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Post by Swarfiga on Jun 3, 2016 11:21:59 GMT -5
Whitney released their debut album Light Upon The Lake today. It's really good. Especially The Falls, Dave's Song, No Woman and the song below.
It's pop with a 60s and 70s vibe. Take a little bit of Woods and a down to earth ELO and the solo stuff from George Harrison or Paul McCartney and you have their sound. Perfect summer album.
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Post by Swarfiga on May 15, 2016 11:12:16 GMT -5
I'm pretty impressed with the new Twin Peaks album. If you like jangly garage rock with psychedelic flavors, this album is for you. Agreed. Great band, and great new album.
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Post by Swarfiga on Apr 14, 2016 11:35:46 GMT -5
What do you guys think of SULKS new album No Illusions? It's out tomorrow but you can stream it on their Soundcloud. The songs are great, but the production is hit and miss. The vocals are drowning in the mix, which ruins some of the songs. Unfortunately. I understand what they were aiming for when they put that amount of reverb on them, but it's too much. The album is not better than their last one Graceless, I think. But as I said, many of the songs are great. Like "The Tape Of You", "Drifting", "Past Paradise" and "One Day". That's my favourite ones right now. For you who don't know; they sounds much like The Stone Roses, early Oasis and Ride. soundcloud.com/sulktheband/sets/no-illusions
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Post by Swarfiga on Feb 22, 2016 15:25:42 GMT -5
I'm not really impressed by this band, the songs are a little cheesy... Anyway, I just read that Mark "Spike" Stent mixed DMA's upcoming album. There for I thought someone on hear were interested in this band. I just stumbled upon them and gonna dig into their back catalogue.
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Post by Swarfiga on Dec 11, 2015 12:56:55 GMT -5
The coolest band from UK right now. They have the songs, the attitude and the looks. Hope they release an EP or album next year.
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Post by Swarfiga on Dec 6, 2015 11:29:25 GMT -5
Great to see Gem back with Noel. And Terry Kirkbride behind the drums is a welcome surprise. Always liked him.
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Post by Swarfiga on Oct 21, 2015 11:05:54 GMT -5
We at the music site Our Generation tried to arrange an interview with him via mail this summer, but he never replied. Although we contacted Lou on Twitter and asked her if he would be up for it. She told us she should remind him to answer our email. But as I said: He never replied. Since we interviewed Andy Bell a couple of weeks earlier we thought he would be happy to do it. But no. Perhaps he's trying to keep a neutral ground and doesn't want to get caught with any questions that might seem biased or upset one or both of the brothers, or even his other ex-bandmates. I'm not saying yours would btw but maybe that's his logic with interviews, etc. in general atm I think you're spot on. Unfortunately.
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Post by Swarfiga on Oct 20, 2015 12:14:00 GMT -5
We at the music site Our Generation tried to arrange an interview with him via mail this summer, but he never replied. Although we contacted Lou on Twitter and asked her if he would be up for it. She told us she should remind him to answer our email. But as I said: He never replied. Since we interviewed Andy Bell a couple of weeks earlier we thought he would be happy to do it. But no. Here's are our interview with Andy Bell, if anyones interested: www.ourgeneration.se/intervjuer/2015/5/5/andy-bell
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Post by Swarfiga on Sept 14, 2015 10:47:48 GMT -5
David Holmes Rework is absolutely beautiful. Just sayin'.
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Post by Swarfiga on Aug 25, 2015 6:52:45 GMT -5
Disclaimer: These are not all bad albums. These albums are commercial suicide, following big hit albums. The View - Which Bitch? - After a platinum-selling debut, a hastily patched-together effort featuring some frankly bizarre (for the record I like it, but you have to admit it's odd) material cooked up by a band trapped in a siege-mentality cocaine-blizzard with Owen Morris (does this sound familiar?) coinciding with a decline in public interest in guitar music hastened a commercial decline that, despite added pop sheen on subsequent records, shows no signs of abating. It's my girlfriend's favourite album, which I find almost endlessly endearing. This is someone's favourite album. There's hope for us all (again, I like it, but I mean...) Razorlight - Slipway Fires - Derided by once semi-popular libertines fanzine the NME as 'about as indie as Margaret Thatcher', Razorlight's third album suffered from the same commercial climate as the View's sophomore effort, but is also shit. Johnnycake (That's what Spellcheck gave me. Really? What the fuck is a Johnnycake? I say Johnnycake regularly. No, I don't. I tried to type johnnycake again...) Borrell's ego-mania led him deep into the darkest crevices of his own arsehole like a shit-caked Orpheus and his hubris actually felt like a black-mirror-esque examination of our innate desire to build up and tear down public figures. Bonus points go to 'Monster Boots' (a legitimate tune) and the pearl necklace he wore in the 'Wire to Wire' video. Neil Young - Time Fades Away - At this point Neil had spent half his life chasing commercial success and critical approval through his idiosyncratic music, and succeeded despite what Alex Chilton would describe as 'unbelievable odds'. At which point he decided that this is exactly the opposite of what he wanted, and released this live album of unheard material, spilling rancorous bad vibes onto an audience too fucked-up to connect with what Neil was laying down. A naked snapshot of one of the darkest moments of the 20th Century American psyche? Yes. A portrait of a man, ravaged by tragedy, tearing himself apart on stage, to the point where he can barely sing and has to have that peon of all the hippy-stoner bullshit he was standing against, David Crosby, sing for him? Yes. Available in CD? No. Sorry. His record company begged for a return to the commercial sound of 'Harvest'. Neil, being Neil, recorded one, possibly the finest moment of his career (Homegrown), and then shelves it forever, releasing the two darkest and least commercial records of his entire oeuvre. And he never looked back. Apart from all those times he did. Lou Reed - Berlin - Read the above entry. Except the stakes were higher. Lou had worked harder for far less success of a far more tenuous nature, and financially needed a win far more. And we'd heard the material before, in far superior versions. Most of the time, I don't like this album. The days that I do, are not good days. If this gets play-penned, I am genuinely sorry. If anyone would like to read more, I have more. Great examples. All though I haven't listened to them enough times to say if you're right or wrong. Thanks all of you for your answers. Interesting to read.
