Bevis Frond, the / What Did the Dinosaurs
Album: What Did the Dinosaurs   Collection:General
Artist:Bevis Frond, the   Added:Jun 2002
Label:Rubric Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2002-08-19 Pull Date: 2002-10-21
Week Ending: Sep 29 Sep 8
Airplays: 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 26, 2002: The Darling System
Yo-De-Lo
4. Aug 20, 2002: Mr. Sparkle Challenge
Return of the Stylites
2. Sep 05, 2002: The Darling System
Return of the Stylites
5. Aug 12, 2002: Come When I Whistle
Our Number
3. Sep 04, 2002: Lies, All Lies
Our Number

Album Review
Red West
Reviewed 2002-08-11
For fifteen years the Bevis Frond has released albums of his fuzzy guitar, singing with some bitterness and getting covered once in a while by the likes of Barbara Manning and Mary Lou Lord.
1.starts w/a sorta sad acoustic guitar intro, then goes to 60s psych electronica & horn w/fem "Bah bah bah"s, and sarcasism. Back to acoustic. Longish song
2.mid-fast, moderately fuzzy
+3.good pulsing organ in the background, and a brief Bond-theme quote
4.minor key, brief simple angsty
+5.mid-slow, complaining with positive criticism
6.full on fuzz
7.one of those times that he sounds like Elvis Costello
8.rock, 60's feel, do mash the potato
10.mid-fast, wanky guitar solo
+11.clear guitar w/soft singing
12.fast, some Costello, decent guitar solo
13.midtempo, short, some organ & electric piano
+14.midtempo, restrained intro then fuzz
15.psyche-tinged rock
16.mid-slow, kinda blah after the energy of the previous track
+17.classic bevis frond riffage
18.lengthy epic,worthy of Wayne Rogers/Major Stars J starts w/slower echo guitar, organ, drums kick in, wanky guitar solo/psych jam- instrumental ends and it's like a new song at -7:24, acoustic guitar & quiet singing to a Paul McCartneyesque pop tune, and quiet again, and a sitar? And rock again. I like the 2nd half

Track Listing
1. What Did the Dinosaurs   10. Breathe Out
2. The Wrong Side   11. Lost Souls Day
3. Return of the Stylites   12. Candles
4. The Real Deal   13. Courtrai
5. Our Number   14. Nursery Rhyme
6. Splitting Clingfilm   15. Good Enough for You
7. Silver Dart   16. Down to Earth
8. Yo-De-Lo   17. The Inhibition Twist
9. Hold Me Up   18. Dustbins in the Rain