been an east coast Ithaca phenomenom who couldn't quite get enough recognition to make it pay full time. I suppose their best schtick, the fiddle/banjo stomp rhythms blur together, but the social commentary made them interesting if a little too dark to be mainstream.  I respond to them the same way I do to the talking heads. My friends were devestated when they would periodicly announce they had to get real jobs and stop performing. It prompted my friends to cajole them to come play our parties for a fee. I haven't given their latest a full listen, but they may have finally obtained their due as the founders are now playing with and writing some of Natalie Merchant's material.

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