Ally
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 | | 20 Mar 2008 1:59 AM |
| i have a problem with this statement under the adrian crowley gig on the Gigs of the Fortnight page:
"What is generally agreed though is that the album which won him the nomination, Long Distance Swimmer, was a massive step forward from his previous work"
is it generally agreed?
that aside, anyone going to the baby dee gig? | | | |
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Quint
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| | 20 Mar 2008 5:39 AM |
| | Generally agreed? Not by me, anyway. I bought 'Long Distance Swimmer' after seeing him on Other Voices doing the haunting 'Walk On Part' from the album. Turns out 'Walk On Part' is the best song on the album, the rest is pretty much your standard singer-songwriter fare, though he is a brillliant lyricist. After the Choice nomination and the good reviews it got, 'Long Distance Swimmer' is a bit of a letdown. | | | |
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Ally
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| | 20 Mar 2008 6:43 AM |
| actually, I'm being a little bit pedantic (surprise, surprise)...
...i do think that long distance swimmer is his best album but i don't see it as a massive leap... it just has better songs and is more accessible than his previous two efforts... northern country was very claustrophobic...
quint, i'm not sure calling it "your standard singer-songwriter fare" is an accurate reflection...
...we could of course go back to the "what is a singer-songwriter?" debate... | | | |
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floodzer
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| | 20 Mar 2008 6:50 AM |
| Gotta say I bought Long Distance Swimmer after reading it was excellent on another thread from a few ppl before christmas. I was also quite dissapointed. The main problem that I have with Adrian is his monotonous vocals. Does anyone agree?
Sorry to differ from the point of the thread | | | |
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starbelgrade
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| | 20 Mar 2008 7:23 AM |
| | I first heard him on Other Voices. He nearly put me to sleep - sounded like a depressing version of yer man from Smog... then again, stick on a violin & cello with any acoustic / semi-acoustic track & I'll be reaching for the off button (even the legend that is Thurston Moore didn't get away with it). | | | |
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Ally
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| | 20 Mar 2008 7:38 AM |
| Posted By starbelgrade on 20 Mar 2008 7:23 AM
I first heard him on Other Voices. He nearly put me to sleep - sounded like a depressing version of yer man from Smog... then again, stick on a violin & cello with any acoustic / semi-acoustic track & I'll be reaching for the off button (even the legend that is Thurston Moore didn't get away with it).
that explains it then...
...if you dislike smog, then there's no hope... 
floodzer, i understand what you mean by the monotonous vocals but with acquired taste, his vocals can become one of the highlights... the album is perfectly executed and some of the lyrics really work... the vocals only add to their impact...
but to summarise, this album isn't really anything different to what he's done for 8 years...
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starbelgrade
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| | 20 Mar 2008 7:51 AM |
| | I like Smog. | | | |
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Ally
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| | 20 Mar 2008 8:10 AM |
| Posted By starbelgrade on 20 Mar 2008 7:51 AM
I like Smog.
we agree on something!
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starbelgrade
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| | 20 Mar 2008 8:49 AM |
| Posted By Ally on 20 Mar 2008 8:10 AM Posted By starbelgrade on 20 Mar 2008 7:51 AM
I like Smog. we agree on something!
I'm not sure I like them anymore now!!!!!
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