Kitchens of Distinction - Drive That Fast

[@kotarorune]

This song demolishes 99% of the modern, soulless hot garbage spewed out of the music industrial complex, and still holds up all these years later.

[@Morbidtrail]

I agree. At least it's ours

[@Dreamskater100]

@@Morbidtrail Yes.

[@justjosh711]

So true. I bought this CD back in the early 2000s…after owning the cassette in the 90s! The music is still great, blows away most of the mainstream stuff out there today.

[@aotonin]

I've been obsessed with this song for an entire year

[@darrenowens4747]

Shut up

[@darrenowens4747]

U 😮header

[@blue2134]

Me too

[@chichichiara4069]

I'm in the same situation

[@xtraceyx]

Try 33 years then get back to me.

[@SanJuanCreole]

2023 and still beautiful 🌹

[@andreawest8755]

2024…and beyond. This song is timeless.

[@prinznevsky]

this song is easily one of the best love songs EVER written. the themes of movement, forgiveness, hope, and trust coupled with the absolutely ASTOUNDING music are completely timeless. KOD was (and is) one of the best bands to tap into the complexities of the heart with the emotive music to match. I still thank (deity of choice) that I actually got to see them back in '92 supporting Suzanne Vega (weird!)

[@Lethe8737]

What a lineup!

[@rsalvop]

no se que dices pero te apoyo!!!

[@tedmartin83]

When this was released I played it constantly. Sounds just as good now.

[@cwarner218]

Awesome song, loved it when I was 22, and still love it now at 53

[@abdoooo8466]

OK boomer

[@cwarner218]

@@abdoooo8466 actually, boomer would be my parents, gen x here 🤙

[@gingergp3602]

50. Our parents are boomers. We're Gen X.

[@machineman6498]

Gen X

[@guichard8109]

Same here. Agreed.

[@SWLChris]

I remember watching this on MTV 120 Minutes.....back when it was MUSIC television not shit TV. It was and still is a great song

[@animaljustice7774]

Yep agreed

[@bassthing68]

23 years old and still sounds as fresh as a daisy.

[@BB..........]

+Steve Torrie Doesn't seem possible it's that old. I remember hearing it on college station KRNL when it came out and had to have it ASAP.

[@Jeremyparker]

God yes.

[@lose8447]

still sounds incredible. I prefer this to some MBV tracks

[@antipatsy]

29 now.

[@bryonguernsey9794]

I was 16 when this album came out. Definitely a part of the soundtrack of my youth .... always loved from first listen ... bright catchy britpop

[@BaldricksTurnip1]

Underrated band, deserved much more plaudits 😘👍

[@briancox9357]

The guitar tone is just so good.

[@impetusfanzine5859]

who's listening to this during lockdown? this is a gem!

[@machineman6498]

Not driving.....

[@perryshah6721]

Where we are as a country combined with Covid measures, I really do just want to Drive Fast...far away. This is such a brutal mental health time.

[@kimberlyfoust2815]

Been listening for a very long time!

[@sid1957vicious]

Deny lockdown.

[@mutedisease21]

Just discovered it on the last few days. Thanks Spotify. For all the hate you get, you have helped me discover some awesome music old and new.

[@timcarreau5088]

Was such great times when timeless music such as this was being created.

[@MrMadstafford]

I feel cheated....... I heard this for the 1st time today. Brilliant.

[@Aidenbro-s2k]

Craig Scott listen to the album. This isn’t even the best song. The whole thing has an ethereal sound.

[@holmanator79]

Me too! Well, today for me, but you know

[@shashibains307]

Sorry. Introduced to them in high school. Saw them a few times in college. Phenomenal live.

[@OALM]

Bro same

[@shoegazer93]

Man! I reckon they called themselves Kitchens because they knew they could cook up a fine noise!!!

[@andrewcounts7136]

Well said mate….

