The Muttonbirds

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I always enjoyed their radio singles and the Dominion Road cassingle was the first tape I ever bought. Am I just nostalgic or were they rather good? The Muttonbirds S/D?

ps is there a thread discussing BDO Auckland anywhere? I had fun, did anyone here go?

― Kiwi, Saturday, 25 January 2003 09:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I quite like them, despite their ubiquity in NZ and the last couple of albums not being so pop-tastic and radio friendly.A lot of stuff thats just feh though.

search: anchor me, heater, in my room, nature, and their cover of don't fear the reaper. you know, all the singles.

― Laney, Saturday, 25 January 2003 16:38 (twenty-three years ago)

All I know is that here in the states I saw one of them playing in Bic Runga'a band..Proceed with caution...

― brg30 (brg30), Saturday, 25 January 2003 20:28 (twenty-three years ago)

"Anchor Me", for me = a gorgeous summer afternoon eight years ago: a small festival stage, an unexpectedly moving tune from an unknown-to-me-band, the instantly memorable chorus. sounded pretty byrds-ian. can't recall what else they played. have never heard any of their records.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 26 January 2003 02:03 (twenty-three years ago)

they're awful, young men singing like middle aged men. or maybe they are old, i dunno, i was anxious to hear them for a long time and then i did, oops.

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 26 January 2003 02:32 (twenty-three years ago)

I really like the first two albums, some good lyrics and a feeling of (I think) cool grey days, things unspoken, a touch of ominousness. Faves: "A Thing Well Made", "White Valiant", "Too Close To The Sun". Envy Of Angels had a few good songs, but a lot of boring-in-their-obviousness ones. It sounded from reviews that they were continuing in the commercial-slick MOR direction so I decided not to get any more albums (so can't comment further).

― Poppy (poppy), Sunday, 26 January 2003 05:54 (twenty-three years ago)

keith they ARE old men! older than me.
yeah shitty cover of "don't fear the reaper", shitty cover of the fourmyula's "Nature " (NZ 60s classic) , i can't remember anything else.

― duane, Sunday, 26 January 2003 06:52 (twenty-three years ago)

They ARE old men - or at least Don McGlashan is. He was in Blam Blam Blan (1980/81) who released, amongst other things, "There Is No Depression In New Zealand", then in The Front Lawn. The Muttonbirds first appeared mid-90s I think.

― wr, Sunday, 26 January 2003 07:11 (twenty-three years ago)

"no depression in NZ" is just sort of annoying but 1 Blam Blam Blam song is (i realised when i heard it on the National Programme a few wks ago) really great, "Don't Fight It Marsha". hey i saw that band 1x! 'cause i'm pretty old too.

― duane (24 hour troubleshooter), Sunday, 26 January 2003 10:26 (twenty-three years ago)

twelve years pass...

Love this band so much. Don McGlashan is coming out with a new album, "Lucky Stars". He's put out a couple of other outstanding solo albums, too. Time to dive into it all again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAwJiq_W2wk&utm

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 10 April 2015 02:20 (eleven years ago)

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