Rather Ripped Facts
 

ok, this is a sum of what we know so far for certain about rather ripped album: (guys, i am bored, so help me god :D )


Cover Art:



Recorded at Sear Sound Studio, additonal ovedubs at Murray Street studio, J Mascis Studio, produced by John Agnello. Album was inspired by Blue Oyster Cult, Rembrandts, NBC comedy series Freaks and Geeks (last 2 probably a joke, or even blue oyster cult is a joke also). Jim o'Rourke left the band. Rather Ripped has 12 songs + 3 bonus tracks.

Song timings and descriptions:

01. REENA
- Timing: 3'47",
- Sung by Kim Gordon
- Description: /

02. INCINERATE
- Timing: 4'55",
- Sung by Thurston Moore
- Description: a propulsive song, a song kinda like teenage roit

03. DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE?
- Timing: 3'11"
- Sung by Thurston Moore
- Description: Inspired by the nature of the current US government administration

04. SLEEPIN' AROUND
- Timing 3'42",
- Sung by Thurston Moore,
- Descripton: /

05. WHAT A WASTE
- Timing 3'33",
- Sung by Kim Gordon
- Description: described by Kim/Thurston's daughter Coco as a rip of from Friends series theme song of Rembrands

06. JAMS RUN FREE
- Timing: 3'52",
- Sung by Kim Gordon

07. RATS
- Timing: 4'24",
- Sung by Lee Ranaldo,
- Description: blends a dark bass grove with thick sheets of guitar, whatever that means, Lee Ranaldo's vocals has been compared to those of Jim Morrison on this song

08. TURQUOISE BOY
- Timing: 6'14",
- Sung by Kim Gordon,
- Description: a gentle song dirtied up with bursts of noise at its conclusion, Slow, dreamy, mostly instrumental, Kim sings a few verses in this real 'french pop' type voice

09. LIGHTS OUT
- Timing: 3'32",
- Sung by Thurston
- Descripton: a very slow, subdued, low tune...

10. THE NEUTRAL
- Timing 4'09",
- Sung by Kim Gordon
- Descripton: dreamy

11. PINK STEAM
- Timing: 6'58",
- Sung by Thurston Moore
Description: no vocals til 5 minutes in

12. OR
- Timing: 3'30",
- Sung by Thurston Moore
- Description: it has that pulsating beat and lots of ambient guitar tapping
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Bonus Tracks
13. HELEN LUNDEBERG (International Bonus Track)
- Timing: Unknown
- Sung by Thurston Moore
- Descripton: /

14. EYELINER (Japan & UK Bonus Track)
- Timing: Unknown
- Sung by Thurston Moore
- Description: /

15. DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE? <Psychedelic Mix> (Japan Only)

Quotes:
Lee Ranaldo:
"Some of it seems to be an extension of the last couple of records, but some hearkens forward into territory and also back to earlier, more dissonant and atonal stuff we've done. There's definitely some rocking songs and also some sound piece-y kind of things that are pretty interesting as well."

contribute more facts if you have them... maybe there's something i dont know so i can update this post

Supposedly to be relased on 6/6/06, other sources confirm a 6/13/06 release date, in either case it will probably be an early June release date.

12. Or (Sung by Thurston)

Sorry to bring speculation into yr thread, but the thread about The Residents reminded me - wasn't there a 'Rather Ripped' record shop somewhere in California? Berkeley, maybe? Has that got anything to do with the name?

I want to know track timings most now.

From somewhere on the internet: "30 years ago Rather Ripped Records was THE music store in Berkeley. It was operated by people who knew music and loved educating people and turning them on to new artists. The profit motive was secondary."

Album inspired by Blue Oyster Cult, Rembrandts, NBC comedy series Freaks and Geeks (last 2 probably a joke, or even blue oyster cult is a joke also :D )

the "friends" song is i think sleepin around or whatever song was on the summer vid and the live vid with no lee. its got the same rhythm as the friends song but stays on that same chord instead of the friends song which changes back and forth. yeah i dont really like that song too much. i hope the rest of the tunes sound better.

matt

Where did you get the info on who sings what?

edit: nevermind, saw the other thread.

i picked this up from rollingstone.com

"What was that band -- the Rembrandts? We're inspired by that!" says Moore with a laugh. This according to his daughter with singer/bassist Kim Gordon, Coco, when she first heard their new song "What a Waste." "Our eleven-year-old said, 'Hey! That's the theme song from Friends!'" he confesses. "And we're like, 'Oh, yeah!' So we're inspired by that -- and [the short-lived NBC comedy series] Freaks and Geeks, which is totally awesome and also early, thrash-era Go-Go's."

www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9438579/sonic_youth_bring_seventies_rock

The song, 'Reena' is almost certainly a reference to the fictional artist/dealer Reena Spaulings.

http://www.reenaspaulings.com

http://www.sonicyouth.com/videos/summer_05.mov

you can hear the demo version of sleepin around

and yeah i suppose everybody knows it but it needs to be precised for newcomers
mp3 of OR, DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE and PINK STEAM all live in solo by thurston found easily on the net ...

I missed a meeting or two.
Does anyone want to fill me in on the Jim leaving story?

uhhh....he left
they all went to red lobster and jim threw his lobster in lee's lap cause they had been arguing about global warming. then lee threatened to quit if they didnt get rid of jim, they were like "no" so lee resorted to holding his breath until he got his way or died/ passed out.
it was retarded
now jims gone..but its all good.. SY always in my mind will be LEE KIM THURSTON and STEVE

thanks for posting. im hoping that the album version sounds different then this...

That's kind of what I thought, except I imagined it was Cracker Barrel and country fried steak.

Rather Ripped?? No more Sonic Life, or Do you believe in the rapture?

No, it's now called Rather Ripped ;)

soulseek

thanks Soundtrax for the informative thread.

Thurston is such a joker. However, "The Red & The Black" that they regularly performed as the encore's closer when fIREHOSE were on tour with them is a Blue Oyster Cult cover. The Minutemen had covered it previously, so I guess that is a vague BOC correlation.