While The Gourds have played 72% of their original catalog since TGN began keeping track in May of last year, the songs listed below received ZERO plays during that same time period. It got us wondering: Of the following 35 songs, which 3 or 4 would you most like to see them pick up again?
Update: The fans have spoken! As of January 15, 2010, at 8:31am, the top four songs requested are...Foggy Blossom (Mechanical Bride) (6 votes), Ham-Fisted Box of Gloves (5 votes), The Bridge (5 votes), and Honduras (4 votes). Just missing the cut with 3 votes each were...Jenny Brown, Dyin' Diamond, Ghosts of Hallelujah, Pickles, and 1st in Line. Here's to their safe and speedy return *clink*
01. Jenny Brown (3 votes) [played 9-28-11]
Update: The fans have spoken! As of January 15, 2010, at 8:31am, the top four songs requested are...Foggy Blossom (Mechanical Bride) (6 votes), Ham-Fisted Box of Gloves (5 votes), The Bridge (5 votes), and Honduras (4 votes). Just missing the cut with 3 votes each were...Jenny Brown, Dyin' Diamond, Ghosts of Hallelujah, Pickles, and 1st in Line. Here's to their safe and speedy return *clink*
01. Jenny Brown (3 votes) [played 9-28-11]
02. Sweet Li'l (1) [played 9-03-10]
03. Money Honey (1) [played 4-03-10]
04. Honduras (4) [played 4-24-10]
05. Pinetar Ramparts (2)
06. Makes Me Roll [played 9-25-10]
07. Stadium Blitzer
08. Coppermine (2)
09. Dyin' Diamond (3) [played 4-26-11]
10. When the Money Comes Rolling In [played 3-03-12]
11. I Ate the Haggis (1) [played 9-25-10]
12. Ghosts of Hallelujah (3) [played 4-23-11]
13. January 6 (2) [played 8-27-10]
14. The Flat Baritone [played 2-11-10]
15. Big Santiago Bust [played 2-15-10]
16. Receipts and Fevers [played 3-05-10]
17. Pickles (3) [played 6-25-11]
18. Bugs [played 12-31-10]
19. Waterbag (1) [played 4-24-10]
20. Turn My Head Around
21. 1st in Line (3) [played 12-31-10]
22. Foggy Blossom (Mechanical Bride) (6) [played 4-03-10]
23. The Bridge (5) [played 4-14-12]
24. Ham-Fisted Box of Gloves (5) [played 4-02-10]
25. The Prayer That Fell Upon the Mirror (1)
26. Sweet Nutty (2) [played 6-26-10]
27. Wired Ole Gal (2) [played 1-08-11]
28. On Time (2) [played 9-17-10]
29. Let Him In
30. Turd in my Pocket (1) [played 2-16-12]
31. Weather Woman [played 1-29-10]
32. Our Patriarch (1)
33. The Education Song (1) [played 2-15-12]
34. Pick and Roll (1) [played 5-03-10]
35. Last Letter (2) [played 2-16-12]
Note: This list only includes original songs from The Gourds' nine studio albums. Please post your picks in the comments section below.
Note: This list only includes original songs from The Gourds' nine studio albums. Please post your picks in the comments section below.
I say: Pickles
ReplyDeleteThe Bridge
Foggy Blossom
Ham fisted box of gloves
The Midwest awaits your return!
Haggis, Hallelujah, and The Bridge -- definitely The Bridge; the first time I heard it, I stayed in my car and played it three more times just tryin' to take it all in!
ReplyDelete1st in Line!!! Then, Foggy Blossom (Mechanical Bride), Ham-Fisted Box of Gloves and Sweet Nutty.
ReplyDelete1. honduras
ReplyDelete2. coppermine
3. january 6
4. last letter
east coast still jonesing for some gourds...
Frankly, Dyin' Diamond, Our Patriarch and Foggy Blossom would be at the top of my list.
ReplyDeleteMike
I'd love to hear Jenny Brown and Honduras at The Tractor next month.
ReplyDeleteLegoStig
January 6
ReplyDeleteJanuary 6
January 6
and January 6...
and then maybe Sweet Lil
I think it's clear that "72%" is incredibly generous. The songs that are represented in heavy rotation make up *perhaps* 22.4%.
