Moxy Früvous!!!
This section of my page is devoted entirely to Moxy Früvous, my most recent favorite band. They're a male candian quartet, and sing real music with lyrics that actually show some thought. (as opposed to the more popular groups of today, whose only lyrics seem to be I love you, you're perfect, get out of my life, I want you, and other things in those veins. The more popluar songs also for the most part sound alike- I sometimes have trouble telling the groups apart, and the harmonies are all the same sort of major chord... the same three major chords for that matter... but enough of my tirade, I've probably insulted half of the people reading this already.) so, where was I... oh yes. So Moxy Früvous puts thought into their lyrics, and uses complex musical ideas, and has a bunch of awesome songs!
I am actually a new fan of theirs. I am forever indebted to Jacob, for having me listen to their cd while we were in Germany this summer, because I would still be ignorant of their existance if he hadn't. Until this summer, I had only heard "My Baby Loves A Bunch of Authors," off of 88.5 WXPN, and liked the song but didn't know who sung it, or that they had other albums out. In the airport, waiting for the plane to Germany, Jacob played me "King of Spain." Thus, I became aware of the existance of Früvous! When I got back to the states, I was in a used Cd shop cruising the racks when I saw "Bargainville." I snatched it up, and started REALLY listening to them. Then, on a car trip up to visit my Grandmother (who lives in Rochester), I played the cd for my family. Imagine our surprise when we got there, and the paper in the pizza place said that Früvous was preforming a sold-out concert at the Milestones (the local concert place), but that they were doing a free acoustic set at Archive Records! Needless to say, I went, and to my further astonishment discovered that this was the day that their new album, Thornhill, came out. I HAD to buy it! They proceeded to play a set that was close to an hour long, and then had a signing session. (My liner to Thornhill is now autographed by all four band members!)
So, my Früvous experience in a nutshell: I went from being clueless to Frühead in two weeks! (heard a few songs, bought the cd, went to my grandmother's and heard a free concert on the day that their new album came out! what a string of coincidences :) )
Oh... They have an offical homepage, from which you will learn far more about the group and their history and upcoming events then you will here. It's http://www.fruvous.com
And now, for a bit of trivia that will attempt to answer basic unanswered questions, like, "So what does Moxy Früvous mean, anyway?"
Well, the basic answer is just that it's a bunch of nonsense. The Früvous site defines as such:
2) What does "Moxy Fruvous" mean?
Mike: Many, many people come up to us after shows and ask us
"where'd you get your name"?
Jian: Or sometimes, or more usually, it's "where'd you get
your stupid name."
What does "Moxy Fruvous" mean? Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Anything you
want it to. "What is the sound of one hand clapping"? It's a couple
of nonsense words, two great tastes that taste great together, a happy
coincidence, a fun sound, and to fans' everlasting delight, some
gibberish that lends itself imminently to wordplay. If you ask Fruvous
what their name means, you're likely to get a strange look (or several)
or a cryptic reply.
However, in my 'net surfings, I came up with a better definition (however, I'm not at all sure on the accuracy, so don't hold me to it.)
The story of the name Moxy Früvous dates back to 1929 in our beloved city of Providence. The story goes that in 1929, in a basement of one of the downtown buildings, a man named Anton Früvous was working on a contraption called the Früvous, which was supposed to transfer electrical energy through the air. The device had a gauge on it and the highest setting was Moxy. The only time that the Früvous was turned to Moxy, every piece of glass within a quarter mile was shattered.
"Starting out, we liked to think that certain chords we hit had a similar effect," (a group member) said.
And a third interpretation:
This four-part a cappella/instrumental act from Toronto who met on an unlikely school trip that featured, among other things a hog-calling contest in Flesherton, Ontario. After splitting the prize for winning 'Most Promising Pig-Caller' the members met for the first time on the winners podium -- the winning pigs were named "Moxy" and "Fruvous".
I Have Pics! These are from the concert at Record Archive, in Rochester, NY, on the day that Thornhill came out.
Jian!!! (and Dave) I think this was taken during the Kid's song... hence the little dance that Mike's doing.
I believe this was during "River Valley..." That's such an awesome banjo! (and a great picture of the Frulads)
This was the first time I ever heard "I will hold on." Oh, I love that song...
