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Augie March — Just Passing Through
Album: Moo, You Bloody Choir
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Released: 2006
Length: 5:16
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At ten o'clock is when I rise from my grave, and cast my eyes over the ideas that I couldn't save, become regret and break upon me now wave after wave, bid me remember what I done.

A strange appeal is in the magazine zodiac, what inspiration are the
women of the dog track, now there's a wheel and there's a well and there's a big rack, the perfumed killers from the north, collect each Saturday to brood and sally forth...

I don't know enough to know not to show it
Or tell it like I know more,
I'm sorry darling but your roving poet's just a bank balance troubadour, who can't sing the song anymore.

At ten o'clock is when you open up your apple eyes, and drink a cup into the one of earth the other skies, and out your mouth a tiny burst of tiny baby cries "O where o where o where did you get into to?"
A strange appeal unto a pocket where a body lay, I saw a dream of
such a couple only yesterday, when the one did leave the other went to war Enola Gay, she had a halo, was a heroine, she had a halo, was a heroine...

Well I know I'm not loathe to show it, I smile like a bandsaw, I'm sorry baby but your roving poet's just a footloose man-whore, who
can't talk the talk anymore..

We're just passing through

At ten o'clock is when I rise from my grave, and cast my eyes over the ideas that I couldn't save, become regret and break upon me now wave after wave, bid me remember what I done.

When time doesn't tear you pay a fee to make it rip, the ditch witch, the back hoe, the bobcat, the tip, soil from the hillock spilling over on that solemn lip, it covers up the cedar mirror, do you ever see your
weakness any clearer?

We were winding up the road to the site with the windows down and
the cigarettes alight, singing some rubbish about "my soul's alright",
I didn't know what I could do...
It's just you and I and some other guy forever passing through?

We're just passing through

Like a: (gall stone)
(rat through a snake)
(little rubbish through a rake)

We're just passing through.
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7  > 8 .  Big verve. 
Rat through a snake? 
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Good and i like it. Arcade fire feeling but with much more The Strokes in it :)
Posted 10 years ago by proxones    [ Reply ]
keep going.....
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Another RP first for me. 
Thumpin' tune. I've never heard any other Augie March tune than One Crowded Hour, also on this collection, and quite different than this rocker.  It's a bit derivative, but getting past that, it blows up the speakers, which right now are cranked.  
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Rare indeed.  It's currently selling for $267.27 used at Amazon...  I'd better grab it before it gets any more expensive.  Worst case, I'll keep it with my Nortel stock.

 
Shame I missed this.  I could've sold my copy in 2009 and bought one back now - it's currently selling for just a few $s/£s on amazon.
Also, love this track.
Posted 11 years ago by m_logie    [ Reply ]
Initially, I'd rated this 9 but now it's 6 due, I think, to its repetitiveness that wears thin for me after a few hearings. With few exceptions this seems to be pretty much a 9-measure loop. It is quite catchy in its repetition, though!
Posted 11 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
8 > 9
Posted 13 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:
Another song that is now one of my all time favorites.

Thanks again RP!!
 
Yessir!

Posted 13 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
That there is one toe tappin' ditty.
Posted 13 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
 jadewahoo wrote:
I like the 'march' cadence of this song!
 

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I like the 'march' cadence of this song!
Posted 14 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:
Another song that is now one of my all time favorites.

Thanks again RP!!
 

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Another song that is now one of my all time favorites.

Thanks again RP!!
Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Augie!
 

{#Drummer}
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I am compelled to tap my toes to this!  I think I like it — 8    {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Augie!
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I like this music!
Posted 14 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
I'd love this CD for the title alone.... {#Dancingbanana}{#Lol}{#Roflol}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 elgreenie1 wrote:
Has anyone seen a video for this song?  If you have can you put up a link? It rocks so much to me and I'm curious if anyone has visualized it.
 
Compared to the studio version (see vandal below) this video has very poor sound, but it may give you a sense of the band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r0Sp_UjWKQ

Posted 14 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Still rocks!  {#Music}
 
bump
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Has anyone seen a video for this song?  If you have can you put up a link? It rocks so much to me and I'm curious if anyone has visualized it.
Posted 14 years ago by elgreenie1    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Rare indeed.  It's currently selling for $267.27 used at Amazon...  I'd better grab it before it gets any more expensive.  Worst case, I'll keep it with my Nortel stock.
 
