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| | ...And His Orchestra | | | Music Artist : | | Fastbacks | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Popllama | | Release Date : | | 1993-09-17 | | Store Price : | | $16.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $16.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Seven Days
2. Light's on You
3. If You Tried
4. Don't Cry for Me
5. In the Winter
6. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
7. K Street
8. You Will Be the One
9. Call It What You Want
10. Set Me Free
11. I Need Some Help
12. Midnight Confessions
13. See and Say
14. Only at Night
15. What Will They All Say?
16. In America
17. No Lethal Hope
18. Fast Enough
19. Wait!
20. Whenever I'm Walking
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 WooWho!!
Submitted on: 2008-02-15 |
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| I had owned "Answer the phone, Dummy" and "Zucker," two albums of theirs that followed this one, and although they those two may have better production and maybe better songwriting, I got rid of both of them eventually. There was something about them that just didn't quite make it for me. They were clearly a band that could play and write sufficiently but it was as though they hadn't quite put all the parts together. Well, just by luck I found THE album by the Fastbacks where they did reach the potential that I imaged they could achieve,and it happens to be their first two EPs and their first full length album. This is wonderful, zippy, crunchy, a little raw in production (which in this case is a very good thing), exhilerating, fun stuff. And it is played with enthusiasm, passion and skill. It shouldn't take this many words to describe it; the title of my review is sufficient. p.s. you most likely will NEVER hear a better cover of "Midnight Confessions"ever. Get this, you will be glad you did. |
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Absolutely love this band!
Submitted on: 2003-08-29 |
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| I've been a music collector for over thirty years, and I'd have to say that the Fastbacks are simply too damn good to be so unknown. (They, along with with an early 80's band called Yipes and a fantastic musician out west named Kyle Vincent, are my top 3 undiscovered treasures.) First heard of Fastbacks when I found their excellent cover version of the Raspberries "Go All the Way"; followed that up by checking out four of their videos over on Launch.com, and I was hooked. I've picked up as much of their music as I could get, and I just can't believe a band this talented isn't bigger than Fastbacks has become. Great songs written and played by Kurt, great vocals -occasionally astonishing harmonies- from Kim and Lulu. I just love them. I wish Fastbacks all the best; check them out if you can. |
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In The Beginning...
Submitted on: 2002-07-13 |
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| My introduction to the Fastbacks, and not a bad one either. I would give it four and a half stars if possible, because it's not a total masterpiece but it is really, really good and probably one of my all time favorite CDs. Their music only gets better from here on, but this CD has a unique charm to it. It's very low-fi and simple. But the songs are catchy as hell and the delivery is enthusiastic, contrasting the sometimes dark and disillusioned lyrics. It's very pop-punk, but delivered with child-like female vocals and heavily influenced by 70s rock. Highlights, for me, include "Seven Days", "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!", "In The Winter", and "See and Say". "K Street" is a classic, made famous by the excellent live version included on the documentary HYPE! (which is better, but the recording here aint bad either). Nice covers of "Set Me Free" and "Midnight Confessions" spice it up, too. The actual album 'And His Orchestra' is only eleven songs and fairly cohesive. This CD version is 20 tracks long, as they tack on a couple early EPs the band released at the end. As a result, it may seem a bit overlong, but I personally never tire of them. After this CD, I got ZUCKER, which is an excellent album of theirs too! |
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Great girl vocal power pop songs
Submitted on: 1999-10-13 |
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| The Fastbacks have been around Seattle since their high school days in the seventies and are still together some 20 years later with 10 fantastic albums to their credit. see where it all began on this CD. A great compilation of all their early stuff which stands the test of time as well as any Beatles songs. I first heard this back in '92 and it made a fastbacks junkie out of me - I'd bet it does the same to you ! |
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Lulu, Lulu, Lulu
Submitted on: 1999-07-05 |
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