Six-Pack #2: The Oranges Band

FT · **Posted:** Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:24 pm

OK, I just posted the second "Six-Pack" edition of the Hip-D PodBlast to Hip Displeasure, so I thought I'd go ahead and share it here, as well. It features 18:49 worth of The Oranges Band (25.9 MB, if you want to download). If you've never checked out these guys before, now's your chance!

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Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:27 pm

Bodymore reprazent!

shmoo · **Posted:** Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:36 pm

Saw them open for the Wrens back in April, and I wasn't too impressed.

FT · **Posted:** Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:42 am

Eric's thumbs-down aside, both me and TCB highly recommend TOB. I think a lot of you who haven't heard them would probably like them. If you don't, I'll give you a full refund for the cost of the stream/download.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

if "ok apartment" isn't included here, there's a problem.

i've seen this band a few times and they're quite fun. they seem to even be nice guys. i heard dreadful things about the last album. what's the consensus on it?

edit: whew, ok.

FT · **Posted:** Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:47 am

FT Wrote:

Heard the Wrens back in 2003, and I wasn't too impressed.

OK, that's a little petty of me. "Wasn't too impressed" is probably a bit strong. More like, "this is OK, but unlike the rest of the CMJ BB, my pants somehow manage to remain dry every time I listen to The Meadowlands."

WHERE'S RADCLIFFE'S LASAGNA?!?!?!?

FT · **Posted:** Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:49 am

Z Wrote:

if "ok apartment" isn't included here, there's a problem.

i've seen this band a few times and they're quite fun. they seem to even be nice guys. i heard dreadful things about the last album. what's the consensus on it?

edit: whew, ok.

"OK Apartment" is the closing track on the "Six-Pack," and you are absolutely right that there was no way I could leave it off. While I liked All Around a lot better than the last album, I still thought the last album was good. Definitely NOT dreadful. Fu even likes it more than me, as does The Dreaded Marco.

Me and jagged saw them open for Ted Leo last summer, and they were pretty solid, though Ted pretty much blows away any and all opening acts with his manic maelstrom.

huskerpunk · **Posted:** Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:10 pm

FT Wrote:

While I liked All Around a lot better than the last album, I still thought the last album was good. Definitely NOT dreadful. Fu even likes it more than me, as does The Dreaded Marco.

As does huskerpunk.

shmoo · **Posted:** Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:40 pm

FT Wrote:

OK, that's a little petty of me. "Wasn't too impressed" is probably a bit strong. More like, "this is OK, but unlike the rest of the CMJ BB, my pants somehow manage to remain dry every time I listen to The Meadowlands."

Not to go off topic, but as I've said many, many times, I don't really like Meadowlands, but when the Wrens played the Plan, I figured I'd go see them since they were the first "big" band to play there. And they were awesome. I've seen them several times since, and they're always awesome. Even though I don't like the record.

FT · **Posted:** Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:45 pm

shmoo Wrote:

FT Wrote:

OK, that's a little petty of me. "Wasn't too impressed" is probably a bit strong. More like, "this is OK, but unlike the rest of the CMJ BB, my pants somehow manage to remain dry every time I listen to The Meadowlands."

Not to go off topic, but as I've said many, many times, I don't really like Meadowlands, but when the Wrens played the Plan, I figured I'd go see them since they were the first "big" band to play there. And they were awesome. I've seen them several times since, and they're always awesome. Even though I don't like the record.

I'm just havin' a little fun with ya, EK. I'm pretty sure I'd probably "get" The Wrens a lot better if I saw them live. The Oranges Band tend to fall more in the category of better on record than live. While they are still pretty good live, they paled compared to Ted Leo and I can imagine The Wrens sounding much better live, as well.

Six-Pack #2: The Oranges Band

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