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by Zenchan
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: "Everything was beautiful" - New Spiritualized® Album 2022
Replies: 522
Views: 2062663

Re: "Everything was beautiful" - New Spiritualized® Album 2022

Just heard Always Together With You soundtracking a National Lottery advert! Hopefully got a nice little payday out of that.
by Zenchan
Thu May 05, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Glasgow® May 05 2022
Replies: 24
Views: 5908

Re: Glasgow tonight

Aye looking forward to it!
by Zenchan
Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:49 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Primal Scream : The Original Memphis Recordings
Replies: 59
Views: 19551

Re: Primal Scream : The Original Memphis Recordings

Thanks for that, really good watch!
by Zenchan
Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:20 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: "Everything was beautiful" - New Spiritualized® Album 2022
Replies: 522
Views: 2062663

Re: "Everything was beautiful" - New Spiritualized® Album 2022

The Mojo interview is pretty good. A lot more open than usual.

Some things I've never heard before (though they might just be bullshit!) like how he lost an album's worth of demos between LICD and Amazing Grace when he left his only copy in a taxi.
by Zenchan
Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:49 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Albums That Have Sounded Even Better Over Lockdown
Replies: 3
Views: 1040

Re: Albums That Have Sounded Even Better Over Lockdown

Stereotypically, Man Machine was a favourite of mine during lots of summer cycling.

The Three EPs by the Beta Band has REALLY been getting played a lot working from homehome. Beacoup Fish by Underworld as well.
by Zenchan
Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:15 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Best ever year for album releases
Replies: 32
Views: 11104

Re: Best ever year for album releases

From when I started buying music onwards (1993) I often think 1997 and 2002 were incredible years.
by Zenchan
Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:29 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: OK Computer - 20th Anniverary Edition w/3 unreleased tracks
Replies: 25
Views: 8879

Re: OK Computer - 20th Anniverary Edition w/3 unreleased tracks

Whether it's true or not I don't know, but one poster on reddit stated that they were part of an old collection of stuff that was digitised en masse when compiling material for the 20th anniversary collection a couple years ago. So probably a record company intern snooping!
by Zenchan
Fri May 24, 2019 5:41 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow 23rd May
Replies: 63
Views: 28171

Re: Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow 23rd May

I particularly enjoyed the lovely extended intro leading into Here It Comes.
by Zenchan
Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:52 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: "And Nothing Hurt" - new Spiritualized® album 2018
Replies: 807
Views: 236730

Re: New Spiritualized Album - 2015

"Here It Comes..." is wonderful.

Edit, I also REALLY loved the Space Project track "Always Forgetting With You" :D
by Zenchan
Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:01 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Robert 'Throb' Young - RIP
Replies: 17
Views: 4629

Re: Robert 'Throb' Young - RIP

There was a very sad thread somewhere on the Primal Scream forums where it was mentioned at the funeral both his wife and Andrew Innes alluded to it being alcohol related. He had apparently walked into an Addaction centre in Brighton a couple years back "broke and broken by alcoholism". He...
by Zenchan
Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:23 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: New Mogwai LP: Rave Tapes out in January
Replies: 47
Views: 5950

Re: Rave Tapes

BzaInSpace wrote:As per usual some entertaining album and track titles from Mogwai...
sunray wrote:2. Simon Ferocious
Bonus points for anybody spotting the reference to Freddie Mercury and Sid Vicious!
:D
by Zenchan
Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:37 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Tell me about... psych
Replies: 28
Views: 3119

Re: Tell me about... psych

Finally got around to giving ELBL a spin thanks to this thread :D

The space-agey Krautrock of "Test Drive" is just wonderful - just unspeakably wonderful. Please tell me there is more obscure records I've not previously consumed that sound exactly like it :D
by Zenchan
Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:18 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Of all the tunes that featured regularly in the live set in
Replies: 36
Views: 8261

Re: Of all the tunes that featured regularly in the live set

Definitely the Slide Song, I have a recording of it from a bootleg marked only "Worthington Pier, 1994" that is one of my favourite things of my entire Spiritualized collection. As for seeing the back of something, I've never been a huge fan of Electricity (I know this is sacrilege to many...
by Zenchan
Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:03 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Chicago 12 -Jul -13
Replies: 70
Views: 17311

Re: Chicago 12 -Jul -13

Cheers for the recording!
by Zenchan
Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:14 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Stream of a Live show from May.
Replies: 10
Views: 2125

Re: Stream of a Live show from May.

