The Freshies - London Plays
#223
1981 Housekeeping LISTENING POST DISCOVERY
The Freshies
London Plays
Genre: Power Pop
4.75 out of 5
Highlights:
If You Really Love Me…Buy Me a Shirt
My Tapes Gone
Wrap Up the Rocket/Gonna Get Better
I'm In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Check-out Desk
I say this all the time but I really need to learn more about Chris Sievey. I had Frank in my queue for the longest time but I just couldn’t seem to find the right moment to watch it.
I know so precious little about Frank Sidebottom and Sievey and The Freshies but, dammit, I think I love him (them).
This is listed on Wikipedia as a “demo” but the songs are one delicious piece of confection after another, so much so that you really don’t care about the thin production.
Do people who love The Freshies also love They Might Be Giants? Cuz I think that’s the same wheelhouse, no? I mean, I love a LOT of TMBG and I’m feeling the similarities. Maybe that’s just me.
Imagine being such a good songwriter that you can put a cassette only demo like this out, not give it a proper release and still make something that is better than 90% of what’s out there.
On “Wrap Up The Rocket…” You can hear how The Freshies influenced (were completely copied by Weezer (Especially on the Everything Will Be Alright in the End album) and Nerf Herder.
Conceptually, “I Can’t Get Bouncing Babies By The Teardrop Explodes” is a magical piece of genius.
As is Sievey.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bLG9cNLt7E2dDpb8MCa9Z?si=ox-WoUcSSFuPEr-f1BnaPw
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