Danielson Familie/assorted projects POV

I have the Quicktime CD thing with the film of them playing as a thesis project. Great!

First port of call should be Fetch The Compass Kids - Its the most easily accessible, and has Good News For The Pus Pickers on it, which may be the closest to a hit that DF will ever get. Also contains live favourites "A No No", "We Don't Say Shut Up" and "Rallying the Dominoes"

Next would be "Choppin Block" then "Alpha" and "Omega" (which sort of belong together - they contain some of DF's best music IMO, and Alpha has the sublimely silly "Pottymouth" on it)and leave the first album to last. It is fun (and the thesis project film is included on it), but is nowhere near as easy to listen to as the others.

Of course, you can really only appreciate them once you have seen them live. And if you don't come away with a smile on your face (and desperatley trying to remember the dance routines) there is something wrong with you!

In no real order:

Sing To The Singer (Famile: Fetch The Compass Kids)
The Lord's Rest (Famile: Tell Another Joke...)
Physician Heal Yourself (Bro. Danielson: Brother Is To Son)
Don't You Be The Judge (Ship: Tri-Danielson Omega)
The Kid (Br. Danielson: Secretly Canadian Xmas single)

Yes, that is the Royal Trux song.

This is a really hard POV, POX would be difficult enough.

Mr Boksen probably has the order for the main Famile albums right, although I'd put the Bro. Danielson album before the Tri-Danielson albums.

Tough call, I'll just pick one from each studio album:

Danielson Famile
Good News For The Pus Pickers (Fetch The Compass Kids)
Lord's Rest (Tell Another Joke On The Ol' Choppin' Block)
Cutest Lil Dragon (Tri-Danielson Omega)
Southern Paws (Tri-Danielson Alpha)
What To Wear (A Prayer For Every Hour)

Bro. Danielson
Sweet Sweeps (Brother Is To Son)

Seeing The Danielson Famile for the first time live at the Shellac ATP weekend was a true pleasure. I've never seen so many happy faces leaving a gig (and rushing to the merch stall to hoover up Danielson records). One of the few bands I'd still travel to see.

(While we're talking things Familyre, I've got your Singing Mechanic album aldo - remind me to take it to the FAP on Monday)