Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea (1 Viewer)

[Ciarán R]

Anybody else digging this?

Think its fucking well enjoyable anyway

 

[Richie]

Yup - great album indeed. But what's the deal with the two repeated tracks (once with normal arrangements and once with lots of annoying noises over them)?

 

[Franco]

yep. quality.

the repeated stuff? fiery furnaces just doing mad shit for the sake of it, i'm guessing. it's why some people find them annoying, but i dig their eccentricities.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Last thing I bought by them was EP.

How does last year's album compare to Bitter Tea?

 

[Pantone247]

when I first bought bitter tea I actually sort of hated it, I've loved everything FF have done, Gallows Bark totally rocked my world... but bitter tea, I did not like

now, after 2 or 3 months with it I think it's totally deadly

makes me think that it's rrreeeaaalllyyy rare to get a record that does that these days, actually grows on you in a slow timely manner. you could say that i-pods and downloads and web blogs has meant folks grab tunes before the records are even out, and by the first chorus have already decided wether or not they hate the album and posted all about it on the internet... uh, DC Berman talked about this in an interview...

Pitchfork: Do you follow the message boards on Silver Jews-related websites?

Berman: Cassie has put all music sites on block filter on the computer. As of yesterday. All those instant opinions. People get on there and start nitpicking. It's maddening. It no longer seems self-evident that it's "just" their opinion. A couple listens to some mp3 and John K. Internet is ready to go public with what he thinks. One jackass writes, "There's too much reverb on Berman's vocals. Also, I'm not sure about Cassie's role on the record." Hey, let me know when you figure it out. Cause I want you to be sure.

anyway I've forgotten where I was going with this... and Will & Grace is just starting.... uh... GO WOLVERINES!!!

 

[Pantone247]

Yup - great album indeed. But what's the deal with the two repeated tracks (once with normal arrangements and once with lots of annoying noises over them)?

the shorter version of Benton Harbour Blues was the single

same could be true of the shorted version of Nevers too *shrug*

Wilco's Summer Teeth and the Lip's Soft Bulletin had a similar thingy

 

[Dixer]

H O double Tizzle

 

[IFF]

Bitter tea is a brilliant and creative album i think but then again i'm no objective observer as i think all their albums are brilliant and creative

in my opinion, the quality and quantity of albums released by them is just phenomenal

a band i really like

 

[Pantone247]

two solo rekkids by Matt Fiery this autumn by the by

 

[Ciarán R]

Bitter tea is a brilliant and creative album i think but then again i'm no objective observer as i think all their albums are brilliant and creative

in my opinion, the quality and quantity of albums released by them is just phenomenal

a band i really like

It is actually the first time I've stumped out the cash for one of their records, always had a passing interest in them but definitely gonna investigate more.

 

[dowel]

Some of the most upbeat songs that I love are by this band. So Great.

Seeing them at ATP I got cranky, as wonderful Eleanor sang ALL the songs in a very set rythmic style, !zed simplifying the melodies a LOT which pissed me off as I do be lovin' their tunes. All very singalong, but not on that occasion.

As I like them so- I like to reason that a live preformance is to be relished because of the different approaches , but I'd seen them before supporting another band, and I don't think they were as regimental.


V.nice website to goo at

http://www.thefieryfurnaces.com/

 

[IFF]

two solo rekkids by Matt Fiery this autumn by the by

hey i just looked at amazon with albums by matthew friedberger out on july 10th.

wow i'm looking forward to them

thanks for the news. i just hope i spelt his name right

 

[Pantone247]

there are MP3's on some music blog I can't remember

lots of tack piano's ala Bitter Tea, he's singing a lot stronger, all sounds good!

 

[Jill Hives]

I can't say I bothered to check ot anything new by them because I loathed their first album. More over the gal has no voice live. I never understood the pitchfork rave. In fairness, anything pitchfork gives a 10 I usually find it iffy but half the stuff they rate as a 7 I find brilliant.

 

[Pantone247]

digging this up cause I only picked up Rehearsing My Choir a couple of weeks ago, amazing album, they are quite possibly my favourite band going

anyone get Matt F's solo records???

 

[Beanstalk]

when I first bought bitter tea I actually sort of hated it, I've loved everything FF have done, Gallows Bark totally rocked my world... but bitter tea, I did not like

now, after 2 or 3 months with it I think it's totally deadly

makes me think that it's rrreeeaaalllyyy rare to get a record that does that these days, actually grows on you in a slow timely manner. you could say that i-pods and downloads and web blogs has meant folks grab tunes before the records are even out, and by the first chorus have already decided wether or not they hate the album and posted all about it on the internet.

Deserves a thread all to itself...
http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=647969#post647969

 

[sweetoblivion]

my friend got their album with the blue/green cover, and was convinced I'd love them, but I didn't get it at all! which was annoying. since then I haven't investigated their stuff further...hmmm.

 

[mark]

can't get into it. but if panty did after a while i might give it another spin.

 

[IFF]

anyone get Matt F's solo records???

i got it off amazon a month ago and it's very good in my very biased opinion

it's weird as is expected but i do enjoy listening to it