C/D : Langely School

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I'm tired of hearing of this album! Now, I've never heard it, but everyone seems to think Jesus himself made it... Call me a skeptic, but I'm under the vague impression that there's some kind of hipster irony involved in all this-- the same kind of irony that causes people to rave about the Shaggs... Don't mean to trample on anyone's toes, but given the background of these two CDs, I have to be a bit skeptical.

Now, once and for all... Is this Langely School album REALLY all it's cracked up to be?

― Manny Parsons, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

...........no. It's quaint and enjoyable and then you realise you are effectively listening to school assembly and subsequently sprout sizeable trauma.

― alex linsdell, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

christ.

― bc, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I was trying to be cynical about it too, until I heard it. A lot of it is very enjoyable and very lovely. The slower, sadder stuff is the better stuff, Space Oddity is pretty awesome. There is some filler, but I guess they were trying to be complete about it. There really is something great about it aside from the novelty, in my opinion. I would recommend giving it a try.

― Nick A., Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It's wonderful.

― Jerry, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hrrrm. Re-listening to bits of it now. Maybe not so much 'school assembly' as 'end of term fourth year production', and undoubtedly more affecting and lovely than i remember... but i'm quite poor at the moment and cannot justify buying it, so i have to pretend i really dislike it in order to stop myself wanting it. It's very nice, though, yes.

― alex linsdell, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Love it. The first few times I listened, it did have an outsiderish appeal - like a choir of Martian schoolchildren singing in a cornfield. Almost a year later, I just appreciate the arrangements and the accidental way the kids find new meaning in these well-trod songs. I mean, any record that can get me singing along to "Mandy" is truly remarkable. The recent VH1 special shed some light on the motivations behind the original recordings, too...

― mike, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

initial listen - classic. subsequent spins - DUD. hey, its kids singing popular songs of the time! and the arrangements are pretty cool! its amazing that kids did this! hey, what else is there to listen to?

― tyler, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Another thread about this album for the curious (with a nice analysis by Frank Kogan I hadn't read before.)

― Mark, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

On a similar note, Anyone heard Hunky Dory (the band)? ...utterly charmin'

― Jez, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

four weeks pass...

hunky dory is fantastic! 3 out of total 4 songs are completly wonderful. anyone know how to get that CDsingle (think it´s japanese release only)

about Langley - is part time classic

― jens, Saturday, 10 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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