The White Albun
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The White Albun is the final studio album by Australia
n alternative rock
band TISM
. The title is a reference to and deliberate misspelling of The White Album, an unofficial name for the album The Beatles
.
Appropriate to TISM's humour and mockery of the music industry, the album is only available as part of a larger package containing two DVD
s. The first DVD is titled A Film By Antonionioni which is, in fact, not a film but a live concert called "Save Our TISM" featuring, in true TISM style, a fake telethon running behind the band. The second DVD is TISM: A Docunentary (keeping with the 'n' theme) which features lengthy interviews of the band and a history of TISM. Also on the disc is rare or previously-unreleased footage from TISM concerts ranging from their first-ever show through to the present day. The disc also features every TISM video clip including the banned video for "I Might Be A Cunt, But I'm Not A Fucking Cunt
". The digipak (cardboard) editions did not contain Bernard Derriman
's animated music video for "Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me
", but it is available on the standard (plastic) editions.
, who released the Albun. Ron Hitler-Barassi stated:
The title of the disc can be seen as an expansion on this statement, claiming that their live concert was filmed by acclaimed director Michelangelo Antonioni
.
" (Mark O'Toole) in which TISM need to raise a million dollars before the end of the concert or they will split up for good. This comes about after it is revealed that Powderfinger
wish to merge with TISM, but TISM deny the merger because Powderfinger refuse to "get a sense of humour".
This concert, as with all TISM concerts, contains many events which occur on stage. Along with the telethon running constantly in the background, the concert includes: audio snippets of some of the callers and a re-occurring host to update us on the telethon, TISM members Jon St. Peenis and Les Miserables push wheelie bins around the stage, Humphrey B. Flaubert peeling a piece of fruit, several members hitting inflated rubber balls into the crowd with cricket bats and a fan is picked from the crowd to sing on "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River
", along with other incidents.
This extra allows the viewer to select from any four of the camera's footage at any time and view their results on-the-fly with near-instant results for their own edit of the song. A bonus of this feature is that this extra does not need DVD-Rom support and very few stand alone DVD players would have trouble with the feature. Allowing wide access to the extra.
album, The White Album
. The title was chosen because, as Ron Hitler-Barassi put it:
The only single released off the album was Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me, the video of which was chosen in a competition. The winner was Bernard Derriman
and his "bunny" clip. Made in flash, the video enjoyed popular internet success through the ease of flash file distribution online.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band TISM
TISM
TISM was a seven piece anonymous alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The group was formed in 1982 and enjoyed a large underground/independent following. Their third album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons reached the Australian national top 10 in 1995...
. The title is a reference to and deliberate misspelling of The White Album, an unofficial name for the album The Beatles
The Beatles (album)
The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...
.
Appropriate to TISM's humour and mockery of the music industry, the album is only available as part of a larger package containing two DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s. The first DVD is titled A Film By Antonionioni which is, in fact, not a film but a live concert called "Save Our TISM" featuring, in true TISM style, a fake telethon running behind the band. The second DVD is TISM: A Docunentary (keeping with the 'n' theme) which features lengthy interviews of the band and a history of TISM. Also on the disc is rare or previously-unreleased footage from TISM concerts ranging from their first-ever show through to the present day. The disc also features every TISM video clip including the banned video for "I Might Be A Cunt, But I'm Not A Fucking Cunt
I Might Be A Cunt, But I'm Not A Fucking Cunt
"I Might Be A Cunt, But I'm Not A Fucking Cunt" is a song by TISM, released as the second single from their album www.tism.wanker.com in 1998....
". The digipak (cardboard) editions did not contain Bernard Derriman
Bernard Derriman
Bernard Derriman is an Animation Director born and raised in Australia.He began his career in animation at Walt Disney Studios in Sydney. He was an animator there until 2006, working on both television series and films....
's animated music video for "Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me
Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me
"Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me" is a song by the Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was the only single off The White Albun . The single wasn't released commercially in Australia...
", but it is available on the standard (plastic) editions.
Background information
The first disc of this release is a live concert, titled "Save Our TISM" it was recorded at the Hi Fi Bar on September 26, 2003. The title of the disc itself refers to Madman EntertainmentMadman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes international films as well as Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. The company is owned by Funtastic Limited and is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia. It employs 130 people and has an annual...
, who released the Albun. Ron Hitler-Barassi stated:
- "I’ve never seen such a pencil necked bunch of jerky movie aficionados in my fuckin’ life. All the chicks are anorexic and nervy and all the blokes have got their little French moustaches, and I’m not kiddin about this, but the bloody poster on the wall is ‘Elégie de la traverse un film de Aleksandr Sokurov’" http://www.tabula-rasa.ssu.swin.edu.au/articles/04_4_26.pdf
The title of the disc can be seen as an expansion on this statement, claiming that their live concert was filmed by acclaimed director Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
.
The concert
The concert features a telethon hosted by "Marcel ProustMarcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
" (Mark O'Toole) in which TISM need to raise a million dollars before the end of the concert or they will split up for good. This comes about after it is revealed that Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
wish to merge with TISM, but TISM deny the merger because Powderfinger refuse to "get a sense of humour".
This concert, as with all TISM concerts, contains many events which occur on stage. Along with the telethon running constantly in the background, the concert includes: audio snippets of some of the callers and a re-occurring host to update us on the telethon, TISM members Jon St. Peenis and Les Miserables push wheelie bins around the stage, Humphrey B. Flaubert peeling a piece of fruit, several members hitting inflated rubber balls into the crowd with cricket bats and a fan is picked from the crowd to sing on "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River
(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River
Ol' Man River was the first single to be released off Machiavelli and the Four Seasons by Australian alternative rock band TISM....
", along with other incidents.
