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fbc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/15/2005 :  06:48:34  Show Profile  Visit fbc's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I never knew this. Why thankyou, punk. I'll have to go see what I can dig up.
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pixie punk
> Teenager of the Year <

2923 Posts

Posted - 09/15/2005 :  07:36:26  Show Profile  Visit pixie punk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hello fbc.This excerpt is from an exclusive interview The Martinis gave to www.aleceiffel.net(the site where I maintain the Spanish Section).Joey and Linda have always maintained the the quality to that first album and E.P.were demo quality. How would you compare the new album Smitten with your previous self-released CDs?
J: It's a lot poppier and quirkier.
L: Really great production, wonderful songs and a devoted Record Company behind it. The previously released CD was more like a demo that we offered on the Web.

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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =

Germany
729 Posts

Posted - 09/15/2005 :  07:40:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Cool, thanks for the info pixie_punk.

You wrote a review of Smitten on amazon.com, right?
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pixie punk
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2923 Posts

Posted - 09/15/2005 :  07:43:01  Show Profile  Visit pixie punk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Yes kelladwella.Smitten is an amazing record!!!
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fbc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/15/2005 :  08:44:41  Show Profile  Visit fbc's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Pixie Punk, I think you've made both mine and kella's day.
Thanks for the new information, good stuff.

And bravo on your work at aleceiffel.net
I haven't been there in awhile, but love it all the same.
I think I partied there alot before I hit this forum.
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pixie punk
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Posted - 09/15/2005 :  11:35:15  Show Profile  Visit pixie punk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by fbc

Pixie Punk, I think you've made both mine and kella's day.
Thanks for the new information, good stuff.

And bravo on your work at aleceiffel.net
I haven't been there in awhile, but love it all the same.
I think I partied there alot before I hit this forum.

You are welcome fbc always glad to help sharing info.Here's another excerpt from a Smitten Review that mentions that 1st Martinis record.The Martinis
Smitten
Distracted
Smitten is technically The Martinis' second album, but it might as well be their first. The eponymous 1998 self-release from former (and current, I suppose, considering the group's opportunistic reunion) Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago and his wife Linda Mallari is all but impossible to find, and has been scaled back to the status of "demo" by some fansite discographies. You'll have better luck locating the disc's opening track, "Free," the rather impressive pop tune the pair did for the Empire Records soundtrack nine years ago.

I used to see the album sleeves of that 1st album and E.P. on the net but now they're nowhere to be found since Mp3.com sold out some years ago(I can't remember the name of the releases,probably mad tempest can post the album sleeve pics and tracklisting for those releases if he has them).I hope that someday Joey and Linda decide to re-release those.
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chineselover
= Cult of Ray =

Ireland
348 Posts

Posted - 09/15/2005 :  12:01:06  Show Profile  Visit chineselover's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I got the album they sold on their own website a few years ago - and got it signed too! I put the artwork from the cover up on the web here.
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fbc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/15/2005 :  13:22:22  Show Profile  Visit fbc's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Chinese, I tip my hat to you. So did you 'enjoy' it?

Like pixie p said, I really do hope they re-release this little gem of a record.
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chineselover
= Cult of Ray =

Ireland
348 Posts

Posted - 09/15/2005 :  13:44:18  Show Profile  Visit chineselover's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Sure did fbc... i know, i know, but i couldn't help but brag that one!
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fbc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/15/2005 :  14:02:36  Show Profile  Visit fbc's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I'd do exactly the same. Just let me know when you want to sell your copy ;)
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IS
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Canada
49 Posts

Posted - 09/20/2005 :  09:12:19  Show Profile  Visit IS's Homepage  Reply with Quote
So is this coming out today? In Canada? September 20th? Or is it october 4th? Could someone let me know ASAP?

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http://montgomerymoth.zed.cbc.ca/
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6214 Posts

Posted - 09/20/2005 :  09:26:17  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I have the first martinis record, which is quite enjoyable.
Rachel Haden of That Dog plays bass on that record, I love That Dog so this his
a nice and rare cd in lots of ways for me


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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6214 Posts

Posted - 09/22/2005 :  02:41:55  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
buy it now:

http://cgi.ebay.nl/Pixies-Sell-Out-The-Reunion-Tour-DVD-Sealed-New_W0QQitemZ6434908712QQcategoryZ617QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -

Ireland
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Posted - 09/22/2005 :  11:07:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Dat is niet engels!! ;)

