This band IS and will always be perfection in my book. Best and most underrated. Here's to a hopeful reunion sometime. Huge supporter since the early 2000's.
@@fakename120 FTM's Spotify changes every couple of years. Orphan Anthem is currently slapped at the end of Fables and Arrows had a bonus track on the end at one point. I feel like inta.funda.stifle was up a while back but it's gone now. Sadly no Abigail at the moment. I'd love all of their stuff to be on there. F2M are always a fun band to get lost in on UA-cam since they had so many alternate versions, B-sides and demos to discover.
psyniac They have the Drawn and Quartered EP available on Spotify, which is made up of Abigail (live), A Seafarer’s Knot (live), Kyla Cries Cologne, and Orphan’s Anthem. The rest of inter.funda.stifle isn’t on Spotify. Rip Granny Niblo.
I will forever remember coming across these guys live at D Fest in Tulsa in 2003. It was mid afternoon in late july they were playing on a stage with 0 shade while it was 100+ degrees. They put on one of the best live shows I have ever seen. I saw them a few more times the following years. I was massively obsessed. They had a a forum for fans back in the day and I was always active on there as a young teen. The last time I saw them was probably 2009 maybe 2010 and they had this small band named Nothing More opening for them. Seeing those guys live was like deja vu Nothing More was another one of the best live shows I have ever seen. I could tell that whole story and how before the show I met them and expected them to be bad since they were the opener and how nice the members were but its a long story.
Seen them live TWICE. I feel so blessed to have heard them. Quince seen live leaves tears dripping....SO beautiful, and sang from the heart by Darroh....Haven met him, I can say he's VERY shy, but incredibly nice and easy to talk to. I miss the band, so much.
Honestly I would give my left arm to see these guys live again. The first time I saw them, I wasn't too familiar with their music yet, but they put on the most incredible performance I've ever seen. Now they're one of my favorite groups out there and they're no longer together. So unfortunate.
I am in those exactly shoes. I knew all of Fables when I saw them, but nothing more! It was the best show I'd ever seen. Even my mother agreed with that. Darroh is such a front man!
Yep I'm in the same boat, I saw them when Dead Letter Circus brought them out to Australia in May 2012. Had no idea who they were, Andrew came out on stage I remember thinking it was like watching Heath Ledgers joker as a lead singer. From memory he stage dived and dislocated a finger, popped it back in and kept going. I bought inter, fables and arrows after the gig that night and was obsessed and desperately tried to tie in a gig on my holiday to the states 2 months later and just couldn't make it work. This band are far too good to not still be writing music!
Right?! Best show ever! Favorite band as well. Been a huge supporter of theirs since early 2000s. Was devastated at the break up news 😢 we can hope for a reunion though!
I miss these guys so much. Their music helped me at a time where I didn't know where I was going and if I was going to make it. Their so special to me. I wish they knew how much they are missed!
Can't count how many times I've listened to FFAM and A&A front to back, back to front, intertwined, and obviously as individual mixed up songs. and this is my first time in 12 years of fandom that I've heard this album.
@@scottyb7979 this helped me discover Granny Niblo and Quince. And after listening to both prob 100 times over the first 2 days, I now listen to each at least twice a day. And I absolutely nEVER repeat music..
They did re-record it for "Fables from a Mayfly..." but they felt like it didn't fit in with the rest of the album when all was said and done. I used to beg Cliff and Andrew both for a digital copy of that recording every time I saw them, which was a LOT. Still miss them every day.
Discovered these guys by accident in 2009 when they opened for 10 Years and I was blown away. Saw them a few more times until they broke up and met Cliff and Ryan at the Merch booth at my last show in 2012. Miss these guys
Thank you so god damn much. My brother had a limewire version of April fool's and eggmen and it had "ciperion" at the end of the track. Was never ever able to find it or what it was called, always thought it was an extended version I couldn't find. Thank you. Once his zune (that dates it) broke I couldn't hear that short tune.
