Sulphur Springs baby! Nobody has been listing to this band longer than me.. promise you that

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Tell the Vaughn boys I said what's up!?

I come back to gaining one so often. There really was something to this album. I wish they got to redo some of these songs, but ill appreciate them as they are. Still a fun listen

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, there was some good songwriting going on from this first self-release! Cliff was tearing it up on guitar!

The first time I heard this I hated it. But like a lot of Fair to Midland it really grew on my over time. As I took time to appreciate the more complicated harmonies. There's a lot of avant garde strange for the sake of strange here. It's gives me more to listen for after repeated listens then some of their other albums.

You can definitely hear the System of a Down influence here

you know the feeling when you first time hear something awesome......

@jipster2020

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and you then you realise can't buy it anywhere... =/

@christophercrowell7263

4 жыл бұрын

You REALLY know it’s awesome when you’ve heard it a thousand times and it just keeps getting better.

Most underestimated band ever

I love Occurrence so much. It's such a strange version of Mudvayne smashed with a bit of Deftones and a whole lotta weird. Love these guys

See Saw is so unusual... i love it so much

Way more interesting and progressive than bands charting in 2002.

i love good disharmonic melodies

@thaincrediblemaier

6 жыл бұрын

Check out Bulgarian Choir Music if you like short intervals and dissonances

Thank you!! I've been looking for this for 10 years!!!!! I was in alternative school in sulphur springs Texas. And had this really weird cd i would listen to all the time on the way home. Come to find out the band was from sulphur springs and the bus driver was one of their mothers. I was blown away.!! Love you all!!!!

I watched this go down in our tiny living room....my brother the REAL start of FTM was the drummer

@narlycharley

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Pintler?

@arondrum5430

3 жыл бұрын

Misty pintler I remember you from school 🤘

@Thecasualgamer-pp5wc

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that is amazing

@marcpomaville9429

2 жыл бұрын

The whole band is great but always loved the drums second most. Darroh just was such a unique vocalist he's what you key in on

@kimmyfreak200

Жыл бұрын

best band in the world...darroh reminds me of mike patton with his octave range... faith no more and fair to midland out of every band i have adored out of my skull and soul are my ultimate favs... fair to midland was truly special

Darroh the master fiddler of vocals!!!!!

@kimmyfreak200

Жыл бұрын

just like mike patton...

@christiancampbell3430

Жыл бұрын

​@@kimmyfreak200 But 10x better

@123unknownsoldier126

Жыл бұрын

@Christian Campbell Kinda depress on what you mean by better. I do subjectively prefer Darroh’s voice overall, but I think a strong case could be made that Mike Patton is probably the better singer. His vocal range is almost double that of Darroh’s which is absolutely insane

@Vynterchilld

7 ай бұрын

@@kimmyfreak200 I wonder if Patton had any kind of influence on Darroh in terms of pushing the boundaries of his own voice? Or is it just Aquarius men being Aquarius men - going crazy with their vocals and setting the new standards for unique-sounding, experimental singing?

I grew up on bootleg mcs so i don't care about the lofi rawness, this album is such a gem.

@theyurireviewer

2 жыл бұрын

It makes it more original imo

@1stRateSerrvice

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely gives it more texture.

@HenryRuins

Жыл бұрын

Yeah to the point the album was over 200 bucks at some point

crazy experimental album

these were the days to see them down in Deep Ellum, original band, he used to beat himself with the mic until blood was running down his face, was magic seeing them live back then

@danielprice590

9 жыл бұрын

+Johnny Bravo1 yes those daz were amazing- see my comment from 7 months ago on this thread...

@fappydabear1774

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh. I remember that shit like it was yesterday. I stumbled across this while looking for inter.funda.stifle, but the first time I saw these guys live (think it was at trees) he did that with the mic. Face was bloodied and the guitar was half naked and barefoot. I fell in love with their unique sound. Right after that interfunda came out and have forgot about them until recently. Thanks for reminding me about that.

@Mike_Hunt_-_

4 ай бұрын

They were so big in Deep Ellum that they had to start putting a special stage outside because no venue could handle the massive underground following they had! From a small East Texas town, bad ass band

34:46 wow lol kinda disturbing but cool at the same time

2023 🤘

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH I WAS SCARED I'D NEVER GET TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM

Still a great album after 20 years. Watched them perform a lot of these songs back then.

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Me too! Deep Ellum!

Didn't even know this album existed. Thanks for the post!

