Vootie: A Mikes House Compilation, by Mikes House

Vootie: A Mikes House Compilation

by Mikes House

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1.	Hardwood Floors 02:46		buy track
2.	Worry 02:44		buy track
3.	Hey McGhee 04:05		buy track
4.	Wish I Knew How 02:52		buy track
5.	King Wiener 02:19		buy track
6.	I Got a Girl Who Would Leave Me 03:48		buy track
7.	I'm Alternative - Live on WICR 1993 02:15		buy track
8.	Cheaper Faster Better 03:12		buy track
9.	I Used to Be So Smart 02:35		buy track
10.	I'll Believe Anything 02:56		buy track
11.	Lawn Darts 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Well we’re playing air guitars with our croquet mallets To the Modern Lovers album that I bought in Dallas Throwing lawn darts at the boss’ picture That’s lawn darts Oh Lawn darts lawn darts baby Well the may not be sophisticated But they mirror our society Those lawn darts Be proud be brave be one of the few And join us at our beatnik barbecue To our fresh-cut green grass We’ll be true Ah Lawn darts lawn darts baby Well the may not be sophisticated But they mirror our society Those lawn darts Well we’re playing air guitars with our croquet mallets To the Modern Lovers album that I bought in Dallas Throwing lawn darts with the boss’ picture Those lawn darts Oh Lawn darts lawn darts baby Well the may not be sophisticated But they mirror our society Those lawn darts Oh Lawn darts lawn darts baby Well the may not be sophisticated But they mirror our society Those lawn darts Ah Lawn darts lawn darts baby Well the may not be sophisticated But they mirror our society Those lawn darts Oh Lawn darts lawn darts baby Well the may not be sophisticated In the meantime they will do And they won’t mess up our yard Like horseshoes.
12.	Everybody Makes Me Mad 03:36		buy track
13.	John Cage 01:39		buy track
14.	Townshend Nose 02:34		buy track
15.	2 Green Lights 03:09		buy track
16.	Guitar - Live at the Patio Dec. 19, 1992 04:02		buy track

about

"Equal parts smart, funny and poignant, all at once," says Kyle Barnett in the liner notes to this compilation by Mikes House—describing these songs written from 1986 to 1994. "Have you had a band make macaroni and cheese for you from a crock pot onstage? Then offer the results to the crowd?"

Yes, Mikes House did that. They also handed out cheap toy harmonicas during Dylan tunes for "a Bob-along," sued MTV for airing a show called Mike's House, and occasionally brought living room furniture onstage as they played all over Central Indiana, often opening for bands like The Vulgar Boatmen at places like The Patio.

"Over the years, Mikes House released three cassettes of their catchy, hook-filled tunes," writes Marc Allan in NUVO newsweekly. This compilation draws from several of their cassette-only releases and some live recordings.

Take a listen and see if you agree with Kyle and Marc. And as the chimp that often appears on Mikes House posters and stickers would say, in closing, "Vootie."

credits

released March 6, 2023

John Scot Sheets plays guitar, sings and writes songs for Mikes House.
Charlie Hopper plays keyboards, sings and writes songs.
Scott Montgomery plays bass and sings backing vocals.
Joe Caparo and Brett Cantrell play bass when Scott doesn’t.
Jonee Quest produced and engineered the studio recordings except “Townshend Nose” which was produced and engineered by Paul Mahern.
John Scot Sheets produced live and home recordings.
Greg Moran plays lead guitar on “Hey McGhee” and “John Cage.”
Matt Speake plays guitar while Evan Finch and Grace Blanchard sing backing vocals on “I Got a Girl Who Would Leave Me” and “I’ll Believe Anything.”
Peg Wright played violin on "I Got a Girl Who Would Leave Me" and "Cheaper Faster Better," on which she also sang backing vocals.
Mike Savitski plays trombone on “2 Green Lights.”
Von Robinson, Ted Zarras, Chris Dumke and Jeff Chapin play drums on these recordings.
Jeffrey Gardner did the analog-to-digital transfer of these recordings, and Scott Montgomery mastered them.

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Vootie – the best of Mikes House Indianapolis, Indiana

Songs by John Sheets and/or Charlie Hopper.
Mikes House initially appeared during a peak in the Indy indie scene. “Think of a midwestern They Might Be Giants mated with Jonathan Richman after he’d spent ten years in marketing,” said The New Times, somewhat inscrutably. We recorded these songs in the late 80s/early 90s and are pleased to re-release them for streaming. ... more

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