Been trying to figure out how to incorporate some of my favorite 7" into the album a day entries... and have decided to tag these as "extended plays".
I've done a few entries tagged as "inches of love" where I highlighted some 7 & 12 inch records so I'll tag it as that also...
n-e-ways... Picked this 7" up on ebay about a year or two ago? I never spun it for some reason so I had no idea what songs were actually on this fucking thing. I scored my copy for under 25 dollars, which was a little bit of a steal, these typically fetch north of 40 bucks on ebay.
Learned this evening that both bands recorded songs that I like verily.
The Get Up Kids - do a version of I'm A Loner Dottie, a Rebel - that I was unfamiliar with. I never picked up the Eudora release on CD when it came out... I listened to their cover of Beer for Breakfast by the Replacements and vowed to never own it. (The Original - by the Mats)
I did however get the covers of Close to Me (the Cure) and On With the Show (Motley Crue) from iTunes because they were freakishly good.
Anyhoo... I really love the way the drums sound on the 7" version of this song. There's a backing vocal on one of the chorus that I could do without tho'... the song was re-recorded for the full length Something to Write Home About.
The real goodness on this seven inch comes from Braid. The song "Forever Got Shorter" is one of my top 10 favorite Braid songs ever recorded. The dueling guitars and drum fills are intoxicating.... the song also has one of my favorite braid lyrics -
frustration can be gorgeous
but can i keep my mouth shut
cause sometimes
gorgeous can be frustration
when you life is nothing
but an honorable mention
on a radio. on a radio!
Artist: Braid & The Get Up Kids
EP: Post Marked Stamps No. 4
Producer: ?, ?
Label: Tree Records
Recorded: Red House Studios, Private Studios