…Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron

Infobox Album
Name = ...Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron
Type = Studio Album
Artist = Oblivians


Img_capt = The Oblivians' ...Play 9 Songs with Mr Quintron album cover
Released = 1997
Recorded = January 3, 1997 at Cotton Row Studio
Genre = Garage Rock
Length = 27:14
Label = Crypt Records
Producer = Steve Moller
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifpxqujldke link]
Last album = "Popular Favorites"
(1996)
This album = "...Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron"
(1997)
Next album = "Melissa's Garage Revisited"
(1999)

The Oblivians "...Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron" is the Oblivians' third and final studio album, 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]

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." [http://www.furious.com/perfect/oblivians.html] 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!" [http://www.furious.com/perfect/oblivians.html] 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." [http://www.littlecrackedegg.com/issue01/oblivians/oblivians.html]

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." [http://www.littlecrackedegg.com/issue01/oblivians/oblivians2.html]

Track listing

#"Feel All Right" (Greg Cart wright/Oblivians) – 3:26
#"Live the Life" (Traditional) – 3:12
#"I May be Gone" (Blind Charles White/Oblivians) – 3:27
#"I Don't Wanna Live Alone" (Greg Cartwright/Oblivians) – 1:56
#"Final Stretch" (Greg Cartwright/Oblivians) – 3:52
#"What's the Matter Now" (Traditional) – 2:39
#"Ride that Train" (Greg Cartwright/Oblivians) – 3:38
#"If Mother Knew" (Greg Cartwright/Oblivians) – 2:53
#"Mary Lou" (Jesse Young/Sam Ling) – 2:11

Credits

*Greg Oblivian - Lead and backing vocals, guitar
*Eric Oblivian - Lead and backing vocals, guitar
*Jack Oblivian - Drums, backing vocals
*Mr. Quintron - Organ, percussion

References

* Christmass, Shane Jesse. [http://www.furious.com/perfect/oblivians.html "An Interview with Eric Oblivian"] "www.furious.com," August 2000. Accessed May 18, 2007.

* Mercury, M. [http://www.littlecrackedegg.com/issue01/oblivians/oblivians.html "Life After Oblivian"] "www.littlecrackedegg.com". Accessed May 19, 2007.