...Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron

May 2025 ...Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron studio Oblivians Play_Nine_Songs_Cover.jpg 1997 January 3, 1997, at Cotton Row Studio Garage rock 27:14 Crypt Steve Moller Popular Favorites 1996 1997 Best of the Worst: 93-97 1999 Allmusic 4 5 [album r308306 yes link] yes ...Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron is the third studio album by the Oblivians, released in 1997 on Crypt Records. The album features noted Ninth Ward nightclub organist Mr. Quintron playing organ and percussion on a number of tracks. Overview The album's concept came about in part due to Greg Cartwright's fondness for gospel music: "Greg had been really into black gospel music, and wanted to try some gospels songs in Oblivians fashion, but only if they were kinda screwed up. We didn't want to try to come off as religious, but we didn't want to make a joke out of the whole thing, either. It was a tribute to the spirit of the music, more the holy ghost than the saviour."http://www.furious.com/perfect/oblivians.html An Interview with Eric Oblivian Christmass Shane Jesse www.furious.com January 14, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20000819075358/http://www.furious.com/perfect/oblivians.html August 19, 2000 live The album was recorded in a single day: "Quintron took a bus up to Memphis from New Orleans for 8 hours, and we took him to my (Eric "Oblivian" Friedl's) house to play him some songs that we were thinking of covering." Mr. Quintron began arranging his contributions upon arrival, without any prior knowledge of the content of the album. "We had sent him a tape of the songs but it never got delivered to him- so he came up not knowing what songs we wanted to do!" The album was recorded in eight hours, at which point Mr. Quintron returned home via bus to New Orleans. "He (Quintron) was on a bus for eight hours then in a studio for eight hours and then we took him to the bus the same day, so he had a tough 24 hours."Mercury M. Life After Oblivian http://www.littlecrackedegg.com/issue01/oblivians/oblivians.html littlecrackedegg.com January 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20000203231850/http://www.littlecrackedegg.com/issue01/oblivians/oblivians.html February 3, 2000 1 live The dramatic shift in styles between this album and its predecessors was one of the reasons for the eventual break up of the band. As Greg Cartwright once explained, "this is really why the band ended - the ...Play 9 record sounded more like a Gamblers record than an Oblivians record. I'm not sure Eric was happy with the direction of the band cause he has more of a punk rock aesthetic, but it was a good finale."Mercury M. Life After Oblivian http://www.littlecrackedegg.com/issue01/oblivians/oblivians2.html littlecrackedegg.com January 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20010111222100/http://littlecrackedegg.com/issue01/oblivians/oblivians2.html January 11, 2001 2 live Track listing Greg Cartwright/Oblivians, except where noted Feel All Right 3:26 Live the Life Traditional 3:12 I May be Gone Blind Charles White/Oblivians 3:27 I Don't Wanna Live Alone 1:56 Final Stretch 3:52 What's the Matter Now Traditional 2:39 Ride that Train 3:38 If Mother Knew 2:53 Mary Lou Jesse Young/Sam Ling 2:11 Personnel Greg Oblivian – Lead and backing vocals, guitar Eric Oblivian – Lead and backing vocals, guitar Jack Oblivian – Drums, backing vocals Mr. Quintron – Organ, percussion References Category:1997 albums Category:Oblivians albums Category:Crypt Records albums