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Rubber Clown Car : Make the Noise
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…. a mixture of XTC, Bob Mould, the Damned, the Who, and Matthew Sweet….the Beatles on Quaaludes … but most importantly - Bongo Guitar.
Genre: Pop: Pop/Rock
Release Date: 2006
Make the Noise Record Label: Rubber Clown Car
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Home in the Suburbs 2:41 $0.99
Boys Don’t Lie 4:36 $0.99
History Never Repeats 3:37 $0.99
The Girl with Something Extra 2:46 $0.99
Don’t You Listen? 4:22 $0.99
Tin City 2:23 $0.99
For Someone Else 3:26 $0.99
Living in Luxury 1:51 $0.99
The Big Swim 3:58 $0.99
Too Close to Us 2:12 $0.99
Only Fools Fall in Love 2:59 $0.99
Vanity Affair 2:18 $0.99
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Album Notes

….. a mixture of XTC, Bob Mould, the Damned, the Who, and Matthew Sweet…..

… the Beatles on Quaaludes …




Rubber Clown Car is:

Dirk Prysby - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Bongo Guitar

Antonio “Tony” Pantalones - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Sounds

Fred Beasley - Drums and Percussion, Guitar, Vocals

Additional Musicians: Tim Walsh – Drums

Recorded at the Vinyl Giant

A Made of Candy production

Thanks to everyone for their help, support, and inspiration.




About the band

Dirk Prysby - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Bongo Guitar

Instruments:
Electric Guitars – Gibson ES 335, Fender Telecaster, Teisco Del Rey, Danelectro 59, Ibanez LP Copy

Acoustic Guitars – Ovation, Airline, Harmony

Influences: XTC, The Beatles, Matthew Sweet, The Who, Bob Mould


Antonio “Tony” Pantalones - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Sounds

Instruments:
Bass – Brand unknown

Acoustic Guitars – Harmony Stella, Ukulele

Influences: The Who, Two Tone, Living Color, Sound Effects Records


Fred Beasley - Drums and Percussion, Guitar, Vocals

Instruments:
Drums – Tama, Samples and Loops

Influences: Bob Mould, Sex Pistols, the Damned, Black Sabbath



The Songs:

Home in the Suburbs - The reality doesn't always meet the expectation. A song about suburban anxiety featuring a nice solo by Dirk. One of the first songs we wrote together.

Boys Don’t Lie – U2 meets The Who meets Morrissey. The frustration and confusion of young love.

History Never Repeats – A failed romance, a second chance? Moody and hypnotic number which features the Rubber Choir on the outro. Dirk plays Bongo guitar on this one.

The Girl with Something Extra – We wrote this after watching “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”.

Don’t You Listen? - Country-tinged song (by way of R.E.M.) about the way we don’t talk to each other anymore.

Tin City - Husker Du and the New York Dolls on this one. Loud, fast, grinding guitars tell the story of living in a trailer park, driving a junker car and just getting by.

For Someone Else - Missing someone who hasn’t even left yet and dreading the passage of time.

Living in Luxury – Unemployed and not caring. This Kinks-influenced track is short and to the point.

The Big Swim – Who? Isolation, desperation, and a catchy chorus. What could be better? Watch out for the wood chipper in the middle bit!

Too Close to Us - Echoes of XTC’S “Punch and Judy”. This one has a beat that keeps turning around. Features a melody line based on a sample of Tony’s neighbor’s cat!

Only Fools Fall in Love – Based on the theme of the 50’s song “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” this tune is about a guy who thinks he’s cool and not jealous of anyone’s relationship (sure…, not too much!)

Vanity Affair – The ultimate love song, influenced by the Pistols and the Damned. I wrote and played rhythm guitar on this one. Turn it up and watch your speakers melt! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.

Hope you like it! Regards, Fred

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REVIEWS

Good First Effort
author: Dan Seville
I like this record a lot. Great songs (production is a little "indie" but the tracks themselves make up for it). "The Girl with Something Extra" is a standout track. Nice work and I'm waiting for more!
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Worth checking out
author: Richard Wolff
Have been listening to the cd the last couple of days.'Home in The Suburbs', reminiscent of The Members 'Sound Of The Suburbs'; 'Boys don't Lie': Boys don't Cry by The Cure? Even though reminiscent of The Who; 'History Never Repeats'(Title by Split Enz) The dB's; 'Don’t You Listen?' The Feelies?; 'Tin City' The Buzzcocks , Tin Huey? etc.. The references are all good. The sound is eighties independent, UK or USA. Worth checking out; glad I did. You should too...
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Indie pop rock - great songs!
author: Tom Pajinski
Great songs! Really hard to tell just who they sound like. I like it.
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Great songs! Raw indie pop-rock
author: Sue Templeton
Great songs! Not sure who they sound like, but it sounds good.
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