Posts Tagged ‘early years’
In Your World (live)
Ingus saw Jackopierce live in 92 and fell in love. This is his attempt at writing a song like they would. It’s from the Christmas 93 show at the Capitol Cafe.
October 15th, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreThe Cult (live)
Low-low-low-fi live recording of The Cult, performed at Pete’s Band Geek Convention house party. Listen to that crowd!
October 12th, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreDying Days (demo)
four-track demo of the song Dying Days. Oddly enough, while we did record it several times, this is the only version that made it to fans in any purchasable form.
October 9th, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreChicken Noodle
It’s Stereo Wars backwards. While simple, we thought it was hilarious.
October 7th, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreMay (The Pirate Song) (Demo)
Sure, those clowns in the freecreditreport.com band stole the verses to May, but we’re not bitter. At least they had the decency to do it without pirate hats.
October 7th, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreFeminine Jesus (live)
Live and low-fi from the Capitol Cafe, Matt Ratza sings an early version of what will later become a Burnt Toast mid-period staple.
September 28th, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreWe Play Barmitzvahs
Well, we decided to make a movie. Burnt Toast, The Movie. Original title, I know. We’d all watched Strange Brew about 3 times in a row before practice, and we let ourselves loose in Davison with a camcorder to document a day in the life of Burnt Toast.
September 25th, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreTaking A Fence (demo)
Sometimes you record a demo, and no matter how hard you try in the actual studio you just can’t get the same feel. Yeah, the mix is a little weird, and it’s kind of bassy, and a little slow, but man, I like the feel this track has.
September 21st, 2009 | Do Not Eat (1994) | Read MoreThe EP original liner art
Here’s the original liner notes and art for the ep. Revel in its ball-point-pen glory! This is the original cut and paste (literally) master we used to make the photocopied covers.
September 18th, 2009 | Album Art, Burnt Toast (1993) | Read MoreNo Progress
I love this song. It was the official set-closer for so long that by about 95 or 96 you could see a lot of our fans leave to get more beer when they heard the intro, knowing that the show was almost over.
The picture here is from Omnium Gatherum, a yearly outdoor festival in Lapeer [...]
