Scared Famous/FF»
Scared Famous and Fast Forward (stylized as Scared Famous/FF») are the third and fourth albums, respectively, by American recording artist Ariel Pink, and credited to "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti". The albums were self-released together as a double album in 2001, exclusively on cassette. A compilation album, titled Scared Famous, was later released by Human Ear Music in 2007, which consisted of only 17 tracks selected from both albums.[1]
Scared Famous | ||||
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Studio album by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Recorded | September 2000 – July 2001 | |||
Length | 75:09 | |||
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti chronology | ||||
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Fast Forward | ||||
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Studio album by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Recorded | October 2000 – July 2001 | |||
Length | 66:53 | |||
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork (2007 reissue) | 6.6[1] |
Select tracks from Scared Famous were rerecorded for Pink's later albums; "Beverly Kills" on Before Today (2010) and "I Wanna Be Young" on Dedicated to Bobby Jameson (2017). The cover art for Fast Forward depicts Pink in front of the cover of Amon Duul II's Yeti.[1]
Track listing
Original release
All tracks are written by Ariel Pink, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Baby Comes Around" | 2:44 |
2. | "The Facts of Destiny" (The Centimeters) | 3:10 |
3. | "Privacy" | 3:10 |
4. | "Passing the Petal to You" | 2:55 |
5. | "Beverly Kills (Freaks with Golden Heirs)" | 3:56 |
6. | "Why Can't I Be Me?" | 3:28 |
7. | "Something Isn't Something" | 3:42 |
8. | "Express, Confess, Cover-Up" (R. Stevie Moore, Pink) | 7:27 |
9. | "Birds in My Tree" (Mark Weitz, Ed King; arranged by R. Stevie Moore) | 3:29 |
10. | "Shedon'tknowwhattodowithherself" (Moore) | 2:42 |
11. | "Moya" (Southern Death Cult) | 4:40 |
12. | "SteviePink" (Moore, Pink) | 5:59 |
13. | "R. Stevie's Brain" | 3:09 |
14. | "Spiers in the Snow" | 2:02 |
15. | Untitled | 2:37 |
16. | "Gopacapulco" | 2:51 |
17. | "Hoist Interlude" | 0:21 |
18. | "Scared Famous" | 5:17 |
19. | "Deathcrush 99" | 10:33 |
Total length: | 75:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro/Where Does the Mind Go" (Moore, Pink) | 4:14 |
2. | "Twenty Two Eyes" | 1:53 |
3. | "Are You Gonna Look After My Boys?" | 2:23 |
4. | "Inmates of Heartache" | 2:54 |
5. | "Make Room for Harry" | 4:28 |
6. | "The List (My Favorite Song)" | 5:25 |
7. | "My Molly" | 2:16 |
8. | "Howling at the Moon" (Moore, Pink) | 3:49 |
9. | "Beefbud" | 1:57 |
10. | "A Tomb All Your Own" | 7:24 |
11. | "Victor" | 0:34 |
12. | "The Kitchen Club" (Moore, Pink) | 5:41 |
13. | "The Lament of Edward Boggles" | 2:24 |
14. | "Crying" | 2:21 |
15. | "Talking All the Time" | 2:47 |
16. | "Girl in a Tree" | 3:17 |
17. | "Jesus Christ Came to Me in a Dream" | 5:31 |
18. | "One More Time" | 4:38 |
19. | "May the Music Never Die" | 2:55 |
Total length: | 66:53 |
2007 reissue
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gopacapulco" | 2:51 |
2. | "Howling At The Moon" (Moore, Pink) | 3:43 |
3. | "Are You Gonna Look After My Boys?" | 2:21 |
4. | "Beefbud" | 1:52 |
5. | "Baby Comes Around" | 2:31 |
6. | "Talking All The Time" | 2:34 |
7. | "Politely Declined" | 3:22 |
8. | "Scared Famous" | 5:11 |
9. | "Why Can't I Be Me?" | 3:25 |
10. | "Girl In A Tree" | 3:19 |
11. | "The Kitchen Club" (Moore, Pink) | 5:32 |
12. | "Passing The Petal 2 You" | 2:53 |
13. | "Inmates Of Heartache" | 3:30 |
14. | "In A Tomb All Your Own" | 7:10 |
15. | "Jesus Christ Came To Me In A Dream" | 5:39 |
16. | "The List (My Favorite Song)" | 5:42 |
17. | "An Appeal From Heaven" | 2:12 |
Credits
Scared Famous
- Ariel Pink – all vocals and instruments, except:
- R. Stevie Moore – strings and bass on "Express, Confess, Cover-Up"
- Jim Price Skeletons – drums on "Express, Confess, Cover-Up"
- Recorded between September 2000 and July 2001 at 1245 Norton St., Los Angeles, except "Express, Confess, Cover-Up": recorded in Nashville.
Fast Forward
- Ariel Pink – all vocals and instruments
- Recorded between October 2000 and July 2001
References
- "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Scared Famous". Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-07-31.