Thanks very much for that, much appreciated :D
by Zenchan
Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:02 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Stream of a Live show from May.
Replies: 10
Views: 2125

Re: Stream of a Live show from May.

Does suppose anyone has the "mad skillz" to capture this? :)
by Zenchan
Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:35 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Stream of a Live show from May.
Replies: 10
Views: 2125

Re: Stream of a Live show from May.

Cheers for that, having a listen to now to a cracking Hey Jane :D
by Zenchan
Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Stone Roses - Heaton Park
Replies: 8
Views: 3256

Re: Stone Roses - Heaton Park

Any good bootlegs doing the rounds yet?
by Zenchan
Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:32 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Ennio Morricone : 3xLP box : vinyl transfer
Replies: 9
Views: 1811

Re: Ennio Morricone : 3xLP box : vinyl transfer

Thanks for that, I've been listening to assorted Morricone collections on Spotify for a while, will give this a whirl.
by Zenchan
Wed May 02, 2012 7:27 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Favorite BJM albums?
Replies: 20
Views: 3116

Re: Favorite BJM albums?

If we're strictly talking studio albums, then it will always be ". . . Second Request" for me, but ion all honesty if I'm putting some BJM on it's usually Tepid Peppermint Wonderland.
by Zenchan
Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:41 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: New Spiritualized for streaming (for free too)
Replies: 85
Views: 15040

Re: New Spiritualized for streaming (for free too)

and the other is So Long You Pretty Things is missing the huge cresendo between the main body and the outro.
That was my only tiny gripe upon first listen. I loved the space inbetween before the "so long" vocals part started.
by Zenchan
Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:42 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: spz-best first and last song
Replies: 20
Views: 3366

Re: spz-best first and last song

Ooh, that's a toughie. First song, I guess I can't see past LAGWAFIS, though Sweet Talk is a real favourite of mine. Last song is incredibly tough. If push came to shove, I'm actually going to go with the version of Lord Can You Hear me on Let It Come Down (is that officially the last track on the a...
by Zenchan
Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:35 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Spiritualized® - Glasgow ABC, T O N I G H T ! ! !
Replies: 64
Views: 20779

Re: Spiritualized® - Glasgow ABC, T O N I G H T ! ! !

Thanks Tufty, your time and effort is appreciated :D
by Zenchan
Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Spiritualized® - Glasgow ABC, T O N I G H T ! ! !
Replies: 64
Views: 20779

Re: Spiritualized® - Glasgow ABC, T O N I G H T ! ! !

Aye, just home from a nice cycle back from work down the clydeside path. :D
by Zenchan
Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:20 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: MBV reissues (pigs can fly?)
Replies: 23
Views: 3951

Re: MBV reissues (pigs can fly?)

There have been FLAC rips of these for a couple years, they were originally going to be released to co-incide the summer 2008 (was it really nearly four years ago now?!?) gigs.

Edit - my post is referring to the Isn't Anything and Loveless reissues, not the EP ones.
by Zenchan
Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:50 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: The Shins : Port of Morrow
Replies: 7
Views: 1443

Re: The Shins : Port of Morrow

Big fan of them. Wincing The Night Away is just an amazing record.
by Zenchan
Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:20 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Medication
Replies: 5
Views: 1112

Re: Medication

Awesome!
by Zenchan
Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:01 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Replies: 472
Views: 96062

Re: Sweet Heart Sweet Light

No sniff of any news about a track being debuted on 6 Music or anything yet?
by Zenchan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:13 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Glasvegas
Replies: 3
Views: 1148

Re: Glasvegas

Thought the first album had some cracking songs (though, tellingly, most were overproduced and not a patch on the original widely circulated myspace demo versions from a year earlier), thought the second album was a murky fractured mess. Evidently, so did everyone else because it sold appallingly an...
by Zenchan
Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Primal Scream - New Album Info...
Replies: 91
Views: 14808

Re: Primal Scream - New Album Info...

