So true. I bought this CD back in the early 2000s…after owning the cassette in the 90s! The music is still great, blows away most of the mainstream stuff out there today.
this song is easily one of the best love songs EVER written. the themes of movement, forgiveness, hope, and trust coupled with the absolutely ASTOUNDING music are completely timeless. KOD was (and is) one of the best bands to tap into the complexities of the heart with the emotive music to match. I still thank (deity of choice) that I actually got to see them back in '92 supporting Suzanne Vega (weird!)
Remember buying this for 99p on 12" from a record store in Kennington, south London when it was released. Been listening to it ever since. One of the all-time great tunes.
A little transcribing from a podcast called The Hustle interviewing Patrick..."Julian wrote all the music. Patrick wrote the lyrics and originally called it Sedition. An agressive political song. Dan and Julian said no, we don't like that. Patrick gets furious. "How dare you tell me what to write". Patrick then goes and writes the lyrics we now hear. Patrick telling how it feels from his point of view. He says it's a vague lyric about not belonging. "Well, if people don't want to come along with me, well there you go." It's also when Julian started to layer and layer and layer guitars over and over again. Julian knew it was the hit and Patrick thought Quick as Rainbows. It's a great interview.
Scottydont66 I used to stay up to watch and record that show on VHS cassette tapes! Heh. An old friend sent me the link to this video in 2020. Time has flown.
This album is easily top5 all time. This group was so fucking incredible. I try to explain their sound as listening to dolphins swimming in space. They are just so beautiful
Patrick wrote this also... "Music was everything to us - it had to achieve an emotional or cosmic uplift and depth, or it got dropped. It was an extraordinary time in our lives. I hope you have as intense an experience listening to it as we had making it. Patrick."
Late to the party on this comment. I used to hit the beltway home from parties in '91 on WHFS, window down, cig in hand, avoiding the cop traps do 80. Amazing days.
a poor "starving student" at university, hearing "i would never want to leave this country where roads are fast and knowledge easy"...well, I was sold for life.
One of the most unappreciated bands. This is one of their best offerings. The last minute or so has some intricate and etherial chordage. It's really something special and one of my favorite alt.rock pieces.
I love the way the speeding of a car is used as a metaphor for increasing the intensity of a relationship, works very well particularly with the excited but ominous-sounding guitar work.
I was in college at the time this came out definitely consuming a lot of new order and echo and the bunnyman at that time so this really filled the gap Love this tune! Also a shout out to 4AD and all their catalog
ethereal, evocative, magic times, reminds me of lying on the roof on hot summer college nights, watching the moon, listening to this musical revelation!
Lyrics You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to leave this country Where rules are fast and knowledge easy I would never want to take you with me Unless you're open And trust my hand I would never wish this much on you When what you have might be enough I would never want to drive that fast Unless you're ready, willing, happy Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to take you with me Until you're open and grab my hand I would never wish this much on you Until you like to live that fast You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to do that to you To take you far and leave you stranded I have never gone quite far enough But you can get off whenever you like Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast
When working 3rd shift back around 1990 or 1991 this always came on the radio (WHFS) as I was racing at light speed around the Wash DC beltway to get to work on time. A perfect song for that drive.
The chorus effect on the bass, the ethereal and dreamy guitar strumming plus the fall-winter feel (video helps) has that nostalgic thing going which is hard t explain, maybe thats why
So much of the 90s music encapsulated that sense of joy and melancholy.. a distinguishing characteristic of the times ..for sure. It was my youth and teacher ..
The first new Kitchens album in 19 years gets released on 30th September. Folly is available for pre-order from 3Loop music now on LP & CD now. Special bundles are available too.
First heard this on the now long-gone Houston radio station, KLOL 101. They had a Sunday night program called Exposure, which served as a showcase for exciting new bands lining up to make their mark. I would either listen live or tape it and listen the next day. I can't tell you how many bands that exposed me to where my friends were reacting with, "who the heck is this"?
