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twenex
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Chronicling Twenex's Atonal Twaddle
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Sep 7 16:49 UTC 2003 |
Hi. This is a Chronicle of my meanderings through the music landscape. Reviews
of CDs, gigs, radio performances/shows to be had.
As a taster, here's a copy of a review of an album by British neo-prog-rock
band, Marillion. (The album, in this case a remastered version with a second
cd incorporating bonus tracks, is from the early 80s; the review is from
2000). The album is called, FUGAZI
"I have just bought this album and I must say that it is great. A relative
newcomer to prog-rock, this is the third album from Marillion that I have
bought [the others being CLUTCHING AT STRAWS and MISPLACED CHILDHOOD]. A real
winner in terms of listenability - Fish is, [imho], an amazing lyricist and
the power of his voice on such tracks as "Jigsaw", "Assassing" and Bonus
Track/Single "Cinderella Search" is amazing. Steve Rothery's guitar-playing
is also top-notch. Not one of the most "radio-friendly" albums I've heard,
but after a couple of listens, [it] really rewards - especially "Fugazi", and,
again, "Jigsaw".
"The extra CD is really worth having, too, (check out the B-Sides), as are
the new sleeve notes - I have always liked reading about Fish's escapades!
Certainly not a 'Fugazi' album."
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twenex
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response 1 of 10:
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Sep 18 23:30 UTC 2003 |
OK, the next one up is TUSK, by Fleetwood MAc (AKA "The Follow-up To RUMOURS".
Great album this. Overshadowed at the time of release by the aforementioned
RUMOURS, it's over an hour long, and was originally released on two LP's.
It starts out with the Christine McVie track "Over & Over," not a great start
but much better than all but one orf the other Christine McVie tracks on the
album. Then comes the fun but quirky "The Ledge", a Lyndsey Buckingham track.
"Think about Me" is an upbeat plea for attention, as is "Save Me A Place".
Next up comes Sara, which, unfortunately, on the signle-CD version i have,
has been cut. grr. Apparently when the album was first released on compact
disc the technology did not yet exist to put all 20 complete tracks one one.
The question is, why not then just release it on two CD's, instead of one cut
one? Either way, Warner Brothers need to get their act together and re-release
TUSK on CD w/o cuts, IMO.
"What Makes You Thik You're The One" is a typically Buckingham-esque grouchy
swipe at his ex, Stevie Nicks. It's a good song though.
Then comes the second of 5 outsstanding tracks on this album by the
aforementioned Nicks. ("Sara" being the first). A lament for a lost love (I
think!)
"That's All For Everyone" is a good track if you dig Buckingham's sometimes
off-the-wall tastes. "Not that Funny" isn't.
"Sisters of the Moon" comes up next - another song where you have no idea what
Stevie (Nicks) is on about, but love it anyway. It's easy to see why Nicks
had hte most successful solo career of any Fleetwood Mac band member.
It's mystic and witchy. Brilliant.
The next track, another Nicks track, is not as good as the others, but is
still very good.
"That's Enough For Me" is, i believe a track on which the group collaborated.
It's one of the weaker tracks on an otherwise great album, as is "Brown Eyes".
"Never Make Me Cry" is one of those rare McVie treasures.
We pass thru the average "I Know I'm Not Wrong", a fairly catchy tune in which
Buckingham seems to exercise his talent for writing bitchy-but-upbeat ditties,
into "Honey Hi", another McVie treasure.
"Beautiful Child" is a beautiful Stevie Nicks song. 'Nuff said.
"Walk A Thin Line" and "TUSK" are both very catchy, TUSK constituting one of
the real highlights of the album.
Finally "NEver Forget" rounds the effort off with a catchy, pleasant group
song.
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mcnally
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Sep 20 08:05 UTC 2003 |
I always loved the title track from "Tusk". I can't remember which
college's marching band is featured (USC?) but it's a cool song and
the band is used to great effect.
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dbratman
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response 3 of 10:
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Oct 8 04:09 UTC 2003 |
"Tusk"? The song? I haven't heard it in something like 20 years, but
I remember it as being a kind of non-song. I kept waiting and waiting
for it to start, and then it was over. "Shaft" was the same way.
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twenex
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response 4 of 10:
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Oct 13 16:34 UTC 2003 |
Hourses for corses, i s'pose.
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dbratman
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response 5 of 10:
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Oct 16 22:03 UTC 2003 |
If I had you here, Mike and Jeff, I'd ask you to hum the tune
from "Tusk" for me. I'd love to know what it is.
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mcnally
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response 6 of 10:
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Oct 17 00:04 UTC 2003 |
I can't quite tell whether you can recall the song clearly
and this is a backhanded way of calling it tuneless (to your
tastes) or whether you genuinely can't recall what it sounds
like.
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dbratman
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response 7 of 10:
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Oct 20 22:13 UTC 2003 |
Combination, Mike. I don't recall it very well, but I can recall that
it didn't seem to have a tune, and I'd like to know what you think the
tune is.
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cyklone
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response 8 of 10:
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Oct 20 23:00 UTC 2003 |
As I recall, it was a bunch of horns from the USC Marching Band riffing
over a drumbeat. I can vaguely recall a four or five note horn crescendo
followed by someone yelling/singing "Tusk." For a while some marching
bands played Tusk at football games. Now it has been eclipsed by the far
more popular marching band arrangement of Iron Man (no, I'm not making
that up).
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dbratman
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response 9 of 10:
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Oct 24 06:57 UTC 2003 |
That accords with my recollection of how this non-song goes.
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twenex
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response 10 of 10:
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Jul 22 16:47 UTC 2005 |
TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS - YES
Indeed.
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