Nobody gives a fuck about da grifter shocka.
Easley, Sun, flower shop...I am shedding a mighty leaded asbestos, whisky soaked laden tear
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I like the first song on Ain't My Lookout
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 21:35 (fifteen years ago) link
and a lot of the ones you mentioned, plus Get Outta That Spaceship and Fight Like a Man
If you dig 'Covered With Flies' dig deeper into Grifter
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
i have the first three, Holmes
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
That's good news Mr Que. Seriously thought this band were pretty ace -but I'm going back 45 years. Any decent kids giving it right now?
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 21:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Some nice live mp3's (downloadable) on the band's myspace page.
― dlp9001, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 01:46 (fifteen years ago) link
To be honest, I have listened to Crappin' You Negative, the Eureka ep and Ain't My Lookout so much, I cannot probably hear those tunes without the others.
She Blows Blasts of Static - The song seems to just explode at one point.
Dead Already - They would do some nice moody recorded pieces and I really like this one. I think doing this kind of tune kind of gave their records a bit of a different sound. It wasn't just a band walking into room and doing the live set (even though that can be fine).
Black Fuel Incinerator - This one even seems to explode even more. I love the crazy guitar effects on this one.
Skin Man Palace - This song rawks and pulls off some shuck and jive a whole lot better than Jon Spencer usually did.
Covered with Flies Eureka I.V. Parting Shot Mysterious Friends Spaced Out Contact Me Now
I loved and cared about The Grifters music way more than a bunch of bands like Pavement, Sebadoh, Palace or others of that time that seemed to catch on more. They were pretty great the couple of times I got to see them live. I don't know what happened, maybe they just lasted as long as they could last. There was some pretty good stuff on some of the outside stuff they did (especially the first Those Bastard Souls CD), but it just didn't quite jell like The Grifters records.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
i only really know the 'table waters' 45 but both sides of that are great, particularly 'return to cinder'
― electricsound, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
well I was making some playlists before christmas (around 80 minutes each)
Trippy (I need to chop off a few ending seconds from these tracks if I want to put it on a cd)1. Spaced Out (Those Bastard Souls version)2. The Casual Years3. Boho/Alt4. Another Song5. The Straight Time6. Dead Already7. Empty Yard8. Eureka I.V.9. Get Outta That Spaceship And Fight Like A Man10. Uncle Dave (with Guided By Voices (if that's how splits work?))11. Sain12. Fixed In The Sky13. Junkie Blood14. Founder's Day Parade15. Piddlebach16. Look What You've Done To Me Now17. Hours (I used The Hot Monkey version)18. Snake Oil19. Make It Happen (the other version of Felt-Tipped Over)20. Return To Cinder21. I Arise
Punky/Poppy1. Wonder2. Subterranean Death Ride Blues Pt. 2 (Those Bastard Souls version)3. Parting Shot4. Day Shift5. My Apology6. Banjo7. Need You8. Maps Of The Sun9. Mysterious Friends10. Stream11. Queen Of The Table Waters12. Whatever Happened To Felix Cole13. Pretty Notes14. Cinnamon15. Curious State (by Those Bastard Souls)16. Slip Knot17. Dildozer18. Confidential19. Contact Me Now20. Telegram (by Those Bastard Souls)21. Other Ideas (by The Hot Monkey)22. Just Passing Out23. Hits Keep Comin'
Heavy/Dark1. Disfigurehead2. Reason Enough3. How Long4. Encrusted5. Daydream Riot (long)6. X-Ray Hip7. Black Fuel Incinerator8. Skin Man Palace9. Wicked THing10. His Jesus Song11. Covered With Flies12. Rats13. Bummer14. Holmes15. Give Yourself To Me16. Thumbnail Sketch17. Divine/She Blows Blasts Of Static18. Under The Ground19. Bronze Cast20. Corolla Hoist21. Soda Pop22. Tupelo Moan23. Coat of Silence
noticeable lack of Full Blown Possession and So Happy Together... however I have found a huge appreciation for practically every song that didn't make the cut when choosing songs for these mixes
my top 10 songs!? that seems hard at the moment
― CaptainLorax, Monday, 11 January 2010 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2638/grifters.jpgSo if Grifters is my favorite band, I wonder if this is why ^ ?I like the idea that subtlety is mentioned in the description
― CaptainLorax, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:36 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2638/grifters.jpgit seems like pandora has a different description for every songthis is the third song I played and the second got a thumbs downI wonder if someone actually characterized every song on pandora? crazy
― CaptainLorax, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Trippy (I need to chop off a few ending seconds from these tracks if I want to put it on a cd)9. Get Outta That Spaceship And Fight Like A Man
just switch this to 9. Spaceship (the single version which arguably better anyways)
c/d about my grifters mixes?
― CaptainLorax, Friday, 29 January 2010 19:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks to some random music writing guy for noting that Sock and Crappin' have been reissued. Nice Pitchfork review, but misses the fact that this was a singles band, importance of Eureka, etc. I'll take what I get.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22228-crappin-you-negative/
― dlp9001, Sunday, 21 August 2016 00:44 (seven years ago) link
"Random"
― Deneb on Ice (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 21 August 2016 00:54 (seven years ago) link
He used to write for some free weekly paper in NYC as I recall. Maybe M. Doughty? It's so hard to remember who's who.
― dlp9001, Sunday, 21 August 2016 01:00 (seven years ago) link
Cool thing about those old Grifters albums is that they did quite a few different types of tunes. They would have something old rock and roll, then do something kinda heavy and weird, then get psychedelic then pull out something slow and soulful. They had some range, it wasn't that they just had this one sound. I got to figure the multiple lead vocalists is part of the reason why.
― earlnash, Sunday, 21 August 2016 01:37 (seven years ago) link
I like all their records I've heard. I'd put Crappin in my all time top 20 easy, but I think I totally missed Full Blown Possession. There aren't any details on these reissues, so assume they're not Deluxe-style, with singles and assorted tossoffs.
― Mike Dixn, Sunday, 21 August 2016 02:44 (seven years ago) link