thanks for that link, NA!
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 13 May 2015 23:27 (nine years ago) link
Weren't they a notoriously awful live band? I mean, I'd still go see them if I could but... --Immediate Follower (NA)
They were great when I saw them but I imagine their performances could be uh varied.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 14 May 2015 00:34 (nine years ago) link
i saw them in 1998 and it was one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Hagerty is an insanely glorious guitar player, on a good night. They played Back To School.
― NotKnowPotato (stevie), Thursday, 14 May 2015 08:17 (nine years ago) link
watching Hagerty play guitar is truly a gift - whatever his faults as a cantankerous contrarian trickster asshole the guy has chops for days, so inventive.
altho tbh I wouldn't be surprised if he opts to not play guitar at all for this (I did see him play 6-string bass for almost an entire show once, for instance)
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:13 (nine years ago) link
I'd love it if they got Ken Nasta back on percussion. Is he up to anything these days?
― Roland McDoland (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:18 (nine years ago) link
I'll be surprised if they do anything that's a concession to their past (ie play with previous band members, play "the hits" or maybe even old Royal Trux songs at all), it seems out of character for NMH in particular.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:20 (nine years ago) link
I'd be cool with all-new stuff. They've both kept it going at an admirably high level.
― Roland McDoland (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
the first time these two actually see each other again should be as they walk out on stage
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link
yeah of all the reunions that have happened, this is one that I think will be genuinely unpredictable
xp
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:25 (nine years ago) link
would be cool with 40-minute version of Juicy Juicy Juice tbh
Hell, I'd outright request a 40-minute version of 'Juicy Juicy Juice'. Would be amazing.
― Roland McDoland (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
lol I was talking about this with my wife in a "how do we get to this" way and my daughter asked who Royal Trux were and my wife said "they do that song you like about Juice"
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
That's great! I always figured (some language aside) that kids would be way into a lot of the Trux songs from that era.
― Roland McDoland (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
hey who doesn't wanna go to the waterpark amirite
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 14 May 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
I'm going to go see Hagerty later on this month. I have a feeling it will either be terrible or amazing.
― kwhitehead, Friday, 15 May 2015 20:17 (nine years ago) link
i dont care i want to see the full world tour royal trux extravaganza
― Hinklepicker, Friday, 15 May 2015 22:48 (nine years ago) link
― tylerw, Thursday, May 14, 2015 1:24 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
beautiful post
― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Saturday, 16 May 2015 00:40 (nine years ago) link
actually really lovely & interesting to know that rtx collaboration & now this are a thing, though
http://bombmagazine.org/article/6931428/neil-michael-hagerty
― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Friday, 22 May 2015 14:18 (nine years ago) link
I was looking for the Puncture article about Royal Trux where Neil is all paranoid in their rural Virginia house and I found this: http://www.royaltrux.wolfzen.com/rtx_ints_needs_formatting.txt A whole bunch of Royal Trux interviews/articles on a long unformatted page
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, May 13, 2015 2:30 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I did the thing to send that whole page to my Kindle for later reading.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, May 13, 2015 2:56 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I highly recommend doing this. One of the best books I've read this year.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 22 May 2015 15:01 (nine years ago) link
that bomb interview is great, thanks schlump
― NotKnowPotato (stevie), Friday, 22 May 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
Saw one tweet indicating that Jennifer and Neil have yet to meet face-to-face about the reunion, saw another tweet that there's a special Royal Trux t-shirt only for sale at the festival
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 6 August 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
gonna be a weird trainwreck, that's for sure. which is appropriate.
