Ladies, gentlemen, and others,
Please allow me to introduce myself, after having spent some time lurking in the ill-lit corners of this Forum, sampling the goodies, listening in on the banter and generally having a look around.
I'm Yggdrasil, a long standing Sisters addict. One fine day back in 1982 I was hanging out at my favorite record shop, when a sinuous, mystical, machine-like sound came oozing out of the speakers. A morose, ridiculously deep voice started to intone some amazing lyrics. I was stunned, and instantly hooked. And I guess I still am.
Me and my best friend started to collect all the bootlegs and tapes we could find by this amazing band -so little was available officially, which only made it all the more fascinating, as the unreleased stuff they performed live was absolutely ace, throwing in hilarious covers like "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" and "Jolene" with same deadpan, controlled energy.
This went on for some years, following the band through its various incarnations, loved them all in their respective splendor, and then -nothing. Then more nothing. Then even more nothing. My once favorite band slowly drifted to the back of my imagination, stashed away filed as "good memories from way back when".
Then last year one of my newer friends, after I had used the Sisterhood version of "Colours" in a podcast, turns out to be a huge Sisters fan. This rekindled my interest in the band. I started listening to them again, and was pleasantly surprised at just how great they were. It also turned out that they were indeed doing proper tours, not just the occasional festival for nostalgic Goths milling around in rainy German towns, and were even performing some great, unreleased material, which I clearly needed to collect...
So, I'm back to square one, in a sense! Which feels great.
Anyways, there's my story. Nice meeting you all.
Since I've been doing some leeching without showing proper courtesy to the people working hard to bring me the stuff, I'd like to start off right away with showing some well-earned respect and giving something back, so here's a remastered, substantially improved version of the show from the Cleveland, House Of Blues show from November 13. Kudos and many thanks to the original poster!
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 657#448657
Meanwhile, one question: the newest song, I reckon the title is "Slept", am I correct? I've been comparing it to the song which is mostly labelled "Still", and they clearly seem to be different songs -or is it just the evolution of the same song? There seems to be some confusion, as the titles are often interchanged. Any info on this would be much appreciated!
/ Yggdrasil
An apparition just materialized in a burst of coherent light
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Welcome to hell.
How do you pronounce your name then?
..and thanks for the share.
How do you pronounce your name then?
..and thanks for the share.
We forgive as we forget
As the day is long.
As the day is long.
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Greetings, a most excellent introduction. Enjoy your stay....
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IG-drass-eelHom_Corleone wrote:How do you pronounce your name then?
The world tree in Norse Mythology.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell
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I feel so uneducated now.markfiend wrote:IG-drass-eelHom_Corleone wrote:How do you pronounce your name then?
The world tree in Norse Mythology.
We forgive as we forget
As the day is long.
As the day is long.
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Wilkommen
Wotcha.
Nice first post & thanks for the share.
Nice first post & thanks for the share.
Oh, the pleasure is mine, I assure you. This forum is really a fantastic place. So much SoM stuff and knowledge, all within a mouseclick. It's like one of those incidents where all of a sudden a social handicap becomes an advantage... (Which were the other incidents now again? The autistic bomb maker? Hmm...)Pista wrote:Wotcha.
Nice first post & thanks for the share.
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Welcome to our world.Yggdrasil wrote: It's like one of those incidents where all of a sudden a social handicap becomes an advantage...
We forgive as we forget
As the day is long.
As the day is long.
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Wotan hates it when you call it 'mythology.'markfiend wrote:IG-drass-eelHom_Corleone wrote:How do you pronounce your name then?
The world tree in Norse Mythology.
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The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
Quite the contrary, I'd wager... we're not talking about Jahve or other all-powerful entities of the foreskin-measuring ilk, mind.sultan2075 wrote:Wotan hates it when you call it 'mythology.'markfiend wrote:IG-drass-eelHom_Corleone wrote:How do you pronounce your name then?
The world tree in Norse Mythology.
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Nor are mine really, but I always kinda like the sound of the word wilkommen, which is why I go that wayYggdrasil wrote:Danke schön. But I'm afraid my German skills aren't anywhere near Von's...Obviousman wrote:Wilkommen
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welcome.
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Hi Yggdrasil... welcome to the Heartland, sir(?)
Nice read by the way!
Nice read by the way!
in dub we trust
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Still is my current favourite of the new(er) songs.
Welcome aboard
Welcome aboard
I had a face on the mirror
I had a hand on the gun
I had a place in the sun and a ticket to Syria
I had a hand on the gun
I had a place in the sun and a ticket to Syria
Even my 7 year olds know that....the world tree that is - not that yer a higgerant foolHom_Corleone wrote:I feel so uneducated now.markfiend wrote:IG-drass-eelHom_Corleone wrote:How do you pronounce your name then?
The world tree in Norse Mythology.
Five cups of coffee just to be myself...when I'd rather be somebody else
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Wotan hates it when you call it Norse.sultan2075 wrote:Wotan hates it when you call it 'mythology.'markfiend wrote:IG-drass-eelHom_Corleone wrote:How do you pronounce your name then?
The world tree in Norse Mythology.
Odin, on the other hand, is totally down with it
Pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Worldtree
Who can begin conventional amiability the first thing in the morning?
It is the hour of savage instincts and natural tendencies.
--Elizabeth von Arnim
It is the hour of savage instincts and natural tendencies.
--Elizabeth von Arnim