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Jonathan Fire*Eater
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Washington DC, United States (1994 – 1997)
Jonathan Fire*Eater (formed in 1994) were a quintet from Washington DC, United States (comprised of keyboardist Walter Martin, vocalist Stewart Lupton, guitarist Paul Maroon, drummer Matt Barrick, and bassist Tom Frank. They relocated to New York in 1995 and soon emerged out of the same rhythm’n’blues scene (Rolling Stones + Stooges + Birthday Party) inhabited by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Chrome Cranks.
The album Jonathan Fire Eater (Third World Underground, 1995) and especially the EP Jonathan Fire Eater (PCP, 1995), with The Cakewalk Of Crime and The Public Hanging Of A Movie Star, established their reputation. The five-song mini-album Tremble Under Boomlights (Medicine, 1996) added at least The Search For Cherry Red and Give Me Daughters to their canon. Unfortunately, the album Wolf Songs for Lambs (Dreamworks, 1997) would be their last. Emphatic vocalist Lupton broke with the rest of the band and after years of silence only recently formed another band, The Childballads.
Jonathan Fire Eater eventually dissolved in 1997 but three members (Keyboardist Walter Martin, drummer Matt Barrick, guitarist Paul Maroon) joined forces with singer Hamilton Leithauser to form The Walkmen.
The album Jonathan Fire Eater (Third World Underground, 1995) and especially the EP Jonathan Fire Eater (PCP, 1995), with The Cakewalk Of Crime and The Public Hanging Of A Movie Star, established their reputation. The five-song mini-album Tremble Under Boomlights (Medicine, 1996) added at least The Search For Cherry Red and Give Me Daughters to their canon. Unfortunately, the album Wolf Songs for Lambs (Dreamworks, 1997) would be their last. Emphatic vocalist Lupton broke with the rest of the band and after years of silence only recently formed another band, The Childballads.
Jonathan Fire Eater eventually dissolved in 1997 but three members (Keyboardist Walter Martin, drummer Matt Barrick, guitarist Paul Maroon) joined forces with singer Hamilton Leithauser to form The Walkmen.
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Tremble Under Boom Lights
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When the Curtain Calls for You
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sherwinbrian wrote:
Jonathan Fire*Eater. FUCK YES.
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benjaminroosien wrote:
R.I.P.
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MrPhoenix wrote:
http://drop.io/6nfvotv#
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barrettsnewpc wrote:
just before they die, they're fuckin' in cars!
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ThisIsMedia wrote:
Man I love this stuff. Wish I got to see them. Never even knew about them when they were around. Could see them playing with The Cassetes.
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richgladman wrote:
Saw them twice in London in '97 - halcyon days! When the Curtain Calls for You - one of the best set openers I've ever seen/heard.
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kentuckychrome wrote:
love this band so much more than the walkmen.
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fiftycalkiss wrote:
When Lupton roars "Im the suntan tiger tamer" the hair on my neck stands up and my skin tries to slink away.
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tsnydermtg wrote:
hmm, I got a hold of this while back... had it labeled as the walkmen, glad I got that cleared up. They had a cool sound, but walkmen carry the torch pretty well.
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barrettsnewpc wrote:
one of the most underrated bands of all time.....'inpatient talent show' will be played at my funeral.
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TheMcEneaney wrote:
how has Wolf Songs for Lambs not gotten a deluxe, overpriced CD reissue like the masterpiece it is.
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AConda wrote:
wow, after years and years of loving The Walkmen, i have just listened to :30 seconds of Jonathon Fire*eater and think i have found my new music vice for the coming weeks. amazing, guys! i'm sad to hear that they were so short lived... but amazing musicians nontheless. seems everything that comes out of the indie rock n. american east in the past 15 yrs is gold. amazing band.
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ExecutionStyle wrote:
lupton is god.
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wooden_indian wrote:
I personally think that Stuart Lupton is the better of the two vocalists.
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MrPhoenix wrote:
Curses on a world where The Walkmen have made three quite ok albums already while Jonathan Fire*Eater could have made MUCH BETTER ONES if only they'd stayed together.
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OndraLasak wrote:
the walkmen is much better... but this is also a great band
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