Tripping Daisy

I have that album and do really enjoy it.

Might give it a listen later actually as I have not listened to it in such a long time.

wow, there is a blast from the past

something about my girlfriend or something

and watch out for pirahanas, that song was great

reeferchief wrote:

Anyone a fan?
I Am An Elastic Firecracker is a great album.

HUGE FAN!!

if you guys haven't, or just never got around to it, DEFINITELY check out the follow-up to firecracker: Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb.

:eek:

blows firecracker out of the water! one of the greatest albums ever. THE tripping daisy album.

it's produced by eric drew feldman, & it comes with his quirks, think tripping daisy meets the flaming lips meets the polyphonic spree. amazing record. here's a blurb from allmusic.com

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfixqrjldte
Tripping Daisy's first two albums were written off as average post-grunge alt-rock records, which may make the presence of Eric Drew Feldman — a former member of Pere Ubu and a colleague of both Captain Beefheart and Frank Black — as a producer and keyboardist a little puzzling to the group's detractors. After all, Tripping Daisy was supposed to be in it for the cash and fame, not art, but critics may have to change their tune after listening to the Daisy's third album, Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb. The band has made a big stylistic breakthrough, enhancing the psychedelic subtext that ran through their first two records, retaining their melodic sensibility and jacking up their weirdness quotient, thanks to Feldman. Although there are a few times where their ambitions outweigh their achievements, the entire result is an impressive record that balances punk-pop with art-rock. It's a smart, ambitious and successful album that may come as a surprise, not only for the doubters but for hardcore fans, since nothing they've done before suggests the power of Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb. (Also, it's nice that Tripping Daisy paid tribute to the great, underappreciated indie-rock band Brainiac and its tragically departed leader Tim Taylor by covering "Indian Poker" — it, like the rest of the album, shows that their hearts are in the right place.)

so many good songs, all killer no filler, but my highlights are waited a light year, sonic bloom, tiny men, our drive to the sun. hard to find at times but worth the effort.

What happened to them?

melodyman22 wrote:

What happened to them?

guitarist wes burggren died of an overdose during the recording of their self-titled album. they finished the album & called it a day. singer tim delaughter went on to form the mighty polphonic spree. mark pirro the bassist & ex tripping daisy drummer bryan wakefield also play in PS. benjamin curtis started the most excellent secret machines with his brother brandon, but has since left to do school of seven bells. guitarist philip karnats did some solo stuff & has recently just replaced ben in secret machines, who are nearing the release of their third album. check them out if you're after new music, it's good stuff.