Vagrant—November 18, 2017
A fantastic album by a fantastic band! One bonus track on this edition (Look Both Ways) I had never heard before too. I had the good fortune to see them play live once in 1983/4 with Greg Sage (of the Wipers) in Seattle on their first tour. Pity I never got to see them play live again. I heard their recent reunion was fantastic. This re-release of their first album and second EP is essential to anyone who follows the "Paisley Underground" movement of the early/mid 80s. Read more
Jeff K.—June 8, 2010
Although my turntable/record player died many years ago, I still hang on to this LP record because the songs are so good. Yes, it's 60s inspired, but recorded in the 80s. I recorded this album to cassette and played it many times. Now no cassette player, no turntable, BUT I still hang on to this treasure in LP record form and will buy the MP3 album download. Do yourself a favor and do the same. Yeah, it's that good in my opionion! Read more
june tammaro—March 1, 2020
A must have for fans of the jangle pop/neo psyche genres. I can't believe they are still available, especially with David Roback passing away last week. Get it together and get one while you can Read more
Jose Flores—September 16, 2020
This album is such a gem and the new remastered release even includes the Rain Parade EP “Explosions In The Glass Palace”. Read more
Customer—October 19, 2017
Great Album but lacking in production. Read more
Bardo Matrix—September 5, 2017
Wonderful! Enough said... Read more
kt88audio—October 11, 2015
Rain Parade Fan=Me Read more
hyperbolium—October 2, 2019
1982-83 were incredibly fruitful years for the Paisley Underground, seeing the release of the Three O’Clock’s Baroque Hoedown and Sixteen Tambourines , the Dream Syndicate’s EP and Days of Wine and Roses , the Bangles self-titled EP , and Green on Red’s EP and Gravity Talks . Standing tall among these neo-psych icons was the Rain Parade’s first full length, Emergency Third Rail Power Trip. The group’s dreamy, somnambulistic psychedelia was foreshadowed by their 1982 single “What She's Done to Your Mind,” but its impact at album length was something entirely greater, as the group really hit the nerve at the root of the Paisley Underground. The scene rapidly outgrew its foundations as the bands explored individual directions; The Dream Syndicate signed with A&M and recorded a muscular sophomore album that bore little resemblance to their debut, the Bangles signed with Columbia and began the makeover that sanded off the folk roots of their rock, the Three O’Clock signed with IRS and recorded an album in Berlin that was less flower powered, and Green on Red transitioned into Americana. Only the Rain Parade, sans co-founder David Roback, continued to till soil similar to their debut, releasing the EP Explosions in the Glass Palace in 1984. Real Gone’s reissue returns the album to its original vinyl format for the first time in more than thirty years, reproducing the original cover art and U.S. track lineup (omitting the non-U.S. bonus track “Look Both Ways”), and enticing collectors with red-and-yellow starburst vinyl. [©2019 Hyperbolium] Read more