Or you can download it from emusic.
Posted 14 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
Still rocks!  {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Great song!
Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
Please ... keep on passin' thru.... {#Frustrated}{#Frustrated}{#Frustrated}
Posted 14 years ago by MM_Oz    [ Reply ]
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Holy cow!
Price this one at Amazon!
1 used from $100.32 1 collectible from $89.99

It must be rare.

 
Rare indeed.  It's currently selling for $267.27 used at Amazon...  I'd better grab it before it gets any more expensive.  Worst case, I'll keep it with my Nortel stock.

Posted 14 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Sounds a bit like The Fall to me, though rather more tuneful than Mark E Smith. Shades of The Gang of Four as well. Love the name of the album :). 7 from the Nottingham jury.
 
i heard the fall, too, sans battery-powered megaphone. 
Posted 14 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
The drumming alone takes it from a 7 to an 8.

BANG!

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 Alafia wrote:
BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang

{#Headache}
 
I hear ya I think the dude put a hole in his snare drum during this one!

Posted 15 years ago by mjmurphy61    [ Reply ]
 Bazooka wrote:
Nice Crew {#Arrowd}
 
{#Yes} Good hair, too.

Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang bang BANG bang bang

{#Headache}
Posted 15 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}
 
Well, yeah!!!!

Posted 15 years ago by cochlear    [ Reply ]
 bigB_3 wrote:

 
Gotta move this up! 

Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
we'll start with a "7".  it caught me though.  good stuff - had to see who it was.
{#Cowboy}
Posted 15 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
 lattalo wrote:
{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}
 
{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 Bazooka wrote:
Nice Crew {#Arrowd}
 
{#Yes} And well dressed.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
The staccato beat of the snare and the vocalist is wearing on me...{#Grumpy}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Nice Crew {#Arrowd}
Posted 15 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 inindian wrote:
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Holy cow! Price this one at Amazon! 1 used from $100.32 1 collectible from $89.99. It must be rare.

inindian wrote:
Moo! I'll get the  $13.98 edition! 
 
How is this possible? I saw at least 4 copies unopened at Amoeba in Berkeley last weekend for $1.99, as cutouts. I heard this group here, bought the CD for $2 several months ago, and think these guys are really pretty good and inventive musicians. They manage to sound fairly different from song to song.
Posted 15 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Really digging this today.  8
Posted 15 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
"THE" Excene? Exene wrote:
I LOVE THIS! Love the mosh bunny, too. Where has this been all my life?
 


Posted 15 years ago by dnicholson6    [ Reply ]
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Holy cow! Price this one at Amazon! 1 used from $100.32 1 collectible from $89.99. It must be rare.

inindian wrote:
Moo! I'll get the  $13.98 edition! 


Posted 15 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}{#Drummer}
Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Checked this out thinking it was Supergrass. Nice!


Posted 15 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
Please - keep passing through... (I'll pass on this one)
Posted 15 years ago by MM_Oz    [ Reply ]
I LOVE THIS! Love the mosh bunny, too. Where has this been all my life?
Posted 15 years ago by Exene    [ Reply ]
We are all just passing through....

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 dtytler wrote:

 

  INDEED!
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the early Who, or the Ramones, or the Clash.
Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
 Mike_Sneade wrote:
Sound a bit like Supergrass.
 
Sounds a bit like The Fall to me, though rather more tuneful than Mark E Smith. Shades of The Gang of Four as well. Love the name of the album :). 7 from the Nottingham jury.


Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Sound a bit like Supergrass.
Posted 15 years ago by Mike_Sneade    [ Reply ]
7 {#Arrow} 8
Posted 15 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Awesome song, awesome band.
Posted 15 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
Holy cow!
Price this one at Amazon!
1 used from $100.32 1 collectible from $89.99

It must be rare.

Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
1wolfy wrote:
I had to take a look at who this was..Sort of sounds like Black Rebel M-Club
My exact same reaction today . . .

Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]

Bopping in my chair with a stupid grin on my face..... {#Tongue}


Posted 16 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
I had to take a look at who this was..Sort of sounds like Black Rebel M-Club
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
diane wrote:
This gets some kind of award for "Least Imaginative Drumming". Otherwise, mostly okay.
claresville wrote:
(wondering what imaginative drumming consists of)
Thats when you have 15 toms, 10 crash cymbals and throw in flam or two when totally unexpected! Sometimes you can embellish for extra imaginativeness with those drum sticks that are all wires and stuff. I suppose Neil Pert is in this category.
Posted 16 years ago by MotorSkills    [ Reply ]
Oh, I'm digging this today.
Posted 16 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Jelani wrote:
noise.
i know. ain't it fun!
Posted 16 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
noise.
Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Not sure which I like more, the music or the mosh bunny.
Posted 16 years ago by felam    [ Reply ]
bigB_3 wrote:
Great graphic!
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Damn, I love Augie March! They are one of the most interesting bands out there and great live. Don't miss them!
Posted 16 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
"I don't know enough to know not to show it, or tell it like I know more, I'm sorry darling but your roving poet's just a bank balance troubadour, who can't sing the song anymore."
Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
claresville wrote:
(wondering what imaginative drumming consists of)
John Bonham on (at least) the Albert Hall disc of LZ's "DVD". He plays notes.
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
robco1 wrote:
...and see Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
I'm no expert on drumming, but that guy is amazing. That roll or riff or whatever (like I said, no expert) he does near the end of She's Moved On on Deadwing is just something else.
Posted 17 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
crinky wrote:
Since you're from Leeds, listen to "The Who Live At Leeds" to hear an imaginative drummer.
Particularly "My Generation" (if you've got 20 minutes for some genius performance).
Posted 17 years ago by lissen    [ Reply ]
claresville wrote:
(wondering what imaginative drumming consists of)
Since you're from Leeds, listen to "The Who Live At Leeds" to hear an imaginative drummer.
Posted 17 years ago by crinky    [ Reply ]
themotion wrote:
See: Danny Carey (Tool) Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
...and see Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree) Yeah, had to get a PT plug in there. BTW, this is really quite likeable. Sometimes simple is best, and they seem to have a great balance between stripped-down and layered sound.
Posted 17 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
SPACEDOG wrote:
See: Neil Peart (Rush)
See: Danny Carey (Tool) Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
only good song on the album.. but a killer tune.
Posted 17 years ago by bdblinux    [ Reply ]
jlind wrote:
Is it just me or does much of the music released in the past year sound very similar?
It's just you. Without a doubt.
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Early Iggy Pop. Attitude to spare.
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by dtytler    [ Reply ]
It's strong.
Posted 17 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
diane wrote:
This gets some kind of award for "Least Imaginative Drumming". Otherwise, mostly okay.
*That's* why this reminds me so much of The White Stripes!
Beat me to it. Exactly my insight. They bang the drum like monkeys but the hooks are good =)
Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
25demayo wrote:
You just beat me to it.
Hey I just did the same thing
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
claresville wrote:
(wondering what imaginative drumming consists of)
See: Neil Peart (Rush)
Posted 17 years ago by SPACEDOG    [ Reply ]
bigB_3 wrote:
7 8
You just beat me to it.
Posted 17 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
7 8
Posted 17 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
Opening drums brought to mind Orbison's "Pretty Woman" for me. Sure went in a different direction.
Posted 17 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
diane wrote:
This gets some kind of award for "Least Imaginative Drumming". Otherwise, mostly okay.
(wondering what imaginative drumming consists of)
Posted 17 years ago by claresville    [ Reply ]
Is it just me or does much of the music released in the past year sound very similar?
Posted 17 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
Why?
Posted 17 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
diane wrote:
This gets some kind of award for "Least Imaginative Drumming". Otherwise, mostly okay.
*That's* why this reminds me so much of The White Stripes! Don't get me wrong - I love the White Stripes! Oh and, probably not coincidentally, this is the only Augie March song I've heard so far that I've found I can also get behind...
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
good Aussie Rock
Posted 18 years ago by jtdiver    [ Reply ]
Oh to be just passing through on this beautiful Monday morning. Unfortunately, still have the whole day ahead of me.
Posted 18 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
coding_to_music wrote:
STOP! I can't watch this poor kitty any more!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
coding_to_music wrote:
OMG thanx that is tooooo funny
Posted 18 years ago by meower    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Nail on the head....bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang diane wrote:
This gets some kind of award for "Least Imaginative Drumming". Otherwise, mostly okay.
