Flower Travelling Band C/D, S/D

(Duane and Jason, your cds are forthcoming ... I promise!)

i recently downloaded the yuya uchida and the flowers album, and that's pretty enjoyable in a big brother & the holding co. sort of way.

i'd still love to hear other stuff that you mentioned.

That is all I have to add...

put out by Byron Coley in a limited edition (of course). as with Anywhere, it's mostly covers as I recall (Zep's "How Many More Times" for one)

Made in Japan is only slightly less great than Satori, by the way

and i still don't like Anywhere

i think from pussies to death is actually mostly a looong instrumental track with a couple of covers (that zep one and "stone free")... i'll have to dig that out.

http://www.stonerrock.com/forums2/allposts.asp?Forum=ap883406056&ID=2323404&StartAt=0

I wish they would press just a few goddamn more medium Les Rallizes Denudes shirts on Cope's site

I wish great bands wouldn't reunite

^^^^^

If Great Bands Would Reunite That Would Go Against the Wishes of If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport

Let's be honest, shall we? This is going to be a pale imitation of the band at their peak, no matter what. What do these reunions do but allow hipster douchebags to pretend they've known about these bands all along (mostly so they can criticize them) and give the aging, long suffering, critically ignored band (Yahowah 13, i'm looking at you) one final, pathetic "Orbison-in-the-Wilburys" last gasp?

why does that bother you so much?

bands who were probably piss-poor in their "glory days" get to play old music and make some money doing that, how is that a problem?

let's be honest, shall we? you're offended that the unwashed hipsters in your mind will talk about a band that isn't as obscure and special for you anymore. thank god for yahowah 13!

You hear it here first! Flower Travellin Band's first ever US show at the Knit for the 3rd annual Halleluwah: a Festival of Enthused Arts 11:10 PM September 25, 2008 from web

that's knitting factory nyc nov. 21-23

I'd heard Halleluwah would be out in NYC. Jealous of everyone who gets to go!

I haven't watched em yet but it looks like there are a lot of youtubes of FTB's reunion shows in Japan

DUD

omg

Gaaaah.

i think that first e-piano chord was when my soul died and leaked out of my ears.

The only trace of Satori is in the font.

What I don't understand is why everyone on Youtube loves it.

If you'd snuck into my Mom's Honda Civic circa 1991 and substituted this for her tape of Sting's 'Soul Cages', she never would have known the difference.

GAH indeed. That is really not what anyone needs to hear. Yikes. The live reunion footage of Satori Part II sounds good, though..

I'm just gonna pretend this didn't happen. holy cow.

major lols at all the youtube commenters going "yesssss they r back!!!!"

ahem.

Let's be honest, shall we? This is going to be a pale imitation of the band at their peak, no matter what. What do these reunions do but allow hipster douchebags to pretend they've known about these bands all along (mostly so they can criticize them) and give the aging, long suffering, critically ignored band (Yahowah 13, i'm looking at you) one final, pathetic "Orbison-in-the-Wilburys" last gasp?

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:15 PM (4 months ago)

Did anyone see one of the recent US shows? How was it?

didn't go but I heard it was not good

yeah, i was warned off going.
i did watch part of the promotional video for their new album, and it was truly awful.

http://www.tokyograph.com/news/rock-vocalist-joe-yamanaka-dies-at-64

:(

bummer. recently picked up one of his solo albums. pretty amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD9b9LPy7b0

RIP =(

Wow, RIP. Dude's the first thing you notice on Satori and that scream is a perfect statement of intent.

yep, one of the best screams ever in music

Damn, that sucks. Such a killer voice. He took the witchy tenor doom vocals to a pretty unique place. Rest in Satori

He's ridin' a motorcycle naked in heaven now. RIP.

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Hmm I haven't heard any of Joe's solo stuff. Worth checking?

haven't heard it. have you heard this one though? he sings on it - artist is listed as "Kuni Kawacha and Friends," I think almost all of the personnel is Flower Travelin Band related. it's awesome.

http://www.discogs.com/Kuni-Kawachi-Friends-Kirikyogen-%E5%88%87%E7%8B%82%E8%A8%80/release/1942053

I haven't but will seek it out if i can, thank you!

no prob

I had a typo in the name, it's Kuni Kawachi. that discogs link has him down as the keyboardist. the album sounds a lot like FTB, maybe a little more funky/soul influenced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFdaOHBvMYY