Listening Party #15 - Super Furry Animals - Radiator // Weds June 29th @ 8pm

MagicPigDetective

This is the thread for Listening Party #15 which is on Weds 29th of June @ 8pm


Here is the main thread explaining everything: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/224863/listening-party-anyone-up-for-it ;

Please chip in with any positive comments or observations on each tune as they are being played in real time. There will be plenty of opportunity to expand on longer thoughts if you want to after the 'live' thread has finished, so keep them short and upbeat during the playback period. There will be short drinks intervals at the end of each side (there are four sides)

Artist: Super Furry Animals
Album: Radiator

1 Furryvision
2. The Placid Casual
3. The International Language Of Screaming
4. Demons
5 Short Painkiller
6 She's Got Spies
7 Play It Cool
8 Hermann Loves Pauline
9 Chupacabras
10 Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir
11 Bass Tuned To D.E.A.D.
12 Down A Different River
13 Download
14 Mountain People

Radiator is the second studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Super Furry Animals. It was released in August 1997 by Creation Records, and later the same year in the United States under Flydaddy Records. It peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart

MagicPigDetective

SFA OK?

Having trouble posting the list of members..... it says there are too many characters. 

Can someone else give it a try, copy and paste the list of members from the first page of last week's QOTSA listening party? 

markv

Tagging previous participants:

 @BahHumbug ;
 @darthed1981 ;
 @Devil#20 ;
 @digitalkettle ;
 @DiscoStu ;
 @Eri5ed ;
 @ewal ;
 @Fuengi ;
 @Hattigol ;
 @Jonathangus ;
 @JezWynd ;
 @JMS96 ;
 @JonHosker ;
 @LPManic ;
 @merlin ;
 @mudslide73 ;
 @Philly_Q ;
 @Redlester ;
 @richardhomer ;
 @roberty ;
 @RocknRollDave ;
 @Springywheel ;
 @stickyfiddle ;
 @theimageofall ;
 @thermionic ;
 @tone1 ;
 @TTony ;
 @UnclePsychosis ;
 @victorludorum ;

markv

SFA OK!

Big fan of Guerilla, but haven't listened to Radiator as much for some reason.

MagicPigDetective

markv said:

SFA OK!

Big fan of Guerilla, but haven't listened to Radiator as much for some reason.

I wanted to do a Furries album, but it was pretty tough choosing which one, nearly chose Mwng, but Radiator was the first one I really got into though, having somehow missed Fuzzy Logic (I was having a metal phase when that came out).... although I had been into Gruff's previous band, Ffa Coffi Pawb, before that. 

MagicPigDetective

This is on tonight at 8pm..... any interest?

digitalkettle

I think so...one of my regular university bands!

markv

I’ll be around, all being well

MagicPigDetective

The Super Furry Animals hail from the Independent Tropical Rebublic of Cymru!

They are:
Vocals and guitar: Gruff Rhys from Bethesda, formerly of the superb band Ffa Coffi Pawb (literal translation, everybody's coffee beans, but said in Welsh sounds like fuck off everybody).
Guitar: Huw Bunford and Bass: Guto Pryce of Cardiff, formerly members of punk band U-Thant
Drums: Dafydd Ieuan, of Llangefni I think (where @thermionic hails from, and I spent my first 5 years), who was also in Gruff's band, Ffa Coffi Pawb, and the early Catatonia
Keyboards/synths/crazy sounds/pumping techno: Daf's brother, Cian Ciaran, who was in Wwzz and Aros Mae.

All contribute vocals and harmonies...... of which there are many.

The band formed in 93, initially to make electronic music, and the actor Rhys Ifans was initally a member (he made an answerphone appearance on Fuzzy Logic). They were signed by Creation in 95 and Fuzzy Logic was released in 96, and was an instant success, taking the power pop and indie glam of Ffa Coffi Pawb to new levels. In August 97, the 2nd album, Radiator was released. It was recorded in Studio Ofn, in a remote location in Anglesey, by producer Gorwel Owen, who also produced Gorky's.  

MagicPigDetective

Cover art, the first by Pete Fowler, who went on to do a lot of artwork for the band

 

MagicPigDetective

8 minutes............. it's quiet here 

Jonathangus

Evening.

MagicPigDetective

Jonathangus said:

Evening.

Welcome, we have company!

I haven't listened to the whole album for a while, also now having my first post Covid beer..

Jonathangus

Another band I've heard of, but not heard.

MagicPigDetective

Jonathangus said:

Another band I've heard of, but not heard.

Your reaction will be interesting, and be honest! 

MagicPigDetective

Lets go

Track 1: Furryvision

Devil#20

Same here

Jonathangus

Short and sweet.

MagicPigDetective

A little instrumental to start with, then
2. The Placid Casual.

There's a lot going on on this album, headphones advised!

markv

I like the idea of short, introduction tracks to albums. In fact, I like the fact of them too

Devil#20

Sounds like Pete Gabriel