Will you be reviewing Turn The Heater On? As it's a cover version and only recorded for a Peel session I don't know if it'd qualify ? And also what about Too Late?
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Fotzepolitic wrote: Will you be reviewing Turn The Heater On? As it's a cover version and only recorded for a Peel session I don't know if it'd qualify ? And also what about Too Late?
👍 ... quite soon in fact
Dennis Remmer wrote:
Fotzepolitic wrote: Will you be reviewing Turn The Heater On? As it's a cover version and only recorded for a Peel session I don't know if it'd qualify ? And also what about Too Late?
👍 ... quite soon in fact
Whew! Fotzepolitic was worried it would be...Too Late. HA HA HA HA *fart*
Dennis Remmer wrote: Ceremony, In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End reviews now up.
I think In a Lonely Place would sound amazing with the ACO. Did you put a vote in here?: VividPoll. Any thoughts?
Andy wrote: [ I think In a Lonely Place would sound amazing with the ACO. Did you put a vote in here?: VividPoll. Any thoughts?
Voted for All Day Long.
Pretty much anything from the Order's string-laden atmospheric deep synths quarter will do nicely. Should be memorable.
I reckon the band will be nervous as f@#%, among all those 'real musicians' ![[rolling]](/emoticons/rolling.gif){kind=small}
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Andy wrote:
Dennis Remmer wrote:
Fotzepolitic wrote: Will you be reviewing Turn The Heater On? As it's a cover version and only recorded for a Peel session I don't know if it'd qualify ? And also what about Too Late?
👍 ... quite soon in fact
Whew! Fotzepolitic was worried it would be...Too Late. HA HA HA HA *fart*
But it was Sooner Than You Think. OH! My wife told me to stop talking about Mel C. I said, Things will never be the same again.
Agree totally about STYT. The rhymes are embarrassing though the opening and closing are OK. I'm sure Johnny Marr (so it must be true) said this was their worst song circa RTP.
Sub-Culture and Face Up reviews done. Low-Life complete.
Differences of opinion invited at any time...
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Subculture is the only song I cum close to rating on the second half. The Record Mirror alt was good cos it was an extended take rather than a fuck up mix, and it increased rather than limited Hooky's contribution (Rest Of, anyone?) - pity about the crap 7" vinyl sound quality though. The Savile story was never corroborated - the only '''''authority''''' I found was the Paradise fanzine - but I liked Robie's attack. Pleasantly all over the place. I know the purists hated it but I even enjoyed that stridulent squawk (squawks usually are) at the end of the dub. Ah, happy days... Days when I noted 'A view without a room' on the LP track became 'A room without a view' on the single. This tells you a lot about the state of my social life then. And now. I remember reading that Gillian found it 'trite' too. Awesome, cumming from someone who took 3 years for 'Someone I hate / She thinks she's great' and 'He put the bags in the car and he felt much better / She wanted to drive but he wouldn't let 'er.' Pure Dylan.
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I agree Bernard's lyrics in some songs from the 80s would seem to contradict themselves from sentence to sentence which if you really let it could be fucking annoying and nonsensical. I think Bernard or even the whole band have said they used to sit down and try and all come up with lyrics and then chuck 'em all into one song and chro bar them together so no fucking wonder a lot of them didn't make sense on some tracks.
The "giddyup" bassline on Face Up always seemed to me a nod to that Hi-Nrg sound of the mid 80s - singers (ahem) like Hazel Dean and there was another one whose track had that similar giddyup thing, i'm thinking Evelyn Champagne King or someone like that.She had a hit with a Hi Nrg bassline that was similar.Tried to find it on YouTube to demonstrate but to no avail.
Haven't commented much on these writings of yours Mr Remmer but while i'm here - yep, you certainly know how to put things into words when describing a song.Many song reviews you've done have matched my opinions and feelings about a sound, a melody, a drum sound, a lyric , whatever....Except i ain't clever enough to put it into words.Cracking job yer doing with this project of yours.
Fotzepolitic wrote: I The "giddyup" bassline on Face Up always seemed to me a nod to that Hi-Nrg sound of the mid 80s - singers (ahem) like Hazel Dean and there was another one whose track had that similar giddyup thing, i'm thinking Evelyn Champagne King or someone like that.She had a hit with a Hi Nrg bassline that was similar.Tried to find it on YouTube to demonstrate but to no avail..
Relax don't do it... (especially when this woman stares at you at 1.58)
^ Yep that's the one i had in mind- Evelyn Thomas, not Evelyn Champagne King.Mix that Frankie circa 84 Hi-Nrg type bass with some Hazel Dean from the same era and you've got Face Up's "giddyup" right there.
Interesting to get a positive take on SOTN. I remember Select 93 considering the period a mid-term burn-out. But who cares what they think. The bassline is exactly the same as on Mr Disco and the rhymes are pretty cringeworthy. I always thought Mr Disco and Vanishing Point went on too long anyway.
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Great summation of Weirdo. I have always loved this tune. It is in my all-time New Order top-10. Amazing guitar from Bernard and he and Hooky really seem to be in sync on this track. It moves along at a good clip too. It sounds like Steve was a blur of flailing arms on this one. The last minute and 20 seconds sans lyrics is sublime. It is a sound they recaptured a little on Everyone Everywhere later. Brilliant.
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Dennis you are doing a brilliant job with these reviews. I have been listening to all these again on my 24 year old Technics stack system and the tracks seem so refreshing after the way I have been listening to music in recent years.I never got round to getting an iPod! Still had minidiscs..laptops and tablets. PS shrink wrapping is killing music! I have the last Music Complete albums and all the related singles still sealed for the vinyl editions.Getting the CD singles open was an experience too! Regards Rocket Mick 😕
Angel Dust and Every Little Counts reviews now up. Brotherhood complete.
Happy New Year everyone.