And that's not very good Dutch!
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ccuadros
* Dog in the Sand *

Chile
1315 Posts

Posted - 09/22/2005 :  11:59:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hola,

The DVD will be available at CD universe at October 4th

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6944876&style=movie&cart=273419712

Salu2
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pants
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USA
200 Posts

Posted - 09/26/2005 :  00:16:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=RHI970418

free shipping here.
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6214 Posts

Posted - 09/26/2005 :  03:26:45  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Carl

Dat is niet engels!! ;)

And that's not very good Dutch!



actually it was perfect dutch


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madtempest
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USA
225 Posts

Posted - 09/27/2005 :  07:22:13  Show Profile  Visit madtempest's Homepage  Click to see madtempest's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I have a screener of the Sell Out DVD and will be writing a real review of it this week!
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
2463 Posts

Posted - 09/27/2005 :  15:47:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Less than a week left!
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madtempest
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USA
225 Posts

Posted - 09/28/2005 :  10:14:25  Show Profile  Visit madtempest's Homepage  Click to see madtempest's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
oh and all you martinis fans... how come none of you post on their message board?!?!?!?!
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fbc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/28/2005 :  10:54:37  Show Profile  Visit fbc's Homepage  Reply with Quote
(personally) one forum's enough for me (keeps the madness down to a minimum, if you know what I mean)

frank black is where it's at. i sing all my joey praises here.
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~

Belize
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Posted - 09/28/2005 :  20:08:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by madtempest

I have a screener of the Sell Out DVD and will be writing a real review of it this week!



so whadda think??? I got my copy from Amazon, so I might have to wait a few extra days....

"I ain't goin to be what I ain't"
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
2463 Posts

Posted - 09/29/2005 :  07:37:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I planning to save a few quid by buying from www.play.com, but I'll be desperate to see it so I can plug it on my student radio show that night!
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Foucaults Dog
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Ireland
124 Posts

Posted - 10/01/2005 :  18:16:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Got the DVD in HMV (Dublin) Yesterday, got very excited about the interviews hoping that we'd hear the band interviewed but sadly not...great all the same...God I wish I was at the Mass gig.
Did anyone notice that Kim's dress sense deteriorated greatly when she got to Europe...she looks great in a T-shirt and jeans worn at the US gigs and turned a wee bit soccer mum this side of the Atlantic. Still shed a tear throughout...why do the Pixies have that effect????
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number 13
= Cult of Ray =

286 Posts

Posted - 10/01/2005 :  23:33:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You already have it? I thought it was scheduled for the 4th october?
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <

New Zealand
3426 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2005 :  16:54:10  Show Profile  Visit benji's Homepage  Reply with Quote
so what is the tracklisting?
is it the full french concert, or have they cut it up....



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pudmeister
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United Kingdom
159 Posts

Posted - 10/03/2005 :  13:05:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Got it today in the UK, really cool extra bits, has the tour manager telling us the whole deal.
No the french show is in full, really pissed off cos already seen it on VH1 !!!!Still really good though

"Looking through the eye of a pig I see it all" - Cypress Hill
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
2463 Posts

Posted - 10/03/2005 :  16:45:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I liked the montage of 'Bone Machine' from every single festival. Very well executed.

Some of the other shows looked as least as good, if not better.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -

Ireland
11546 Posts

Posted - 10/04/2005 :  08:54:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.musicomh.com/dvds/pixies-2_0905.htm

Pixies - Sell Out 2004 Reunion Tour (Rhino)
UK release date: 3 October 2005

Should seminal, era-defining bands ever reform? Would The Clash still be held with as much respect if they'd ever staged a big, one-off reunion gig? Is the reason that old Stone Roses and Smiths records still sound so thrilling down to the fact that we'll never hear them being played live again, year after year, in a big park in London? Really, is anyone that excited about the forthcoming return of Happy Mondays?

These questions flashed through everyone's mind when it was announced in 2004 that the Pixies were reforming. Make no mistake, this was the seminal, era-defining band of a generation. Nirvana may have sold more records, but it was Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering who laid the foundations for their success.

So a reunion tour had the dangers of trampling over many fans memories - would they still sound as viscerally exciting, as intense, as plain bloody scary as they used to be? This DVD tells the story of the band's reunion tour and proves that any fears were groundless. Concentrating on the band's festival appearances through 2004, the main feature is the July gig at the Eurockeennes Festival in Belfort, France while the 'bonus performances' in the special features are almost a gig in themselves, being edited from seven different shows.

