The Modern Lovers (album)

oooh this is tough. so many amazing songs.

I don't even own a copy of it and I know most of the songs by heart. is the 2003 version you speak of the best one to get?

i should get that 2003 version. i've just got the rhino/beserkeley cd. no idea what to vote for. even the bonus trax are stellar.

I'd say yes, as it doesn't neglect any of the songs added onto earlier releases. Plus, if that alt. take on Roadrunner is either of the versions included on that odd and brilliant Original Modern Lovers thing Bomp put out, then YES.

And, of course, "I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms" an amazing angsty stomper. Let's hope there's a youtube clip floating around.

btw, excellent modern lovers live set here http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/828142175/old-world-finally-getting-around-to-posting-this
amateurist hooked me up w/ this one. so good.

I have heard nearly all the songs here on a compilation. Great tracks, but I'm gonna go for "I'm Straight" if only for the self-deprecating runny-nosed delivery.

voted Hospital without a second thought

When I first heard this album I would have said Hospital without second thought, but today I have to go with I'm Straight.

Anything other than "Roadrunner" (the leadoff version) winning this just wouldn't make any sense to me. It's one of the most amazing songs ever.

Roadrunner will win this by about 20 votes.

A friendly reminder for anyone on the fence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSTZkNVW5mY

When I first heard this album I would have said Hospital without second thought, but today I have to go with I'm Straight.

Toss up between Government Center, Pablo Picasso, and I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms for me.

damn it this is tough. but despite all my contrarian urges 'roadrunner' won't stop shouting out at me.

voted I'm Straight without a second thought. This wasn't on the original LP was it? At least, I was gutted to find it wasn't on the copy I eventually found and bought.

I've only ever owned the original vinyl, so as much as I love Government Center it's hard for me to think of it being part of this record. No, I'm Straight isn't on the original either. I've never heard I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms; guess i need to! So many great songs I can't choose right now (but I reallyreallyreally love Girlfriend.)

"She Cracked"

Bomp LP version of "She Cracked" is >>>>>>> the regular LP version.

voted for

"put down your cigarettes
and drop out of high school"

but yeah, for years after first getting to know this I would have chosen "Hospital" or "I'm Straight".

i love this album. seems like "dignified and old" isn't gonna get a vote so i'll give it one

D&O is my vote, too. Compositionally kinda boring, but it's just touching, and fun, I luv it.

Hey, Kids

If I didn't vote for Roadrunner I'd be full of shit. Not feeling pooped to the gills today, so Roadrunner.

Anything other than "Roadrunner" (the leadoff version) winning this just wouldn't make any sense to me. It's one of the most amazing songs ever.
This really. I could vote for I Wanna Sleep In Yr Arms, but that's not on my copy, it's from Original Modern Lovers. I could vote for She Cracked, cos it's awesome.

But I'd be fronting. It's 1-2-3-4-5-6

She Cracked. Organ solo...

Yeah, gotta agree about "She Cracked" as much as I could've easily voted for 6 other tracks.

i love this album. seems like "dignified and old" isn't gonna get a vote so i'll give it one

― overtheseas aeroplanes I have flown (k3vin k.), Friday, November 26, 2010 10:47 PM

Dignified & Old is getting my vote, it's such an instant song. It's one of those songs that's so short and addictive as soon as it's finished I want to hear it again straight away. Hospital, Roadrunner and She Cracked would be also be up there.

It took me a long time to love this album but once it clicked I was just addicted. This would easily be in my top ten albums of all time.

Anyone heard Jonathan's new one yet?

Oh and went with Old World

'She Cracked"

So many worthy choices

thanks for putting me onto the fact that Jonathan has a new album! i loved Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild, really looking forward to sitting down with this one.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

"Roadrunner" is p. obvious but I wanna put a word in for "Pablo Picasso" 'cause it's deadpan hilarious, plus it's nice to hear a fuzzbox once in a while. (Me, I'd bet some people called Pablo Picasso an asshole)

Not in New York

lol, apparently i voted in this poll already but i have no idea what for.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

oof can't believe girlfriend got shut out! that's what i tried to vote for today ....

Missed the chance to vote for "I'm Straight."

oof can't believe girlfriend got shut out! that's what i tried to vote for today ....