I thought this music was so weird when it first came out. It was really ahead of its time. Saw them live at a flyleaf concert and didn't even know what I was having the privilege of seeing! Wish they would have stayed together.
FTM is one of those groups that I held as a guilty pleasure in my younger years. Now that I'm much older though, I've learned that there is no such thing as a guilty pleasure if you don't care what other people think. I've spent my whole life studying the greatest musicians and composers ever to live and this album brings a smile to my face and tears to my eyes every time. Privilege is the right word for it.
Haha same for me... they played during Serj Tankian concert in Amsterdam. Everybody watching like this 🤤🤤🤤 Hope they didnt think we werent interested. Just mindblown is all 🤣
I generally prefer the fables versions of the songs that appear on both albums, but there are moments in these versions that I think are really special and I don’t know why they were changed. That fry scream going Into the second chorus on vice/versa is absolutely killer and huge sounding on this album. The overlapping melodies on a seafarer’s knot during “invoking a blue/that’s meant for us too” and the harmonies to close out the song are excellent. What a band. Their sound is so unique and their creativity is unparalleled. Still trying to fill the FTM shaped hole in my heart.
The best part, is they worked them into their live show. So you'd hear the ending of dance (or the beginning of versa, if you prefer) and they would launch into walls of jericho. The music literally never stops at their shows. They used to have a beautiful bit in front of upgrade^brigade that isn't on this album. It wasn't complicated, just 2 notes back and forth and then 4 notes over and over, but dear god. It was like rapture, and it led perfectly into upgrade^brigade. I wish I could find it on youtube, but so far no luck, it would only be in a live video. (As far as I know)
oh man :( I will always be a bit sad that I never got to be at one of their shows. I was too young to travel (16 the first time I heard their songs, and from Mexico), and no money. No matther what new music is out there i keep going back to listen to fair to midland.
Such a shame that this band broke up so early in their career. It’s so fucked up that amazing bands like this can barely even survive because the current music that’s popular is mostly a bunch of shit. There’s some great bands that aren’t quite as experimental as FTM, and they fortunately make enough to sustain a decent income. At least enough to where they aren’t probably struggling just to pay for their rent, but Fair To Midland is one of the most unique and ambitious bands that I had the honor of listening to when they released Fables and Arrows. I never understood why they broke up, thought maybe it was just disagreements from the band or something like that, but upon further research I discovered how they were actually in a lot of debt and were really struggling to make ends meet. It’s really such a shame, because they are honestly one of the most unique and interesting bands I’ve ever heard. Especially the vocals. I was just happy to see that they made so many albums before their 2 official releases. It seems, at least with this album, that it was a lot of demos from their songs released on their 2 “official” songs, but I really hope I can find some hidden gems. Their vocalist, especially, is one of the most talented vocalists I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing. He had such an amazing and creative voice, whether it was his extremely creative and amazing singing, as well as his screaming or growling vocals which were just a breed of their own. Can’t wait to explore their old albums before their two official releases.
Something about this album didn't grab me when I first heard it, probably because its production was a bit rougher than the other albums. But just tried it again and holy monkeys this is amazing. Very interesting to see how the tracks evolved, and the other tunes are all strong and the interludes are beautiful. These guys were so talented.
I love the heavy vocals in this version more than the refined version on Fables (drums too)... if only they would grace us all with their presence just one more time. What if they have been secretly working on some epic album this whole time? Evey fan in the Dallas area and every fan across Texas would probably melt like when the Ark was opened in the first Indiana Jones movie💆
This takes me back! I saw them as the support band to Serj Tankian in 2007 and was blown away. There's some footage of that gig somewhere on YT but I think I have even more crappy cellphone footage on a computer somewhere... my friend blue-toothed me all the other vids to save space on his phone, haha. I bought their new album at the time and had Cliff sign it after the show. I was pretty hooked and managed to track down a copy of this album from a Texas music store before it was re-released along with the CCSL. I think I paid more for the postage than the CD.
