theboyangel Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Cooper temple clause - kick up the fire and let the flames break loose Haven't listened to this in years, nice little blast from the past thanks for the reminder - dug that back out and also rediscovered Hope of the States - The Lost Riots! Edited April 9, 2015 by theboyangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cooper temple clause - kick up the fire and let the flames break loose Haven't listened to this in years, nice little blast from the past thanks for the reminder - dug that back out and also rediscovered Hope of the States - The Lost Riots! I did similar, had a listen to See This Through and Leave on spotify, which then reminded me I hadn't listened to The Lost Riots in years either so whacked that on. Saw them at The Louisiana in Bristol not long after Black Dollar Bills was released, it was a great little gig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cooper temple clause - kick up the fire and let the flames break loose Haven't listened to this in years, nice little blast from the past thanks for the reminder - dug that back out and also rediscovered Hope of the States - The Lost Riots! What a massive opening track on that album! I never really connected with any of their subsequent albums, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Cooper temple clause - kick up the fire and let the flames break loose Haven't listened to this in years, nice little blast from the past thanks for the reminder - dug that back out and also rediscovered Hope of the States - The Lost Riots! What a massive opening track on that album! I never really connected with any of their subsequent albums, though. Likewise, saw them a few times at festivals but didn't really listen to anything past that album. I'm guessing their guitarist who killed himself must of had a massive input into that album, which gave a lot of intensity. The Manics did pretty well for themselves, but its got to be pretty hard for a band getting over something like that. Edited April 9, 2015 by AlwaysAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted April 11, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 11, 2015 Sonic Boom - Spectrum I'd forgotten all about this one, let alone that I had a copy. SO I looked it up and apparently my version with the acetate spirally cover is changing hands for upwards of £25 these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 11, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 11, 2015 The Sound - From the Lions Mouth Points I'd like to make here (1) Everytime I listen to an album by The Sound, I find it unfathomable that this band never "made it", always forgotten about even back in the day. (2) The disappointment in finding the record warped when I placed it on the platter was overcome quickly when I realised it still played almost perfectly. A few pops here and there but no scratches as such and the warping has little to no noticeable effect on the sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 11, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 11, 2015 I seem to have gone back in time to 1981 Juju - Siouxsie and the Banshees Their best album imo. John McGeoch was such a great guitarist. I remember seeing the Juju tour at the Brum Odeon, it was a great gig too Delighted that this is in such good condition, its been everywhere with me. It would have been in a Djing Crate for a good ten years going from club to club, numerous house moves, dumped under plenty of rubbish in the spare room for a good decade… amazing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Another one for the country/Americana fans on here. Less an album, more an epic western movie. Album Review: Tom Russell – The Rose of Roscrea By Joe Giltrap on April 6, 2015 Tom Russell The Rose of Roscrea ★★★★★ (out of 5) TOM RUSSELL is one of the best singer/songwriters I have ever been lucky enough to see and hear. A regular visitor to Ireland over the years, Tom has produced some great albums in his long career and collaborated on some terrific projects with some very talented artists. His songs have been recorded by the likes of Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin and Joe Ely amongst many others and The Washington Post describes him as “one of the best singer-songwriters of our time”. Russell and Dave Alvin were hailed as the architects of what we now call “Americana” music — that wide embracing genre that covers so much of non-mainstream country/folk. His latest release, a double album entitled The Rose of Roscrae, is a very ambitious piece of work that has been a long time in the making. Spanning two-and-a-half hours it takes a fascinating look at the history of the American West and traditional cowboy and folk music. What makes it all the more interesting is the fact that it is told through the story of a young Irish lad aged 16 from Templemore, Co. Tipperary, who travels to America in the late 1880s to become a cowboy, leaving behind his first love — the rose of Roscrae. The dramatic opening features the lone haunting voice of Texan Jimmie Dale Gilmore soon giving way to the distinctive deep tones of Russell describing the young man’s departure from Templemore. Track five, the album’s title track is a great stand-alone song with whistle running through it and the hook line “as I walked all night from Roscrae to Templemore”. It’s one of those tracks you just have to play again. The first disc has 27 tracks although some are very short but important links for stories. Apart from the aforementioned, there are some truly memorable tracks such as Jimmy Le Fave singing Ain’t No More Cane On The Brazos and Tom’s brilliant The Last Running — a great story wonderfully told. Finbar Furey also appears as a guest singing Carrickfergus. The other Irish guest singer Maura O’Connell, performs The Water is Wide which then slips gently into The Red River Valley instrumental by The Norwegian Wind Ensemble. Maura follows that with I Talk to God, another powerful track. Along with Maura this second album features more female singers such as Eliza Gilkyson, Gretchen Peters and Bonnie Dobson. Russell kicks up a storm with the driving country rock Hard Time in Texas while Whiskey in his Blood evokes memories of the great Waylon Jennings sound. The album closes with The Rose of Roscrea again, but this time by Maura O’Connell. This was an inspired move as her magnificent voice puts the finishing touches to a remarkable work that will be hard to beat as my album of the year. Tom Russell has done it again. Irish Post Edited April 12, 2015 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2015 One of blonde's recommendations from a while back Agnes Obel - Philharmonics Was meant to be doing the garden today but it was pissing it down so I jumped in the car, earned some extra cash and blew it all on vinyl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 13, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 13, 2015 I've never been called blonde before Her second album is even better, btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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islingtonclaret Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I seem to have gone back in time to 1981 Juju - Siouxsie and the Banshees Their best album imo. John McGeoch was such a great guitarist. I remember seeing the Juju tour at the Brum Odeon, it was a great gig too Delighted that this is in such good condition, its been everywhere with me. It would have been in a Djing Crate for a good ten years going from club to club, numerous house moves, dumped under plenty of rubbish in the spare room for a good decade… amazing Put on Tinderbox last week, awesome album! I had a proper post-punk session actually. Echo & The Bunnymen, The Pop Group, Television... Then logically followed by Skepta and Roots Manuva. Natually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Sonic Boom - Spectrum I'd forgotten all about this one, let alone that I had a copy. SO I looked it up and apparently my version with the acetate spirally cover is changing hands for upwards of £25 these days The packaging was the best thing about them. Got a couple of bits: a clear 12", a pretty looking CD single, the album or EP that came in oil filled packaging - it burst in the car - Very messy. Pretty dreadful band for me. Without Jason he was a bit pants imho. Also got a signed 'Dreamweapon' that plays from the inside out and the original 'Taking Drugs...' on Father Yod. Should chop em in really, never listen to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Picked up this new(ish) compilation on vinyl yesterday... Can't wait to put it on when I get home! Edited April 13, 2015 by islingtonclaret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted April 13, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 13, 2015 The packaging was the best thing about them.Yeah having given that a couple of listens, its psyche by numbers, very formulaic, no edge. Its missing that vital spark.This is probably the reason I'd forgotten all about it existing in the first place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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