Galaxie 500 - On Fire [New Vinyl] Brand New & Sealed Rmst

	£		16
	$		21

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Galaxie 500  On Fire Vinyl


Artist: Galaxie 500
Title: On Fire
Item Condition: Brand New & Sealed 
Format: Vinyl
Release Date: 2009
Label: 20/20/20
UPC: 600197100912
Genre: Rock

Galaxie 500 began to play beyond the Boston limits and their stock rose, especially in the UK where Today was received enthusiastically. In the summer of 1989, the band re-entered Kramer?s studio to record their second album,On Fire, and its companion EP, the UK-only release Blue Thunder, both for Rough Trade. The critical acclaim for these recordings was deafening. Sounds described the album as "utter magnificence," Melody Maker called it "a stunning collection of daydream pop," even Rolling Stone gave it 3½ stars.The world was beating its head on Galaxie's door; the On Fire/Blue Thunder pairing expanded effortlessly on the bands exquisite base. The plaintive threads of the Galaxie 500 sound had been pulled tighter by the technical proficiency that had enveloped these ex-amateurs, and unlike so many others, technique had sharpened their instincts rather than masked them. Playing with flash is superfluous, when you have the moxie to cover Red Crayolas "Victory Garden" and Joy Divisions "Ceremony," making both of them over in your own image. With the release of On Fire/Blue Thunder, Galaxie 500 took their playing to a whole new level.


Album Tracks

• A1 Blue Thunder
• A2 Tell Me
• A3 Snowstorm
• A4 Strange
• A5 When Will You Come Home
• B1 Decomposing Trees
• B2 Another Day
• B3 Leave The Planet
• B4 Plastic Bird
• B5 Isn't It A Pity

'On Fire' is widely recognized as the iconic pinnacle of Galaxie 500's career. The artwork conveys this, with a low-angle shot of the band, looking up towards an amber sky. This record marked the realization of their signature sound. Nowhere is it clearer than on the album opener, "Blue Thunder," the closest a song can come to waves crashing on a beach in song form. Lyrically inconsequential, with a chorus composed entirely of "la'"s, the track's power lies in a systematic build and break of intensity that reaches a Spector-like climax. It is the quintessential Galaxie 500 song, encapsulating all that was great about the band. With the Boston trio once again utilizing the bizarre genius of producer Mark Kramer, 'On Fire' sounds like anything but. The guitars are warm blankets en wrapping Dean Wareham's vocals, percolated by the open percussion of Damon Krukowski and anchored by the emotion-laden bass of Naomi Yang. Songs like "Snowstorm," "Strange," and "Decomposing Trees" have an endless quality, without beginnings or ends, but rather frozen somewhere on a spectrum of melancholy. For the first time since it's original pressing, 'On Fire' is available again on vinyl. Cut by vinyl ace Kevin Gray from a remaster by Kramer and Alan Douches, the album sounds more vibrant than ever, and Galaxie 500 exists again as one of the most enrapturing and glorious bands to emerge from the underground in the past 25 years."





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