Lucky bastard................XD Seriously, though, I hope you understand how lucky you are. Wanna know what my luck's like? Gets into Fair to Midland: discovers band has disbanded. Gets into Static-X: a month later, Wayne Static dies. -______- Effing life, man XD Guard that footage with your life
At first I didn't really like this album, because of the really rough production. But I just kept coming back to it. It's just so energetic and ambitious, no matter its flaws, and it's so interesting to see their potential and how they changed some things up on Fables. Damn shame they broke up..
@@blakem5619 Hey. At the very least, you have the solemn comfort of knowing there was never a shot for you to see them live. I heard Tall Tales around 2008 or 9 on a now defunct SoCal rock station (RIP X103.9) and knew it was a good band. So I knew of them. Problem? I was only 17 with no car or money. they disbanded couple years later right when I did acquire both those things. 13 years later past THAT and they've done nothing but have literally every song grow on me like moss into my favorite band ever. On top of now learning how insanely unforgettable their shows were. I'd take not being close at all to being as close as I was and barely missing them, 10 times outta 10. That said, Enjoy the journey and KEEP YOUR EYES AND SOCIALS PEELED. One member of the band keeps us on our heels with random drops and tidbits from time to time. So if a reunion show ever came, it'd be from him.
So I've done my annual FTM binge again for this year and listened through all of their albums, live and demos. I think this album is the best. I used to be solid in my belief that Fables was their magnum opus, but I now believe it's this. Fables is overproduced, I think it suffered from the 'nu metal' boom in the 2000s, everything is too clean, it sounds like 'Breaking Benjamin' esque riffs with the signature FTM 'folky' keyboards and Darroh's still amazing vocals. It has a place in my heart and I will always love it, however after listening to a lot more 'low-fi' bands, I think Fables really loses the emotion from a lot of the songs that were re-recorded. This albums just blow me away every time.
Mountains of molehills, a grapevine in my ear. Spots on the tiger, while the townspeople gather to hear; While the nests in my hands starve for rest. Sticklers for cheap fun, You oughta be ashamed to trade in your heirlooms, For black market all day parades, For a grand prize a slap in the face! And for you- Bold-faced type covers your text. It must have been winter. Still frame, no dice. Where do you get your evidence? Move now, stay still. It takes a luminescent hue. The wood, the crest that's weaved outside your vest. Still frame, no dice. Loons light the skyline, While you sleep on concrete, with both your eyes open. I just kept pullin' on both your feet, Someday together we'll breathe, breathe. (Breathe!) And for you- Bold-faced type covers your text. It must have been winter. Still frame, no dice. Where do you get your evidence? Move now, stay still. It takes a luminescent hue. The wood, the crest that's weaved outside your vest. Still frame, no dice. Mountains of molehills. While the townspeople gather to hear. Mountains of molehills. While the nests in my hands starve for rest. Still. Still frame, no dice. Where do you get your evidence? Move now, stay still. It takes a luminescent hue. The wood, the crest that's weaved outside your vest. Still frame, no dice.
Wow I had never heard the original version of Dance of the Manatee before. I think the bass mixing is really great but man the vocal performance and even lead guitar sound is just not as clean and solid as the Fables version. Great nonetheless.
@@damian7opez Theres no cover, its a sleeve'd disc. As far as I can tell, it might be a reproduction, because it gets *constantly relisted* on Discogs?
@@mtylerryan yeah that's what i meant a sleeve. Idk i never really thought abt the possibility it could be a reproduction. I think it's plausible someone had a few promo versions since they probably made hella of them way back then
This album was recorded before they were signed. I bought it at one of their shows when they were still a "local band". It got stolen however, so here I am:(
Blue Eyes See Red I eventually did find one for $20, but it was used and whoever had it before put tape, stickers and stamps on the cardboard case for some reason, so the case is in rough shape, but the CD itself is in great condition.
