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Panda Bear & Sonic Boom have been added to the line up for End Of The Road festival. Not a bad lineup overal shame it'd not Green Man though so you could see Spz as well

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Albums 1. Blonde on Blonde 2. Bringing it All Back Home 3. Highway 61 Revisted 4. Blood on the Tracks 5. Another Side of Bob Dylan Great to see someone else rating Another Side. Possibly my favourite of the acoustic albums, as it's somewhere in between the more earnest early stuff and the more surr...

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Various Artists - Wayfaring Strangers, Cosmic American Music Compilation of cool cosmic country music. Can't get enough of this sort of stuff at the moment. I have been collecting this Wayfaring Strangers series recently, I think the only one I haven't got now is the Yacht Rock one. It is pretty in...

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. I really love the live album 'Special Moves' too. Yeah, good shout. This would be a good place to start by including key songs from a few different albums. And it gives an idea of just how good they are live. They have been doing this so long they have got the live stuff down to a fine art. It's ...

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The 5 CD version is down to 27 dollars on amazon US. Probably an error but i think they usually honour these kinds of things. Even with shipping its a steal so i jumped on it.

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More interesting stuff coming up later in the year Ghost Box double bill (Beautify Junkyards & Large Plants). The latter are new project from Wolf People singer and it's sounding reassuringly in their ballpark. Evening of electronica- Warrington Runcorn New Town Development & Field Lines Car...

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sunray wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:40 pm
Your last sentence nails it.

Yup, i have had wildy different experiences seeing them at different times, but also even within the same show. Some songs come across awesomely (more often the noisy ones) but frankly they can also sound a bit limp and sloppy.

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Agree that the music takes a little while to gear up. Sway starts off sounding a bit limp but then when it gears up, it starts sounding magical. The band have always been really good at that.

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Cheers! I saw the upload date of 3 weeks ago and assumed it had only recently surfaced.
It looks like such a nice setting for a festival!

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Yep, thumbs up from me too and i say that as someone who has avoided them for the past 10-15 years both live and on record. I can't explain why but when they announced a Dublin date for April i took the plunge. Even after my gut said no. But after listening to the new album i'm glad i did grab a ti...

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Some footage of hanging about on the rather nice looking site, and a couple songs

https://youtu.be/CSXUfwwspyU

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Couldnt pick too many better choices than ro's selections to be honest! Might add Shelter From The Ash. All those are richly textured albums mixing acoustic and electric I downloaded Maria Kappel too after the raves on here. It's pretty gorgeous, but physical copies do not come cheap so is having to...

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Yeah I guess Lloyd may have provided a bit more intensity going by videos i have seen. Jimmy Rip plays the parts great but he would always be more of a session musician role rather than being any kind of foil for Tom or getting in the spotlight Although from what i have heard , Tom definitely liked ...

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Wait, so the first disc of the 2CD is just a remaster? Not even the full remix as in the box? That seems a bit slack of them. I may have even been tempted otherwise

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Wilco are playing Moseley Folk fest (Spz have played it before, nice non camping thing in a private park) I am tempted as its now been over a decade since i saw them (seeming to have an inclination to give the midlands a wide berth) .. having said that the albums in that time have also made no impre...

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Anton is a strange character isn't he. He seems pretty highly strung and violatile. He tries to come across as some very secure in his success, but when someone even slightly criticise him he gets super defensive. Of course the music is often great but honestly find a lot of it scrappy and underwrit...

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I can't stretch to the CD boxset but the few songs I've heard - different versions of Lovesick and Not Dark Yet - sound great so I might check out the cheaper 2CD version... Agree, the outtakes released beforehand sounded noticeably different and bode very well. I am still torn a to whether to go a...

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Brief listen to the new Yo La Tengo and rather liking it. Seems more alive and vibrant particularly compared to the last one which i found a bit listless

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Here's a clip from Norwegian telly in 1992 of Television doing "Call Mr. Lee - don't know if it's available outside Norway, but it's pretty good:) https://tv.nrk.no/serie/gundersen-og-groenlund-a-s/1992/FKUT29004092/avspiller Thanks a lot for this! It works. Nice awkward interview with Tom at ...

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First heard of Six Organs of Admittance from here during lockdown and it really hit homes in those times. They've now become a favourite. 1st listen of 'Ascent' today. Really liking it. Fair to say an in-between of Comets On Fire and his more folky, acoustic stuff or even more recent releases? This...

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Thanks for that MrBadger. I only saw them once myself, think it was 2016 something like that. Unfortunately Richard Lloyd long gone but Jimmy Rip doing a fine job. There was no stage presence at all and Toms voice was pretty sketchy. But i was just there to hear them play, and i really enjoyed. I th...

