Line #45 Music/SuperFurryAnimals


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4	->''"Wouldn't it be nice to know\
5	What the paper doesn't show\
6	What the TV doesn't say\
7	Or what my hamster ate today"''
8	-->-- '''Super Furry Animals,''' "God! Show Me Magic"
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10	Super Furry Animals are a PsychedelicRock band that formed in Cardiff, UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} in 1993. Their music blends elements of rock, psychedelia, electronica, and [[GenreBusting just about everything else in between]], often containing lyrics [[SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness which toe the line between goofy and surreal to deeply profound and philosophical]].
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12	Aside from their distinct sound, the group also gained notoriety for their bizarre publicity stunts, such as travelling to festivals in a decomissioned tank (which they then sold off to Don Henley of Music/TheEagles), getting a song that features the word 'fuck' being repeated 50 times into the top 40 (a record they would break again a few years later with an extended 20-minute live version of the same track), and recording a whole album of songs in their native Welsh. Their record sleeves, mostly designed by Cardiff-based artist Pete Fowler, are equally insane.
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14	Creator/RhysIfans was the band's original vocalist, but left before the group signed a record deal to focus on his acting career.
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16	!! Band members:
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18	* Gruff Rhys: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
19	* Dafudd Ieuan: Drums, vocals
20	* Guto Pryce: Bass
21	* Cian Ciaran: Keyboards, vocals
22	* Huw Bunford: Guitar, vocals
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26	!! Discography:
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28	Studio Albums:
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30	* ''Fuzzy Logic'' (1996)
31	* ''Radiator'' (1997)
32	* ''Guerrilla'' (1999)
33	* ''mwng'' (2000)
34	* ''Rings Around the World'' (2001)
35	* ''Phantom Power'' (2003)
36	* ''Love Kraft'' (2005)
37	* ''Hey Venus!'' (2007)
38	* ''Dark Days/Light Years'' (2009)
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41	!TROPES! Show Me Magic:
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43	* TheBandMinusTheFace: In 2020, the band - apart from singer Gruff Rhys, who has gone to pursue a solo career - started releasing music under the moniker Das Koolies, a name they previously used for an unreleased side project recorded during the ''Guerrilla'' sessions.
44	* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: The ''Phantom Power'' era introduced the now iconic "yeti" costumes (see above) worn by the band. The yeti characters were killed off at the end of the album tour, but made a comeback during their reunion shows in the 2010s.
45	* CloudCuckoolander: AND HOW!
46	* ClusterFBomb: The single "The Man Don't Give A Fuck" actually bore a sticker stating "WARNING: THIS SONG CONTAINS THE WORD ***! FIFTY TIMES". Although Gruff sings a few of them, most of the instances are a sample from Music/SteelyDan.
47	* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Every single one of their record sleeves apply. Yes, even the much-derided ''Hey Venus!'' sleeve.
48	* EpicRocking: The live version of "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" extends the original for up to 20-30 minutes.
49	** For album tracks, there's "Mountain People" (6:14) from ''Radiator'', "Some Things Come From Nothing" (5:53) from Guerilla, "Gwreiddiau Dwfn / Mawrth Oer ar y Blaned Neifion" (7:56) from ''mwng'', "No Sympathy" (6:57) and "Run! Christian, Run!" (7:20) from ''Rings Around The World'', "The Piccolo Snare" (6:08) and "Slow Life" (7:00) from ''Phantom Power'', "Zoom!" (6:53) and "Cabin Fever" (6:20) from ''Love Kraft'', and "Crazy Naked Girls" (6:16), "Cardiff In The Sun" (8:16) and "Pric" (9:53) from ''Dark Days / Light Years''.
50	* GenreRoulette: ''Guerrilla''. The band structured the record as a jukebox, in which every song is completely different in style.
51	* {{Instrumentals}}: "Furryvision" and "Short Painkiller" from ''Radiator'', "Check It Out", "A Specific Ocean", and "The Sound Of Life Today" from ''Guerilla'', "[A] Touch Sensitive" and "Miniature" from ''Rings Around The World'', the "Father Father" interludes from ''Phantom Power'', "Oi Frango" from ''Love Kraft'', and many b-sides.
52	* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "Crazy Naked Girls"
53	* NewSoundAlbum: Every album they make is a reaction to the last one:
54	** ''Radiator'' added elements of electronica to the punchy PowerPop sound of ''Fuzzy Logic'', which were further explored on ''Guerrilla'', their most eclectic record.
55	** ''mwng'' was a much simpler, folksier album, followed by the ambitious, ProgressiveRock-leaning ''Rings Around the World''.
56	** ''Phantom Power'' took stylistic inspiration from blues and country rock, whilst ''Love Kraft'' was in part a tribute to the early '70s era of Music/TheBeachBoys.
57	** ''Hey Venus!'' marked a return to their earlier power pop style (though not quite as energetic), whilst ''Dark Days/Light Years'' was much more psychedelic, looser and groove-driven.
58	* SiameseTwinSongs: "Where Do You Wanna Go?" and "Lliwiau Llachar" from ''Dark Days / Light Years''.
59	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: ''Love Kraft'' features other members of the group besides Rhys taking on lead vocals: Ieuan sings lead on "Atomik Lust", Bunford sings "The Horn" and Back on a Roll", Ciaran sings "Walk You Home", whilst Ieuan and Ciaran duet on "Cabin Fever".
60	** Bunford: "Sex, War and Robots", "Gypsy Space Muffin", "Battersea Odyssey", "Crazy Naked Girls", "White Socks/Flip Flops".
61	** Ciaran: "Chewing Chewing Gum", "Carbon Dating", "These Bones", "Mt.", "Helium Hearts", "Pric".
62	** Ieuan: "Receptacle for the Respectable".
63	* [[SyntheticVoiceActor Synthetic Vocalist]]: The verses to "Juxtapozed With U" are sung by Rhys through a vocoder.
64	* TeamPet: "Fuzzy Birds" is about Stavros, Bunf's pet hamster at the time.
65	* TruckDriversGearChange: Happens in "Chupacabras", "Mountain People", "Fire in My Heart", "Psyclone!", "Run-Away", and "Show Your Hand".

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