in praise of :: "FOXHEADS STALK THIS LAND"

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

...did a search and found nothing on this damn board about this almost forgotten 1987 beauty by the close lobsters. as much i as i like 'headache rhetoric' this is still a desert island disc for me.

― william (william), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 07:11 (twenty-one years ago)

the only thing I ever heard was the single, "Let's Make Some Plans," but I liked it.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 2 December 2003 07:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Headache Rhetoric a little more.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Recently found this album used -- enjoyable but I'd have to listen to it again to make any more of a decision on it. I suspect a lot of us first heard of this band via the Weddoes cover of "Let's Make Some Plans."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Small amount of talk, previously, here.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i love the urgency in the singer's voice, as if he's singing the most important lyrics ever written when mostly he's singing silly nonsense. it's like if echo and the bunnymen made cotton candy pop songs. foxheads is better than headache rhetoric which is a bit too refined but skyscrapers is genius. the best deal is the cd that has both albums on it.

― keith m (keithmcl), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 03:45 (twenty-one years ago)

oh man, the close lobsters! one of my favourite records-i-dont-own is 'i'm going to heaven to see if it rains', i think it was a single, i taped it off peel years ago and have never seen or heard of a copy since. does this really exist then? somebody must know...

― zappi (joni), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:20 (twenty-one years ago)

'foxheads' is a great album, i haven't heard it for ages, but i loved their noisy melodies. it sounded amazing at the time, and i keep a fond memory of it.

― joao vich, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to have Foxheads but it's now missing- I loved it. I went through my vinyl and found a six song ep with 'Let's make some plans', it's a great record.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

wow, i haven't thought about this record in a long time but i've held onto it for years. i'm gonna give it a spin tonight. it rules.

― j fail (cenotaph), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

a fine call - it's fantastic stuff, and "foxheads" "i take bribes" and "in spite of these times" are a wonderful trilogy of songs - i thought "headache" was a bit too heavy and american-ish though... there are some fantastic songs on the singles too - "from this day on" from "let's make" is ace and also of course "i'm going to heaven to see if it rains" (it does indeed exist zappi - all 3 tracks on the 12" are great) and "never seen before" are jangle made beautiful.

― fletcher dexter, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.