Mates of State pt. 2

Team Boo is the third release by MOS; it was released in 2003 on Polyvinyl. I have to say it's my lest favorite of their five albums. There had to be one and this is it. I've been thinking about it since yesterday when I finished up my first post on the Mates. At first, I was thinking, well I just don't know it as well. While that is true, maybe the reason I don't know it as well is because I don't want to listen to it when I can listen to their other albums. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike it. It has songs that I enjoy, like Ha Ha, Whiner's Bio, and Fluke but as a whole it just doesn't do it for me, or rather Team Boo doesn't do it as well as the other albums. I feel a little bad right now for what I've said. I'm sure when they read this they'll be ok.

From least favorite to most favorite (redundant? yes, but I did it for effect). Bring It Back is the single greatest human achievement. Think Long is the single greatest achievement on that greatest human achievement. It really is my favorite song right now. I dare you to listen to it and not be a different person. Go on. OK, the link I just put in above is a youtube clip of the song wiht a picture of the band and there's 3 minute of silence after the song, so just listen to the song and ignore the disappointment that is the video clip. It has great harmonies and moves all over the place yet it's coherent and under 5 minutes. Fraud in the 80's follows and continues the genius train. Remember when I said I could hear the seeds of what was to come in their first album? Well here is the fruit those seeds bore. Good stuff. Oh, by the way they had a daughter shortly before this album came out. If you want to read about their experience touring with their child check this out. Anyway, I just can't say enough about the excellence of this album.

Re-arrange Us is their latest album and their second on Baruk records. I've listened to it a few times and am diggin' it. The album opens with Get Better, which is a bit different, but not. How's that for descriptive writing? You know what? I never claimed to be a good writer, so you can take your attitude and shove it up your ass! I'm sorry that wasn't me it was the gin. I just found out yesterday that MOS is going to play at the Varsity Theatre, which is a great place to see a show. It's tiny and had great accoustics. I saw Camera Obscura there in 2006 and it was a great show. You know what I'm going to tell you about Camera Obscura next.