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Throwing Muses — Two Step
Album: The Real Ramona
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Released: 1991
Length: 4:26
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Two step, Behind the rest, One fingertip too long
A hole, A hole in the box they carry, Pours sugar in the road
Pours dimes in diamond jim,
Two months to fill him in A hole...
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Nice track but for the overblown drumming. Spoilt a really nice production.
 
Posted 7 months ago by brollo    [ Reply ]
Lovely stuff.
Posted 9 months ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
 moto848 wrote:

I feel very fortunate to have seen these folks perform live several times. Among a couple thousand shows over a lifetime of chasing this stuff down, those shows really stand out. Throwing Muses were amazing.



Fully agree. I got to see them only 1x in a small Chicago venue years ago - fantastic!
Posted 11 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
I feel very fortunate to have seen these folks perform live several times. Among a couple thousand shows over a lifetime of chasing this stuff down, those shows really stand out. Throwing Muses were amazing.
Posted 1 year ago by moto848    [ Reply ]
 johnalexford wrote:

Wow - this song goes back decades. What, maybe 25 years+? Good selection, RP!



32 years now.
Posted 1 year ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
This always reminds me of the Pixies.

And that's a good thing!
Posted 1 year ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 johnalexford wrote:

Wow - this song goes back decades. What, maybe 25 years+? Good selection, RP!



For those of us born in 1954, 25 years ago seems like yesterday.
Posted 2 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 johnalexford wrote:

Wow - this song goes back decades. What, maybe 25 years+? Good selection, RP!



Agreed, Great album with Great memories of discovering Great music.
Thanks RP for the old memories and new discoveries!
Posted 3 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:
 

markE wrote:
Great influential album. This song sounds very similar to the Pixies' UK Surf Mix of 'Wave of Mutilation'.
 

                 Perhaps the Pixies, who did 'Wave of Mutilation' in 2004, were influenced by this 1991 Throwing Muses tune.
                           I could be wrong {#Crown}

 




 
Actually, Pixies' "Wave of Mutilation" came out in 1989 (on the classic album Doolittle). But these two (New England based) bands came up at around the same time, and wow did I listen to a lot of both of them in high school! I met them that year too, and Kristen Hersh is incredibly nice.
Posted 6 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]

{#Crown}
Posted 6 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Wow - this song goes back decades. What, maybe 25 years+? Good selection, RP!
Posted 6 years ago by johnalexford    [ Reply ]
 markE wrote:
This song sounds very similar to the Pixies' UK Surf Mix of 'Wave of Mutilation'.
 

My first thought as well...
Posted 7 years ago by FluorideFreeMN    [ Reply ]
 Feathers wrote:
Very nice song... {#Daisy}

 
I'm liking it too
Posted 8 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
Very nice song... {#Daisy}
Posted 8 years ago by Feathers    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:

Highly recommend this album overall - it was my summer soundtrack one year!

 
Love that - i usually have a "song of the summer" but may need full soundtrack now that you mention it.
Posted 9 years ago by izycrzy    [ Reply ]
 izycrzy wrote:
Is this an older tune?kind of has that "wet" 90s sound but I musta missed it the first time around. may need a closer listen on it.
 
Highly recommend this album overall - it was my summer soundtrack one year!
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Is this an older tune?kind of has that "wet" 90s sound but I musta missed it the first time around. may need a closer listen on it.
Posted 9 years ago by izycrzy    [ Reply ]
Not one of their better tunes, IMHO. I love Kristin, but not this one so much. Still a 7, though.
Posted 9 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]
There was a band in Boulder in the mid-80s called Electric Third Rail; the lead singer was a mercurial gal named George, and they sounded a lot like this. Well, usually a bit more rocking, but this made me remember seeing them in the hippest places all over town...
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
This band was one of my favs in the 90s
Posted 10 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
There you go. Playa this song rather than that Greg Laswell crap (https://www.radioparadise.com/?name=Music&file=songinfo&song_id=42148)
Posted 10 years ago by akdavey    [ Reply ]
 ProjectGemini07 wrote:
Very grooveable!{#Bananapiano}

 
Yes Groovy Baby!
Posted 10 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
Very grooveable!{#Bananapiano}
Posted 10 years ago by ProjectGemini07    [ Reply ]
 stalfnzo wrote:
Had the opportunity to sit down with Kristin at her kitchen table for an hour. Amazing. 
aspicer wrote:

I would be VERY curious to hear more!  What is she like, besides an incredible musician?!

 
Very jealous.  An amazing opportunity.  Well I guess but then they also say not to meet your heroes though I have always assumed that advice depended on who you chose.
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 stalfnzo wrote:
Had the opportunity to sit down with Kristin at her kitchen table for an hour. Amazing. 
 
I would be VERY curious to hear more!  What is she like, besides an incredible musician?!
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 gjeeg wrote:
Chord Change !.... Try a chord change!!!

