Love as Laughter - Laughter's fifth ? (R.I.P. Sam Jayne, Dec. 2020)

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I hear this a great album - I always thought they were very underated. Has anyone heard this?

― Antonio DePietro, Friday, 29 April 2005 21:34 (nineteen years ago) link

it's really good. believe it.

― beaty (beaty), Saturday, 30 April 2005 08:28 (nineteen years ago) link

'i am a ghost' is the best song of the year.

― stevie (stevie), Sunday, 1 May 2005 11:55 (nineteen years ago) link

Death to INDIE YUPPIE! Long live lo-fi slackers!

― Antonio DePietro, Monday, 2 May 2005 18:05 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm thankful that ILM lets me know about these things. I found I really liked this band a few years ago - the Sea To Shining Sea album particularly - and they're not the sort of thing I'm normally into so it was a nice surprise. I'll definitely have to check out this new one.

― The Silent Disco of Glastonbury (Bimble...), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 01:07 (nineteen years ago) link

I was talking to Sam Jayne's roommate last night and he told me that this song will be featured on the May 12th episode of The OC:

Dirty Lives.mp3

OMG, did you see what so-and-so did to you-know-who?!?!

― brokenhipster, Tuesday, 3 May 2005 10:54 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.loveaslaughter.net/images/oc_2.gif

― brokenhipster, Tuesday, 3 May 2005 11:00 (nineteen years ago) link

The first few songs are kind of classic rock, but the middle and end of the record smoke.

― BlastsOfStatic (BlastsofStatic), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 13:53 (nineteen years ago) link

That song rocks! I'm sold.

― Antonio DePietro, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link

three years pass...

Listening to Destination 2000, it's a really good record, and the drumming is great! Surprised there's not more love for these guys. Anyone?

― Neil S, Friday, 2 January 2009 19:20 (fifteen years ago) link

great band!

― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 2 January 2009 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link

Like Royal Trux without the excesses.

― Neil S, Friday, 2 January 2009 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link

eleven years pass...

Sam Jayne has been missing for 5 days.

https://www.instagram.com/clems_bar/

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 13 December 2020 03:54 (three years ago) link

Whoa. Hope he's ok

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Sunday, 13 December 2020 04:37 (three years ago) link

I’m tracking this now. They’re still looking. If you happen to have info or can help, visit here: http://www.trailbossmanagement.com/samjayne

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Monday, 14 December 2020 05:08 (three years ago) link

The worst news. Heartbroken.

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 03:31 (three years ago) link

Awful.

https://pitchfork.com/news/love-as-laughter-sam-jayne-is-missing/amp/

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 05:51 (three years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNTenJ-0mbg

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 07:16 (three years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvLbB5gqCvU

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 07:27 (three years ago) link

Awful indeed :'(

Love As Laughter opening for Modest Mouse in 2000 blew me and my brother away, they were a great (live) band.
RIP Sam

― willem, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 14:30 (three years ago) link

I only know Laughter's Fifth but I always liked it a lot. RIP.

― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 14:50 (three years ago) link

Remembrance from Kimya Dawson: https://www.instagram.com/p/CI2WpHfrtor/

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link

J Mascis: https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3Wz9FBzFp/

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link

Aww man, this is awful.

― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link

Kimya's memories are a hell of sad but loving read.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link

Someone uploaded this live snippet a few hours ago... based on the date, I assume it’s one of the last shows he played:

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

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Thursday, 17 December 2020 02:47 (three years ago) link

^^^That snip is a cover of Pink Floyd's "Fearless" in case your browser cuts off the title in the embed pane.

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:21 (three years ago) link

RIP, loved Destination 2000

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:25 (three years ago) link

too many people gone this way. awful.

― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:28 (three years ago) link

A new website set up by Sam’s family, with a note about his death (and life); plus tributes, music, etc.:

https://www.samjayneforever.com/

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Saturday, 19 December 2020 03:23 (three years ago) link

Great pics & a nice story detail in this one.

― good karma, my aesthetic (morrisp), Saturday, 19 December 2020 03:45 (three years ago) link

five months pass...

I discovered this band today. Really good chill rock

― n/a (FlopsyDuck), Wednesday, 2 June 2021 19:28 (two years ago) link

two years pass...

Ugh, now even those links above don’t work. What a bummer…

Anyway, here’s a long interview with James and Dave from Lync about the early days, the scene, playing and recording with Sam, etc.

― rendered nugatory (morrisp), Friday, 3 May 2024 06:12 (two weeks ago) link

Thanks :)

― ian, Friday, 3 May 2024 11:49 (two weeks ago) link

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