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Everybody Wants A Way Out

by The Pillbugs

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Emily Loves 01:56
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Soundman 04:12
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Hardline 04:28
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The rising sun pokes everyone right in the eye It won't be long Before he commands the whole world to come alive But you know I'm taking a five from the run-around Knocking the clock from the shelf from my bed Then back to sleep but, someone keeps ringing the phone I get no peace Why can't they leave a lazy man alone Oooh, better get dressed and together now Trying to fake an excuse in my head 'Cause it's time to get away for the summer All work and no play- that's no way to live a life And I can't trade one for the other, oh no Nor can I stop the days from going by The setting sun bids everyone "have a goodnight" But I'm not fooled I know he's coming back at daylight And maybe there's someone who gets him up in time And who knows- maybe he'd rather laze instead of shine 'Cause it's time to get away for the summer Please don't make me stay I'm gonna go out of my mind And I know there's so many others, oh yes Can somebody stop the world from going by 'Cause it's time to get away for the summer All work and no play- that's no way to live a life And I can't trade one for the other, oh no Nor can I stop the days from going by
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Tragedy Anne 04:46
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The 5th and final full length studio album from The Pillbugs. Originally released in 2008 on the Rainbow Quartz label (physical CD still available from RQ). Appears here for the first time in Hi-Rez 24/96. Transferred from the original 2-track master tapes.

Reviews:

The Pillbugs 'Everybody Wants A Way Out' (Rainbow Quartz, 2008)

Pills, thrills and bellyaches

There is always something a little disconcerting about a bunch of middle-aged rockers fiddling with delays and valve amps in search of that long lost Barrett melody or forgotten Kaleidoscope gem. It inevitably ends up in some sour psych stew of ill-fitting paisley shirts and greying sideburns. Yet, and I draw on the great Welsh zoom-rockers Man for hope here, it doesn’t have to be that way.

The Pillbugs, purveyors of all things psych-pop since the late 90s, are another band in question who manage to avoid that ever-alluring pastiche pound. Shrouded in sadness – founder member Mark Kelley passed away as the album was being made – 'Everybody Wants A Way Out' is nonetheless a joyous and incredibly uplifting record that will appeal to anyone whose favourite Saturday night in entails a bag of 'shrooms and the whole of Red Dwarf series 1. For me it’s music that's on the Walkman for those Camden market trips to Rhythm Records in search of the new Steppes record, those heady days when melody was king and the Rickenbacker beat shit out of Les Paul any day of the week. Given that through most of this record I am up out of my seat throwing shapes to an imaginary acid-fuelled throng, it’s far to say The Pillbugs are my new favourite old band (if that makes sense!).

It’s hard to make a case for a band that sounds straight out of ’65 in context with modern needs and concerns, yet, despite having nothing ‘modern’ about them whatsoever or indeed seemingly caring, The Pillbugs somehow don’t sound out of place. I guess great songs, soaring guitars, and songs about chicks called ‘Emily’ never date. A wholehearted, thumbs up for a record that has reignited my search for all those missing issues of Bucketful Of Brains I never got around to buying first time around. Fab!



Date review added: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Reviewer: Del Day
8 out of 10

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released May 15, 2012

Produced by Mark Mikel
Album Artwork: Mark Roland
Design: Bob Tibbitts
The Pillbugs: Dan Chalmers, Mark Kelley, Mark Mikel, David Murnen, Scott Tabner
Additional bass/guitar/vocals/production: Scott Hunt

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