This albums is actually the original version before they got signed on with Serj, The mayfly album had the majority of this album recorded and released in 2007...
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This band IS and will always be perfection in my book. Best and most underrated. Here's to a hopeful reunion sometime. Huge supporter since the early 2000's.
Agreed!!! :)
what i would give for another album...
My life
And to see them live again!!
Arm and a leg
Them and Vayden.. gone to soon.
Amén.
I wish we could get them back together just for 1 show. I'd fly anywhere. I just want to see and hear them one last time before I die.
I had the pleasure four times over the years, but I've probably seen twice as many reunions in my dreams in the time since they left us.
@@ShamanJeeves You're very lucky to have seen them that many times. I wish my dreams were as pleasant! God bless.
A Seafarer's Knot is so much better on this album! Thank you for uploading this 🤘
My favorite FTM project
I wish this album was on Spotify! I like the original recordings along with songs like Quince and Abigail!
Charles Lauricella A few of the songs are on Spotify. I know at least Abigail and Orphan’s Anthem are.
@@fakename120 FTM's Spotify changes every couple of years. Orphan Anthem is currently slapped at the end of Fables and Arrows had a bonus track on the end at one point. I feel like inta.funda.stifle was up a while back but it's gone now. Sadly no Abigail at the moment. I'd love all of their stuff to be on there. F2M are always a fun band to get lost in on UA-cam since they had so many alternate versions, B-sides and demos to discover.
psyniac They have the Drawn and Quartered EP available on Spotify, which is made up of Abigail (live), A Seafarer’s Knot (live), Kyla Cries Cologne, and Orphan’s Anthem. The rest of inter.funda.stifle isn’t on Spotify.
Rip Granny Niblo.
@@fakename120 Not for me. I'm in the UK though so most likely a regional rights thing. Shame!
Seriously!!
I will forever remember coming across these guys live at D Fest in Tulsa in 2003. It was mid afternoon in late july they were playing on a stage with 0 shade while it was 100+ degrees. They put on one of the best live shows I have ever seen. I saw them a few more times the following years. I was massively obsessed. They had a a forum for fans back in the day and I was always active on there as a young teen. The last time I saw them was probably 2009 maybe 2010 and they had this small band named Nothing More opening for them. Seeing those guys live was like deja vu Nothing More was another one of the best live shows I have ever seen. I could tell that whole story and how before the show I met them and expected them to be bad since they were the opener and how nice the members were but its a long story.
Masterpiece album.
It might have some rough spots, and the mix might not be top dollar--but this album has a personality unlike any other. It's pure.
This is my favorite FTM album. Start to finish a great ride
Still one of my all time favorite albums. Pure, intricate, aggressive, beauty.
This version of "The Walls of Jericho" sounds so much better
That intro was so cool. The way it went from ominous to hopeful sorta vibes was dope .
@@OldMateRiver and not to mention the amazing outro! What an awesome switch up lol
I love Andrew’s vocals on a lot of these more than the Fables versions.
Seen them live TWICE. I feel so blessed to have heard them. Quince seen live leaves tears dripping....SO beautiful, and sang from the heart by Darroh....Haven met him, I can say he's VERY shy, but incredibly nice and easy to talk to. I miss the band, so much.
Honestly I would give my left arm to see these guys live again. The first time I saw them, I wasn't too familiar with their music yet, but they put on the most incredible performance I've ever seen. Now they're one of my favorite groups out there and they're no longer together. So unfortunate.
I am in those exactly shoes. I knew all of Fables when I saw them, but nothing more! It was the best show I'd ever seen. Even my mother agreed with that. Darroh is such a front man!
we're all waiting
Yep I'm in the same boat, I saw them when Dead Letter Circus brought them out to Australia in May 2012. Had no idea who they were, Andrew came out on stage I remember thinking it was like watching Heath Ledgers joker as a lead singer. From memory he stage dived and dislocated a finger, popped it back in and kept going. I bought inter, fables and arrows after the gig that night and was obsessed and desperately tried to tie in a gig on my holiday to the states 2 months later and just couldn't make it work. This band are far too good to not still be writing music!
