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- Date Released: January 1, 2003
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Merge Records
One of New Zealand's finest
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We Say...
I've spent more time loving the Clean in the last 25 years than any other band, and I probably can't describe why. But when any one of them — Hamish or David or Robert — start singing, I melt. Their songs — four random favorites: "Point That Thing Somewhere Else," "Getting Older," "Anything Could Happen," "Drawing to a Hole" — sound like they were plucked out of the air, rather than written. All three band members have made more music on their own and with other groups than they have as the Clean, and most of it's great, but something happens when they get together that is not only unmatched on their work apart from each other, but is unlike anything else I've ever heard.
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They Say...
While Split Enz came first and hit bigger worldwide, one could argue that there would be no New Zealand rock scene as it is known today if it weren't for the Clean; the sainted Flying Nun label was formed to put out their debut single, their willingness to go the D.I.Y. route in recording their early material set the standard for any number of bands (Kiwi and otherwise), and their playful yet aggressive mixture of pop hooks, jagged guitar lines, neo-Velvets minimalism, and edgy wit paved the way for the Bats, the Chills, the Verlaines, the Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, and a handful of other bands who helped New Zealand develop its own musical identity for the first time. Despite their importance and longevity, the Clean have never been especially well-served on record in the United States; their important early singles and EPs received little circulation in America, and their post-reunion albums have been only sporadically available, thanks to the collapse of several indie labels. Anthology isn't the perfect remedy to this situation, but it comes close; it's a superb overview of the Clean's career, with the classic Boodle Boodle Boodle and Great Sounds EPs included in their entirety on disc one (along with several crucial singles and outtakes), while disc two skims off the cream of the later albums Vehicle, Modern Rock, and Unknown Country (four outtakes from the Modern Rock sessions are thrown in for good measure). A thoroughly enjoyable introduction to an important and influential band, Anthology will also fill in plenty of gaps in the collections of American fans; anyone with more than a passing interest in the Clean will find plenty to revel in here.
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Tally Ho |
2:41 |
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| 02. | |
Platypus |
3:16 |
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| 03. | |
Billy Two |
2:22 |
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| 04. | |
Thumbs Off |
2:58 |
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Anything Could Happen |
2:38 |
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Sad Eyed Lady |
3:02 |
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| 07. | |
Point That Thing Somewhere Else |
5:27 |
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| 08. | |
Fish |
2:24 |
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| 09. | |
Flowers |
3:25 |
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| 10. | |
Side On |
2:03 |
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| 11. | |
Slug Song |
3:19 |
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| 12. | |
Beatnick |
1:57 |
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| 13. | |
End Of My Dream |
4:08 |
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On Again / Off Again |
1:46 |
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At The Bottom |
3:50 |
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| 16. | |
Getting Older |
4:18 |
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Scrap Music |
1:30 |
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| 18. | |
Whatever I Do Its Right |
2:32 |
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| 19. | |
Two Fat Sisters (Live) |
2:54 |
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Odditty |
2:33 |
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| 21. | |
Quickstep (Live) |
5:52 |
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| 22. | |
At The Bottom (Live) |
3:26 |
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22 Total Tracks, 68:21 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Drawing To A Hole |
2:03 |
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| 02. | |
I Wait Around |
2:40 |
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| 03. | |
The Blue |
1:46 |
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| 04. | |
Someone |
1:52 |
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| 05. | |
Big Soft Punch |
2:32 |
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Diamond Shine |
3:13 |
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| 07. | |
Big Cat |
1:41 |
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| 08. | |
Outside The Cage |
5:07 |
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Safe In The Rain |
2:55 |
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Secret Place |
3:32 |
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| 11. | |
Do Your Thing |
4:13 |
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| 12. | |
Linger Longer |
2:27 |
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Too Much Violence |
3:50 |
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Trapped In Amber |
3:15 |
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Psychedelic Ranger |
2:50 |
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| 16. | |
Late Last Night |
2:48 |
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Ludwig |
2:10 |
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Wipe Me, I'm Lucky |
3:11 |
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| 19. | |
Franz Kafka At The Zoo |
1:58 |
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Clutch |
2:15 |
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Balkans |
1:20 |
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Indigo Blue |
2:33 |
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Chumpy |
3:45 |
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| 24. | |
Twist Top |
2:04 |
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46 Total Tracks, 66:00 Total Length
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Credits
- The Clean - Engineer // Tex Houston - Engineer // Tex Houston - Mastering // Dave Hurley - Mastering // Paul Kean - Engineer // Stephen Kilroy - Engineer // Alan Moulder - Engineer // Martin Phillipps - Vocals (Background) // Alan Starrett - Mandolin // Alan Starrett - Accordion // Alan Starrett - Cello // Alan Starrett - Viola // Alan Starrett - Piano (Thumb) // Alan Starrett - Dulcimer (Hammer) // Chris Knox - Vocals (Background) // Chris Knox - Engineer // Dave K. - Guitar // Dave K. - Vocals // Ken Kennedy - Engineer // David Kilgour - Guitar // David Kilgour - Vocals // David Kilgour - Vocals (Background) // David Kilgour - Mixing // Hamish Kilgour - Drums // Hamish Kilgour - Vocals // Hamish Kilgour - Drawing // Doug Hood - Engineer // Nick Roughan - Engineer // Tom Bell - Mixing // Gordon Rutherford - Assistant // Craig McNab - Photography
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