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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 23, 2017 13:13:01 GMT
"It's perfect as it stands, so why then crush it in your perfect hands?" - Desire As by Prefab Sprout (1985)
The Afghan Whigs - My Curse (1993)
It's All In The Game/You Know What They're Writing About - Van Morrison (1979)
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Post by mszanadu on May 23, 2017 16:27:26 GMT
"It's perfect as it stands, so why then crush it in your perfect hands?" - Desire As by Prefab Sprout (1985) The Afghan Whigs - My Curse (1993) It's All In The Game/You Know What They're Writing About - Van Morrison (1979) Awesome music selections here stefancrosscoe . I especially enjoyed Desire As by Prefab Sprout . Thanks stefancrosscoe for sharing these .
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 23, 2017 16:51:03 GMT
Thanks, mszanadu. I am glad to hear that. Desire As is my favorite track from Prefab Sprout and their 80s classic, Steve McQueen or Two Wheels Good (I think it goes by that name in America), and the one song I always come back to. I think I read somewhere that Thomas Dolby (who provided both as a musician and producer) said yes, straight away, when bandleader/songwriter Paddy McAloon presented him with a demo version of the song. And it ended up becoming a perfect match, as Dolby would bring along a very lush/elegant sound which fitted incredible well with McAloon's sharp and witty songs. I guess their music at times fits in with the term "sophisti-pop" that were popular in the 80s. When I fist heard the album, it was impossible not get moved or impressed by the fantastic quality and catchiness of side A, where you are meet by: Faron Young Bonny Appetite When Love Breaks Down Goodbye Lucille #1And so, side B felt a bit of a "letdown" the first couple of times, but over a certain period it was (for me that is) the cut, Desire As which really become the song that captured the album as a whole, and now I think side B is just as good as Side A. Probably one of the finest pop albums of the mids 80s, where every cut has its unique style and quirkyness, and still better things would come later, as for me, I think Prefab Sprout and Thomas Dolby did their best work on Jordan: The Comeback (1990), which I think of as their real masterpiece.
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Post by mszanadu on May 23, 2017 17:08:02 GMT
Thanks, mszanadu. I am glad to hear that. Desire As is my favorite track from Prefab Sprout and their 80s classic, Steve McQueen or Two Wheels Good (I think it goes by that name in America), and the one song I always come back to. I think I read somewhere that Thomas Dolby (who provided both as a musician and producer) said yes, straight away, when bandleader/songwriter Paddy McAloon presented him with a demo version of the song. And it ended up becoming a perfect match, as Dolby would bring along a very lush/elegant sound which fitted incredible well with McAloon's sharp and witty songs. I guess their music at times fits in with the term "sophisti-pop" that were popular in the 80s. When I fist heard the album, it was impossible not get moved or impressed by the fantastic quality and catchiness of side A, where you are meet by: Faron Young Bonny Appetite When Love Breaks Down Goodbye Lucille #1And so, side B felt a bit of a "letdown" the first couple of times, but over a certain period it was (for me that is) the cut, Desire As which really become the song that captured the album as a whole, and now I think side B is just as good as Side A. Probably one of the finest pop albums of the mids 80s, where every cut has its unique style and quirkyness, and still better things would come later, as for me, I think Prefab Sprout and Thomas Dolby did their best work on Jordan: The Comeback (1990), which I think of as their real masterpiece. I guess great minds think alike here stefancrosscoe . I'm actually listening to the full album ( on YouTube right now ) of this one you mentioned above here . I totally agree awesome songs there only wished I knew about this fabulous band sooner ( but hey - " better late than never " right ? ) . Totally cool that Thomas Dolby lend a very helping hand on this as well . Thanks so much again for this fine band recommendation too .
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 23, 2017 17:26:27 GMT
"I think Prefab Sprout and Thomas Dolby did their best work on Jordan: The Comeback (1990), which I think of as their real masterpiece."
