Down Here: Collected Recordings 1983-1985 Crippled Pilgrims

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  • Release Date: 10/19/2004
  • Sales Rank: 204,617
  • Label: REACTION RECORDS
  • UPC: 795306499626

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Down Here: Collected Recordings 1983-1985

1LISTENBlack and White 3:42
2LISTENUnder the Ladder 3:01
3LISTENPeople Going Nowhere 4:45
4LISTENOut of Hand 4:38
5LISTENDissolving 4:50
6LISTENA Side He'll Neve Show 3:33
7LISTENDown Here 3:28
8LISTENSo Clean 4:06
9LISTENOblivious and Numb 5:40
10LISTENSad But True 3:01
11LISTENCalculating 7:01
12LISTENUndone 4:34
13LISTENWhat You Lost 3:14
14LISTENPretend Not to Care 3:23
15LISTENThe Sense 3:40
16LISTENNot Good 6:48
17LISTENPeople Going Nowhere Bonus Track / Alternate Version 5:06
18LISTENBlack and White Bonus Track / Alternate Version 3:58

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The whole of Crippled Pilgrims' sparse output is collected in one place on this anthology, which contains their 1984 debut six-song EP Head Down-Hand Out; their 1985 album Under Water; and alternate versions of two of the songs from the EP, one of which (the alternate of "People Going Nowhere") appeared on the various-artists compilation Bouncing Babies, the other of which (the alternate of "Black and White") was previously unreleased. While less polished than the album, the EP tracks actually have the edge here, with their rough combinations of post-punk with folk-psychedelic-indebted guitars and melodies. While retaining much of that approach, Under Water seems a little stiffer, less tuneful, and more morose, and though it's a point the band's small following of cultists would argue, there's nothing that has the power of the EP's bittersweet, mood-shifting "A Side He'll Never Show." The two alternate versions are by no means trivial add-ons: the alternate of "People Going Nowhere" has a lighter feel that (again arguably) makes it preferable to the one on the EP, and "Black and White" likewise has a more basic arrangement, though it doesn't compare as favorably to the one used on Head Down-Hand Out. Historical liner notes ably sum up the career of this obscure mid-'80s band. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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Down Here: Collected Recordings 1983-1985by Anonymous

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October 10, 2004: Even though this stuff was recorded 20 years ago, it's as the liner notes say about Crippled Pilgrims, "On one hand, they are a product of a bygone time and on the other they are as current sounding as anything else from today's American rock underground." And I'd add to that, far less egocentric than much of today's underground. By "egocentric," I mean the forced air of detached hipness that permeates so much of today's Indie/Underground fare. There is a refreshing air of what could almost be called naivete throughout this CD. Though their debut EP had a strong dose of jangly acoustic guitar that hinted at allegiance with REM, the Paisley Underground, etc., Crippled Pilgrims seem beholden to no particular sound or scene. By the time of their second (and final) release, they are in a rarefied league of their own, powerfully traversing moods and grooves for the sake of the feeling itself--not the assent of any panel of self-appointed hipster-judges. But regardless of all this, the final and most important point is that this music is the most refreshing material I've heard in years! Do yourself a favor and get a copy of this CD!