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Samples — Did You Ever Look So Nice
Album: No Room
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Oh, my, it's the Sample-eece! 
Posted 4 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Freddy Jones Band (drums and guitar. Vocals not so much)

Posted 12 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
Wow! The Samples! Thank you!!
Posted 12 years ago by rlr511    [ Reply ]
 japanmoran wrote:
wow - uploaded this in 2002...and I always seem to be listening when it is played again.

so glad to hear it here.

also wow - since then, I have lived in 2 countries and 4 states.
 
Mahalo Bro !
Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
wow - uploaded this in 2002...and I always seem to be listening when it is played again.

so glad to hear it here.

also wow - since then, I have lived in 2 countries and 4 states.
Posted 13 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
 Jack_Jefferson wrote:


Junior Samples?
 
A "Hee Haw" reference.
Only here at Paradise. {#Mrgreen}
Posted 13 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Not radiant. Not beautiful. Not even great. Just nice. I wonder how that worked for him? Just kidding. It's nice to see the Samples get a 7 rating. These guys were a great bar band.

Ok Ok since you ask I'll tell you the story. I saw them in Fort Collins in a bar and it was a fun time. At one point the lead guy called out to the crowd asking for somebody who's birthday was that day. He called out for somebody a few times, then he offered a free shot of vodka to whoever had a birthday that night. That was enough for me. I jumped on the stage. He clapped me on the back, wished me a happy birthday, and handed me the shot. He covered said under his breath, "Sorry, that isn't really vodka." I laughed and muttered, "That's ok, it's not really my birthday," slammed the "shot," and jumped back into the crowd.

Ah the glory days. Gather 'round and I'll tell next about the the time I almost won the potato sack race.

Posted 13 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
How very jolly
Posted 13 years ago by robh    [ Reply ]
Perfect music for a perfect East coast, 80 and sunny day!
Posted 13 years ago by sbegf    [ Reply ]
I always think this is the Police at first when it starts playing. Great 'ol urine Samples tune ...
Posted 13 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Pure The Police. I think they should be arrested!
Posted 14 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
One of the first songs I heard on RP back in the day. 

Great band, I would have never heard of them otherwise. Thanks, guys! 
Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
I got into them after college when I was finally able to hang out with some Phish head type folks. I'm sad I didn't know them before that.  Such beautiful, upbeat music sometimes with a melancholy edge.  Love Sean Kelly's voice. 
Posted 14 years ago by hulabell    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by rowgal    [ Reply ]
Love it. These guys were great live. PLEASE play "Buffalo Herds and Windmills". My favorite Samples song!

{#Bananapiano}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}
          (The Samples)

Posted 14 years ago by jimmunn    [ Reply ]
The vocals remind me of The Outfield. Nice ...{#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I wanna go back to college, re-live it all, hit the Samples show again we saw in Milwaukee !{#Group-hug}

Posted 15 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
Dat compin' is way cool, mon,. to this paleskin {#Lol}

Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
I like this. It reminds me of Big Country.
Posted 15 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]



Hallaleuyah! Go Buffs!
Poli Sci '94

hikeupit wrote:
Ahhh yes, spring Colorado days on the deck of the UMC. I miss those days of not having to work when it's beautiful outside. Careers are soooooooo overrated =)


Posted 15 years ago by js5280    [ Reply ]
tomorrow people, where is your past
Posted 16 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
 kelty wrote:


Didja ever eat white rice?

Love me some old-school Samples!
 

