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Key Information
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| Artist: |
The Young Fresh Fellows |
| Record Label: |
Frontier Records |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Alternative |
| Release Date: |
November 10, 1993 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Telephone Tree 2. Sittin' on a Pitchfork 3. Looking Around 4. Hillbilly Drummer Girl 5. Whirlpool 6. Once in a While 7. Teen Thing 8. Thirsty 9. Fear Bitterness and Hatred 10. Hard to Mention 11. Tomorrow's Gone (And So Are You) 12. Evening 13. There's a Love 14. Swiftly But Gently |
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Young Fresh Fellows: Kurt Bloch (vocals, guitar); Scott McCaughey (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Tad Hutchison (vocals, drums); Jim Silva (bass, guitar, drums). Additional personnel: Bruce "Cecil" Louden (piano). Recorded at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconson in March 1991. ELECTRIC BIRD DIGEST was recorded by Butch Vig shortly before Nirvana's NEVERMIND made him the grunge scene's hot producer. DIGEST is the Young Fresh Fellows' most straightforward and rock-oriented album. The band downplays its ever-present and endearing silliness in favor of straight-ahead, crisply played power pop. On such numbers as the melancholy "Whirlpool," leader Scott McCaughey's songs have a tinge of sadness. Three perkier, punk-poppier compositions by second guitarist Kurt Bloch provide balance while maintaining a separate identity. These songs recall Bloch's work with his primary band, The Fastbacks. The album's highlight is "The Telephone Tree," a sing-along rocker written by the late Jimmy Silva, a longtime friend of the ... |
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