Click on the thumbnail to view a printable cd sleeve.- Title: Stand Up Anchovies
- Artist: Anchovies
- Timespan: January 1993
- Theme: jokes plus music equals groans
- Length: 27:53
- Tracks: 13
- Lyrics: 13
- MP3s: 13 play all locally
- Rating: ** [2] (1 rating) rate this album
Track List
Notes
This was our last practice as a band (where all of us had instruments). Allen brought his drums, so we had something to bang.
I don't hear Anand's voice at all on the tape. I think he was there for "Drizzle", since there so many keyboard parts plus drums. However, Anand may have left before we started "Anchovy Rock" and the other "songs".
Songs
Trav Intro
- Stand Up Anchovies track 1
- Complete Anchovies track 60
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 1:00
- Travis Emmitt - talking
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This was an intro I recorded, probably sometime in 1993. I might have also recorded it for the tape version of Complete Anchovies, which I initially assembled in December 1994.
Lyrics to "Trav Intro":
all righty, that just was travis by himself playing his improv okay, basically on the first side we had "aren't you sorry that you left jon" then we had "drizzle" then we had "demian" and "anchovy rock" and then the "stupid improv" and then we had some more "drizzle", "aren't you sorry", "christmas in cancun", "don't disregard me" on this side, we had "demian" and then me improv[is]ing um, basically, this, uh... what we've heard up to now was recorded in the summer of 1992 it was the dead anchovies it consisted of allen, anand... actually, allen never showed up it was just anand, luke, and travis and um we had our trusty drum machine what you're about to hear is taken from early 1993 in january a winter practice it's the middle of our sophomore years at college and, uh, it was recorded here it includes all three of us plus allen okay? we're still sans jon but you can hear, uh, the result of those practices in just a minute
Drizzle (4)
- Stand Up Anchovies track 2
- Complete Anchovies track 61
- Anchovy Picks track 15
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- other names: Drizzle
- length: 7:05
- Anand Ajgaonkar - drums
- Travis Emmitt - Yamaha SY55, vocals | wrote: music, lyrics
- Allen Foster - keyboard
- Luke Marshall - Yamaha DX21, vocals
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This is the final, live-drums version of "Drizzle". I rearranged it to fit my Tripecac version (on College Collage).
It's clumbsy as heck. The transitions to and from the reggae section are total clunkers. It's kinda funny, though.
I don't know what the phone call was. It sounds like one of us wasn't there, but I can't tell who. At times it sounds like there are three keyboards plus drums.
Lyrics to "Drizzle (4)":
???: it's so ??? TRAV: this is it we're recording actually not that it matters the anch-- he's on his way INTRO: aren't you sorry that you left jon, left jon? aren't you sorry that you left all this? the anchovies are not dead yet, dead yet 1,2,3 CHANT: tell me jon, tell me jon: whatcha gonna do? gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: are ya feelin' blue? tell me jon, tell me jon: you gonna cry too? you gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: whatsa matter you? tell me jon, tell me jon: whatcha gonna do? gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: are ya feelin' blue? tell me jon, tell me jon: you gonna cry too? you gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: whatsa matter you? VERSE: it was a cold night in december with a shiver and a tear and his saxophone he hurried through the rain (rain rain) down the steps, to the door, wondering if his friends were inside there so he knocked [knock knock] and he waited, but nobody came he could see them through the window, so he knocked again CHANT: tell me jon, tell me jon: whatcha gonna do? gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: are ya feelin' blue? tell me jon, tell me jon: you gonna cry too? you gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: whatsa matter you? tell me jon, tell me jon: whatcha gonna do? gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: are ya feelin' blue? tell me jon, tell me jon: you gonna cry too? you gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: whatsa matter you? VERSE: and on that cold night in december while the rain turned to sleet and then to snow the metal pads on his saxophone began to freeze (no pun intended) and the tears were running down his frozen nose the tears were running freely now does that make you feel sad? well, jon deserves no sympathy he's the one who left the band CHANT: tell me jon, tell me jon: whatcha gonna do? gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: are ya feelin' blue? tell me jon, tell me jon: you gonna cry too? you gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: whatsa matter you? REGGAE: i'm bored, let's play some reggae drum fill chorus, chorus now you're feeling like a stupid idiot and now you're feeling a trifle left out you miss the fun times that we used to have and you miss the anchovies: al, anand, luke, and trav now you're feeling like a stupid idiot and now you're feeling a trifle left out you miss the good times that we used to have used to have, used to have now you're feeling like a stupid idiot ??? second solo! you miss the good times that we used to have and you miss the anchovies: al, anand, luke, and trav ??? should we let jon in? no, keep playing! 1,2,3,4 CHANT: tell me jon, tell me jon: whatcha gonna do? gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: are ya feelin' blue? tell me jon, tell me jon: you gonna cry too? you gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: whatsa matter you? tell me jon, tell me jon: whatcha gonna do? gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: are ya feelin' blue? tell me jon, tell me jon: you gonna cry too? you gotta tell me jon, tell me jon: whatsa matter you? 1,2,3,4 VERSE: it was a la la la la... in april (in april, in april...) la la la la ... pouring rain la la la la ... let me in! let me in! please, please, let me in! please, please, please, please... let me in i wanna be your friend again TRAV: okay, take two ANAND: i wanna hear that first TRAV: you wanna hear that?!?
