Track Listing

1. Man Called Aerodynamics
2. Rhine Jive Click
3. Cut-Out Witch
4. Burning Flag Birthday Suit
5. Official Ironmen Rally Song
6. Bright Paper Werewolves
7. Lord of Overstock
8. Your Name Is Wild
9. Look at Them
10. Underwater Explosions
11. Don't Stop Now
12. Office of Hearts
13. Lethargy
14. Game of Pricks
15. Striped White Jets
16. Melted Pat
17. Hot Freaks
18. Postal Blowfish
19. My Son Cool
20. King and Caroline/Motoraway
21. My Valuable Hunting Knife
22. Pimple Zoo
23. I Am a Scientist
24. Some Drilling Implied
25. Shocker in Gloomtown
26. Salty Salute
27. Matter Eater Lad
28. Gold Star for Robot Boy
29. Tractor Rape Chain
30. Yours to Keep
31. Echos Myron
32. Weed King

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #430934 in Music
• Released on: 2001-05-08
• Formats: Live, Import

Album Details
Live at the Patio Club 2/17/96. First Time Ever on CD, Newly Remastered 30 Live, Exclusive Tracks. Does Not Include the Bonus Studio Tracks that Appeared on the Original 2Lp Set.

Customer Reviews

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Jellyfish Reflector is a live disk that captures GBV in concert on 2/17/96, very near the release of their studio album, Under the Bushes, Under the Stars. For sheer quantity, this disk is a wonder, containing thirty-two tracks (!) on one disk. It's also a pretty good show, but I'm rather certain that most people would have some difficulty with its aural quality. Not that the disk sounds bad - by GBV standards, it's pretty darn good - but the tapes are completely untreated, and so the occasional flat note or strained vocal remains untouched. In terms of recording quality, it reminds me of live recordings I've made of my own band at one time or another, so I'm more inclined to forgive the lack in aural perfection than most. Thirty-two songs in their raw, live form are an awful lot for anyone to swallow, though, and I think that the `studio' recordings (I use the term loosely) would reel more people in.
That being said, it's a heck of a show, with the band bashing out songs the way some people eat french fries. The song selection is great, too, including the best bits of Under the Bushes, Under the Stars, as well as great versions of older stuff like "Melted Pat", "Game of Pricks" and "Motor Away". (Note: although they are listed on the sleeve, "I Am a Scientist" and "Matter Eater Lad" do not appear on my version of this disk). The first twelve songs were culled from their upcoming studio release, and you can hear singer/songwriter Robert Pollard's concern when he asks the unfamiliar audience to not leave. The new songs are at least as good as the older stuff, though, and all are performed admirably, although it would be nice if these guys gave poor Robert some vocal support.
A- -Tom Ryan