URCHIN MP3 ARCHIVES!!!

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THIS USE TO BE THE URCHIN "MP3 OF THE WEEK" PAGE, BUT NOW SINCE WE ARE TOTAL ROAD WARRIORS, BRINGING THE ROCK TO EVERYONE FIRST HAND, WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO UPDATE THE PAGE WEEKLY, BUT WE WILL STILL ADD SOME PERIODICALLY - BUT YOU ARE SPOILED ANYWAY IF YOU'RE PISSED BECAUSE THERE ARE A SHITLOAD OF MP3s HERE ANYWAY. I DON'T THINK THAT MADE ANY SENSE. ROCK ON!!

December 17, 2001 - Boys Are Back In Town (live in Athens, ga - with jerry trebotic from watt's band on drums Thin Lizzy cover
Yo, so it has been too too long, as usual, since we put up an mp3 of the week. maybe i should change the title of this page to just "URCHIN MP3s" or something, because we are so busy these days, i can't get to one every week. nonetheless, this thin lizzy song was something that we did a few nights on the fall 2001 tour, and it was a chance for me to come out from behind the drums and sing the song out front because jerry trebotic, the drummer from watt's band, would come up to jam it out, and this version especially, jerry kicks it pretty hard - it was the last show on the tour 10/20 and we were really primed up from being on the road for a month. we love thin lizzy, you should too, go and pick up all their albums tomorrow!!! and listen to jerry trebotic kick it hard with the urchin!!!

April 2, 2001 - Jack & Dianne Part II new song from the now infamous king crab demo sessions
Hey all, we are in the studio right now, and luckily have the ability to update things on the website here. So, I thought it was a good opportunity to put up a new jam for ya that was recorded before we got to Chicago. This is a brand new urchin tune from the king crab demo recording sessions this winter. We felt that since we haven't played around in a while, or haven't put up any new mp3's of the week, that we at least owe you a new song or something - at least. So, enjoy this new tune and hopefully it can tie you over for a while until we get back out on the road.

February 3, 2001 - Constantinople Live w/ Glenn from Ween from New Hope, PA
This gem is a recording from the one gig we did with Glenn McClelland, keyboardist from Ween, in New Hope PA at John & Peter's, on November 22, 2000. He came in, which was an honor for us, and fit right in the mix, and brought a fuckin' super dimension to the urchin songbook. The show ran over 3 hours and I wish we could get the whole show up on the site, cause it was some awesome stuff, but it is just too much space. This version of Constantinople, and I know we have a couple of constantinople downloads already, is worth the listen because the fire is there, and glenn's addition brings the tune to a new level - he brought out better performances in all of us because he is the master musician.

January 25, 2001 - The Spirit Of Radio live from Brownies
This has been the longest time yet since a new MP3 of the week has been put up, but we have been on the road and I finally got my mac configured to encode MP3's from DAT - so, here, for your listening enjoyment, straight from the December 22nd Brownies X-mas show, is an exceptionally "festive" version of the Rush tune "Sprirt Of Radio"!!! It is a real funny recording, but rocks in true style, and you can tell that there were a couple of egg nogs involved in the festivites. Another great urchin moment in time captured for your enjoyment, and I hope to keep you up on new MP3's, especially considering that we now have piles of DATs lying around from our recent tour, of some more great urchin moments. enjoy.

December 1, 2000 - Constantinople rare urchin recording
Constantinople is a tune you all should know because we play a brief version of it every night these days - it usually comes out of Space Station with the "go man go's". This particular recording of it is super rare and has one of the best B-ILL solos laid down to tape. This is a cool recording also because the song has always existed along with SS456 but here it is for ya as a stand alone, and truthfully the only time ever it was played that way.

November 15, 2000 - Fearless Vampire Killers demo version
This song, which appears on the RCA EP, has become a real urchin classic these days, and sort of even has its own fan base aside from the usual urchin songs people identify us with. That is a great thing because we like to keep exploring new ground musically, so I'm glad people dig this jam. Well, I always like to hear where the origin of a song came from, so I figured that some people out there would like to as well, so I am including this special 4-track demo version of the song that was the basis for the version that made it on the EP. It's a real raw, razor sharp version, but I think the feeling is way in tact. So, enjoy this version that was made in my living room.

November 2, 2000 - Space Station On The 4,5 & 6/Constantinople/These Are The People Of The Time (live from Wetlands)
Alright! We are back here with a brand new MP3 of the week! It has been about a month since the last one, so I figured it would be best to make this a real good one. This is a FIERCE live version of Space Station which includes the two tunes that we have recently been going into from SS456, which are "Constantinople" (which most people will know from the "go man go"'s) and a real sick "These Are The People of the Time" to end out the onslaught. This performance of Space Station is definitely the best version we have documented and luckily the recording is super crisp and transferred to mp3 real well. It's too bad you can't see the mosh pit that formed during the tail end of TATPOTT. We got a request for this one and I think this will do all Space Station fans some serious justice. Also, I will try my best to give you guys some more goodie mp3's more regular than I have been. Rock out!

