On Pop Beloved, it’s the atmospheric, very un-pop title track. Despite this piece, the rest of the album is less abstract lyrically than much of their previous output. Interestingly, “Second Chance” – the very last song on The Reivers last album – is the only one in their career that credits all the band members in its composition. Jul 10, 2015 Download The Extractor 2.0.2 (64-bit). Extract the content from various ZIP or RAR files at the same time. The Extractor is an application that will be very useful if you regularly decompres large quantities of ZIP or RAR files, thanks to the fact that it lets you work with several files simultaneously. Photo By Todd V. Wolfson Saturday In the summer of 1983, John Croslin, best known these days for his production work for the likes of Spoon, the Damnations, and Guided by Voices, hooked up with University of Texas Music major and Bay Area transplant Kim Longacre. The two knew each other thanks to Longacre's boyfriend managing Croslin's band the Make. Sharing singing and guitar duties, the pair hooked up with Kelly Bell and Joey Sheffield (later of Fastball), soon replaced by Cindy Toth and Garrett Williams on bass and drums respectively. Zeitgeist had hatched. Within a relatively short time, the local quartet had saved enough money to finance a 7-inch single. Remember, compact discs were infant, nay, embryonic, technology at this point, so a self-financed 45 was still an accomplishment for any local band. 'We glued the sleeves together ourselves,' laughs Longacre. 'It was a total cottage industry. I remember they were even kind of warped and we had to put stacks of books on them.' That's a marked contrast from today where a musician with minimal tech skills, a free copy of ProTools, and a CD burner can engineer and manufacture his own product on a home computer for pennies apiece. Despite the modest beginnings, 'Freight Train Rain' b/w 'Electra' gave the band its first substantial break. Free dos download file. Through a friend of a friend, Danny Beard had gotten ahold of the record and took a liking to it. Beard ran dB and helped nurture such acts as the Swimming Pool Qs, the B-52s, Matthew Sweet, Fetchin' Bones, and Guadalcanal Diary. 'What's funny about associating things with Danny Beard is that the show I remember he saw us was one of the worst shows we ever played,' notes Croslin of a show Zeitgeist played in Atlanta. 'We had gotten in a car wreck earlier that day, and we played at this ex-strip club. Basically, we were playing on the runway where they danced, right in front of this glass wall about five feet away from us. So everyone gathered around the sides as if they were watching a stripper dance. I just remember it being one of the worst shows. But Danny loved it and wanted to sign us.' That not only led to Translate Slowly, but also to Zeitgeist getting signed to Capitol, albeit not without a few hiccups, including a pregnancy for Longacre that caused her to depart the band temporarily. Capitol had something akin to a first-look deal with Beard and dB. It's a bit of an oversimplification, as Croslin notes, but basically, Capitol looked and decided to sign Fetchin' Bones and Zeitgeist at the same time. At that point, it seemed as though Zeitgeist had everything going for it: a damn fine record under its belt, credibility from a respected indie label, and a fervent following in its hometown, as well as pockets of support in major cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Best of all, college music was becoming commercially viable. On top of all that, the band's Capitol debut was being produced by Don Dixon, who by virtue of his work with R.E.M. And the Smithereens, was in demand. The proverbial planets had aligned for Zeitgeist. So they recorded two albums for Capitol. Two buoyant, endearing, and critically well-received albums. Albums that went nowhere. I believe 'stiffed' is the proper industry terminology. What happened?
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |