I have listened to the new Fountains of Wayne CD, Welcome Interstate Managers, for quite a while now. Here is my incomplete list of comparisons with other bands:
Other connections are still on the tip of my tongue; I hope my vast readership will contribute helpful suggestions. If I know Chris, such analogies will quite possibly exasperate him to no end, but he is used to being vexed by me and expects nothing less.
My favorite songs are No Better Place, All Kinds of Time, Supercollider, Bright Future in Sales, Little Red Light, and Bought for a Song.
Comments?
Posted by Charles on November 26, 2003 03:19 PMFlugelhorn always makes me think of Billy Joel. Not very cool, but there it is.
Posted by: CJ on November 28, 2003 03:20 PMI recently purchased Glass Houses for $1 so I could play someone the Worst Song Ever Written: All for Leyna.
BTW, Bright Future in Sales was playing around minute 4 of the Malcolm in the Middle Thanksgiving episode.
Posted by: ck on November 30, 2003 02:33 PMQuick group of guitar chords at the end of Mexican Wine: isn't that a nod to something?
Posted by: ck on December 1, 2003 11:15 AMThe end of Mexican Wine does sound very familiar - my initial guess was Posies or Smashing Pumpkins, but despite a weekend-long review of my holdings in those properties I have not been able to identify the source.
Posted by: cj on December 7, 2003 10:36 PMMore FOW aural encounters:
Yvonne heard "Peace and Love" as background for an 'upcoming movies' promo on AMC.
Our friend Fred Siewers played "Valley Winter Song" on his radio show "Barren River Breakdown" which is a roots music show aired on NPR in KY. It was great to hear that song out on its own, out in the wilds.
Posted by: cj on December 7, 2003 10:41 PM