Originally posted by sans_success: I picked up Talk Talk's Laughing Stock a week ago. Whoa, this album is really good. I should have picked this on up years ago. The piano in "New Grass" is one of the gorgeous and peaceful sounds I've ever heard. This is better then I could have imagined.
If you don't have it already, be sure to get Spirit of Eden as well. I like it better than Laughing Stock.
Posts: 1350 | Location: Atlanta, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
Originally posted by Neon Boxer: I discovered Blur (Think Tank) this week. How could I miss it?!
Do you mean you discovered Blur the band, because 'Think Tank' is not Blur - it's essentially a Damon Albarn solo project. Although, '13' has a similar approach so you'd probably also really like it. If you want some authentically hey-day brit pop "Blur", listen to Parklife. You'll also probably like Gorillaz and Damon's solo work.
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Posts: 503 | Location: Care-a-lot | Registered: 16 July 2007
Originally posted by Neon Boxer: I discovered Blur (Think Tank) this week. How could I miss it?!
Do you mean you discovered Blur the band, because 'Think Tank' is not Blur - it's essentially a Damon Albarn solo project. Although, '13' has a similar approach so you'd probably also really like it. If you want some authentically hey-day brit pop "Blur", listen to Parklife. You'll also probably like Gorillaz and Damon's solo work.
13 is an Excellent album by the way. I think it's very well developed, and very consistent. The songs are varied, experimental and good. It's a great album for listening to on headphones while wandering around a city.
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Originally posted by Neon Boxer: I discovered Blur (Think Tank) this week. How could I miss it?!
Do you mean you discovered Blur the band, because 'Think Tank' is not Blur - it's essentially a Damon Albarn solo project. Although, '13' has a similar approach so you'd probably also really like it. If you want some authentically hey-day brit pop "Blur", listen to Parklife. You'll also probably like Gorillaz and Damon's solo work.
13 is an Excellent album by the way. I think it's very well developed, and very consistent. The songs are varied, experimental and good. It's a great album for listening to on headphones while wandering around a city.
Thank's guys, I'm on my way to check those things ...
Posts: 64 | Location: Slovenia, Europe | Registered: 30 December 2007
Originally posted by Neon Boxer: I discovered Blur (Think Tank) this week. How could I miss it?!
Do you mean you discovered Blur the band, because 'Think Tank' is not Blur - it's essentially a Damon Albarn solo project. Although, '13' has a similar approach so you'd probably also really like it. If you want some authentically hey-day brit pop "Blur", listen to Parklife. You'll also probably like Gorillaz and Damon's solo work.
13 is an Excellent album by the way. I think it's very well developed, and very consistent. The songs are varied, experimental and good. It's a great album for listening to on headphones while wandering around a city.
Oh yes! I love 13. One of the most underrated albums, and my very favorite Blur record.
Posts: 619 | Location: kentucky | Registered: 02 October 2007
Originally posted by Neon Boxer: I discovered Blur (Think Tank) this week. How could I miss it?!
Do you mean you discovered Blur the band, because 'Think Tank' is not Blur - it's essentially a Damon Albarn solo project. Although, '13' has a similar approach so you'd probably also really like it. If you want some authentically hey-day brit pop "Blur", listen to Parklife. You'll also probably like Gorillaz and Damon's solo work.
Actually, Think Tank is quite specifically a Blur album, and not in any way a Damon Albarn solo project. Graham Coxon fell out with the rest of the band during the initial sessions though and only features on one song, "Battery In Your Leg". Apart from that, it's Blur in every other way.
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Posts: 826 | Location: Glasgow | Registered: 21 December 2006
Originally posted by Neon Boxer: I discovered Blur (Think Tank) this week. How could I miss it?!
Do you mean you discovered Blur the band, because 'Think Tank' is not Blur - it's essentially a Damon Albarn solo project. Although, '13' has a similar approach so you'd probably also really like it. If you want some authentically hey-day brit pop "Blur", listen to Parklife. You'll also probably like Gorillaz and Damon's solo work.
Actually, Think Tank is quite specifically a Blur album, and not in any way a Damon Albarn solo project. Graham Coxon fell out with the rest of the band during the initial sessions though and only features on one song, "Battery In My Leg". Apart from that, it's Blur in every other way.
Well, solo project was an overstatement, I was influenced by allmusic's not so flattering review of the album (which I don't agree with - I enjoy Think Tank). But it's hard to deny that the "Blur" heard on Think Tank is significantly different from the 'old' Blur with Coxon.
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Posts: 503 | Location: Care-a-lot | Registered: 16 July 2007
It is significantly different, but that's not surprising, considering there are 4 years between 13 and Think Tank, and Damon had made the Gorillaz and Mali Music albums, and not to mention worked with Dan The Automator on Deltron 3030. But it's no more different than "Leisure" to "Modern Life", or The Great Escape to "Blur". Damon's ability to constantly evolve and reinvent himself is one of the reasons I love Damon, and Blur so much.
That seems to be the problem for Stephen Thomas Erlewine (aka A Total Hack). I've ranted about this review before, but the basic problem is he objects to Damon trying to advance Blur's sound, introduce new elements, and try new things, and seems to mistakenly believe that Blur hasn't always been "The Damon Show" to an extent.
