The Posies-Solar Sister

[MrGleek109]

The Posies are probably one of the bands that should've been more famous

[barryhawk23]

One of my all time favs - exceptional

[anyajana]

Fantastic song, fantastic album!!!

[2468Berner]

Best song ever.

[Jellybeantiger]

This album is the best 90s album.

[hallowrrrld]

Probably my favorite power pop song from the early 90s.

[richievegas01]

Under-rated genius.  Why wasn't this a hit? Why?!

[TimeBombsOnMyShelf]

Ah i love listening to this song after some time. =] gooooooooooooooooooood......

[smkxj]

哀愁があって、すてきな曲ですね♪

[15rsmith]

does anyone know the meaning of this song? i can't really be sure.. but i want to understand it better.

is he actually singing about his sister?

[citylimitsdvd]

@15rsmith

uhhh -- deliver an arrow from your quiver... froster on the beater... masturbatory fantasies, forforn love lost, adolescence and esteem issues, prob'ly ----------- Auer and Stringfellow were young, then -- hope this helps

[citylimitsdvd]

@15rsmith

uhhh -- deliver an arrow from your quiver... froster on the beater... masturbatory fantasies, forlorn love lost, adolescence and esteem issues, prob'ly ----------- Auer and Stringfellow were young, then -- hope this helps

[redoubt9000]

@15rsmith or look into sister carrie.

[richievegas01]

@15rsmith The other guy's reply is right, they said in an interview the Frosting on the Beater reference (and LP title) is about wanking. Or masturbation as Americans still call it! The 'I call your sister Carrie', lyric, he's prob singing about a mate's sister.

[hallowrrrld]

@richievegas01 "The 'I call your sister Carrie', lyric, he's prob singing about a mate's sister." Boy, I never got that out of it. "Sister Carrie" is the name of a famous novel by Theodore Dreise. There are several references to reading and pages in the song, so I always figured it was about a girl who was reading the novel, or who reminded him of the character in the novel.

[richievegas01]

@hallowrrrld I'd never heard of the guy! I've just Googled him. Your explanation is a lot better than mine! He's unheard of in the UK, I'll have to check him out. The novel was made into a film starring Laurence Olivier. They're obviouslly pretty modest guys in that group not to have gone round saying where they got the inspiration from to prove how well read they are. Heh heh, singing about a mate's sister is more like something Oasis would do!

[hallowrrrld]

@richievegas01 check out the explanation on songmeanings dottt net. He mentions the Dreiser novel and says: "I think Ken Stringfellow said this song is about a friend of his who didn't realize how great she was." So, who knows, maybe the Dreiser connection and the sexual fantasy are both applicable!

[iagobroxado]

I have that feeling "I heard this song before, long ago, but never knew who played it" right now... funny, I've heard about the Posies many times before, but couldn't associate any song to them.. well, now I know!! Thanks for uploading!

[thomasmoredamian]

So many Seattle bands are just messing around, trying to be something other than what they really are: Posies write and play and sing from the heart, which is why they have lasted so long. I just got turned onto/re-turned on to them, and they sound just great.

[privatepilot111]

Just turned (another) friend onto this album.

[mojavemoog]

what a f*#king year that was...this album, Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque, Urge Overkill Saturation, and i think Frank Black's debut was in there somewhere too. pop with balls AND heart. timeless.

[lollard]

This is one of the best songs of the 90s.

[gleamingspire]

It's the same sort of music as the Gigolo Aunts and Flying Color.

[subspase]

I havent listened to the Posies so long! This is VERY refreshing, so burning my cd onto my mix mp3 cd!

[inputmodule]

fuck this is good

[mojavemoog]

@inputmodule

damn right.

[Ozrictentacle]

power pop at its best. frosting on the beater is their greatest record.

[JFLD02186]

The beatles meet zepplin

[Egondv]

@JFLD02186 and discuss the absolute lack of resemblance between this and them?

[npaysse]

Frosting on the Beater (Solar Sister, Love Letter Boxes, Flavor of the Month), Dear 23 (Flood of Sunshine, Suddenly Mary, Any Other Way) and Amazing Disgrace (Please Return It, Everybody is a Fucking Liar, The Certainty) are three of my all-time favorite albums. Awesome guitar, deep lyrics, and mind-altering style. What's not to like?

[shmoeburger76]

@npaysse i second your emotion, from a devoted old head.

[sleethertheslayer]

@npaysse Why don't you like Every kind of light? album that too has nice songs like, Love comes and I guess your right..?

[lyonslaforet]

Last night, I went to see Ken Stringfellow playing solo live. I talked with him for half an hour before and after his show. He was such a nice guy who was impassionate by his music. Great evening, great music, great person!!!

[bolichequimico]

Does someone know how to play the solo?

[Deathrockprincess]

Om my God! My geographic teacher used to play this every time.. The posies in general, i thought: god this music is really crappy.. Now I really like it!!!

