If You like F.S.K. - why don't You'll try C.V.B.?
Camper Van Beethoven "Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years" (2002) Release Date Nov 5, 2002 Recording Date Jan 1985-Apr 1990Review by Sean Carruthers
There are a number of reasons why, of all of the bands that were major contributors to the indie/alternative revolution in the mid-'80s, Camper Van
Beethoven is one of the least well-known. One of them was the band's eclectic sound, which incorporated acoustic sounds like violin and mandolin, and
which was so different that it's hard to see just how Camper Van Beethoven could possibly be thought of alongside harder-rocking artists like Hüsker
Dü, the Butthole Surfers, or The Replacements, despite being played on the same college radio stations and having performed in the same venues.
Probably more responsible for the group's relative obscurity was the low availability of their early releases; even though they were eventually
reissued by IRS following the group's demise, it was too late — those who already knew of the band already had the releases, and those who didn't
probably couldn't be bothered to check out the band's mix of rock, ska, and folk, especially in a post-Nirvana world where volume was more valued
than variety. It's therefore nice (if a tad puzzling, this far down the road) to see the Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years box set,
which collects all of the band's pre-Virgin albums, the Camper Vantiquities collection, and a previously unreleased set of live material. Each of the
five discs here is repackaged in a small cardboard sleeve that reproduces the original album artwork, and a small booklet containing two essays
recalling the early days of the band accompanies these. Those who already have the band's early albums have little incentive to pick this one up,
especially as the disc of new material in the box set (quaintly titled "Greatest Hits Played Faster") mostly consists of material from the two Virgin
albums. And contrary to the title's claim, they're pretty similar to the album versions. Those who don't have this material already, on the other
hand, are strongly encouraged to check this one out — not only does it have almost all the Camper Van Beethoven you need, but the low price of this
set leaves you with no excuse.
Humppazoid notesMuch like F.S.K., but unfortunally sung on english. This post is tribute to HalloGallo who disappeared for few weeks - I hope You're ok HG?Thank You for John Cale albums!:)
Beethoven is one of the least well-known. One of them was the band's eclectic sound, which incorporated acoustic sounds like violin and mandolin, and
which was so different that it's hard to see just how Camper Van Beethoven could possibly be thought of alongside harder-rocking artists like Hüsker
Dü, the Butthole Surfers, or The Replacements, despite being played on the same college radio stations and having performed in the same venues.
Probably more responsible for the group's relative obscurity was the low availability of their early releases; even though they were eventually
reissued by IRS following the group's demise, it was too late — those who already knew of the band already had the releases, and those who didn't
probably couldn't be bothered to check out the band's mix of rock, ska, and folk, especially in a post-Nirvana world where volume was more valued
than variety. It's therefore nice (if a tad puzzling, this far down the road) to see the Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years box set,
which collects all of the band's pre-Virgin albums, the Camper Vantiquities collection, and a previously unreleased set of live material. Each of the
five discs here is repackaged in a small cardboard sleeve that reproduces the original album artwork, and a small booklet containing two essays
recalling the early days of the band accompanies these. Those who already have the band's early albums have little incentive to pick this one up,
especially as the disc of new material in the box set (quaintly titled "Greatest Hits Played Faster") mostly consists of material from the two Virgin
albums. And contrary to the title's claim, they're pretty similar to the album versions. Those who don't have this material already, on the other
hand, are strongly encouraged to check this one out — not only does it have almost all the Camper Van Beethoven you need, but the low price of this
set leaves you with no excuse.
Humppazoid notesMuch like F.S.K., but unfortunally sung on english. This post is tribute to HalloGallo who disappeared for few weeks - I hope You're ok HG?Thank You for John Cale albums!:)
01 Border Ska Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 2:50
02 The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon Lowery, McDaniel 3:14
03 Wasted Ginn, Morris 1:59
04 Yanqui Go Home Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 2:41
05 Oh No! Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 1:54
06 9 of Disks Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 2:36
07 Payed Vacation: Greece Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 1:52
08 Where the Hell Is Bill? Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 2:06
09 Vladivostock Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 2:22
10 Skinhead Stomp Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 1:48
11 Tina Traditional 1:37
12 Take the Skinheads Bowling Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 2:32
13 Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 1:59
14 I Don't See You Laing, Lowery, Molla 2:23
15 Balalaika Gap Krummenacher, Lowery, Segel 2:13
16 Opi Rides Again/Club Med Sucks Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 3:55
17 Ambiguity Song Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 2:29
18 Abundance Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:53
19 Cowboys from Hollywood Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:43
20 Sad Lovers Waltz Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 4:03
21 Turtlehead Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:17
22 I Love Her All the Time Sonic Youth 2:20
23 No Flies on Us Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:46
24 Down and Out Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:37
25 No Krugerrands for David Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:22
26 (Don't You Go To) Goleta Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:31
27 Four Year Plan Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:49
28 (We're A) Bad Trip Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:32
29 Circles Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:53
30 Dust Pan Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:54
31 Sometimes Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:38
32 Chain of Circumstance Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:29
33 ZZ Top Goes to Egypt Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:07
34 Cattle (Reversed) Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:51
35 Form Another Stone Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:10
36 No More Bullshit Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:09
37 Good Guys and Bad Guys Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:56
38 Joe Stalin's Cadillac Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:31
39 Five Sticks Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:38
40 Lulu Land MacKinney 2:40 41 Une Fois Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:29
42 We Saw Jerry's Daughter Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:09
43 Surprise Truck Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:27
44 Stairway to Heavan (Sic) Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:32
45 The History of Utah Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:52
46 Still Wishing to Course Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:50
47 We Love You Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:03
48 Hoe Yourself Down Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:50
49 Peace & Love Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:39
50 Folly Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:57
51 Interstellar Overdrive Barrett, Mason, Waters, Wright 7:45
52 Shut Us Down Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 1:26
53 Heart Lowery 3:08
54 Never Go Back Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:24
55 Seven Languages Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 4:12
56 Axe Murderer Song Lowery 2:28
57 SP 37597 Krummenacher, Lowery, Segel 3:04
58 Crossing Over Krummenacher, Lowery, Molla ... 3:24
59 Guardian Angels Lowery, Molla 2:06
60 I'm Not Like Everybody Else Davies 3:24
61 A.C. Cover Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:01
62 Porpoise Mouth MacDonald 2:38
63 (We Workers Do No Understand) Modern Art Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:58
64 We Eat Your Children Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:49
65 Six More Miles to the Graveyard Williams 2:57
66 Ice Cream Everyday Box of Laffs, Curkendall ... 4:04
67 Processional Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:48
68 Photograph/Om Eye (Sweet Isthmus) Harrison, Starr 19:39
69 All Her Favorite Fruit [Orchestral] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 5:26
70 Sweethearts [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 4:34
71 Tania [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:57
72 Eye of Fatima Pts. I and II [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 5:14
73 My Baby Just Got Outta Jail [live] Lowery 3:35
74 Borderline [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:45
75 Turquoise Jewelry [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:10
76 She Divines Water [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 4:00
77 L' Aguardiente [live] Immergluck, Krummenacher ... 5:12
78 Life Is Grand [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 2:55
79 When I Win the Lottery [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:36
80 James River [live] Lowery 3:58
81 One of These Days [live] Krummenacher, Lisher, Lowery ... 3:40
MP3 128 kBpS
1985 Telephone Free Landslide Victory 39089 KB 1986 II & III 42528 KB 1986 Camper Van Beethoven 42932 KB 1993 Camper Vantiquities 51679 KB 2002 Greatest Hits Played Faster 50890 KB
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