Foxy Shazam Band • Page 13

$40 single LP
lol
$70 for a shirt and limited variant
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Justin Hawkins interviewed Eric Nally for over an hour! I have yet to watch this, but I wanted to share:

 

Good interview! Hope they actually collab again like they were talking about!

 

What happened to this band? Such a positive trajectory through their first 4 albums and it’s been underproduced noise ever since.

This coming from someone who was a humongous fan and traveled multiple states/cities to see them 6 times between 2006-2013

 

It all started with Gonzo IMO.

You have a record produced by the legend himself, Steve Albini (RIP), you still have major label money (iirc - they were dropped after they made this), but there’s one thing you don’t have.. the songs. The songs simply underwhelm.

This issue was rearing its head in Church with the second half being mostly a snooze fest but once they self released Gonzo in its underproduced mess (they chose to record this all in one room together playing and it sounds like it) - it became apparent that there was simply no gas left in the tank. They go on hiatus (makes sense) but when they decide to go come back.. they still don’t have the songs and even worse - they’re fully independent so they can’t afford top quality production either.

They keep churning out records too and they’re all more mediocre than the other. I didn’t even realize a new one came out last month (lol) cause I’m so checked out with this band. They could have and should have gone the distance after their S/T masterpiece but jfc the missteps made since makes their return back to glory almost guaranteed to never happen. It’s a massive bummer.

 

Couldn't have said it better.

 

Spinning my S/T record now and goddamn.. this truly is their magnum opus.

 

Apt description of this whole saga.

 

Of all the recent albums this one is by far the worst. Even on songs where there is a decent section, it's ruined by some kind of weirdness or talking or something that comes right after. I don't get it, at all.

 

It took me a second to realize what was happening with the music in the new Peacemaker Season 2 trailer I wonder if they'll use Oh Lord within the actual show too. It's a long shot, but James Gunn did tease that they were using a new intro song for this season...

edit: I totally forgot that "Welcome to the Church of Rock and Roll" was in S1 of Peacemaker too.