Spiritualized

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Their albums aren't on streaming services, although I'm sure they will be when the reissues come out. In the meantime, I can hook anyone up with the self-titled album. Just drop me a PM.

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I wonder how many of you here know The Glands, from Athens, GA. Anyone who enjoys Big Star and stuff like that should check these guys out. The melodies are wonderful and the playing is understated and tasteful. They released two albums (96 and 2000), both of which are great. At first their sound co...

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I like this a lot. Thanks for the tip.

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Look on Amazon.co.uk to see if they're going to carry it. I've ordered LPs from them before and the overseas shipping is cheap.

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My orange Fat Possum pressing is fine, too. I ordered the silver Bella Union version and am waiting for it to arrive.

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One of the reasons I love the new album so much is that there really is nothing on it that I want to skip or that I personally find cringe-inducing. It's just so fully realized and, I hate to say it, but ... mature. Ladies & Gentlemen is the last Spiritualized album where I felt this way, so from th...

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The Maida Vale version of "Rated X" that appears on the b-side of the Cheapster single is incredible.

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The silver Bella Union vinyl is back in stock on the BU website:

http://bellaunionstore.com/buy/and-nothing-hurt/

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Also, it would be pretty odd for Jason to have his daughter track vocals and then remove them for the official release.

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Olan: it's an MP3 download. I put it on my phone last night and it's a far superior listen to the NPR stream.

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https://www.npr.org/2018/09/06/64458401 ... e-negative

This album is pretty crazy. I sorta doubt it's something that will stick with me, but it's an interesting experiment.

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This album is a masterpiece. The majority of these songs are utterly flawless. I find the lyrics to "Damaged" a bit weak and Pierce has written stronger closing tracks than "Sail On Through" (see "So Long You Pretty Thing"), but other than that, man ... this record is incredible. I think it's his be...

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mkb wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:46 pm
Do vinyl copies of the new album come with a download code?

Yes!

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https://www.stereogum.com/2012377/spiri ... -the-week/

This is well thought out and well written. Recommended reading.

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Is Fat Possum sending out shipping notification emails? I haven't seen one yet.

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Oh man, "The Prize" is so good. Definitely my favorite so far.

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Sounds like the lyric, "Take a line, it'll be alright and we'll get stoned all through the night" has been changed to, "Take a ride, it'll be alright and we'll lay back all through the night."

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If they wanted an album reminiscent of the Velvet's self-titled, they sure didn't commit to that concept. It seems to me that what they really set out to do was their version of Sticky Fingers.

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I love "Jailbird" and "Rocks." I know they're derivative, but I think they sound fantastic and they're just extremely enjoyable songs. For the most part, I could live without the rest of the album, but I'm still very curious to hear this.

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https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/primal-scr ... ecordings/

This looks pretty interesting. I am a fan of some of these songs, but GOBDGU is a huge mess of an album. Maybe this will be a more satisfying listen.

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Oh wow ... he confirmed in the Q article that the strings are all made up of samples? That fucking crazy. I feel like recently he said that he did record a lot in the studio whenever he needed to put something down that he couldn't record at home, so I figured he did "real" string sessions. Also, I ...

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The tremolo sound is repeat percussion and has been used on numerous S3 and Spiritualized tracks. Definitely a classic Spaceman sound. I think that circuit is built into the Vox Starstreamer guitar that they used to use in S3. Not sure what Pierce uses these days, but there are a number of pedal bui...

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"Here It Comes (The Road) Let's Go" is available to stream now.

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I thought for sure that more US dates for October would have been announced by now. Strange. Maybe he's not planning a full world tour until 2019?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgFCvYxtbAk

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I guarantee when Spiritualized plays Chicago this year, ticket prices won't be $100+. Most of the shows I go to are between $20 and $40. Tickets I've purchased recently: Cave/Oneida: $18 Gruff Rhys: $18 Beak>: $25 My Bloody Valentine: $58 Radiohead: $120 (I stupidly committed to buying this ticket f...

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They have a new track out that's totally badass (great video, too):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSqIk4RHImA

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I'm not mocking. Just curious if he has moved away from the vocabulary that he has relied on so heavily in the past.

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Has anyone read through the lyrics to do the "Jesus" / "Lord" count? I wonder if he has moved past that.

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I actually think these two albums are about equal. They each only have a couple of songs I don't like and many high points. On A&E , I could easily live without "I Gotta Fire" and "Yeah Yeah." Both are complete throwaways. "Soul On Fire" is a particularly weak lead-off single, too. I don't know why ...

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It was performed at the Chicago show on July 12, 2013 that I was at. Here's the setlist from that one: Here It Comes (The Road, Let's Go) Hey Jane Electricity Let It Flow The Morning After I'm Your Man She Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit) Let's Dance "D" Song So Long You Pretty Thing A Song (New Repri...

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Am surprised the physical product is not coming out until September. The amount of momentum created by the recent activity seemed remarkably effective, with the trademarked understated Spaceman flourish ... all ending with a bit of an anti-climax. It would have been nice to at least have some UK to...

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These new songs are very deconstructed. Not sure if I like them, but props to Low for pushing hard in the direction of weirdness.

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I think we should cool out for now and stop complaining about the fact that neither of the two new songs are droney or spaced out. There are still an additional 7 songs on the album and don't forget that "Always Forgetting With You" (the last official Spiritualized song prior to this release) featur...

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I ordered the deluxe vinyl box from spiritualized.com and was charged $8 for shipping, so it seems to me that that is where U.S. customers should order. Fat Possum appears to be handling the U.S. orders.

