Spoon

[MeddleDeal]

Anyone here like this band from Austin, TX?

I think they are fabulous!! I haven't seen them live yet, missed them several times especially when I lived in Austin.:( But I hear they put on an AWESOME show!!

I love To Kill the Moonlight, such a great album. I love it how Britt Daniels incorporate a lot of instruments into his songs. And their new single, off of Gimme Friction, I Turn My Camera On, is one hell of a sexy ASS song :D makes me want to dance!

any thoughts on this great band, SPOON?

[freewheelin3]

been listening to these guys for years, Girls can tell is still m favourite album.. the new one took a while to get me, i think my mathmatical mind is my fave track...

Great band, they are reasonably popular over here (australia) abd are touring australia in sept.. cant wait to see them again

[tsopotelba]

I Turn My Camera On is one sexy sexy song. http://www.spoontheband.com (You can listen to it in the Bonus section.)

[MeddleDeal]

I Turn My Camera On is one sexy sexy song. http://www.spoontheband.com (You can listen to it in the Bonus section.)

When they were working on this album, I downloaded I Summon You, I must say, it is one of the most beautiful songs on there. I need to hear the final verison though:)

yeah, only 2 responses to Spoon!! They do deserve to be talked about b/c they are THAT good :D

[tsopotelba]

So, after I buy Gimme Fiction, which album of theirs should I get?

[MeddleDeal]

Girls Can Tell is a good one, as well as their last album, Kill the Moonlight. You won't be disappointed if you get either one. :D

[transplant]

I only have Gimme Fiction however it is one of the better releases I have heard this year. I Turn My Camera On is indeed sexy as hell. I will be getting Kill the Moonlight, I have just heard too much about it not to.

I have Gimme Fiction here at work and it will get a spin or 2 before going home today.

[MeddleDeal]

I still need to get Gimme Friction, but Kill the Moonlight is a masterpiece, i think. One of my favorite tracks off of that album is "all the pretty girls go to the city" that song just makes me want to step out and go for a night out on the town. :D It seems that on that album, they just let the tape roll, b/c on the last song, you can tell one of the guys messed up, but they restarted the song again:)

I love a band who puts their mistakes on tape :)

[tsopotelba]

I am now the proud owner of Gimme Fiction, and I'm liking it very much. I like his voice. I'll definitely get some more Spoon.
:)

[tmud91087]

just bought gimmie fiction and its very good

[MeddleDeal]

I am now the proud owner of Gimme Fiction, and I'm liking it very much. I like his voice. I'll definitely get some more Spoon.
:)

Congrats!! :D His voice is amazing!! I *heart* Britt!

[MeddleDeal]

*hit me like a tom*

LOVE this SONG!! It gives you that groovy feeling and makes you want to dance. "I turn my camera on"<---my favorite song by Spoon! :D

do you guys think that Spoon is evolving from album to album? b/c I would like to think so.

[MeddleDeal]

Are there any other Spoon fans out there? :D

[DaytimeDilemma]

Love Spoon. I saw them live last winter, and it was awesome. The drummer gave me one of his drums sticks and the hand-written set list on looseleaf. My favorite Spoon song is probably "Metal Deteker" or "Jonathan Fisk" or "The We Get By".

[MeddleDeal]

Love Spoon. I saw them live last winter, and it was awesome. The drummer gave me one of his drums sticks and the hand-written set list on looseleaf. My favorite Spoon song is probably "Metal Deteker" or "Jonathan Fisk" or "The We Get By".


ooo you are SO lucky!! :D

i was listening to Kill the Moonlight, such a catchy album. Each song is different from the next. The drumming is amazing and makes the songs on the albums. :D

I hope they come back to San Francisco SOON!! I missed them when they were here last time and i missed them back in Austin:(

[MeddleDeal]

BUMP for the LOVE of Spoon :D

[tsopotelba]

When they were working on this album, I downloaded I Summon You, I must say, it is one of the most beautiful songs on there. I need to hear the final verison though:)

Now maybe I Summon You is my favorite song on the album. Or maybe my favorite is still I Turn My Camera On. Either. But I Summon You is... just... a really beautiful/sad song.