He loses all credibility though, when he sneers that Damon using Fatboy Slim to produce some of the tracks has to be "parody" (yep, like it's farcical when bands these days use Danger Mouse, or Mark Ronson, for example, you thick, short-sighted, narrow-minded hack), and uses "Battery In Your Leg" as an example of a song "severely hurt by Coxon's absence", when it was in fact the only song to feature Graham. He then makes himself a laughing stock when he says Think Tank has no "sense of adventure". I don't think he's actually heard the album.
Please excuse my ranting... I get very angry at the mention of THAT review...
Glad you like Think Tank!
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Posts: 826 | Location: Glasgow | Registered: 21 December 2006
Please excuse my ranting... I get very angry at the mention of THAT review...
Glad you like Think Tank!
Hahaha, I didn't realize others had actually read that review. You summarized my problems with it very clearly. But, I was frustrated that Coxon left. Can you imagine how great it would be to have a 'complete' and evolved Blur still around? There was a lot of talk last year about the band, with Coxon, reforming but I haven't heard much about it of late. BTW, I love the Gorillaz, but haven't heard the Mali Music. I did see some sort of documentary about Blur a while back on Fuse or something, and Damon Albarn came across as an immature narcissistic douchebag. I still enjoy his music though.
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Posts: 503 | Location: Care-a-lot | Registered: 16 July 2007
I just read that AllMusic article. That makes me want to stab someone with a spork. No, but it irks me to know that someone could be that stupid.
Think Tank is an absolutely fantastic album, whether it's completely Albarn-driven or not. I think it's better than anything Albarn has associated himself with since and, as such, is probably the last great document of his musical career (man, i reeeeally don't like Gorillaz). Sure, it's no Parklife or 13, but at least Blur constantly changed up their formula, unlike that other Brit-Pop band from the 90's that still keeps releasing the same album.
Posts: 446 | Location: California | Registered: 06 March 2008
While we're on the general topic of Britpop, I've recently discovered the hormone dripping pathos of Jarvis Cocker and Pulp. I've always liked Morrissey's relationship and sexual frustations with The Smiths, but in my mind so far, Pulp is a more varied band. (The lack of Marr not withstanding.) Anyway, I feel Different Class is a much more solid endeavor than Blur's Parklife, and We Love Life might contain one of the best closers ever in Sunrise. What a great band.
I've been getting way into The Wu recently. I already mentioned Liquid Swords in this thread, but I also picked up Fishscale a couple of weeks back. Damn, this album is awesome too. A friend of mine passed me Iron Man and Supreme Clientele, which are both damn good. Guess I'm gonna have to grab Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
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Posts: 566 | Location: Chicago, IL | Registered: 14 December 2007
I've talked about this in the Metal forum, but I've been "discovering" the roots of modern death and black metal - which mostly grew up through thrash. Bands that are "new to me" include Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Venom, Exodus, Possessed, Sodom, Sadus, Kreator, Destruction, Repulsion, Terrorizer, Sarcofago, Nihilist, and Dark Angel.
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im looking for pretty much the most uninspired/unoriginal brutal and/or slam death. with little or no variation in vocals. stuff like disgorge(us) and condemned.
Posts: 964 | Location: Ain'T it stiLl obvious? | Registered: 22 August 2006
Originally posted by sans_success: I've been getting way into The Wu recently. I already mentioned Liquid Swords in this thread, but I also picked up Fishscale a couple of weeks back. Damn, this album is awesome too. A friend of mine passed me Iron Man and Supreme Clientele, which are both damn good. Guess I'm gonna have to grab Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
Definitely get OB4CL. And don't ignore Bobby Digital, or Tical. Nigga Please is worthwhile too. And I actually prefer More Fish to Fishscale., although both are excellent. Be warned though, the later solo albums can be a bit of a minefield... there are a fair few turds lurking in the murky depths.
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Posts: 826 | Location: Glasgow | Registered: 21 December 2006
Ok, here’s an magnificent album: Monika : avatar. She’s greek, with a Chrissie Hynde-ish voice, songs with excellent arrangements and production, influenced from pj Harvey, feist, tori amos and manos hatzidakis (who by the way is the greatest Greek composer ever). Give her a try and you won’t be disappointed.
With the Wu, oyu want to get the debuts of the Clan, but only Ghostface, GZA and Masta Killa have concsistent albums afterwards.
Also check out Sunz Of Man, Killah Priest and Hell RAZAH. Right now, some of the affiliates make better tighter Hip-Hop then the original clan members.
I would avoid the Bobby Digital stuff. Pretty bad imo.
Originally posted by Turenne: With the Wu, oyu want to get the debuts of the Clan, but only Ghostface, GZA and Masta Killa have concsistent albums afterwards.
Also check out Sunz Of Man, Killah Priest and Hell RAZAH. Right now, some of the affiliates make better tighter Hip-Hop then the original clan members.
I would avoid the Bobby Digital stuff. Pretty bad imo.
How dare you contradict me! Heh, nah it's all good. I actually agree with you about the affiliates making better music than most of the clan members at the mo. But I reckon that only Ghostface's later albums are worth getting though. Liquid Swords is essential, but the GZA's later stuff is mediocre at best.
And lay off Bobby Digital...
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