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A couple of compilations albums by The Shadows

I'm listening to The Charlatans Wonderland, very different from their early sound,it's not bad.

Severed Heads - Retread & Severed Heads - ComMerz, fine and at times weird

Hansi Hinterseer!!!!!

Alex, darn, you rickrolled me there alright!

I looked Hansi up on itunes, and now i'm all " Ich Wil Nur Dich".

I'm going to have to take a heavy dose of music of the industrial kind to come back from that one

Also checking that out online Fons, and like what I'm hearing.

what think you of it MemberD? and you too Garry?
I read a rather average review when it came out, and from the samples I've heard it seems more poppy/dance to me than the first album.

Dusting off The Dark Side Of The Moon CD last week.
Two things always occur to me when reacquainting myself with it, that, I’ve never ever warmed to the track Money, it sticks out for me, spoiling the flow after the atmospheric The Great Gig In The Sky, (okay, it was the start of side 2 in the olden days).

The main thing though is how emotionally charged this album leaves me feeling, such resonating songs such as Us And Them, with simplistic, almost childlike lyrics, but so perfect in meaning:

“With, without. And who'll deny that's what the fighting’s all about.
Get out of the way, it's a busy day, and I've got things on my mind.
For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died”

genius

John Foxx And The Shadows.


now there's a proper band name, instead of that silly Maths one.


only kidding

Completely agree, Core. I haven't heard it for a while either (apart from Us and Them on Ken Bruce the other day) but have you heard the Flaming Lips's brilliant take on the album?

This summer, mostly new oldies:

M83 "Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts" (astonishing)
Underworld "A Hundred Days Off" (ditto)
David Sylvian "Dead Bees on a Cake" (a very rich cake with very dead bees)
The Durutti Column "Rebellion" (a very good album but you really ought to skip tracks 4 and 5)