[MeddleDeal]

BUMP for Spoon!! :D

Just listened to Telephono and A Series of Sneaks...great albums and an awesome introduction to this great Austin band!!:)

[newwetkojak]

i had been vaguely familiar with the band, back in 2000 or so i downloaded "lines in the suit" from napster, dug it, even put it on a mix cd but never checked anything else out. saw "i turn my camera on" on mtv's subterranean and fuckin LOVED it. went out and bought "gimme fiction"... thought it was alright. gave it a few more spins. it started to grow. and grow. and grow. they happened to be playing some cheesy festival thingy at red rocks in denver (my first time at that venue) and the took the stage right as the sun went down. LOVED the show. i decided it was time to hear some more spoon, so i went to the store and remembered "lines in the suit" so i picked up "girls can tell". godDAMN what an incredible record. literally just as soon as it was done, i went back to the store and picked up "kill the moonlight" and "series of sneaks"... jesus fucking christ.... just amazing shit.... some of the best, most solid albums i've heard from an unknown-to-me band in YEARS. my girlfriend loves the albums too, so that's an added bonus. we're gonna go see em in columbia missouri in november.... should be killer.

spoon was one of the very best little musical surprises i think i've ever heard. classic.

[TheLostSoul]

i saw them at ACL this weekend. they were pretty cool. :)

[intodeep]

Well I just got Gimmie Fiction. It is the first album of theirs i have bought. Not thrilled by it immediatly but i'm not giving up. Perhaps it will grow on me.

[SpliffTastic]

It took me a while to really hear Gimmee Fiction, but once I could, I loved it. I first heard their album Telephono (great album that seems to be forgotten by a lot of people) and their EP Soft Effects (amazing). I love the improvisational nature of this band's music. They throw in these random sounding riffs and they just fit perfectly. My Mathematical Mind is a perfect example of that.

I'm listening to Everything Hits at Once right now. One of my favorite songs of theirs. Kind of a sad song, but still great.

[tsopotelba]

I love Britt Daniels's voice, still love I Turn My Camera On, still love I Summon You, Gimme Fiction is an excellent album, haven't bought any other albums of theirs but this post has reminded me, so next time I go to the record store I'm getting: Kinski, Fruit Bats, and Spoon.

[MeddleDeal]

Well I just got Gimmie Fiction. It is the first album of theirs i have bought. Not thrilled by it immediatly but i'm not giving up. Perhaps it will grow on me.

Get Girls Can Tell...it is a catchy album...Anything You Want and Everthing Hits At Once(Splifftastic I agree w/you on that one very sad, 'I go to sleep to think that you are next to me':() are my favorites.

tsopotelba-Glad that you liked Gimme Fiction...it is a good album! have you picked up anything from them recently? and Britt's voice is VERY sexy!! :)

I just bought tickets for the Spoon show in San Francisco on the 16th, my FIRST Spoon show EVER!! I never got to see them when I lived in Austin at all:( but this is going to make up for all the sold out/procrasinating shows I missed back home :D WOHOOOHOOHOO. I also burned Gimme Fiction/Soft Effects EP for VEDHEAD27, a converted Spoon fan! :)

*starts playing "all the pretty girls go to the city" ;)

[mtilden]

Saw them at a free show in Boston last summer. I think they're coming back next weekend. I'll have to see them again.

[MeddleDeal]

BUMP for SPOON!

listened to Gimme Fiction/Girls Can Tell/Soft Effects EP....

