http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4638&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rssChief insurgents in the 1990s North Carolina guitar revolution, the Archers kicked out some of the catchiest, most ferocious pop anthems this side of Superchunk's "Throwing Things" and Guided by Voices' <i>Bee Thousand</i>. The short, sweet "Web in Front" introduced the world at large to the Archers' chiming, warped guitars (see: Polvo, Pavement) and singer/guitarist Eric Bachman's nasal, nice-punk vocal grit. Ingratiating and abstractly sociopolitical, songs like "Lowest Part is Free," "Audiowhore," and "Harnessed in Slums" qualified as full-fledged calls-to-arms for the Chuck Taylor-clad set. But even as early as their second album, songs began to foreshadow aversion to the sometimes cold waters of mainstream success. In <i>Vee Vee</i>'s "Greatest of All Time," Bachman offers a sympathetic hand to "the front man of the world's worst rock 'n' roll band" who's been placed on trial by a bunch of cigarette-smoking hipsters. The chorus resounds gravely as the jury decrees: "Throw him in the River, throw the bastard in the river." With each succeeding release the band seemed to shrink away from the accessible, eventually calling it quits altogether. - Kelly BaumanNoise Popen720Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:14:23 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4638&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Chief insurgents in the 1990s North Carolina guitar revolution, the Archers kicked out some of the catchiest, most ferocious pop anthems this side of Superchunk's "Throwing Things" and Guided by Voices' <i>Bee Thousand</i>. The short, sweet "Web in Front" introduced the world at large to the Archers' chiming, warped guitars (see: Polvo, Pavement) and singer/guitarist Eric Bachman's nasal, nice-punk vocal grit. Ingratiating and abstractly sociopolitical, songs like "Lowest Part is Free," "Audiowhore," and "Harnessed in Slums" qualified as full-fledged calls-to-arms for the Chuck Taylor-clad set. But even as early as their second album, songs began to foreshadow aversion to the sometimes cold waters of mainstream success. In <i>Vee Vee</i>'s "Greatest of All Time," Bachman offers a sympathetic hand to "the front man of the world's worst rock 'n' roll band" who's been placed on trial by a bunch of cigarette-smoking hipsters. The chorus resounds gravely as the jury decrees: "Throw him in the River, throw the bastard in the river." With each succeeding release the band seemed to shrink away from the accessible, eventually calling it quits altogether. - Kelly Bauman http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006627&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006627 tra.2006627 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Web In Front tra.2006627 124000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006627&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006627&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006629&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006629 tra.2006629 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wrong tra.2006629 221000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006629&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006629&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048747&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 20 Feb 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2048747 tra.2048747 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 The Speed Of Cattle alb.206469 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/6/4/1014642_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1996-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Don't Believe The Good News tra.2048747 289000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048747&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048747&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993060&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1993060 tra.1993060 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Vee Vee alb.136572 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/6/4/1014639_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1995-03-07 00:00:00.0 true Harnessed In Slums tra.1993060 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993060&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993060&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053787&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2053787 tra.2053787 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 White Trash Heroes alb.242709 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/4/1014638_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 true White Trash Heroes tra.2053787 467000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053787&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053787&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048574&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 20 Feb 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2048574 tra.2048574 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 The Speed Of Cattle alb.206469 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/6/4/1014642_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1996-02-20 00:00:00.0 true South Carolina tra.2048574 213000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048574&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048574&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006631&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006631 tra.2006631 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Might tra.2006631 124000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006631&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006631&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993062&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1993062 tra.1993062 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Vee Vee alb.136572 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/6/4/1014639_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1995-03-07 00:00:00.0 true Greatest Of All Time tra.1993062 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993062&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993062&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006638&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006638 tra.2006638 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Backwash tra.2006638 206000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006638&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006638&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1911425&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1911425 tra.1911425 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Archers Of Loaf Vs. The Greatest Of All Time alb.232063 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/6/4/1014637_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lowest Part Is Free! tra.1911425 143000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1911425&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1911425&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006628&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006628 tra.2006628 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Last Word tra.2006628 216000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006628&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006628&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993059&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1993059 tra.1993059 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Vee Vee alb.136572 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/6/4/1014639_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1995-03-07 00:00:00.0 true Step Into The Light tra.1993059 262000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993059&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993059&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1911424&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1911424 tra.1911424 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Archers Of Loaf Vs. The Greatest Of All Time alb.232063 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/6/4/1014637_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Audiowhore tra.1911424 286000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1911424&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1911424&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006630&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006630 tra.2006630 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true You And Me tra.2006630 190000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006630&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006630&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993304&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1993304 tra.1993304 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Vee Vee alb.136572 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/6/4/1014639_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1995-03-07 00:00:00.0 true Death In The Park tra.1993304 210000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993304&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993304&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993061&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1993061 tra.1993061 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Vee Vee alb.136572 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/6/4/1014639_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1995-03-07 00:00:00.0 true Nevermind The Enemy tra.1993061 151000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993061&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993061&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993063&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1993063 tra.1993063 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Vee Vee alb.136572 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/6/4/1014639_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1995-03-07 00:00:00.0 true Underdogs Of Nipomo tra.1993063 211000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993063&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993063&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993064&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 1993064 tra.1993064 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Vee Vee alb.136572 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/6/4/1014639_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1995-03-07 00:00:00.0 true Floating Friends tra.1993064 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993064&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993064&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006633&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006633 tra.2006633 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fat tra.2006633 78000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006633&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006633&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006635&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006635 tra.2006635 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Learo, You're A Hole tra.2006635 230000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006635&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006635&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006637&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006637 tra.2006637 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Toast tra.2006637 278000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006637&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006637&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048575&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 20 Feb 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2048575 tra.2048575 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 The Speed Of Cattle alb.206469 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/6/4/1014642_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1996-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Web In Front tra.2048575 128000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048575&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2048575&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053607&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2053607 tra.2053607 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 White Trash Heroes alb.242709 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/4/1014638_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fashion Bleeds tra.2053607 237000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053607&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053607&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053608&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2053608 tra.2053608 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 White Trash Heroes alb.242709 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/4/1014638_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dead Red Eyes tra.2053608 241000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053608&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2053608&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006632&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Archers of Loaf on Rhapsody Online 2006632 tra.2006632 Archers of Loaf art.4638 0.99 Icky Mettle alb.201261 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/4/1014641_170x170.jpg 2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Hate Paste tra.2006632 166000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006632&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2006632&variant=data&rws=%2Farchers-of-loaf%2Ftop-tracks.rss