Leave it to a Welsh indie pop band to take a perfectly innocent game invented by beloved children's author A.A. Milne for his son and turn it into a band name with unpleasantly coprological overtones. (The most unpleasant part: "The Pooh Sticks" works as both a plural noun and a sentence. Ew.) In case you thought they really might be wide-eyed Winnie the Pooh fans who unintentionally named their band something gross, they helpfully titled their first album Orgasm to clear that up for you. That band name/album title combo would have led me to assume we were in for some Butthole Surfers-style heavy weirdness, but Allmusic calls this live EP "both a trifling giggle and a solid set of punk-influenced sweet-tooth pop." Let's see if the KCMU DJs were able to get past the nomenclature and appreciate the music on its own terms.
"Dumb name, cool band from Scotland [Wales] & on the excellent 53rd & 3rd (Ramones' tone) label. In the same realm as the Pastels, the Vaselines (whatever happened to them??), & Teenage Fan Club. Very Buzzcocks-ish. Pretty smart-ass shit, esp 1-1. Distributed by K so that should give you some idea as to where this is coming from. I live for this stuff! Be forewarned - not great sound quality & pretty sloppy vocals (I guess this was recorded live). Tiny bit too like the Chills at times." "They're awfully snotty." "Yes, well snot is my 3rd favorite bodily fluid, so I like them." "Whaddaya mean "poor sound quality"?! All that static is part of the music. I dig!" "Watch out for segues!" "Boy, I am just enjoying the tape I made of this sooo much!" "Too bad you didn't support the band by buying the record!" "'On Tape'" "'I Know Someone [Who Knows Someone Who Knows Alan McGee Quite Well]" is a rather pointed parody of the British indie scene of '86-'87, in the same manner as 'NW Rock Star' would be for Seattle's scene later." [Anyone know what "NW Rock Star" might refer to? I can't seem to find anything.] "'1 2 3 Redlight'!!" "luv" |
Honestly, I don't have much to contribute to the Firehose discussion that you don't already know or couldn't figure out by visiting their Wikipedia page, which is one of the most anecdotal I've ever seen; it pretty much just reads like a barroom conversation with a dude who's super into Firehose. I…
