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Obviousman wrote:I think if you want to hear a Morricone'ish Sisters song you're far better of with Afterhours... Mucho better :von:
Though I do not dislike Phantom per se, but it's just there are so many better Sissies tracks. And like Boudicca, I didn't ever hear a bit of Morricone in it - though it is the first time I hear about this comparison
I must agree.
I do not like or dislike Phantom but to me it's like a demo/early version of Floorshow.
*Heartland
*Alice
*Floorshow
*Lucretia
*Dominion / Mother Russia
*Lights
*Valentine
*Kiss The Carpet
*F&L&A
*Body And Soul
*No Time To Cry
*Driven Like The Snow
*Torch
*This Corrosion
*Black Planet
*Detonation Boulevard
re. the poll: given the options it's got to SGWBM -however,as it's not a studio album i would have to say FALAA (original version) as my fave and Floodland as the best.
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
Drenchrom wrote:
Most things except the first single, which is very poor, can't believe that people like it. Body Electric and Adrenochrome are far superior.
I couldn't agree more. The first single is embarrassingly awful (and we should be thankful for the level of quality control that was introduced thereafter). I don't know why Von is so dismissive of the second... Body Electric / Adrenochrome is most fine. I don't even find the production, which is of course rather basic, particularly off-putting. Rather, I think the sound has a great edge to it.
markfiend wrote:I voted for Floodland because IMO SGWBM isn't an album, it's a collection of singles.
God how much of a nerd does that make me look? Ah well, I guess I'm beyond help.
I voted for FALAA as it was my first, very convincing, "meeting" with the Sisters. I agree on the SGWBM album. But not having collected all the vinyls back in those years it was a very nice and most welcome compilation of the early days.
I also love Floodland and Vision Thing. Nice albums with each their own identity though I had to get used to VT. Next one...?
Alice
Adrenochrome
Some Kind Of Stranger
Marian
Nine While Nine
Amphetamine Logic
Driven Like The Snow
Temple Of Love
Dominion/Mother Russia
Colours
Lucretia
Valentine
No Time To Cry
On The Wire
First and Last and Always: Black Planet, First and Last and Always, Amphetamine Logic, Some Kind of Stranger
Floodland: the whole album
Vision Thing: Vision Thing, Ribbons, Something Fast, Dr Jeep
SGWBM: everything except the Kiss The Carpet reprise - and the lousy Anaconda-production
"Am Anfang wurde das Universum erschaffen.
Das machte viele Leute sehr wütend und wurde allenthalben als Schritt in die falsche Richtung angesehen."
H. Blackrose wrote:I'd like to suggest "Poison Door" as best original Sisters song not written by Von. Not that there's much of a choice. Seriously, it's a bad-ass number and I can't see any reason why it wasn't on FaLaA.
"Am Anfang wurde das Universum erschaffen.
Das machte viele Leute sehr wütend und wurde allenthalben als Schritt in die falsche Richtung angesehen."
H. Blackrose wrote:I'd like to suggest "Poison Door" as best original Sisters song not written by Von. Not that there's much of a choice. Seriously, it's a bad-ass number and I can't see any reason why it wasn't on FaLaA.
H. Blackrose wrote:I'd like to suggest "Poison Door" as best original Sisters song not written by Von. Not that there's much of a choice. Seriously, it's a bad-ass number and I can't see any reason why it wasn't on FaLaA.
I'm quite a fan of Poison Door. Even the lyrics are not bad.
I would put FALAA way ahead as best original non-Von song though.
On a point that might be related, does anyone know whether Crash And Burn is Eldritch/Eldritch or Eldritch/Pearson (or Eldritch/Eldritch, Pearson or...)? The riff sounds conspicuously like Adam's output.
H. Blackrose wrote:I'd like to suggest "Poison Door" as best original Sisters song not written by Von. Not that there's much of a choice. Seriously, it's a bad-ass number and I can't see any reason why it wasn't on FaLaA.
I'm quite a fan of Poison Door. Even the lyrics are not bad.
I would put FALAA way ahead as best original non-Von song though.
On a point that might be related, does anyone know whether Crash And Burn is Eldritch/Eldritch or Eldritch/Pearson (or Eldritch/Eldritch, Pearson or...)? The riff sounds conspicuously like Adam's output.
it's listed as composer Pearson, lyricist Eldritch.
Put their heads on f*cking pikes in front of the venue for all I care.
Mr. Wah wrote:
I would put FALAA way ahead as best original non-Von song though.
in what way is it a non-von song? he wrote the lyrics for it.are you simply referring to the music?
Yes. I think Poison Door, Watch and Home Of The Hitmen are the only released original Sisters songs with lyrics not written by Von. If we extend it to unreleased stuff, there are of course a few "gems" such as Garden Of Delight.
I was just talking about music not written or co-written by Von. IMO the best, or My Favourites in any case...
Ah well, I guess I'm beyond help.
back in those years it was a very nice and most welcome compilation of the early days.
Seriously, it's a bad-ass number and I can't see any reason why it wasn't on FaLaA.
