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Some people talk about an album....

I don't know who these people are but they have a nice track by track chat about Vision Thing, often a bit technical about production and song structure etc.
Some I agree with, some I don't, but I enjoyed listening to it. Apologies if posted elsewhere.

On The Record Off The Cuff Album Review

https://otrotc.transistor.fm/episodes/0 ... s-of-mercy

Nice, typically only ever see album review podcast episodes about FALAA or Floodland, can't say i've listened to one that covers the entirety of Vision Thing. Excited to give this a listen, thanks for sharing!

Stuffies and Carter too - worth a follow for me

It's our ain Padstar and TimSinister with some Friends

I did wonder when I saw the names. Looking forward to 3hrs on Sign Of The Times

Good podcast. I put the album on in the background which worked well.

alanm wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 12:32 Good podcast. I put the album on in the background which worked well.

Good idea.
I think I've listened to it more in the last week than the last six months....

Just for the record - you missed what's actually a quintuple pun in Carter's Final Comedown

I've looted and I've begged
On the tubes of the Bec and Broadway

Vocal melody
Aladdin Sane
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Drifters
Geography - Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway

I think 5 in a single line is probably his record.
Enjoying these, please do more

I never realised there was a sniff (or a snort?) before Vision Thing... just listened and yes there its is.

Great podcast.

Realised that for every good song on Vision Thing that it has s**t antithesis.

Vision Thing > Dr Jeep
Ribbons > More
When you don't see me > Detonation Boulevard
I was wrong > Something Fast

GC wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 23:04 I never realised there was a sniff (or a snort?) before Vision Thing... just listened and yes there its is.

It's not as obvious as the cough at the start of Master of Reality but yeah it's there

If you listen carefully there's a fart at the end of WYDSM

czuczu wrote: ↑10 Feb 2022, 18:19 If you listen carefully there's a fart at the end of WYDSM

I dont exist When You Don't Smell Me

czuczu wrote: ↑10 Feb 2022, 18:19 If you listen carefully there's a fart at the end of WYDSM

Yes, and it's called Doctor Jeep.

B'dumm - tshhh.

what did i hear from Tim in the podcast?? "There is an album in the vault, waiting the time he could not perform on stage?" "Plan B for retirement"
That sounds like that movie made with Malcovich and some others and shield in a vault to be opened in the next century

Chuffed people like it!

The 5 of us will be doing Floodland in he next couple of months too.


Paddy

This was do enjoyable! To be in a room like that talking about The Sisters.
I loved the bits about Ribbons being on a soundtrack, and you can see how it could work being so atmospheric but then then I was reminded of a thing Edgar Wright said when discussing his Sparks documentary. He was saying how he'd always wanted to use Sparks on the soundtracks of previous films but the songs had too much going on and became a distraction. I think the same holds true with Ribbons. Like the guys said, it hooks you in and is as the melodrama builds. The only way I can imagine it being used is like Bowie's Hearts Filthy Lesson in Seven. Over the credits after an clever slasher flick - it could be so effective...

Padstar wrote: ↑06 Mar 2022, 13:12 Chuffed people like it!

The 5 of us will be doing Floodland in he next couple of months too.


Paddy

It was a fun listen thank you, had a few chuckles & some interesting ideas about the songs. Someone was being a bit harsh about "More" IMO but fun to hear people's point of view.

The final comments about an album release, my 2 cents is AE feels whatever he puts out, its merit will be measured not on what he did in the studio that year, but on how long it's been for them to make the record and contribute to the legacy. i.e. "I expected better after taking 30 years to make it" mentality, so why bother trying ?

Look forward to hearing "Floodland" reviewed.