Stolen Bicycles In the summertime it’s 1983 There’s a heat wave in the city And it’s barrelin’ down upon you and me Banana seats and handle bars Riding in between the cars With you Sidewalk flying ‘neath our feet Burning down the NY street We flew on our Stolen Bicycles
Stolen Bicycles In the rhythm of the public city schools Where we cut the classes in our jeans We broke the rules Yellow sneakers purple hair It was fun to ride nowhere with you We didn’t care the damage done it was still a lot of fun It’s true on our Stolen Bicycles
Stolen Bicycle in my living room But I bought it used and cheap Off some kid on a corner and it’s missing a few spokes And a seat I remember I recall It seemed like we stole them all We flew And from my youth of minor crimes I Still get the urge sometimes Its true To ride a Stolen Bicycle Gonna ride a Stolen Bicycle
Artist: Ghoti Hook Song: My Bike Album: Banana Moon (1996)
Formed in the autumn of 1991, the Washington D.C.-based pop-punk outfit Ghoti Hook comprised singer Joel Bell, guitarists/cousinsConrad and Jamie Tolosa, bassist Christian Ergueta and drummerAdam Neubauer. After developing a strong fan following in the northeastern U.S., in 1996 Ghoti Hook issued their debut LP Sumo Surprise; after the release of Banana Man the following year, Conrad -- also the group's primary songwriter -- exited to return to school. A covers project, Songs We Didn't Write, appeared in 1998. Two Years to Never followed two years later.
Banana Man is Ghoti Hook's second CD on Tooth and Nail Records. It continues the band's trademark sound started with Sumo Surprise, combining Christianity with humor and fast melodic punk.
(…) This was a pretty good cd. I have to say though, it wasnt as good as their previous CD, because the lyrics weren't nearly as deep (although they did have a few serious songs on this album, it was more just funny and messing around). This definately was their last REALLY good album though....after Conrad left, they lost alot of their musical talent as he was pretty much their main music writer and lyric writer. Notice they did a cover CD after he left because they weren't all that good of songwriters wihtout him. ANYWAYS, this is a good, happy, fun punk CD, and Ghoti Hook is a great band....even in their later CDs.
There's just one thing that I love more than anything. I hold it so near to my heart. It has just one gear and a pair of blue training wheels, A headlight to see in the dark. I like my bike. It's not like other bikes. It has pinwheels and a purple banana seat, Loud cards in the spokes as they bend. It has a big horn that I honk when you're in my way, So I don't run over my friends. I like my bike. It's not like other bikes. I ride my bike to the girl that I like, And she looks at me and my bike. A tear fills her eye as she's filled with great pride, When I ask her to take a ride. Me and my girl, we ride all over town on it. My guide is the street and the sun. We stop for a shake--I pretend we'll share all of it, When I hit the eject button.
Formed in 1977 in South East London, signed to Decca Records in 1980 and released first single 2 ints of Lager. After various deaths and jail sentences, settled with current line up in 1992.
