Comments on: Lost in the ’80s: Freur, “Doot-Doot” http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-86788 John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:47:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-86788 What if the song had a title other than "Doot Doot"? (I think of New Order song titles, which rarely included any of the words from the song itself.)If the song had been called "Resent the Squiggle," arensb might still be searching... What if the song had a title other than “Doot Doot”? (I think of New Order song titles, which rarely included any of the words from the song itself.)

If the song had been called “Resent the Squiggle,” arensb might still be searching…

]]> By: eddyhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-54140 eddy Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:49:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-54140 Great stuff .... their first album was pretty good, if you like Doot Doot you'll like the rest of it. Hard to fathom that they are/were Underworld, tho'/ Great stuff …. their first album was pretty good, if you like Doot Doot you'll like the rest of it. Hard to fathom that they are/were Underworld, tho'/

]]> By: eddyhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-40876 eddy Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:49:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-40876 Great stuff .... their first album was pretty good, if you like Doot Doot you'll like the rest of it. Hard to fathom that they are/were Underworld, tho'/ Great stuff …. their first album was pretty good, if you like Doot Doot you'll like the rest of it. Hard to fathom that they are/were Underworld, tho'/

]]> By: eddyhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-11798 eddy Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:49:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-11798 Great stuff .... their first album was pretty good, if you like Doot Doot you'll like the rest of it. Hard to fathom that they are/were Underworld, tho'/ Great stuff …. their first album was pretty good, if you like Doot Doot you'll like the rest of it. Hard to fathom that they are/were Underworld, tho'/

]]> By: JohnHugheshttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-11797 JohnHughes Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:52:42 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-11797 That sounds like the most hideously fucking painful thing I've heard this year. That sounds like the most hideously fucking painful thing I've heard this year.

]]> By: Sherylhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-11796 Sheryl Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:35:39 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-11796 Hey, just to let you know, there is an ode to the ’80s on Off-Broadway starting October 1st. It’s called Rock of Ages, and it’s got the music of Journey, Styx, Bon Jovi, White Snake, and other ’80s bands in it, and you can get $26.50 tickets here: <a href="http://www.rockofagesmusical.com/rockfan/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rockofagesmusical.com/rockfan/</a><br><br>Totally rad! Hey, just to let you know, there is an ode to the ’80s on Off-Broadway starting October 1st. It’s called Rock of Ages, and it’s got the music of Journey, Styx, Bon Jovi, White Snake, and other ’80s bands in it, and you can get $26.50 tickets here: http://www.rockofagesmusical.com/rockfan/

Totally rad!

]]> By: Rami B.http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-11795 Rami B. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:54:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-11795 Niiiiice.<br><br><br>Hey, does anyone know anything about a pre-Underworld release under the name "Lemon Interrupt"? I'm having a hard time finding any information about this? Niiiiice.

Hey, does anyone know anything about a pre-Underworld release under the name “Lemon Interrupt”? I'm having a hard time finding any information about this?

]]> By: flaregunhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-11794 flaregun Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:02:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-11794 Yup, small world - I also 1st heard the song in a record store in San Francisco over 20 yrs ago and have been on the prowl ever since. This has been my great white whale of music downloads. Many thanks!! Yup, small world – I also 1st heard the song in a record store in San Francisco over 20 yrs ago and have been on the prowl ever since. This has been my great white whale of music downloads. Many thanks!!

]]> By: John Dierhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-11793 John Dier Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:18:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-11793 Cool posting of the video, can remember the song at the time getting played loud and often by Mark Cagney, then a late night jock on Ireland's 2FM, now breakfast TV host on Ireland's TV3. Manages to download it last year, but looking at the video was cool. Cool posting of the video, can remember the song at the time getting played loud and often by Mark Cagney, then a late night jock on Ireland's 2FM, now breakfast TV host on Ireland's TV3. Manages to download it last year, but looking at the video was cool.

]]> By: Darrenhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freur-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-11792 Darren Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:59:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5261#comment-11792 I remember when I was writing for a college newspaper. In exchange for ad space, a local record store would give me a stack of promo albums, which I would then review. The thing was, this being the middle of "heartland rock" country, I could always tell by the stoned smirk of the guy handing me the albums that these were the ones they thought were to, ahem, "faggy" (as anything that seemed remotely "new wave" was tagged by the local mullet boys) to be worth their time.<br><br>Long story short, one such stack of vinyl contained albums by Freur and, though the minimal-ness of the tunes initially left me a tad non-plussed, I eventually came to love this album. The Passion Puppets' brilliant album "Beyond The Pale" was in the same stack and damn if they weren't stricken with the same subsequent obscurity. I remember when I was writing for a college newspaper. In exchange for ad space, a local record store would give me a stack of promo albums, which I would then review. The thing was, this being the middle of “heartland rock” country, I could always tell by the stoned smirk of the guy handing me the albums that these were the ones they thought were to, ahem, “faggy” (as anything that seemed remotely “new wave” was tagged by the local mullet boys) to be worth their time.

Long story short, one such stack of vinyl contained albums by Freur and, though the minimal-ness of the tunes initially left me a tad non-plussed, I eventually came to love this album. The Passion Puppets' brilliant album “Beyond The Pale” was in the same stack and damn if they weren't stricken with the same subsequent obscurity.

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