― mt, Friday, 23 August 2002 03:18 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jens (brighter), Friday, 23 August 2002 03:28 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jerry (Jerry), Friday, 23 August 2002 07:35 (twenty-three years ago)
― alex in montreal, Saturday, 24 August 2002 13:39 (twenty-three years ago)
Just caught up with the "Painted Word" record, circa 1984. Amazing stuff but musically and lyrically. Treacly seemed to have been I a very bad place right about this time but managed to channel it into some great music. Thanks to the folks at 1972 records for the re-issue.
― kwhitehead, Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:23 (thirteen years ago)
anyone know how he's doing healthwise?
― JoeStork, Monday, 14 January 2013 01:12 (thirteen years ago)
The Painted Word is their best album, though it's hard to say why. It doesn't have the energy of the debut or the humour that's in a lot of their other work but the songs are some of the most intense and passionate that they ever wrote, while still being grounded in everyday language and situations. Dan's delivery in lines like "If you think it's funny now, wait till the bomb goes off you'll be in fucking hysterics" is chilling. Then the production is probably the best example of that post-punk/Velvets sound that was pretty widespread in the UK at the time. Here the mish-mash of pianos etc seems to work perfectly and does what a lot of bands couldn't quite emulate, which is get a good groove going.
― everything, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:28 (thirteen years ago)
realized recently that this track off of recent ariel pink album is a TVPs pastiche/homage, esp. to painted word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl6YsC1AD0Q
painted word is their best album IMO, maybe tied w/ the debut?
i love everything through privilege, i guess.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 23:32 (twelve years ago)
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― J'ackHughes (admrl), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 23:39 (twelve years ago)
yeah, i dunno.
listening to the painted word again for the first time in years. what a brilliant record.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 9 September 2013 03:27 (twelve years ago)