Davey.
01-10-2004, 09:06 AM
<i>Deep feelings, I'm keeping, still dreaming
Now, my secrets out
Deep, distant and pure......</i>
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What a great album! It really cements that Pink Floyd to My Bloody Valentine connection. And "Fripp" always sounded kind of like a long lost Floyd song to me, even down to the lyrics which are reminiscent of Roger Waters' style. And to reinforce that connection, they even do a faithful cover of Wish You Were Here on a later odds and ends EP.
I think the pinnacle of this album comes for me about in the middle, in the dark, intense, churning and ultimately liberating title track, Chrome. I remember times when I have just listened to that one song over and over, especially in my car with it cranked high. Initially to try and decipher enough of the lyrics to figure out if they matched the mood of the music, and they do. It's one of those pieces of music that doesn't really even need lyrics to convey exactly what it is about, it's just so obvious. Mesmerizing. Rob Dickinson never again matched the lyrical strength he showed on this spectacular set of songs. Each one is special, and for an album that nearly defined the early 90s for me, it still sounds surprisingly fresh and vital. Forget the Stone Roses and other purveyors of brit-rock in the late 80s/early 90s....this was the real deal.
<i>'Cos if I had some time
I'd use it this time
Escape to something beautiful
'Cos underneath the steel and rust and oil and s<a>hit
There's chrome just shining chrome.....
(pause a few moments for guitars, lots and lots of lovely guitars)
A mirror finish of my own
Alive inside this chrome, home, home, home</i>
Now, my secrets out
Deep, distant and pure......</i>
<img src=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000001E17.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg>
What a great album! It really cements that Pink Floyd to My Bloody Valentine connection. And "Fripp" always sounded kind of like a long lost Floyd song to me, even down to the lyrics which are reminiscent of Roger Waters' style. And to reinforce that connection, they even do a faithful cover of Wish You Were Here on a later odds and ends EP.
I think the pinnacle of this album comes for me about in the middle, in the dark, intense, churning and ultimately liberating title track, Chrome. I remember times when I have just listened to that one song over and over, especially in my car with it cranked high. Initially to try and decipher enough of the lyrics to figure out if they matched the mood of the music, and they do. It's one of those pieces of music that doesn't really even need lyrics to convey exactly what it is about, it's just so obvious. Mesmerizing. Rob Dickinson never again matched the lyrical strength he showed on this spectacular set of songs. Each one is special, and for an album that nearly defined the early 90s for me, it still sounds surprisingly fresh and vital. Forget the Stone Roses and other purveyors of brit-rock in the late 80s/early 90s....this was the real deal.
<i>'Cos if I had some time
I'd use it this time
Escape to something beautiful
'Cos underneath the steel and rust and oil and s<a>hit
There's chrome just shining chrome.....
(pause a few moments for guitars, lots and lots of lovely guitars)
A mirror finish of my own
Alive inside this chrome, home, home, home</i>