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so - sisters songs of unbridled magnificence....

There are a few, but I'd like to start with Adrenochrome...

From the pulse raising opening to the eponymous lyric, confident quiet bit, slashing lead & rhythm guitar, tasteful bass and joyous melody. The melody is indeed genius.

And the title - Eldritch conjures a motif perfectly. relates to to huxley of course, and fear and loathing. decent company.

Presented in all it's lofi wonderment. I could be speaking out of turn here, but I think it's proper timeless.



ps I searched for an extant thread, couldn't find one, merge me, I care not... *looks askance*

Don't forget the chorus - it's like a "Hey Hey We're The Monkees" for the speed generation!

I don't think we've done "unbridled magnificence" before, by the way. We've done favourite/best/worst/underrated/overrated/setlists/YCBTO, but "unbridled magnificence" seems new.

Suggestion #2: Blood Money.

The slithery opening, the feeling of something you don't really want to know about going on under the surface, the aura of sinister menace, the walloping drums, the grinding underneath with pretty bits on top, "flowers to burn", you can almost smell the fumes off this one.

The Damage Done has a cool bassline.

does anybody know the album Vision Thing?

dinky daisy wrote:does anybody know the album Vision Thing?

Never heard of it... Good?

If you're talking Magnificance look no further than The Temple Of Love.

'Nuff said.

Floorshow and Rock And A Hard Place get my vote(s)

There are others - but its 2 45 AM - so I will post again

I refuse to post in this thread until the f**king official live news page gets updated. I could make my decisions spontaneously in split seconds, but my employers and co-workers are urging me to give them some details on my suggested time off work this summer.

One of the first I heard back then which remains special:
Alice.

Can't help to mention the magnificent Ribbons as well.

didn't i mention Vision Thing before? A true rock and roll album. Available in your local record store and not very expensive these days.











Can i make a change in this thread: 'What's your ideal Sisters Euro 2008 Soccer anthem'? (Well, not a very bad question... for me it's Top Nite Out / Snubnose after a goal)

After a goal? Home Of The Hitmen.....without a doubt.

dinky daisy wrote:Can i make a change in this thread: 'What's your ideal Sisters Euro 2008 Soccer anthem'? (Well, not a very bad question... for me it's Top Nite Out / Snubnose after a goal)

Do covers count ?
I don't like footie so I'm gonna go with "I wanna be sedated".

Originals: "Marianne", "You Could Be The One" (and I could be the minority on that), "Nine While Nine", "Some Kind Of Stranger", "Temple of Love", "Giving Ground" (does that one count?).

Covers: I always liked their versions of "Emma" and "Jolene".

All of them.

Body And Soul. Simple but sublime.

And Dominion. The music is fantastic but the clever wordplay and references to Ozzymandias are every bit as good.

Need I say 'Burn'?

And as a footie anthem 'We've Got The Whole World' of course!

i know it's not a reel sissies choon, nevertheless

IZ.

The whole of the Reptile House EP.

Plus 20 or 30 others in joint second place.

Euro 2008 tune? Well, that depends on the match. I'm reserving "Fix" for slightly impartial referees, "Possession" for a sound track for teams who can pass properly, and "Crash and Burn" for the England's Euro 2008 song.

Or how about "you're going home in a f--king ambulance"?

They don't have one called that? Nuts.

Dark wrote:The Damage Done has a cool bassline.

dude, my central heating has a cool bassline, let's see some emotion here!

Harvey Winston wrote:

Dark wrote:The Damage Done has a cool bassline.

dude, my central heating has a cool bassline, let's see some emotion here!

I bet the parties at your house kick ass.

Harvey Winston wrote:

Dark wrote:The Damage Done has a cool bassline.

dude, my central heating has a cool bassline, let's see some emotion here!

Nah, I don't have any real emotion for any Sisters songs.. that's as good as you're getting from me.

Harvey Winston wrote:There are a few, but I'd like to start with Adrenochrome...

I'll see your Adrenochrome, and raise you a SKoS, a Dominion/Mother Russia, a Colours, a Never Land (Full Length), a Body Electric, and a Gimme Shelter...

It seems as though covers are acceptable here, so I say Knockin' on Heaven's Door, but Ghostrider, Gimme Shelter and Temple of Love are close ...

Dark wrote:

Harvey Winston wrote:

Dark wrote:The Damage Done has a cool bassline.

dude, my central heating has a cool bassline, let's see some emotion here!

Nah, I don't have any real emotion for any Sisters songs.. that's as good as you're getting from me.

For someone who has over 6000 posts that's a real sign of 'no real emotion' and why pick one of the worst Sisters songs (there's three by the way, all on the first single)? Not being difficult or obscure are we?

Anyway my pick has to be Driven Like The Snow, Nine While Nine, Reptile House EP.

Matt..

The vast majority of tracks (even those off Vision Thing) I reckon come under the heading of Unbridled.... But the two that I first thought of when I saw the thread title were AFTERHOURS and DRIVEN LIKE THE SNOW.
They both give the feeling of having joined the story half way in and not seeing the end. In some kind of film noir setting with a cheerfully depressing backing track.