Wow I didn't know this existed either... Can't say I really enjoy it but it's very interesting to hear how they started. They basically took this sound, evolved and perfected it without really sacrificing anything. Sad to see them go (:

I'll see you again when hell freezes over.

This album and its vocals is getting a lot of hate, but the raw intensity of it is great

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Andrew was still figuring it out...years later I can appreciate what their intentions were on this masterpiece!

I ended up seeing this band with like as I lay dying, remembering never and such. it was a surprise to hear a band like this w a set like that over 10 years ago ( around the release of mayfly) I was Def stoked to have heard them.

The opening riff on 'Gaining One' sounds like something Gojira would have written several years after this album was released. Sick!

Thanks for sharing.. Reminds me of Dream Theater's first album before James LaBrie signed on. I somehow misplaced it when I was moving out of my parents basement.. Lol

Don't get me wrong, this whole album is amazing for being their 1st release, but from Occurrence to ..(i).. which is the 2nd half of the album in my opinion, is some the best stuff! Cliff your guitar sounds BADASS on With This Easel! I miss you!

Damn Cliff! 43:11 I love you & miss y'all!

Beautiful

This was my introduction to Fair To Midland. I seen and met them after they performed some of these tunes at the Side Car Pub in Houston Tx. If my memory serves me rite they we're to young to even be in there. After the show I got to chill with them for a while, I asked if they would like some ACID my treat. To my surprise they said no.. lol

@braid834

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel “cidmenow” Price lol it's crazy I was Tripping on some Schrooms when my Arrows N Anchors Album came in the mail, and i thought man how cool it'd be to trip with these guys. Then I met a Women in Waco at a mall and she noticed my Fair To Midland Shirt and we talked for awhile about them and she said she got to see them and before i ever brought anything up she was like "yeah and they don't do drugs at all"

@braid834

8 жыл бұрын

:l

@braid834

8 жыл бұрын

if your from Texas your bound to have a beer or 2 ....

@danielprice590

7 жыл бұрын

as I stated they weas not even old enough to be in the place lol

Is there a link where I can download this album ? This release is nowhere to be found on any website for sale.

@kimmyfreak200

Жыл бұрын

did u try ebay...ftm use to have a website that sold all their stuff,...since they broke up in 2013 lots of things disappeared

@Linguinesticks

Жыл бұрын

Someone's been selling copies on discogs. They're pretty pricey. If I see enough interest, I'll buy myself an external CD drive and upload a RIP from my CD.

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

If you had been there when Fair to Midland was, you would have a signed copy like I do! Sorry I had to brag! I had all the members sign all the CD's & they would tell me "I doubt that'll be worth anything" after they would sign them for me. I would just smile & say "I'm not going to sell these! They're for me!" Fair to Midland FOREVER!!!

45:34 badass riff, Cliff-man!

Channeling his inner Layne around 20:00 onward.

Long live the megaphone !!!!!

@jorgeozuna7684

Жыл бұрын

😂😂Yes! My favorite part! Should have listened to them when they were playing our local civic center and local stores. Megaphone was nuts

These odd Vocals are making me come back over and over again, love it. Sounds wrong but feels right. Sadly I lost my copy years ago and I don't know where to find it here in germany. Ebay and Amazon don't even have it..

@HenryRuins

6 жыл бұрын

bad hair .day Try Discogs the place is full with people who are selling even the most rarest albums

@kimmyfreak200

Жыл бұрын

also he is like 19 or 20 here...darroh is so cool

i wish i still had my copy of this...

@danielprice590

9 жыл бұрын

+Lacey L. me to

@TheEmptysevenclan

6 жыл бұрын

Lacey L. Me too!! I had a burned copy back in ss high

@mistydreer3198

6 жыл бұрын

I have mine.....this was made when my brother was the drummer....the original Fair to Midland

@blakem5619

Жыл бұрын

@@mistydreer3198 Dude, I keep seeing you in the comment section. I still can't get over the fact that you're his brother. That dude was insane. Any chance he'd be willing to try to bring the band back?

Thank you so much for this. A download of this album is near impossible to find. I'm downloading one source right now but the quality is yet to be heard, but I have high hopes. I wasn't expecting to like this so much. inter.funda.stifle is up next and I have high hopes for that as well, considering how pleasantly surprised I was with this one.

@georgevelatides1415

3 жыл бұрын

hey, can you email me the album homie

@Patchnote2.0

3 жыл бұрын

@Rolando Ramirez Sorry, I missed this message way back when I think. Here it is now though! @George Velatides No idea how to get your email, and I doubt you want to post it in a public forum, so here's a Google Drive link that I'll leave up for a few days. I also highly recommend this place for some great rare tracks. Most of them are pretty rough around the edges, but still a fun listen. fairtomidlandfans.com/index/audio/0-5 Removed

@georgevelatides1415

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much dude

@jacobfennewald3149

2 жыл бұрын

@@Patchnote2.0 Is it possible to put that drive link back up?

