Moaner question

[Troy McClure]

I may be mixing up my thoughts, but I sort of remember that 'Please Help Me' was slated to be the last track on Beacoup Fish? But Daz had been playing 'Moaner' at his DJ gigs and had been getting big responses from the crowds. So it was decided to give Moaner a second life on Beacoup Fish. I could be mistaken though.

Jason

[Vectorman0]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

I may be mixing up my thoughts, but I sort of remember that 'Please Help Me' was slated to be the last track on Beacoup Fish? But Daz had been playing 'Moaner' at his DJ gigs and had been getting big responses from the crowds. So it was decided to give Moaner a second life on Beacoup Fish. I could be mistaken though.

Jason

This is what happened. He says something about it on this interview.

[khouri]

I was just listening to that interview a few weeks back, and Emerson does indeed say that he persuaded Karl and Rick to put Moaner on Beaucoup Fish as it was doing really well in his DJ sets. Its placing on the Batman & Robin soundtrack kind of doomed Moaner to obscurity, so they were glad to give it a chance at life on BF.

Emerson doesn't say anything about Please Help Me, though. The only explanation I can imagine for leaving that off the album and leaving Push Downstairs on is plain and simple DRUGS.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

I may be mixing up my thoughts, but I sort of remember that 'Please Help Me' was slated to be the last track on Beacoup Fish? But Daz had been playing 'Moaner' at his DJ gigs and had been getting big responses from the crowds. So it was decided to give Moaner a second life on Beacoup Fish. I could be mistaken though.

Jason

I remember hearing Moaner for the first time at Twilo in NYC with Daz djing. I'd only heard it from the Batman soundtrack but when he dropped it, the place went absolutely nuts.

edit: wow, i just replied to a 6-year old thread.

[Nuxx79]

Moaner is a great track, and though it of course doesn't really "flow" in the album, it absolutely had to be on there, imo. A bit like how Born Slippy not being on an album is now an oddity (though now meaningless with the Spotify streaming world), Moaner being associated with the album has surely increased its at-home playtime.

The thing is, it sounds great on headphones or a good stereo, but is an absolutely mental finishing track to a gig. Great stuff.

Originally Posted by potatobroth

edit: wow, i just replied to a 6-year old thread.

Ditto!