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Young Fresh Fellows

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Audio CD (February 1, 1995)
Original Release Date: 1989
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Popllama
ASIN: B000001PJM
Also Available in: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,212 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Rock'n'roll Pest Control
2. All Messed Up
3. Gus Theme
4. Think Better of Me
5. Power Mowers Theme
6. Empty Set Takes a Vacation
7. View from Above
8. Big House
9. This Little Mystery
10. Humble Guy
11. Down by the Pharmacy
12. Teenage Dogs in Trouble
13. You Call That Lonely?
14. That Letter
15. Young Fresh Fellows Theme
16. Searchin' U.S.A.
17. How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?
18. Where Is Groovy Town?
19. New John Agar
20. Sharing Patrol Theme
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4.0 out of 5 stars 4 and 1/2 Stars ( Because nobody gets a 5 ), November 5, 2001

By	andrew ward (Bellingham, WA. USA) - See all my reviews

When I first purchased this it was on White Vinyl with strange purple smears, the summer of "85" I think, and Duran Duran was king and drum machines and synth washes were the essential elements of radio music...Yeesh; And the College radio scene consisted of U2 and REM, a little to serious for my taste.

Topsy Turvy was perfect for general beer drinking and college socializing and acoustic sing along stuff too, we all could play along and knew every sarcastic hysterical word Scott sang.

There was real Pop/Rock music being played in the 80's it was just harder to find than we were used to. These guys (The Young Fresh Fellows) were the Beatles to us; instead of "Involvement, Revolution and Dreaming of changing the world" The Fellows were disenfranchised, sarcastic, hysterically funny and completely devoid of egocentrism. If you want a glimpse into a revolution that never happened (because you have to become a part of the "system" to beat the "system")... We did not rage against the machine we giggled at it from our window seat.

This CD is a worthy investment in music history

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5.0 out of 5 stars I wish somebody would tell me where Groovytown is, 'cause I wanna go there, October 5, 2006

By	Hilary "Gewurzgrrl" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

These two albums are part of the soundtrack of my high school years. I was so happy to find them on cd! I went to see them every time they played Portland (at underage venues, at least) and they were a great live band, too. Far ahead of their time, I think. FSPN with the interspersing of vintage tourism filmstrip, and both with entertaining liner notes (like another reviewer said, too bad they aren't included with the cds.)
Even if these albums didn't hold wonderful nostalgic memories for me, I would still love them. There are clever lyrics, great music, and great musicians here. This is so different from other music from the same time period, and it doesn't sound dated at all.
You must buy this.
Really.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Little Kids Bring Zucchinis and Stay All Day, October 21, 2003

By	R. Arant Jr. "TVGPS" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Is the line on the spine of the original album. That was enough for me to buy it then.
Pure pop for now people! Too bad for you that it doesn't contain the lyric sheet (signed by the band) that was in the original vinyl pressing of Fab Sounds...
Scott transforms great titles into great songs, and on Topsy Turvy proves that he and the band can master just about every genre known to popular music. A modern day Lennon/McCartney in one shaggy-haired package. Drummer Tad is, well, the coolest machine-gun drummer/golfer and lounge sophisticate around (trek, trek). Get it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars yeah, you could buy it...
This is a good first album to start with, YFF-wise. Pure pop. I think Fabulous Sounds is the stronger of the two. Read more

Published 21 months ago by emily

5.0 out of 5 stars Soundtrack for my high school years
I'm a northwest native who discovered these guys at a mid-80's Bumbershoot and have been hooked ever since. Read more

Published on September 26, 2003 by Madhatte

5.0 out of 5 stars The first two albums by a fairly obscure but excellent band
The Young Fresh Fellows are not especially well-known (except possibly through a lyric in a They Might Be Giants song), and that is somewhat of a shame, since their music is... Read more

Published on May 25, 2001 by Nathan M DeHoff

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but fun
This cd would be impossible for me to find in any store, and I am really glad that I chose to seek it on Amazon.com. Read more

Published on April 27, 1999 by Angela Glover

5.0 out of 5 stars Ten stars!
This CD contains 2 original 5-star LPs - the first two releases from the Young Fresh Fellows, circa '84/'85. Read more

Published on February 23, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 for the price of one!
That's right 2 classic pop albums from the fabulous northwest! See-the original lineup of the fellows lay the groundwork for almost every northwest pop band that followed them... Read more

Published on November 4, 1998 by Owen

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