Spilling Poetry Still Online
In the late 90’s I was in a band called Flywater Washington with Scott Crader, Tim Schoenhals, and Alan Adams. One of our favorite “rival” bands based in Lubbock, Texas was Spilling Poetry. They disbanded in 2000, but remain one of my favorite original bands of all time. They were incredibly prolific during the six years they were a band. Three albums were released, and enough other material was recorded to have released at least two more albums if they had wanted. Their final album, Deletia, was never released, sadly. It is probably some of their best material…although I like most of their material even back to the first album. The good news is that their entire catalog of recordings, including demos, live recordings, and other unreleased songs, has been posted on their website for free download! I spent the better part of one evening after dinner downloading the entire catalog and importing into iTunes…and reminiscing.
Man, oh man. The last time I went to their site, I could not get any of the music to download. I have just gotten all of it and plan on burning a backup copy of my backup copy! I went to school with Mike and Ryan in 95-97 at SPC and rode out with them once to the East coast. Best band that didn’t get the chance at the big time - ever. I miss those guys.
Comment on July 12, 2006 @ 3:38 pm
I was the original guitarist for both Bone Flower Elegy and Spilling Poetry. I had the pleasure of recording the first 3 records with them and can honestly say that it was some of the best times of my life. I live in Dallas now and play with 2 new bands and still going. Those guys were like my brothers and I miss them all. Thanks for the great props to a great band.
Peace!
Jamie
Comment on September 19, 2006 @ 9:09 am