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Yesterday an Argentinian girl played me an album by a British band called "Spain". It was pretty bland, rather heavily US country influenced, I thought. But I was pretty surprised to hear about how there was a British band who were big (or at least known) in Argentina that I never heard of

― phil jones (interstar), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)

are they not the American band led by Charlie Hayden's son Josh???

real slow?? guitar solos w/lots of chords in them??

Johnny Cash does a cover of "Spiritual" on Unchained???

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 10:24 (twenty-two years ago)

It's plausible that they're really American. They sound VERY country to really be brits.

In general my source knew her music so I gave her the benefit of the doubt,

― phil jones (interstar), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 10:31 (twenty-two years ago)

They have one terrific song, Untitled 1, on the Blue Moods of Spain. Overall I find their sound to be rather tedious. Josh Haden's sister is in that dog.

― nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 11:53 (twenty-two years ago)

aaron grossman to thread!

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Their first one The Blue Moods Of Spain has several quality tunes, my favorite is "I Lied." If you're into that really slow and morose Low sound and wouldn't mind a tinge of jazz thrown in then they'll fill your belly quite well. Their second LP had one song (and a great cover), there wasn't much to speak of on the third.

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

hmm. i'm argentinian and, for all i know, spain is not really popular here, except among music indie snobs or whatever. you know, those people who think they are better than thou just because they listen to some "obscure" stuff! i know lots of record shop owners like that. they like spain.

as some others said above, i find their music a bit tedious and slow at times. which is not a bad thing.

― cecilia, Tuesday, 14 January 2003 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I liked "Nobody Has to Know". Josh Haden's father was on Free Jazz.

― Adam A. (Keiko), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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