[@matneyself]

Why does this still sound like it could have been recorded yesterday and not sound dated? Fucking excellent.

[@Dr.VonBraun]

Because great music is timeless. 👍

[@kreemdust6685]

@@Dr.VonBraun say that

[@BaldricksTurnip1]

Fucking awesome 👍

[@BluePedal]

A little transcribing from a podcast called The Hustle interviewing Patrick..."Julian wrote all the music. Patrick wrote the lyrics and originally called it Sedition. An agressive political song. Dan and Julian said no, we don't like that. Patrick gets furious. "How dare you tell me what to write". Patrick then goes and writes the lyrics we now hear. Patrick telling how it feels from his point of view. He says it's a vague lyric about not belonging. "Well, if people don't want to come along with me, well there you go." It's also when Julian started to layer and layer and layer guitars over and over again. Julian knew it was the hit and Patrick thought Quick as Rainbows. It's a great interview.

[@surroundsister]

Came here after listening to an old TDK cassette of mixed songs I picked up from my fave radio shows back in the day. So beautiful

[@zlightnin]

i just found out about this band last year and i love them i am very jealous of you and your cassette

[@mikemoonrip6745]

Remember buying this for 99p on 12" from a record store in Kennington, south London when it was released. Been listening to it ever since. One of the all-time great tunes.

[@10495thave]

Summer of 91 or 92 i heard this on MTV 120 min.

[@andrewcounts7136]

Same mate…

[@animaljustice7774]

Cool

[@chuffa1130]

I was in college at the time this came out definitely consuming a lot of new order and echo and the bunnyman at that time so this really filled the gap Love this tune! Also a shout out to 4AD and all their catalog

[@Dreamskater100]

Sublime. Classic. Kitchens of Distinction. Unique..

[@Scottydont66]

I remember watching this on MTV's 120 Minutes good times

[@runforitmarty6318]

Scottydont66 I used to stay up to watch and record that show on VHS cassette tapes! Heh. An old friend sent me the link to this video in 2020. Time has flown.

[@lindsaysmith8418]

Me too!!

[@tysmith2445]

And mee!!!

[@littlevenus8753]

I wonder how old you are now ahahah

[@janey0513]

Fucking old! We're all in our fifties. Youth is fleeting. Enjoy it while you can.

[@BluePedal]

Patrick wrote this also... "Music was everything to us - it had to achieve an emotional or cosmic uplift and depth, or it got dropped. It was an extraordinary time in our lives. I hope you have as intense an experience listening to it as we had making it. Patrick."

[@lowwealthesteem9161]

I am calling for The Kitchens of Distinctions and The Ocean Blue to do a Mid-Atlantic duo Tour.....hit the seashore venues.

[@vicolandtributes8607]

Yes and maybe Felt, Galaxie 500, Adorable and the Durutti Column could join for that tour...

[@TrigJohnsonPhD]

Perfect.

[@vicolandtributes8607]

And the smiths?.....not, never....im sorry

[@runforitmarty6318]

Ocean Blue... heh. Seems like so long ago I used to listen to them.

[@kittylovesjessica]

This album is easily top5 all time. This group was so fucking incredible. I try to explain their sound as listening to dolphins swimming in space. They are just so beautiful

[@blue2134]

Such a beautiful beautiful song

[@morsetaper2]

About 1991, working 3rd shift, WHFS played this song often, late at night as I was hauling ass to get to work. Loved the 1990's...

[@TomS-qy1xr]

Late to the party on this comment. I used to hit the beltway home from parties in '91 on WHFS, window down, cig in hand, avoiding the cop traps do 80. Amazing days.

[@HighnoonsVinyl]

HFS was always a soft spot for me. One of the best radio stations ever, in any region.

[@DM-tj8ii]

My band opened for KOD in 92 at the London Astoria, we hung out a few times in the studio and at a few gigs, really nice fellas and a great band!

