DISQUS

Popdose: Cutouts Gone Wild!: So Long, and Thanks for All That Jazz

  • Darren · 1 year ago
    I, for one, will no doubt try to fill the void left by CGW!'s absence with copious amounts of Swing Out Sister, but, alas, thanks for turning me onto a band I'd never heard of. It wasn't until you mentioned Johnny Hates Jazz that my sleepy head realized this post wasn't about them, but, rather, All That Jazz. Naturally, I expected the worst when I clicked on that first mp3, but, damn, they actually have some sonic similarities to some of my favorite bands...Passion Puppets, Sisters Of Mercy, Whipping Boy, etc. Thanks, All That Jazzy Jeff. You made my Thursday morning bearable.
  • WHarrisBullzEye · 1 year ago
    Swing Out Sister rules! (And All That Jazz, as it turns out, ain't half bad, either.)
  • Rich · 1 year ago
    For a sec I thought this was going to be about Breathe. Next Up: Why You Should Not Like Breathe.
  • MarlboroTestMonkey7 · 1 year ago
    Jeff:
    I came into Popdose a little too late, so I hope you still write a CGW from time to time or at least make us a Cutout mixtape from the past.
    Like Darren I was thinking about Johnny Hates Jazz but my mind was playing "Hands to Heaven" by Breathe. Weird.
  • steed · 1 year ago
    I am somehow happy to say that I'm one of the few people in America that owns the debut All That Jazz LP - it really isn't that bad at all. "Cruel Summer" is a pretty decent song.

    Never even knew they had a second LP though and not sure I ever want to listen to it again if the rest of the album is like the first 4 stinkers.
  • mojo · 1 year ago
    I will mourn the death of this feature. Maybe you could bring it back sometime to feature the Limbomaniacs.
  • Darren · 1 year ago
    Totally, this was always one of my favorite aspects of Jefitoblog. Plus, as long as Ashlee Simpson, Ours, the Goo Goo Dolls and Liz Phair are making records, there will be cut-outs. ;P
  • Paul · 1 year ago
    Thanks Jeff! As the original requester of this article (and these mp3s), I appreciate you going to the trouble of not only tracking the albums down, but also sharing them. This article will be sorely missed.

    Regards,
    Paul Cox
  • DwDunphy · 1 year ago
    But you still haven't told us what is replacing this fine series. You nasty blog tease, you!
  • jefito · 1 year ago
    It will connect the dots between Hall & Oates, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Celine Dion. That is all I will say.
  • DwDunphy · 1 year ago
    Okay, so you eat oats for breakfast after you've cooked them over a fire... then you shit 'em out?
  • DwDunphy · 1 year ago
    I forgot what I was about to say here... Where's that goldurn Tony Harnell when you need him?
  • Alek · 1 year ago
    Amazing! Simply amazing!

    I was a fan of All that jazz back in the days. Been looking for the songs for a while and was just given the link here by a friend of mine.

    Thank you very much for making this piece of nostalgia available for me! I had only a demo of their first LP, that I got from my older sister back in 86/87 (i think). Oh my how i loved that sound. Today, songs like Sunday and Even the trees sends shivers up my spine. If not for their musical perfection, but for the memories and feelings of old they conjure in my mind.

    Magic.

    Again. Thanks!

    / Alek
  • per · 8 months ago
    Dear Alek ! Thanks for your sweet words!
    Per E from All That Jazz
  • per · 8 months ago
    Hi Alek! 3 songs performed live on swedish tv are now available on youtube
  • Bengt Höglind · 9 months ago
    I played in that band. The first drummer was Gunnar Zetterkvist. I was the second. I did some demowork in 83-84 and some concerts and a recording for Swedish Radio. I listen to the tapes sometimes and still think this was great music. Unfortunately our personalities didn´t get along so I jumped off the ship.

    Bengt Höglind