On the Can front, the Q article brilliantly mentioned that there is a song called Tago Screamo.
by Zenchan
Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:38 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Happy Mondays
Replies: 39
Views: 6481

Re: Happy Mondays

I've never really been into the albums, but I think Loose Fit is a highpoint of "Madchester" music. Absolutely brilliant.
by Zenchan
Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:10 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Best Version of Lay Back In The Sun
Replies: 6
Views: 1621

Re: Best Version of Lay Back In The Sun

Electric Mainline version for me too. :)
by Zenchan
Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:08 am
Forum: Gigs
Topic: live bootlegs
Replies: 38
Views: 9448

Re: live bootlegs

Thanks extended to all who have invested their time and effort into these :D
by Zenchan
Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:02 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Hey Jane- Albert Hall 11-10-11
Replies: 19
Views: 3369

Re: Hey Jane- Albert Hall 11-10-11

Cracking! Thanks for that :D
by Zenchan
Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:12 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Royal Albert Hall, October 11th, 2011.
Replies: 344
Views: 153940

Re: Royal Albert Hall, October 11th, 2011.

from a Drowned in Sound user : "Mary Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow?" As mentioned elsewhere, I assume this is a nod to the Can song off of Monster Movie*. At Edinburgh they were playing quite a few Can tracks over the sound system before the band came on. *The closing trac...
by Zenchan
Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:15 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: Edinburgh thoughts - TEN new songs!
Replies: 0
Views: 1289

Edinburgh thoughts - TEN new songs!

On the late train back across to Glasgow, will post more thoughts tomorrow, but fucking hell you're in for a treat if you're going to these gigs! The main set was entirely new (well, technically Life Is A Problem and the almost completely forgotten My Mama Said arent new but presably are on the new ...
by Zenchan
Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:30 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: UK Shows
Replies: 63
Views: 16945

Re: UK Shows

Edinburgh tonight then, returning to the scene of that Acoustic Mainlines gig in 2006 :D
by Zenchan
Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:59 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: cd
Replies: 1
Views: 678

Re: cd

Will give this a listen later, appreciated :D
by Zenchan
Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:22 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: My Bloody Valentine unreleased / rare lp
Replies: 22
Views: 4750

Re: My Bloody Valentine unreleased / rare lp

That's most of them.

There is also a post-Loveless demo track generally referred to as "Cowboy Song" that has been confirmed as genuine.

Map-Ref 41n 93w is a Wire cover that was on a magazine cover disc. Probably the best of the "new" material.
by Zenchan
Sun May 29, 2011 3:34 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Box set
Replies: 10
Views: 1761

Re: Box set

Usually keep them, but in the specific case of the Velvet Underground I gave the CDs I already had of the studio albums to someone.
by Zenchan
Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:02 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Walking With Jesus
Replies: 8
Views: 1490

Re: Walking With Jesus

Windows search function reckons a fairly frightening 37!
by Zenchan
Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:37 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: new Radiohead feb 19
Replies: 72
Views: 10023

Re: new Radiohead feb 19

radioshack wrote:I had a horrible premonition about this new album being a bit dull when These Are My Twisted Words came out.
I loved TAMTW :D

About to take the plunge with the new album.
by Zenchan
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:46 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Brian Jonestown Massacre
Replies: 21
Views: 2783

Re: Brian Jonestown Massacre

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland is a great place to start, lovely inlay booklet with past and present band members talking about each track and you can get a vibe for which albums to investigate from there.
by Zenchan
Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:35 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Durutti Column - where to start
Replies: 15
Views: 3272

Re: Durutti Column - where to start

Cheers for the suggestions, folks, appreciated :D

I'll definitely seek out the collection of the first four albums, and on the vinyl front I'll have a proper look for a copy of Vini Reilly at some point!
by Zenchan
Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Durutti Column - where to start
Replies: 15
Views: 3272

Durutti Column - where to start

Recently fell in love with the album Vini Reilly, but I really don't have a clue where to start with the rest of the studio albums.

What are considered the classics, and are there any stinkers to avoid?
by Zenchan
Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:50 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Sp3/Spz/Spc Songs You Don't Really Like
Replies: 70
Views: 9093

Re: Sp3/Spz/Spc Songs You Don't Really Like

Electricity - there, I've said it. :wink:

Have never much cared for the original studio version, consider it to be the weak track on LAGWAFIS.
by Zenchan
Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:07 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Screamadelica Live, on BBC6 Tonight!
Replies: 32
Views: 5196

Re: Screamadelica Live, on BBC6 Tonight!

mkb wrote:This version of Higher Than The Sun is incredible!
This x 100
by Zenchan
Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:58 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Best Electric Mainline
Replies: 11
Views: 2169

Re: Best Electric Mainline

There are assorted belters from the Amazing Grace era bootlegs.
by Zenchan
Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:25 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Spiritualized New Album???
Replies: 245
Views: 39419

Re: Spiritualized New Album???