CBC stereo had a show called Nightlines with David Wisdom as host from 1984 to 1997. On all night long on Saturday night. When weather conditions were right I could pick it up pretty good across Lake Erie on 100.5 FM out of London Ontario. He played all kinds of great stuff like this. I would tape it too on cassettes and vhs. Just recently found a bunch of those old tapes. Will be fun going through them.
You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to leave this country Where roads are fast and knowledge easy I would never want to take you with me Unless you're open And trust my hand I would never wish this much on you When what you have might be enough I would never want to drive that fast Unless you're ready, willing, happy Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to take you with me Until you're open and grab my hand I would never wish this much on you Until you like to live that fast You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to do that to you To take you far and leave you stranded I have never gone quite far enough But you can get off whenever you like Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast
I was forwarded here to listen to Kitchens, by Jon Justice who does a Depeche Mode podcast called MY NERD WORLD. I sent him some songs by my band The Goddess, and he said we sounded like Kitchens Of Distinction who I've never heard before, and now an instant fan!
I heard this for the first time on 120 minutes in the early 90s and immediately bought the album. My clique of high school friends from Kingsport, TN were quite the anglophiles, and we would listen to this album incessantly. I'm just glad some 4AD titles got distributed to my small town before the digital era, as it had a huge impact. As another said, my heart still soars every time I hear it. 4AD is still a fantastic label. Long may she live.
Rarely does a band/artist hit me like this...I’m in awe of this band. I just discovered them a week ago, but I already know their music is going to be a major part of my life. Truly transcendent stuff...
I just discovered this band a couple months ago. They completely blow my mind. And what is more incredible is that though I just discovered them, this song (and a couple others like Mad As Snow) are a perfect reminder of music back around 89/90/91/92 when I was just starting middle school and such. Amazing.
Still got my Kitchens of DistinctionCds since I was a teen and still listen to them on those very Cds! Wonderful live and generally. Wonderful singer and musicians. x So nice and wierd! to see and hear them on youtube.
Kitchens albums were exceptionally produced and engineered. This album - Strange Free World and their next - The Death Of Cool were produced by Hugh Jones. Damn he's good. Every time I listened to these albums I would hear a new sound or nuance that I never noticed before. The sound they create has a way of going to the center of my mind.
Was introduced to this group and a lot of others that I would never have known by my fellow dormmates in the early 90's. Check out 'Smiling' by them if you liked this.
I remember when they played this song on MTV years ago. I was totally enchanted with the band then, it was something so different. I've always loved this song.
Still sounds great all these years later. I first saw this video on a program called "Noise Network" late one Saturday night when I was 23 years old living in my first apartment in 1991. I was hooked and used my meager wages to get the CD the next day. That show introduced me to some great bands but I can't find anyone else who's heard of it. This music is better than anything being made today.
There are acolytes of Phil Specter's Wall of Sound production astheti6. There are also Power Rock Trios. Yer Rush's, Yer Triumph's Yer Zebra's. However, Echo & the Bunneymen showed up with 50s/60s psychedelia garage. The Mighty Lemon Drops appeared from Wales. KOD utilized their love for the Velvets coupled with Wall of Sound aesthetic. Bam! Get three like minded Scotd
I turned the radio up when WBRU Brown University radio played this song when I was at Rhode Island School of Design. Like others who have commented, this song still chokes me up - maybe more now as it plays on my memories of hair gel, leather jackets, Rolling Rock, cigarettes and lots of girls.
beautiful song -- very little exposure, thank god I was a college radio dj and had the chance to come upon this.. think I saw the video once on 120 minutes, but not much beyond that.. a classic song
My favourite all time band. Thought I had lost them forever, then discovered that their sound lives on in Man Without Country.The guitar sounds are eerily similar in a brilliant way AND , like Julian, they are Welsh.
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This song demolishes 99% of the modern, soulless hot garbage spewed out of the music industrial complex, and still holds up all these years later.
I agree. At least it's ours
@@Morbidtrail Yes.
So true. I bought this CD back in the early 2000s…after owning the cassette in the 90s! The music is still great, blows away most of the mainstream stuff out there today.