Extras
The "extras" on this DVD are interviews with the crowd before and after the concert, an option called "Ron-Cam" which is an edit of the footage where Ron Hitler-Barassi is always in shot and an optional "Audience Edit" of Forty Years - Then Death. The "Audience Edit" came from talks with TISM and Madman Entertainment, the creator/distributors of the disc.- "The thing about DVDs is that it allows for something called the directors cut, which is basically [where] all the boring crap that was taken out for good reason, is put back in to satisfy the grand ego of the director. What we said here at Madman was, ‘we want a whole radical new departure on this on [sic]. Now hold onto your chairs there, we want to give it what’s called the Audience cut. What we do is we edit the thing down so that it is entertaining to the audience.’ It took them a long, long time to come around to that." http://www.tabula-rasa.ssu.swin.edu.au/articles/04_4_26.pdf
This extra allows the viewer to select from any four of the camera's footage at any time and view their results on-the-fly with near-instant results for their own edit of the song. A bonus of this feature is that this extra does not need DVD-Rom support and very few stand alone DVD players would have trouble with the feature. Allowing wide access to the extra.
Disc 2: The White Albun
The White Albun is a full-length studio album featuring sixteen tracks. The title of the album, as stated earlier in the article, is a deliberate misspelling of the BeatlesThe Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
album, The White Album
The Beatles (album)
The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...
. The title was chosen because, as Ron Hitler-Barassi put it:
- "What we're doing here is basically what JetJet (band)Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
are doing, which is taking The Beatles ideas and changing them a little bit at the end. If it's worked for Jet, it's going to work for us, that's what we're hoping." http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/01/1088488079697.html (see video)
The only single released off the album was Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me, the video of which was chosen in a competition. The winner was Bernard Derriman
Bernard Derriman
Bernard Derriman is an Animation Director born and raised in Australia.He began his career in animation at Walt Disney Studios in Sydney. He was an animator there until 2006, working on both television series and films....
and his "bunny" clip. Made in flash, the video enjoyed popular internet success through the ease of flash file distribution online.
Disc 3: TISM. A Docunentary.
The third disc in the set, the second DVD, contains the most content. It is filled with interviews with Ron and Humphrey and a tour of Melbourne highlighting places which have been important throughout TISM's career. Also on the disc is rare and some unseen footage of TISM concerts ranging from their first ever gig through to 2002, their full video collection (some versions of The White Albun exclude "Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me") and other rare footage.The White Albun
- "Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than MeEveryone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me"Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me" is a song by the Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was the only single off The White Albun . The single wasn't released commercially in Australia...
" - "Bone Idol"
- "Message From The Big Day Out Port-A-loo"
- "DJ Trevor"
- "I Rooted A Girl Who Rooted A Guy Who Rooted A Girl Who Rooted A Guy Who Rooted A Girl Who Rooted Shane CrawfordShane CrawfordShane Barry Crawford is a former Australian rules footballer, having played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
" - "The Birth Of Uncool"
- "As Seen On Reality"
- "The Song Of The Quarter Time Siren (Car Battery)"
- "Diffident Strokes"
- "Ken Bruce Has Gone Mad"
- "Sorted For D'n'M"
- "Cerebral KnievelEvel KnievelEvel Knievel , born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket...
" - "Tonight Harry's Practice Visits The Home Of Charlie "Bird" ParkerCharlie ParkerCharles Parker, Jr. , famously called Bird or Yardbird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer....
" - "Somebody Start A Fight Or Something"
- "Neck It"
- "TISM Are Shit"
Save Our TISM concert
The "Save Our TISM" parts are spoken word pieces of the telethon running behind the band during the concert. They are not actual songs, nor are the first and last tracks listed.- "Intro"
- "Untitled" (I Don't Give A Fuck)
- "Death, Death, Death, Amway, Amway, Amway"
- "I'm Interested In ApathyI'm Interested in Apathy"I'm Interested in Apathy" is the name of a single by TISM. It was released off their debut album Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance...
" - "40 Years - Then Death40 Years - Then Death"40 Years - Then Death" is a 1986 single by Australian alternative rock band TISM.It was originally released on white vinyl in a clear plastic wrapper with no identifying labels of any kind.-Lyrics:...
/Taking Care Of Business" - "Save Our TISM 1" (Requests For Donations)
- "Sid Viscous"
- "Saturday Night PalsySaturday Night PalsySaturday Night Palsy is the name of a single by TISM. It was released off Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance . It was their second single to have a film clip....
" - "Save Our TISM 2" (List Of Donators)
- "Five Yards"
- "Whatareya?Whatareya?Whatareya? is the name of the third single by TISM off their album www.tism.wanker.com .-Song:One of the main themes on the album wanker.com is the differences between the cultures of male society, the Yobs and the Wankers...
" - "Diatribe" (Don't Tell Me You Didn't Know)
- "All Homeboys Are Dickheads"
- "Root"
- "Save Our TISM 3" (Angry Donator)
- "Greg! The Stop Sign!!Greg! The Stop Sign!!"Greg! The Stop Sign!!" is a single by Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was the second single from the album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons ....
" - "I'll 'Ave Ya"
- "Save Our TISM 4" (Powderfinger)
- "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man RiverOl' Man River was the first single to be released off Machiavelli and the Four Seasons by Australian alternative rock band TISM....
" - "TISM Are Shit"
- "Save Our TISM 5" (One More Dollar)
- "I Drive A Truck"
- "BFW"
- "Defecate On My FaceDefecate On My Face"Defecate On My Face" was the first single released by Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was originally released in 1986 and has become a mainstay of TISM's live show ever since....
" - "End Of Show"
External links
- Madman Entertainment's Official White Albun page
- Noise TV's "interview" with TISM (pastiche of clips from The White Albun) (hosted by the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
).