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Post by Swarfiga on Aug 25, 2015 6:50:33 GMT -5
This album (to me) was a huge mother fucking let down. I loved that album when it came out. Haven't listened to it in a long time now, so maybe I have a different opinion now. But I'm sure it's miles better than the last one.
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Post by Swarfiga on Aug 25, 2015 6:49:42 GMT -5
Miles Kane's second album. Agreed. I had pretty high hopes for that album. He should work with Alex Turner again and make a new The Last Shadow Puppets album. I don't think Miles Kane have a new solo album in him, to be honest.
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Post by Swarfiga on Aug 24, 2015 12:31:34 GMT -5
Which album do you think is the worst sequel ever?
It doesn't necessarily need to be the worst album, it could be an album that killed the bands momentum, got released in the wrong time and ruined the bands career or just meaningless sequels that didn't do anything for the band or the fans, or wasn't necessary at all because of the high/low quality of the debut album.
Sorry for my bad english, but I hope you understand what I mean.
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Post by Swarfiga on Aug 20, 2015 14:19:09 GMT -5
1. Favourite Worst Nightmare 2. Humbug 3. Suck It And See 4. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 5. AM
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 17, 2015 9:43:39 GMT -5
The first two albums are better, yes. But I like Currents. I've been listening to it all day. Nangs, Gossip and Past Life are bad, boring and meaningless songs, though. At the moment my favourites are Yes I'm Changing and The Less I Know The Better (the groove and the verses are brilliant), and I still think Eventually, Let It Happen and Cause I'm A Man are good songs.
I like that this album is a little bit softer than the first two, I have to say. Nice with a little variation.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 15, 2015 4:00:35 GMT -5
Noel did an interview with Kristoffer Triumf in his podcast Varvet when he was in Sweden a couple of weeks ago. Before the show at Grona Lund. It's now online and you can listen to it here: värvet.seThey talk about: "The 32nd episode of VARVET INTERNATIONAL contains: English rockstar Noel Gallagher on happiness, therapy, Apple Music, why Kristoffer should interview Liam, comedy, Oasis, to have interviewee-skills, music, instagram, UKIP, success, Seinfeld, and (not) using FaceTime with your kids."
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 3, 2015 11:06:34 GMT -5
Keep an eye out after an interview with the podcast Värvet. The guy, Kristoffer Triumf who's the host, usually do great interviews. At least when he have Swedish guests. I haven't listened to his international version of the podcast. I think the episode will be out in three weeks. Noel did it yesterday, before the gig. värvet.se
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 3, 2015 10:57:08 GMT -5
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 3, 2015 10:54:38 GMT -5
He usually bash the Gallagher brothers. I think he gave Chasing Yesterday 3 out of 5, though. The things i write about the in the review is not wrong, I think. It can be a bit boring at times and if you're not a hardcore fan you gonna think it's a little more boring than us dedicated fans. The reviews on each song is VERY off, though.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 3, 2015 10:51:02 GMT -5
Out of five. So it's not bad.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 3, 2015 10:50:26 GMT -5
It's pretty positive one, at least that's how positive the reviewers here in Sweden gonna be. I laughed at that line, he seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 3, 2015 10:31:12 GMT -5
I was there. Nice weather and they sounded great. Noel had a nice paisley shirt, as well. The sound from the speakers could have been better. No surprises in the setlist, though. He seemed to be in a pretty good mood, talked to the crowed and so. He made me and the other ones laugh a couple of times. I got the same problem as someone posted before: I felt weird singing along to his solo stuff.
The main problem for me was that I fainted after If I Had A Gun because of dehydration. It was the first really warm they here in Sweden and I haven't been drinking to much water. So, when the encore kicked of I was behind stage and got taken care of. I was there when Noel got off stage too. I was so near him but so, so far away. I was lying in a tent, and he stood on the other side of the tent wall and talked to some people.
Gröna Lund is better than a festival gig but I would have preferred if he played at Cirkus in Stockholm. It's a nice venue, and only the most dedicated fans would have bought tickets. The crowd would have been more passionate then, I think. Sure, it would have been a higher ticket price, but i would have been worth it.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jul 1, 2015 14:16:06 GMT -5
He (and the band) sounds great! The sound mix is great as well. One of the best I've seen on this tour. Can't wait to see him in Stockholm tomorrow.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jun 9, 2015 13:58:45 GMT -5
Maybe the numbered vinyl reissue box set from 2009 and the numbered vinyl singles (and the silver coloured box to store them in) from the DGSS era.
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Post by Swarfiga on Jun 5, 2015 10:52:43 GMT -5
Bee listening to Gengahr and their debut A Dream Outside and it's a really nice pop album. I really like it. It's not groundbreaking or anything but a nice summer album, I think.
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