I've been obsessed with this song for an entire year
Shut up
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Me too
I'm in the same situation
Try 33 years then get back to me.
this song is easily one of the best love songs EVER written. the themes of movement, forgiveness, hope, and trust coupled with the absolutely ASTOUNDING music are completely timeless. KOD was (and is) one of the best bands to tap into the complexities of the heart with the emotive music to match. I still thank (deity of choice) that I actually got to see them back in '92 supporting Suzanne Vega (weird!)
What a lineup!
no se que dices pero te apoyo!!!
2023 and still beautiful 🌹
2024…and beyond. This song is timeless.
who's listening to this during lockdown? this is a gem!
Not driving.....
Where we are as a country combined with Covid measures, I really do just want to Drive Fast...far away. This is such a brutal mental health time.
Been listening for a very long time!
Deny lockdown.
Just discovered it on the last few days. Thanks Spotify. For all the hate you get, you have helped me discover some awesome music old and new.
23 years old and still sounds as fresh as a daisy.
+Steve Torrie Doesn't seem possible it's that old. I remember hearing it on college station KRNL when it came out and had to have it ASAP.
God yes.
still sounds incredible. I prefer this to some MBV tracks
29 now.
I was 16 when this album came out. Definitely a part of the soundtrack of my youth .... always loved from first listen ... bright catchy britpop
I remember watching this on MTV 120 Minutes.....back when it was MUSIC television not shit TV.
It was and still is a great song
Yep agreed
Awesome song, loved it when I was 22, and still love it now at 53
OK boomer
@@abdsamad8466 actually, boomer would be my parents, gen x here 🤙
50. Our parents are boomers. We're Gen X.
Gen X
Same here. Agreed.
When this was released I played it constantly. Sounds just as good now.
I feel cheated....... I heard this for the 1st time today. Brilliant.
Craig Scott listen to the album. This isn’t even the best song. The whole thing has an ethereal sound.
Me too! Well, today for me, but you know
Sorry. Introduced to them in high school. Saw them a few times in college. Phenomenal live.
Bro same
Underrated band, deserved much more plaudits 😘👍
Was such great times when timeless music such as this was being created.
The guitar tone is just so good.
Remember buying this for 99p on 12" from a record store in Kennington, south London when it was released. Been listening to it ever since. One of the all-time great tunes.
A little transcribing from a podcast called The Hustle interviewing Patrick..."Julian wrote all the music. Patrick wrote the lyrics and originally called it Sedition. An agressive political song. Dan and Julian said no, we don't like that. Patrick gets furious. "How dare you tell me what to write". Patrick then goes and writes the lyrics we now hear. Patrick telling how it feels from his point of view. He says it's a vague lyric about not belonging. "Well, if people don't want to come along with me, well there you go." It's also when Julian started to layer and layer and layer guitars over and over again. Julian knew it was the hit and Patrick thought Quick as Rainbows. It's a great interview.
I remember watching this on MTV's 120 Minutes
good times
Scottydont66 I used to stay up to watch and record that show on VHS cassette tapes! Heh.
An old friend sent me the link to this video in 2020. Time has flown.
Me too!!
And mee!!!
I wonder how old you are now ahahah
Fucking old! We're all in our fifties. Youth is fleeting. Enjoy it while you can.
Came here after listening to an old TDK cassette of mixed songs I picked up from my fave radio shows back in the day. So beautiful
i just found out about this band last year and i love them i am very jealous of you and your cassette
This album is easily top5 all time. This group was so fucking incredible. I try to explain their sound as listening to dolphins swimming in space. They are just so beautiful
Why does this still sound like it could have been recorded yesterday and not sound dated? Fucking excellent.
Because great music is timeless. 👍
@@Dr.VonBraun say that
Fucking awesome 👍
Patrick wrote this also... "Music was everything to us - it had to achieve an emotional or cosmic uplift and depth, or it got dropped. It was an extraordinary time in our lives. I hope you have as intense an experience listening to it as we had making it. Patrick."
unexplainbly groovy
Sublime.