While Steve McQueen might come with stronger songs, separately, there is no cut on Jordan: The Comeback I would skip over, and it really stands as one of those rare momemts, where every single one of them, works extremely well.
The lovely Jenny Agutter provides with vocal on the sensual pop/ballad Wild Horses:
Then later on we are met with the quirky but sweet tale, here in two parts called: Jesse James Symphony/Jesse James Bolero
But the real gems, I think once again lie with side B, as we get the incredible trio of: One of the broken-Michael-Mercy
or the stunning album closer: Doo Wop in Harlem
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 23, 2017 17:52:03 GMT
mszanadu said: I guess great minds think alike here stefancrosscoe .
I'm actually listening to the full album ( on YouTube right now ) of this one you mentioned above here .
I totally agree awesome songs there only wished I knew about this fabulous band sooner ( but hey - " better late than never " right ? ) . That is very good news, seeing another music lover finding one of my favorite "mistakes" to be of a positive surprise, and the reason I used mistake, is that I did order an album, (do not remember which or by whom) and I ended up getting Steve McQueen sent to me by mail, anyway, since I first had the CD in my hands, I decided to let my ears do the judging, before sending it back, and act like an angry customer. Turned out, it was a very, very pleasant "mistake", and one of the best ones, yet. I know what you mean, "why did I not knew of this band/artist earlier", as I felt like that when discovering bands like King Crimson, Talk Talk and XTC too. mszanadu said: Totally cool that Thomas Dolby lend a very helping hand on this as well . I was already a fan of Thomas synth-pop/new wave releases before I got to hear Prefab, and it was a great surprise to hear and read later on, how involved he was, as it become one of the most productive and fine producer/artist relationships during the 80s-early 90s, and would bring along 2 more albums. mszanadu said: Thanks so much again for this fine band recommendation too . I am just very glad to hear that another music fan is celebrating this fantastic band and their music. Here is another classic Prefab Sprout/Dolby cut called, Nightingales from the often "overlooked" 1988 album From Langley Park to Memphis with the great Stevie Wonder along with the irresistible catchy and cute 88 hit single Cars and Girls:
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mszanadu said: I guess great minds think alike here stefancrosscoe .
I'm actually listening to the full album ( on YouTube right now ) of this one you mentioned above here .
I totally agree awesome songs there only wished I knew about this fabulous band sooner ( but hey - " better late than never " right ? ) . That is very good news, seeing another music lover finding one of my favorite "mistakes" to be of a positive surprise, and the reason I used mistake, is that I did order an album, (do not remember which or by whom) and I ended up getting Steve McQueen sent to me by mail, anyway, since I first had the CD in my hands, I decided to let my ears do the judging, before sending it back, and act like an angry customer. Turned out, it was a very, very pleasant "mistake", and one of the best ones, yet. I know what you mean, "why did I not knew of this band/artist earlier", as I felt like that when discovering bands like King Crimson, Talk Talk and XTC too. mszanadu said: Totally cool that Thomas Dolby lend a very helping hand on this as well . I was already a fan of Thomas synth-pop/new wave releases before I got to hear Prefab, and it was a great surprise to hear and read later on, how involved he was, as it become one of the most productive and fine producer/artist relationships during the 80s-early 90s, and would bring along 2 more albums. mszanadu said: Thanks so much again for this fine band recommendation too . I am just very glad to hear that another music fan is celebrating this fantastic band and their music. Here is another classic Prefab Sprout/Dolby cut called, Nightingales from the often "overlooked" 1988 album From Langley Park to Memphis with the great Stevie Wonder along with the irresistible catchy and cute 88 hit single Cars and Girls: I know you're Lonestarr_Winnebago/Adimiral_Pointdexter/PVC_Marine _Corps/Scott_Sinclair. Now you're pretending to be a guy from Norway? Lol you're one of the most delusional, annoying, pathetic, dumb fuck losers I've ever encountered online. You should have died at birth.
