Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 is an experimental indie rock group formed… Read Full Bio ↴Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 is an experimental indie rock group formed in 1986 San Francisco, California, though half of its members are from Iowa. Their albums combine lo-fi noise rock and ambient sounds (referred to as "Feller filler") with tightly constructed rock and pop songs. The band has a small but intensely loyal cult following. Band members are Brian Hageman, Mark Davies, Anne Eickelberg, Hugh Swarts and Jay Paget. Hageman was also a member of the Iowa City based group, Horny Genius.
The band achieved their greatest critical and commercial success in the mid-nineties when they signed with the influential indie rock label Matador Records. It was during this time that Thinking Fellers produced their most prominent albums, Lovelyville, and the critically lauded college radio hit Strangers from the Universe. Despite its relatively poor production values, Mother of All Saints is considered by many fans the group's masterpiece. In 1996 they toured briefly as an opening act for the then-popular band Live but were not received well by the Live fanbase. Thinking Fellers has been largely dormant since 1996. They have toured sporadically and released only one full album, Bob Dinners and Larry Noodles Present Tubby Turdner's Celebrity Avalanche, which received mixed reviews. They toured Holland, Germany, Switzerland and the U.K. in 1994 and made an appearance on the John Peel radio show on the BBC.
In 2001 author Jonathan Franzen referenced the band in his widely-acclaimed bestselling novel The Corrections. The character Brian, a snobbish fan of "west coast underground bands," listens to the albums of Thinking Fellers Union while writing the music software that will make him a young millionaire. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 is inactive as of 2007, although band members have not ruled out the possibility of further albums and touring. Their song "The Piston and the Shaft" is frequently used as background music for announcements on National Public Radio stations.
The band achieved their greatest critical and commercial success in the mid-nineties when they signed with the influential indie rock label Matador Records. It was during this time that Thinking Fellers produced their most prominent albums, Lovelyville, and the critically lauded college radio hit Strangers from the Universe. Despite its relatively poor production values, Mother of All Saints is considered by many fans the group's masterpiece. In 1996 they toured briefly as an opening act for the then-popular band Live but were not received well by the Live fanbase. Thinking Fellers has been largely dormant since 1996. They have toured sporadically and released only one full album, Bob Dinners and Larry Noodles Present Tubby Turdner's Celebrity Avalanche, which received mixed reviews. They toured Holland, Germany, Switzerland and the U.K. in 1994 and made an appearance on the John Peel radio show on the BBC.
In 2001 author Jonathan Franzen referenced the band in his widely-acclaimed bestselling novel The Corrections. The character Brian, a snobbish fan of "west coast underground bands," listens to the albums of Thinking Fellers Union while writing the music software that will make him a young millionaire. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 is inactive as of 2007, although band members have not ruled out the possibility of further albums and touring. Their song "The Piston and the Shaft" is frequently used as background music for announcements on National Public Radio stations.
The Operation
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 Lyrics
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punk
I was having an operation done, no I didn't know what for
I just ended up being there, hadn't been paying attention
I was very afraid - we were downtown outside
It seemed hardly the place for an operation
I wish there was someone there, someone I knew
And you know the kind of pain that comes from the fear of change
From knowing you've lost some blood or seen dear hearts dangling
Well it was certainly there as things were studied and removed
Then that went too, mysterious and glistening
There was a woman there, she stepped from my side
To present to me all the dormant mouths
These things remain unassigned, remain unassigned, remain unassigned
Faithful that I was a tomb, they stepped in my room and looted my room
They showed me things I couldn't recognize
And then they took them away, saying "You don't deserve them"
As I watched my hands move now free from me
They had more subtle ways and shades of emotion
As I looked at them, mysterious and glistening
They seemed to say, "How could you have known - you may never know"
These things remain unassigned, remain unassigned, remain unassigned
Faithful that I was a tomb, they stepped in my room and looted my room
Graceful became my hands they fluttered and danced away
Graceful became my heart as it pumped apart from me
Graceful became my tongue rhyme and meter running away
I was having an operation done, no I didn't know what for
I just ended up being there, hadn't been paying attention
These things remain unassigned, remain unassigned, remain unassigned
Faithful that I was a tomb, they stepped in my room and looted my room
guy clegg
I found out I had a brain cyst by accident and had to be admitted to a mental hospital due to the extreme anxiety it gave me. I felt like I had a bomb inside my brain that could go off at any minute and I really like this song as it resonates with that feeling of being alone. Love this group so much
pussy bitch
I like how such a noisy and weird group has some of the most high fidelity sounding music I've ever heard. God, what a great band.
punk
I was having an operation done, no I didn't know what for
I just ended up being there, hadn't been paying attention
I was very afraid - we were downtown outside
It seemed hardly the place for an operation
I wish there was someone there, someone I knew
And you know the kind of pain that comes from the fear of change
From knowing you've lost some blood or seen dear hearts dangling
Well it was certainly there as things were studied and removed
Then that went too, mysterious and glistening
There was a woman there, she stepped from my side
To present to me all the dormant mouths
These things remain unassigned, remain unassigned, remain unassigned
Faithful that I was a tomb, they stepped in my room and looted my room
They showed me things I couldn't recognize
And then they took them away, saying "You don't deserve them"
As I watched my hands move now free from me
They had more subtle ways and shades of emotion
As I looked at them, mysterious and glistening
They seemed to say, "How could you have known - you may never know"
These things remain unassigned, remain unassigned, remain unassigned
Faithful that I was a tomb, they stepped in my room and looted my room
Graceful became my hands they fluttered and danced away
Graceful became my heart as it pumped apart from me
Graceful became my tongue rhyme and meter running away
I was having an operation done, no I didn't know what for
I just ended up being there, hadn't been paying attention
These things remain unassigned, remain unassigned, remain unassigned
Faithful that I was a tomb, they stepped in my room and looted my room
leann262
My favorite TFUL282 song. Thanks for posting. Absolutely righteous band. I'm working on acquiring their entire discography.
Golden Nugget Recordings
4:13 - 4:24 is just solid gold. mind blowing tone. its soooo perfect.
Duane Healing
One of my favorite memories is seeing them on tour right after this record came out. It's still my favorite TFUL album.
Croc Madame Croc Monsieur
So so great! Thanks so much for posting all these, Mr/Mrs.MarsilVendeur!
PrankZabba
i want to know what their trick is. do they use strings that are of a heavier gauge, and then tune em lower to produce that loose string flappy sound i also want to know how they make some guitars sound like they are dragging a chair across a floor. questions that like have been bothering me for decades about them
Skiddzie
Two bassists
In3rcia
SUBLIME <3