Classic.
Kitchens of Distinction. Unique..
I am calling for The Kitchens of Distinctions and The Ocean Blue to do a Mid-Atlantic duo Tour.....hit the seashore venues.
Yes and maybe Felt, Galaxie 500, Adorable and the Durutti Column could join for that tour...
Perfect.
And the smiths?.....not, never....im sorry
Ocean Blue... heh. Seems like so long ago I used to listen to them.
About 1991, working 3rd shift, WHFS played this song often, late at night as I was hauling ass to get to work. Loved the 1990's...
Late to the party on this comment. I used to hit the beltway home from parties in '91 on WHFS, window down, cig in hand, avoiding the cop traps do 80. Amazing days.
HFS was always a soft spot for me. One of the best radio stations ever, in any region.
a poor "starving student" at university, hearing "i would never want to leave this country where roads are fast and knowledge easy"...well, I was sold for life.
Man! I reckon they called themselves Kitchens because they knew they could cook up a fine noise!!!
Well said mate….
The 90's was a great time for music. ❤
another underrated band
Possibly my favourite song of all time. Just gets better every time I listen to it. Shimmering guitars that just make you want to be young again.
Shimmering. That's the word!
Such a beautiful beautiful song
Summer of 91 or 92 i heard this on MTV 120 min.
Same mate…
Cool
The shoegazing era... Love it!
Saw them at the Duchess of York in Leeds, fantastic band, that were and are still underrated.
We travelled over to see them there, once.
Niiice! 😊
My band opened for KOD in 92 at the London Astoria, we hung out a few times in the studio and at a few gigs, really nice fellas and a great band!
One of the most unappreciated bands. This is one of their best offerings. The last minute or so has some intricate and etherial chordage. It's really something special and one of my favorite alt.rock pieces.
I love the way the speeding of a car is used as a metaphor for increasing the intensity of a relationship, works very well particularly with the excited but ominous-sounding guitar work.
I was in college at the time this came out definitely consuming a lot of new order and echo and the bunnyman at that time so this really filled the gap Love this tune! Also a shout out to 4AD and all their catalog
still jams 2024
ethereal, evocative, magic times, reminds me of lying on the roof on hot summer college nights, watching the moon, listening to this musical revelation!
Lyrics
You stand here in my place
Feel the warmth upon your face
Stand back and start to smile
You now have time
You now have will
I would never want to leave this country
Where rules are fast and knowledge easy
I would never want to take you with me
Unless you're open
And trust my hand
I would never wish this much on you
When what you have might be enough
I would never want to drive that fast
Unless you're ready, willing, happy
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
There's places on the other sides of here
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
I'll take that car and drive there faster
I would never want to take you with me
Until you're open and grab my hand
I would never wish this much on you
Until you like to live that fast
You stand here in my place
Feel the warmth upon your face
Stand back and start to smile
You now have time
You now have will
I would never want to do that to you
To take you far and leave you stranded
I have never gone quite far enough
But you can get off whenever you like
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
There's places on the other sides of here
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
I'll take that car and drive there faster
I would never want to do that to you
I would never want to drive that fast
I would never want to do that to you
I would never want to drive that fast
god, they're so bloody good. quarter of a century on and they still sound brill.
When working 3rd shift back around 1990 or 1991 this always came on the radio (WHFS) as I was racing at light speed around the Wash DC beltway to get to work on time. A perfect song for that drive.
I remember driving down I-26 to downtown Charleston with this song playing in my cassette player. What great memories.
Loved the HFS reference. That station was part of a special time.
Why has this song always made me feel like crying? I don't even know if it's meant to be a sad song, but it makes me feel profoundly sad.
The chorus effect on the bass, the ethereal and dreamy guitar strumming plus the fall-winter feel (video helps) has that nostalgic thing going which is hard t explain, maybe thats why
Because it's deep. So deep.
So much of the 90s music encapsulated that sense of joy and melancholy.. a distinguishing characteristic of the times ..for sure. It was my youth and teacher ..
