"julie with"

u rite

listened to 'kings lead hat' at work today

Every time I listen to this album it is primarily driven by a desire to hear "King's Lead Hat."

i like 'the spider & i'

i have two copies

side 2 reminds me of driving around san diego with this cassette playing on infinite repeat. i don't think i was the only one in the area doing that either, judging from the last 3 Mile Pilot and first Black Heart Procession albums.

curtis & and what both otm

I could swear jules or someone sent me a copy of this (as well as "here come the warm jets"). Hm. Maybe not.

that's awesome

U being sarky?

Actually what I meant was, SO IS IT WORTH IT should I get it.

is good record but the first three are better. my fave = 'no one receiving'.

i heard julie's been working for the drug squad.

SO IS IT WORTH IT should I get it

yes

tiger mountain > warm jets > green world > baas

i don't think i was the only one in the area doing that either, judging from the last 3 Mile Pilot and first Black Heart Procession albums.

well, they did cover "by this river" after all.

you get a gold star!

but seriously the last song on the first BHP record ("a heart the size of a horse") out Eno's Eno.

o rly

i haven't listened to that in ages, so i believe i will TONIGHT

yarly, 'sgood.

Review by Ned Raggett

The bandmembers' musical backgrounds gave no real indication what this first album would be like, and the result is quietly, affectingly fascinating. Pitched somewhere between the darker, quieter moments of European or European-based performers like Jacques Brel and Scott Walker and the haunting hush of more recent American acts like the For Carnation, 1 wraps itself in a lovely melancholia that avoids self-pity for deliberate reflection and consideration. Matters of the heart, as the band name indicates, are very much to the fore; no less than seven of the album's eleven songs have "heart" somewhere in the title: "Release My Heart," "Heart Without a Home," "Square Heart," and so forth. Many of the songs are piano-based or led, accentuating the late night blue feeling well, though everything sounds so high and lonely that, at points, the imaginary setting seems more like a lonely heath at midnight instead of, say, a smoky theater. The trio's blend of instrumentation is a definite strong point right from the first song, "The Waiter," with soft bells and what sounds like a musical saw mixing with acoustic guitar and bass. The use of accordion on the following song, "The Old Kind of Summer," brings the theatrical cabaret affectations of the group to the fore, but Jenkins' cracking, high vocals owe more to a certain strain of indie rock, making for a striking combination. At times his singing actually calls to mind the Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli in a wholly different musical context — perhaps a surprising link, but there's the same passion there. Of the album's many strong tracks, highlights include "Bluewater Blackheart," with a lovely piano break midsong, "Heart Without a Home," which slowly builds to a quiet, striking coda, and the distinctly doom-laden "Stitched to My Heart," with portentous opening piano chords leading into the no-less chilling main piece.

;-)

Trayce: YES. (Actually I need to get it on CD/mp3, all I have is DRM-protected .wma)

tiger mountain > warm jets > green world > baas

I haven't heard AGW but I think I'd at least rank BAAS above Warm Jets.

warm jets has so much great shit though. Needle in a Camel's Eye. Baby's on Fire. it's the most rock and the least pop. (Another Green World is probably the most pop but I love that one too.) I agree that Before and After Science ranks 4th of those 4 but they are all pretty excellent.

"Baby's On Fire" is definitely awesome.

also love the title track for the guitars that sound like synths (or vice versa)

tiger mountain > all other music ever

I knew "King's Lead Hat" sounded like the Talking Heads but I did not learn until 3 minutes ago that it's an anagram for "Talking Heads"

:O

i dont know anything but baseball anymore

shit curtis i ran down this thread all ready to contribute my vital talking heads trivia and you beat me to it. but i thought everyone knew it anyway.

another green world is a crappy album

I listened to HCTWJ a while ago and wasn't really feelin' it. I mean it was Eno all over but nothing jumped out and grabbed me like his later ambient stuff does. Maybe I need to listen to a few other earlier albms.

"Spinning Away" from the Eno/Cale album is one of my favorite songs ever

Remember when Sugar Ray covered that? Weird

tiger mountain > all other music ever

-- dan selzer, Monday, May 21, 2007 4:18 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

that swirly intro to "burning airlines..." is so godly

tim ellison, YOU are a crappy album!!

:/

Remember when Sugar Ray covered that?

WAHT