<~~~been on a Spoon fix for a while now :p

what a great combo of albums to listen to on a Sat. afternoon :)

[VEDHEAD27]

Wait! I swear I responded to this already!! What in the?! :eek:

ANYways...:D

SPOON ROCKS!! Thanks to Meddledeal for exposing me to this greatness. Thanks for burning me those other albums too! I can't wait to hear them. I already know I won't be disappointed. :) It really was love at first listen with these boys and I just looooove it when that happens. I listen to Kill The Moonlight all the time! Love that album to pieces. This band definitely has that "certain special something"....the groove for damn sure! YES, amazing use of intruments..I agree Nadi. They're catchy, original, rockin, unique...just all around kick ass. I can't wait too see them NEXT MONTH for the first time. Wooohooo! :D

P.s. I Turn My Camera On is seriously SEX-Y! :o

[transplant]

Picked up Series of Sneaks and Kill the Moonlight over the weekend. More love (again) for I Turn My Camera On............

[MeddleDeal]

Picked up Series of Sneaks and Kill the Moonlight over the weekend. More love (again) for I Turn My Camera On............

RIGHT ON!!! :D

That song is REALLY sexy and beautiful!! I Summon You, though,always gets to me, it is so poetic that it makes me want to cry each time I hear it.

And Lydia, I am glad that you liked this band!! At least someone else in the East Bay Area, knows who Spoon is!!:)

[smarchee]

hey all. I see you really like this band. Just wanted to let you know that they will be on a Toronto radio station tomorrow, Nov.1 Here is the link:

http://www.edge102.com/live/

[MeddleDeal]

oh hey, thanks for the link smarchee :D

I missed it though..damnit!! :(

too bad they don't have it on the archieve

[MeddleDeal]

SPOON is going to be on Austin City Limits THIS weekend!!! :D :D :D

Check
http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/tvschedule/index.html

for times and schedules....I hope we get to see it this weekend. :)

[justjoshingu]

Anyone here like this band from Austin, TX?

I think they are fabulous!! I haven't seen them live yet, missed them several times especially when I lived in Austin.:( But I hear they put on an AWESOME show!!

I love To Kill the Moonlight, such a great album. I love it how Britt Daniels incorporate a lot of instruments into his songs. And their new single, off of Gimme Friction, I Turn My Camera On, is one hell of a sexy ASS song :D makes me want to dance!

any thoughts on this great band, SPOON?


texas misses you man...

[MeddleDeal]

texas misses you man...

Awwww that is SO sweet!!:)

[newwetkojak]

going to see em tonight.... should be a good time.

[MeddleDeal]

going to see em tonight.... should be a good time.


OoooOOOOooooo, let us know how the show went!! I am seeing them next week in SF!! :D :D I can't wait!!

I heard they play the new stuff first and then play the older stuff. :)

[newwetkojak]

wow... top notch shit i gotta say. these guys have just the right amount of meat shoved in their dancin' pants... i guess i always thought they were a real wimpy group playing standard indie rock, but these guys have some serious backbone and live they absolutely killed. fuckin LOVED it.

[MeddleDeal]

wow... top notch shit i gotta say. these guys have just the right amount of meat shoved in their dancin' pants... i guess i always thought they were a real wimpy group playing standard indie rock, but these guys have some serious backbone and live they absolutely killed. fuckin LOVED it.

YEA!! I am glad that you liked the show...you see, looks can be deciviing!!;) I have seen their previous Austin City Limits performance from 2003, and man, they can rock!! They had a preview of Anything You Want on the Austin City Limits website. :)

I can't wait to see them FINALLY after years of finding out about them when I worked as a dj at KTSW 89.9...Wed is SO going to kick SO much ass. I have been listening to ALL their albums..I am so ready to get some SPOON!!! :D :D I know VEDHEAD27 (who I converted as a SPOON fan) and I will enjoy the show in the city! Maybe I should represent Texas, my home state, by wearing my KTSW shirt :D

My favorite song at the moment, certainly sums up a long-distance/failed relationship, in my opinion.

