The Geraldine Fibbers - Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home (1995)
Carla Bozulich formed The Geraldine Fibbers after the demise of alt-dancefloor outfit Ethyl Meatplow. Generally termed an "alt-country" band, this label has always seemed limiting to me, considering the broad range of their sound. Ah, Carla. Can you fall in love with a voice? Is that possible? Carla's voice has a throaty fragility. There's a quality and allure there that's difficult to convey. The music is tight and the songs tell stories: the dream narrative of "Lillybelle," the nostalgic wistfulness of "Marmalade," the junkie redemption of "A Song About Walls." Brilliant. I've listened to this CD countless times over the years. If it's unfamiliar, you really owe it to yourself to check it out; they're possibly the greatest band you've never heard.
Check out the music video for "Dragon Lady":
The album was produced by Steve Fisk. Carla also has a MySpace page. As a bonus, I've included the two b-sides from the Dragon Lady CD5 issued in England and the otherwise unreleased "2 3 4" taken from Live from The Bottom of the Hill, a live promo CD released in 1996.
The Geraldine Fibbers - Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home (1995)
1. Lilybelle (4:52)
2. The Small Song (3:29)
3. Marmalade (5:08)
4. Dragon Lady (4:48)
5. A Song About Walls (4:17)
6. House Is Falling (4:22)
7. Outside of Town (4:56)
8. The French Song (6:03)
9. Dusted (2:40)
10. Richard (5:22)
11. Blast Off Baby (4:08)
12. Get Thee Gone (6:33)
From Dragon Lady CD5 (1995):
13. Bitter Honey (2:01)
14. Birthday Boy (3:06)
From Live from The Bottom of the Hill Promo CD (1996):
15. 2 3 4 (2:56)
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10 comments:
I've been hoping to hear this one for about 2 years. Nels Cline, now with Wilco, is on guitar. It's interesting to see him in
yet another different context. And Carla! Someday I'll get her cover version of Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger.
Thanks!
Man Kevin, you kicked it up a notch with the video... Awesome! I'm eager to give this one a listen. Thanks much!
Nels Cline did not play on this album. He played on the next (and better, in my opinion) album "Butch."
Yes, this was an amazing album - I highly recommend as well....
This is one of my Top Ten Albums of All Timez! Thanks for the video link!
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Definitely, the greatest band you've never heard. Thank you so much for uploading this!
hi, just wanted you to know that I am going to play "outside of town" on a goth radio show in Dunedin, New Zealand on the very happening Radio One local college station. I vaguely remembered the title, but vividly remembered the impression the song made on me about 7 years ago, when I bought the album second hand in Los Angeles. Because of you, this band/song will live live on the air in a very interesting corner of the world.
PS - qualifies as goth cause I said so and is in an all female theme show.
cheers,
helen
Thanks a bunch for GF albums!!! I managed to download their songs a couple of years ago but my albums were incomplete, I lacked a few songs. Now I have them and I noticed differences in versions between a couple of songs: Marmalade, Get Thee Gone and Dusted. Now I'm checking Butch. Thanks a bunch once again!
Greetz!
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