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Aug 27, 2021 19:18:31 GMT
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Aug 27, 2021 19:18:31 GMT
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Post by rayge on Aug 27, 2021 19:25:17 GMT
Impressive at the time, but soon unmasked as a precursor to PROG. I do still kind of like it (although neither wish nor need ever to listen to it again), but there were certainly several hundred better tracks in the sixties
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Post by Sneelock on Aug 27, 2021 19:39:35 GMT
I'm the guy who picked "salty dog" in the cup so of COURSE I think it's fab. I remember it when it was new. maybe it didn't knock me out then. it certainly knocks me out now. I'm glad it never went away.
lightning in a bottle.
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 28, 2021 0:35:25 GMT
Brilliant song/performance/production, influential beyond measure, and yes I'm borderline sick of it. Which probably isn't the song's fault. ...but soon unmasked as a precursor to PROG. Many years ago I suggested something similar on BCB and was surprised by how many people seemed offended, nay, hurt by the suggestion! I didn't think I was saying anything controversial!
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Aug 28, 2021 6:21:12 GMT
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Post by fange on Aug 28, 2021 6:21:12 GMT
An absolute hit. Its blanketing ubiquity in the 70s and 80s hasn't dimmed my opinion of it, but for some reason it also never made me seek out more from the band.
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 28, 2021 6:24:34 GMT
An absolute hit. Its blanketing ubiquity in the 70s and 80s hasn't dimmed my opinion of it, but for some reason it also never made me seek out more from the band. You should at the very least check out the first album and see what you think. They were really pretty terrific for quite a while.
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Aug 28, 2021 6:25:41 GMT
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Post by fange on Aug 28, 2021 6:25:41 GMT
One to add to the list, cheers Charlie.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2021 8:22:17 GMT
Quite like it, but not a huge fan. I find it too melodically repetitious and there's a primness about the whole thing, like it's taking itself too seriously, that I find a bit off-putting. I've never really checked out their albums, so I guess on some level it must have put me off.
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Aug 28, 2021 8:58:58 GMT
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Post by fange on Aug 28, 2021 8:58:58 GMT
Quite like it, but not a huge fan. I find it too melodically repetitious and there's a primness about the whole thing, like it's taking itself too seriously, that I find a bit off-putting. I've never really checked out their albums, so I guess on some level it must have put me off. Yeah, a slight primness; when you put it that way it kind of rings true to me, and might be the reason why i never thought "i have to check out more". But i do think it is great.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2021 9:21:08 GMT
Quite like it, but not a huge fan. I find it too melodically repetitious and there's a primness about the whole thing, like it's taking itself too seriously, that I find a bit off-putting. I've never really checked out their albums, so I guess on some level it must have put me off. Yeah, a slight primness; when you put it that way it kind of rings true to me, and might be the reason why i never thought "i have to check out more". But i do think it is great. I always lump it in with 'Nights in White Satin'. They seem cut from the same cloth.
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Aug 28, 2021 9:32:59 GMT
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 28, 2021 9:32:59 GMT
Yeah, it's ok. Better than Nights, but a similar dull tapestry. It was my father in law's favourite song.
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Post by quaco on Sept 1, 2021 4:55:04 GMT
"Primness" — I guess. It's not supposed to be a rock and roll song. It's more like being high at a dinner party. But it's not a New York one like a Simon and Garfunkel song. In fact, it's ... not anywhere. You're just in a room and you don't know anybody. It's such a unique thing. I think of it as sui generis, even though other things came along later and tried to sound like it. It's one of those songs where time stops, and the paced, logical flowing out of notes and words is a part of that.
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Post by Charlie O. on Sept 1, 2021 5:53:26 GMT
It's one of those songs where time stops, and the paced, logical flowing out of notes and words is a part of that. Yeah, I get the impression that that deliberateness was a big part of what blew a lot of people's minds at the time - in much the same way Music From Big Pink did just over a year later. What else could you point to in the pop world of Spring '67 (or before) that was like that?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2021 8:09:40 GMT
It's one of those songs where time stops, and the paced, logical flowing out of notes and words is a part of that. Yeah, I get the impression that that deliberateness was a big part of what blew a lot of people's minds at the time - in much the same way Music From Big Pink did just over a year later. What else could you point to in the pop world of Spring '67 (or before) that was like that? I don't know entirely, because I'm not sure what you mean. But off the top of my head, a record from that year that is similar but better is 'MichelAngelo' by 23rd Turnoff.
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Post by quaco on Sept 1, 2021 15:46:44 GMT
Yeah, I get the impression that that deliberateness was a big part of what blew a lot of people's minds at the time - in much the same way Music From Big Pink did just over a year later. What else could you point to in the pop world of Spring '67 (or before) that was like that? I don't know entirely, because I'm not sure what you mean. But off the top of my head, a record from that year that is similar but better is 'MichelAngelo' by 23rd Turnoff. That was lovely, thanks G. Another way of putting it is, it takes its time. Dylan would these kinds of images at you, but never had the parts where you could just enjoy the music. Yeah, Charlie, it just sets such a mood. I think 'Nights in White Satin' is the closest thing from that year (don't know what part of the year it came out), but — and you will not find a bigger Moodies fan on here than me — there is an overly dramatic aspect to that song, the vocal especially. I still like it, but I may like "I Who Have Nothing" better. Hayward was a great songwriter, but "Nights..." isn't my favorite of his at all, just his best-known. Whereas "Whiter Shade..." got it just right.
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