Bone In The Fan

The band, that is.  And that goes for Mitch Easter, too.

I bitch a lot. So today I’m going to spread the love and tell you about a record.  A Loud Family record. The first Loud Family record: “Birds and Plants and Rocks and Things.” The Loud Family is (or was anyway - this record was released in 1993) formed by Scott Miller after dissolving his previous band Game Theory, which had just about the best name for a band ever. I don’t have a single Game Theory record, not because I don’t like them, just because I never really knew anything about them.  I’m not sure if I’ve even heard them actually, all of which is just my way of saying this isn’t one of those “I’m so cool because I know all about the history of this band and knew about them before anyone” record reviews.

Cool cover, cool songs, cool producer.

In fact it’s not really a record review at all. Nope. I’m just going to say that B&P&R&T (like I’m going to keep typing that shit out every time?) is one of the my personal faves; great lyrics, crazy-ass chord progressions, songs that range from beautiful to rocking to pretty odd. Overall a wonderful and really unique sounding record, thanks in no small part to producer Mitch Easter (who has a way cooler name than I do) who also produced the first couple of REM records.  You know, the ones that didn’t suck.  He doesn’t drop the ball with The Loud Family either.  B&P&R&T gets 4.5 out of 5 bones.  Go buy it, cheapskate.

That’s it.  I said I’d be succint.  And I’ve proven I can be positive in a post.  And oh yeah, Last Comic Standing STILL SUCKS.

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