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Is the consensus that "For the Country" was their best work ever? What about the new stuff? Ever seen them live?

― Dave225, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three weeks pass...

Back when they did "Back Where I Belong" I went to try and see them live. That's when I started becoming jinxed and learned that if I listen to the band on the day of the show something bad will happen. That time, I (and a friend to whom I had been hyping Dumptruck all day) found out at the door that it was sold out! I still haven't seen them. But I still love "Back Where I Belong".

― Elspeth McKee, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two years pass...

Although apparently no one cares, FYI - Rykodisk has rereleased all three Dumptruck records, with bonus tracks.

But y'all have taste not enough.

;-)

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 15 March 2004 23:42 (twenty-one years ago)

D Is For Dumptruck was their best.

― jack cole (jackcole), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 00:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I tried to get into them around 2000/01 when I was buying lots of vinyl, but, even at like $3 per record, I was sort of disappointed. Seemed just kind of *blah.*

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 00:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Did they do that "Impossible Things Before Breakfast" song? all those Boston bands run together around 1988

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 07:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Big Dipper, thus proving my point :)

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 07:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Wasn't that song off the album Big Dipper did on Epic? I liked the two Homestead ones (Heavens & Craps) but that Epic record is probably one of the worst things I ever bought.

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh -- I gave the Epic album an extremely neutral review via the AMG and a year or two later one of the guys in the band dropped me an e-mail agreeing with me completely!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

five years pass...

One of the Dumptruck guys came into the record shop in Hoboken. Nice guy. Anybody else have any thoughts on their material?

― Evan, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:46 (fifteen years ago)

I have it all. I really like it when I play it, but it's never called to me, if you know what I mean. "Days Of Fear" was the strongest after the first few.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:51 (fifteen years ago)

eight years pass...

For the Country is a fucking masterpiece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzS3Q7cyv0A

― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 21 February 2019 18:41 (six years ago)

"Going Nowhere"'s one of my favourite songs from that time.

― clemenza, Thursday, 21 February 2019 18:53 (six years ago)

I really like it when I play it, but it's never called to me...

Yeah, this for me too. They remind me of Let's Active without many of that band's pop hooks. Maybe I just need to play them more.

― Dial Alexa, derelict! (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 21 February 2019 18:57 (six years ago)

till you fucking die.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5HEyXO4tRk

― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 21 February 2019 18:59 (six years ago)

I dig Kevin Salem's solo work as well, particularly his first one.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 21 February 2019 19:17 (six years ago)

First time I got into an internet argument was on a Prodigy message board (ok, I'm old). I said Miracle Legion was better than Dumptruck (both being New England indie bands & playing the same club circuit). Some guy took issue with that opinion and started ranting at me on the message board.

― that's not my post, Friday, 22 February 2019 01:01 (six years ago)

You were right, though.

― Jazzbo, Friday, 22 February 2019 15:08 (six years ago)

Funny argument since Mark Mulcahy was Dumptruck's early drummer.

― Jazzbo, Friday, 22 February 2019 15:10 (six years ago)

five years pass...

As mentioned above, "Going Nowhere" is a long-time favourite. I grabbed some CDs for a long road trip yesterday, including Positively Dumptruck, which I didn't know at all. I like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PpX85Vp3XE

Amazing: directed by Kelly Reichardt!

― clemenza, Sunday, 19 May 2024 15:46 (one year ago)

I just listened to "Lemmings" and the live material last week. The former was a good final statement until the reunion album came out. The live stuff is at the peak of their powers, wicked fun.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 19 May 2024 17:13 (one year ago)

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