Strung Behind the Sun (1997)

About this title: Seattle's Green Pajamas can be seen as a more serious equivalent to XTC side project the Dukes of Stratosphear; both bands deal in subtle twists of '60s psychedelia, but while the Dukes of Stratosphear are all about tongue-in-cheek bounciness, the Green Pajamas have a more earnest, folksy sound. Strung Behind the Sun, while pretty tame at first listen, is gorgeously written and orchestrated, and gradually becomes more and more involving. By backing down from overt '60s references (the lyrics frequently twist famous lines for effect, but the music itself isn't so firmly entrenched in ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Elusive Dr. D [Kelly]
2. Doctor Dragonfly [Kelly]
3. Tomorrow Will Bring Rain [Kelly]
4. Graduation Day [Ross]
5. Song for Andrew and Paul/The Brain I Relize [Kelly]
6. Secret Day [Kelly]
7. Three Way Conversation [Kelly]
8. When the Summer Said Goodbye [Kelly]
9. Tumbledown Tess [Kelly]
10. Glass Tambourine [Lichter]
11. Dying to Love You [Ross]
12. We're Flying [Kelly]
13. The Elusive Dr. D [Third Verse] [Kelly]
14. Scarlet Song [Lichter]
15. Sandy [Kelly]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.