Right?! Best show ever! Favorite band as well. Been a huge supporter of theirs since early 2000s. Was devastated at the break up news 😢 we can hope for a reunion though!
Sad to add that they were the best. Glad we got to see them when we did.
Had never heard Quince all these years. Wow, what a beautifully masterful musical treat. In awe
I miss these guys so much. Their music helped me at a time where I didn't know where I was going and if I was going to make it. Their so special to me. I wish they knew how much they are missed!
I miss them so much ugh
Still listening to my favorite band in 2021. FTM!!
Can't count how many times I've listened to FFAM and A&A front to back, back to front, intertwined, and obviously as individual mixed up songs. and this is my first time in 12 years of fandom that I've heard this album.
@@Muzikrazy213 this one has some of my favorite versions of songs.
@@scottyb7979 this helped me discover Granny Niblo and Quince. And after listening to both prob 100 times over the first 2 days, I now listen to each at least twice a day. And I absolutely nEVER repeat music..
@@Muzikrazy213 love Granny Niblo.
This album is actually fucking amazing. Rip fair to midland
Very special band here underrated and very good. Cherish it.
Orphan Anthem '86 - how the hell they haven't remastered it? This song is just perfect
+ергтвукыекшлу Fucking this. It's one of the, if not the best song in their entire discography.
They did re-record it for "Fables from a Mayfly..." but they felt like it didn't fit in with the rest of the album when all was said and done. I used to beg Cliff and Andrew both for a digital copy of that recording every time I saw them, which was a LOT. Still miss them every day.
Hands down my favorite song by them.
Damn straight. Frickin masterpiece, that song. Granny Niblo, too...and Quince. This is just an amazing album, full stop.
@@micahpilson9836 Whatever happened to them?
Discovered these guys by accident in 2009 when they opened for 10 Years and I was blown away. Saw them a few more times until they broke up and met Cliff and Ryan at the Merch booth at my last show in 2012. Miss these guys
Yep i miss this band. Great great band.
Thank you so god damn much. My brother had a limewire version of April fool's and eggmen and it had "ciperion" at the end of the track. Was never ever able to find it or what it was called, always thought it was an extended version I couldn't find. Thank you. Once his zune (that dates it) broke I couldn't hear that short tune.
I thought this music was so weird when it first came out. It was really ahead of its time. Saw them live at a flyleaf concert and didn't even know what I was having the privilege of seeing! Wish they would have stayed together.
FTM is one of those groups that I held as a guilty pleasure in my younger years. Now that I'm much older though, I've learned that there is no such thing as a guilty pleasure if you don't care what other people think. I've spent my whole life studying the greatest musicians and composers ever to live and this album brings a smile to my face and tears to my eyes every time. Privilege is the right word for it.
Haha same for me... they played during Serj Tankian concert in Amsterdam. Everybody watching like this 🤤🤤🤤
Hope they didnt think we werent interested. Just mindblown is all 🤣
I generally prefer the fables versions of the songs that appear on both albums, but there are moments in these versions that I think are really special and I don’t know why they were changed. That fry scream going Into the second chorus on vice/versa is absolutely killer and huge sounding on this album. The overlapping melodies on a seafarer’s knot during “invoking a blue/that’s meant for us too” and the harmonies to close out the song are excellent. What a band. Their sound is so unique and their creativity is unparalleled. Still trying to fill the FTM shaped hole in my heart.
