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| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/08/2018 : 08:28:32
Will TOTY be given any kind of special recognition in 2019 after 25 years of being one of the best, if not THE best thing FBF has ever done?
Sadly, I am starting to think that other than a few articles in music magazines, websites, etc., almost nothing will be done to commemorate this amazing piece of music.
What does the forum think? Will something happen? Or is this all just so much Pie in the Sky? |
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| Bedbug |
Posted - 09/12/2019 : 04:55:24
You know, with these interviewers from NME and other “rock music experts” to be sitting in the same room as Frank and Joe, and not one of them says, “hey guys, one quick question on an album the two of played on together 25 years ago this year.... etc”, but instead to be like “discuss your press release” just shows further what a miserable state of affairs we are in and none of us deserved TOTY anyway and the world will end and no one will hear it did it even make a sound? ! |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 07/13/2019 : 04:37:15
Stay well peter radiator
coming soon: tributes to 25 years of the Cult of Ray |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 07/09/2019 : 14:29:02
Sorry to hear that! Definitely no pressure, take care of the important stuff. We can celebrate TOTY when it's 25.5, 26, 30, ... :)
 "If we hit this bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| peter radiator |
Posted - 07/03/2019 : 08:55:01
Thanks, everybody. I appreciate the kind wishes!
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| danjersey |
Posted - 07/03/2019 : 06:44:32
do what you gotta do. this place isn't about pressure
all though I managed to post this even with gout and all
just saying |
| Arm Arm Arm |
Posted - 07/02/2019 : 18:25:09
Peter Radiator,
I'm sorry to hear this and I hope things work out for the best for you and yours.
Take care. |
| peter radiator |
Posted - 07/02/2019 : 15:31:49
Hey folks,
I had some unexpected family issues that have monopolized my time and resources for some time now, and this unfortunately forced me to abandon my plans for a commemorative release.
This bummed me out immensely, but I had to drop most of my passion projects for the foreseeable future.
Maybe at some point when things calm down, those plans can resume.
Sorry, everybody.
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 07/02/2019 : 05:11:27
Hey Jim, checking in to see how your TOTY project is coming along?
"If we hit this bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 04/18/2019 : 07:01:12
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
quote:
Originally posted by Bedbug
So, the answer to the question raised by the OP (might have been me?) is: yes, there will be a TOTY 25th Anniversary thing, BUT, it will only be a rereleased vinyl.
Nothing else.
From bad wicked world to sad old world, this is truly depressing, but like most depression, you learn to live with it.
You mean, standard black vinyl reissue, not just the RSD ones? If there's a first album reissue with a better pressing than the RSD orange vinyl I'd love to get my hands on it.
Denis
No I mean the RSD stuff. You guys know more about this stuff than I do. |
| vilainde |
Posted - 04/18/2019 : 06:10:56
quote:
Originally posted by Bedbug
So, the answer to the question raised by the OP (might have been me?) is: yes, there will be a TOTY 25th Anniversary thing, BUT, it will only be a rereleased vinyl.
Nothing else.
From bad wicked world to sad old world, this is truly depressing, but like most depression, you learn to live with it.
You mean, standard black vinyl reissue, not just the RSD ones? If there's a first album reissue with a better pressing than the RSD orange vinyl I'd love to get my hands on it.
Denis
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| Bedbug |
Posted - 04/18/2019 : 05:36:01
So, the answer to the question raised by the OP (might have been me?) is: yes, there will be a TOTY 25th Anniversary thing, BUT, it will only be a rereleased vinyl.
Nothing else.
From bad wicked world to sad old world, this is truly depressing, but like most depression, you learn to live with it. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 09/29/2018 : 10:40:37
Haha Denis, I have been contemplating the right song for this since there aren't any tracks about a trip to Graceland. Hmmm... maybe an Aristotle Onassis impersonator for Thalassocracy?
"If we hit this bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 09/29/2018 : 08:35:04
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
Will there be at least one song covered by an Elvis impersonator?
Denis
I’ve always thought Elvis would have done a great cover of Pong! |
| vilainde |
Posted - 09/29/2018 : 05:51:27
Will there be at least one song covered by an Elvis impersonator?
Denis
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| Skatealex1 |
Posted - 09/28/2018 : 11:40:15
quote:
Originally posted by peter radiator
quote:
Originally posted by picpic
Pretty ambitious project Peter ! Good luck !
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Thanks, picpic.
I will definitely need it!
It was only after I decided to do this and announced it here on the board that I realized I had chosen perhaps the most technically tricky and musically complex collection of songs that FBF has recorded and released to try and convince folks to cover.
I will not be surprised if few or any of the artists who join the project attempt to replicate the TOTY arrangements, and instead rearrange them to suit their own skill level and/or instrumentation...
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder
Are you open to submissions for this project?
I do a lot of ambient/synthwave sort of music and it would be fun to try a cover of a song from Teenager of the Year.
Thanks |
| Jeepster |
Posted - 09/27/2018 : 16:49:51
That sounds like a really cool tribute!
Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing?