The French gig is the main attraction here and is the perfect illustration of just how good the Pixies are live. After a expertly edited montage of performances of Bone Machine, the proper show begins with the slowed down, 'UK Surf' version of Wave Of Mutilation. It may not be the chaotic rush of a start that many people would have imagined, but they sound note perfect.

Through 28 tracks, the band effortlessly show just why they were, and still are, so important. The raw, punky screech of Something About You, the twisted love song of Cactus and the anthemic Velouria, every single song here is a stone-cold classic. Even Subbacultucha, from the less celebrated Trompe Le Monde album can be reappraised here - has any other song in history contained a line as surreally wonderful as "I was looking handsome, she was looking like an erotic vulture"?

It's a performance full of great moments - the crowd performing the 'wee-woo' backing vocals on Where Is My Mind, Joey Santiago's incredible guitar solo on Vamos and, in what is still one of the coolest moments in rock history, Black Francis' drawl of "rock me, Joe" during Monkey Gone To Heaven.

The sound is magnificent throughout, and it's impossible to watch this without cranking up the volume. The picture quality is perfect as well, making it a much better proposition technically than the last Pixies DVD which showcased the 1988 gig at the Town & Country gig.

The bonus performances are taken from seven other festival gigs all around the world, including Scotland, Manchester, Japan and Boston. There's the option to watch these performances interspersed with some interesting interviews with the band's English tour manager Richard Jones and Myles Mangino, the Production Manager and Lighting Designer for the band. This also gives the opportunity to see some footage shot by the crew which reveals that Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is required viewing on the tour bus!

Finally, there's also a multi-angle version of Monkey Gone To Heaven which will probably be played only once except for the most hardcore of fan. As a souvenir of one of the best bands in the world's reunion tour, this really can't be beaten and it whets the appetite for that long awaited studio album due out next year. Of course, it won't be as good as Surfer Rosa...surely?

- John Murphy


(John Murphy?! Anything to do with Mrs. John Murphy?! )
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prozacrat
* Dog in the Sand *

USA
1186 Posts

Posted - 10/04/2005 :  20:37:17  Show Profile  Visit prozacrat's Homepage  Click to see prozacrat's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
"studio album due out next year." Did I miss something?

http://www.prozacrat.com
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -

Ireland
11546 Posts

Posted - 10/04/2005 :  22:04:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That's the reviewer being highly speculative!
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <

New Zealand
3426 Posts

Posted - 10/05/2005 :  02:31:07  Show Profile  Visit benji's Homepage  Reply with Quote
the review says the french gig is 28 songs, but the originally broadcast version has 31 songs.
so is it the full concert or have they cut 3 songs?
here's the tracklisting of the full gig
1-wave of mutilation (uk surf)
2-in heaven
3-something against you
4-river euphrates
5-u-mass
6-bone machine
7-cactus
8-ed is dead
9-i bleed
10-monkey gone to heaven
11-hey
12-n.13 baby
13-levitate me
14-subbacultcha
15-dead
16-gouge away
17-velouria
18-caribou
19-mr. grieves
20-crackity jones
21-broken face
22-isla de encanta
23-tame
24-here comes your man
25-nimrod's son
26-holiday song
27-where is my mind?
28-vamos

29-wave of mutilation
30-debaser
31-gigantic




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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/05/2005 :  04:40:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Debaser, Nimrod's Son and Caribou were cut, but appear as extras from other shows.

I prefer the presentation of the 'bonus' songs, to be honest. Generally, the camera doesn't jump around as much as the Paris show, which gets more than a little distracting.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <

New Zealand
3426 Posts

Posted - 10/05/2005 :  05:44:59  Show Profile  Visit benji's Homepage  Reply with Quote
anyone know why these 3 songs were cut?
from memory, there's nothing wrong or fucked up about these 3 songs on the original broadcast.....

very weird.



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eraserhead
- FB Fan -

United Kingdom
12 Posts

Posted - 10/05/2005 :  13:34:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
To be honest, i was really let down by this DVD. I think they really did pick the wrong gig, theres no real feel to it, and more to the point, the sound is damn near awful. Whats going on with the snare drum? It sucks more, as has been commonly stated already, the bonus songs are far better, with the sound on a few of the songs being really rather rocking. How the hell didn't one of these better sounding and looking gigs not make it as the main feature? I'm baffled....
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