Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet's infectious surf-inflected instrumental pop songs will be instantly recognizable to anyone who watched "The Kids in the Hall." Their song "Having an Average Weekend" was the theme to that late, great, Canadian sketch comedy show, and they also provided the little instrumental flourishes between skits. The band formed in Toronto in 1984 and released their first seven-inch in 1985 ("Our Weapons Are Useless" b/w "Bennett Cerf" and "Having an Average Weekend"). Over the next five years, the band released seven more singles, which they collected on their first full-length, 1990's Savvy Show Stoppers (Cargo). In 1991, they followed with Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham, also on Cargo, and in 1993, they released Sport Fishin' - The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook (recorded by none other than Steve Albini). Sadly, the band members parted ways at the end of 1995, stating, "We've pretty much done everything we can do together barring group sex so have decided to go in our own directions, more or less." As if their name and their comedic affiliation didn't make it obvious, this band had a great sense of humor. Wacked-out covers of song titles like "Exit From Vince Lombardi High School," "Hunter S. Thompson's Younger Brother," and "They Don't Call Them Chihuahuas Anymore" only hint at the sheer joy of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet's music. But make no mistake: this was no joke band. Their music is clever, creative, and catchier than the flu. "13" is from Sport Fishin', and it is a shining example of Shadowy Men at their shimmering reverb-heavy surfy guitar rock best. It's the kind of song that makes you shake your shoulders and do a happy little dance. The members of Shadowy Men are still making music, albeit in slightly (OK, sometimes much) different genres. Reid Diamond (bass, lead vocals) and Don Pyle (drums, backing vocals) spent time in the now-defunct Phono-Comb. Guitarist and keyboardist Brian Connelly is working as one of Neko Case's Boyfriends, and also plays with Atomic 7. Sadly, Diamond passed away after a battle with cancer in early 2001. Jeanne Acceturo Savvy Show Stoppers 1. Good Cop Bad Cop 2. Musical Interlude 3. Theme from T.V. 4. Zombie Compromise 5. Shake Some Evil 6. You Spin Me Round '86 7. Run Chicken Run 8. Bennett Cerf 9. Egypt Texas 10. Customized 11. Our Weapons Are Useless 12. Shadowy Countdown 13. Harlem by the Sea 14. Having an Average Weekend 15. Misty 16. Summer Wind 17. Big Baby Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham 1. Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham 2. Reid's Situation 3. I Know a Guy Named Larry 4. Exit from Vince Lombardi High School 5. Aunts Invasion 6. Running Meredith 7. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down 8. Hot Box Car 9. In My Room 10. 5 American 6 Canadian 11. Who Painted Whistler's Mother 12. Case of the Missing Ladyfingers 13. Jackpot 14. D. Tour 15. Hunter S. Thompson's Younger Brother 16. Misogomy & The Object 17. Ben Hur Picked Off in a Gazebo 18. Who's Afraid of Alyson Hymer/Wow Flutter Hiss 19. You Spin Me Round '86 20. Babakganoosh ______________________________ Sport Fishin' 1. Spend a Night, Not a Fortune 2. Three Piece Suit 3. Fortune Tellin' Chicken 4. (Relax) You'll Think You Are a Chicken 5. Plastics for 500, Bob 6. That Wuz Ear Me Callin' a Horse 7. The Singing Cowboy 8. Farbs 9. Spy School Graduation Theme 10. Cheese in the Fridge 11. Haig Earl 12. Algoma Reflections 13. Peas Porridge Rock 14. Honey You're Wasting Ammo 15. They Don't Call Them Chihuahuas Anymore 16. Off Our Back Conrad Black 17. We'll Be Right Back! 18. What I Like About Grease 19. Memories of Gay Paree 20. Babywetsitself

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mountainvinyl (2008-11-28)

Thanks!

aetbanan (2008-12-30)

niice one!

soulassassin74 (2009-01-09)

Dude I ahve been trying to get these guys for literally years,big nostalgia trip and thankyou very much,will seed...

Parkins (2009-03-27)

Indeed, thanks a hundred times for upping this! Really rare!! And totally awesome music, everyone should check this out!

xny675 (2009-11-18)

Have to echo soulassassin74 .. this stuff got deleted [as in no longer in production, not files] years ago .. nowhere to be found without scrounging bins at used shops that don't exist where I am.
Thanks so much!

freezerlunik (2009-11-27)

Thanks for sharing this! Will seed until at least ratio=5.

chachi13 (2009-12-14)

Thank you thank you thank you!
I lost my Savvy Show Stoppers on vinyl ages ago! Missed it a lot!

oasismiki (2010-01-23)

THANK YOU!! :)

Wozblod (2010-10-13)

Awesome! It's great to see that this torrent of wonderful music isnt dead. Thanks!

neofaith (2011-09-24)

Epic