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this is a tough one indeed. praise emptiness. her rose colored dress… Took me a little while to place those lyrics. We should definitely be celebrating not just his guitar playing. Theres also the lyrics, the singing, the whole persona which was really arty, a little detached, always intruiging Tha...

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Another absolute great gone at 73 after a short illness. Television quite simply one of my favourite bands ever (i include Adventure and the especially underrated s/t record in that). He was also pretty unprolific and reclusive so now[*] we'll never get that next album. What he did leave was incredi...

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I think £100 for the 4 records highlights box is reasonable - well compared to other items around - but no I won’t be buying it myself, the double cd maybe in a sale 18 months from now will probably suffice Yeah actually it's interesting, the vinyl set is actually fairly priced but the CD set isn't...

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Would i be right in thinking this was a departure soundwise from their previous material? Anything i heard before had a darker feel to it and didn't engage me as much. Yes exactly, I had the same experience as you. Their previous material like a lot of the other stuff on Ghost Box was more on the d...

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Luckily managed to get a ticket for the early Coventry show, should be a great space for a set and extra bonus i will back home by 9pm. Can tell I am getting older So they really did sell out on the day then? Oh well, good for Sonic. Enjoy the show! Yep it seems both shows sold out that morning, I ...

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anyone looking forward to the next bootleg series based on Time Out Of Mind? I am very tempted seeing as I think the album is a masterpiece, but it's pretty overpriced. also heard rumours that some of the live disc will be audience bootleg recordings.

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Spencer Cullum has been a good recent discovery for me. not even sure how to describe it, he is a pedal steel player but theres also quaint and quirky vocals some have compared to Robert Wyatt. bit of a british folk rock feel but other stuff in the mix too https://spencercullumscoincollection.bandca...

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These are probably my faves of last year. along with Everything Was Beautiful of course which I genuinely believe maintained a rich vein of form for Jason. I do seem to be leaning away from song based stuff recently for some reason but I still need to give the Michael Head record another listen. Fou...

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last year involved a bare minimum of gigs for me for various reasons. although this year I intend to change that, still think I am being a little more picky than in past times. these are all distinct possibilities, looking pretty good. Molly Preoccupations Mogwai Bo Ningen Fuzz Panda Bear & Soni...

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Luckily managed to get a ticket for the early Coventry show, should be a great space for a set and extra bonus i will back home by 9pm. Can tell I am getting older

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It's never too late to get into a band right? I would also have plumped for the earlier work to get people started. Come On Die Young seems divisive, it is rather clean sounding (and a bit samey.. or you could say it maintains a mood) compared to a lot of their other material but i like it a lot. I ...

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Definitely a surprisingly good song right? If not jolly and catchy enough to be a eurovision tune surely.
I dont really like Lydon as an individual these days but there has been some surprisingly good music in latter day Pil

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Glad to hear the feedback from people about what the contents of this actually sound like. If it's a case of spot the difference I think I am gonna give it a miss. Still feel bad as it still looks pretty nice, but I just can't justify the price I couldn't justify the price either which is why i've ...

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Glad to hear the feedback from people about what the contents of this actually sound like. If it's a case of spot the difference I think I am gonna give it a miss. Still feel bad as it still looks pretty nice, but I just can't justify the price

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I must admit I didn't notice the 'Reset' on the cover *right* away but did spot it a little while ago! Kinda wish I had done the vinyl preorder to get those extra bits and slipmat now. Just to be clear; the slipmat didn't come with the preorder. You had to buy the album over the counter in an actua...

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herman wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 4:59 pm -Spencer Collum's Coin Collection - s/t
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Cracking album this isn't it? A gem find of recent years for me

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More music featuring both ex Acetone alumni, quite improv based

https://theecstasyofgold.bandcamp.com/album/volume-one

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Such a fantastic and original guitarist. One of those who came up with a genuinely new sound. I can't even pinpoint any guitarists who overtly influenced him? Did anyone ever see him live? I saw him play with Mark Stewart from the Pop Group. It was in a venue which can hold 800-1000 but the number o...

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I must admit I didn't notice the 'Reset' on the cover *right* away but did spot it a little while ago!
Kinda wish I had done the vinyl preorder to get those extra bits and slipmat now.

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After seeing the blurb on Rought Trade site I'm thinking they are early mixes that J did rather than actual "demos" of the tracks. That's the feel I'm getting. Yeah think you are right. I very much doubt J ever does traditional demos where he strums the song or something. But still, early...

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Pete was chatting on a Sonic Treasures show recently about the samples used for the intros on some of the songs on Reset. There was a mix which included these five: Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie Cochran Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters Denise - Randy & The Rainbows Love of My Life - Ev...

