| A lovely little medley with the first lineup |
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| Yet I can't unsub. What if I miss a reunion? |
[Sep. 21st, 2007|01:16 am] |
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There are days when I would rather die than read the Jelly-L. |
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| OH NOES! |
[Aug. 19th, 2007|11:27 am] |
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| Jellyfish video collections? |
[May. 24th, 2007|01:34 am] |
hi, friends,
maybe you could help me to find some Jellyfish videos, a sort of an official video collection, concerts, tours, interviews etc - does it exist somewhere, on vhs or, even better, on dvd, so i could order it from the United States? i've managed to find+download only one video via eMule - "A new mistake", in a horribly low quality, then i found some videos on YouTube, but can't download them, and some people say, YouTube will soon be blocked. i'm afraid to lose it. can somebody help? please.. |
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| Glutton Of Sympathy |
[May. 19th, 2007|04:12 pm] |
Hey people!
So I need some help. Basically I'm obsessed with Jellyfish to the 1,000,000th power and it's important to me to get every single thing there is to get that is Jellyfish related. However, I've not been able to get a hold of The Format's cover of Glutton Of Sympathy... soooo... I was hoping someone would be able to hook me up with it. The thing is, I would glad to pay for it, but it's not on iTunes or even the japanese iTunes! So if someone would send me it, I'd be happy to send a dollar straight to The Format's paypal address (if they have one haha)... Please someone let me know!!
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| Drummer |
[Apr. 14th, 2007|02:35 pm] |
The Tattle Tales need a new drummer. Anyone interested in trying out? Let us know!
www.myspace.com/thetattletales
Aim : runrunweooooh
Main influences : The Wonder Years, The Beach Boys, girls, Harmony, soda, sunshine and keyboards
in the NY/NJ area |
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| two questions concerning to JF lyrics |
[Apr. 9th, 2007|07:24 pm] |
Dear jellyfishing friends,
can i ask two stupid questions concerning to some Jellyfish songs?
1) song "Ghost at number one": there is a piece starting at 2:25 ending at 2:43 with background voice, i guess it was mr.Manning jr. singing. The question is - what does he sing? "there's a holly ... invitation to the... standing..." - can somebody help me to decipher these words? please..
2) what is Plato except for Socrates' student from ancient Greece? "watching eating paste and plato" - is plato a sort of food? is it tasty? or what is it? if my question is stupid - sorry, but i feel the lack of context here, in Tokelau
Thank you! |
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| Sometimes I randomly quote Jellyfish out of the blue: |
[Apr. 2nd, 2007|02:06 am] |
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On second thought, I think I've made my point. |
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| music wiki |
[Oct. 10th, 2006|06:37 pm] |
I just found a cool site and
someone really needs to add Jellyfish and company to the http://www.wikimusicguide.com/
Any takers? |
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| Are you made of love sent from above to me |
[Sep. 23rd, 2006|05:10 pm] |
Beginning with water dripping, a simple backlash beat and easy guitar, the solo debut American release “The Land of Pure Imagination” from Roger Joseph Manning Jr builds to his unmistakable voice coming in with beautiful lyrics building to an ecstatic amazement of the of Moog Cookbook and Imperial Drag in one on track one.
Three seconds into track two (Too Late For Us Now) though you’d swear this was a lost Jellyfish album… hell you’d swear it was a lost track from a classic Beatles album with Roger’s lyrical and musical inclinations. The “record” continues on with songs that will instantly become your new favorites and you’ll be singing along even though Roger neglected to have the liner notes include lyrics.
Track three is a somber lovely piano ballad which will have you swinging back and forth and bopping your head the way you would to things “She Still Loves Him” and “Sabrina, Paste & Plato”.
Track four is a fast bustling hard beautiful song, while definitely RJMJR’s you might expect to hear it on a Manic Street Preachers or Stereophonics album.
Track five is a melodic magical trip, the kind of thing you’d expect to hear in a rock opera, but also works as just a perfect power pop-rock song, which RJMJR is a master of alongside his contemporaries former bandmate Jason Fakner, Beck Hansen, Butch Walker, AJ Popoff, Mark Ricketts.
Track six might be the weakest track, sounding like an ironic church choir song, but it shows off how versatile a musician Manning, Jr. is.
