Damn, Momus. This is an amazing album.
― veena, Thursday, 1 September 2005 06:44 (nineteen years ago)
And, lest we forget...
How many of you have listend to hippopotomomus? moly holy! This sexy man has always turned something on in me and I miss him. Where is he? his music moves me
― ichelle, Thursday, 1 September 2005 06:53 (nineteen years ago)
The wave begins again.
eg Momus please take off the mask
I've got something that's itching me
and here's where I'm gonna scratch it
(on ILM of course! smooches)
― gerardmonchichi, Thursday, 1 September 2005 06:56 (nineteen years ago)
Precisely what Marcello said.
M once told me that he felt his work up 'til and including 'Hippopatomomus' in ..91? was just 'pastiche'. Me, I just think it's better, and no less imaginative even if it is part pastiche.
― darren (darren), Thursday, 1 September 2005 07:30 (nineteen years ago)
He might say his pre '91 work was pastiche, but it's still a whole lot better than anything he's done since...
― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 1 September 2005 07:57 (nineteen years ago)
"M once told me that he felt his work up 'til and including 'Hippopatomomus' in ..91? was just 'pastiche'. "
Strange. I'd have assumed Hipopotamomus was the beginning of Momus's second period rather than the end of the first.
I find DSTN is quite mixed. "Trust Me I'm a Doctor", "Shaftsbury Avenue" and "How do you find my Sister?" are stand-outs. I find some of the other stuff a bit obvious / tacky. ("Guitar Lesson" or "Among Women Only" ... although this is Momus, right? What do I expect?)
The two tracks I've spent a lot of time coming round to are "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" and "Don't Stop the Night" itself.
I never used to like LotRaF much. Just too close to SAW for comfort. It wasn't until I heard the slightly reggaefied remake that I realized what a great tune it was. Musically I much prefer the remake, but I miss the original lyric for the chorus. The revised version is a bit weak.
What I can't understand now, though, is why this wasn't a monster hit. Did it come out as a single? Soon after Hairstyle? Why wasn't it number one? It ought to have stormed the charts. Compare Act's "Snobbery and Decay".
I never saw the point of "Don't Stop the Night" until I heard "Ballad of the Barrel Organist". After that it all makes sense.
― phil jones (interstar), Sunday, 4 September 2005 01:37 (nineteen years ago)