From "Girls Can Tell":



~EVERYTHING HITS AT ONCE~

DON’T SAY A WORD
THE LAST ONE’S STILL STINGING
BACK A MY MIND
I FEEL THAT PHONE RINGING
AND THERE IS NO WAY BACK FROM THIS

EVERYTHING HITS AT ONCE
WHAT WE NEEDS IS JUST WHAT WE WANTS
I GO TO SLEEP BUT THINK THAT YOU’RE NEXT TO ME
I GO TO SLEEP AND THINK YOU’RE NEXT TO ME

DON’T MAKE A MOVE
WHEN I WALK OUT DON’T FOLLOW ME
OUT IN THE CAR
CAN FEEL IT CALLING ME
AND OOH YOU’RE SO FAR AWAY

BUT I CAN STILL CHANGE MY MIND TONIGHT
I GOTTA CHANGE MY MIND SOMEHOW
I GO TO SLEEP ALONE BUT THINK THAT YOU’RE NEXT TO ME
EVERYTHING HITS AT ONCE TONIGHT
OUTSIDE IS ALL LIT UP WITH AD LIGHTS
IN TRAFFIC WE BECOME ON THE WAY BACK HOME
PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN JUST ON OUR OWN

I GOTTA CHANGE MY MIND TONIGHT
I CAN STILL CHANGE MY MIND TONIGHT
MERGING IN TRAFFIC CROSS THE LANES AND THEN WE BECOME
SOMETHING BIGGER THAN JUST ANY ONE
OH AND EVERYTHING HITS AT ONCE
WHAT WE NEEDS IS JUST WHAT WE WANTS
I GO TO SLEEP AND THINK THAT YOU’RE NEXT TO ME
I GO TO SLEEP AND THINK THAT YOU’RE NEXT TO ME

[VEDHEAD27]

<~~~ can't stop listening to I TURN MY CAMERA ON!!!

*gets the funk down*

Daaaamn! :eek: It really is sexy/catchy as hell. :o


Oooooo I can't wait Nadi! :D In just a few days we will be experiencing SPOON live! Wooohooo. Yep, I am SO glad you exposed me to this kick ass band. I've been listening to GIMME FRICTION all day! Wow! Such amazing sounds going on on this album...and I just LOVE the variety from one song to the next. This band really brings it on so many different levels but they always keep that catchy, original groove. They really do just keep getting better and better too. I just loooooove the vocals so much!!! You're right, he does have a sexy voice. ;) The first song on here tripped me out, The Beast and Dragon, Adored...SUCH a heavy Beatles vibe. Looooove it! :)


This band has "got it". Can't wait for the show! Time to get funk-ay! :D



P.s. haha...yeah you should wear your Texas shirt for the boys! Maybe I'll wear mine too. :eek: :p

[MeddleDeal]

Oooooo I can't wait Nadi! :D In just a few days we will be experiencing SPOON live! Wooohooo. Yep, I am SO glad you exposed me to this kick ass band. I've been listening to GIMME FRICTION all day! Wow! Such amazing sounds going on on this album...and I just LOVE the variety from one song to the next. This band really brings it on so many different levels but they always keep that catchy, original groove. They really do just keep getting better and better too. I just loooooove the vocals so much!!! You're right, he does have a sexy voice. ;) The first song on here tripped me out, The Beast and Dragon, Adored...SUCH a heavy Beatles vibe. Looooove it! :)


This band has "got it". Can't wait for the show! Time to get funk-ay! :D



P.s. haha...yeah you should wear your Texas shirt for the boys! Maybe I'll wear mine too. :eek: :p

oh I know girl!! That song has me HELLA hooked!! :D And I can't get "i summon you" out of my head..I have been listening to that album, Girls Can Tell and Love Ways EP..so beautiful!! OMG girl, I SO can't wait to see them eithier...we SHOULD wear our Texas pride...your UT shirt will for sure, make the boys very happy;) I think Britt went to school there :D WOHOHOOO

Now I am going to listen to ALL their albums, now I am on a SPOON frenzy!! I am glad that you like the new album!! :)

We should do our sexy dance when "I turn my camera on' comes on!! hehhee

[MeddleDeal]

We are going to see SPOON live tomorrow night, and I am SO beyond excited that I cannot contain myself!! I am about to explode!!

If they play All the Pretty Girls Go to the City...I am going ot FREAK!! :eek:

Is anyone else planning to see this AMAZING band live?!