― tylerw, Thursday, 6 August 2015 19:29 (eight years ago) link
Saw one tweet indicating that Jennifer and Neil have yet to meet face-to-face about the reunion― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, August 6, 2015 12:24 PM (9 minutes ago)
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, August 6, 2015 12:24 PM (9 minutes ago)
lolllllll! link?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 6 August 2015 19:34 (eight years ago) link
Here: http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/cult-rockers-royal-trux-on-gearing-up-for-their-first-show-in-15-years
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 6 August 2015 19:37 (eight years ago) link
doesn't seem like a crazy problem imo
& otoh i am hyped for the tshirt
― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Thursday, 6 August 2015 20:42 (eight years ago) link
they've known each other since they were kids. should be easy to get steezy on stage
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 6 August 2015 20:51 (eight years ago) link
that long text file is amazing
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 7 August 2015 05:31 (eight years ago) link
Neil: Did you read the Royal Trux thing in The Voice? Lisa: No. Neil: The Voice is just one of those things, like Karl Marx or the Don't Tread On Me flag. The Village Voice staff from 1970. The way I see it, there's a certain force operating underneath social life. To me. Royal Trux is like the trip, like the word life. It's like, I'm on a Royal Trux.[A conversation here about communism and its connection to the Don't Tread On Me flag too confusing to transcribe.]
"Herrema has plenty going on – as well a new Black Bananas LP, she's starring in the new series of the Judd Apatow-produced Netflix romcom Love"
Wait what!
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 7 August 2015 07:46 (eight years ago) link
lol yes
― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Friday, 7 August 2015 08:31 (eight years ago) link
Of course that wasn't going to be it. NYC show in December - http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/10/royal_trux_play.html
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 5 October 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link
ugh webster hall. tix on sale friday 10am
― adam, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 11:27 (eight years ago) link
highly considering going, though now it's a bit more likely that more shows could happen...
related/semi-self-hype: I did a piece on Twin Infinitives for PSF that sort of fits in with a lot of the conversation in this thread:
http://www.furious.com/perfect/royaltrux3.html
― whitehallunity, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 15:27 (eight years ago) link
https://royaltrux2016.bandcamp.com/
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 15:03 (eight years ago) link
haha awesome
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 15:15 (eight years ago) link
yess!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 15:41 (eight years ago) link
I was at the Chicago reunion show, it was pretty much what I expected (a weird/awesome mess).
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 16:01 (eight years ago) link
I don't think there's a bad (or at least boring) Trux LP, but I love Cats & Dogs - Dogs of Love - Thank You - Sweet 16 so much more than the breathrough stuff that followed
― someone who just gets annoyed at bad tweets (stevie), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 17:05 (eight years ago) link
have never been able to hear Sweet 16, annoys the shit out of me
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 17:10 (eight years ago) link
JH is doing a DJ/podcast thing:http://dublab.com/labrat/labrat-jennifer-herrema/
Playlists look pretty good. Just fired up the latest episode with Rian Murphy.
― Mike Dixn, Thursday, 3 November 2016 22:11 (seven years ago) link
Playing in Manchester next year with The Fall, Loop and others - http://www.dragcity.com/tours#royal-trux
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Thursday, 17 November 2016 22:14 (seven years ago) link
i've been listening to accelerator and 3-song ep a bunch lately but i don't know much else other than some random songs on youtube. what should i check out next? cats and dogs? does anything else sound like 3 song ep?
― dynamicinterface, Sunday, 26 February 2017 23:35 (seven years ago) link
Yeah "Cats and Dogs", definitely
― pointless rock guitar (Michael B), Sunday, 26 February 2017 23:48 (seven years ago) link
If you like Accelerator get Veterans of Disorder and Pound For Pound
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 February 2017 02:29 (seven years ago) link
My first RT was an impulse buy of the triple vinyl Singles, Live, Unreleased and I'd recommend that, as well as everything already mentioned
― albvivertine, Monday, 27 February 2017 10:10 (seven years ago) link
Cats & Dogs is their best imho
― Dysphagia Nutrition Solutions (stevie), Monday, 27 February 2017 11:07 (seven years ago) link
The odds & ends comp is the one I keep going back to:https://www.discogs.com/Royal-Trux-Singles-Live-Unreleased/release/1269891
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 27 February 2017 15:15 (seven years ago) link
this is one of those questions where everyone's going to give you a different answer
― na (NA), Monday, 27 February 2017 15:15 (seven years ago) link
I still have never gotten that into any of the pre-Cats & Dogs albums but my general recommendation wrt RT is to just get everything they recorded from that point on plus the singles compilation because it's almost all great. Top three albums after Accelerator would be Cats & Dogs, Veterans, and Thank You.
― The Flautist of Flatus (Old Lunch), Monday, 27 February 2017 15:22 (seven years ago) link