We Are Paintermen [Extra tracks, Import]

Creation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000023ZTZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cool Jerk

2. Making Time

3. Through My Eyes

4. Like a Rolling Stone

5. Can I Join Your Band

6. Tom Tom

7. Try and Stop Me

8. If I Stay Too Long

9. Biff Bang Pow

10. Nightmares

11. Hey Joe

12. Painter Man

13. How Does It Feel to Feel [US Version][*]

14. Sylvette [*]

15. I Am the Walker [*]

16. Ostrich Man [*]

17. Sweet Helen [*]

18. Life Is Just Beginning [Alternate Take][#][*]

19. For All That I Am [Stereo Version][#][*]

20. Midway Down [Stereo Version][#][*]

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars biff bang pow, June 3, 2007

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THE MASKED MARAUDER ""THE ID OF THE GODS&... (Wantagh, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We Are Paintermen (Audio CD)

this is an incredible peice of music history unknown to almost the entire american record buying public. very comparable with early who small faces and stones and is at the top of the 60's psychedelic/mod/garage heap. the creation were the first to use the violin bow on the guitar, as well as pioneering other musical endeavors such as feedback before hendrix refined and mastered the art of it and even supposedly using a baked potato against the strings(that legend has is was eaten afterward). making time is an absolutley incredible rock song that blew me away, as well as the rest of the album, notably how does it feel to feel, ostrich man...hell there's not a single song on the album that isn't rediculously great. i can't believe these boys aren't as well renowned as there contemporaries. it's a shame to think of the music they may have made if things went the way they should of for them.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creation - 'We Are Paintermen' (Repertoire), October 25, 2007

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Are Paintermen (Audio CD)

First released in 1967, this looks to be the Creation's only full-length lp of all new songs. Guess the rest I've seen are compilations. Here, you get the album's twelve 'original' tunes, plus twelve bonus tracks of completely different songs. Very nice! Songs that's sure to keep this CD reissue in my current rotation stack for sometime are "Making Time", the awesome "Through My Eyes", Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone", "Can I Join Your Band", The Leave's "Hey Joe", "Biff Bang Pow", "I Am The Walker" and "Sweet Helen". Should draw in fans of The Action, early Who, Outsiders, Q 65 and Skip Bifferty. Essential British psychedelia. Need I say more? Most highly recommended.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb single-disc retrospective of Mod masterpieces, April 24, 2007

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We Are Paintermen (Audio CD)

The Creation had surprisingly little success, given the quality of these mid-60s sides. Fans of the early mod-styled Who will find The Creation in the same league, with the brashness of their guitar-and-drums comparing favorably to immortal singles like "I Can't Explain" and "I Can See for Miles." One need look no further than "Making Time," which lent its punchy intro and Daltrey-esque vocal to the film "Rushmore." No surprise that the Creation had such a gutsy recorded sound, given that Shel Talmy produced. The instrumental "Sylvette," which borrows its melodic center from "Too Many Fish in the Ocean" is another raving winner.

This is the ultimate shoulda-been band, with great vocals, powerful guitars and drums, and catchy in-band songwriting. They played garage mod, psych-heavy rock and highly electrified folk with both muscle and melody, and compared well with their contemporaries. One can only assume they were doomed by a confluence of inadequate distribution (they were on the indie Hit Ton label in the UK), line-up changes, and management that couldn't sustain commercial velocity. Listening to their catalog it's nearly impossible to imagine this band wasn't a huge, chart-topping success.

Repertoire's CD reproduces the band's sole LP (tracks 1-12) and adds a dozen extras for good measure - all mono. This is an excellent single-disc introduction to the band's short catalog (Edsel's "How Does it Feel to Feel?" is another great single disc view). The Retroactive label has issued a complete 2-CD set ("Making Time" and "Biff Bang Pow") that may be too much for some, but once you get a taste, you're likely to want everything they recorded. [©2007 hyperbolium dot com]