Heartland

FMAMMY wrote: ↑24 May 2023, 06:31

g44fr wrote: ↑23 May 2023, 11:29 Tobias, no chance for a “better reptile” cover ?

as far as I know there's just fragments of available lyrics for Better reptile but if the lyrics appear some day I'll give it a try

I got it fully transcribed in midi already, just saying

A massive thank you for recording these - they may be the closest we get! Particularly liked DDOI, but most of all it’s helped me to appreciate how great On The Beach is. Didn’t get into it from the live recordings but it’s a real ear worm!

I find the vocals a bit monotonal and doomy for my taste, but the instrumental and production effort
is perfectly listenable and shows what can be achieved these days without expensive studios - and implies
what wonders Eldritch might achieve with current technology if he turned his attention to it - studio or not.

I suspect the existence of such "tributes" won't encourage Eldritch to record a new album,
in fact probably the opposite ("the real sisters are a live act these days, various second rate tribute recordings
exist online but we don't associate with them" etc)

Listening to studio recordings reminds me of their meaning and gravity - of my worn out WEA cassette
tape of Floodland that I listened to until it nearly fell apart, back in the day.

If a new album was released by the band I think it would have the impact of a bomb,
at least to true sisters fans. Others, who knows these days.

P.s. the intro to Kiss the Carpet reminds me of Massive Attack's "Angel", which can only be a good thing. Two percussive master pieces.

Ocean Moves wrote: ↑04 Jun 2023, 03:19 I find the vocals a bit monotonal and doomy for my taste

So did I initially, but I’ve really come around on Tobias’ vocals. I quite like them now.

a strong effort, bravo