Comments on: Mandarin Farewell

Mandarin Farewell

grandcrewno2 — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:22:55 -0800

Mandarin: 1998-2005, R.I.P. (warning: 21 MB QT Movie) A farewell slide show with musical accompaniment by/to a great Denton, Texas band: Mandarin. Many of the images are of Denton and the surrounding area, tour photos and various other bric a brac captured beautifully by Peter Salisbury, the bass player who compiled the slideshow. They were my friends and Denton was my home for many years. Their music will be missed by many.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:49:11 -0800

are you sure about that?

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:57:42 -0800

I saw 'em in a bar here and they were surprisingly solid. They played better than the Gourds, who were the headliner...

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 06:49:29 -0800

The Best Ever Death Metal Band out of Denton Was a couple of kids who'd been friends since grade school One was named Cyrus, the other was Jeff The practiced twice a week in Jeff's bedroom [...] When you punish a person for dreaming his dream Don't expect him to thank or forgive you The Best Ever Death Metal Band out of Denton Will in time both out pace and outlive you Hail Satan! Hail Satan, tonight! Hail Hail. /Mt. Goats

By: oh pollo!

oh pollo! — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 06:50:36 -0800

Thanks for this. I started keeping an eye on the Dento music scene after being blown away by Lift to Experience. coincidentally I saw fellow Denton resident and total gentleman Josh Pearson playing in Camden on Friday night. His show was stunning as always. And hey, you still have Midlake right?

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:37:07 -0800

Dammit OmnieWise, you beat me to the JD quote.

By: Hat Maui

Hat Maui — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:18:07 -0800

Their music will be missed by many you left off the end of that sentence -- in the greater Denton metropolitan area.

By: hortense

hortense — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:25:29 -0800

Brave Combo rules Denton

By: JAcrimonaut

JAcrimonaut — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:24:43 -0800

Mandarin was my favorite Denton band. From what I understand, they were right in the middle of recording their new album when the decision came to end it. I guess when it's time, it's time.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:31:48 -0800

I know a couple of Dentonites. Thanks.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:45:36 -0800

WHAT! I just got Fast Future Present and it's one of my favorite albums now! And they break up! What the HELL.

By: amandaudoff

amandaudoff — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:46:02 -0800

....i used to live in Denton and lived in Dallas for years and never heard of this band. *shrug* Brave Combo is fabulous stuff, though. (Curse you, Omie and your quickness with the clever quotes.)

By: zod

zod — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:13:38 -0800

i used to visit the fertile land of the screamin' eagles during college... oh, the cloudy, fading memories. there's a great dub band called sub oslo for those into spacious sounds. and although their site is low on content, look out for baptist generals, coming to a saloon near you.