The fry scream was mixed way too low on fables imo, its barely noticeable
Honestly the random music in between songs or at the beginning of songs are so cool
The best part, is they worked them into their live show. So you'd hear the ending of dance (or the beginning of versa, if you prefer) and they would launch into walls of jericho. The music literally never stops at their shows. They used to have a beautiful bit in front of upgrade^brigade that isn't on this album. It wasn't complicated, just 2 notes back and forth and then 4 notes over and over, but dear god. It was like rapture, and it led perfectly into upgrade^brigade. I wish I could find it on youtube, but so far no luck, it would only be in a live video. (As far as I know)
oh man :( I will always be a bit sad that I never got to be at one of their shows. I was too young to travel (16 the first time I heard their songs, and from Mexico), and no money. No matther what new music is out there i keep going back to listen to fair to midland.
@@CNNBlackmailSupport Those little in between bits are on the vinyl but not on the cd unfortunately.
Still cant decide which version I like better. Phenomenal band. Downright sad they arent one anymore.
11 years before Steven Wilson with a comparable album title.
Such a shame that this band broke up so early in their career. It’s so fucked up that amazing bands like this can barely even survive because the current music that’s popular is mostly a bunch of shit.
There’s some great bands that aren’t quite as experimental as FTM, and they fortunately make enough to sustain a decent income. At least enough to where they aren’t probably struggling just to pay for their rent, but Fair To Midland is one of the most unique and ambitious bands that I had the honor of listening to when they released Fables and Arrows.
I never understood why they broke up, thought maybe it was just disagreements from the band or something like that, but upon further research I discovered how they were actually in a lot of debt and were really struggling to make ends meet.
It’s really such a shame, because they are honestly one of the most unique and interesting bands I’ve ever heard. Especially the vocals.
I was just happy to see that they made so many albums before their 2 official releases. It seems, at least with this album, that it was a lot of demos from their songs released on their 2 “official” songs, but I really hope I can find some hidden gems. Their vocalist, especially, is one of the most talented vocalists I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing. He had such an amazing and creative voice, whether it was his extremely creative and amazing singing, as well as his screaming or growling vocals which were just a breed of their own.
Can’t wait to explore their old albums before their two official releases.
Something about this album didn't grab me when I first heard it, probably because its production was a bit rougher than the other albums. But just tried it again and holy monkeys this is amazing. Very interesting to see how the tracks evolved, and the other tunes are all strong and the interludes are beautiful. These guys were so talented.
This was the better version. But I did love a wolf descends upon the Spanish desert.
I love the heavy vocals in this version more than the refined version on Fables (drums too)... if only they would grace us all with their presence just one more time. What if they have been secretly working on some epic album this whole time? Evey fan in the Dallas area and every fan across Texas would probably melt like when the Ark was opened in the first Indiana Jones movie💆
Thanks for re-uploading this masterpiece
a true masterpiece from beginning to end. love you FTM.
This takes me back! I saw them as the support band to Serj Tankian in 2007 and was blown away. There's some footage of that gig somewhere on YT but I think I have even more crappy cellphone footage on a computer somewhere... my friend blue-toothed me all the other vids to save space on his phone, haha. I bought their new album at the time and had Cliff sign it after the show. I was pretty hooked and managed to track down a copy of this album from a Texas music store before it was re-released along with the CCSL. I think I paid more for the postage than the CD.
Lucky bastard................XD Seriously, though, I hope you understand how lucky you are. Wanna know what my luck's like? Gets into Fair to Midland: discovers band has disbanded. Gets into Static-X: a month later, Wayne Static dies. -______- Effing life, man XD Guard that footage with your life
+Rat In A Cage (RAC) Best get into Steven Wilson quick then...oh wait, please don't.
this is sick, found this on a music recommendation account. too bad it’s not only spotify
wow damn, his voice got way stronger on the next album - also there are some real gems on this album I wish had come back!
Vice/versa is so much better here. That scream going to the second chorus, whoa
This is amazing! I wish these guys made more music.
Miss you guys...
Such a good album, I wish these guys would do a reunion tour soon.