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These albums don't need a remaster surely? Young Team did initially but they already fixed it and gave it more oomph.
I wonder if they will continue opening the vaults and move onto Rock Action. The outtakes on previous sets for these albums were great (particularly Cody)

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Thanks for sharing the alternate mix! Gave it a download, just need to get a chance to listen. If people are saying there's more bottom end that sounds good to me

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I am also wavering. How many times will I actually play it? I don't have a physical version of the Kimbrough cover though, which I always thought was great and kinda what Amazing Grace should have sounded like! Pretty sure this does look like actual demos though, rather than the live promo tracks? T...

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Think The Mill in Birmingham may be closer to 1000 but I think they may struggle for that seeing as gigs can be very hit and miss in that city! I am also not sure exactly how popular Goat are

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It is a breath of fresh air and a huge relief in every young man/woman's life when you realise it's not a big deal to go to gigs on your own

I guess everyone was kinda zoned out at a Spacemen gig anyway.
Maybe we should try bringing back sitting on the floor too..

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Really in 2 minds about Godspeed myself, i think the date here is almost sold out but a few tickets left. The last couple of albums haven't excited me to say the least, but I have found them good live Might be going to check out Rose City Band next week after the good reports here. Some possibles se...

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aadamm wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:38 am they added another one:

https://youtu.be/avQJiLXKBtk

I like it, great to hear a live version. But at the same time I can see why it quite didn't make the set. There almost seems to be a hole in the middle of the sound
There's a lot to try and capture on the song.

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Ah okay thanks. It's a shame Bickers isn't still with them. That new song is definitely pretty good though.

I might be tempted to take a punt and go and see them, but more of a casual fan of the band really and the ticket price isn't really conducive to taking a chance!

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Thanks for that Veiko! Here's some more links people might enjoy https://thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cue-202-august-22-sonic-boom https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/08/17/transmissions-panda-bear-and-sonic-boom/ I am definitely enjoying the album myself. On first listen it's possibly a bit sugar...

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Can anyone advise if the band are any good live these days? Was thinking of going to see them (need to get out to more gigs) but the ticket price is pretty steep

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Looks like this was reissued recently. The blurb seems to suggest that it may have been remastered too. This is on Space Age Recordings, not sure if that's problematic considering the legal issues, or if that only applies to the Spacemen releases? https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/experimental-audio-res...

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sunray wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:31 am
angel-sighs wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:30 pm For anyone thats listened to this, did they broadcast any performances that haven't already done the rounds?
It's on tonight.

Whoops, ah okay!
It would be cool to get live versions of the whole album

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1. Rollercoaster 2. Walking with Jesus 3. Honey 4. Come Down Easy 5. Just To See You Smile 6. Come Down Softly To My Soul 7. Feel So Good 8. Suicide 9. Lord can you hear me? 10. Revolution Encore Big City Take me to the other side I think?! It's rather difficult deciding on a dream set list for thi...

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SpEnCeR1 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:19 am https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pa ... oom-reset/

Appetite definitely whetted. Hoping to catch the listening party tomorrow too, apparently there will be a live chat with Noah and Pete and an exclusive instrumental playback of the album(?)

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For anyone thats listened to this, did they broadcast any performances that haven't already done the rounds?

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BVCP206 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:42 am That's a long set

Need to justify the no doubt expensive ticket prices

and I tried to represent all the albums.

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Let's face it, never gonna happen. But let's say Jason and Peter hug and make up, get back together for love of the music etc. Sold out Brixton Academy. What would be your dream setlist. This is mine. It is actually fairly tricky as they have both played a fair amount of Spacemen tunes in their solo...

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Forth could've been a great record with better song selection also; somewhere between jamming in the rehearsal room and final product the excitement got ironed out in the mix. Richard seemingly being a proper Dick at the time also overshadows it somewhat. Yep agree on all that. Swap out a couple of...

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I know they had basically split by the time the album came out, but i reckon these interviews were actually recorded a few months before when they were still playing happy families.

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I think thats the best way to play it, let the band come up organically rather than come across like a fanboy! I just got hold of a promo CD from the Forth time which has interviews with all the band members around the making of the album as well as track by track on all thr songs. I've uploaded it ...

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Yup i really like that song too. More immediately catchy and very Beach Boys. Less Pete influence on the face of it though

They are doing a listening event in a few days, that should be good

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How could I forget this song in terms of Forth outtakes? Wouldn't say it's a lost classic tbh.. :shock: https://youtu.be/d_K6hKmpiME Also while having one of my wallet draining roots around on discogs, I noticed that someone uploaded some test pressing CDs to the Verve discography including some liv...

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Not sure how much of a sad completist to be.
How much live Can from a similar era does a man need?

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. Compare it to the ludicrous price for Black Rebel Motorcycle Clubs - BRMC boxset, £130 with postage, dl album and a single 9 track album of out takes and a booklet, that`s taking the piss, Spotted this and thought of your post here. BRMC have released the 9 outtakes as a standalone vinyl, which i...

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