'I trawl the Megahertz' - Paddy McAloon

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So, you start the album with a 20-odd minute stringfest with an American woman talking. I think the album's beautiful but will probably never listen to it again.

― squirmy rooter (s.r.w.), Thursday, 5 June 2003 07:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the album's beautiful but will probably never listen to it again.

My sentiments exactly. I really love the idea of it, though.

― Alex in Rotherham (Alex in Doncaster), Thursday, 5 June 2003 07:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm eager to hear this, and would love to see what more folks think about it. But I'm not keen on spending $36 to buy it from Amazon.com.

I've heard a couple of 30-second clips (from the opening track and the one conventional "song with vocals") and I'm surprised how much the former sounds like classic Prefab Sprout, despite the instrumental-plus-spoken-word format. (Although it also reminds me a bit of Goldie's Saturnz Return. Which I like. Yes, it's a lonely life.)

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Thursday, 5 June 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Email me if you'd like copy of my copy Paul.

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Thursday, 5 June 2003 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Turns out the whole album -- all 50+ minutes -- is streamed at http://www.prefabsprout.com/ (when the home page first loads, a small "I Trawl the Megahertz" window opens along with it).

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Friday, 6 June 2003 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)

eight years pass...

If you waiting for hurricane Irene to arrive, sitting by your window, put this on--it is BEAUTIFUL. The long title track in particular is astonishing. If you are predisposed to swooning, this will give you goosebumps..

― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 27 August 2011 20:16 (fourteen years ago)

The title track is incredible, but the one track McAloon sings on, "Sleeping Rough", is utterly heartbreaking.

― Pheeel, Saturday, 27 August 2011 22:31 (fourteen years ago)

Yeah, the ones that are just music aren't so hot, but those two are the stand outs.

― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 27 August 2011 22:40 (fourteen years ago)

love "i'm 49"

― jed_, Sunday, 28 August 2011 01:13 (fourteen years ago)

yes, i'm 49 is amazing

― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 28 August 2011 01:56 (fourteen years ago)

Wish he'd do another album along these pacific lines. The album wrings me out every listen.

― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 29 August 2011 13:09 (fourteen years ago)

two years pass...

hadn't listened in years, title track killing me tonight

― woof, Monday, 9 September 2013 21:39 (twelve years ago)

five years pass...

https://www.sproutology.co.uk/interviews/tell-the-stars-im-coming-sony-press-release-november-8th-2018/

― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 8 November 2018 13:49 (six years ago)

Thanks - that's great news.

― Tim, Thursday, 8 November 2018 14:01 (six years ago)

I bought this at the time. I dig it out once every few years, listen to it, am captivated, put it away again. Rinse and repeat unto death.

― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Thursday, 8 November 2018 17:21 (six years ago)

There was a picture of him with Spike Lee a couple years back and intimation they were working together...wonder if anything became of it?...

― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Thursday, 8 November 2018 17:38 (six years ago)

https://www.sproutology.co.uk/sproutbait/driving-the-first-spike/

Apparently he’s also working on a musical with Spike Lee’s brother, Cinque.

― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 8 November 2018 17:58 (six years ago)

Wow

― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Thursday, 8 November 2018 18:38 (six years ago)

Will rebuy to support the man.

― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 8 November 2018 20:09 (six years ago)

five years pass...

huh do I like this? I think I like this

https://rekids.bandcamp.com/album/we-trawl-the-hurts

― woof, Thursday, 29 August 2024 10:47 (one year ago)

Been playing that a hell of a lot, I think it's amazing

― willem, Thursday, 29 August 2024 12:13 (one year ago)

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