The Loud Family (1991–2006) Scott Miller (pop musician)

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the loud family @ bottom of hill, san francisco, 1992.



with new line-up in 1991 , new recording label, miller retired name game theory , chose call new group loud family. rolling stone described name both hip allusion mid-seventies pbs series american family , clever way describe sound , feel of band. either way, s great hook—smart, funny , instantly memorable. of which, appropriately enough, qualities shared miller s songs. miller later described intended reality-show metaphor: going through life lot having cameras on , have perform, there s no script; have normal kind of bumbling thing. besides, had word loud in it.


stereo review, way of introducing loud family , eulogizing game theory, called miller entity unto himself, taking dictation mind working overtime without stopping consider possibility of success or banishment. problem is, [while] others have squeezed through needle s eye varying degrees ... miller still labors in semi-obscurity, catalog bulging ph.d. theses interred in musty corner of visited library. assessing miller s prospects of success, article continued:



let s face it: smart rock doesn t sell. despite best efforts of critics, despite support of introspective, collegiate humanities majors have assimilation problems, despite soft spot record companies show music brain, market share marginal. therefore, persevere @ making hyperliterate music has complex motives , densely constructed—relative immediate sparkle , shine of mainstream chart music, is—is act of bravery, commitment, or lunacy.



the loud family debuted on alias records in 1993 plants , birds , rocks , things, produced mitch easter. album later acclaimed aimee mann 1 of 5 best records ever made.


from 1991 until miller s death in 2013, loud family released 6 studio lps , 1 live lp. subject of concert video documentary, released on dvd in 2003, chronicled group s final concert tour in 2000, in support of album attractive nuisance.


in 2003 book, sonic cool: life & death of rock n roll, loud family cited perhaps sophisticated pop band ever lived. according author joe harrington, songs beautiful, inevitably lampoon aspect of culture biting accuracy. s perfect juxtaposition between old/new pop/punk makes loud family true in day , age.








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