[@alexc8123]

a poor "starving student" at university, hearing "i would never want to leave this country where roads are fast and knowledge easy"...well, I was sold for life.

[@zlightnin]

unexplainbly groovy

[@Beebop770]

The 90's was a great time for music. ❤

[@6cynt9]

another underrated band

[@retrovoltarcade]

Saw them at the Duchess of York in Leeds, fantastic band, that were and are still underrated.

[@RileyELFuk]

We travelled over to see them there, once.

[@animaljustice7774]

Niiice! 😊

[@Erics5th]

The shoegazing era... Love it!

[@TomMackrell]

Possibly my favourite song of all time. Just gets better every time I listen to it. Shimmering guitars that just make you want to be young again.

[@Shivasish666]

Shimmering. That's the word!

[@FloweticDevine]

still jams 2024

[@finnegan6371]

I love the way the speeding of a car is used as a metaphor for increasing the intensity of a relationship, works very well particularly with the excited but ominous-sounding guitar work.

[@philihp]

Coldplay heard this in the early 90s and was like "imma use this chord progression and make millions."

[@Steven-wb9hb]

Why has this song always made me feel like crying? I don't even know if it's meant to be a sad song, but it makes me feel profoundly sad.

[@andrecosta281]

The chorus effect on the bass, the ethereal and dreamy guitar strumming plus the fall-winter feel (video helps) has that nostalgic thing going which is hard t explain, maybe thats why

[@antipatsy]

Because it's deep. So deep.

[@bryonguernsey9794]

So much of the 90s music encapsulated that sense of joy and melancholy.. a distinguishing characteristic of the times ..for sure. It was my youth and teacher ..

[@regallmusiccorp.8052]

It makes me feel the same way- especially since it reminds me of my youth in 1991 - being 18 and remembering the times and good music.

[@mancunianace8428]

Painfully underated.

[@arnoldziffel6042]

When working 3rd shift back around 1990 or 1991 this always came on the radio (WHFS) as I was racing at light speed around the Wash DC beltway to get to work on time. A perfect song for that drive.

[@andreawest8755]

I remember driving down I-26 to downtown Charleston with this song playing in my cassette player. What great memories.

[@chriscoccagna5917]

Loved the HFS reference. That station was part of a special time.

[@DjJeffRush]

One of the most unappreciated bands. This is one of their best offerings. The last minute or so has some intricate and etherial chordage. It's really something special and one of my favorite alt.rock pieces.

[@gavinhoey9878]

god, they're so bloody good. quarter of a century on and they still sound brill.

[@animaljustice7774]

DAMN I LOVE THIS!!! I think I was looking for this song in 2010. Indie 103 May have played it.

[@BluePedal]

Why this song hasn't been in a car commercial by now is baffling.

[@Squeaky1423]

ethereal, evocative, magic times, reminds me of lying on the roof on hot summer college nights, watching the moon, listening to this musical revelation!

[@TheBadBuffalo]

The Hooky-style bass tone was always my favorite part of this song. Timeless

[@lancecollins9278]

First heard this on the now long-gone Houston radio station, KLOL 101. They had a Sunday night program called Exposure, which served as a showcase for exciting new bands lining up to make their mark. I would either listen live or tape it and listen the next day. I can't tell you how many bands that exposed me to where my friends were reacting with, "who the heck is this"?

[@richardnelson2518]

CBC stereo had a show called Nightlines with David Wisdom as host from 1984 to 1997. On all night long on Saturday night. When weather conditions were right I could pick it up pretty good across Lake Erie on 100.5 FM out of London Ontario. He played all kinds of great stuff like this. I would tape it too on cassettes and vhs. Just recently found a bunch of those old tapes. Will be fun going through them.

[@lancecollins9278]

@@richardnelson2518 wow, sounds like back in the day. Very cool!

[@djstarsign]

Same here (re: the KLOL show)!

