A Catholic Education
Track Listings
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1. Heavy Metal
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2. Everything Flows
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3. Catholic Education
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4. Too Involved
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5. Don't Need a Drum
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6. Critical Mass
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7. Heavy Metal II
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8. Catholic Education 2
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9. Eternal Light
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10. Every Picture I Paint
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11. Everybody's Fool
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Their debut from 1990, a roughly recorded album for sure, the overall effect is Revolver played with the speakers buggered, at very high volume, but tunes like 'Everyyhing Flows', which does with a joyful surge and 'Eternal Light' remain amongst their best. 2002 reissue in a slipcase.
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A Catholic Education
Average customer rating:
- A Very Good Album
- OK I'll be the first to review this
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A Catholic Education
Teenage Fanclub
Manufacturer: Fire UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Bandwagonesque
ASIN: B000060K9R
Release Date: 2002-08-13 |
Tracks:
- Heavy Metal
- Everything Flows
- Catholic Education
- Too Involved
- Don't Need a Drum
- Critical Mass
- Heavy Metal II
- Catholic Education 2
- Eternal Light
- Every Picture I Paint
- Everybody's Fool
Album Description
Their debut from 1990, a roughly recorded album for sure, the overall effect is Revolver played with the speakers buggered, at very high volume, but tunes like 'Everyyhing Flows', which does with a joyful surge and 'Eternal Light' remain amongst their best. 2002 reissue in a slipcase.
Customer Reviews:
A Very Good Album.......2006-10-13
I really like this album. But then again I really like the band. I think this was the second album I bought of theirs after Bandwagonesque and I was not disappointed. Therefore I agree with M. Haverstock's observation that since this album depicts the band as a "work in progress" it's not representative of their more recent stuff. However, this album is as good as it is unique.
It will take you awhile to get to know this album, but aren't all good records like that? These songs are not pop songs like their later stuff. These songs have a kind of dark, droning, layered feel to them laid-down by great strumming dirty guitars. The songs also tend to be long and almost impressionistic (but not lacking in structure). They also have the Fanclub's trademark good melodies.
The songs are minimally produced which really lets the feel come through. Whenever I put this album on it's not to hear one track but to let the whole thing run through, sometime twice. This album is probably not for everyone, but it's definately worth a try for Fanclub fans.
OK I'll be the first to review this.......2003-08-26
Not a great album, but you it definetly laid the ground work for the future. Sounds to me like they were hanging out with Pavement while they made the record. Definetly a late 80's/early 90's feel. Critical Mass is an underrated song, I'm sure most only know Everything Flows, but there are a few other great songs on here. I'm glad it was re-issued as I lost my original copy. I would say if you own several Teenage Fanclub albums but not this you owe it to yourself to pick it up just to see the bands progression. For firstimers, I would probably stay away from it for now and start with Bandwagoneque or Grand Prix.
Average customer rating:
- One of the most under appreciated records ever
- A Raw Beginning
- Too Much Too Young
- it was all downhill from here
- sure, the production isn't the greatest?
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A Catholic Education
Teenage Fanclub
Manufacturer: Matador Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Deep Fried Fanclub
- Thirteen
- Grand Prix
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- Howdy!
ASIN: B00000648D
Release Date: 1993-12-28 |
Tracks:
- Everything Flows
- Everybody's Fool
- Catholic Education
- Eternal Light
- Heavy Metal
- Critical Mass
- Too Involved
- Don't Need a Drum
- Every Picture I Paint
- Catholic Education 2
- Heavy Metal II
Customer Reviews:
One of the most under appreciated records ever.......2006-07-26
The people who claim this record has poor production just dont get it. This is one of my top 5 albums of all time and I have a lot of albums. If I was on a desert island, it would be there.The grooves have worn very thin indeed. I also do not feel compelled to write these reviews, but I feel the need to talk about how great this record is. I wish more records were produced with this sound.
A word of warning though. this record is very different from their others, so if you are expecting that, this aint it. But give it a chance, its way better.
A Raw Beginning.......2002-09-11
As almost everyone notes, the first Fanclub album suffers from poor sound and underdeveloped material. Although there are signposts here and there pointing the way to the future, they are bogged down by the lesser tracks and horrid production.
For hardcore Fanclub fans only, others proceed with caution.
Too Much Too Young.......2001-06-02
If you like music (you know, tunes and that), you'll love the Fannies. Catholic Education was their first try at the big time and it's bloody great. At the time, this record - yeah I bought it on black plastic - along with their often drunken gigs, was a breath of fresh air in the midst of a shoe gazing, nerdo environment.
These guys understand tunes, hooks and a pish laugh...... Everyting Flows is a true classic. You can't quite make out the lyrics, but who cares, the washy, cheapo guitar nails it.
So it's muddy, you have to turn the treble to 11, it was recorded in downtown Maryhill for feck sake.
It's a classic, buy it and be a proud owner.
it was all downhill from here.......1999-08-03
this is the ONLY teenage fanclub i'm proud to own, and i don't give my 5 stars out liberally. catholic ed is full of swirling dreamy guitars and melancholy pop melodies - like clinically depressed dinosaur (and for the record, it predates loveless for all you my bloody valentine fans). after this, they seemed to concentrate more on production and being alt-stars, and the music becomes more painfully derivative accordingly. i just wish they'd followed up on this quietly brilliant debut with something other than a regurgitation of big star.
other good stuff i own: tipsy, cat power, god speed you black emperor, young gods. check 'em out
sure, the production isn't the greatest?.......1999-06-05
But give them a break. They were broke. This is what started it all. "Every Picture I Paint" and "Everything Flows" are probably my 2 favorite Fanclub songs of all time. A lot of the stuff sounds samey, i'll admit, but it doesn't really bother me that much. The production is very very lo-fi, but that's what makes it so unique, in my opinion. If you are a Fanclub fan and don't have this album. Get it. You won't be disappointed. If you are looking for something more like "What You Do To Me", then look elsewhere. I suggest "Thirteen", or "Grand Prix".