Posted 18 years ago by Radio_Man    [ Reply ]
This song leads me to believe the band is composed of one kid banging pots & another kid shouting into a tuperware pitcher. It's that good. Please, pass through already, and PUT THAT FORK DOWN BEFORE YOU HURT SOMEONE!
Posted 18 years ago by waded    [ Reply ]
Awesome RP sound
Posted 18 years ago by lokiwolf    [ Reply ]
Yet another catchy tune from this band/album!
Posted 18 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
One can only hope that they are, indeed, just passing through.
agreed
Posted 18 years ago by mrmojorisin    [ Reply ]
Dats my boy!
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
My toes have been tapping since this began!
Posted 18 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
One can only hope that they are, indeed, just passing through.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane, Ain't got time to take a fast train. Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, 'Cause my baby just a-wrote me a letter. Yeah, I knew I had heard that opening somewhere before (The Boxtops version, of course).
Posted 18 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
onegaishimasu! ... ( sounds just the word for giveusmoreplease but can i find it in any dictionary? no, so, go on, what's the definative coloradojohn translation? ) ...
That's pretty darned close, Mari -- actually it means "(I'm) obliged to you (for doing me the implied or discussed favor)," but it is used as the most polite way to mean, Please, please, pretty please. Keep on rocking us hard, Bill -- onegaishimasu!
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
This gets some kind of award for "Least Imaginative Drumming". Otherwise, mostly okay.
Posted 18 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
enough already!!! augie march to the sea...and drown your self....please...
Posted 18 years ago by jedzep    [ Reply ]
intro sounds like the boxtops "the letter"
Posted 18 years ago by Cachatons    [ Reply ]
onegaishimasu! ... ( sounds just the word for giveusmoreplease but can i find it in any dictionary? no, so, go on, what's the definative coloradojohn translation? ) ... coloradojohn wrote:
Hey, sounds a bit like Spoon, and White Stripes, and Arcade Fire, and -- Well, shoot, I like it, I like it! More, more, more! onegaishimasu!
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Hey, sounds a bit like Spoon, and White Stripes, and Arcade Fire, and -- Well, shoot, I like it, I like it! More, more, more! onegaishimasu!
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I thought we were going to hear some decent Stone Roses then....
Posted 18 years ago by deanofox    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
Biography by Gregory McIntosh Augie March formed in 1996 in Melbourne, Australia, where guitarist/singer/songwriter Glenn Richards, guitarist Adam Donovan, and drummer David E. Williams were attending college. The three grew up together in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, but it wasn't until they reunited as friends during their college days that Richards, an English major, began writing songs and invited the other two to accompany him. Both Donovan and Williams were studying music and the two sought out bassist Edmond Ammendola, with whom they'd worked in the music school, to complete the lineup. The quartet quickly began arranging the music and settled on a name borrowed from the 1954 novel The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow, whose poetic, complex prose complemented Richards' own imaginative and descriptive lyrical prowess. Before long, Augie March attracted the ears of Ra Records and in early 1998, the label released the EP Thanks for the Memes. Soon thereafter, Augie March released another EP, titled Waltz, and on the strength of the single "Asleep in Perfection," word about the band rapidly spread and BMG Australia courted the band with a recording contract. Augie March accepted and began work on their first full-length, in the meantime expanding to a quintet with the addition of keyboardist Rob Dawson. Sunset Studies was released in mid-2000 to excellent reviews and public support, hovering in the Australian music charts into 2001 while the band performed constantly in support. Sadly, keyboardist Rob Dawson was killed in an automobile accident on January 2, 2001, just a short year after his joining the group. The remaining four took some time to regroup from the tragedy, holed up together in an abandoned telephone company building, and began writing new material for the follow-up to Sunset Studies. They recruited keyboardist Kiernan Box and headed into the studio to put their new batch of songs to tape, which resulted in the majestic Strange Bird, released in 2002. ... Thanx for the upload whoever, they're triff, thanks RP for your diverse and challenging choices! ...
Hey, thanks, all! I just LOVE the community of MUSIC on RP! and whoah dig this hip sound from Melbourne (dig ANYthing from Melbourne, actually! and gotta get back, 3 times ain't enough!)
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
First was nodding... then tapping... now dancing.
Posted 18 years ago by MiketheKnife    [ Reply ]
... ... Thanx for the upload whoever, they're triff, thanks RP for your diverse and challenging choices! ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
I've got a fever and the only cure is more tambourine
Posted 18 years ago by 999_99_999    [ Reply ]
Thin Lizzyish. Makes me chair dance at work.
Posted 18 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
I've got a fever and the only cure is more tambourine
Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I'm tempted to up it from a 7 to an 8...needs a couple more listens though...so far, I like it
Posted 18 years ago by LennytheB    [ Reply ]
Not bad!
Posted 18 years ago by Kevstar    [ Reply ]