Anchovy Rock (6)
- Stand Up Anchovies track 3
- Complete Anchovies track 62
- Anchovy Picks track 16
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- other names: Anchovy Rock
- length: 5:57
- Travis Emmitt - Yamaha SY55, drums, vocals | wrote: music
- Allen Foster - drums, Yamaha SY55, vocals
- Luke Marshall - Yamaha DX21, vocals
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This was our final version of our theme song, "Anchovy Rock". This one had three keyboard parts and vocals!
We switched parts (and tempos) in the middle of it. I moved from keyboard to drums. From what we were saying, it sounds like Allen was initially on drums. I don't hear Anand at all, so I'm guessing he had left by this point.
Lyrics to "Anchovy Rock (6)":
TRAV/LUKE: anchovy rock anchovy rock... TRAV: anchovy rock anchovy rock here's allen with his vocal solo say something, allen ALLEN: anchovy rock anchovy rock... TRAV? ??? ALLEN: i can't -- i can't sing and syncopate at the same time TRAV: luke, wanna play the bass? LUKE: i'll see what i can do TRAV: allen, you and i can switch positions ALLEN: anchovy rock anchovy rock let's see if travis can sing and play at the same time TRAV: nothing ??? transition, wasn't it? ALLEN: yeah it was TRAV: wooh! ok, that's better yo, ok allen, can you turn down the, uh yes, that one travis is a pro ALLEN: what key is this? TRAV: it's e ALLEN/TRAV: anchovy rock anchovy rock... TRAV: anchovy rock anchovy rock... here's allen ALLEN: ??? rock ??? TRAV: here, allen you fiddle with the ??? with the reverb box makes the voice do all sorts of fun stuff ALLEN: no delay, no reverb there it is ??? TRAV: now here's luke with his vocal solo LUKE: ??? ALLEN: the funky polka funny, this amp looks like the one from the band room TRAV: this is stand up anchovies here's allen foster with his jokes for the night ALLEN: what do you call a blonde with brain cells? pregnant
Stand Up 1
- Stand Up Anchovies track 4
- Complete Anchovies track 63
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 1:18
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking
- Allen Foster - Yamaha SY55, talking
- Luke Marshall - talking
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For some reason we decided to tell jokes. This first part centers around a (pretty funny) joke that Luke had heard recently.
I think Allen played the little keyboard run at 0:43. I banged on the drums.
Lyrics to "Stand Up 1":
TRAV: and now here is the joke telling extravaganza and we're gonna take turns telling jokes i'll do the drum fills and you guys can do the dramatic organ stuff you guys can start we'll clap too so you feel better LUKE: ok here's a short series of jokes i've heard recently it's luke in his wtju voice and here's a few jokes to start the evening why do elephants paint their balls red? anyone? ALLEN: why? why? LUKE: so they can hide in cherry trees ALLEN: ha ha ha TRAV: yay yay LUKE: and now for the second in the series what's the loudest noise in the jungle? anyone? anyone? TRAV: wow that's great! LUKE: giraffes eating cherries ALLEN: oh, ha ha TRAV: i don't get it LUKE: thank you thank you now we'll move on to somebody else TRAV: really good
Cheesy Intro
- Stand Up Anchovies track 5
- Complete Anchovies track 64
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 0:17
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking
- Allen Foster - Yamaha SY55, talking
- Luke Marshall - laughing
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This is a segue from our joke telling back into music. I was trying to tell Allen which voice on my keyboard was the organ. Pretty clunky.
Lyrics to "Cheesy Intro":
TRAV: don't forget the dramatic organ music organ LUKE: [laughs] TRAV: it's voice number 20 20 uh ALLEN: voice? TRAV: here, ok, we gotta do that cheesy theme music 1,2
Cheesy Theme Music
- Stand Up Anchovies track 6
- Complete Anchovies track 65
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 0:33
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking
- Allen Foster - Yamaha SY55
- Luke Marshall - Yamaha DX-21, talking
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This was supposed to be the theme music for our stand up routine. It's pretty amorphous.
Lyrics to "Cheesy Theme Music":
TRAV: cheesy theme music, everyone play cheesy, cheesy theme music let's go! ??? LUKE: it's ??? telling jokes with travis ??? telling jokes at trav's house tell lots of jokes at trav's house TRAV: allen with the theme music
Dead Chatter
- Stand Up Anchovies track 7
- Complete Anchovies track 66
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 0:48
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking
- Allen Foster - Yamaha SY55, talking, vocals
- Luke Marshall - talking
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We had nothing to say but we didn't want to stop recording. This is our pathetic at getting back into the music. Towards the end, Allen started singing (lamely).