So what do we all think of You Lie You Cheat?
by Zenchan
Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:12 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Christmas Lists
Replies: 21
Views: 2830

Re: Christmas Lists

The missus has bought me a vinyl of Pacific Ocean Blue as a minor present. Good times!
by Zenchan
Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:14 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Sound a little familiar...?
Replies: 37
Views: 6262

Re: Sound a little familiar...?

niamhm wrote:Some striking similarities musically def. cross it with Can ,You Do Right ( gilllespie rips the whole lyric) and thats the dna right their.
Has always irked me, that one - the "Once I was blind but now I can see" bit is lifted wholesale.
by Zenchan
Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:12 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: How many records have spz sold???
Replies: 29
Views: 3577

Re: How many records have spz sold???

For what it's worth I recall an article in Q magazine shortly before LICD came out that stated Ladies And Gentlemen had sold "around 100'000" in the UK. Bear in mind this was in 2001.
by Zenchan
Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:03 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Belle & Sebastian
Replies: 18
Views: 4693

Re: Belle & Sebastian

Dear Catastrophe Waitress is a real lost classic from the noughties. Absolutely fantastic album.
by Zenchan
Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:00 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Weezer: Blue Album and Pinkerton
Replies: 3
Views: 936

Re: Weezer: Blue Album and Pinkerton

He was always stunned by the negative reaction upon it's release - both critically and commercially at the time - which was a big part of why he decided to quit music and go back to university. Anyway, I'd rather he dedicated his time to finally releasing Songs From The Black Hole - the album that e...
by Zenchan
Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:56 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Live Album (it's poll time!)
Replies: 12
Views: 2350

Re: Live Album (it's poll time!)

I'd love a DVD of a mainlines show (wink).
by Zenchan
Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:51 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Old Jason Interview Thread
Replies: 8
Views: 1703

Re: Old Jason Interview Thread

Nice link good little interview,good to hear J. giving a thumbs up to the 22-20s ,been listening to their much under rated album this last week ,a real shame they didn`t do anymore semed to me to be a bit of a waste ,still what they did do was all excellent. I'm 99% sure Jason remixed one of their ...
by Zenchan
Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:46 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Favorite 6+ minute spiritualized song?
Replies: 16
Views: 3353

Re: Favorite 6+ minute spiritualized song?

Pretty much any live rendition of Take Your Time.
by Zenchan
Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: The greatest songs of all time
Replies: 15
Views: 2714

Re: The greatest songs of all time

I Say A Little Prayer - the Aretha Franklin version. It always slightly irks me that it is never considered up there with the likes of Be My Baby (not that I am in any way belittling Be My Baby!) as one of the true slices of perfection of the medium of three-minute pop music. Every last second is si...
by Zenchan
Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:11 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: What Are You Listening To Now?
Replies: 5913
Views: 1247633

Re: What Are You Listening To Now?

I've had a bit of a hankering this week to have some Stone Roses, perhaps one of the compilation albums, I've not gave them a spin in eons.
by Zenchan
Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: Does anyone really believe it when......
Replies: 10
Views: 1684

Re: Does anyone really believe it when......

See also - "all" of Songs in A&E was written before the 2005 illness.
by Zenchan
Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:24 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: brmc news
Replies: 49
Views: 6306

Re: brmc news

Yep, thumbs up for the Howl Sessions EP.
by Zenchan
Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:16 pm
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: brmc news
Replies: 49
Views: 6306

Re: brmc news

do you know anything about a song called Waiting Here? I got it free on a CD with the NME around the time of the 2nd album and it's brilliant. I think it was billed as a taster for the third album but it never materialised. I've had that ripped from the very same NME CD on my computer for years, a ...
by Zenchan
Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:00 pm
Forum: Gigs
Topic: 10th October 1997
Replies: 10
Views: 2273

Re: 10th October 1997

I've always wanted to hear the bootleg version of this.
by Zenchan
Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:59 am
Forum: Music (Dedicated to Fuzzhead)
Topic: New BJM album
Replies: 14
Views: 2563

Re: New BJM album

I've not heard the whole thing but there's some pretty nice sounding tracks on youtube. I'm also led to believe Will Carruthers had something to do with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxMZpYlz ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWY48yQpUjU