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Post by mszanadu on May 23, 2017 19:36:34 GMT
"I think Prefab Sprout and Thomas Dolby did their best work on Jordan: The Comeback (1990), which I think of as their real masterpiece." While Steve McQueen might come with stronger songs, separately, there is no cut on Jordan: The Comeback I would skip over, and it really stands as one of those rare momemts, where every single one of them, works extremely well. The lovely Jenny Agutter provides with vocal on the sensual pop/ballad Wild Horses: Then later on we are met with the quirky but sweet tale, here in two parts called: Jesse James Symphony/Jesse James BoleroBut the real gems, I think once again lie with side B, as we get the incredible trio of: One of the broken-Michael-Mercyor the stunning album closer: Doo Wop in Harlem Another excellent set of fine selections here stefancrosscoe . Prefab Sprout's Wild Horses with the lovely Jenny Agutter - ( from one of my favorite classic films Logan's Run 1976 ) . That one very relaxing and elegant indeed . Jesse James Symphony/Jesse James Bolero - I agree quirky yet historical at the same time . The incredible trio of: One of the broken-Michael-Mercy - Totally brilliant indeed extremely moving to all the senses . Doo Wop in Harlem - Wonderfully peaceful just feels so balanced - IMPO . As for the next delightful set of songs here - Nightingales 1988 - I agree definitely an " overlooked " lost treasure of a fine song . Cars and Girls - Definitely catchy and cute but IMPO also a sort of a fun blast of the past of the 1950's or 60's too . Thanks so much again stefancrosscoe for your fine recommendations here .
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 24, 2017 12:01:21 GMT
Thanks for sharing those videoes, mszanadu. I mostly know of their music through the early 80s (but I do know of Dragnet and the one with Tom Waits). Another favorite of their later 80s material is the catchy Legs. Art of Noise - Robinson Crusoe Boy, that is one classy and trippy number. The Art of Noise x The Prodigy - Instruments Of Darkness (All Of Us Are One People) That was one freaky (in a positive way) video, rave on . The music was quite catchy, and has that late 80s/early 90s dance/rave club house beat, which I guess is no surprise, considering Liam Howlett from The Prodigy is involved. Dragnet - Art Of Noise
Nice, I loved the film with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, and of course the beautiful Alexandra Paul, one of the funniest buddy-cop comedies of the late 80s. Art of Noise got a hold on me the very first time when I saw their video of Moments in Love being played late at night on VH-1 Classic, yep, the one with the ice skating turtle , and it surely was (and still are) one of the most elegant/strange music videoes that I have ever seen, but somehow it fitted perfectly in with their beautiful and dreamy sound, and I cannot think of any other song/tune that has ended up having gone through so many great and very different remixes/versions, where some I even think are far better than the original one, and most of them are done by Art of Noise, themselves. My favorite Art of Noise cut, and which I for a long time thought was the work of some random DJ, that had done an updated chill out version, and released it by the late 90s/early 00s, as it went under a lot of different names/titles, which seemed to cause a bit of confusion. Anyway, the most infamous remix, seemed to be the one titled Quiet Storm Version, but then I stumbled upon an Art of Noise collection called Daft (1985) and the CD opened with a cut that said: Love, and it was the exactly same instrumental piece as Quiet Storm, and that really surprised me (not the name) but how this incredible piece of music was made somewhere around 1983-1984, as it sounded like something that could have been released some 15-20 years later on, and the album Daft also contained another stunning third mix of Moments in Love, titled (Three Fingers of) Love, which is among one of the most soothing/calm instrumentals I have heard and also created during the same period between 1983-84. What I often find interesting is how they could go from making a lot of heavy, nightmarish/disturbing numbers, often filled with military samples, to go on and make some of the most beautiful and calming music created during the heigth of the early 80s synth-pop era.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 24, 2017 12:30:30 GMT