 
And ruin your suffering? 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Had the opportunity to sit down with Kristin at her kitchen table for an hour. Amazing. 
Posted 11 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]

groovy...  loove it...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
if you find the right one you 
might not need to change it 
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 gjeeg wrote:
Chord Change !.... Try a chord change!!!
 
There are several chord changes.  
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Amazing band with several quite impressive albums - this is one of them.  If you like this track you will like the album for sure.  Also worth getting is "University" - another great one.  Oh yeah and "House Tornado" too, and....
 

I have them all and hve never been disappointed.  Oh, and you forgot "Hunkpapa"!
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Nothing the muses ever did was as good as their first album but that was VERY good. Still can't help upping the volume whenever this floats by on RP. Never specifically noticed it when I bought and listened to the album back then though..
Posted 12 years ago by Hans_Heintz    [ Reply ]
Amazing band with several quite impressive albums - this is one of them.  If you like this track you will like the album for sure.  Also worth getting is "University" - another great one.  Oh yeah and "House Tornado" too, and....
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 BigTimber wrote:
I though this was a Pixies song when it first started. Bass line maybe?  I like this song a lot, never heard it before.
 
very reminiscent of Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf version) 
Posted 12 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 BigTimber wrote:
I though this was a Pixies song when it first started. Bass line maybe?  I like this song a lot, never heard it before.
 
A lot of overlap, yes... they were even on the same label in the UK (4AD). Like that means anything. 
Posted 12 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
The Cranberries meet Cocteau Twins?  I like it.
Posted 13 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
I though this was a Pixies song when it first started. Bass line maybe?  I like this song a lot, never heard it before.
Posted 13 years ago by BigTimber    [ Reply ]
Prithee, my dear, why are we here?
Posted 14 years ago by isayhoomhom    [ Reply ]
hey, watch who your throwing those muses at, they can really hurt if you get hit by one...
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I don't ordinarily like Throwing Muses (too shrill) but this, I like.{#Cowboy}
Posted 14 years ago by dannyboy57    [ Reply ]
Wow.  I havent played this album in years.  Days go by and they just keep going by....
Posted 14 years ago by mrandrew    [ Reply ]
Kristen can just break your heart
Posted 14 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
 tpa29970 wrote:
If you're in the right mood, this song can swallow you up.   I guess I'm in that mood a lot lately.
 
I'm there with you. Sorry some find it lacking. My advice: just float with it....

More Throwing Muses, please! {#Clap} 
Posted 14 years ago by Buddikat    [ Reply ]
If you're in the right mood, this song can swallow you up.   I guess I'm in that mood a lot lately.
Posted 14 years ago by tpa29970    [ Reply ]
More like Two Trudge
Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Excellent!!!  Does anyone else hear the similarities with the Pixies slow version of Wave of Mutiliation?  
 

yes, I do hear that and please explain why that is "excellent!!!"
Posted 15 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Loooove Hurrts!
Posted 15 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
Ho. Hum.
Posted 15 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]
Chord Change !.... Try a chord change!!!
Posted 15 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Excellent!!!  Does anyone else hear the similarities with the Pixies slow version of Wave of Mutiliation?  


