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Tis true that seldom has one so mighty fallen further.
...but hey, I can never totally put the hate on the guy, he can do what he wants , he's still produced more top notch rock n roll than most, nothing can ever tarnish the brilliance of those early Faces and solo material
...but hey, I can never totally put the hate on the guy, he can do what he wants , he's still produced more top notch rock n roll than most, nothing can ever tarnish the brilliance of those early Faces and solo material
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
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That's a hell of a long time to be away from your hometown!
I'm in Illinois with Sufjan. Sounds better than ever, wrapping my ears in beuatiful melody and subtle and complex arrangements. I had a great conversation with an 8/9 year old in Ireland in Feb who had gotten into this LP via a very enthusiastic local DJ. He knew all the song titles and was able to tell me things like 'A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons' was 49 seconds.
I'm in Illinois with Sufjan. Sounds better than ever, wrapping my ears in beuatiful melody and subtle and complex arrangements. I had a great conversation with an 8/9 year old in Ireland in Feb who had gotten into this LP via a very enthusiastic local DJ. He knew all the song titles and was able to tell me things like 'A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons' was 49 seconds.
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
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My parents both moved away (to Seattle and Connecticut) and my sis ended up in San Francisco. But my younger brother moved back there after graduating university to work as a TV/film production designer and now my sister has relocated from SF. So it's time!Otis Westinghouse wrote:That's a hell of a long time to be away from your hometown!
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That's my Boy. Which CD? Do you have a favourite session or CD? Do you agree that even though it doesn't contain many of their classics, this set basically tells you all you need to know about The (Mighty) Fall? This plus 50,000 Fall Fans, or maybe the BWAP Fall compilation would see you through.
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
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Otis wrote:
I was listening to the first one. No X-Mas For John Quays, The Classical et al....I would agree that this set gives as close of a full picture of the Fall that you are going to get. The compilation I made contains The Steak Place, which many purisits consider to be among their weakest and I think I leaned very heavily on their more "poppy" material. 50,000 Fall Fans would be the place to start for most.That's my Boy. Which CD? Do you have a favourite session or CD? Do you agree that even though it doesn't contain many of their classics, this set basically tells you all you need to know about The (Mighty) Fall? This plus 50,000 Fall Fans, or maybe the BWAP Fall compilation would see you through.
Everyone just needs to fuckin’ relax. Smoke more weed, the world is ending.
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Breach was easily better than Red Letter Days (one called Empire In My Mind from that particularly stands out to me) and not as good as Bringing Down The Horse (a favourite album though) imo, but it is still great -- I like Sleepwalker, Hand Me Down and Witness a lot besides I've Been Delivered. I have their first album also but wouldn't recommend it particularly (didn't really have their stuff together). Have you heard their last album, Rebel, Sweetheart, KH?
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I didn't know Rod was on that Pulp LP?!?bambooneedle wrote:It's hardly Stewart at his best but I like the way he sings on the album and I like the album
Mike asked cos no LP cover appeared in your message. i wondered if you hate Rod and were being ironic.
I have that Pulp CD. It was £3 in Fopp, so I thought 'why not?' Only played it oncce, but surely I would like it if I played it x 5. Just seemed tired and dull to me, and not worthy of the name of the band that made His 'n' Hers and Different Class.
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Well, Rumour and Sigh by Richard Thompson nevers gets old...fresh as the day I first heard it every time. Only a handful fit that category, and two are by Richard Thompson.
Listening to "The Ikon" from the first Todd Rundgren Utopia lp. All 31 minutes of it. Either Todd is a brilliant songwriter that demontrated a proclivity to using mind-altering drugs to enhance his muse (through a 3-4 album period beginning with "A Wizard A True Star") or he was (is?) a brilliant songwriter who had a spell of avant-garde creativity that is virtually unmatched in artists of his ilk.
Listening to "The Ikon" from the first Todd Rundgren Utopia lp. All 31 minutes of it. Either Todd is a brilliant songwriter that demontrated a proclivity to using mind-altering drugs to enhance his muse (through a 3-4 album period beginning with "A Wizard A True Star") or he was (is?) a brilliant songwriter who had a spell of avant-garde creativity that is virtually unmatched in artists of his ilk.
"The smarter mysteries are hidden in the light" - Jean Giono (1895-1970)
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That was Jeff Beck's Truth I'd posted. No, I don't hate Rod, even think he's good at the music he does now though it's not for me. I've always liked his voice.Otis Westinghouse wrote:I didn't know Rod was on that Pulp LP?!?bambooneedle wrote:It's hardly Stewart at his best but I like the way he sings on the album and I like the album
Mike asked cos no LP cover appeared in your message. i wondered if you hate Rod and were being ironic.
I have that Pulp CD. It was £3 in Fopp, so I thought 'why not?' Only played it oncce, but surely I would like it if I played it x 5. Just seemed tired and dull to me, and not worthy of the name of the band that made His 'n' Hers and Different Class.
You got a great bargain. Don't underestimate the mighty Pulp, We Love Life is just different - you just need to become very absorbed in it. At first I strained to follow the lyrics, most of the songs are so slow. But you'll see how well the lyrical imagery and everything else works together, it's a beautiful album - I think it comes together really well, and like every song on it, ultimately.
It's such a deliberate non-pop effort - there are many moments where it occurs to me that Jarvis Cocker could so easily have made it poppier or bolder (as much as even The Trees), but instead resisted to be able to describe more but in a less stunning way perhaps. More attention to details or making time to notice them are themes I kind of get from the album, what with the rather descriptive lyrics, the nature motifs, the textured sparseness... Love the way Cocker exaggerates slowness sometimes for ironic effect, and so on, to make you notice. The album is very entertaining when you listen closely enough. I was also skeptical at first, but not for long.
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And I've listened to it a couple of times this evening, so it's time for a change to one of the best albums in heavy metal history:
Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love.
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