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Joined: August 14 2007
Location: Australia
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Points: 504
Posted: July 07 2015 at 16:18
Well I'll be damned. Swans doing nicely thank you very much. Now, with a wee bit of extra support for Cardiacs they could both get over the line. Hope springs eternal, even in an old farts breast.
Andrew B
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx
Joined: August 14 2007
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 504
Posted: July 06 2015 at 22:58
Pray forgive me for I am but ignorant. I knew Gilbert from the band Giraffe though I confess I hadn't put two and two together. Swans/Cardiacs/Diagonal all new to me.
oooh erkkkk ... man this is a hard one. Took a break from Swans at around the one hour mark. One track not quite my speed but nonetheless overall it is a superb piece of work.
So on to Cardiacs ..... at the start, somewhat light and frothy by comparison but oh yes, it is good. Reminds me a bit of early Split Enz .... with a touch of Madness and Oingo Boingo. Gets deeper the longer it goes on. Gets better as well.
I havn't listened to all of Diagonal but it is not grabbing me. Gilbert I quite liked but not enough to make any great impression against those two mighty albums by Swan and Cardiacs. Swans I think. They need more help than Cardiacs.
Edited by t d wombat - July 07 2015 at 16:16
Andrew B
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx
Joined: August 14 2007
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 504
Posted: July 06 2015 at 19:14
Nice start ... from the clip I knew I'd like the Swans stuff but after just the opening bars of the whole album I'm gone, hook line and sinker. Majestically sombre without what I think of as metal excess. Oh crikey this is good, wow nearly 2.5 hours and ARGHHHHHHH .... they played Sydney (Oz) earlier this year. Nobody ever tells me nuffink. Damn I must have been an arsehole in my previous existence cos my kharma sucks big time.
So some of you reckon Cardiac is even tastier ? Today is looking up.
Andrew B
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx
Joined: May 03 2011
Location: MA
Status: Offline
Points: 1940
Posted: July 06 2015 at 10:24
SWANS - Very nostalgic album for me regarding my days in Toronto in the late 90's. Sometimes that alone overpowers quality when it comes to poll voting. Cardiacs may arguably be the better album (not better than the SWANS best though), but Soundtracks wins here...played that thing so many times on a rooftop garden overlooking Lake Ontario and the islands...often in the presence of old sunbathers who were not amused or simply horrified.
Joined: October 12 2010
Location: Canada
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Posted: July 04 2015 at 19:45
So, Diagonal and Gilbert did little for me. For me its between Cardiacs and Swans. Cardiacs probably wont need my help so I'll go to the Swans. Great album.
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