The Previous
“UnPop…”
Get Normal
Corduroy
For Dennis Bland
Home is…
Sister, if
A Nerd’s Night In
He’s In Love
Bland’s Last Stand
I’m In Pain
Funny
All songs written by Andras Jones
Produced by The Previous
Andras Jones – Guitar & Vocals
John Nason – Lead Guitar & Vocals
Marshall Thompson – Keyboards & Vocals
Brian Schey – Bass Guitar & Vocals
Colin Mahoney – Drums
Recorded at Stepping Stone Studios in Seattle with Kevin Suggs
Additional tracking with Earle Mankey & Tom Weir in LA
Mixed at Jon & Stu’s in Seattle with Kevin Suggs
Except “Bland’s Last Stand” which was recorded
& “Corduroy” which was recorded and mixed
at Pure Sound in Bothell, WA with John Russell
Mastered by Ken Lee at Rocket Lab in San Francisco
From the liner notes:
FOR DENNIS BLAND
Dennis Bland dreams a corduroy fantasy which goes horribly awry. He becomes the butt of cruel jokes and the target of many a vicious prank. Being labeled an outcast for his fashion faux pas does nothing to help his already overwhelming shyness around girls. To combat this he immerses himself in sexual fantasies involving any female he can get his mind on. Adolescent ejaculations aside, there is one girl who occupies a special place in his thoughts, a neighbor, a few years older, whose younger brother is one of Dennis’ chief tormentors. One day she shows Dennis a certain kindness to which he responds by confessing his true feelings for her. Not only does she respond less than passionately to Dennis’ stammering proclamation of love but she goes and blabs about it to everyone, including her boyfriend, who is very large for his age. Dennis knows a storm is brewing and that he is going to be the one getting rained on. His plan is simple. Hide forever. On his way to do just this he slinks past an open window where someone is watching TV. Dennis loves TV and he knows this episode. It is about a kid in the same sort of situation as Dennis is in. Dennis remembers that on the show the kid stands up to the bully and when the bully backs down the kid wins his respect and the respect of the other kids. Inspired, Dennis rushes back and challenges the bully to a fight. Unfortunately for Dennis this is rock and roll, not TV, and he gets his ass kicked. Amidst the blows and the laughter Dennis resolves that one day vengeance will be his…
Dennis’ story will be continued in the sequel tentatively titled: “UnPop…2: The Truth According To Martin Way”. Look for it when we sell enough of this one so that we can afford to record it.
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