― tylerw, Friday, December 31, 2010 9:22 PM (1 year ago)

^^best song

Lyrics on this album are for all time

Thought this revive would be in connection with the motorik thread

What a perfect album. Back when it was one of those "right price" type discs, I used to buy spare copies to foist on people!

^doin the lords work

I've given it as a gift, too. No idea if it was appreciated.

Never grown tired of this one. Remember one time way back going in Bleecker Bob's, I think, to buy another Modern Lovers album and having to listen to the guy behind the counter say "not a patch on the first album, though, is it." In the case of a lesser album such record store 'tudeh might have turned me against it but here I never wavered.

Astral Plane 2
wtf too low

Sanctuary have a 2cd compi of all the Beserkeley stuff at midprice (I think) which is great cos it contains all the singles and stuff.
I'm not sure if the Kim Fowley production stuff is available at the moment.

i just read this: http://www.salon.com/2012/06/15/dean_wareham_my_jonathan_richman_romance/

That Dean Wareham piece is very good, but I feel like after his initial denial at Bleecker Bob's he should have looked a tiny bit harder in the immediate area. At, say, Venus or Second Coming Records http://vassifer.blogs.com/photos/my_vanishing_downtown/secondcoming.html

DROP OUT OF BU

Huh, after I repped for "Girlfriend" I must not have voted for it. I might have opted for virtually any other track, though. Dean Wareham is correct: this album has no filler, and it is unstoppable. (And I wish I still had my t-shirt like the baby is wearing.)

Or this shirt for $2500.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1970s-70s-1973-MODERN-LOVERS-PUNK-ROCK-BOSTON-CONCERT-T-SHIRT-/180792531911?pt=Vintage_Unisex_T_Shirts&hash=item2a18131bc7#ht_572wt_1396

Didn't that article say you could have bought one at JoJo's latest shows?

Always mean to go and see Ernie Brooks- I think he plays pretty regularly with Gary Lucas somewhere- but I never do.

Looks like Billy Ficca is in that group too.

Or this shirt for $2500.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1970s-70s-1973-MODERN-LOVERS-PUNK-ROCK-BOSTON-CONCERT-T-SHIRT-/180792531911?pt=Vintage_Unisex_T_Shirts&hash=item2a18131bc7#ht_572wt_1396

― Soccer mom, hopeless and lost, in utter despair (Dan Peterson), Monday, June 18, 2012 11:08 AM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

only 5.99 shipping tho!

And you get $5 back on if this is your first Bill Me Later purchase. (Subject to credit approval.)

I only own the vinyl nine track version. Today I'll go with Old World...tomorrow it would probably be something different.

http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/the-modern-lovers-the-modern-lovers-round-31-toms-selection/

"girl friend", man. the keys get me every time - they create such a bizarre but perfect dissonance with the vocals

That live Stonehenge set is amazing, thx.

i walk thru the fenwa-ay with my hearts in my hands

-s

Version of "Hospital" on Precise Modern Lovers Order seems to have a slightly different, more upbeat melody.

Maybe this has been commented on before, but really noticing how much Ernie Brooks' bass sounds like Dave Alexander of The Stooges. Of course this is especially obvious on the live track "The Mixer," which cops it groove from The Stooges' "Loose."

its groove

t-shirt is down to $750 on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1970s-70s-1973-MODERN-LOVERS-PUNK-ROCK-BOSTON-CONCERT-T-SHIRT-/180792531911?pt=Vintage_Unisex_T_Shirts&hash=item2a18131bc7#ht_572wt_1396&afsrc=1#ht_643wt_958

Paused while scrolling through the tracklist of the last Migos album

https://i.imgur.com/n1bsUEF.png

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For non-purists only(beyond the s/t)

Four Classic Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Albums Set For CD & Vinyl Re-Release via @OmnivoreRecords
https://t.co/N3B4pGLOXE via @glidemag @MissingPieceGrp

— Cary Baker (@Conqueroo1) July 9, 2022

That live album is terrific, one of my favorite JR albums. Several songs that don’t appear anywhere else. And Ice Cream Man is just perfect. “ONE MORE TIME!!!”

But when will the full concert be released?