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Were you blown away by Inter.Funda.Stifle?! I remember reaching a new level of love for fair to midland when they switched their styles between Carbob Copy & Inter.Funda!

ironically this is the last album from FTM i actually listened to, and imo it's the worst out of all of them, but i still love most of it. sad these guys are gone

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Yeah this was their 1st try at an album & if you had heard their albums in the order they were released, you can come back here & appreciate it all!

47:31 Hi Andrew! I love you brother!

Does anyone have a copy of this album? I can’t find it for sale?

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Yes, signed by all of them but I'll never sell it.

It sounds like he's singing in reverse

They don’t like to claim this album

@theyurireviewer

2 жыл бұрын

I dont know why It fucking owns

@kimmyfreak200

Жыл бұрын

they were always really hard on themselves especially darroh...

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Yeah they changed their sound a bit & used to be embarrassed about this album. I looked at it as their natural evolution.

That first song is dope

Is it true that this CD is like $200+? Shit dude

@jiggydawg578

6 жыл бұрын

Solanacia maybe an original copy. They rereleased it a couple years ago. My brother has one and I'm pretty damn sure he didn't pay more than like $30

@KingDaveth

6 жыл бұрын

Hell I got the og version it was like 80 bucks, and IFS was only 59 bucks.

@narlycharley

5 жыл бұрын

I have a limited reprinted one from the Arrows and Anchors release in 2011.

@rosskstar

2 жыл бұрын

@@narlycharley They were letting those A&A LPs go for 10 bucks each - i got like 3 It's a double album only because they made the grooves overly thick, i've never seen an album like it.

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

I never did get my Arrows & Anchors vinyl because of some issue they had but I DO have all 4 original CD releases signed by all of them. Never going to sell them!

2:38

I hope this band doesn't break up! Mars Volta broke up over stupid shit! Death Grips just decided to quit out of nowhere! I just hope this hiatus really is just that, a hiatus.

@colterragan4289

9 жыл бұрын

Fair to Midland has been broke up for like 4 yrs now. I grew up with these guys.

@shady4091

9 жыл бұрын

Colter Ragan No they haven't... It hasn't even been one year yet...

@colterragan4289

7 жыл бұрын

Dude just so you know I am very close friends with Andrew and cliff. We grew up together and still talk on a regular basis. They haven't played together at all since 2013. I'm sorry but your sources are wrong. I can say no one has a better source on ftm than me, I have known these guys PERSONALLY for 15+ years. You can go on my fb and see for yourself.

@colterragan4289

7 жыл бұрын

Sure thing dude. I can answer any questions you may have about ftm. I was there from day one at their very first live show when we were still in high school. And I was also there at their last show. It's really fucked up because they didn't chose to break up so much as it had to be done for financial reasons. They got really fucked over by serg from SOAD also. Just a ton of fucked up shit bro.

@colterragan4289

7 жыл бұрын

shady4091​I'm really sorry that you think you know what you are talking about, but I hate to burst your bubble but you are absolutely wrong about thinking that ftm were still playin together a year ago. They haven't been on a stage together since 2013. I talked to Andrew just last week bro.

See saw was decent. I already know the song before somewhat.

Omg these early FTM vocals are terrrrible. They got so much better down the line.

@tunesoop7653

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. But you can hear his, and the band's, potential. 'Fables from a Mayfly' is spectacular. And their live performance of those songs were equally as good.

@bigfunda21

2 ай бұрын

Inter.Funda.Stifle was even better!

what a shame...

Wow, they really improved as musicians. This is pretty awful

@gui4816

5 жыл бұрын

I think they sound awesome, but the production is crap

@carlosguimaraes8160

5 жыл бұрын

I liked this very much, but the production was really bad. The song writing is very nice and original though.

@ekimzark

4 жыл бұрын

Whoa always thought it was just my cd skipping at 23:58

@allendrake6960

4 жыл бұрын

@@carlosguimaraes8160 Agreed. There's a number of songs here I wish we could've heard revamped, with some small changes, refined with their later sound and better production; Gaining One especially. That intro pulls me in instantly.

@JamesSucksAtGames

4 жыл бұрын

@@ekimzark my cd rip doesn't have that skipping

This album kinda sucks... At least the singing...