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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: February 09 2014 at 21:16 | |||
Hooray! So excited to see another rview for Sundenfall, and it's by John!
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1129012 Cheers for name-dropping me too, my friend! Really glad you enjoyed that album, I'm going to give it a spin later tonight |
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ExittheLemming
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2007 Location: Penal Colony Status: Offline Points: 11415 |
Posted: February 03 2014 at 21:50 | |||
Many thanks for all your kind words and encouragement, it's certainly appreciated.
Interesting to read David's Sir Arthur Conan Doyle comment as I've only read Hound of the Baskervilles (and wasn't that crazy about it to be honest - must have kindled my love for the stilted tweeness of Noel Coward and PG Wodehouse etc) I think my muse is closer to the bumbling Doctor Watson than that of the chiseled glass vowels of Sherlock Holmes. |
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Finnforest
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 21:03 | |||
I enjoyed the hell out of that. Thanks Iain! |
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 03 2014 at 20:50 | |||
Lemming was in fine form on that one; interesting he references Doyle, as I hear his voice in Iain's writing. Those of us who read SACD in our early years seem to be inescapably influenced by his style.
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Guldbamsen
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098 |
Posted: February 03 2014 at 14:30 | |||
Deputy Dawg sings the 'Jaws' theme
It's so funny cause it's true.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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HolyMoly
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26133 |
Posted: February 03 2014 at 14:25 | |||
I've read that one before, it's a doozy.
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Guldbamsen
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098 |
Posted: February 03 2014 at 14:14 | |||
Hear hear
I love reading Ian's reviews and have missed them like crazy (as well as his furry ways on the forum) I know I've highlighted this one before, but his write up of The Residents' Commercial Album is just ridiculously funny. First time I read it, I nearly wet myself: The Residents appear to have attempted a Reductio ad absurdum ploy here to break down the constituent parts of pop music so that they are revealed as products in the builder's yard. They protest too much. (and don't ever let them do your loft extension) Perhaps the most disingenuous aspects of this endeavor are threefold; 1 - It is precisely the repetitive elements of pop music that define pop music. 2 - Every masterpiece ever created in western diatonic music can be reduced to just 12 notes and no amount of dice juggling monkeys are ever going to come up with Barber's Adagio For Strings of Bananas. 3 - See Oscar Wilde. The Residents would not exist as a viable entity were it not for the platform afforded to them by popular music, as how else could we reference their work against what it purports to deconstruct? (Hey check this out guys, it's a piss-take of that funeral procession music they use on Neptune!?) Despite these niggles, what is presented on Commercial Album if taken on its own merits, is yet another intriguing installment of some of the most bizarre and 'uneasy listening' you are ever likely to encounter. The percussion has almost a 'toddler banging on Mum's Tupperware' effect and there is a playful and childlike element to the Residents that sits uncomfortably beside its sinister and darker elder sibling. It's practically impossible to tell you what these tracks sound like as it would be like asking Sherlock Holmes to provide a description of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So as glib as the following may appear, they are sincere testament to what the contents do suggest, at least to me. My Work Is So Behind - Yosemite Sam tackles rap but is interrupted by an incoming call on his cellphone Birds in the Trees - The Beach Boys undergo a full body search by Customs in Hawai Picnic Boy - Rare and previously unreleased Fun Boy Three and Mud collaboration When We Were Young - Elgar's rejected score for 'The Spy Who Loved Me' Love Leaks Out - Morrissey auditions as the replacement for Bob Marley in the Wailers The Act of Being Polite - The on board demo that shipped with Casio's flagship Dictaphone Loss of Innocence - Deputy Dawg sings the 'Jaws' theme Simple Song - Like hearing Kraftwerk at the other end of a telephone Ups and Downs - A lullaby sung by Vlad the Impaler Possesions - Status Quo cover version by the house band in the Betty Ford Clinic Moisture - Apocalypso Now Amber - A sea shanty written by a shipwreck I'm not even sure if the Residents would much care if they were considered 'progressive' or not, but I would place their tradition as belonging to that of psychedelia and 60's trash culture. For those with an adventurous spirit and a receptive set of ears, this record contains a bounty of unknown pleasures and more. unsettling/beautiful/cute/kitsch/insidious (Delete as applicable) |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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HolyMoly
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26133 |
Posted: February 03 2014 at 13:35 | |||
Just had a ball reading Iain's (ExittheLemming) lengthy and entertaining in depth analysis of The Who's underappreciated "Face Dances" album. I've been very busy at work and only meant to browse over the new reviews but I got sucked in. Bravo!
