Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
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Always fun to re-visit the Dandys. One of my favorites of theirs, the 2000 release "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia".
A rousing, enjoyable pastiche from start to finish, Thirteen Tales is an awful lot of fun... Spin Magazine
L.A. Weekly
There isn't the slightest pause between any of the tracks on Thirteen Tales, just one big schmeer of good-rockin' vibes cresting and troughing for the length of this ode to, well, hipness.
From Wiki:
The Dandy Warhols are a US rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Holmström (guitar), and Eric Hedford (drums), who left in 1998 to be replaced by Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent De Boer. The band's name is a pun on the name of American pop artist Andy Warhol.
The Dandy Warhols are strongly influenced by The Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Shadows, and The Rolling Stones as well as including implicit musical references to My Bloody Valentine in some songs. Front man Courtney Taylor-Taylor describes the band's beginning as a group of friends who "needed music to drink to. A worthy reason!
The Dandy Warhols performed live shows in bars throughout Portland and released their first album, Dandys Rule, OK? on Tim Kerr Records in 1995. This album was influential in Capitol Records' decision to sign the band.
The band first achieved success in Europe after the release of their second record …The Dandy Warhols Come Down in 1997; the lead single "Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth" proved popular in many countries across the continent. The band, popular both visually and sonically, gained a reputation throughout Europe and Australia for selling out their live shows.
Following the release of Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia in 2000, the band gained a firm fan base in the college radio scene before garnering critical acclaim and mainstream recognition. The album reached platinum status in the UK along with Greece and various other European countries. It also went platinum in Australia where they tour extensively. Judd Apatow's TV series Undeclared used the song "Solid" as its theme song. The song "Bohemian Like You" was featured in the indie film Igby Goes Down and in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and was used in a Vodafone advertising campaign throughout Europe and Australia in 2001. Also, the song was used in the Playstation 1, Dreamcast and PC game Le Mans 24 Hours 1999. The advertisement money was used to buy a quarter city block in Portland, Oregon (the band's hometown) dubbed "The Odditorium" for use as film and recording studios, as well as being a clubhouse for the band to throw parties and host catered dinners. The band's music has been frequently used in advertising ever since.
Comments (16)
'nietzsche' is on my top 100 songs list. love it!
great minds think alike!
Music to drink to, I thought that was what country music was for.
Nice tune.
yeah......i have this. how could i not?
I love it I love it I love it!
Dandy Warhols rock.
You gave me the idea for a new band. We could be the Newman Capote's.
These guys are great. First hear for me.
those are all great! :)
@ jags - you are quite astute - one of your many good qualities :)
@ capn - that would be New Man Capotes :)
@ Cin - I wouldn't steer ya wrong :)
dang it
i need to listen to more of these cats...
damned good i say
Yeah! PIMP seal of approval!
I'ts all good!
You must have a few megabytes left on that hard drive somewhere!
me thinky i can squeeze it in somewhere
off into the ROCNROLLPIMP pirate interwebby thing
Killer post. Thirteen Tales by The Dandy's was the soundtrack to my first summer living in New Orleans.
I actually saw them at the House of Blues Parish in N.O. they were stellar live.
You inspired a post, a rare Massive Attack remix of Godless.
Have you heard it?
http://mog.com/myeverpresentpast/blog/1320661
great stuff - THANKS!
DANG good stuff!
OH YEAH!