SEALED The YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS Fabulous Sounds Of Pacific Northwest RARE GARAGE
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The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest Review by Stewart Mason
Packaged to look like one of those bizarre promotional items issued by local chambers of commerce to entice visitors to enjoy the attractions of the area, the Young Fresh Fellows' Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest looks like a silly, tossed-off joke. And in many ways, that's exactly what it is; the thing is, it's both really funny and startlingly well done. From the banging opener, "Rock and Roll Pest Control," to the closing piece of self-mythology, "The Young Fresh Fellows Theme," the Seattle foursome comes off like the Replacements with the drunken angst replaced by a near-terminal case of the giggles. However, even amongst songs like "Power Mowers Theme" and "Teenage Dogs in Trouble" are sharp, punky slices of pop-geek desperation like "Think Better of Me" and the scathing "You Call That Lonely," two early indications that the smirky juvenilia that characterizes many of the Young Fresh Fellows' albums are but one side of their collective personality. The sound is borderline awful (producer Conrad Uno would become much more skilled with the board even as early as the follow-up, 1985's Topsy Turvy) and the performances are at times just short of incompetent, but the songs (mostly courtesy of leader Scott McCaughey) are a promising lot with regular flashes of incipient greatness.
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The Young Fresh Fellows – The Fabulous Sounds Of The Pacific Northwest
Label: Popllama – PL 493 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1984 Genre: Rock Style: Garage Rock, Indie Rock A1Rock 'N' Roll Pest Control 2:20 A2
All Messed Up 2:17 A3
Gus Theme 1:48 A4
Think Better Of Me 2:21 A5
Power Mowers Theme 1:44 A6
Empty Set Takes A Vacation Written-By – Jim Silva*, S. McCaughey* 2:05 A7
View From Above 3:11 B1
Big House Written-By – Silva*, McCaughey* 2:26 B2
This Little Mystery 1:45 B3
A Humble Guy Written-By – Hadjadje*, McCaughey* 1:40 B4
Down By The Pharmacy 2:15 B5
Teenage Dogs In Trouble 2:06 B6
You Call That Lonely? 2:48 B7
That Letter 2:28 B8
Young Fresh Fellows Theme 2:31
- Copyright © – MacNor Music
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Popllama Products
- Produced At – Egg Studios
- Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L 16847
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-12675
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-12676
- Accordion, Voice [Big Voice] – Jed Critter
- Backing Vocals – Crispy*, Riki*, Shelley*
- Bass – Sled McCaughey*
- Design – Charles R. Cross
- Drums – Tad Hutchison
- Guitar – Chuck Carrol*
- Producer – Conrad Uno
- Written-By – S. McCaughey* (tracks: A1 to A5, A7, B2, B4 to B8)
Includes lyric insert.
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