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Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk
LOTW: Rob Dickinson, Fresh Wine for the Horses -- very Catherine Wheel. "Handsome" slays, but it's not the only gold on there. Contender for album of the year.
Wow, hadn't heard about that one. Goofy title. Is it very CW in the early or late sense? I'm not that big a fan of the latter (or later). Who's the band? And yea, I do know how google works ;)
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Even goofier cover (I love it, though -- perhaps it should be called fresh horses for the water):
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More like latter -- don't know who the band is (you have my permission to google), except I remember reading that some of CW guest on a song or two.
It is different, though. Worth hearing. Ranges the gamut from poppy ("My Name Is Love", "Handsome") to delicate ("The Night", "Mutineer") to atmospheric ("Bad Beauty", "Towering and Flowering").
Highly recommended. I just put it back on while responding to this post. Only US$5 used on amazon.com.
PS I call 'dibs' on "Handsome" for a future compilation.
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Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk
Highly recommended. I just put it back on while responding to this post. Only US$5 used on amazon.com.
PS I call 'dibs' on "Handsome" for a future compilation.
Wow, $5 eh?. I'll have to give a track or two a listen. Thanks for the comments. That is a goofy cover! Bet it has inane lyrics too, huh? That's one of my biggest problems with the later stuff. I know, I know, you don't even hear them most of the time. Are you gonna keep listening to it, or is it just a one week and then move on type of thing? What else is high on your year end list right now? Still about the same as when you posted it at obner? Man, that British Sea Power has been steadily climbing up my favorites. Right near the top now. Sounds good all the time. Something I can live with for days on end. Never would've suspected I'd be saying this after the frst coupla listens, but now I think it's just amazing. Perfect almost. Fantastic ebb and flow ... and the shimmer, love the shimmer.
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Originally Posted by Mike
Hi Bill, there's patches of Mars Volta I really like and some not so I'm persisting with it.
As for Willie Nelson I've never been a fan but I did see a reference to his reggae album after reading a review of Sinead's. Someone else you wouldn't expect who I can't remember has also done a reggae type album.
And the Bedouin's did I not include it in our last batch? I meant to, if not chalk it up for next time. I really like it especially the first half of the album. It's got some great vocals, easy on the ear reggae sounds and an excellent production with plenty of bouncy bass just when it needs it.
Cheers
Mike
Thanks for the quick notes on Bedouin. Next batch, for sure.
Cheers, Bill
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
This is my first experience with Elbow. Some of the folks around here were raving about it so I put it in a listening station at the CD store. It sounded kinda interesting so I threw it on the 'keep' pile and brought it home. I've since spun it three or four times and am liking it better with each spin.
I'd like to get the new BSP also, but I missed my chance at getting it on the cheap when it was released and now it's kind of pricey. I'll pick it up eventually, but it's hard to buy one CD at $20+ when you can get two cheapers ones for the same money.
I know, I know, quality not quantity. But isn't it devine when you can get both!
You'll also like "asleep at the back" by Elbow, FA.
I saw them a couple of years ago, with South opening for them. South blew them away. Not to say that Elbow wasn't very good, just not as dynamic as their opener. I still call Elbow a studio band.
Fwiw,
Bill
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Originally Posted by Davey
That is a goofy cover! Bet it has inane lyrics too, huh?
Wouldn't know. I don't even hear them most of the time.
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I know, I know, you don't even hear them most of the time.
(ahem) Actually, I did catch a couple lines in Handsome: "I follow mudslides in my head" stands out as quite memorable. Also, the first line of one of the songs is "Chrome never fails", which I found amusing. Some of the lyrics you wouldn't like (I don't think you'd like "The Night"), but "Handsome" is perfectly fine.
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Are you gonna keep listening to it, or is it just a one week and then move on type of thing?
Well, it's actually into its second or third week, I think. Who knows? Yeah, I might burn myself out on it. Ask me again in January.
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What else is high on your year end list right now? Still about the same as when you posted it at obner?
Yeah, pretty much. No runaway favourites. Still a whole bunch I haven't picked up. Black Mountain stands out. I need to listen to the Sigur Ros more -- I've only heard it a couple times. Super/System's Always Never Again is another contender, as is John Vanderslice, Pixel Revolt (you'd like that one, I think). Is the LCD Soundsystem 2005? If so, there's my top 5 right there, I think.
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Man, that British Sea Power has been steadily climbing up my favorites. Right near the top now.
See, that would be one I'd like to hear.
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Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk
Black Mountain stands out. I need to listen to the Sigur Ros more -- I've only heard it a couple times. Super/System's Always Never Again is another contender, as is John Vanderslice, Pixel Revolt (you'd like that one, I think). Is the LCD Soundsystem 2005? If so, there's my top 5 right there, I think.See, that would be one I'd like to hear.
Hey thanks, nice post. I do probably need to hear that Vanderslice rec sometime. He's a fungi. That Black Mountain was knocking me out again last week. Listened a lot. I'm finding that immersion is the best way to music nirvana. Very good album. Shoulda gotten lots more kudos. Not my favorite this year, but lately I've been thinking it's better than I thought, and I already thought it was pretty darn good. Just wanted to try and keep my aging classic rock retro persona in check, but now it's out. Seems to be the year of the grower for me. Maybe my attention span has just been shrinking as I approach twilight, but there's been a few recs I almost gave up on that are now favorites. Maybe the magic in music is just getting more elusive as artists try and find their own voice among the echoes of the past masters. Sure would be hard to find your own unique musical muse these days. British Sea Power are the real deal. You do need to hear it. Lots of beautiful guitars.
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