Comments on: Why You Should Like… Ivy

By: eric

eric — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:08:32 +0000

I actually discovered the band by hearing their song Undertow play through the final scenes of one Roswell episode. Unfortunately that music was taken out of the DVD release, replaced by some other indie crap.

After hearing the song on the original TV broadcast circa 2000, I searched Napster for "undertow" and found the song and the name of the band. After downloading everything I could find, I bought all all their albums and their debut EP.

Of course, they couldn't remove Ivy -- their visual and audible presence -- from the DVD of the third season wedding episode where they played for the reception.

If it were not for licensing for commercials, TV, and movies, I don't think this band could be a viable commercial enterprise. I note also that David Byrne also said in a recent piece in Wired magazine (or was it in the Wired online audio conversation between Byrne and Brian Eno?) that most of his income was now from licensing. I don't care. Whatever keeps 'em cranking out tunes is fine by me.

By: eric

eric — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:08:32 +0000

By: rwcass

rwcass — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:25:06 +0000

“I Think of You” plays over the closing credits of “Shallow Hal,” but it's not on the movie's soundtrack album; Ivy scored the movie, like I said below, but they're not on the album at all. Contractual problems, maybe? Also, Phoenix's “Too Young” is used more prominently in “Shallow Hal” than it was in “Lost in Translation” two years later, which is when many people seemed to learn who Phoenix was, but the soundtrack album features their song “Summer Days” instead. Missed opportunities all around …

By: john q

john q — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:01:29 +0000

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By: nhmehta

nhmehta — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:53:05 +0000

Thanks for the reminder. Ivy also performed on an episode of "Roswell" as themselves in a wedding episode. IMDb says they played "Edge of the Ocean" and "Digging Your Scene." Despite having their music in 2 other episodes, Ivy does not appear on the show's soundtrack.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690301/

By: jack

jack — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:26:09 +0000

Saw them open for They Might Be Giants, of all things, in… 1994 or 95. They were great. Been a fan ever since. I like her voice, have all the Ivy releases, and I've never bought a Fountains of Wayne release!

By: wombosi

wombosi — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:58 +0000

The music is stellar as is most Schlessinger, but I detest her voice. Uggh.

By: eric

eric — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:00:59 +0000

Yes, indeed! Ivy makes very high-class pop music. I'm not enamored with all of their covers, but their original compositions are tops.

News from The Ivy Vine, Ivy's Yahoo! Groups list, is that a new Brookville album and a new Ivy album should be dropping within a year or so — the new Ivy still being in the recording stage, but I think Brookville was scheduled for this spring.

Ivy is an excellent example of musical synergy — three talents combining to form a greater whole. And it's about time they got some blog love, so kudos to Mr. Hughes and Popdose.

By: rwcass

rwcass — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:26:23 +0000

I think one of their songs was the theme to “Kingdom Hospital,” a short-lived ABC series from a few years back. The Farrelly brothers obviously like Ivy, seeing as how they put “This Is the Day” on the “There's Something About Mary” soundtrack and got Ivy to score “Shallow Hal” in 2001.

I didn't like “Apartment Life” that much beyond “The Best Thing” and “I've Got a Feeling,” but I've heard various songs over the years that guarantee I'll buy a best-of if it ever comes out. “I Think of You” is a perfect song. And Andy Chase's solo project, Brookville, has produced some good songs in the same vein as Ivy's.

By: Titsley LeMieux

Titsley LeMieux — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:52:02 +0000

AWESOME POST. REAL FUKKA NICE!!!! – heart, Tits!!!