It makes me feel the same way- especially since it reminds me of my youth in 1991 - being 18 and remembering the times and good music.
Painfully underated.
The Hooky-style bass tone was always my favorite part of this song. Timeless
Perfect nightime driving music
This is the 1st time I ever heard of them. Saw a post a friend posted on FB about going to see them back in the 80's
DAMN I LOVE THIS!!! I think I was looking for this song in 2010. Indie 103 May have played it.
The first new Kitchens album in 19 years gets released on 30th September. Folly is available for pre-order from 3Loop music now on LP & CD now. Special bundles are available too.
Guitarist Julian Swales is truly a talented man with a unique, distinguished style.
This song always gives me wanderlust. Reminds me of the travels of my past.
some songs just connect at different times of life. This is one.
Great band and great sound
First heard this on the now long-gone Houston radio station, KLOL 101. They had a Sunday night program called Exposure, which served as a showcase for exciting new bands lining up to make their mark. I would either listen live or tape it and listen the next day. I can't tell you how many bands that exposed me to where my friends were reacting with, "who the heck is this"?
CBC stereo had a show called Nightlines with David Wisdom as host from 1984 to 1997. On all night long on Saturday night. When weather conditions were right I could pick it up pretty good across Lake Erie on 100.5 FM out of London Ontario. He played all kinds of great stuff like this. I would tape it too on cassettes and vhs. Just recently found a bunch of those old tapes. Will be fun going through them.
@@richardnelson2518 wow, sounds like back in the day. Very cool!
Same here (re: the KLOL show)!
Can't believe it's been25 years since I was totally blown away by this. Timeless classic!
Such a timelessly cool song. How many songs that are 33+ years old have aged as well?
You stand here in my place
Feel the warmth upon your face
Stand back and start to smile
You now have time
You now have will
I would never want to leave this country
Where roads are fast and knowledge easy
I would never want to take you with me
Unless you're open
And trust my hand
I would never wish this much on you
When what you have might be enough
I would never want to drive that fast
Unless you're ready, willing, happy
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
There's places on the other sides of here
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
I'll take that car and drive there faster
I would never want to take you with me
Until you're open and grab my hand
I would never wish this much on you
Until you like to live that fast
You stand here in my place
Feel the warmth upon your face
Stand back and start to smile
You now have time
You now have will
I would never want to do that to you
To take you far and leave you stranded
I have never gone quite far enough
But you can get off whenever you like
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
There's places on the other sides of here
Take me
Away from these simple feelings
I know
I'll take that car and drive there faster
I would never want to do that to you
I would never want to drive that fast
I would never want to do that to you
I would never want to drive that fast
OMG I played this song on loop for two hours once, sometime in the 90s!!!!
Love that Guitar sound
One of my personal favorite songs EVER !
REAL ALTERNATIVE
This song will be one those that defined my life in 1990 and 1991. Love it still and have the whole album on ipod and playlists on my computer.
I was forwarded here to listen to Kitchens, by Jon Justice who does a Depeche Mode podcast called MY NERD WORLD. I sent him some songs by my band The Goddess, and he said we sounded like Kitchens Of Distinction who I've never heard before, and now an instant fan!
My Favorite track from KOD strange Free World was a great Album old school Indie at its best
Remind me a bit of Echo and The Bunnymen!! These guys are awesome.
I heard this for the first time on 120 minutes in the early 90s and immediately bought the album. My clique of high school friends from Kingsport, TN were quite the anglophiles, and we would listen to this album incessantly. I'm just glad some 4AD titles got distributed to my small town before the digital era, as it had a huge impact. As another said, my heart still soars every time I hear it. 4AD is still a fantastic label. Long may she live.
One Little Indian was their label at the time. But I agree, 4AD is still a great label.
What an amazing piece of music!
I just discovered this band last week and this song. Great song!!!!!
have you ever listened to a piece of music that transports you....this is one of them, highly addictive
my heart still soars to hear this !
