Green Velvet Electric - A Compendium 1983-1997 = 2 CD = (CD)
2013 collection from the U.S. Psych/Alt-Rock band. Born amidst the hype of the Paisley Underground in LA in the early 1980s the Steppes were always the real deal, yet received less attention than lesser contemporaries such as The Rain Parade and Long Ryders. In the main a vehicle for the songs of the Irish American Fallon brothers, the Steppes earliest recordings received praise in Melody Maker who made comparisons with The Beatles and The Jam. In 1986 this truly psychedelic quartet unleashed the timeless 'Drop of The Creature' an album described by The Times in 1997 as "one of the greatest debuts ever". The Steppes sound is as catchy as it is hallucinogenic and between 1983 and 1997 they recorded an astonishing body of work including the albums Drop Of The Creature, Stewdio, Enquire Within, Harps And Hammers, and Gods Men And Ghosts. The best of this catalogue can be found on this two disc set. Both ahead of their time and outside of it The Steppes legacy is now in focus revealing just what an important band they really were.
01 Kathy maguire 02 I think i'll go 03 No names yet for henry 04 A play on wordsworth 05 Somebody waits 06 Holding up well 07 Sky is falling 08 Make us bleed 09 Cut in two 10 See you around 11 Lazy ol' son 12 Bigger than life
13 Black forest friday 14 More than this 15 The one thing 16 Living so dead 17 Whole world on your shoulder 18 DO you think it's right 19 Tourists from timenotyet 20 A prayer for you 21 We make dreams come true
Disc 2
01 Master james 02 The brightest lights 03 Time goes by 04 Let me love you 05 The land of hope 06 Scare you off 07 Panic attack 08 Hey girl 09 Key to my heart 10 Pretty bedris 11 Samhain 12 I can't trust you 13 Cornucopia 14 Reckles 15 fearless 16 hopeless 17 Can't come back 18 Leave it all behind 19 Alanna 20 Chicago oratorio 21 Chances 22 Potter's wheel