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Last Exit to Garageland
Garageland
Manufacturer: Foodchain Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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Do What You Want
Scorpio Righting [Limited Edition w/ Bonus Disc]

ASIN: B0000DI4SF
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

Intro
Fingerpops
Classically Diseased
Nude Star
Pop Cigar
Beelines To Heaven
Come Back
Fire Aawy
Tired And Bored
I'm Looking For What I Can't Get
Never Gonna Come Around Here Again
Return To You
Jesus I'm Freezing
Fay Ray
Underground Nonsense
So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
Bus Stops
Struck
Graduation From Frustration
One Shot
Shouldn't Matter But It Does
Cherry Cola Vodka (Hold The Ice)

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Garageland's "Last Exit to Garageland" has not been officially distributed in the U.S. for over five years (as a result of the label changing distributors). There are 22 tracks on the reissue album featuring eight bonus tracks including the previously unreleased sing-along worthy Byrds cover of "So You Want To Be A Rock-N-Roll Star". The Inspired rocker, "Graduation from Frustration," recorded in 1997, has never been released in the U.S., and was discovered by the on lat year's New Zealand release of a Flying Nun retrospective compilation. The twisted "Underground Nonsense" appeared as a hidden track on the U.S. release six years ago, and is now included in the credits. The remainder of the bonus tracks are rare b-sides that have not been released domestically including such gems as "Bus Stops," "One Shot" and "Shouldn't Matter But It Does."

Bonus Tracks Include:
Underground Nonsense
So You Want To Be A Rock-N-Roll Star
Bus Stops
Struck
Graduation From Frustration
One Shot
Shouldn't Matter But It Does
Cherry Cola Vodka (Hold The Ice)

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Garageland: New Zealand Power Pop At Its Finest
Apply For Citizenship Now In Garageland
Debbie's a spunk
pretty solid pop
very, very fun stuff

Last Exit to Garageland
Garageland
Manufacturer: Foodchain Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Do What You Want

ASIN: B000005CUQ
Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

Intro
Fingerpops
Classically Diseased
Nude Star
Pop Cigar
Beelines To Heaven
Come Back
Fire Away
Tired And Bored
I'm Looking For What I Can't Get
Never Gonna Come Around Here Again
Return To You
Jesus I'm Freezing
Fay Ray

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Garageland: New Zealand Power Pop At Its Finest.......2002-04-29

This is a great album, from a great band. Most of the songs, such as "Fingerpops" and "Come Back" are emotional and catchy tunes with great hooks. If you like Fountains of Wayne, or Weezer you will definitely get into this band.
This album, though, is one of their earliest, and the band has definitely improved on their songwriting and have since come out with more solid albums: "Do What You Want" (Highly Recommended), and "Scorpio Righting" (Which has yet to be released in America, but has the superb single "Gone".)
This is great band, that not many people in America have heard of. Do yourself a favor and check them out.

Apply For Citizenship Now In Garageland.......2001-07-26

Ever since I became aware of the music on New Zealand's Flying Nun label, I've been a virtual junkie for all things musical coming from that magic island. As best I could from half a world away, I've attempted to keep a close eye on the Kiwi music scene. (The cartons of Visine littering my house are testament-enough to that.)

And despite the eyestrain, even I can see--not to mention hear--that 'Last Exit To Garageland' is the best fix of Kiwi pop I've had in years.

The fact that I discovered this CD nearly four years after the fact either means I need a new eyeglass prescription or that Garageland are destined to remain buried in obscurity.

In either case, this is a jewel. Musical caffeine.

It must be something in the water, or maybe it's genetic, but New Zealand bands bring a hard-to-define quality to their music. A sense of understatement that lends even the noisiest, most upbeat tracks here a kind of intimacy. It's music you want to crawl inside of.

Be it the noisy rush of "Fire Away", the giant, shimmering chords that propell "Nude Star" or the wobbly guitar that underscores "Tired And Bored", Garageland (and lead guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Eade) filter influences (the Buzzcocks and 'Chronic Town'-era REM are just a couple) through something distinctly and uniquely New Zealand, giving 'Last Exit To Garageland' a sound, a feel all its own.

If life were fair, Garageland would be ruling the charts, and we'd be watching their girlfriends sport their new 'dos on 'Entertainment Tonight'. As it is, I fear they'll be consigned to indie hell.

Make your lives--and theirs--a whole lot cooler and pick this up. I'll throw in the Visine.

Debbie's a spunk.......1999-07-13

I work with Debbie who played guitar on the album and she's a real babe. You should buy the album and help her with her mortgage.

pretty solid pop.......1998-05-13

If you like upbeat alterno-pop music like No Doubt, Everclear and early Posies, you'll probably like these songs. Decent lyrics about self-indulgent teenage partying themes, along with repetitive guitars and Smiths -style minor-key crooning.

very, very fun stuff.......1998-05-13

sound-wise, think pixies/ buzzcocks/ buddy holly. writing-wise, think a little simpler, but I'm keeping mine!!!

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Last Exit to Garageland

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ASIN: B00002R0ZB
Release Date: 2005-07-19

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