A track for...(fange)

[Sneelock]

Mar 15, 2024 22:01:01 GMT loveless said:

Wow. That's dismal.

What have I done to deserve this?

you KNOW what you did!!!

There isn't much one can say about it - it seems to really aggressively fulfil the mandate of "lesser than the real thing", and to what purpose?

I think a lot of covers are like carving your name on a tree.

the tree isn't any better but Kilroy was here!

[loveless]

You said a lot!

[DarknessFish]

Mar 15, 2024 22:01:01 GMT loveless said:

Wow. That's dismal.

What have I done to deserve this?

There isn't much one can say about it - it seems to really aggressively fulfil the mandate of "lesser than the real thing", and to what purpose?

Anyhow - this one's for Darkness Fish.

Soz for the delay, it's been a busy work/weekend schedule.

I have to say, I never really got on that well with Robert Wyatt. Soft Machine 1 and 2 are great, but I dipped in and out of his solo catalogue, and it turns out the only album I really loved was his swansong, Comicopera. No idea what makes it different from the other albums for me. I wonder if this has been picked out for me because of the way it's been turned from a large n' smooth sounding soul thang into a bit of internalised bedroom pop. Bob turns it into a low key soliloquy, a moodier beast. But it still doesn't really grab me, it's a bit unengaging whichever way its performed. Didn't have enough meat to chew on.

[DarknessFish]

I'll probably regret it. And so will Fonz, but this one is for he:

[Sneelock]

Sneelock PREDICTS: fonz is down with MX-80 Sound.

[loveless]

I wonder if this has been picked out for me because of the way it's been turned from a large n' smooth sounding soul thang into a bit of internalised bedroom pop.

I was in the middle of reading Wyatt's authorized biography, so...it was on the brain, but...also a) you hadn't been picked recently enough, and b) there was a general feeling of "I wonder what DF would make of this?".

[Sneelock]

BUMP

[fonz]

I’ve got to be honest with you, I’d never heard of them. But I liked that enough.
Maybe if I’d been exposed to them 40 years ago they’d have made a big impression, because they’d have been right in my wheelhouse.

Like a lot of these things though, if you miss that moment in your formative years, you don’t get a second chance to really love something.

[fonz]

This one’s for G. I know it’s not exactly obscure.
There’s a bit of that funky, pre-acid vibe.
There’s something for everyone.

Billy Cobham. Bolin. Hammer.
What a line-up.

[Sneelock]

my introduction to "fusion"!
it made quite an impression 40 or so years ago.
still does. that very track is on my bottomless playlist.
I kiss my fingers like a cartoon chef. I wonder what G. thinks.

[DarknessFish]

Mar 26, 2024 23:05:59 GMT fonz said:

I’ve got to be honest with you, I’d never heard of them. But I liked that enough.
Maybe if I’d been exposed to them 40 years ago they’d have made a big impression, because they’d have been right in my wheelhouse.

Like a lot of these things though, if you miss that moment in your formative years, you don’t get a second chance to really love something.

I just picked them out because they remind me of some of the overly nerdy guitar bands like Watchtower that I quite like. But with added chaos.

[fonz]

Mar 27, 2024 7:44:28 GMT DarknessFish said:

Mar 26, 2024 23:05:59 GMT fonz said:

I’ve got to be honest with you, I’d never heard of them. But I liked that enough.
Maybe if I’d been exposed to them 40 years ago they’d have made a big impression, because they’d have been right in my wheelhouse.

Like a lot of these things though, if you miss that moment in your formative years, you don’t get a second chance to really love something.

I just picked them out because they remind me of some of the overly nerdy guitar bands like Watchtower that I quite like. But with added chaos.

Aren't Watchtower a bit more prog-metal?
I have heard of them but never heard a note of their music. I actually have an album in my Amazon basket...where it's been for a couple of years!

[DarknessFish]

Don't be throwing prog accusations around at me, sunshine, or I'll give you a piece of my mind. They're not prog, because... I say so! To be fair, their vocals probably have that Geddy Lee effect on most people, too.

[Stacy Heydon]

A classic Fonz - great track. I got into it when Massive Attack sampled it on Blue Lines and I had to hear more.

One for Charlie O

[Charlie O.]

It's fantastic, G. If they had done an album of this stuff, I'd snap it up.

I'm supposed to be getting ready for work now, so it might be a while before I can pick something/someone...