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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.



--

"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
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
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...



--

"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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"Service Unavailable"



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...



--

"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!



--

"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.

--

"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!



--

"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

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...



--

"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!



--

"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?

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