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The Connells — '74-'75
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: May 08, 2009 - 07:11
 
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Wow...Release Date: 09/21/1993?!  Can't believe I've never heard of this group...'til now on RP. {#Good-vibes}

 
Me too! Another RP introduction for me. Nice!

wrangler
(swamps of jersey)
Posted: May 08, 2009 - 07:09
 

high school & college flashbacks!  {#Cowboy}



socalhol
(Carlsbad CA)
Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 17:47
 
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Wow...Release Date: 09/21/1993?!  Can't believe I've never heard of this group...'til now on RP. {#Good-vibes}

 
Ditto!  I am surprised this was released so long ago, too!  This has a very timely feel to it - nice fit with other songs played on here.  This is the first I have heard of this group too (hence the reason I thought it was a new song...) - thanks RP!! 


countyman
(sixburgh)
Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 17:44
 
 vandal wrote:
Wow - young crowd; I was in 9th grade in 74-75; busy trying . . .

(1) not to get my ass kicked by ruthless jocks
(2) to get into the pants of a particular young lady whom I fancied
(3) to find beer in any form


 

I was doing the same in 74-75.....................but as a senior.

countyman
(sixburgh)
Posted: Apr 06, 2009 - 17:42
 
 Darlington wrote:
Excellent band from way back in the day. Unfortunately, a lot of their really good stuff (Fun and Games) is now hard to find...
 
I'm one of the fortunate that has Fun 'n Games on cd.


Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Mar 06, 2009 - 05:17
 
Excellent band from way back in the day. Unfortunately, a lot of their really good stuff (Fun and Games) is now hard to find...

Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Feb 02, 2009 - 15:36
 
Wow...Release Date: 09/21/1993?!  Can't believe I've never heard of this group...'til now on RP. {#Good-vibes}


snakechaser
(Boringtown, Bible Belt)
Posted: Feb 02, 2009 - 15:35
 
I upped my rating cause they're from my hometown (Raleigh). They do have other good songs that might be appreciated by the RP crowd.

edit: I guess maybe I should upload some and see what ya'll think.


Gardenho
(Paradise Island)
Posted: Jan 02, 2009 - 00:19
 
I like this kind of stuff, kind of reminds me of Grapes of Wrath...Tom Hooper.  Haven't heard them on RP yet.


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 09:55
 
Fabulous album—sadly neglected. One Simple Word is also superb.

wrangler
(cliffside park, nj)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 09:40
 
 seattle3313 wrote:

They are rather Guster-ish, aren't they? I hadn't thought of it, but now that you mention it I hear it.
 

actually i believe it would be that guster is rather connells-ish

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Sep 29, 2008 - 09:08
 
Not so good when played right after Bob Dylan' Shelter from the Storm.


scarface1981
Posted: Jul 28, 2008 - 03:47
 
I love this, it brings back memories of Uni...

Austin2Florida
(Hollywood, FL)
Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 14:52
 
rachlan wrote:

I had a pocho with really big pom poms on them.

LOL was it the burgandy or white. I had a white one.
raga
(Italy - Como)
Posted: May 26, 2008 - 04:04
 
Lovely!
seattle3313
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Apr 24, 2008 - 16:01
 
lmic wrote:
Guster-ish? Or are my headphones on crooked?

They are rather Guster-ish, aren't they? I hadn't thought of it, but now that you mention it I hear it.
oceansoul63
(St. Augustine, Florida)
Posted: Apr 24, 2008 - 15:59
 
Always liked these guys.
otto63
(Kastoria, Greece)
Posted: Mar 24, 2008 - 03:55
 
Probably one of the best songs of the 90's.
appy_monkey
(between here and there)
Posted: Feb 21, 2008 - 16:20
 
Can you dig it?
I can.

aquadonia
(Green Bay, WI)
Posted: Oct 19, 2007 - 00:24
 
Nice sound... I like this. :o)
1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Sep 17, 2007 - 14:03
 
Me Tooegg-banjo wrote:
Just a nice song - 8 for me

egg-banjo
(Somerzet)
Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 04:21
 
Just a nice song - 8 for me
appst89
(North Wilkesboro, NC)
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 - 06:03
 
Always loved these guys, but something about this one just pulls me in. Outstanding!
rgrace
(Rio Nido, CA)
Posted: May 14, 2007 - 22:03
 
Good luck finding this track ANYWHERE. ITunes doesn't have it... The digital age is going to be bad for smaller artists. This thing is very hard to find and I'd like to add this to a mix...
Lotus_Miata
(High in the Mountains Above Southern California)
Posted: Apr 13, 2007 - 09:48
 
I rate this 7.4, 7.5.
CCinSB
Posted: Apr 13, 2007 - 09:47
 
yea, I graduated from high school in 75...no 74...75...74..75....
rachlan
(nyc)
Posted: Mar 28, 2007 - 17:01
 
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
74-75 was the school year that I was in kindergarten. I don't remember much, except for wearing some rather ugly clothes.

