Sunday, February 7, 2021

Something For Sunday Dept. - Cyrus Maximus

 

Cyrus Faryar is one of the great Kingston Trio/Modern Folk Quartet alumni. His two albums for Elektra are essential listening for anyone fond of Tim Buckley, Fred Neil ... that type guy. There's a swimmy, spaced-out, dreamy feel to his music, making it an ideal Sunday soundtrack.

So! Whether your Sabbath be spent knitting a macramé potholder, baking lockdown sourdough bread, or simply ... wait for it ... felching a truckdriver in a gas station toilet, add some music to your day!

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19 comments:

  1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 4:49 AM

    To qualify for this aural hallucinogen - which Firesign album is he on? No fair googling.

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  2. JPB in DCFebruary 7, 2021 at 5:44 AM

    Define "on"? He produced How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All, featuring the Further Adventures of Nick Danger ("No anchovies, you've got the wrong man. I spell my name Danger.")

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 6:11 AM

      I don't see why we should trust them, but Allmusic has this: "Faryar has probably been most visible as a producer and PARTICIPANT on the classic recordings of the Firesign Theatre (most notably on How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All)" (The caps are mine, but you can borrow them). If he is on the album (and I define 'on' as 'not behind'), where is he?

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    2. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 6:16 AM

      My research team have come up with this, using something called an internet: "The producer [Cyrus - Ed.] then announces, "Scene 3, take 600"

      So there we have it. Not only behind but also on.

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    3. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2021 at 6:54 PM

      But, wait a minute........YOU said "no googling"

      What about Catherwood?!?!?!?!

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    4. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 9, 2021 at 7:13 PM

      Gee ... you're right ... *sob*! ... I guess I messed up, Father O'Malley. I guess I messed up good. Will ya do me a favor? Will ya find Patty and tell her ... tell her ... *choke* ... tell her I, I love her? Will ya do that, Father? Tell her I never ... I never ...

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  3. Jack Kerouac's CatFebruary 7, 2021 at 7:09 AM

    Until a link is posted, I'll wait here in the sitting room, or sit here in the waiting room...

    "There's a swimmy, spaced-out, dreamy feel to his music, making it an ideal Sunday soundtrack."
    Cyrus could out smoke Bob, Bunny and Peter, so......

    As kids we used to poke fun at Nick Reynolds.

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  4. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 7:24 AM



    Slinky Sunday.

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  5. SitarswamiFebruary 7, 2021 at 8:56 AM

    And then there's the Zodiac Cosmic Sounds lp on Elektra for which Cyrus provides the narration.

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 10:04 AM

      ... and there's an album I find it hard to warm to. I know the playing is good, but yeesh ...

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  6. PsychfanFebruary 7, 2021 at 10:34 AM

    Thanks for these two!

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  7. Harold Raisin IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 11:59 AM

    Now this is why I swing by the Isle. You had me at Fred Neil/Tim Buckley. I'm going to felch up that link like a Morgan Cole Whalen's agent after a snort of the devil's dandruff

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 1:32 PM

      You won't be disappointed. But I thought you wus here for th' boffo laffs and swell broads, like th' rest of dem bums.

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    2. pmacFebruary 7, 2021 at 6:25 PM

      Where da broads?!?

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    3. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIFebruary 7, 2021 at 6:27 PM

      SECURITY! TABLE FOUR!

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  8. MrDaveFebruary 8, 2021 at 3:31 AM

    Thanks Farq! I needed a new soundtrack to my Sunday macramé. That reminds me ... time to water the ferns

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  9. HDFebruary 10, 2021 at 9:37 AM

    Was it "Osiris", or "Oh Cyrus" ... my friend, what has happened to your nose?

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