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Post by Ollard on Aug 19, 2024 22:38:46 GMT
ah
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this one's for D_F
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 20, 2024 7:22:28 GMT
Ooo, thanks! I'll get to this when I'm back in the hotel.
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 21, 2024 11:09:46 GMT
Hmm. It's obviously not in the same league as Are Friends Electric, you could say it's a band still finding their own sound, you can see how Gaz's detached vocal style gives it something very different from punk. That mechanistic, minimalistic guitar riff, it seems like a direct influence on early Sisters of Mercy. The bass riff is almost catchy, and the backing oohs and aahs give it a hint of melody. It's a hit from me. Properly in my park of balls.
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 21, 2024 11:18:42 GMT
I'll go neige, and I'll nominate this track:
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Post by neige on Aug 21, 2024 13:54:08 GMT
Oh, neat, thanks DF!
I'm quite fond of the two Pearls Before Swine albums on ESP and the later Use of Ashes on Reprise, but never delved further.
I guess Rapp's slight lisp has something to do with this.
This is summery and dreamy, sort of hanging in mid-air... like wind chimes.
I like it, this might relight my interest in the band... cheers
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Post by rayge on Aug 21, 2024 14:33:01 GMT
Oh, neat, thanks DF! I'm quite fond of the two Pearls Before Swine albums on ESP and the later Use of Ashes on Reprise, but never delved further. I guess Rapp's slight lisp has something to do with this. This is summery and dreamy, sort of hanging in mid-air... like wind chimes. I like it, this might relight my interest in the band... cheers Please choose a track and victim recipient, Felix. |
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 21, 2024 14:41:56 GMT
I'm quite fond of the two Pearls Before Swine albums on ESP and the later Use of Ashes on Reprise, but never delved further. I guess Rapp's slight lisp has something to do with this. Speech impediment aside, he could be a positively riveting singer when he wanted to be. Personally, I seldom even notice the lisp anymore. |
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Post by rayge on Aug 21, 2024 14:54:21 GMT
I'm quite fond of the two Pearls Before Swine albums on ESP and the later Use of Ashes on Reprise, but never delved further. , he could be a positively riveting singer when he wanted to be. I never noticed the lisp, although the ony album I'm familiar with is The Use of Ashes, a random purchase that I played it a lot more often than many albums I had had high hopes for. Rocket Man particularly resonated with me at the time. I had it in my head that the reason I bought it was that there was some sort of Sandy Pearlman connection and I was still chasing the idea of the autuer/producer. A brief bit of confirmatory research shows that I imagined/misremembered this - have transferred a memory about Pavlov's Dog, another random purchase that I played more than I would have expected. Must have been some other factor in Use of Ashes.
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Post by neige on Aug 21, 2024 14:59:55 GMT
Ok, let's make that quick, something I came across very recently and which raised a big smile!
It's for ... *takes piece of paper out of a hat* ... riggers!!
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Post by Ollard on Aug 22, 2024 7:01:52 GMT
I'm quite fond of the two Pearls Before Swine albums on ESP and the later Use of Ashes on Reprise, but never delved further. Speech impediment aside, he could be a positively riveting singer when he wanted to be. Personally, I seldom even notice the lisp anymore. He was such an interesting figure, and the best PBS songs I've heard are really special. I'll see if there's a thread... |
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Post by riggers on Aug 22, 2024 16:43:25 GMT
Ok, let's make that quick, something I came across very recently and which raised a big smile!
It's for ... *takes piece of paper out of a hat* ... riggers!!
Er..cheers neige. I think.....*exhales slowly*..Very good players and kind of fun. it reminds me a little of The Cardiacs, who I recently started to get cautiously into. All prog time changes and that. How about this one for Charlie O. Someone who again, I'm slowly coming round to, after listening to the audiobook of his memoir '1967', which discusses his time at public school and his musical awakenings while there. Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians-'Sleeping With Your Devil Mask' |
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 22, 2024 16:52:22 GMT
How about this one for Charlie O. Someone who again, I'm slowly coming round to, after listening to the audiobook of his memoir '1967', which discusses his time at public school and his musical awakenings while there. Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians-'Sleeping With Your Devil Mask' Oh, yeah. I haven't really kept up with Hitchcock in this century (that memoir sounds like it could be fun), but when this came out I was very much a fan. Good stuff. I'll have to ponder on the next song/victim... |
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 22, 2024 17:20:14 GMT
I suppose it was watching the DNC that called this 1968 gem to mind - "A Ray Of Hope", The Rascals' response to MLK/RFK/Chicago. (Released a week and a half AFTER election day... of course.)
davey seems like an appropriate victim.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Aug 22, 2024 22:11:02 GMT
What a lovely track.
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Post by neige on Aug 23, 2024 6:52:24 GMT
Re: HENGE
I see the similarity to Cardiacs, riggers.
They played at the Buskers Festival in the old town of Bern earlier this month, a very unlikely setting if you ask me. I really like their pothead pixie vibes and this is a great tune - but Preludin's not quite the right demographic for that kind of thing, I suppose.
Anyway, I really enjoyed the Robyn Hitchcock song a lot and was pleasantly surprised by the Rascals - I really should find more time for their later stuff (post Young Rascals, that is).
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