Junior Samples?
Posted 16 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
mikedill wrote:
did ya ever have head lice?
Didja ever eat white rice? Love me some old-school Samples!
Posted 16 years ago by kelty    [ Reply ]
And a fond farewell to the Samples... https://www.underwaterpeople.net/page/Site+News It was a good run!
Posted 16 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
kcar wrote:
The singing's a little bit like the early Police...
Yes, I'd almost swear that's Sting singing...
Posted 16 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Nabla wrote:
"So lonely, so lonely, so..." Yes, you are right!
I always thought he was saying "salaaaami salaaami"
Posted 16 years ago by stewliscious    [ Reply ]
This is different and I like it. Look forward to hearing other tracks.
Posted 16 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
Ahhh yes, spring Colorado days on the deck of the UMC. I miss those days of not having to work when it's beautiful outside. Careers are soooooooo overrated =) moocray wrote:
Within 10 seconds of hearing any Samples song, I get thrown back to 1989 at the University of Colorado during Friday Afternoon Club at the University Memorial Center on a sunny day listening to the Samples for free and using my fake ID to buy beer. ahh... the days when campuses were serving beer....
Posted 16 years ago by hikeupit    [ Reply ]
Cookin' rythme section happenin' here.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Within 10 seconds of hearing any Samples song, I get thrown back to 1989 at the University of Colorado during Friday Afternoon Club at the University Memorial Center on a sunny day listening to the Samples for free and using my fake ID to buy beer. ahh... the days when campuses were serving beer....
Posted 16 years ago by moocray    [ Reply ]
great! this brings back lots of great memories. super happy music with a bit of a raggae feel. fun band to see live. if you like this, check out "Feel us Shaking", "Nature" and "Nothing Lasts for Long"
Posted 16 years ago by tallboy1968    [ Reply ]
kcar wrote:
The singing's a little bit like the early Police...
yep, I hear it, too
Posted 17 years ago by Verpeiler    [ Reply ]
Definitely got a sting. Shake it!
Posted 17 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
kcar wrote:
The singing's a little bit like the early Police...
"So lonely, so lonely, so..." Yes, you are right!
Posted 17 years ago by Nabla    [ Reply ]
The singing's a little bit like the early Police...
Posted 17 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
for a second I thought I heard John Cale's viola part in "Venus and Furs" on this song
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
Their first CD, if it's still available, is very good.
Posted 17 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
lunar1963 wrote:
It's "Tomorrow People"... Poor Jimmy Cliff...
That's Ziggy M. > but this is without soul. Man these guys are white
Posted 17 years ago by rolokan    [ Reply ]
The singer sounds like Randy Bachman,not really the Bachman skill set you want.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
Whoa never heard of these guys before. Clearly very talented.
If you ever get a chance to see them live, do it. Great show.
Posted 17 years ago by Yukon_1449    [ Reply ]
Whoa never heard of these guys before. Clearly very talented.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
It's "Tomorrow People"... Poor Jimmy Cliff...
Posted 18 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
DAIMN! I haven't heard this one in a darn long time! Reminds me of college. My rating is biased due to that reminiscing. It's not really such a great tune...decent, though.
Posted 18 years ago by str8nochaser    [ Reply ]
So bummed I missed it! One of favorites.
Posted 18 years ago by MKG    [ Reply ]
Hmm, different version of this song? Don't like it as much as the 'updated' version on Outpost. Yeah, they sound at times a bit like the Police, and they hold promise, but I've found much of their stuff to get lost in pop fluff...
Posted 18 years ago by kailou    [ Reply ]
until I looked at the playlist I thought this was a recently unearthed and unreleased Police song...wonder if the singer gets sick of hearing that he sounds like Sting?
Posted 19 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
Not by coincidence played after Sting! Great sound and production and very musical, but it hasn't quite got Sting's/The Police' song quality and playfullness. Hard, if not impossible to follow such an example!
Posted 19 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Saw these guys at a free concert at Copley square in Boston – ahhh, summertime with Lisa, what memories....oh, and good song and fun band too...
Posted 19 years ago by tomnam    [ Reply ]
DMB used to open for these guys. nice.
Posted 19 years ago by LLMikeJ    [ Reply ]
I saw about my 20th Samples show last night at the Field Museum in Chicago. After all these years and numerous lineup changes they can still rip it.
Posted 20 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
This is how I will always remember the Samples.
Posted 20 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
Tomorrow People
Yup. Somebody should be paying somebody else.
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
I have been waiting for SOO long to hear The Samples on Radio Paradise. finally!! :sunny.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by streetsintherain    [ Reply ]
did ya ever have head lice?
Posted 20 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
