King Biscuit Flower Hour

King Biscuit Flower Hour Artist: The Waitresses
Label: King Biscuit Flower
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 707108802429
EAN: 0707108802429
ASIN: B000005EJ5


Release Date: 1997-03-25

King Biscuit Flower Hour


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Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Quit
  3. No Guilt
  4. Wise Up
  5. I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts
  6. I Know What Boys Like
  7. Pussy Strut
  8. Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
  9. Go On
  10. It's My Car
  11. Heat Night
  12. Christmas Wrapping

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Album Description

Recorded live at My Father's Place in Roslyn, Long Island, New York, at the time of the release of their first album, this concert catches the Waitresses at the outset of their all-too-brief national career. Captured live for posterity are 'I Know What Boys Like,' 'No Guilt,' 'Christmas Wrapping' and 8 other songs. The only thing missing is the title theme they did to the TV series Square Pegs.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great, rare stuff.......2007-02-07

This is a bittersweet album: great stuff, but it showcases Patty Donahue...and she is no longer with us.

This is the only album that features some great Waitress singles: Quit, Go On, and It's My Car.

It also reinforces the legend that the band was the tightest of the New Age groups. Twenty-five year old tapes from a bar sound great.

Funny, cynical, wise......Great stuff.

4 out of 5 stars The Waitresses-'King Biscuit Flower Hour' (King Biscuit).......2005-06-27

Have never been all that keen about this one-hit wonder,but I did think this archive performance from the new wavers was rather very well produced.Was recorded at My Father's Place in Long Island on February 13,1982.Didn't realize they'd only put out two 'actual' albums(not counting compilations).Tunes I thought were pretty decent were "Wise Up","I Know What Boys Like"(today,this cut could be parodied in SO many ways),"It's My Car" and "Heat Night".Line-up:Patty Donahue-vocals(R.I.P.),Chris Butler-guitar,Dave Hofstra-bass,Dan Klayman-organ and Billy Ficca-drums.Should appeal to fans of the B-52's,Romeo Void,Berlin,Go Go's and Tony Basil.

4 out of 5 stars Pure Fun.......2004-06-09

Many people have blown off this early 80s group as a silly novelty band. But I regard them as a truly talented group of musicians who created some of the most clever and infectious pop music ever recorded. Their fun, upbeat songs will bring a smile to your face and a spring in your step. The sound quality of this concert isn't quite as crisp as I would like, but considering it was recorded over 20 years ago it's not bad. I especially recommend this CD paired up with the group's "20th Century Masters" greatest hits studio compilation. The song "P. Strut," which isn't on the "20th Century Masters" disc is worth the price of this CD in itself.

5 out of 5 stars I too was Young ONCE!.......2003-09-29

I was at this concert at MY FATHER'S PLACE when this was recorded. It is such a happy memory. We were little Waitresses freaks. We saw them all over Long Island and Manhattan. They were so cutting edge at the time and no one was cooler than the late fantastic Patty Donahue. Makes my middle-aged and yet still youthful face smile when THE WAITRESSES are blasting on my MP3 when my 40 something years body runs. With Patty Donahue dying a few years back no chance of a reunion for THE WAITRESSES, but always fond memories and a special place for that hip chick in my heart.

4 out of 5 stars

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