To prove how truly versatile he is, track 7 “Dragonfly” combines Spanish and indoasian sensibilities to turn an erotic sensual breakdown. Leading into funkifacation and 70’s style rock with track 8, recreating the feel of Red Hot Chili Peppers and proving how absolutely amazing of a musician he is.
Did I mention he plays every instrument on the album and did all the vocals, including backing himself up and did all the production as well. You’d never believe there wasn’t a band for this album, but it’s Manning.
With Track 9 he shows his truly soft side, another lovely piano ballad, but with much more sweetness and tenderness. To fans of Jellyfish, the moldy may seem familiar, but I don’t want to ruin it for you.
Track 10 is my favorite, very coverable, with an excellent chorus, it’s the one that might just stick in your head, if you have my tastes. It’s not exactly poppy, it’s more in the vein of Billy Joel/Elton John, but it’s just perfect.
The whole thing closes out with what could be considered a harmonic lullaby titled “Appleby”, it’s a perfect example of Roger’s beautiful voice and amazing musical talents and quickly but surely delves into the pure type of strangeness you’d expect from the man who once teamed with the writer of songs such as “Teen Titans Go!” before returning to the sweetness. Which is what Roger’s imagination is… sweetness, laced with spikes and deviousness. This solo album more than anything explains how and why Andy Sturmer were able to meet mentally to create the Jellyfish sound and what parts they gave.
If you order the NOT LAME edition early enough you’ll also get a bonus disc of three tracks from the Japanese edition of the album that were dumped for three new songs.
The first track “What You Don’t Know About a Girl” sounds like something out of the 60’s. It’s the first track of the album that definitely shows RJMJR’s Eric Carmen and Alex Chilton influences.
Track Two on the bonus could easily replace track two of the main album, but is a bit less danceable and bopping and quote more sad and somber, but it’s still beautiful.
Track Three of the bonus could’ve replaced “Appleby”, but is much slower and not as fun, but is a perfect closer track.
The main lyric mentions “Till We Meet Again” and mentally to Roger I say “Sooner than Later would be best!” |
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i certainly didn't know about THIS! |
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| RJR's Japanese Solo Album Sees US Release |
[Sep. 9th, 2006|04:11 pm] |
NOT LAME who brought Jellyfish fans the FAN CLUB Boxset now bring even more great Jellyfish greatness!
Originally only available as a Japanese import, RJR's new solo album (a 2006 release) which sounds like the lost Jellyfish album we've all always wanted is available for Pre-Order.
It even has three new tracks (although ti gets rid of three from the Japanese release, BUT if You order NOW, you'll get a CD with the three songs from the Japanese release for free! Plus tons of other awesome amazing gifts!
Read All About It and Pre-order (I already did, of course!) HERE!
(and try to think about how hard it is to get a copy of Fan Club these days for less than $400 if at all...)
(BTW, I am not a shill, even though I wrote this like I was one and a bad one at that... hell, I'm good buds with the moderator of this community) |
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| YouTube |
[Aug. 8th, 2006|06:38 pm] |
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I have noticed that there are now several Jellyfish items listed on YouTube. I just searched for jellyfish + andy. |
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| Roger's Show! |
[Aug. 7th, 2006|11:17 pm] |
I can't believe no one has mentioned this yet!
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. will be appearing at the International Pop Overthrow Festival tomorrow night [August 8] at Spaceland in Los Angeles.
http://www.myspace.com/rogerjosephmanningjr
LA TIMES PREVIEW:
Pieces of his past, now fully imagined
By Kevin Bronson
Times Staff Writer
August 3, 2006
As happens when households move and lives are packed and unpacked, Roger Manning unearthed some personal artifacts while boxing up his life to move into a new house a few years ago. They were songs â or, rather, ideas for songs, sketches, collections of chords and melodies. ( Read more... ) |
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| Finally! |
[Aug. 29th, 2005|05:11 pm] |
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After much Ebayage (is that a word?) I FIIIIIINALLY got both "Spilt Milk" and "Bellybutton". Best thing is, I paid (including shipping!) less than $10/apiece for them! WOOT!! NO MORE CRAPPY MP3 DOWNLOADS!!!
Seems no one else understands the joys of early 90's retro-power pop. Silly emo kids! All you need is some Jellyfish and you'll be happy!!
BTW - In case you all are wondering, Jason Falkner has a Myspace.com account. HERE |
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