Tomorrow People
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
yes! the perfect song for finishing my finance homework! more samps please!!!
Posted 20 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
DavidCarrico wrote:
very Sting-ish with a dash of perry farrell thrown in :)
Funny you should say that. These guys opened for Sting when I saw him in Denver several years ago. They were a more memorable performance than the man himself on that tour.
Posted 20 years ago by geotrash    [ Reply ]
DavidCarrico wrote:
very Sting-ish
Yet not at all! I posted on this the last time i heard it on RP; it makes my afternoon again!
Posted 20 years ago by kelty    [ Reply ]
very Sting-ish with a dash of perry farrell thrown in :)
Posted 20 years ago by DavidCarrico    [ Reply ]
Hooray - Didja! I second the more Samples plea!
Posted 21 years ago by kelty    [ Reply ]
very nice. more samples please.
Posted 21 years ago by twiggy    [ Reply ]
Interesting - I noticed your location and, oddly enough, I saw them most recently in KC (can't recall the name of the club though - time before that was @ the Hurricane - which is also odd, being that I live in Miami!). (Oh yeah - the explaination - I have family in the area - I schedule my trips up there around Samples (and other) tour dates). They're pretty laid back guys. No egos or anything like that. They take the time to hang out with the fans and chat, which makes them top notch in my book. Unfortunately, they only rarely make it to Florida :( briandel wrote:
They're a cool bunch of guys too. I just saw them about a month ago in Lawrence and they spent at least an hour after the show talking to fans and signing autographs. My girlfriend is a huge fan-she was all sorts of excited; running around like a 5-year old.
Posted 21 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
OmegaConcern wrote:
One of my favourite Samples songs. I've seen these guys live numerous times and they've never let me down.
They're a cool bunch of guys too. I just saw them about a month ago in Lawrence and they spent at least an hour after the show talking to fans and signing autographs. My girlfriend is a huge fan-she was all sorts of excited; running around like a 5-year old.
Posted 21 years ago by briandel    [ Reply ]
OmegaConcern wrote:
One of my favourite Samples songs. I've seen these guys live numerous times and they've never let me down. This is probably one of their best albums (in my opinion). Check them out at (click here). They still tour extensively and tickets are usually under $15. Oh yeah - and Taking Us Home was used in a Disney home video commercial a few years back :)
Still my favorite LP of theirs and also my favorite on the LP. After the keyboard player left (after Last Drag, maybe?), both the recordings and the live performances suffered somewhat, but these guys are real troupers, and I still buy their music.
Posted 21 years ago by snama    [ Reply ]
One of my favourite Samples songs. I've seen these guys live numerous times and they've never let me down. This is probably one of their best albums (in my opinion). Check them out at (click here). They still tour extensively and tickets are usually under $15. Oh yeah - and Taking Us Home was used in a Disney home video commercial a few years back :)
Posted 21 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
I\'ve seen these guys in concert a couple of times but not for a few years. Love \'em! Great to hear them on RP!
Posted 21 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
very mediocre.
Posted 21 years ago by downbylaw    [ Reply ]
I'm astounded to hear this on the radio. Bravo!!!! This album, No Room, is a bit uneven (I usually skip a few of the songs), but the best songs on it are phenomenal. In particular, "When It's Raining" and "Taking Us Home" are definitely worth adding to the playlist along with "Did You Ever...." I think part of "Taking Us Home" was used in a TV commercial sometime last year (ten full years after No Room was released...). Way to go RP!!!
Posted 21 years ago by heywood    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by mariuszj: Isn't this the "tomorrow people" melody. What a rip!
This song was on "No Room" which was released in April 1992, two months BEFORE Ziggy's "Conscious Party" in June 1992. It is OK to like both songs and groups. Samples of a number of very good songs that got decent radio play on AAA format: Taxi (love it!), Another Disaster, When It's Raining, Seasons in the City, Feel Us Shaking, Nature, Waited Up and Weight of the World to name a handful.
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
wow, the samples! right on! i sent some samples in a quite a few months back. maybe will get to hear more soon.
Posted 21 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
These guys are incredible, I just saw them for the first time and they were great, at times I wonder why bands like this don\'t get \"big\" for the sake of the bands success and prosperity, but with bands like the samples, I just consider them a best kept secret that only the lucky ones who know about them get to enjoy. If you like this, check these guys out!!! They are well worth it
Posted 21 years ago by slidegroove    [ Reply ]
am i really hearing this on the radio? my husband & i picked this song to start the dancing at our wedding, and it never fails to make me smile. thank you!
Posted 22 years ago by vvlee    [ Reply ]
Great band, great song...that\'s why I uploaded it!
Posted 22 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]