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| - The Polyphonic Spree ist eine US-amerikanische Musikgruppe, die ursprünglich aus aus Dallas stammt. In Scrubs spielten sie sich selbst.
- The Spree's music consists of minimalist arrangements featuring vocals reminiscent of Lou Reed. Influenced by artists like Village People, Barbara Streisand, The Oak Ridge Boys, [[and Barry McGuire, their dissonant harmonies are painful to hear, and Tim has started wearing his goat-fur roobe on stage, which has generated protests from PETA. Each song by The Spree is very repetitious and the minimalistic production leaves a hollow and dreary mood, and the Spree fans dance around in a hypnotic trance. Band News: and be sure to watch upcoming TV appearances
- The Polyphonic Spree's ever-changing line-up consists of Tim's lead vocals accompanied by a choir, piano, synthesizers, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, flute, trumpet, trombone, violin, brass horns, harp and sometimes cello. Individual members and the number of musicians, however, vary, due to the flexibility necessary in traveling with such a large band. The songs are mainly originally written and composed by DeLaughter on piano or guitar.
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| - The Polyphonic Spree ist eine US-amerikanische Musikgruppe, die ursprünglich aus aus Dallas stammt. In Scrubs spielten sie sich selbst.
- The Spree's music consists of minimalist arrangements featuring vocals reminiscent of Lou Reed. Influenced by artists like Village People, Barbara Streisand, The Oak Ridge Boys, [[and Barry McGuire, their dissonant harmonies are painful to hear, and Tim has started wearing his goat-fur roobe on stage, which has generated protests from PETA. Each song by The Spree is very repetitious and the minimalistic production leaves a hollow and dreary mood, and the Spree fans dance around in a hypnotic trance.
* "Blot out the sun"
* "Stalk the day"
* "Solider Squirrel"
* "Drop me now"
* "It's all a nightmare"
* "The Fool Becomes a Fool"
* "Suicide is a-ok"
* "Hey, it's the sun, and it makes me Blind"
* "Follow the day and go to the Sun"
* "A Very, Very Long day"
* "Overblow your Balloon" DeLaughter's vocals are accompanied by CornMo's accordion and Halbrooks's howling (resembling his mother's vocals, an instrument that mechanically huffs kittens in an attempt to imitate the sounds of the theremin, which Halbrooks was too cheap to buy. These three musical forces combine to produce what has been described as "the most horrible sound on Earth, even worse than Jandek". Band News:
* There are several additional members: Freedie Fastfingers (snapping), and Genesis P Orridge (is he a choir girl or choir boy ? you decide), Corn Moe (Accordion), Jay Jennings has put down his trumpet and taken up the bagpipe.
* Watch for Audrey Easley to appear on the TeleTubbies episodes 187 and 188 - she'll be in the bunny suit (don't let Nu-Nu play that Queen song).
* TVT reports the final sales report for the record: the Fragile Navy, 455 CDs sold.
* Daniel Huffman has been working out actively, in hopes of joining the the Martial arts group Sideswipe.
* Rick, Ricky, Tamara, and Buffi will be backing up Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell (Air Supply) on their upcoming record, "I'm all out of Paper"
* The Polyphonic Spree Christmas party promises fun for all. Special guest this year will be William Hung, King Diamond, and Kelly Clarkson. Watch the upcoming VH1 special "Where are they Now". There will be a special on the current and former Spree members. Thus will be a weekend marathon, running from Friday at 8pm until Sunday at 11pm. The 51 hour special will be fairly complete, but due to time constraints and commercials, the show will only show about 30 second interviews with each former member. 2008 has promise for soundtrack appearances: "Toesucker", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", "ER - The Musical", "The Tony Blair Witch Project" and be sure to watch upcoming TV appearances
* Joe Butcher will appear next month playing Jack Twist in The Brokeback Mountains TV series .
* VH1 behind the music spacial on Annie Clark and St. Vincent.
* Matt Bricker has signed up to be a contestant on America's got Talent's 3d season.
* The Love Boat reunion episode (Nov 2007), watch for the cameo appearance of CP and Jennifer
- The Polyphonic Spree's ever-changing line-up consists of Tim's lead vocals accompanied by a choir, piano, synthesizers, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, flute, trumpet, trombone, violin, brass horns, harp and sometimes cello. Individual members and the number of musicians, however, vary, due to the flexibility necessary in traveling with such a large band. The songs are mainly originally written and composed by DeLaughter on piano or guitar. A significant distinguishing visual feature of the band, and what people usually first notice upon seeing the group for the first time, is that they wear robes onstage. This often leads to the misconception that they are a religious cult, or somehow a "religious" (or, more specifically, Christian) band. Contrary to this presumption, the robes are worn, according to DeLaughter, because the stage presence of over twenty people in their normal dress would be overwhelming. It unifies the band, although different colors allow for an element of individuality.
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