Scared Famous and Fast Forward (stylized as Scared Famous/FF») are the third and fourth albums, respectively, by American recording artist Ariel Pink (credited as "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti"). They were unofficially released on cassette as a double album in 2001. A compilation album, also titled Scared Famous, was later released by Human Ear Music in 2007. It consisted of only 17 tracks selected from the original Scared Famous and Fast Forward cassettes.[1]
Select tracks from Scared Famous were rerecorded for Pink's later albums; "Beverly Kills" on Before Today (2010) and "I Wanna Be Young" on Dedicated to Bobby Jameson (2017). The cover art for Fast Forward depicts Pink in front of the cover of Amon Duul II's Yeti.[1] Some of the tracks on Scared Famous and Fast Forward appeared on the 2008 compilation . In 2021, the albums were reissued by Mexican Summer with improved sound quality.[2]
Reviewing the 2007 Scared Famous compilation, Pitchfork contributor Andrew Gaerig wrote that it combined "random brilliance with sonic bullshit." He concluded, "The willfully negligent production and arrangement [from The Doldrums] remains, but viewed as a transition between his very early work and the slight improvements he'd made by House Arrest, they're nearly permissible."[1]
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All tracks are written by Ariel Pink, except where noted.