A little under twenty-four hours ago I concluded watching a live performance in Rochester, NY, by the Trashcan Sinatras, one of my favorite "fringe" Britpop bands. Although I've been a dedicated fan for two decades it was my first encounter seeing them in the flesh, and while their stage presence was less than gripping they delivered a flawless set. The Sinatras are touring in support of the recently issued live acoustic Brel disk, which follows up their fifth studio LP, In the Music. I don't have last nights performance to share (at least not yet) so instead I'm treating you to a more than representative TCS concert from 2005, which not only boasts soundboard quality but an excellent cross section of their catalog, including all the early '90s classics like "Hayfever" and "Obscurity Knocks." Enjoy (or not). BTW, several more recent live shows are available straight from the band's website.
01. Got Carried Away
02. How Can I Apply?
03. Leave Me Alone
04. All the Dark Horses
05. Prisons
06. Hayfever
07. What Women Do to Men
08. Freetime
09. Picture Yourself in Scotland
10. The Sleeping Policeman
11. It's a Miracle
12. Send for Henny
13. Obscurity Knocks
14. Trouble Sleeping
15. Bloodrush
16. I've Seen Everything
17. Weightlifting
18. Easy Read
19. A Coda
http://rapidshare.com/files/453262843/tcs_slims051105.rar
7 comments:
Well, this is a nice surprise today! Easily one of my favorite bands. I've seen them live twice and they are not super exciting, but sound great. Their 2nd album, "I've Seen Everything", is possibly my favorite album of the 90's (Teenage Fanclub and Air compete).
is there some reason that rs is not available even with the 'slow' free version? strange....
I was able to initiate the "slow" download without incident. You may want to try later or use a different browser (though that really shouldn't matter).
Here, here Monkey, though I think "A Happy Pocket" edges out "I've Seen Everything" by a hair. To bad that "Pocket" never got a proper release in the States.
Yah; go figure. RS doesn't play nice w/IE8 but Chrome's no problem! Thanks spavid.
And thanks for the Trashcan Sinatras; one of those great woulda-shoulda-coulda bands that are still banging around....
love these guys. I was fortunate enough to catch them in Charlotte, NC a couple of weeks ago. Excellent acoustic show.
here's a fine piece from our friends at BTO:
http://www.bigtakeover.com/interviews/frank-reader-of-trashcan-sinatras-legends-of-obscurity
Please don't tell me they have already played on this tour in the Boston area and so I am continuing my unbroken string of somehow managing to miss them every freaking time?
I should have gone to see them way back in the days of the first or second CD, when I heard a great interview on one of the local radio stations (I thought FNX but I might be wrong) where their acoustic versions allowed me to realize that these lovely pop songs also had the smartest lyrics this side of Costello.
Anyway. I can't wait to listen.
Ace K.
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