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1125729 |
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Guldbamsen
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098 |
Posted: February 01 2014 at 16:12 | |||
Two of em? I am definitely going to Canada at some point. Thanks for the heads up
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Mellotron Storm
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Online Points: 12945 |
Posted: February 01 2014 at 14:46 | |||
Check out my daughter !? Both my daughters are gorgeous but really ?
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Guldbamsen
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098 |
Posted: January 31 2014 at 05:00 | |||
The way Philosaurus just wrote about the new Nichelodeon album makes me wish that he'd review more often. I really digged that one...oh and for the folks around here who don't know him by that exact name - it'll be Man With Hat
Anyways have some clappies on me big fella, what a review (Just noticed the other posts in here and thanks Jim, you know how much I adore your reviews so that means a lot coming from you) Edit: Oh and John? I'll be sure to drop you a mail, if I decide to take the plunge and scoot over the Atlantic, don't worry I'd love to hang with you (and maybe check out your daughter).
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Sean Trane
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Posted: January 29 2014 at 02:18 | |||
Yeah, well believe me, that can cost too.
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Mellotron Storm
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Online Points: 12945 |
Posted: January 28 2014 at 19:42 | |||
Hugues you are most definetly the alpha male on this site. You say what you want and say to hell with the consequences.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
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Sean Trane
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Posted: January 28 2014 at 09:20 | |||
No thank YOU !!! The main reason why I'm here is to share what I like/love with others |
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irrelevant
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Posted: January 28 2014 at 04:39 | |||
Oooh, good one.
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Sagichim
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 06:30 | |||
Hey Sean I always enjoyed your reviwes too. Two albums I remember I got because of you are: The second Recreation album "Music Or Not Music" and the lovely Ripaille album "La vieille que l'on brűla", so thanks
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Sean Trane
Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19627 |
Posted: January 26 2014 at 05:06 | |||
Indeed, I must admit that I haven't really noticed Guldbamsen's reviews ... Hell, I didn't even know he was an Admin (congrats David).... But I'll be certain to pay attention in the near-future... Mmmhhh!!!... the old king (though I'd rather think of myself as an alpha-male/progger) had to abdicate in favor of a newer and stronger king ... I was even expecting to be overtaken by my countryman Zowie, but apparently, he chocked at the worst time... I hope Daniel will come back in a flurry of activity some day @Michael, I know what you mean about counterbalancing positive and negative... And it's not easy to pay attention and be fair to something you don't like...
Isn't that atrocious??? Some people simply can't accept diversity of opinion. |
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: January 25 2014 at 19:52 | |||
Oh, thank you guys, I'm touched. Actually having a crappy day at work, so this is a nice surprise, I'm truly humbled And, Sean, I too would like to see me offer more 1 and 2 star reviews! It's a combination of two things. 1) I had a fairly rubbish last year, so I've preferred to focus on positive things away from real life, hence the overload of 3-5 star reviews! and b) I'm usually very thrilled by so many of the prog albums I hear, just blown away and appreciative of the talent in so many of those who offer progressive music! But you're totally right, I'll look into some more painful encounters and try to give them a bit of exposure! You may particularly enjoy my recent 1 star review of Mythos' `Grand Prix' album! http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1088059 |
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Mellotron Storm
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Online Points: 12945 |
Posted: January 25 2014 at 19:41 | |||
Thanks so much Hugues. One of the reasons i've done so many reviews is because of you, loserboy and easy livin'. When I first found this site back in 2005 I just marvelled at you guys, in fact I always thought that the reviewers were the life blood of this site. I agree about Chicpah who I believe writes for a newspaper so no wonder the man has a way with words. I've messaged him many times about his steller reviews. Also Michael is definetly a guy who's opinion I value and reviews I always read. And though you didn't mention Guldbamsen he is one guy i'd love to hang with in real life, he's so entertaining and informative. I've said it before but you'll always be the king of this site Hugues.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
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Horizons
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Posted: January 25 2014 at 11:42 | |||
Lets face it, those who deny the Don Cab groove Haven't Lived Afro Pop.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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