Wouldn't hold your breath
serj screwed them according to friends of theirs
@@marcpomaville9429 forgot I made this comment, so obviously not 😂
@@kimmyfreak200 could you elaborate at all?
At first I didn't really like this album, because of the really rough production. But I just kept coming back to it. It's just so energetic and ambitious, no matter its flaws, and it's so interesting to see their potential and how they changed some things up on Fables. Damn shame they broke up..
Id do anything to see them live again, i heard darroh teaches a music school🤔🤔
@@Thecasualgamer-pp5wc those students are damn lucky, that's for sure
@@Thecasualgamer-pp5wc he's a vocal coach I read
School of Rock in Dallas. Hopefully he is still doing well and sharing his talent.
I much prefer this version of face of the manatee. Way better than the newest version.
God, I discover it right now, it's extraordinary !
Late to the party. Lol
@@worldsend142 Not as late as me. Just commenting on comments a decade after still wishing for them back
@@blakem5619 Hey. At the very least, you have the solemn comfort of knowing there was never a shot for you to see them live. I heard Tall Tales around 2008 or 9 on a now defunct SoCal rock station (RIP X103.9) and knew it was a good band. So I knew of them. Problem? I was only 17 with no car or money. they disbanded couple years later right when I did acquire both those things. 13 years later past THAT and they've done nothing but have literally every song grow on me like moss into my favorite band ever. On top of now learning how insanely unforgettable their shows were. I'd take not being close at all to being as close as I was and barely missing them, 10 times outta 10.
That said, Enjoy the journey and KEEP YOUR EYES AND SOCIALS PEELED. One member of the band keeps us on our heels with random drops and tidbits from time to time. So if a reunion show ever came, it'd be from him.
Miss them so much
You think the music is cool ? You should have seen their live shows- FKN AMAZING
thats the worst part about finding this band basically as they broke up... no chance to go see them in person :(
They visited us in Amsterdam and the crowd was just silent,. We never heard anything like that!!
I saw them in Tulsa forever ago, it was a great show. Their energy was through the fucking roof.
38:50 the intro alone is a masterpiece... too bad this cd is unavailable to get
Im so glad people are still listening to these guys
I was actually about to look it up to get the CD
beautiful
So I've done my annual FTM binge again for this year and listened through all of their albums, live and demos. I think this album is the best. I used to be solid in my belief that Fables was their magnum opus, but I now believe it's this. Fables is overproduced, I think it suffered from the 'nu metal' boom in the 2000s, everything is too clean, it sounds like 'Breaking Benjamin' esque riffs with the signature FTM 'folky' keyboards and Darroh's still amazing vocals. It has a place in my heart and I will always love it, however after listening to a lot more 'low-fi' bands, I think Fables really loses the emotion from a lot of the songs that were re-recorded. This albums just blow me away every time.
fables is kinda more reliable live,i melt when i listen to this -O-
I think that their best is arrows and anchors, but this is and will always be my favourite, I simply can't describe what these songs are for me.
fragular - Agreed!
fragular - Absolutely agreed!! Wait. Shit. Just realized I already agreed with youse about a month ago! Well, fuck it, I agree twice over then!
You are 100% correct.
This band was so amazing. I follow them as if they were still doing stuff
That's said, any thoughts on Erstwhile?
This may sound strange, but everytime I listen to this album, I think about Burning Man. Great album. One of my favorites.
wish these cats would've toured 😢
what even is this music??? it's amazing
the Orphan Anthem '86 is mindblowing
Kevin Maurer Why that song didn't make it on to Fables, I'll never know...
@@shady4091 maybe they couldn't replicate the harmonies...they're other worldly
"Search for Jehovah while he may yet be found." ~ Isaiah
This album reminds me a lot of Dissillusion - Back to Times of SPlendor
Gonna check it out. Appreciate the name drop! 🙏
Mountains of molehills, a grapevine in my ear.
Spots on the tiger, while the townspeople gather to hear;
While the nests in my hands starve for rest.
