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Tune # 25, Nothing is a Relief

Nothing is a relief
Nothing is a relief
Another Fletcher tune from the second recording session, whenever that was.  This was alwasy referred to as the ska song on song lists.  Whatever.  THe solo is Giant Steps by John Coltrane.  Hah.
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Tune #23, You'd Think That

You'd think that
You'd think that
Ahh, the comment I made about the nice and spare-ness of Notice was actually about this Fletcher tune.  I should listen to these things before I post them.  Also recorded at the same time, etc.
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Tune #22, Notice

Notice
Notice
Fletcher tune recorded at the same time as Bees vs Men and Iowa.  This is nice and spare.  I think I have the low e tunded down to a D for dirgeyness.  Here is the guitar I played for the latter portion of the Fletcher years.  I can't recall the brand name, it was a faux Spanish name- but was really produced by Univox in the 60's.  Great tone, iffy intonation.  I gave it to Eric 3 or 4 years ago.
Univox guitar
Univox guitar

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Tune #17 Bees vs Men

Bees vs men
Bees vs men
I am pretty fond of this Fletcher tune.  It has a good mix between the quasi annoying guitar line I am playing and the more steady bit that Eric is playing.  Also the drums are massive.
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Tune # 14 Sexy

Sexy
Sexy
Fletcher tune.  I don't think we ever had an official name for this.  Craig's girlfriend, now wife, Lisa referred to this as the sexy song.  How can you improve on that?
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Tune 13- Urge to Everything

Urge To Everything
Urge To Everything
Fletcher put out one 7" to much acclaim.  (It received a good notice in Maximum Rock and Roll).  I am not sure if this is the final version that we put on the single, but whatever.

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Context

Here is a thumbnail time-line for the bands under consideration here:

1985:  The Decembrists -no not those Decembrists. 

1986:  minus bill

1987:  minus bill, The Warlock Pinchers -yes those Warlock Pinchers

1988:  Warlock Pinchers, Nerves Like Eels

1989:  Nerves Like Eels

1990:  Nothing I can remember

1991:  Ditto for 91

1992:  Autobody Experience

1993:  Hop'd

1994:  Hop'd

1995:  Fletcher -there was another band of this name around at the same time in Boston maybe?

1996:  Fletcher, Perry Weissman Three (PW3)

1997:  PW3 -> and so on

 

 

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Tune #1, Iowa

  Well, blog #1 hasn't worked out so well.  It was intended as a record of PW3 (AKA Perry Weissman 3) activities.  But I just never kept up with it.  I'll probably keep posting set lists as we play shows.  My intention with this blog is to share some of the music I've recorded with various bands over the last 20 years or so.  A lot of this stuff is actually pretty good, despite the fact that I/we have never gotten around to releasing it.  It must have something to do with money.

  So this is a song recorded with the band Fletcher (somewhere in the area of 1995-1996):

Iowa
Iowa

  Writing credit goes to Eric Allen with the lyrics by me.  Eric is on one guitar, I am on the other, and Craig Gilbert is on drums.  Oh, I am on vocals as well.  This was recorded by Kyle Jones in his home studio. 

  I believe that this is from recording session #3 for Fletcher.  Alll sessions were recorded by Kyle.  #2 resulted in a 7" single on Blue Lamp records (local Denver label), but neither #1 or #3 resulted in anything but a series of dubbed tapes distributed among ourselves.   

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