A: Debasement. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 09/27/2018 : 08:27:06
This sounds awesome, and I know from experience it's a really fun project to take on. Please keep us posted!
"If we hit this bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| peter radiator |
Posted - 08/12/2018 : 12:20:24
quote:
Originally posted by picpic
Do you work in music business ?
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A bit. Not as much as I used to (or would like to).
It's a whole different world now.
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| picpic |
Posted - 08/12/2018 : 09:21:21
Yeah. Go cover a song like Pong. Hard !
Do you work in music business ?
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| peter radiator |
Posted - 08/12/2018 : 08:54:58
quote:
Originally posted by picpic
Pretty ambitious project Peter ! Good luck !
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Thanks, picpic.
I will definitely need it!
It was only after I decided to do this and announced it here on the board that I realized I had chosen perhaps the most technically tricky and musically complex collection of songs that FBF has recorded and released to try and convince folks to cover.
I will not be surprised if few or any of the artists who join the project attempt to replicate the TOTY arrangements, and instead rearrange them to suit their own skill level and/or instrumentation...
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| picpic |
Posted - 08/12/2018 : 05:57:57
Pretty ambitious project Peter ! Good luck !
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| peter radiator |
Posted - 08/11/2018 : 19:24:28
quote:
Originally posted by Stevio10
That's quite the project! Are you in a position to share which bands / artists may contribute to this?
Nope
I just decided to do it a few days ago,
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 08/11/2018 : 00:55:55
quote:
Originally posted by peter radiator
Ok.
So, in light of the fact that I don't think anything official of any substance will likely occur, I have decided to produce a 25th Anniversary Tribute Album featuring various artists (of varying fame) covering TOTY in its entirety, from start to finish.
It will be available as a digital download, or as a limited-edition physical CD (containing exclusive bonus tracks and deluxe packaging).
This will be released at retail by the end of 2019.
Details / pre-orders to come near the end of this year.
Longue vie à l'adolescent de l'année!
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder
That's quite the project! Are you in a position to share which bands / artists may contribute to this? |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 21:59:23
Looking forward to it |
| peter radiator |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 20:26:43
quote:
Originally posted by Bedbug
It probably should come out on the calendar date TOTY did.
In a perfect world, yes. But I am gonna give myself enough time to do it right.
This is a complex and expensive undertaking.
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 10:40:07
quote:
Originally posted by peter radiator
Ok.
So, in light of the fact that I don't think anything official of any substance will likely occur, I have decided to produce a 25th Anniversary Tribute Album featuring various artists (of varying fame) covering TOTY in its entirety, from start to finish.
It will be available as a digital download, or as a limited-edition physical CD (containing exclusive bonus tracks and deluxe packaging).
This will be released at retail by the end of 2019.
Details / pre-orders to come near the end of this year.
Longue vie à l'adolescent de l'année!
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder
It probably should come out on the calendar date TOTY did. |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 10:29:25
Dude, this Rolling Stone article just reminds you how crazy the 90s were.
Look at these 40 albums that all came out in 1994:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/1994-the-40-best-records-from-mainstream-alternatives-greatest-year-29203/frank-black-teenager-of-the-year-171430/
Sorry, for posting so much in a row. |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 10:22:56
The Quietus review got me thinking:
If TOTY were the 5th Pixies album and Trompe were the first FB solo album (in an alternate universe) how would that suit you? Would you think of them any differently? |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 10:20:25
Maybe we could all write our own retrospectives of TOTY for the fan tribute album sleeve |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 10:18:43
Fun to read the 20th anniversary articles
Here's the Quietus
http://thequietus.com/articles/15464-frank-black-teenager-of-the-year-review
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| peter radiator |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 09:31:27
quote:
Originally posted by Bedbug
Sweet Pete!
Maybe the forum could do a fan album too
I am interested in considering the bonus tracks on the Deluxe CD version as a possible outlet for exemplary fan recordings, a la the earlier FB.net releases.
So, in that way, it would essentially function as such, but allow truly impressive "amateur" submissions to exist as a companion piece alongside more established bands, on the same 2-disc set...
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 09:14:16
Sweet Pete!
Maybe the forum could do a fan album too |
| peter radiator |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 08:37:57
Ok.
So, in light of the fact that I don't think anything official of any substance will likely occur, I have decided to produce a 25th Anniversary Tribute Album featuring various artists (of varying fame) covering TOTY in its entirety, from start to finish.
It will be available as a digital download, or as a limited-edition physical CD (containing exclusive bonus tracks and deluxe packaging).
This will be released at retail by the end of 2019.
Details / pre-orders to come near the end of this year.
Longue vie à l'adolescent de l'année!
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"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
| Bedbug |
Posted - 08/09/2018 : 07:54:16
I would be all for doing my part in a grassroots TOTY.... something.
Kickstarter, Petition dot come or something like that or whatever.
Maybe we organize some kind of sit in on the original release date, and when everybody sees us on the ground in front of City Hall wearing TOTY T-shirts, then Frank will show up and open with What Ever Happened To Pong? |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 08/08/2018 : 22:42:23
Anyone know how much this sort of thing would cost to crowdfund like on Kickstarter? |
