FTC: The Impossibles
As I thought about this year’s best Austin albums (which comes out next week folks), I came across an ancient video of one of my favorite local bands, The Impossibles. Growing up in Austin, I had the pleasure of singing along with this band at least once a month. Sure, I didn’t know everyone there, but I felt as if they were all my friends. We screamed, we threw up our hands in unison, and yes, we skanked a little bit, or a whole lot, depending upon your dedication and conditioning. The guys in this band went on to play parts in Mineral and LAX (lets not forget Slowreader). It was a time of youth and innocence, and The Impossibles were the perfect blend of both. Let’s travel down memory lane together.
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mwilliamrice said on Dec 03rd, 2009
I thought Rory just started Imbroco with members of Mineral, and didn’t actually play a part in the band.
I’m from Houston, though, so what do I know?
nathan.lankford said on Dec 03rd, 2009
Houston is the hometown of Mineral, though they later moved to Austin. Still, I’m pretty sure he played with them for a short bit. He also has Rory and the Artificial Hearts.
Lazlo H. said on Dec 03rd, 2009
My girlfriend in high school was obsessed with this band and Rory (whoever the hell that is) and Craig (ditto). I hated ska for aesthetic reasons — listening to anything but classic rock or jazz was poseur territory to me — but I was consumed with jealousy when the Impossibles came up, because they were soooo awesome and soooo dreamy. So THANKS A LOT NATHAN for the feature.
Nathan.Lankford said on Dec 03rd, 2009
Lazlo-
I’m sorry to have brought up old memories, but if it makes you feel better, Rory usually just walked around the shows with his hoodie on looking really sad. I think most people just wanted to hug him.
Lazlo H. said on Dec 03rd, 2009
Even worse is that I thought Craig Tweedy was the dude from Wilco for about three years before anybody set me straight.
rob said on Dec 11th, 2009
this band meant the world to me. their later-era material blew their teenage anthems out of the fucking water. 4_song_brick_bomb was their crowning effort. Great band with great dudes who went on to do great things.
scratch mineral… replace it with Imbroco, which was 1 part impossibles with a dash of Mineral and Pop Unknown. Slowreader should’ve released a second album.