2000, Mud Records
So bittersweet in parting, SARGE's final release, a collection
of new/unreleased/rare tunes, nearly everything they recorded that hasn't
been released, including some vivacious covers, vinyl-only gems and assorted
whatnot. The album leads off with three new, unreleased tunes recorded by SARGE's
final line-up, Elizabeth calls them 'demos', we call them smashing and
beautiful songs… Then six dangerously electrified live tracks, blistering
versions of 'Stall', 'Fast Girls', 'Half As Far', 'Dear Josie, Love Robyn',
'Homewrecker' and 'The First Morning', recorded at Chicago's Cabaret Metro
and notorious Champaign-Urbana rock club Mabel's in 1999, during fellow
local scene heroes Braid's series of farewell shows. 'Distant' also
includes their cover of CYNDI LAUPER's 'Time After Time' from the 'Stall'
7-inch single, available for the first time on CD, plus SARGE's wholly
unreleased version of NANCY SINATRA's You-Go-Girl classic 'These Boots Are
Made for Walking', and their cover of WHAM!'s seasonal smash 'Last
Christmas' from their 1998 My Pal God Holiday Compilation appearance. The
album closes with two new, unreleased acoustic numbers, Elizabeth and her
guitar, pure pathos: The title track 'Distant', and the closer, the
carefully worded, somewhat wounded 'All My Plans Have Changed…', with
journeyman Derek Niedringhaus on bass guitar. It's true SARGE has
disbanded, though singer/songwriter/guitarist ELIZABETH ELMORE will surely
continue marching on as a solo artist… She is driven.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | Detroit Star-lite |
| 2 | The End Of July |
| 3 | Clearer |
| 4 | Stall (Live) |
| 5 | Fast Girls (Live) |
| 6 | Half As Far (Live) |
| 7 | Dear Josie, Love Robyn (Live) |
| 8 | Homewrecker (Live) |
| 9 | The First Morning (Live) |
| 10 | These Boots Are Made For Walkin' |
| 11 | Last Christmas |
| 12 | Time After Time |
| 13 | Distant |
| 14 | All My Plans Changed... |
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