http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68662&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rssConsidered legendary by many Indie Pop purists and record collectors; the sad music of the long-since-defunct Galaxie 500 put the breaks on the pristine, upbeat, Jangle Pop that swept through college radio stations of the late ‘80s. Bearing some similarity to contemporaries Rain Parade, Galaxie 500 took the Neo-Psychedelic bent of Los Angeles' paisley underground, slowed it down, and bummed it out. Simple arrangements of somber, dreamy chord progressions and the distinctive warble of singer Dean Wareham's falsetto crawl along, creating sad, slow, emotive songs with a dark sort of kinetic energy. Something of a luminary himself, Wareham put pen to paper again in the more upbeat Luna with members of critically acclaimed Indie Pop bands like the Chills and the Feelies. Decidedly lighter, Luna's brand of shimmery, guitar-oriented pop is noteworthy, but approaches sonically neither the intensity nor sparse desolation of Galaxie 500. - Kelly BaumanIndie/Alternativeen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:13:15 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68662&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Considered legendary by many Indie Pop purists and record collectors; the sad music of the long-since-defunct Galaxie 500 put the breaks on the pristine, upbeat, Jangle Pop that swept through college radio stations of the late ‘80s. Bearing some similarity to contemporaries Rain Parade, Galaxie 500 took the Neo-Psychedelic bent of Los Angeles' paisley underground, slowed it down, and bummed it out. Simple arrangements of somber, dreamy chord progressions and the distinctive warble of singer Dean Wareham's falsetto crawl along, creating sad, slow, emotive songs with a dark sort of kinetic energy. Something of a luminary himself, Wareham put pen to paper again in the more upbeat Luna with members of critically acclaimed Indie Pop bands like the Chills and the Feelies. Decidedly lighter, Luna's brand of shimmery, guitar-oriented pop is noteworthy, but approaches sonically neither the intensity nor sparse desolation of Galaxie 500. - Kelly Bauman http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126866&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 2126866 tra.2126866 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 This Is Our Music alb.113200 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/4/1634277_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Spook tra.2126866 279000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126866&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126866&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987174&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987174 tra.1987174 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true When Will You Come Home tra.1987174 323000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987174&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987174&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987170&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987170 tra.1987170 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Blue Thunder tra.1987170 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987170&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987170&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987181&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987181 tra.1987181 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ceremony tra.1987181 358000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987181&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987181&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987171&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987171 tra.1987171 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Tell Me tra.1987171 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987171&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987171&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126864&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 2126864 tra.2126864 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 This Is Our Music alb.113200 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/4/1634277_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fourth Of July tra.2126864 338000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126864&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126864&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689615&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 689615 tra.689615 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 Today alb.199550 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/2/4/1634275_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Temperature's Rising tra.689615 308000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689615&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689615&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987173&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987173 tra.1987173 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Strange tra.1987173 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987173&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987173&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987172&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987172 tra.1987172 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Snowstorm tra.1987172 314000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987172&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987172&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2259199&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 2259199 tra.2259199 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 The Portable Galaxie 500 alb.134054 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/2/4/1634279_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Fourth Of July tra.2259199 339000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2259199&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2259199&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689618&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 689618 tra.689618 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 Today alb.199550 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/2/4/1634275_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Instrumental tra.689618 188000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689618&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689618&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689616&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 689616 tra.689616 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 Today alb.199550 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/2/4/1634275_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Oblivious tra.689616 200000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689616&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689616&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987175&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987175 tra.1987175 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Decomposing Trees tra.1987175 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987175&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987175&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.372208&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Apr 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 372208 tra.372208 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 Copenhagen alb.134052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/2/4/1634276_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1997-04-29 00:00:00.0 true Fourth Of July tra.372208 303000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.372208&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.372208&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3345517&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 3345517 tra.3345517 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.0 Uncollected alb.296863 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/5/8/1298525_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Cheese And Onions tra.3345517 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3345517&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3345517&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689607&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 689607 tra.689607 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 Today alb.199550 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/2/4/1634275_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste tra.689607 411000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689607&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689607&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689617&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 689617 tra.689617 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 Today alb.199550 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/2/4/1634275_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true It's Getting Late tra.689617 212000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689617&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.689617&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987179&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987179 tra.1987179 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Isn't It A Pity tra.1987179 314000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987179&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987179&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.393585&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Apr 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 393585 tra.393585 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 Copenhagen alb.134052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/2/4/1634276_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1997-04-29 00:00:00.0 true Summertime tra.393585 486000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.393585&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.393585&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126869&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 2126869 tra.2126869 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 This Is Our Music alb.113200 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/4/1634277_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Listen, The Snow Is Falling tra.2126869 470000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126869&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126869&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126868&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 2126868 tra.2126868 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 This Is Our Music alb.113200 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/4/1634277_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Way Up High tra.2126868 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126868&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126868&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987182&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987182 tra.1987182 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Cold Night tra.1987182 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987182&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987182&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987178&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987178 tra.1987178 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Plastic Bird tra.1987178 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987178&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987178&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987176&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 1987176 tra.1987176 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 On Fire alb.107000 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/4/1634274_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Another Day tra.1987176 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987176&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987176&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126865&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Galaxie 500 on Rhapsody Online 2126865 tra.2126865 Galaxie 500 art.68662 0.99 This Is Our Music alb.113200 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/4/1634277_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Hearing Voices tra.2126865 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126865&variant=play&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126865&variant=data&rws=%2Fgalaxie-500%2Ftop-tracks.rss