You'll Never Guess who's Reuniting......... THE VASELINES

dazedcola · 05.07.2008, 07:15 PM

the Vaselines are reuniting! The Scottish act, helmed by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, will reconvene for at least two festival performances in 2008. Hooray!

The first goes down May 16 at Dunfermline, Scotland's Carnegie Hall as part of Tigerfest. A bona fide Scottish lovefest, this gig will find the Vaselines sharing the bill with Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and the Pearlfishers' David Scott, all while backed by members of Belle & Sebastian!

And hey, the second appearance ain't too shabby either. The Vaselines will help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's onetime label home Sub Pop at Redmond, Washington's Marymoor Park on July 12. Sub Pop also, of course, helped keep the Vaselines on the map by releasing The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History back in 1992. You scratch my back, I'll rock yours.

Already rife with reunions from the Fluid, Green River, Seaweed, Red Red Meat, and now the Vaselines, Sub Pop's SP20 bash has turned up the nostalgia a couple more notches with the addition of defunct French punks Les Thugs and reunion-happy Canadian alt-rockers Eric's Trip. As previously reported, the fest takes over the aforementioned park near Seattle from July 12-13.

StevOK · 05.07.2008, 07:51 PM

Yeah, I heard about this earlier today. I'm excited.

nature scene · 05.07.2008, 08:06 PM

we don't have to guess, you told us in the title

batreleaser · 05.07.2008, 08:35 PM

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.08.2008, 10:45 AM

oh christ...... another one.. lets go and make a pooh syicks reunite thread right now... actually, that would be a reunited gig worth seeing....

so now is the age of mollys lips becoming fashionable again!

screamingskull · 05.08.2008, 11:31 AM

i saw Eugene Kelly supporting The Lemonheads back in 2005, he played a bunch of Vaselines songs.

Derek · 05.08.2008, 11:40 AM

Eugene is holding a musician's workshop in Glasgow on Saturday, I'll see if I can be bothered to go.

NWRA · 05.08.2008, 11:40 AM

They're good but only did three or four good songs (Lovecraft being my fave.) whereas The Wedding Present did three great albums.

Still... C86 revival!

█████████ · 05.08.2008, 12:00 PM

excelent timing!
just when i put that vaselines cd i had for sale.

pbradley · 05.08.2008, 12:08 PM

Their music is tainted by unrequited love, in my life.

Everyneurotic · 05.08.2008, 01:40 PM

i haven't listened to them in forever.

i bet there's going to be beatles and nirvana reunions by the end of the year.

batreleaser · 05.08.2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

i haven't listened to the in forever.

i bet there's going to be beatles and nirvana reunions by the end of the year.

haha

gualbert · 05.08.2008, 01:49 PM

I have never seen a record of The Vaselines or Eugenius in a shop , even in the 90's.
So , hem , do they sound better than Nirvana?

Derek · 05.08.2008, 03:33 PM

More twee.

Pookie · 05.08.2008, 05:33 PM

I really don't understand the fuss about Vaselines. They were just another twee 80s indie band.

I saw Captain America live incidentally. Don't remember a thing about it.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.08.2008, 05:59 PM

i don't get why people are often so pithy about bands reuniting, it's not like it really affects their lives one way or the other.

05.09.2008, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gualbert

I have never seen a record of The Vaselines or Eugenius in a shop , even in the 90's.
So , hem , do they sound better than Nirvana?

Even though I like The Vaselines, they are not even comparable to the rocking force that was Nirvaaaayna. They don't rock out to start with.

Schtick · 05.09.2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Even though I like The Vaselines, they are not even comparable to the rocking force that was Nirvaaaayna. They don't rock out to start with.

I don't know why I joined this forum. It's full of fatuous wank. A lot of these people remind me of my annoying friend Cheez. Who just liked to whine dogmatically at people about bands: 'I can't believe you like "crushed pubic lice"- they're LAME compared to "I suck my daddy's wang"' ET FUCKIN C.

Savage Clone · 05.09.2008, 02:00 PM

Welcome.

Everyneurotic · 05.09.2008, 02:31 PM

pffft, that's poser talk.

ismdw are not even in the same league as crush pubic lies in terms of quality and intensity.

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dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	the Vaselines are reuniting! The Scottish act, helmed by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, will reconvene for at least two festival performances in 2008. Hooray! The first goes down May 16 at Dunfermline, Scotland's Carnegie Hall as part of Tigerfest. A bona fide Scottish lovefest, this gig will find the Vaselines sharing the bill with Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and the Pearlfishers' David Scott, all while backed by members of Belle & Sebastian! And hey, the second appearance ain't too shabby either. The Vaselines will help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's onetime label home Sub Pop at Redmond, Washington's Marymoor Park on July 12. Sub Pop also, of course, helped keep the Vaselines on the map by releasing The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History back in 1992. You scratch my back, I'll rock yours. Already rife with reunions from the Fluid, Green River, Seaweed, Red Red Meat, and now the Vaselines, Sub Pop's SP20 bash has turned up the nostalgia a couple more notches with the addition of defunct French punks Les Thugs and reunion-happy Canadian alt-rockers Eric's Trip. As previously reported, the fest takes over the aforementioned park near Seattle from July 12-13. __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	i saw Eugene Kelly supporting The Lemonheads back in 2005, he played a bunch of Vaselines songs.
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Eugene is holding a musician's workshop in Glasgow on Saturday, I'll see if I can be bothered to go.
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NWRA children of satan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 367	They're good but only did three or four good songs (Lovecraft being my fave.) whereas The Wedding Present did three great albums. Still... C86 revival!
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█████████ expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,736	excelent timing! just when i put that vaselines cd i had for sale.
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Their music is tainted by unrequited love, in my life.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i haven't listened to them in forever. i bet there's going to be beatles and nirvana reunions by the end of the year. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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gualbert the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,088	I have never seen a record of The Vaselines or Eugenius in a shop , even in the 90's. So , hem , do they sound better than Nirvana?
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	More twee.
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Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I really don't understand the fuss about Vaselines. They were just another twee 80s indie band. I saw Captain America live incidentally. Don't remember a thing about it.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	pffft, that's poser talk. ismdw are not even in the same league as crush pubic lies in terms of quality and intensity. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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