Rarely does a band/artist hit me like this...I’m in awe of this band. I just discovered them a week ago, but I already know their music is going to be a major part of my life. Truly transcendent stuff...
I just discovered this band a couple months ago. They completely blow my mind. And what is more incredible is that though I just discovered them, this song (and a couple others like Mad As Snow) are a perfect reminder of music back around 89/90/91/92 when I was just starting middle school and such. Amazing.
Still got my Kitchens of DistinctionCds since I was a teen and still listen to them on those very Cds!
Wonderful live and generally. Wonderful singer and musicians. x So nice and wierd! to see and hear them on youtube.
I used to have this on a cassette. Brings back a lot of memories of my time in college before leaving for the Marine Corps.
Awesome, feels like a great high, ethereal flashback to my early 20's
Kitchens albums were exceptionally produced and engineered. This album - Strange Free World and their next - The Death Of Cool were produced by Hugh Jones. Damn he's good. Every time I listened to these albums I would hear a new sound or nuance that I never noticed before. The sound they create has a way of going to the center of my mind.
Was introduced to this group and a lot of others that I would never have known by my fellow dormmates in the early 90's. Check out 'Smiling' by them if you liked this.
im so happy that i found this band cant stop listening but one thing gets me little mad why i havent heared anything of this band before...
Why this song hasn't been in a car commercial by now is baffling.
one of my fav bands of all time
This is the definition of "perfect indie". Saw kitchens of distinction at the Princess Charlotte in Leicester years ago.such a special gig.
I remember when they played this song on MTV years ago. I was totally enchanted with the band then, it was something so different. I've always loved this song.
Still sounds great all these years later. I first saw this video on a program called "Noise Network" late one Saturday night when I was 23 years old living in my first apartment in 1991. I was hooked and used my meager wages to get the CD the next day. That show introduced me to some great bands but I can't find anyone else who's heard of it. This music is better than anything being made today.
One of the most underrated bands of the 90's.
I might be a new wave rivet/goth but this has always been my favorite song ever!
classic. so good to hear it again. only ever had this on tape. saw them at king tuts in Glasgow way back,great show.
I only had them on tape too😄
God... it brings back so many memories...
Oh the memories!
I remember hearing them for the first time at 15...still in love🥰
Hey this song takes me back
There are acolytes of Phil Specter's Wall of Sound production astheti6. There are also Power Rock Trios. Yer Rush's, Yer Triumph's Yer Zebra's. However, Echo & the Bunneymen showed up with 50s/60s psychedelia garage. The Mighty Lemon Drops appeared from Wales. KOD utilized their love for the Velvets coupled with Wall of Sound aesthetic. Bam! Get three like minded Scotd
I turned the radio up when WBRU Brown University radio played this song when I was at Rhode Island School of Design. Like others who have commented, this song still chokes me up - maybe more now as it plays on my memories of hair gel, leather jackets, Rolling Rock, cigarettes and lots of girls.
very beautiful I have always loved this song
This song appears on the 2011 uber-indie film. "Sticky Wicket." The musical score was written and performed by Julian Swales,
Still listening now, right tune 💪😎👌👌👌
This song just popped in my head a few minutes ago. Happy to see others are still listening to it…
beautiful song -- very little exposure, thank god I was a college radio dj and had the chance to come upon this.. think I saw the video once on 120 minutes, but not much beyond that.. a classic song
I love this sound, hate these times
What a brilliant way to put it, thank you
THE KALI YUGA SUICKS ASS😩
@@loveunderlaw There's no such thing and the world is not ending, fuck off with that.
2021, hating it more.
Yeah living in a time period where you can listen to any song at any time for free sucks so much 😕
I loved "Strange Free World", makes me remember my first trip to Europe, my time in Paris and Luxembourg. 1991 seems so long, long ago!
Ugh this is so amazing.
My favourite all time band. Thought I had lost them forever, then discovered that their sound lives on in Man Without Country.The guitar sounds are eerily similar in a brilliant way AND , like Julian, they are Welsh.