Max Splodge Vox & Trombone Johnny Chunders Guitar Harry Monk Drums Mat Sergent Bass
This is a straightforward reissue of the mighty Splodge's debut album, bolstered by sufficient bonus tracks (14) to transform it into a virtual anthology of the band's entire early-'80s catalog, from the U.K. hits "Two Pints of Lager," "Two Little Boys," and "Cowpunk Medlum," through to their contributions to the legendary Strength Thru Oi! compilation album. It's a wild and riotous ride, utterly absurd but absolutely captivating -- "Michael Booth's Talking Bum" remains one of the most memorable farting songs ever unveiled, rivaled only by the wiffy-ridden sentiments of "Blown Away Like a Fart in a Thunderstorm," while such slabs of whimsy as "I Fell in Love With a Female Plumber From Harlesden NW10" and "I've Got Lots of Famous People Living Under the Floor Boards of Humble Abode" are as intriguing as their ridiculously overlong titles. "Anarchy Chaos Stanley Ogden" immortalizes one of British television's best-loved soap operatics; "Rolf" pays tribute to the Australian wobble-board virtuoso who wrote the preceding "Two Little Boys"...the madness truly does go on forever. Collectors will thrill to discover not only the B-sides to the band's first four singles, but also such treasures as the "Yarmouth 5-0" flexi-disc, and the hitherto 12"-only "Sox" and "The Butterfly Song," while music historians find their attention drawn to "We're Pathetique," Splodge's rallying call for a musical genre which precious few people even remember today. But the Punk Pathetique movement spawned not only Splodge, but also such joys as the Toy Dolls and Peter & the Test Tube Babies, and is still has an impact today. Max Splodge -- architect of the universe? Why not. ~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide
Owen is Mike Kinsella. For almost a decade, Kinsella has been known for his important role in some of Chicago's most revered bands: Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owls, and American Football. All of the projects with the exception of American Football were bands in which Kinsella played with his older brother, Tim Kinsella, a well-known Chicago musician in his own right. In the projects in which the Kinsella brothers joined up together, Mike was relegated to the role of drums while his brother handled guitar work. more
one of these days I'll make some money and buy myself those things that I want: acrylic paints, acoustic guitar strings, a new bicycle seat for my ride over to your house each night and one of these days I'll get a real job one that actually pays like my dad had
you know my father, the bartender used to wear a suit to work before he hit the drink, the old man used to do a lot of things
one of these days I'll give up and give in to the man
Song: High School Shop Class Construts Bicycle Built for 26
Album: Strange But True (1998)
Strange But True contains 22 brief aphorisms inspired by absurd tabloid headlines. It is not unusual that Jad Fair is at his best when he is at his most frivolous.
Recorded over a two-day period, Strange but True doesn't sacrifice the talents of its individual collaborators. Jad Fair's nasally spoken musings, penned by his Half Japanese bandmate and brother, David, draw on supermarket tabloids for their themes and titles (e.g., "Minnesota Man Claims Monkey Bowled Perfect Game," one of two monkey-themed tracks) while Hoboken, New Jersey, legends Yo La Tengo construct sonic foundations that are alternately hazy, loose, or steeped in old-fashioned garage rock. Almost every track on Strange but True was recorded in one improvised take with the headphone-less band members unaware of what Fair was waxing over the vocal tracks. They probably all had a good laugh over the final product, and most listeners will, too. Strange but True is neither a novelty album nor a beatnik-poetry farce but two indie-rock icons having fun to positive results. When's the last time you heard something like that? --Jason Josephes
Jad and Yo La Tengo understand the obscure forces that drive them all too well. When they were told to get a life, they bought in bulk. (NME)
Things got a little out of hand In their high school metal shop They constructed a bicycle built for two Then decided they wouldn't stop They welded together a number of bikes So everyone had his own seat After months of planning and welding and building The project was finally complete It had dozens and dozens of pedals And plenty of headlights and bells The frame and all the fenders Were painted in pretty pastels But it can't be removed from the classroom The doorway is not very wide And instead of the bikes lining up in a row They connected them all side by side
Mal Webb (born 1966 in Melbourne, Australia) is a multi-instrumentalist who is currently a prominent (yet obscure) figure in the Australian music scene. Webb is known for an eclectic range of musical styles and techniques, his vocal talents, which include Pygmy Yodeling, a variety of Overtone singing styles, extensive use of Falsetto and Beatboxing.
Mudhoney didn't invent grunge, but they were one of the first bands to truly define the style, and thanks to the bizarro-world logic that has defined their career, they seemed to loose interest in the stuff once you could actually make serious money playing it, ensuring that they wouldn't have to deal with the mainstream adulation that made followers like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden into multi-platinum cash cows. By 1995, grunge's brief fling on the charts was pretty much over … just in time for Mudhoney to decide they liked the stuff again, and make the finest album of their career, My Brother the Cow. On My Brother the Cow, Mudhoney finally found a noisy middle ground where their fondness for Billy Childish and Blue Cheer could peacefully coexist, and the songs are less sludgy and more driving than their early classics, but with enough cheap stomp-box thunder to remind you of who's playing
Reprise re-issued the album in 2003 with bonus tracks; between these Sissy Bar, originally included in a 7” attached at the original vinyl copy.