[MeddleDeal]

BUMP for SPOON!! :D

and OMG, they SO kicked ASS in San Francisco last Wed. night!! They started off with "The Beast and Dragon Adore' from Gimmie Fiction then played a song off of every single album they did (except for eps)

Here is a list of some of the songs they played, I just don't know the whole setlist though:(

-lines in the suit
-30 Gallon Tank
-Someone Something
-Jonathan Fisk
-Vittorio E
-Something to Look Forward to
-Paper Tiger
-Take A Walk
-Small Stakes

I forgot what else, but damn, there were some Texans representing at the show, which kicked ASS!! I SO want a boot of this show and Britt Daniel is a real showman ship...he was rockin' and going crazy on stage, playing with his guitar and getting a lot of feedback!!

[shell bell]

Ok,so now I really gotta check out Spoon.If Meddle Deal and...Jeff Ament (read the last newsletter)say that Spoon kicks ass,I gotta get some of there cd's.

[MeddleDeal]

Ok,so now I really gotta check out Spoon.If Meddle Deal and...Jeff Ament (read the last newsletter)say that Spoon kicks ass,I gotta get some of there cd's.

YEP Michelle! You SHOULD get some SPOON cds, I HIGHLY recommend Girls Can Tell..very awesome album!! And Stoney is also a fan of theirs;)

[bigmuzz]

i only just heard of this band today.........very cool.........hopin to find some of their stuff soon.

[MeddleDeal]

i only just heard of this band today.........very cool.........hopin to find some of their stuff soon.

Hey, btw, did you find any?!

if you want to listen to some of their songs, go on their website: www.spoontheband.com for videos and all that fun stuff:D

[MeddleDeal]

BUMPING this up for SPOON!! :D

check out www.spoontheband.com they are playing several shows and they are doing SXSW, a FREE show w/Echo and the Bunnymen in AUSTIN!! :eek:

[transplant]

put Metal Detektor on a mix I made last week. how smooth is that song?

[MeddleDeal]

put Metal Detektor on a mix I made last week. how smooth is that song?

thats a GREAT song!! :D

I am listening to my "Girls Can Tell/Gimmie Fiction" playlist on my iTunes...'Was It You?' just makes me want to dance :)

[MeddleDeal]

BUMP for SPOON!! :D

I know there has to be MORE Spoon fans out there :cool:

[off_the_record]

theres some good shows on archive.org

[transplant]

I was surprised to hear 'I Turn My Camera On' during a Jaguar commercial. I personally could care less, it was just an eyebrow raiser.

[TheLuckyOnes]

BIGBIGLOVE for spoon here

me and a mate covered I summon you at a show not too long ago, but it was just the two of us, so he played acoustic, i sang and played Tambourine :cool:

some great lyrics (beast and dragon adored):

When you don't feel it, it shows, they tear out your soul
and when you believe, they call it rocknroll

[pineapplesandwaves]

I don't know Spoon very well, yet 'The Way We Get By' is one of my favourite songs. I really should check 'em out.

[MeddleDeal]

I was surprised to hear 'I Turn My Camera On' during a Jaguar commercial. I personally could care less, it was just an eyebrow raiser.

yeah I know, I was in shocked when I first heard that. I LOVED that song b/f it was on the stupid commerical. :/

you guys should check out Live105 interview w/Britt Daniel. he talks about coming to SF to play:)

[CM1847]

Gimmie Fiction got me hooked on them, I love Kill The Moonlight and the Telephono/Soft Effects double pack was pretty good too. I need Girls Can Tell.

[redsdisease]

I have to say that I thought Spoon was a bit boring live. I'm not a very big fan though, so I'm not the best person to ask.

[MeddleDeal]

Girls Can Tell is such a GREAT album! It is my favorite album by them. It is catchy and very lyrical! I HIGHLY recommend that album! :D

[off_the_record]

gimme fiction was a letdown, but everything before that is pure gold.

[IWishIWasASailor]

Good band. Boring live. A bit arrogant.

It happens.