Fizzy Lift by the Sun Sawed in 1/2
This was the Sun's fourth album and one which I felt the best for the songwriting. Following up "Mind Flip" wasn't easy. We had been working out those songs for awhile and touring all over the U.S. when I started writing the Fizzy Lift album. The first tracks we recorded in L.A. with Keith Olsen were during our '94 tour still with keyboardist John Holt and Steve Bunck. We cut tracks: Ten Ways Amazed, Annie Emptyhead, Sleepwalker, Dragonfly and Starting to See during the week we played in Los Angeles. A year later, we returned to L.A. to record the rest of the album with new drummer, Matt Martin. It was a really hard time living out in California and making the album that some days, Doug and I would think the pursuit of being a rocker wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Before we started our long days in the studio, we'd eat breakfast at Denny's. It was there we talked about chucking it all, getting a job at Denny's and hitting on the waitress. That inspired the opening number, "Denny's Girl." We hope you enjoy "Fizzy Lift" in all its high-resolution glory available for the first time to download. -Tim Rose (guitarist/songwriter for the Sun)
Tracklist
| 1. | Denny's Girl | 3:27 |
| 2. | Mary Celeste | 3:42 |
| 3. | Timpani Heart | 4:17 |
| 4. | Sing You Fast Alive | 3:35 |
| 5. | Ten Ways Amazed | 3:10 |
| 6. | Annie Emptyhead | 2:02 |
| 7. | Sleepwalker | 3:51 |
| 8. | Dragonfly | 3:09 |
| 9. | Starting to See | 4:30 |
| 10. | Heart is Dim | 2:55 |
| 11. | Four-Letter Girl | 4:07 |
| 12. | Brighter Than God's Canary | 3:49 |
| 13. | All Is Said Tonight | 4:45 |
Credits
The Sun Sawed In Half: Doug Bobenhouse (guitar, vocals, keyboards); Tim Rose (guitar, background vocals); Ken Rose (bass, background vocals); Matt Martin (drums, drum programming).Additional personnel: Lisa Marie Mychols (vocals); Maggi Domke (violin); Rob Cassell (cello, acoustic bass, bass viola, background vocals); Dave Farver (saxophone); Probyn Gregory (trumpet, French horn); John Holt (Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes); Steve Bunck (drums, percussion).Producers: The Sun Sawed In Half, Keith Olsen.Recorded at Goodnight L.A., Van Nuys, California.
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The neo-psychedelic power-pop outfit, The Sun Sawed in 1/2 was formed in St. Louis in 1990. They were in the top 5 Billboard/Ticketmaster Soundcheck best unsigned bands of 1994 and went on to record several albums for Not Lame Records with famous producer, Keith Olsen (Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac). In the past decade the Sun has made many critically acclaimed albums including 2021-22's Triptych