Sticklers for cheap fun,
You oughta be ashamed to trade in your heirlooms,
For black market all day parades,
For a grand prize a slap in the face!
And for you-
Bold-faced type covers your text.
It must have been winter.
Still frame, no dice.
Where do you get your evidence?
Move now, stay still.
It takes a luminescent hue.
The wood, the crest that's weaved outside your vest.
Still frame, no dice.
Loons light the skyline,
While you sleep on concrete, with both your eyes open.
I just kept pullin' on both your feet,
Someday together we'll breathe, breathe. (Breathe!)
And for you-
Bold-faced type covers your text.
It must have been winter.
Still frame, no dice.
Where do you get your evidence?
Move now, stay still.
It takes a luminescent hue.
The wood, the crest that's weaved outside your vest.
Still frame, no dice.
Mountains of molehills.
While the townspeople gather to hear.
Mountains of molehills.
While the nests in my hands starve for rest.
Still.
Still frame, no dice.
Where do you get your evidence?
Move now, stay still.
It takes a luminescent hue.
The wood, the crest that's weaved outside your vest.
Still frame, no dice.
Wow I had never heard the original version of Dance of the Manatee before. I think the bass mixing is really great but man the vocal performance and even lead guitar sound is just not as clean and solid as the Fables version. Great nonetheless.
Can someone PLEASE make a loop of the beat at 6:10 sec.
When did they rerecord Dance of the Manatee. This is cool .
This is the original dance of the manatee
It's a must to know this and fables from a mayfly, what I tell you three time is true. It's both the same, but so different.
Abigail
Oddly enough, that's the only song I dislike out of every song they've ever recorded. My wife loves it, though.
o_o
Howwww?
the vocals on the other version of dance of the manatee are way stronger!
I like this version a lot better, maybe because it's what I heard first all those years ago. I still prefer it though.
Fucking legendary
Somebody link me the ISO to this please
Just found a PHYSICAL copy of this, and it says "For promotional use only"
Anyone have any idea if this is legit, rarer etc etc?
Come back to us FTM!
that's very rare. It's a promo version with a 04 group pic in the inside cover and is a different color.
@@damian7opez Theres no cover, its a sleeve'd disc. As far as I can tell, it might be a reproduction, because it gets *constantly relisted* on Discogs?
@@mtylerryan yeah that's what i meant a sleeve. Idk i never really thought abt the possibility it could be a reproduction. I think it's plausible someone had a few promo versions since they probably made hella of them way back then
How come some songs are repeating in this album and fables from a mayfly?
They rerecorded a few of the songs of this album for Fables.
I m p r o v e m e n t
Attempted improvement atleast
This was a self produced album. They re recorded songs for their album fables since it was on a label. More money for production
Why can't I get this CD?
This album was recorded before they were signed. I bought it at one of their shows when they were still a "local band". It got stolen however, so here I am:(
jeremy gaines I know, that was more out of frustration than curiosity.
Some people sell them on Amazon. I got my unopened for 50 or 60 bucks.
Blue Eyes See Red I eventually did find one for $20, but it was used and whoever had it before put tape, stickers and stamps on the cardboard case for some reason, so the case is in rough shape, but the CD itself is in great condition.
This album is actually from 2007.
This albums is actually the original version before they got signed on with Serj, The mayfly album had the majority of this album recorded and released in 2007...
@@Deadlyguyeli My CD says 2004
is this Darroh? he sounds different than he does in the pro-studio recorded stuff.
🤨
He sounds exactly the same...
he sounds better in this album than the later pro studio
@@charleslauricella156 I wouldn't go that far, but it's just as good. Really improved from carbon copy though that one was rough
Either version he still sounds like an angel.
This shit is worse than seeing them live. Shouldn’t have been released lol
Ok just let me get my fucking time machine.
If this hadn't been released we wouldn't have orphan anthem 86, Abigail, or granny niblo. So yes, we NEEDED this album