Stairway to power-pop heaven?
Mike Gent of the Figgs told a story to us recently about how his Gentlemen bandmate Ed Valauskas had met Rick Rubin and mentioned being in a band with “Mike Gent, you know, of the Figgs.” To my shock, Rubin’s response was not, “Who?” But “Oh yeah, the Figgs. They were a good band.” EdV: “Still are.”
For the uninitiated, Figgs are RIYL: The Kinks, The Replacements, Elvis Costello, The Plimsouls. Basically any sort of great power-pop. This one’s a throwback to 3/22/01 at San Fran’s Bottom of the Hill, circa the release of “Sucking in Stereo.” We have no recent shows of the Figgs, but to get a full sense of the songwriting lifespan on this upstate trio, go buy “Continue to Enjoy the Figgs,” a double disc set released in two parts by Gert Blandsten.
01 Opening Night
02 The Daylight Strong
03 Reaction
04 Somethings Wrong
05 Racing Around
06 Step Back Lets Go Pop
07 Favorite Shirt
08 Shut
09 Waiting For the Sun to Rise
10 I Thought I Drank the Drink But the Drink Drank Me
11 If Thats What You Want
12 Metal Detector
13-running-in-place
14 Gonna Get Out
15 Bad Luck Sammie
16 Do the Bounce-2x
17-reject
18-cheap-cassettes
19-back-to-being
20-wait-on-your-shoulder
21-the-noose-was-tight
Zipzipzip: Figgs 03.21.01
“Still are” — MySpace.
dont know if you guys have been keeping up with the james kim story, but they did find his wife and daughters alive.? apparently he went looking for help a couple of days ago but has not been heard from since.??i have not been able to?figure out?what led to this situation?but sounds pretty scary if you ask me.? there is a press conference at 4.15 pst and you can watch it live on cnet.? i get the feeling that this is not going to end?well.??sad stuff.
in the meantime - i used to love helmet too bad they fell the fuck off, here is a blazing?show from?a band that i always forget i like, the figgs - 3.22.01 from the bottom of the hill in lovely san francisco.? check em out if you like your pop with a little power.
1. opening night????
2. the daylight strong
3. reaction
4. somethings wrong
5. racing around
6. step back lets go pop
7. favorite shirt
8. shut
9. waiting for the sun to rise
10. i thought i drank the drink but the drink drank me
11. if thats what you want
12. metal dectector
13. running in place
14. gonna get out
15. bad luck sammie
16. do the bounce 2x
17. reject
18. cheap cassettes
19. back to being
20. wait on your shoulder
21. the noose was too tight
i forgot to mention that the figss have a new record out, follow jean through the sea.??i have not heard it as of yet, but from everything i have read its very good.? if you want to buy some figgs records and such please visit their online store.??
