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Post by Stacy Heydon on Sept 14, 2023 23:04:57 GMT
Edit: Ray's nipped in before me, so we'll save this track for another time.
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Post by loveless on Sept 14, 2023 23:20:14 GMT
whoever picks a number between 3 and 5 can go next! In the interests of keeping this thread going the way it was supposed to, i.e. not chuntering about arse-clowns...
This one's for loveless and anyone who loves extended metaphors.
Oh, man! That's lovely, powerful, wonderful. Really sui generis chord/melody movement, wonderful voice, GREAT and unexpected guitar solo! Thanks for that. I'm sending this one to hatz. |
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Sept 14, 2023 23:32:27 GMT
...that's the best thing I've heard in quite a while. Anyway I don't want to steal Hatz' thunder, so I'll leave it there.
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Post by harrylemon on Sept 15, 2023 14:50:26 GMT
whoever picks a number between 3 and 5 can go next! In the interests of keeping this thread going the way it was supposed to, i.e. not chuntering about arse-clowns...
This one's for loveless and anyone who loves extended metaphors.
From before he stuck his head up his own arse never to return. |
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Sept 15, 2023 15:23:50 GMT
That Momus track sounds like it might have inspired Sufjan Stevens entire career, but I've never seen them mentioned together.
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Post by harrylemon on Sept 15, 2023 15:59:21 GMT
That Momus track sounds like it might have inspired Sufjan Stevens entire career, but I've never seen them mentioned together. Momus is from my home town. Still can't get my head around him being on Creation same time as Oasis and Primal Scream. |
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Post by rayge on Sept 15, 2023 16:51:31 GMT
In the interests of keeping this thread going the way it was supposed to, i.e. not chuntering about arse-clowns... This one's for loveless and anyone who loves extended metaphors.
From before he stuck his head up his own arse never to return. The Happy Family and the first four solo albums - plus the fifth, Hippopotamomus, at a pinch - were pretty nifty, I thought, but yeah, his conversion to dance music started a downward trend. His 'What Will Death Be Like?' from the golden period .remains one of my favourite singles (well, it was a B-side) for its wordplay/imagery/wild rhymes - namechecking Gorbachev, Tennyson, god and Wittgenstein among others - and extraordinary arrangement. I'm just going to slip it in here in case anyone is interested. |
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Post by adamcoan on Sept 15, 2023 19:25:34 GMT
Never cared for momus, this not being an exception.
Let's talk about the Dion track, fantastic guitar.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Sept 16, 2023 1:47:17 GMT
It's freaking great, not that that's much of a surprise! I'll say more later, and think of something I want to respond with and to whom...
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Post by toomanyhatz on Sept 17, 2023 7:28:58 GMT
It's from the 'Great Lost Dion Album,' I guess. And an interesting lesson in how segmented the record industry used to be. I mean, it's a wonderful song, with a folk-rock sound, and I'll bet you anything it wasn't released at the time because Dion was thought of as a 50s rocker already past his prime. He was one year older than John and Ringo, two years older than David Crosby or Roger McGuinn. And I'd of course argue that he was at his best in the 2nd half of the 60s. His cover of "Purple Haze," "Abraham, Martin and John," the wonderful "Daddy Rollin'" B-side - it's an embarrassment of riches, really.
This is a particularly interesting track because it has the 'sound of the period,' but it's still steeped in the teen melancholia of his earlier hits. It could've, should've, been huge. But Columbia didn't quite know what they had. They sure found out a few years later that he was hardly a spent force. Really, everything about this is great, but it could have seemed too formula in the wrong hands. Sure helps that he sings the fuck out of it.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Sept 17, 2023 7:42:24 GMT
I'm going to keep up with my Michael Murphy obsession that's still going on of late. Just picked up his debut solo album, "Geronimo's Cadillac," which is a wonderful collection of songs, and though I guess it's considered one of the progenitors of 'Outlaw Country' I'm pretty impressed with how eclectic it is. There's a track that would fit well on Tumbleweed Connection, a few Townes Van Zandt wouldn't have been ashamed of, some Little Feat-esque rockers, etc. It really is marvelous.
He's had an interesting career, which apparently started with him passing through the same Texas scene as Mike Nesmith, which led to an offer to write a song for the Monkees, which became "What Am I Doing Hangin' Round?", which led to his band, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, being signed to the Monkees label, Colgems, and releasing a debut album that's even more eclectic, from sunshine pop to country-rock to music hall novelty to sitar-based psychedelia to even a bit of Native American flute (they also cover "Indian Reservation" pre-Mark Lindsay). But my favorite track is this, a garage raver that should've been on one of those 80s Nuggets volumes. (They used another track by the band that I think is much inferior.)
Hmmm, I wonder what John Coan will think of this one?:
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Post by Ollard on Sept 18, 2023 7:51:40 GMT
Thanks Dave! I like it, it's reminiscent of some SF stuff I've heard on some of those Rhino comps. And there are definitely reminders of some of those Monkees' tunes you mention.
If I have a criticism (actually not really a criticism - more a reservation) it's that it's a wee bit too upbeat for me, the jolliness would wear me out after a while 🙂 But if the album's diverse then I'd definitely like to hear it.
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Post by Ollard on Sept 18, 2023 7:53:30 GMT
I'm posting this one for G
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Sept 18, 2023 9:26:23 GMT
I remember Gallon Drunk. They always seemed a bit Bad Seeds lite to me (I think their main man James Johnson even joined The Bad Seeds later). I'm struggling to know what to say about this really, it's mainly about the cacophonous and explosive instrumentation, but because there's not much of a song to hang it to, this doesn't make the impact it might. I don't dislike it, there's a lot of kinetic energy there, but it doesn't seem memorable enough for me to want to give it a second listen..sorry! I'll post the nomination I deleted earlier. I know Darkness Fish is often a bit scathing about 60s psych, but I'm hoping this is moody and gothic enough to pique his interest. I've spared DF the 8 minute version, and given him the three minute single edit. Ultimate Spinach - (Ballad of) the Hip Death Goddess. Although if you do want the 8 minute version...  |
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Post by Ollard on Sept 18, 2023 9:30:00 GMT
You should definitely have gone for the longer version G.
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