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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:01 Post subject: Cymbals Eat Guitars |
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New Order - Technique
Sugar - Copper Blue
The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
The Strokes - Is This It
Occasionally, and less and less as I get older, an album comes along that absolutely blows your head off the very first time you hear it. From the first note to the last you are in awe and you feel euphoric, like the world just changed and got slightly better, and nothing will ever be the same again. At least, just for those first, never to be repeated 60 minutes.
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains, is just such an album. Go out and buy it right away.
K x _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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mrfiresky
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 274 Location: surrey
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 13:50 Post subject: |
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Right. I have done exactly wot you commanded and just bought it on vinyl for £12.99. It will be here by Wednesday
I have forfeited food for the day and turned the central heating off until Wednesday to pay for this....so no pressure Kris..
_________________ we spent a lot of time trying to make our guitars sound like trumpets...then someone told us we could actually use real trumpets |
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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 14:31 Post subject: |
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You know, you could have just Spotified it first you know
Still - I HAVE THE POWER!!!!!1! _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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mrfiresky
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 274 Location: surrey
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:38 Post subject: |
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I don't really do Spotify and i don't listwn to the radio...i prefer the lucky lotto style of buying stuff i might like from reviews/recommendations...
Have an emergency tin of custard under the sink so I won't starve...!
_________________ we spent a lot of time trying to make our guitars sound like trumpets...then someone told us we could actually use real trumpets |
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Tommy Tynans Lovechild
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 854 Location: People's Republic Of BS4 (Though always PL2 4Ever)
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 21:33 Post subject: |
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ay they do sound pretty ace, well done fella!
i'm gonna check 'em out at start the bus next month - its free admission so no pressure from me kris!!! _________________ Britain... It's not that Great! |
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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 09:10 Post subject: |
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After listening three times a day for the last 4 days I'm starting to think it could be the greatest album since Giant Steps.....
K x _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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mrfiresky
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 274 Location: surrey
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 08:37 Post subject: |
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praise indeed....
hopefully today will be the day i get the exciting knock on the door from the postie with a nice square package for me... _________________ we spent a lot of time trying to make our guitars sound like trumpets...then someone told us we could actually use real trumpets |
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Bev
Joined: 25 Aug 2002 Posts: 843 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 17:59 Post subject: |
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I'm listening to it now, on the second track.
Sounds really good - the voice is very Pavement. I'll keep my options open, but at the moment I think I'll be agreeing with above comments. _________________ Scattershot Writing: www.jameseverington.blogspot.com |
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Bev
Joined: 25 Aug 2002 Posts: 843 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 19:57 Post subject: |
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And yes it is very, very good.
Good call on the recomendation. _________________ Scattershot Writing: www.jameseverington.blogspot.com |
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mrfiresky
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 274 Location: surrey
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 13:16 Post subject: |
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It still hasn't arrived. I've just glared menacingly at the postman when he brought the bills.
I'm actually further back when it comes to getting hot music than I was twenty years ago, at least then I just had to get off me arse and go to a shop, now i order it all on line (saves £1 a time you know)...
Whilst the rest of the world spotifies and downloads i'm sitting waiting for brown envelopes in the post....(like cloughie) _________________ we spent a lot of time trying to make our guitars sound like trumpets...then someone told us we could actually use real trumpets
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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 15:27 Post subject: |
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Who on earth did you order it from??
I couldn't find it in a shop either, so had to take the shameful route of exchanging my hmv vouchers for iTunes vouchers and downloading the damn thing.
It's so good though I may order it again on CD so i can listen to it in the car _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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Tommy Tynans Lovechild
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 854 Location: People's Republic Of BS4 (Though always PL2 4Ever)
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 22:53 Post subject: |
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well their obviously getting popular - start the bus rarely do tickets as pretty much every gig there is free yet they are doing them for this one now. Its a hefty £2.50 but i'll still give it a go
as for the cd - rough trade have a version of it readily available according to its website - i didn't order it at the w/e but i did order my first couple of new releases for this year on saturday* and them lovely people there got them to me by today.
(* for them interested it was the fools gold album which i haven't played yet and the new owen pallet one which i have and its fucking ace) _________________ Britain... It's not that Great! |
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mrfiresky
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 274 Location: surrey
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 15:47 Post subject: |
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Ha! It's arrived.
I love it when a vinyl album contains the CD as well for free. This is even better than when you get the download for free. The vinyl and the CD for £11.99 god it's like West Brom winning the champions league.
Right thats enough excitement, it's playing now and sounds promising so far. will issue full appraisal after several listens.
(bet you all can't wait) _________________ we spent a lot of time trying to make our guitars sound like trumpets...then someone told us we could actually use real trumpets |
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mrfiresky
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 274 Location: surrey
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 15:51 Post subject: |
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incidentally I ordered "the pains of being pure at heart" as well which also arrived today.sadly this vinyl version contains neither a cd or a download so i've put it in the corner of my office facing the wall in disgrace that'll teach em.
cymbals eat guitars however, has pride of place on my desk. _________________ we spent a lot of time trying to make our guitars sound like trumpets...then someone told us we could actually use real trumpets |
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mixedcasesspaces
Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 574 Location: In the bin, wriggling around with the apple cores
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:17 Post subject: |
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Right, I'm going to check them out then.
Buying vinyl in the post is the best way to get a new record - it forces you to listen to it properly and give it a good chance, and some albums take a few goes to get into then you realise they're amazing.
I've been really rubbish recently for not listening to new stuff, I've fallen into the trap of listening to a couple of songs on the internet, deciding I like them, but never actually listening to a full album. I am missing out on loads of great stuff I think.
I promise to do better. x _________________ http://www.facebook.com/thelostcavalry
www.thelostcavalry.com
www.mixedcasesspaces.co.uk |
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