Any Marah fans here?

DavidH

Just wondering if anyone else enjoys listening to the Marah, a band from Philly that now works out of NYC. They have five albums out now and their best one is the last one they made, "If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry" is their best one yet. Two brothers, Dave and Serge Bielanko, the two main songwriters and the band puts on a great live show.

If you've never heard of them or want to see more, you can check out this blog here with about 20 videos on it. Enjoy:

http://marahvideos.blogspot.com/

DavidH

Guess there are not too many fans on here if no one replied.

That's a shame. Well, if you do happen to click on this link, I urge you to check out this blog I set up, with about 30 videos on it. You won't be disappointed.

Let me know what you think. Thanks.

http://marahvideos.blogspot.com/

South of Seattle

I like that song she did with Ol' Dirty Bastard

transplant

good to know which one to check out. I have a holiday single from them that was released last year. I get brief updates on the Yep Roc artists since I still follow Bob Mould.

DavidH

If you're looking for the best videos on here, my favorites are:

It's Only Money, Tyrone from Rockaplast
http://marahvideos.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-only-money-tyrone.html

Dishwasher's Dream from Rockaplast
http://marahvideos.blogspot.com/2007/02/dishwashers-dream-from-rockaplast.html

City of Dreams
http://marahvideos.blogspot.com/2007/02/city-of-dreams.html

Catfisherman and Walt Whitman Bridge
http://marahvideos.blogspot.com/2007/02/catfisherman-and-walt-whitman-bridge.html

Float Away
http://marahvideos.blogspot.com/2007/02/float-away.html

Enjoy the tunes.

DavidH

Some info on Marah for you guys, from allmusic.com

Biography:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=MARAH&sql=11:cge997ykkr5t~T1

Discography:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=MARAH&sql=11:u1axqjouoj6a~T2

cc10106

marah!!!

yeah, this band rocks ass. i got into em a year or so ago after 'if you didn't laugh' came out. i went to go see one of their shows on a whim and was VERY impressed. probably played a whole in that cd, in fact. i pretty much dig all of their stuff that i've listened to, sans float away. i need to give it a few more spins to be fair. however, float away deconstructed is very cool. 20,000 streets, kids in philly, let's cut the crap, yeahhhh. last time i was in philly for the pj shows last june, i was humming 'east' the entire time, especially when strolling down south street. i've yet to check out the live dvd/cd though... figured it paled compared to seeing the real thing.

ScotInAmsterdam

I thought her early stuff like Music box and Emotions was bold and really set up that genre for the 90's. Her way of infusing her lyrics with topical political issues paved the way for more commercial acts like Pearl jam. The latest stuff on Charmbracelet and The Emancipation of Mimi has just not had the same power or emotional impact.

DavidH

The orginal Float Away disc was really nothing like a lot of the music they make and so that is why I don't think they sell it at shows. The demos cd "Float Away: Deconstructed" is so great though and that is what you can buy from them at the merch booth, which is a far better cd.

There is a lot of videos from the Spain dvd on the blog, but it also comes w/ an excellent cd of live tracks including a great slowed down version of "Tyrone."

They are currently rehearsing songs for a new record. It should be amazing.

Also, the Mariah Carey joke was somewhat funny once. Sloppy seconds are never any good, you know.

DavidH

One more bump for my favorite band.

http://marahvideos.blogspot.com