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I agree, Throb. I really like the outro of "Hey Jane," too. Definitely the best part of the song.

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FWIW, I like these two songs better than the initial singles from the past few albums: "Soul On Fire," "Stop Your Crying" and "Hey Jane". I can't recall what the first official single from Amazing Grace was, but that being my least favorite Spiritualized record, I'll happily take these new songs ove...

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throb wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:08 pm
Could be any one of a thousand songs by any one of a thousand bands. What a disappointment.

I get that you don't like the songs. That's fine. But the sentence above is just wrong. This is clearly Spiritualized. It couldn't be any other band.

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Oh shit ... "I'm Your Man" is awesome. I love the horns and the vibe is different than anything he's ever done before, yet still familiar and very Spiritualized. I love the guitar solo. Sunray mentioned that it sounds like Noel Gallagher. Don't think I agree with that assessment. "A Perfect Miracle"...

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Damn, these songs aren't yet available in the U.S. Can't wait to listen. Looks like the album clocks in at about 48 minutes. It doesn't bother me that there are only nine songs. The length is just about perfect for an album.

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I know it'll probably be up soon, but I'm still curious: can someone describe what it sounds like?

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So was it "Perfect Miracle" or "I'm Your Man" that aired today? Can we stream it? I don't see it on Spotify.

Also, the Gruff album is incredible. Easily my favorite album of the year so far. Definitely worth looking into.

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I listed to SHSL a few times recently and "So Long You Pretty Thing" is incredible. I found myself getting a bit emotional over it. Powerful track.

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That makes sense. Still, I think ANS is an amazing album. I like the final product very much. UH, on the other hand ... now that we have all the unreleased tracks, I think that could have been a much cooler album.

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I find it hard to believe that Richard remixed and remastered ANS by himself before it was released. Maybe he and Owen Morris made revisions together, but I just don't see Dickie sitting at the mixing desk and capably doing that work on his own.

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Oh man, the video clips are getting weird.

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I don't know what the fuck Ashcroft was thinking not allowing the unreleased material on the box. Those songs are fantastic. Plus, they would have sold many more copies of the UH box had they been included. Did he really think they wouldn't leak?

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THE MORNING AFTER

More footage. Someone, presumably J., in astronaut/space suit. Orange semi truck and inflatable dinosaur in the background. A bit of organ and repeat percussion guitar going on.

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This album is out today and it's fantastic. Nice strings and orchestral arrangements throughout. Probably his best solo album. Recommended.

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Thanks for the tip, Lunar. I got the last one. Cost $50 with shipping, but they're going for more than that on Discogs.

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https://pitchfork.com/news/prince-estat ... ng-listen/

This should be good. Piano & A Microphone - Live '83

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Dreamweapon: I like "Life Is A Problem," too. In fact, I like all of the ballads from SHSL . The production is definitely an issue with that record, though, and it drags down the heavier tracks. Even "Hey Jane," to me, just doesn't sound great. The ballads have a little more breathing room. I really...

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They just posted another title. I think it's "On The Sunshine".

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"Life Is A Problem" is the track you're talking about, then. "Won't Get To Heaven" is on LICD. Although, I understand the confusion because the chorus of "Life" includes the line, "I won't get to heaven." Spaceman certainly doesn't hesitate to recycle phrases.

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mojo filters wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:45 pm
On the last album there were some lovely mellow compositions. Unfortunately there also was that real clanger Won't Get To Heaven, with such dreary, trite and unimaginative lyrics bolted on to an offensively generic tune!

Are you thinking of "So Long You Pretty Thing"?

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I have a feeling the mellow tracks will be divisive again. I really like "A Perfect MIracle" and "Let's Dance," based on the live versions.

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Sunray: I backtracked and indicated that I think the album should drop without any teaser singles. I do think that doing 10+ days of the morse code thing is a bit much, but if it the album drops the day after the last song title is announced, then it will be worthwhile. Clewsr nailed it when he said...

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I think it would be awesome if the album dropped without any teaser tracks at all. Sometimes it's a drag when you listen to two or three songs over and over for months leading up to an album. You wind up having fully absorbed them already, leaving only a portion of the album that feels new.

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Give us a new track already! I wonder if they're going to do the morse code thing for every song title.

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Don't forget the orange Thinline Telecaster.

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Bobbie Gentry : Touch 'Em With Love (LP) Utopia: Oops, Wrong Planet! (LP) - Might be a dud, but a friend insisted I buy it when I told him I like Rundgren Pulp: Different Class (Music On Vinyl 2xLP Reissue) Pulp: His N Hers (Music On Vinyl 2xLP Reissue) - includes a ton of bonus tracks on the second...

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Hopefully, there will be a few interviews song with Primavera on the horizon. Maybe we'll get a little info as to what's going on.

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Anyone else listen to the Cocaine & Rhinestones podcast about country music? It's really well done and super informative. I don't know a lot about country music history, so it's been very enjoyable for me. The stories are fascinating.

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I did see that there is a 4 x LP version of Soundtracks for the Blind up for pre-order. I'm not sure I want to drop $75 on it, though.

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I think the new Courtney Barnett album is really strong. The production is great and the songwriting is probably stronger than the last record. Definitely wouldn't use the word "plodding" to describe it. I've been getting into Swans album, Soundtracks for the Blind . I saw them live once, but have n...

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If anyone is coming to Chicago for the MBV show on July 27th, you might consider sticking around the following night, as CAVE and Oneida are playing at Empty Bottle (Saturday, July 28th)

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