ReplyDeleteSubtract the songs from each quarter- it becomes obvious that Lament, Moon Gone Down, Roll and Tumble, (etc)- all sit in the spacetime interval alongside the double zeros above. I don't even know WHY they wrote Gangsta Lean? In fact, Lowlands may suck us faster than light through the mouth of a traversable wormhole into a parallel galaxy.
So maybe The Gourds should start writing songs cubically? It's an easier fit through a quantum vacuum.
oh, anonymous, I do likes the way you break it down!
ReplyDeleteLast Letter
ReplyDelete(and keep Gangsta Lean)
1. Pickles
ReplyDelete2. Honduras
3. Pick and roll
all are amazing songs that are catchy as hell
1. Ghosts of Hallelujah
ReplyDelete2. Dyin' Diamond
3. Ham-Fisted Box of Gloves
4. 1st in Line
pinetar, wired ole gal, bridge
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter what they sing, I just hope to see them sing it in NYC or Massachusetts.
ReplyDeleteJon V.
I'm with Jon V. I'll leave it in The Gourds hands, they have NEVER done us wrong. Just need more of it in the NJ/NY area. Last Letter is an amazing song but I can see how it may not be a great live choice......
ReplyDeleteNew record coming?????
Dave B.
Coppermine and even though it's not on the list I'd like to see Blood of the Ram put into rotation...it's so studly.
ReplyDeleteA Goodson
Jenny Brown, Ghosts of Hallelujah, Foggy Blossom, and Turd In My Pocket. I've heard all 4 live, but not in a long time.
ReplyDeleteIn no particular order:
ReplyDeletePrayer That Fell Upon The Mirror, Jenny Brown, Foggy Blossom, 1st In Line
-- Tomski
Grave on the green hillside---talked 'Ribs into it one night in Mpls coupla years ago.
ReplyDeleteON TIME!! THE BRIDGE!! MONEY HONEY!!
ReplyDeleteTerry
'grave on the green hillside' isn't on the list b/c it's not from a studio album, but it's still a great song that I'd love to hear again. actually, there were quite a few like that on the facebook version of TGN: paul suggested 'low is the way' (a staple back in the beeble days), pete asked for 'starkweather' (a rob bernard number that jimmy used to do), 'ain't gonna have it tonight' (an old jimmy song that really should be on a record), and 'wannamakers' (a kev tune from the beeble days). lisa agreed on 'starkweather' and 'wannamakers', and barnes made a case for a couple of covers they used to do...'sorry you're sick' (by ted hawkins), and 'flags and banners' (by the faces) which they just soundchecked on december 4th. anyway, all great stuff. hope some of it finds its way back into the set at some point.
ReplyDeleteHam-Fisted Box of Gloves you can do it Kev dig deep
ReplyDeleteBart
The Education Song, Wired Ole Gal, Honduras...
ReplyDeleteDanny
Dying Diamond
ReplyDeleteOn Time
--Hugh
Waterbag
ReplyDeleteI second:
ReplyDeleteThe Bridge
Foggy Blossom
Ham fisted box of gloves
I also second:
East Coast dates! Can The Gourds get within a state line or two away from New York??
Hands down; I would love to hear Sweet Nutty. Pickles and Pinetar would be most appreciated as well.
ReplyDeleteas of the 1-29-10 show in coupland, weather woman is no longer on the ZERO list. wonder what provoked him to play it. I mean, it didn't even have any votes :)
ReplyDeleteas of the 2-11-10 show in portland, the flat baritone is no longer on the ZERO list.
ReplyDeleteas of the 2-15-10 show in ketchum, big santiago bust is no longer on the ZERO list.
ReplyDeleteas of the 3-05-10 show in austin, receipts and fevers is no longer on the ZERO list.
ReplyDeleteas of the 4-02-10 show in fort worth, ham fisted box of gloves is no longer on the ZERO list.
ReplyDeleteas of the 4-03-10 show in austin, money honey AND foggy blossom (mechanical bride) are no longer on the ZERO list.
ReplyDeleteas of the 4-24-10 show in medina, honduras AND waterbag are no longer on the ZERO list.
ReplyDeleteas of the 5-03-10 show in phoenix, pick and roll is no longer on the ZERO list.
ReplyDelete