The Boxer Rebellion Forum

The drumming on Union

2009-01-22T10:47:51+00:00

Does anyone else think the drumming on Union is amazing ? Obviously the drums stand out on FRLMG, but they’re also brilliant on tracks like Soviets, Silent Movie, Move On, etc. In fact Piers’s talent with the sticks is all over this album.

It’s alright I’m not a relation or anything, just think Piers is up there with the best drummers around at the moment, like the guys in Bloc Party and the Arctic Monkeys, and he deserves some recognition !

List of all non-album tracks

2009-02-26T15:56:01+00:00

Looking at other threads on here over the last couple of months, I’ve created a list of all TBR’s non-album tracks, in what I think is roughly chronological order. Now I realise this is all a bit anal, but I thought it might help TBR fans, especially the ones who’ve heard Union and Exits and want to find out about their other stuff - all of which is brilliant. Please note the first eight tracks are by the guys’ previous band.

Paper Airplane
Kiss The Girls
Light Bulb
This Week’s Love Song
Lens
Red Leader
Tempting *
Satellite *

Caution *
Heart Attack *
Palisade *
You & I (In Decline) *
The Rescue
In The Empire
In Pursuit
Outerspace
Empty
Code Red
Before Tomorrow
Don’t Drag Your Dirty Feet
Broken Glass
JFKFC
Waiting
Murder Ballad *

The above are all the studio recorded songs (songs with a * haven’t been officially released yet though). A lot of the studio tracks are either early singles, b-sides, or songs that were previously made available for download on the band’s Myspace site.

There are also a few others that have only been heard live - From The Liars, Leaves, Den Of Thieves, The Opening, Mirrors, Winter Of 69/70, etc - some of these I’ve not heard myself though.

Finally, if you check out Nathan’s and Todd’s Myspace pages you’ll find some solo tracks too.

It’s a cliche, but someone once said that you can tell a great band by the quality of their b-sides and the songs they leave off their albums. Well, the above songs are evidence that TBR are one of the few bands that this statement truly applies to.

wow its been a while!!!!

2010-06-29T13:39:52+00:00

Im back.

Havent visited this place in well over 6 months.
Ive even forgotten everyone who uses this thing.

Well looking forward to LP3
So much so that I have been trying to decipher the writing on the front of the master disks from that picture taken a while ago in the blog. Sad i know but ive got a spare 10 mins.
Can only make out “The Boxer Rebellion” at the top and
“L<something> of the B<something>” which I can only guess is a song title.

Pretty pointless really!!!

Anyway…...hello everyone!

EDIT: when’s this Fortress Live guff coming out? Its been coming soon for a while from what I can tell.

most underated bands of the past 10 years

2009-03-09T20:21:59+00:00

for me theres 6 that come 2 mind:

Teenage Fanclub
Hope of the States
iliketrains
Clarkesvile
Godspeed you, black empeor
JJ72

and of course the boxer rebellion

ANYONE ELSE?

All TBR songs

2007-12-24T15:11:41+00:00

I’ve worked on that for days, reading most of the forum’s messages (quiet hard for me, but it makes me practice my English =) ).
I’ve tried to list all TBR’s songs and put them in order. There might be some things to change/add (especially with single/EPs). If any of you could help me I’ll try to get this list as uploaded as possible it’d be nice :

TBR songs updated by 29/july/2010

0/ Pre-TBR tracks (Slippermen)

The traveller EP (2001):
Paper airplane
Kiss the girls
Light bulb
This week’s love song

Lens (single) :
Lens
Red leader

Satellite
Tempting

Leaves (only available in live)

1/ CD EP “The Boxer Rebellion” (feb 2003)
Watermelon
In pursuit
The new heavy
Code red
In the empire

2/ CD EP “Watermelon” (18 dec 2003) (1000 copies)
Watermelon
The new heavy
In the empire

3/ Vinyl single “In pursuit” (29 mar 2004)
In pursuit
World without end

4/ CD EP “In pursuit” (4 may 2004)
In pursuit
Outerspace
Empty

5/ Vinyl single “Code red” (27 sep 2004)
Code red
Don’t drag your dirty feet

6/ CD EP “Code red” (4 jan 2005)
Code red
Before tomorrow
These walls are thin

7/ CD single promo “All you do is talk” (18 feb 2005)
All you do is talk

8/ CD album “Exits” (9 may 2005) + re-issued (may 2009)
Flight
All you do is talk
We have this place surrounded
Watermelon
The new heavy
World without end
Never knowing how or why
Lay me down
Cowboys and engines
The absentee