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A Catholic Education
Teenage Fanclub
Manufacturer: Fire UK [Msi]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000024SBI
Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
Tracks:
- Heavy Metal
- Everything Flows
- Catholic Education
- Too Involved
- Don't Need a Drum
- Critical Mass
- Heavy Metal II
- Catholic Education 2
- Eternal Light
- Every Picture I Paint
- Everybody's Fool
Customer Reviews:
A very good debut.......2003-05-09
This is a really good disc. I like TFC, and think Bandwagonesque is probably their best effort, but there are some really great songs on this. The first cut -- great, great chord progressions -- is probably my favorite TFC song of all.
Average customer rating:
- One of the most under appreciated records ever
- A Raw Beginning
- Too Much Too Young
- it was all downhill from here
- sure, the production isn't the greatest?
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A Catholic Education
Teenage Fanclub
Manufacturer: Matador
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| British Alternative
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
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| British Alternative
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
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Indie Rock
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
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Pop Rock
| Pop
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- Thirteen
- Grand Prix
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- Howdy!
ASIN: B0000036QM |
Tracks:
- Everything Flows
- Everybody's Fool
- Catholic Education
- Eternal Light
- Heavy Metal
- Critical Mass
- Too Involved
- Don't Need a Drum
- Every Picture I Paint
- Catholic Education 2
- Heavy Metal II
Customer Reviews:
One of the most under appreciated records ever.......2006-07-26
The people who claim this record has poor production just dont get it. This is one of my top 5 albums of all time and I have a lot of albums. If I was on a desert island, it would be there.The grooves have worn very thin indeed. I also do not feel compelled to write these reviews, but I feel the need to talk about how great this record is. I wish more records were produced with this sound.
A word of warning though. this record is very different from their others, so if you are expecting that, this aint it. But give it a chance, its way better.
A Raw Beginning.......2002-09-11
As almost everyone notes, the first Fanclub album suffers from poor sound and underdeveloped material. Although there are signposts here and there pointing the way to the future, they are bogged down by the lesser tracks and horrid production.
For hardcore Fanclub fans only, others proceed with caution.
Too Much Too Young.......2001-06-02
If you like music (you know, tunes and that), you'll love the Fannies. Catholic Education was their first try at the big time and it's bloody great. At the time, this record - yeah I bought it on black plastic - along with their often drunken gigs, was a breath of fresh air in the midst of a shoe gazing, nerdo environment.
These guys understand tunes, hooks and a pish laugh...... Everyting Flows is a true classic. You can't quite make out the lyrics, but who cares, the washy, cheapo guitar nails it.
So it's muddy, you have to turn the treble to 11, it was recorded in downtown Maryhill for feck sake.
It's a classic, buy it and be a proud owner.
it was all downhill from here.......1999-08-03
this is the ONLY teenage fanclub i'm proud to own, and i don't give my 5 stars out liberally. catholic ed is full of swirling dreamy guitars and melancholy pop melodies - like clinically depressed dinosaur (and for the record, it predates loveless for all you my bloody valentine fans). after this, they seemed to concentrate more on production and being alt-stars, and the music becomes more painfully derivative accordingly. i just wish they'd followed up on this quietly brilliant debut with something other than a regurgitation of big star.
other good stuff i own: tipsy, cat power, god speed you black emperor, young gods. check 'em out
sure, the production isn't the greatest?.......1999-06-05
But give them a break. They were broke. This is what started it all. "Every Picture I Paint" and "Everything Flows" are probably my 2 favorite Fanclub songs of all time. A lot of the stuff sounds samey, i'll admit, but it doesn't really bother me that much. The production is very very lo-fi, but that's what makes it so unique, in my opinion. If you are a Fanclub fan and don't have this album. Get it. You won't be disappointed. If you are looking for something more like "What You Do To Me", then look elsewhere. I suggest "Thirteen", or "Grand Prix".
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A Catholic Education
Teenage Fanclub
Manufacturer: Fire (dressed To Kill)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0002B6650
Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
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A Catholic Education
Teenage Fanclub
Manufacturer: Paperhouse
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| British Alternative
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ASIN: B0000566YM
Release Date: 2004-01-20 |
Tracks:
- Heavy Metal
- Everything Flows
- Catholic Education
- Too Involved
- Don't Need a Drum
- Critical Mass
- Heavy Metal II
- Catholic Education 2
- Eternal Light
- Every Picture I Paint
- Everybody's Fool
Average customer rating:
- Former Inch Member's New Band
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Congress of the Cow
Manufacturer: M-Theory Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00007FE47
Release Date: 2002-12-03 |
Customer Reviews:
Former Inch Member's New Band.......2003-02-09
For anyone who remembers Inch, they were a San Diego band from the early 90's who released their final album in 2000 (originally recorded in 1998). Stimy, vocalist of Inch is now in Congress of the Cow. This time around he added an extra guitarist to the line-up. Stimy's old band worked with Mark Trombino (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World) and Steven Haigler (Local H, Nirvana) so its not surprise that you'll find elements of those bands in this album; he's learned from the best. But this time around Stimy has expanded his songwriting range and let it hang out. There isn't as much polishing, but the songs still come off indie-pop with the crunch and a few out there solos. Definantly check this out.
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