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Love that Guitar sound

[@sheydoll]

This is the 1st time I ever heard of them. Saw a post a friend posted on FB about going to see them back in the 80's

[@lancecollins9278]

Such a timelessly cool song. How many songs that are 33+ years old have aged as well?

[@mrsecondsoul3278]

Can't believe it's been25 years since I was totally blown away by this. Timeless classic!

[@RileyELFuk]

The first new Kitchens album in 19 years gets released on 30th September. Folly is available for pre-order from 3Loop music now on LP & CD now. Special bundles are available too.

[@TheChameleons73]

Guitarist Julian Swales is truly a talented man with a unique, distinguished style.

[@mejdiramadani8499]

Lyrics You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to leave this country Where rules are fast and knowledge easy I would never want to take you with me Unless you're open And trust my hand I would never wish this much on you When what you have might be enough I would never want to drive that fast Unless you're ready, willing, happy Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to take you with me Until you're open and grab my hand I would never wish this much on you Until you like to live that fast You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to do that to you To take you far and leave you stranded I have never gone quite far enough But you can get off whenever you like Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast

[@davidwak680]

This song always gives me wanderlust. Reminds me of the travels of my past.

[@chrisjackson3760]

Remind me a bit of Echo and The Bunnymen!! These guys are awesome.

[@ΤΖΙΝΟΣΛΑΜΠΙΡΗΣ]

Great band and great sound

[@DavidRaine]

OMG I played this song on loop for two hours once, sometime in the 90s!!!!

[@davidk7575]

some songs just connect at different times of life. This is one.

[@BigBlackSea]

Perfect nightime driving music

[@barrynorman7375]

This song appears on the 2011 uber-indie film. "Sticky Wicket." The musical score was written and performed by Julian Swales,

[@FloweticDevine]

2024 and this song still goes hard. Much more realistic and dreamy than most of the trash tones the losers are projecting on humanity these days.

[@AREMINDERMUSIC]

❤❤❤

[@brokensemitone]

What an amazing piece of music!

[@altrockdj]

One of my personal favorite songs EVER !

[@paulprice1711]

My Favorite track from KOD strange Free World was a great Album old school Indie at its best

[@raymccue5569]

REAL ALTERNATIVE

[@jcnunny]

Was introduced to this group and a lot of others that I would never have known by my fellow dormmates in the early 90's. Check out 'Smiling' by them if you liked this.

[@NickolasCook]

This song will be one those that defined my life in 1990 and 1991. Love it still and have the whole album on ipod and playlists on my computer.

[@kalevala29]

"Take me away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster"

[@greckendale]

I was forwarded here to listen to Kitchens, by Jon Justice who does a Depeche Mode podcast called MY NERD WORLD. I sent him some songs by my band The Goddess, and he said we sounded like Kitchens Of Distinction who I've never heard before, and now an instant fan!

[@blue2134]

I just discovered this band last week and this song. Great song!!!!!

[@mikebott6940]

my heart still soars to hear this !

[@Scottydont66]

brings back memories of staying up late on Sunday nights watching 120 Minutes on MTV

[@runforitmarty6318]

Scottydont66 ditto !

[@whitlowjohnonly1_2]

There are acolytes of Phil Specter's Wall of Sound production astheti6. There are also Power Rock Trios. Yer Rush's, Yer Triumph's Yer Zebra's. However, Echo & the Bunneymen showed up with 50s/60s psychedelia garage. The Mighty Lemon Drops appeared from Wales. KOD utilized their love for the Velvets coupled with Wall of Sound aesthetic. Bam! Get three like minded Scotd

[@timsinclair4700]

Awesome, feels like a great high, ethereal flashback to my early 20's

[@back_in_thyme]

Rarely does a band/artist hit me like this...I’m in awe of this band. I just discovered them a week ago, but I already know their music is going to be a major part of my life. Truly transcendent stuff...

[@richo7328]

Bring back SnubTV. We need you more than ever.

