Album #: 29 Recording Dates: 09/03/2000 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Everyone who plays regularly with the Sheep Fiends has preferences in the types of music performed (improv, covers, the occasional Sheep Fiend composition), the length of the performances (30 minute jam or 4 minute song?) and other attributes. One of the critical pieces …
Album #: 28 Recording Dates: 06/25/2000 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: A solid recording of a wide ranging jam from a classic line up. Personal favorite “The Rising Price of Gasoline” will be featured as a sample track for the upcoming Scratchrock XIII post. Two Track Sampler Track 05 – Thang (Sheep Fiends) – …
Album #: 26 Recording Dates: 05/21/2000 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: One Fiend, Two Fiends, Three Fiends, Four…no… just 3 FIENDS! This rare assemblage of a three piece ensemble is far from uniformly successful, but does offer some very unique moments and approaches to sound (and a classic Sheep Fiends album cover!). Three Track …
Album #: 25 Recording Dates: 04/16/2000 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: One of my favorite jams from this era of the Fiends. Many different vocalists create multiple moods upon a multitude of orchestrations with topics ranging from the stock market to time travel to dirty nasty filthy love. Five Track Sampler Track 01 –Increased …
Album #: 24 Recording Dates: 2000 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: The Sheep Fiends have no problem putting together a large ensemble on a day when men across America choose to drink beer and watch jocks in tights fall down. No tights, but plenty of beer fuels this noise drenched and off kilter session. …