I had a pocho with really big pom poms on them.
celadonstone
(the Lowcountry of SC (2858.50 mi East of Paradise))
Posted: Jan 26, 2007 - 07:42
 
Its hard to objective about a song that means the early days of college. No major, no worries...

That's a nice Southern scene on the cover. I should've guessed these guys were not too far away from here.


kirkaracha
Posted: Jan 26, 2007 - 07:41
 
YouTube has the video and a couple other videos (search for "connells").
slowhand
(South!!!!!!!!!!)
Posted: Jan 11, 2007 - 17:32
 
Grew up 100 km from these guys (Raleigh NC,USA)...Wonderful live band,every member a "class act gentleman", never made it "real" big,
toured and loved worldwide, and still play a gig here and now again
locally. Quality sincere music. They have many GREAT albums..
just never got airplay.
ubastard
(UK)
Posted: Dec 13, 2006 - 15:51
 
Wow - young crowd; I was in 9th grade in 74-75; busy trying . . .



Thanks (Peter aged 53)!
vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Dec 13, 2006 - 15:47
 
Wow - young crowd; I was in 9th grade in 74-75; busy trying . . .

(1) not to get my ass kicked by ruthless jocks
(2) to get into the pants of a particular young lady whom I fancied
(3) to find beer in any form




ubastard
(UK)
Posted: Dec 13, 2006 - 15:47
 
I'm still not sure why, but I love this song. 10
lmic
(Uniondale, NY)
Posted: Dec 13, 2006 - 15:45
 
Guster-ish? Or are my headphones on crooked?
rah
Posted: Dec 13, 2006 - 15:38
 
sub-arctic wrote:
This was played ad nauseam on Swedish radio when it came out, so I still cannot really enjoy it.


poor old you.
sub-arctic
(63°50' N)
Posted: Nov 29, 2006 - 01:14
 
This was played ad nauseam on Swedish radio when it came out, so I still cannot really enjoy it.
strick
(Syracuse- your sympathy accepted...)
Posted: Nov 14, 2006 - 10:49
 
plutodazed wrote:
simple song with good structure, it is worthy of a high rating.


Or at least a 7.
strick
(Syracuse- your sympathy accepted...)
Posted: Nov 14, 2006 - 10:48
 
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
74-75 was the school year that I was in kindergarten. I don't remember much, except for wearing some rather ugly clothes.


I was there too! Christ, they were nasty!
Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Nov 14, 2006 - 10:41
 
74-75 was the school year that I was in kindergarten. I don't remember much, except for wearing some rather ugly clothes.
physicsgenius
(90% of everything is crap)
Posted: Nov 14, 2006 - 10:39
 
borderlessworld wrote:
completely overrated song ... superficial, easy-listening pop at best. i really wonder if the admiration found for this song in this forum has more to do with your personal memories of 74-75 than with the quality of this song.


Not here--in fact, I didn't even know that's what the title meant.
horstman
Posted: Oct 30, 2006 - 18:52
 
Jacksonstat wrote:


Nope, not my memories of 74-75. I was only a baby. I like the song because it's enjoyable. Too each his/her own. Even if someone's love of a song is based on a memory, who cares?


Here's my memory. In 74 we moved from Burlington Vt. (cool city) to Potsdam NY (hickville) 75. I also started smoking cigarettes in 74 in Vermont and quit smoking in 75. Cigarettes suck.

Useless bit of trivia I know but what the hell, join the band.
nab3arch
(Southern Man ATL)
Posted: Oct 01, 2006 - 12:19
 
There is no "WUSS" in ROCK!!
lokiwolf
Posted: Sep 16, 2006 - 20:31
 
Pretty.
ampersand
(Permian Basin)
Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 23:27
 
Ahhhh! Wonderful.

Though to make the lyrics relevant for me, I've got to switch 'em to "two thousand and four, two thousand and five" -- heh. Nonetheless, I'll be singing it to myself for the next couple days.
rumplestiltskin
Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 23:25
 
teo wrote:
I thought this was Smashing Pumpkins' song?


OK. I suppose some people may have confused the Beatles with the Rolling Stones too.
diane
(seacoast, nh, usa)
Posted: Jul 05, 2006 - 15:10
 

sjuttiosju
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 23:13
 
Oh, the memories. I saw them in a smallish club back in Germany, when they just had their success with this. It is not as good as I thought then, though.
serinde
(New York, NY)
Posted: Jun 06, 2006 - 09:03
 
YES.
Zarba
(Atlanta, GA USA)
Posted: May 08, 2006 - 05:54
 
Kurt_from_La_Qui wrote:
I uploaded it... didn't make the cut.


Just damn. Tough crowd...
KurtfromLaQuinta
(La Quinta, CA)
Posted: Apr 23, 2006 - 17:15
 
snurfer wrote:
one hit wonder
There are a lot of great songs that they put out. Since they didn't get any airplay from the wonderful radio stations out there , does that make them bad?
Then you better quit listening to Paradise.