[@deepthunder1034]

I was just sitting here at work and the television show was on in the background, and one of the announcer mentioned something about something having "distinction"...... then I thought to myself..... I used to listen to a band named distinction something....."Kitchens of Distinction" I mumbled to myself, because no one else would know what the heck I would be talking about....lol. Great song!

[@InAHollowTree]

Ever since it came out, this song pops into my head whenever I hear the words “drive that fast”. 🤣

[@Dreamskater100]

Still got my Kitchens of DistinctionCds since I was a teen and still listen to them on those very Cds! Wonderful live and generally. Wonderful singer and musicians. x So nice and wierd! to see and hear them on youtube.

[@narta11]

I used to have this on a cassette. Brings back a lot of memories of my time in college before leaving for the Marine Corps.

[@windsofabbadon]

I might be a new wave rivet/goth but this has always been my favorite song ever!

[@jisaen]

I love this sound, hate these times

[@lehah4333]

What a brilliant way to put it, thank you

[@loveunderlaw]

THE KALI YUGA SUICKS ASS😩

[@WinterandNoodle]

@@loveunderlaw There's no such thing and the world is not ending, fuck off with that.

[@rszilvarn]

2021, hating it more.

[@Trouser_J_Slacks]

Yeah living in a time period where you can listen to any song at any time for free sucks so much 😕

[@markwilliams9768]

Still listening now, right tune 💪😎👌👌👌

[@joehook145]

This song just popped in my head a few minutes ago. Happy to see others are still listening to it…

[@endlessinsomnia]

You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to leave this country Where roads are fast and knowledge easy I would never want to take you with me Unless you're open And trust my hand I would never wish this much on you When what you have might be enough I would never want to drive that fast Unless you're ready, willing, happy Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to take you with me Until you're open and grab my hand I would never wish this much on you Until you like to live that fast You stand here in my place Feel the warmth upon your face Stand back and start to smile You now have time You now have will I would never want to do that to you To take you far and leave you stranded I have never gone quite far enough But you can get off whenever you like Take me Away from these simple feelings I know There's places on the other sides of here Take me Away from these simple feelings I know I'll take that car and drive there faster I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast I would never want to do that to you I would never want to drive that fast

[@vladimirslobodyanyuk7204]

im so happy that i found this band cant stop listening but one thing gets me little mad why i havent heared anything of this band before...

[@wmhamby]

One of the most underrated bands of the 90's.

[@bigreddodge]

I'd never heard this before, but its giving me R.E.M.+Cranberries+The Smiths vibes.

[@imdjc4]

At first, I thought it was Peter Murphy. Never heard of them until now. Favorite.

[@lehah4333]

I just discovered this band a couple months ago. They completely blow my mind. And what is more incredible is that though I just discovered them, this song (and a couple others like Mad As Snow) are a perfect reminder of music back around 89/90/91/92 when I was just starting middle school and such. Amazing.

[@BluePedal]

Kitchens albums were exceptionally produced and engineered. This album - Strange Free World and their next - The Death Of Cool were produced by Hugh Jones. Damn he's good. Every time I listened to these albums I would hear a new sound or nuance that I never noticed before. The sound they create has a way of going to the center of my mind.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Always thought this was a brilliant track. Saw them live around this time

[@deferential1]

have you ever listened to a piece of music that transports you....this is one of them, highly addictive

[@railpressureflip]

Ugh this is so amazing.

[@charleshill3186]

very beautiful I have always loved this song

[@TheDirtyhuman]

Oh the memories!

[@mrnoisy3851]

classic. so good to hear it again. only ever had this on tape. saw them at king tuts in Glasgow way back,great show.

[@cherieallgood721]

I only had them on tape too😄

[@yosoylamono]

God... it brings back so many memories...

[@jamisonbalvin]

Forgotten forever unfortunately but I did see them live in the early 90s. It was incredible.

[@LightFromADeadStar]

one of my fav bands of all time