October 3, 2000 - Briceskating (original) the first ever URCHIN recording!!
I was digging through my big trunk full of tapes over the weekend and came across my only copy of the first ever URCHIN recording, Briceskating! We still play this song live, and a different version surfaced on our first now out of print cd, but this is the bare bones first version complete with disco whistles at the end. This recording was done with the legend, Barbie Smooth, producing and was done in one night by me and Barbie over some gin and tonics in March of '97 (!). Little did we know at that time that the URCHIN would keep on growing to become the best rock band on the planet and actually see a real major label release. Anyway, this recording is straight from cassette to MP3 (which I love the transfer of old tapes to digital) and was done completely with samples, something that we don't use any more. So, here is a gem of a jam only for anyone who takes the time to download our MP3's of the week - enjoy.

September 27, 2000 - Deuce live from Urbana, IL w/ Jerry from The URGE!!
Well, I'm back from the road, sorry 'bout slackin' with the MP3's, but this one will be worth the wait. This KISS cover was recorded during our last show with The URGE on our Midwest Tour with them in Urbana IL at The Canopy Club. We did some serious hangin' with the URGE guys and they were all cool as shit, so we decided to finish off our set with true rock style by doing Deuce with Jerry from the band. He is singing lead vocal with me and B-ILL, you can hear him do the "Ace Frehley, Shock Me" shit and the screams - total rock shit!!! Enjoy!! Also, listen to the end of the MP3 for some of the festivities from our last show, including a rendition of "To the man in the portable office, I didn't mean to drink the band's vodka".

September 5, 2000 - Local 48 from The Brownass Sessions, Winter 2000
This rockin' recording of our song for our roadie and friend, Local 48, is from our pre-production sessions for the RCA EP in January 2000, with Dean Ween & Chris Shaw producing. This is one of the songs we did live to tape in one day at Greg Frey's Graphic Sound Studios. We got a request to put this one up as MP3 of the week, and we think that this recording is the one for you guys to have in your MP3 collections. This guy, Local 48 is infamous, he's a crazy Texan, he's a daredevil, he likes playing with fire and likes being tossed down the stairs in a trash can - but he is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.

August 21, 2000 - The Heater from Wetlands, NYC 7/28/00
This jam surfaces at live shows on occasion, but only when the night gets super-hot!! And this particular night at Wetlands was a real pressure cooker and it forced out a serious "Heater" on the band and crowd pretty unexpectedly!! "The Heater" is never a planned song in the set list, it is one that just kinda pops up on its own - and this is a choice representation of the song, so now when you guys go to shows, you'll know what it is when, and if, it pops up again. Enjoy The Heater - HO!

August 14, 2000 - Mr. Hanalei XXX Remix crazy-ass sexy dance mix
These real hip dudes who are into crazy electronic music did a remix of our best song, "Mr. Hanalei". This mix fuckin' rocks and is pretty sexy and XXX. Turn this mix up at a party and sit back and watch the people get down!!!

August 7, 2000 - At The Linwood from The Linwood, Boston, MA 7/20/00
This wierd little moment in time rounds out 3 in a row from our now infamous Perfect Storm mini-tour. The song is basically how we entered our set at "The Linwood" in Boston. The crowd was sort of lame at first and it just seemed more right to start the set off with an impromptu song about the club we were about to play, rather than going through the motions like the crowd wasn't lame. The funny thing is, is that it turned the vibe of the night around real quick and the people got real into the Linwood song. You'll see when you download this one, but it is basically pretty horrible - and even more horrible when you try to get it out of your head. People were singing it back to us way after we finished the set that night. That would suck if it became our mega-hit someday. Enjoy The Sound of URCHIN's worst song!!!

July 24, 2000 - The Perfect Storm from Portland, Maine 7/22/00
We called our 3 day New England tour "The Perfect Storm" because of the movie that's out now, that's based in a New England fishing town. We had a seriously funny time and feel that this snippet from the Portland Maine show at The Skinny really captures the vibe of the tour, even though it's a lot of playing around, rather than an actual "serious" URCHIN composition. This is some priceless stuff to us, take it for what you will.

July 17, 2000 - Megablast Public Enemy cover from 7/1/00 New Hope show
We are always jammin' PE in the van and decided to try rockin' out this jam recently at the July 1st John & Peter's show in New Hope, PA. It's a little rusty here and there, but does the trick. It's me and B-ILL on vocals.

July 10, 2000 - Cherry Mountain (Herdin' The Sheep) live party version
I know this song has been an MP3 of the week already, but this rendition is totally worth the download!!! It is from a party we played in South Jersey just last Saturday night (7/10/00), and is a super hyped-up live version of the song because our photographer Bones had a little too much yuengling early on and asked us if he could get up and the song with us. I'm surprised that he made it through the song and didn't miss a trick, and he also pumped the version up seriously - so by the last gang chorus our friend Todd came up and and added to the mayhem - this is some pure rock n' roll, kids!!!

June 26, 2000 - Green Green Gold from the Detroit Bar Mitzvah, 6/17/00
This is from our manager's sons Bar Miztvah, and features 9 year old Josh Smith on lead vocals, a total hoot!! This wasn't planned, he just happened to know all the words and the confidence to get up there in front of everyone and lead the song.

June 12, 2000 - Cherry Mountain (Herdin' The Sheep) 4-track demo
This one, from the URCHIN vaults, is the original 4 track demo version, recorded Fall '99. It is Tomato on all the instruments, and is what he presented to the band as a new song back then, which has since become a favorite live URCHIN tune.