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The B​-​Sides, Vol. 7

by Riese Archive

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Joey's Talk Show 01:23
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2.
A Man 02:03
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3.
Da Da Da 00:39
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4.
Cookie Thumper 02:46
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5.
Adam 02:32
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6.
Last Nite 02:07
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7.
Ode to Plugs 00:28
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8.
Headspace 03:03
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9.
California Scene 00:59
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10.
That's Just Great 01:25
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11.
de Ventura 03:32
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12.
Hey Man 01:14
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13.
In Motion 02:18
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Pastiche Medley (Boys Have Toys and Toys Are Choice, Phoning Your Parents, Cry For Me, Abandonne Your Life, Women Like You, The World I've Seen, My Baby Boy, Never Seen Before, Out Of Here, Alcoholic Travesty, I Don't Want To Be Here (But I Don't Wanna Be Me), and Thank You) 04:20
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15.
Loud Sound 00:51
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16.
SS USO 01:59
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17.
Since Then 03:05
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18.
Glassware 01:28
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19.
The Diary 01:41
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20.
Sensitive Spirits 03:45
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21.
Punk Rock Baby 01:17
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about

Featuring outtakes from the Riese albums Little Heart and Then You Think.

-Liner Notes-

Joey's Talk Show-
Named after Joey Ramone, it's a punk version of Talk Show made for a potential sister album to Brain Show, which would have also featured That's Just Great and Punk Rock Baby.

A Man-
A song about feeling trapped in a marriage, and an identity. I realize now how trapped I felt in a male identity back then, which came out in a lot of songs. I was in hell, and the only solution my brain offered was to wait it out or kill myself. Thankfully I discovered a third solution years later. Anyways... this song is sort of Tom Petty inspired.

Da Da Da-
A cover of the German band Trio. Recorded a few minutes before I Can't Take My Eyes Offa You and Loud Sound. The former ended up being the intro track to Then You Think.

Cookie Thumper-
Pretty simple cover concept. I was memorizing a lot of Die Antwoord lyrics when I was living in Boston. I tried to get many other kids into them but to no avail. I ended up putting some of those lyrics to a little progression and it seemed to work well.

Adam-
A biblical song. It's impossible to avoid writing about the Old Testament, considering how ingrained it is in our culture. However I still think that my interpretation here was fairly boring. If you can find it compelling that's good though.

Last Nite-
Cover of that Strokes song. I just like the energy of that tune. I later found another cover by The Detroit Cobras which is much better than this one.

Ode to Plugs-
Written as a plugs theme for the podcast Comedy Bang Bang. Never used.

Headspace-
Very sparce little spacey electronic tune. Never managed to make the vocals work. Some of the synths sound okay though.

California Scene-
My microphone was completely busted, very fuzzy and it was doing this weird tremolo thing to recordings. So I recorded this in spite of that and tried to make the effect work. It's "supposed to sound like that".

That's Just Great-
True story about a guy in high school who one day decided he hated me. That happened to me with just about every friend I had until I don't think I had a single friend in 10th grade. I don't know whether these people made some kind of pact to cut all contact with me or whether I just did something wrong and wasn't aware of it. I guess I'll never know now. Thinking about stuff like that, you just have to shrug and thank god things got better. I didn't die, and even though most days I wanted to, I still found my way through it.

de Ventura-
Written about The Black Plague. Giovanni de Ventura was a plague doctor in the late 1400s. The narrator has the plague and she has a crush on him.

Hey Man-
One of the songs written for Punk Rock the Musical, a planned followup to Decades Apart that I had actually planned for years before that. Finally got around to recording some of the songs but I'm not sure an all-punk musical works. I'm sure someone else will do it well though. This one's about college kids with similar views and tastes. And even now I can't pretend there isn't anything to rebel against there. There's a reason I didn't go to college.

In Motion-
Kind of a funky synth song, with a decent chorus. Just needed a little work. Very nearly made Then You Think, as did de Ventura, but sometimes you have to make those difficult cuts. I might keep this one now and leave off Wipeout Destiny or some such.

Pastiche Medley-
A fully improvised medley of little songs I made up as I recorded them. Lots of similar british accents on this number. Abandonne Your Life is the only one I had already written years ago. It's performed very differently here though, and goes right into Women Like You (a rather misogynistic little lyric there, that's fucked)

Loud Sound-
A slightly different song in the vein of I Can't Take Eyes Offa You. I like the lyric more here but the harmonies aren't as tight.

SS USO-
My little tribute to the Beach Boys, specifically Holland-era, which is when they recorded "Sail On Sailor". Didn't come out quite as polished as I would have liked but the chorus sounds pretty good.

Since Then-
Certainly one of the better outtakes from Little Heart. Very nearly might have made it. Some of the little pitch-bendy synth sounds are very neat and the backing harmonies are pretty sweet.

Glassware-
A rerecording of Glass from American Elements. Nothing to it really.

The Diary-
My version of the Neil Sedaka classic. It involves screaming and shouting and not a lot of singing.

Sensitive Spirits- Was all set to make it on Then You Think until the very last moment. I pulled it. I just find it a little boring beyond the drumtrack.

Punk Rock Baby- A pretty good punk song.

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released September 30, 2020

All songs performed and produced by Riese Meyers.

All songs written by Riese Meyers except:

Track 3 written by Stephan Remmler and Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel

Track 4 written by Die Antwoord

Track 6 written by Julian Casablancas

Track 19 written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield

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