I think I got a Dillon Fence record once because Black Eyed Susan kind of reminded me of the Posies was I was pretty meh on them.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 12:34 (four years ago) link
also people who thought The Connells were too popular would listen to Guadalcanal Diary.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 12:42 (four years ago) link
and Don Dixon produced both Guadalcanal Diary and One Simple Word.
― Joe Gargan (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 13:32 (four years ago) link
The only other Connells song I now is this one, which I like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZjU0lxZUPA
When I lived in N. Va. my boss was a graduate of William & Mary and she was a big fan, apparently they had a huge base there.
― I don't get wet because I am tall and thin and I am afraid of people (Eliza D.), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 14:07 (four years ago) link
yeah, that's the general area I grew up. They played every 3 months there either for free or $5. That area was great for shows. So many all ages venues of all sizes, lots of schools and huge military population.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
My wife is from NoVA, she's a big fan of the Judybats but I don't think has ever mentions the Connells ...
The Connells I always assumed were like another regional analog to the BoDeans or something, but it sounds like the band had a lot more going on.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
Fuck, that 2015 video hit me pretty hard.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:46 (four years ago) link
xpost it's more around the Tidewater region, not NoVa.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
I feel like NoVa was more towards, DC, Dischord, TeenBeat etc.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 16:00 (four years ago) link
I just checked and the Connells, decades later, are STILL hitting the southeast club circuit pretty hard!
05/16/19 - Wilson, NC - Vollis Simpson Whirlygig Park
05/31/19 - Durham, NC - Motorco
06/21/19 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
06/22/19 - Charlottesville, VA - The Jefferson Theater
07/12/19 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
07/13/19 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
08/29/19 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
09/20/19 - Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger
09/21/19 - Asheville, NC - Tour De Fat
12/06/19 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
12/07/19 - Cayce, SC - Steel Hands Brewing
12/13/19 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cats Cradle
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 16:10 (four years ago) link
I saw them this past summer and they were pretty much the same as they've always been
― Joe Gargan (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link
Same.
Discovered them on the More Mondo comp of North Carolina bands. "Darker Days" really struck me and I tracked down the album, which never really clicked. Need to figure out if the MM recording is different than the album.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 17:13 (four years ago) link
I'm fairly certain that the MM version is the same. BUT.
There is a UK and a USA version of Darker Days. I have them both but I don't think they were remixed (different track sequence, and if memory serves, maybe an added song on one or the other).
― Joe Gargan (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
I was in Louisiana at the time and we had Cowboy Mouth and Better Than Ezra doing the college circuit. I was so envious of the south east to have better bands than we had. I'd take the worst Connells song over the best songs from either of those two bands.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 21:15 (four years ago) link
TVT reissued it in the US when Boylan Heights came out.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 5 December 2019 05:50 (four years ago) link
Can confirm this song was a massive hit here in Germany. I and everyone I know has never heard anything else by the Connells tho.
― Duke, Thursday, 5 December 2019 17:45 (four years ago) link
Sorry I was living in the UK when this was released, so it was certainly a huge hit there.
― Duke, Thursday, 5 December 2019 17:56 (four years ago) link