Speculation...

lachert · 21 Jul 2006, 15:32

The new album is reportedly being recorded in no hurry, and, according to Eldritch, can be completed in a few months if such need arises.

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can be but theres no such need from 16 years...

Ozpat · 21 Jul 2006, 18:19

yeah right; and WHEN will the need arise?

Planet Dave · 25 Jul 2006, 00:25

Motz wrote:Summer b/w Still

Not a bad suggestion, but I'd go for Crash & Burn (possibly the best Sisters song) as the A-side, with Summer or War On Drugs on the flip.

Still as the next A-side. Awesome, awesome track.

Just a shame there's no TOTP for them to trash anymore.

weebleswobble · 25 Jul 2006, 00:58

F**k TOTP reach the masses and have The Sissies do the musical interlude on the National Lottery, it's about as likely as me f**kin' winning it!

dinky daisy · 25 Jul 2006, 09:44

Girls and Boys, do you realize... it's been a very, very long time (Floodland era) ago that E himself wrote a song. Just check all these details on the site. Even the 'new' music is not, i repeat *NOT* written by Eldritch.

So Ben can start writing newies on his guitar, Andrew could mumble all over it while someone presses REC but i bet this takes a long and bitter road.

sorry to say that. By the way, THIS is fun:

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traff ... fmercy.com

Ozpat · 25 Jul 2006, 10:16

dinky daisy wrote:Girls and Boys, do you realize... it's been a very, very long time (Floodland era) ago that E himself wrote a song. Just check all these details on the site. Even the 'new' music is not, i repeat *NOT* written by Eldritch.

You gotta be kidding.

So according to you he did not write Vision Thing?

What about War On Drugs and the brilliant second part of UTG?
Etc.

dinky daisy · 25 Jul 2006, 10:23

oops. right. Vision Thing, ribbons, something fast - best songs. But even Suzanna is by Varjak! Probably Von prefers not to record songs that'll not bring him cash flow. Isn't he the one who wants to have a million quid for a record?

robertzombie · 25 Jul 2006, 14:31

Von wrote the lyrics. Varjak wrote the music.

25 Jul 2006, 18:42

none of the new songs have enough oomph for a comeback single, as it were.

i can see that the songs we already know may get used for something or other (follow up single, b-side, album track, whatever) once the band have already made their mark with the 1st single, but none of the current crop of songs are of the right calibre for a comeback single.

dont forget, in each phase of the sisters' career, their comeback single has been a huge, ridiculously over the top affair:

floodland-era comeback single: this corrosion

vt-era comeback single: more

post-vt-money spinner single: temple 92

next post-vt-money spinner single: UTG

irrespective of whether you like those songs or not, you can't deny that they are all HUGE, over-produced, excessively bombastic songs. basically, they're so ott they are just silly.

and that's von's modus operandi. he's gone on record several times saying pretty much the same thing.

there's nothing in their current set that is large enough to satisfy von's inner need for the comeback single to act as a "statement of intent". crash and burn nearly gets there, i guess. and snub nose (or whatever) is nearly there, albeit in a very different (and wholly unsuitable) way. nowt else comes close.

which is A Good Thing, i guess, because it means they're going to have to come up with a stonker... ...if thats still part of their gameplan.

summer was never silly enough to be a comeback single anyway...

James Blast · 25 Jul 2006, 18:46

Party pooper!

I still think a proper studio recorded War on Drugs with a clean ending would be a killer.

25 Jul 2006, 18:49

James Blast wrote:Party pooper!

and there was me expecting a "rev'rnd"

don't get me wrong, all i'm saying is that they will have to come up with something new which is bigger and better than anything they currently have...

which is good for us coz we get another ace tune to sing along to

lachert · 25 Jul 2006, 18:54

for me slept is a hit for summer, so they can quick realize a mcd like this:
slept/ romeo down/ still/ snub nose

25 Jul 2006, 18:58

lachert wrote:for me slept is a hit for summer, so they can quick realize a mcd like this:
slept/ romeo down/ still/ snub nose

see, i always thought the slow burn of "romeo down" would make a stunning, if slightly understated comeback single, but a lot of people dont seem to "get it" as a song, and as its not technically that HUGE i'd say not

slept? hmm. interesting. with some nice textured guitars, and that prominent 12 string, it could be something special - its certainly a groovy song with an amusing twist in the chorus, which might even get it into the charts (based on a complete misunderstanding of the context)

but i'm still not convinced...

Bartek · 25 Jul 2006, 19:08

i think that "susanne" is a perfect come back single nice,simple song but it's not a hit single. hit single song from current setlist- for my- are: c&b, sleept, and ...will i dream ? ofcourse they could try with a cover but

problably will never do this or another r-mix of this corrision 200? or lucretia 2150, god only konws. in that situation we're not a G'n'R fans we are something less...

ryan · 25 Jul 2006, 19:15

Ive always thought of von as quite the studio man. Perhaps he's been working on some stuff that hasnt been played live on the current tours. here's hoping

James Blast · 25 Jul 2006, 19:15

... Mr. Steinman, we have an Andrew Eldritch on the line...

pearson · 25 Jul 2006, 19:58

James Blast wrote:... Mr. Steinman, we have an Andrew Eldritch on the line...

mh · 25 Jul 2006, 20:07

Quiff Boy wrote:
James Blast wrote:Party pooper!
and there was me expecting a "rev'rnd"

don't get me wrong, all i'm saying is that they will have to come up with something new which is bigger and better than anything they currently have...

which is good for us coz we get another ace tune to sing along to

Well in fairness, if you compare the studio version of This Corrosion to how it's done live these days, it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that one of the current songs could very well be transformed in the process of recording.

The key thing is to have a great big chorus, and now that James Blast has mentioned it, War On Drugs does have one of those. Add in a club-friendly beat and we have us a viable contender.

vicus · 25 Jul 2006, 20:21

dinky daisy wrote: By the way, THIS is fun:

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traff ... fmercy.com

even funnier: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traff ... fmercy.com

Planet Dave · 25 Jul 2006, 20:51

Indeed, as mh said, with a bit of studio trickery, I'd say Crash & Burn has completely got what it takes. Bombastic industrial techno rock. Changed me mind for the follow-up, as also pointed out, Susanne would be bang on.

Still, it's all just complete hypothetical bollox innit, none of the above will ever happen. Alas.

mh · 25 Jul 2006, 21:33

Planet Dave wrote:Indeed, as mh said, with a bit of studio trickery, I'd say Crash & Burn has completely got what it takes. Bombastic industrial techno rock. Changed me mind for the follow-up, as also pointed out, Susanne would be bang on.

I thought Crash & Burn as well, after posting. Good pick.

Planet Dave wrote:Still, it's all just complete hypothetical bollox innit

Oh, completely. But the thought of walking into HMV and hearing a new Sisters song blasting out of the speakers still gets me all quivery.

SomeKindOfStranger · 25 Jul 2006, 22:00

mh wrote: Oh, completely. But the thought of walking into HMV and hearing a new Sisters song blasting out of the speakers still gets me all quivery.

I'd be careful where you take your MP3 player then if I were you!
...clean up in aisle 1....

aims · 25 Jul 2006, 22:24

Slept could actually have what it takes. A song with a repetitive riff, which clocks in at about 3 minutes and brags about shagging a lot of people. What more could you want from a decent pop song? Add a sample from a blue movie at the 2.30 mark and you've got a hit

Bartek · 26 Jul 2006, 19:43

:von:s new project ?

26 Jul 2006, 19:46

Bartoszek wrote: :von:s new project ?