Another excellent set of fine selections here stefancrosscoe . Prefab Sprout's Wild Horses with the lovely Jenny Agutter -( from one of my favorite classic films Logan's Run 1976 ) . That one very relaxing and elegant indeed . Jesse James Symphony/Jesse James Bolero - I agree quirky yet historical at the same time . The incredible trio of: One of the broken-Michael-Mercy - Totally brilliant indeed extremely moving to all the senses . Doo Wop in Harlem - Wonderfully peaceful just feels so balanced - IMPO . As for the next delightful set of songs here - Nightingales 1988 - I agree definitely an " overlooked " lost treasure of a fine song . Cars and Girls - Definitely catchy and cute but IMPO also a sort of a fun blast of the past of the 1950's or 60's too . Thanks so much again stefancrosscoe for your fine recommendations here . You're welcome, and I like your take on these songs, and yeah Logan's Run (1976) is a classic sci-fi/adventure , and Jenny Agutter is for me a big reason why. A lovely and elegant woman, who I have sadly not seen in other films, beside maybe An American Werewolf in London (1981) or in a episode of Midsumer Murders (I think), but she still comes off as all class, and that voice of hers fitted so well in the middle of Wild Horses. You nailed it with Cars and Girls, as I think thats what the band tried on (musically), making a tribute to how America and the popular culture of the 50s and 60s were maybe looked upon in other countries, through Television/Radio and so on, and I think it is a shame that the song did not make a much bigger impact on the hit charts when released back in 88-89. We're talking fire We're talking flame We're talking ice into ashes But death is a small price for heaven Prefab Sprout - The Ice Maiden (1990)I promise this will be the last Prefab track I post (for a while) and once again produced by the brilliant Thomas Dolby and I think one that is about unrequited love, where Agnetha (from ABBA) is portrayed as the "Ice Maiden".
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Post by mszanadu on May 25, 2017 19:32:19 GMT
You're most welcome stefancrosscoe - I'm actually going to send you a PM for my reply to all of this here .
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Post by rmcrae on May 27, 2017 3:40:44 GMT
Thanks for this bit of info. I like quite a few of Alanis Morissette's songs...although I haven't listened to anything she's done in recent years. Other favourites of mine from 'The Collection' album are 'Head Over Feet', 'Hands Clean', 'Still' (from the movie Dogma) and 'Uninvited' (from City of Angels), plus I like all her main hits such as 'You Oughta Know', 'Hand In My Pocket', 'Ironic', 'You Learn', as well as 'Thank U' and 'Everything'. You're very welcome.
Other than 'The Collection' I only have 'Jagged Little Pill' and 'Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'. I highly recommend both.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on May 27, 2017 7:41:48 GMT
I only have 'The Collection' and 'Jagged Little Pill'. 'The Collection' does pretty much have on it every Alanis Morissette song that I know and like (I play it semi-often). Having said that, there are at least a couple of songs not included on it which do appear on the 'Jagged Little Pill' album that I don't mind. I might end up getting 'Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie' at some point. I go through long periods of time without buying CDs, then every so often buy a few within a small period of time of each other.
Thanks again for your help, as well as your recommendation.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 27, 2017 13:58:20 GMT
And everybody wants to be special here They call your name out loud and clear Here comes a regular Call out your name Here comes a regular Am I the only one here today? The Replacements - Here Comes A Regular (1985)
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on May 27, 2017 23:04:52 GMT
And everybody wants to be special here They call your name out loud and clear Here comes a regular Call out your name Here comes a regular Am I the only one here today?The Replacements - Here Comes A Regular (1985) Thanks for bringing this song to my attention, stefancrosscoe.
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Post by Ass_E9 on May 28, 2017 3:51:10 GMT
"Piece by Piece" - Katie Melua
"ICU" - Lou Doillon
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Post by rmcrae on May 28, 2017 4:35:12 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on May 28, 2017 7:45:13 GMT
I wasn't aware of this song before now, but really like it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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Post by mszanadu on May 28, 2017 20:14:53 GMT
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