No-No's (Leftovers and Live Songs)
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No-No's is the second official CD release by the antifolk group Elastic No-No Band
. It is a compilation of songs that were never intended for a specific album and includes many live performances.
The CD version includes 3 unlisted tracks
that are not available when the album is purchased as a download
(as from a retailer like iTunes, for example).
Most songs written by Justin Remer. "Lone Gay Man's Last Words" by Kiel Walker & Justin Remer, based on dialogue from the Troma film, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. "New York City Girls" by Frank Hoier; this version's additional lyrics by Justin Remer.
Elastic No-No Band
Elastic No-No Band is a musical group based in New York City's anti-folk scene. Started in the mid-2000s, the band's name was initially just a pseudonym for its current leader and main songwriter, Justin Remer. Since 2005, Elastic No-No Band has also included pianist Herb Scher and...
. It is a compilation of songs that were never intended for a specific album and includes many live performances.
The CD version includes 3 unlisted tracks
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
that are not available when the album is purchased as a download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
(as from a retailer like iTunes, for example).
Track listing
(Including bracketed notes that appear on the CD)- "Sally's Strut"
- "Would You Care?"
- "Nobody's Wife (You're The One)" [a real nice live version featuring Sammy Shuster]
- "What I'm Good For"
- "Let's Fuck" [live version where Justin tells the story about the Christian guy]
- "Nobody's Listening"
- "You Never Swam" [a fun live version]
- "Cheese Fries" [like track 7, a real fun live version]
- "Lone Gay Man's Last Words"
- "Younger Than Me"
- "I Am Klaus Kinski" [Justin's solo live version, where gets down off the stage and screams half the song at some drunks who won't stop talking]
- "New York City Girls/You Think It's Wrong (To Sing Along)" [live medley of 2 very fine songs]
- (unlistedHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
) - (unlistedHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
) - (unlistedHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
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Most songs written by Justin Remer. "Lone Gay Man's Last Words" by Kiel Walker & Justin Remer, based on dialogue from the Troma film, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. "New York City Girls" by Frank Hoier; this version's additional lyrics by Justin Remer.
Elastic No-No Band
- Justin Remer - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, ProgrammingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
(tracks 1 & 6), BanjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
(track 2) - Herb Scher - PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Preston Spurlock - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Doug Johnson - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....