9/ Vinyl single “Evacuate” (jan 2008) (500 copies)
Evacuate
Waiting

10/ iTunes album “Union” (11/jan/2009)

First available only on iTunes

Flashing red light means go
Move on
Evacuate
Soviets
Spitting fire
Misplaced
The gospel of Goro Adachi
These walls are thin
Forces
Semi-automatic
Silent movie

11/ Union limited edition (1000 copies) (feb/march 2009)
Same titles as ITunes

12/ Union re-issued with a few more material (aug/sept 2009)
Same titles as Union limited edition
+ Broken glass

Link to download Murder ballad

13/ Promotionnal CD EP : Semi-automatic + Flashing red light means go remixes (7/sept/2009)
Semi-automatic
Flashing red light means go
Semi-automatic (FC Kahuna remix)
Semi-automatic (FC Kahuna dub)
Flashing red light means go (Plugs remix)
Flashing red light means go (Plugs dub)
Semi-automatic (Suds ans Soda clash-up)

14/ If you run (from the “Going the distance” soundtrack)

15/ New songs (from forthcoming album 3)

As far as now (and as far I know), some of these are currently released, but no one had the luck to hear any of them (except in live for a few tunes, where stated) :

Both sides are even (played live)
No harm (played live)
Locked in the basement (played live)
Cause For Alarm
Memo
Caught By The Light
Organ Song
Step Out Of The Car!
Doubt
Black Cat
325

16/ Recorded but not officially released
Caution
From the liars
Heart attack
Palisade
Murder ballad
JFKFC
In the empire (short version)
In the empire (vocal mix)
Up where the light shines (not a real song, just a part of In The Empire)
You & I (in decline)
The rescue
Medley (The gospel of Goro Adachi, Murder ballad, Mirrors (?), Winter of 69/70 (?), Misplaced, Soviets, JFKFC)

17/ Only available in live
Den of thieves (previously called DVT)
The opening

18/ OTHER SONGS (no recording either studio or live)
Red tape
Winter of 69/70
Mirrors

Always ready for answers/comments/questions

Merry Christmas to everybody by the way.

In The Empire Lyircs

2010-04-04T15:50:45+00:00

does anyone know?

the boxer rebellion ep -5 trk promo cd

2009-12-15T23:41:50+00:00

i have this cd…
any info appreciated-rare/collectable?

1.watermelon
2.in pursuit
3.the new heavy
4.code red
5.in the empire.

no artwork-in plain pvc sleeve.
on cd says:

promo only

madfishmusic
contact (name)
(telephone numbers)

white cd with black print.

offers..?
cheers!

Your TBR Live Setlist

2010-02-19T01:10:26+00:00

Right, this is your chance to imagine you getting to pick your own TBR live setlist.

Rules:

- Maximum (can be less than) of 10 songs & 2 encore songs (unless you don’t want the encore)
- Setlist in order. (So opener and closer & opener and closer to the encore)
- Can include any of the TBR back catalogue (including b-sides/unreleased matrial)

My Setlist:

Flight
Evacuate
From The Liars
JFKFC
The Rescue
Don’t Drag Your Dirty Feet
No Harm
We Have This Place Surrounded
Cowboys and Engines
The Absentee
———————————————-
Silent Movie
Watermelon

The Boxer Rebellion feature in Southwest Of Never SXSW preview album for charity!

2010-02-18T13:23:22+00:00

Hey everyone!

As you know, TBR are playing SXSW next month.

I recently launched an album ‘Southwest of Never’, which the band kindly donated a track to, featuring bands appearing at SXSW showcases - with all profits going to The Institute of Cancer Research (http://www.icr.ac.uk). If you would like to support us and buy a copy (priced at £5), you can go here:

http://neverenoughnotes.bandcamp.com

Thanks

No harm

2010-01-12T19:11:47+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28nTGFPCafI

... stunning new song, and the sound is fairly decent, too