Comments on: Death Cab = Prefab

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:03:55 +0000

Death Cab and Mike Doughty - two great tastes that taste great together: http://media.metroblogging.com/seattle/ref_dcfchungry2.mov

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 21:20:37 +0000

Oh, how I miss Soul Coughing! I was lucky enough to see them several times on both coasts before they broke up, and I’ve also since seen Mike Doughty play solo. Someone in the (small) crowd at that show shouted, “play Bus to Beelzebub!” Doughty held up his accoustic guitar and replied, “I appreciate your confidence in me, but I think not.” He did, however, play my favorite tune (True Dreams of Wichita) beautifully. /sigh/

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:14:48 +0000

OK, this is what happens when I comment before coffee. WRONG me. It’s *Alan* Doughty from Jesus Jones. They do have Mekons and also the drummer from Poi Dog Pondering (nee Graham Parker and Gang of Four) for your musical snobbing pleasure.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:09:40 +0000

Mike Doughty is in the fabulous Waco Brothers side project on the Bloodshot label. Also features a number of Mekons. Nothing like Welsh socialist country music.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:45:49 +0000

Sure you know it of course but maybe others don’t The Postal Service is Death Cab’s (great) side-project.

By: Patty

Patty — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:22:14 +0000

The Waterboys. Ahhh. Thank you! Now that’s taking me back. And I have to agree — there’s nothing quite like Ben Folds…with the possible exception of the very underrated Michael Penn.

By: samantha

samantha — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:21:49 +0000

I was listening to dcfc on Morning Becomes Ecelectic (www.kcrw.com) and thought they sounded just like Prefab Sprout. I appreciate the reference and agree wholheartedly. Now what about The Arcade Fire and the Fun Boy Three of it all?

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:55:46 +0000

Ah, The Waterboys – for a few years in the mid-80s they were pretty much unstoppable, the twin-guns of “This Is The Sea” and “Fishermans Blues” igniting audiences all around the UK and, it seems, all over the world. To this very day a gig of theirs I witnessed at Hammersmith Palais (London) in 1986 remains THE live event that has never been bettered in my entire gig-going life. We Free Kings, Wire Train and The Waterboys. If not life changing, then definitley life-affirming.

And DCFC – yes, I see the Sprout connection. Do like their stuff, I too have been digging “Plans” muchly over the last few days. Got into them via “Transatlanticism”, after it was used to great effect on “Six Feet Under”.

By: Teddy

Teddy — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 02:52:11 +0000

I haven’t heard of Prefab but if they’re similiar to DCFC, I’ll give it a listen.

My wife has always introduced me to good music (Waits, Waterboys, Greg Brown) but we found Steely Dan together in college. During a time when everyone was sucking up The Spin Doctors and Blind Melon we thought Steely Dan was nicely subversive. I can hardly contain myself when shopping and I hear “Hey Nineteen” softly come on. Nothing like browsing linens to the lyrics “the Cuervo Gold, the fine Columbian”.

By: skrike

skrike — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:19:45 +0000

if you like the shadow. you'll love this http://www.archive.org/details/BrianUdelhofenTheShadowPercussionProject