[JFLD02186]

I saw them @ Axis on Landsdown st in boston @ their peak...it was unreal...lots of crowd surfing....met a babe, took her in the ladies room to talk/get to know her...it was very cool.

[bassthing26]

Frosting on the Beater is my favorite album. perfect powerpop.

[jbstephenson]

Bad Astronaut's version of this song is actually better than the original, imo.

[bouncingsouls6]

i kinda agree. in the bad astronaut version i thought the "always the patient one" part at 1:17 was elliot smith. joey cape sounds exactly like him on that part.

[newusername132]

Absolutely not.

[KeaneQueen11981]

wow I was so young when this came out I think I was like 8 and my sister was 12, we listen to this cd everyday good stuff

[GreyBureaucraticBlur]

This is beautiful! :-D

[kurt5000yh]

reminds me of dinosaur jr this is fucking awesome.

[10camus]

@kurt5000yh

yes dinosaur jr , sebadoh, buffalo tom , lemon heads , etc ...

[iheartkatimari]

I agree with you Thymer. Frosting on the Beater is a perfect power pop record. I'd say it's this, Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend, Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix, and then Redd Kross - Phaseshifter. Well as far as early 90's power pop at least.

Speaking of this album The Posies are performing all of "Frosting on the Beater" here in chicago opening for Tinted Windows.

[alexdelaville]

i'm happy to see someone quotes redd kross phaseshifter as one of the best power pop album of the 90s!

great disc, and show world is cool too

[thymer]

fuck yeah this record, bandwagonesque & matthew sweet's girlfriend are in a three-way tie for me

[bassthing26]

I'm There!

[Alise218]

i call yer sista carrie but i neva say it<3

[pantsmaclachlan]

The Seattle band that should've been big.

[acrovader]

@pantsmaclachlan Of all the bands to come from Seattle during the late 80's, early 90's- the Posies were, hands down, the best. The fact that grunge crud like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, etc. sold more albums than the Posies is depressing. Everything about the Posies made them superior to the aforementioned bands- the melodies, harmonies, musicianship, and song writing.

[wilcojoe13]

Great song & CD

[detodounpoco123]

oHH very good

oHH es muy genial

:)

[cathoderoy]

This is one of the all-time greatest powerpop records ever, right up there with Cheap Trick's first three masterpieces. And this is the most perfect song.

[fluorophoric]

this and bandwagonesque.

[newusername132]

bandwagonesque is great, but this is still more original.

[dropd26]

Hey what were the first three Cheap Trick`s? I`ve got Cheap Trick, and In Color. The latter was great.

[cafesoluble]

god, 16 years since this

[skaterboijakob]

the posies r the best any1 who disagress sould b hung:)

[Dragon55092]

Moojoojoojoojoojoojoo

Moojewjewjewjewjewjew

Sacajweyayayayayayaya

malalalaloolooloooloooooo

[Rhokaer]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK

Yes!!!!!

Maharaja malalalalalalala

praise Allah moojoojoojooooooo

[johnpriceuk]

great drums, great guitars, lovely vocal harmonies.

[feathermouth]

I heard this on the radio!

[FakeUsername54321]

when, where

[xxohxdannyxx]

I found this CD and a second hand shop in a small town in Ohio. I fell in love with it as soon as I heard it. <3 Posies are hella rad dude...

[SylverNuckelavee]

Oh gosh, that's what happened with me! I found it in a Value Village and I CANNOT stop listening to it. This is definitely one of my favorite tracks! <3

[Saranaranja]

i've been looking for the cd for a long time and can't find it! anyway i'm seeing them tonight in Madrid playing this album. its gonna be legendary!!!!!!!!

[GoofyBCN]

one of my fave songs. the drumming is so amazing. oh yeah, love it

[dixieken]

The Cats Cradle show, I mean. Sorry!!!

[vanh3lsing77]

great song!

[anfooclock]

One of the greatest pop songs ever

[cicada82]

LOVE THIS SONG!!!

[vampire176]

Wow! I just got an orgasm, ehh?

[albafro]

love love love this album. bought it on a whim twelve years ago. lost the cassette and haven't heard this in foreva...thanks for posting this!

[jetstobrazilni]

might be the best song on that classic alternative album.

[jberry106]

agreed

[FuckingStanz]

it's all about the harmonies

[LauraLovesNirvana]

This song is fucking awesome..thnx for uploading this ! :D

[UnixSA]

Ditto - this song kicks ass - I saw them up in Chapel Hill at the Cat's Cradle back in the 90's..one of the best shows I have ever seen..awesome live band, this cd still gets heavy rotation in the player!! Posies 4vr!!

[rgpaxton]

I was at that show at the Cats Cradle, it was mid 90's. The lead singer was wearing a dress. Remember?

[UnixSA]

Yep!!  I remember that!!...

[dixieken]

I was at that show. Awesome!! Great fucking times!!!!