Huevo's band of the day?

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Formed in Olympia, Washington by indie legend Calvin Johnson (who also founded K Records), Beat Happening had a prolific influence on the way the music scene looks today.  Drawing off a lo-fi sound, major fans of the band included Kurt Cobain and Ian McKaye.  In fact I found this excerpt on Wikipedia which I found to be pretty funny.

"Perhaps because of his staunch DIY ethos, Johnson became friends with the members of Fugazi, and Beat Happening was the opening band on one of Fugazi's first tours. The choice of Beat Happening as an opening band for Fugazi, who, especially during the late 1980's, were still attracting an audience of hardcore punk fans, could be considered brilliant or foolish. The Fugazi crowds came to see a hardcore show, and the sassy-queer jangle-pop of Beat Happening was about as opposite to what they expected as possible. This garnered two reactions: the first was obviously the one that the members of Fugazi were aiming at (unless of course their goal was simply to bring along a band they liked), and that was to provoke thought. The statement was that music can take on varied forms, but it was the message of any music that was important, and any little box that music fans worshipped at the expense of anyone different, needed to be confronted. The second reaction was violence or pseudo-violence--this was still close enough to the classic "punk rock violence" era that people in the audience didn't fear retribution for throwing things at the stage. In an especially important moment in the progression of punk rock thought, an ashtray was thrown at Johnson during a show at the Country Club, in Reseda, California, while he was onstage singing and playing guitar. The ashtray struck him directly in the nose, cutting his nose and spurting blood instantly. Johnson never missed a beat, kept on playing the song, and finished the show. The first thing that Ian MacKaye said, rather in disgust, upon walking on stage, was "that dude (Johnson) is way more punk rock than the pussy who threw that ashtray." The incident got a lot of publicity in the independent music circles and, at least to some extent, elevated Johnson's status amongst traditionally more "punk rock" enthusiasts."

I don't know what else to say, I'm not a writer, just an avid music listener.  Listen to the clips and leave a comment if you like.

http://www.imeem.com/jukeboxmusic19/music/lvJ8naki/beat_happening_i_love_you/

http://www.imeem.com/jukeboxmusic29/music/iRObWPWd/beat_happening_indian_summer/

http://www.imeem.com/jukeboxmusic29/music/fsb4s88D/beat_happening_red_head_walking/

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

This was a great blast from the past Huevo! I haven't heard those guys for a while. I do however still need to get more of their music. I've been putting it off for a while. I remember Beat Happening from some compilations I have. Here's the song from one of those compilations that first got me thinking about how good Beat Happening's music could get--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D6lJbFdXdc

As for the songs you have on links of theirs, the music on all 3 was great, the deepest of the 3 songs, I though was "I Love You" & "Indian Summer". 
I liked "I Love You" the best.
"Indian Summer" had a part or so that carried something sad, which reminds me that's something to be careful of.
Thank you for posting this band Huevo!

Anonymous · Answer

Hey Huevo - Happy Friday! I Decided to be a participant in today's "Band of the Day" hehe :-D

Beat Happening just blew my mind! I like Johnson's voice. And that's a pretty interesting story regarding the ashtray mishap, and all

Buzzkill · Answer

This reminds me of the first ever question I posted on here (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... - the good ole days : ) how I miss them. When I look at it now I think of all the inaccuracies that it's likely riddled with.

I recently obtained some Beat Happening whilst downloading music from Epitonic.com but I must admit I much prefer Halo Benders and Dub Narcotic Sound System.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d24jF-D5_...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBwv1nmT1...

Calvin Johnson is a genius in my book.
Happy Friday Huevo!

snake appeal · Answer

"I Love You" reminded me of Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday Someway" musically. I am a sucker for jangly guitars, so that's a good thing. 

"Indian Summer" is just an example of great songwriting- kind of reminded me of something Yo La Tengo would write. I could also hear that song thrashed out a bit.

I liked the surf guitar of "Red Head Walking". I'm also a sucker for redheads, so they get bonus points for that. ;) 

I had been meaning to check out this band for awhile. Thanks for posting.

Yadwigha · Answer

"Indian Summer" - nice choice. Jamboree is one my favorite albums. I only wish it were a bit longer than 20 minutes ! 
They also toured with Black Flag and managed to anger Henry Rollins with their "sassy-queer jangle-pop" selfs...hard to imagine, right!?

Olive · Answer

Cool tunes, I liked them! "I Love You" was  my favorite from the clips. I also appreciate the background and Wikipedia clip you posted; very interesting (especially the ashtray incident, lol). I also liked the lyrics a lot. Thanks for sharing! :)

Anonymous · Answer

Hey Man Happy Friday! & Hi Sookie!

Good stuff Eggman, I like it!

Sookie · Answer

Hey, Huevo!

I was listening to Beat Happening just the other day.  Good stuff. :)

Hi, Darth...good to see you! :)

Anonymous · Answer

my band of the day is Nirvana

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