Lyrics to "Dead Chatter":
TRAV: and here we are live LUKE: live from the basement TRAV: it's sunday night sunday evening LUKE: we have a whole live review TRAV: here's allen with another here's either, one of you guys, ??? joke [silence] hey let's sing chords ALL: ahhh ALLEN: what is this? LUKE: singing chords ALLEN: oh, singing chords it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday
Anchovy Xmas
- Stand Up Anchovies track 8
- Complete Anchovies track 67
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 0:52
- Travis Emmitt - drums, vocals
- Allen Foster - Yamaha SY55, vocals
- Luke Marshall - vocals
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Luke launched into "White Christmas" and we feebly followed... Briefly. I'm guessing that Allen played the keyboard chord at 0:13.
Lyrics to "Anchovy Xmas":
LUKE: i'm dreaming of a white christmas just like the ones they used to know where the tree tops glisten and sleigh bells something and something and sleigh bells in the snow hey hey hey TRAV: yeah LUKE: i'm dreaming of white christmas da da da da ???: we wish you a merry christmas
We Do Requests
- Stand Up Anchovies track 9
- Complete Anchovies track 68
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 1:14
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking
- Allen Foster - talking
- Luke Marshall - talking
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More babbling. You can tell why we never were not a cover band.
Lyrics to "We Do Requests":
TRAV: ok this is the a capella anchovies ALLEN: a capella TRAV: on drums we do requests well, anybody in the audience have any requests? LUKE: freebird TRAV: ok we'll play freebird there's an awesome guitar solo that we'll have to skip now allen, actually allen can do scat ok, how does, ??? the vocals? LUKE: can we scat the solo first? ALLEN: what is that? TRAV: what are the vocals for freebird? LUKE: um, i don't know them, sorry TRAV: freebird! ok we need another one i'm sorry, we don't have that record in stock ALLEN: in stock LUKE: put it on the playlist TRAV: what was that? ALLEN: it's not on the playlist TRAV: it's not on the a-list, next ALLEN: not, not on the a-list LUKE: ok TRAV: you can give yourself a robotic voice by turning it up two notches but you just move down ALLEN: yeah, delay? LUKE: two voices ALLEN: yeah, good call TRAV: anyway, so i know, african tribal chant ALLEN: ok
Tribal Anchovies
- Stand Up Anchovies track 10
- Complete Anchovies track 69
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 1:20
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking, chanting
- Allen Foster - talking, chanting
- Luke Marshall - talking, chanting
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This was supposed to be "African" tribal music, but it sounds more like Native American chanting to me. Not that I'm an expert. It just doesn't sound very African to me.
Lyrics to "Tribal Anchovies":
ALL: [chanting] LUKE: hey trav, cue us in TRAV: this is african anchovies let's start with a ready? ALL: [chanting] ???: ??? for breakfast ??? for breakfast
Eating Anchovies
- Stand Up Anchovies track 11
- Complete Anchovies track 70
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 0:53
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking, chomping
- Allen Foster - talking, chomping
- Luke Marshall - chomping
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Listening to this will make you want your 53 seconds of life back.
Lyrics to "Eating Anchovies":
TRAV: [chomping] ALLEN: [laughing] quick, take it away from him TRAV: you can do this too, allen, if you get reverb on it this is three guys eating the eating anchovies ALL: [chomping] ALLEN: [laughing] one to keep forever
Stand Up 2
- Stand Up Anchovies track 12
- Complete Anchovies track 71
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 1:56
- Travis Emmitt - drums, talking
- Allen Foster - talking
- Luke Marshall - Yamaha DX21, laughing
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More joke telling. It was pretty lame. At the end, Luke got restless and started playing his keyboard.
Lyrics to "Stand Up 2":
TRAV: back to stand up let's tell blonde jokes what do you get when you cross allen with a blonde? ALLEN: what? TRAV: allen! ALLEN: ha ha TRAV: tell ALLEN: why did the blonde stare at the orange juice container for 20 minutes? TRAV: why? ALLEN: it said concentrate TRAV: that's good what do you get when you cross allen with a whore? ALLEN: what? TRAV: lots of kids! ALLEN: ha ha TRAV: not fair ALLEN: ha ha TRAV: what do you cross what do you get when you cross allen with a goat? lots of kids! ALLEN: ha LUKE: ha ha ha TRAV: someone else can tell jokes ALLEN: somebody will stupid TRAV: what do you get when you cross jon... ALLEN: with a whore? nothing! TRAV: you get jon and a whore ALLEN: no TRAV: ok, luke's gonna wanna to play something so we're gonna try to play now
Psychedelic Anchovies
- Stand Up Anchovies track 13
- Complete Anchovies track 72
- recorded: 1993-01-??
- length: 4:40
- Travis Emmitt - drums, vocals
- Allen Foster - Yamaha SY55
- Luke Marshall - Yamaha DX21
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This was the last piece of music we played together as a band. It was a moody improv, with me on drums and Allen and Luke on keyboards. It's pretty awful, musically.
Lyrics to "Psychedelic Anchovies":
TRAV: this is psychedelic anchovies ??? anchovies look at allen's keyboard ??? all that's nice new age anchovies with a little bit of african music ??? that's very nice ??? ah, that's nice ah, that's nice