Posted 15 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
Always appreciate how you mix otherwise under appreciated songs (C sides) in a way to makes me hear them in a new way. Interesting; but not my fav Throwing Muses - great band. How about some Belly!
Posted 15 years ago by gar    [ Reply ]
Worst song on an otherwise good album. Why this one?
Posted 15 years ago by jedley    [ Reply ]
I pronounce this most excellent. Totally Cool. 9
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
did i blow a speaker, or was this mixed by helen keller?
Posted 16 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
one of my all time fave bands. amazing live. wow this takes me back
Posted 16 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
The beginning sounds like Petty's "Don't come around here no more". Always heard of this band but never really got a chance to hear their music. Worth some investigation, I think.
Posted 16 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
I'm not that familiar with the Throwing Muses, but I guess this should be listened to in the context of the complete album(?) On its own it doesn't hold up, I think.
Posted 17 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
markE wrote:
Great influential album. This song sounds very similar to the Pixies' UK Surf Mix of 'Wave of Mutilation'.
My thoughts exactly!
Posted 17 years ago by DebateG    [ Reply ]
Shimmer wrote:
Love the Muses, but this song is a throw-away.
I've been a Throwing fan for almost 20 years, and I have a hard time finding any of their songs that I don't like. This one comes pretty close.
Posted 17 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]
Boooooo -- rrriinnnnngggg
Posted 17 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
Granted, this comment really hits a home run. Perfect envisioning. redeyespy wrote:
Every time I hear this song, I think of how perfect it would be to hear it blaring through an empty house, minutes before you leave it for the last time. Quite unexplainably sad and beautiful.
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
Who stepped on the reverb reverb reverb reverb? I can hardly hear her. She's singing in the studio across the cave from the band.
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
Love the Muses, but this song is a throw-away.
Posted 18 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
i think the "ho-hum" rating is perfect for this song. (because it makes me sleepy.)
Posted 18 years ago by optimusprime10    [ Reply ]
-relayer- wrote:
Sounds like they record in the same cave as The Sundays.
Sounds like poop.
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Sounds like they record in the same cave as The Sundays.
Posted 18 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
lixy wrote:
Sounds Pixiesque to me; Yet, it doesn't come close!
I was just thinking the same thing.
Posted 18 years ago by luin    [ Reply ]
Sounds Pixiesque to me.
Posted 18 years ago by lixy    [ Reply ]
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Throwing Muses on their WORST day would blow the doors off the Cowboy Junkies ...
YES!
Posted 18 years ago by loud_family_fan    [ Reply ]
so evocative and sad-we've all had episodes in life this where this could be the perfect soundtrack
Posted 18 years ago by MCKY    [ Reply ]
... ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Hauntingly depressive - come on RP play something that doesn't want me to slice my wrist on New Years Eve
Posted 18 years ago by OhMy    [ Reply ]
Great influential album. This song sounds very similar to the Pixies' UK Surf Mix of 'Wave of Mutilation'.
Posted 19 years ago by markE    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
Every time I hear this song, I think of how perfect it would be to hear it blaring through an empty house, minutes before you leave it for the last time. Quite unexplainably sad and beautiful.
"Hey wait, you forgot your stereo!" ;-) Definite 4AD touches here. Likeable tune.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
Every time I hear this song, I think of how perfect it would be to hear it blaring through an empty house, minutes before you leave it for the last time. Quite unexplainably sad and beautiful.

Exactly.
Love this song... beautiful, evocative, entrancing.

Posted 19 years ago by Alt-Ctrl-Tom    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
Every time I hear this song, I think of how perfect it would be to hear it blaring through an empty house, minutes before you leave it for the last time. Quite unexplainably sad and beautiful.
FIRE the engineer, this song is terribly produced... I canny hear the lassie sing, canny make oot the words!
Posted 19 years ago by Magiccamera    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this song, I think of how perfect it would be to hear it blaring through an empty house, minutes before you leave it for the last time. Quite unexplainably sad and beautiful.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
rainfairy wrote:
For lack of a better explanation this song is just too out of it for me to really enjoy it. I much prefer the song "Counting Backwards" off this album, which is way more upbeat and nothing like this. In fact, many years ago I had this sampler tape of new artists from Elektra(?). It had a wide variety of bands, but Throwing Muses still stands out in my mind. There were a couple other really good artists on there... ah, memory lane.
Pretty sure they were prominently featured on Sire's sampler series, starting with Just Say Yes. If I remember right, Sire was Warner Bros. "alternative" label. The link to Just Say Yes is: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002LD9/qid=1120786311/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-0564254-7472904
Posted 19 years ago by TampaPurple    [ Reply ]
For lack of a better explanation this song is just too out of it for me to really enjoy it. I much prefer the song "Counting Backwards" off this album, which is way more upbeat and nothing like this. In fact, many years ago I had this sampler tape of new artists from Elektra(?). It had a wide variety of bands, but Throwing Muses still stands out in my mind. There were a couple other really good artists on there... ah, memory lane.
Posted 19 years ago by rainfairy    [ Reply ]
magically delicious
Posted 19 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]
Very nice
Posted 19 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I like it, have not heard before... dreamy...
Posted 19 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Throwing Muses on their WORST day would blow the doors off the Cowboy Junkies ...
I dont think its even valid to compare CJ to Throwing Muses. They are each incredible performers in their own musical genres. Just because the Muses wrote a song that sounds vaguely like a CJ song doesn't mean they're suddenly trying to break into the same type of music.
Posted 19 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
punkbot wrote:
one of the true gems from easily one of the most underrated bands of the last 20 years.
i thoroughly agree - very nostalgic for me
Posted 19 years ago by 9-volt    [ Reply ]
one of the true gems from easily one of the most underrated bands of the last 20 years.
Posted 19 years ago by punkbot    [ Reply ]
This was hypnotic.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Throwing Muses on their WORST day would blow the doors off the Cowboy Junkies ...
Posted 19 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
Cowboy Junkies on downers...
Posted 20 years ago by MrBoyo    [ Reply ]
MrSpaz wrote:
Huh. That transition worked really well. Pretty neato. :)
DITTO...!!
Posted 20 years ago by lagger    [ Reply ]
Huh. That transition worked really well. Pretty neato. :)
Posted 20 years ago by MrSpaz    [ Reply ]
blech. boring and puts me to sleep. I used to like throwing muses back in the day, but this song isn't working for me.
Posted 20 years ago by megannnn    [ Reply ]