Various Artists - Red Hot + Bothered: The Indie Rock Guide Book to Dating

Title: Red Hot + Bothered: The Indie Rock Guide Book to Dating Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 11/1995 Re-Released On: 10/3/1995 Label: Wa Duration: 67:13 Album Type(s): Explicit lyrics sticker, Various artists collection UPCs: 093624598329, 093624595410, 093624598213 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Pop/Rock, Lo-Fi, Post-Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Dream Pop, Experimental Rock, Chamber Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Sadcore Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Sensational Gravity Boy :: Freedom Cruise
2. Still Flat :: Built to Spill
3. The Mirror Is Gone :: Lisa Germano
4. Mouthwash :: Noise Addict
5. Indierockinstrumental :: Folk Implosion
6. Some Fantasy :: Shayne Carter, The Verlaines
7. Little League :: Liquorice
8. Hazmats :: Babe the Blue Ox
9. Mainland China :: Juicy
10. The Fontana :: The Sea and Cake
11. Sotto Voce
12. Rex's Blues :: Jay Farrar, Kelly Willis
13. Empty Yard :: Grifters
14. Miracleland :: East River Pipe, F.M. Cornog
15. Snail Trail :: Heavenly
16. Hopeless :: Future Bible Heroes
17. Servicing Man :: Flying Nuns
18. Quietly Approaching :: Gastr del Sol, David Grubbs, Jim O'Rourke

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD Wa 45982

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The Red Hot Organization goes indie in a most compelling fashion. Billed as the Indie Rock Guide to Dating, this compilation is every bit as geeky cool as it purports to be. Though not every artist here is the cream of the crop, enough Grade A contributions make the endeavor more than a bit successful. Highlights include "Sensational Gravity Boy" from the Robert Pollard-fronted Freedom Cruise, Built to Spill Caustic Resin's sterling "Still Flat" even though it appears in a bolder, fleshier form on their eponymous EP, Lisa Germano's fragile, fractured acoustic ditty, the shambolic grandeur of "Some Fantasy" from the criminally ignored Verlaines, a subtle song from The Seak and Cake, "East River Pipe's poetic, sad "Miracleland, a bubbly, droll version of "Hopeless" from Future Bible Heroes, and the indie Television-lite stylings of Flying Nuns. The collection would probably be better off without Folk Implosion's tired New Order homage, Noise Addict's amateur sounds, Babe the Blue Ox's empty, histrionic stab at the blues, a weak track from the usually powerful Grifters, and the bland minimalist plodding that Gastr del Sol submitted. Even though there are a bunch of sub par tracks, Red Hot made enough smart choices when choosing the artists that Red Hot + Bothered becomes a fine sampler of Indie rock circa 1995. ~ Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide

Name Credits Archer Prewitt Guitar Babe the Blue Ox Performer Bob Weston Trumpet Brian Martin Producer Built to Spill Performer Christopher Ewen Multi Instruments Darryl Johnson Bass David Grubbs Performer East River Pipe Performer Flying Nuns Performer Folk Implosion Performer Freedom Cruise Performer Future Bible Heroes Performer Gastr del Sol Performer Grifters Performer Hanna Fox Drums Heavenly Performer Jay Farrar Performer, Guitar, Vocals Jenny Toomey Guitar, Vocals Jim O'Rourke Performer John J. Davis Drums John McEntire Marimba, Drums John Shough Engineer Juicy Performer Kelley Deal Vocals, Guitar Kelly Willis Performer, Vocals Kevin Sweeney Vocals, Bass Kim Deal Drums, Vocals Liquorice Performer Lisa Germano Performer, Producer, Vocals, Guitar Lou Barlow Guitar Malcolm Burn Keyboards, Producer Noise Addict Performer Pat Lynch & Airchords Guitar Rebecca Gates Piano, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Ronald Jones Drums Shayne Carter Performer, Guitar, Vocals Stuart Hallerman Engineer The Sea and Cake Performer The Verlaines Performer Tim Thomas Guitar, Vocals Tobin Sprout Guitar Tom Starr Bass Trey Many Drums Warren Defever Engineer