Selections From Fables From a Mayfly
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Selections From Fables From a Mayfly is a demo disc released independently by Fair to Midland
with samples from their upcoming album, Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
. The EP contains four tracks, including the singles Dance of the Manatee
and Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes
. The sampler was released independently by the band members, rather than on their new record label Serjical Strike
.
Fair to Midland
Fair to Midland is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas. They are currently signed to E1 Music. According to the band's official website, their name comes from "...an old Texan play on the term 'fair to middling'." The band produced two self-released...
with samples from their upcoming album, Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True is the third full length album by alternative metal band Fair to Midland. It is the band's major label debut after two self-released albums. Fables from a Mayfly was released on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 with its first single to receive radio...
. The EP contains four tracks, including the singles Dance of the Manatee
Dance of the Manatee
"Dance of the Manatee" is a song by the American art rock band, Fair to Midland. It was originally the second track on inter.funda.stifle, but was also re-recorded for Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True...
and Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes
Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes
"Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes" is a song by the American art rock band, Fair to Midland. It was originally the ninth track on their album Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True, and was released as their second single in 2007. The song was first released on their independent...
. The sampler was released independently by the band members, rather than on their new record label Serjical Strike
Serjical Strike Records
Serjical Strike Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates under Universal Republic Records.-Background:...
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Track listing
Personnel
Fair to Midland- Darroh Sudderth — vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Cliff Campbell — guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Jon Dicken — bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Brett Stowers — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Matt Langley — keysMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...