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I also think I should mention that I feel there's lots of merit in Let It Come Down. When I mentioned its songwriting I hadn't intended it as damnation by faint praise. I have a lot of respect - if rather limited affection - for that record and ultimately it may be as strong or almost as strong as L...

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As far as I know Amazing Grace was recorded under the aegis of BMG, with their money and studio time, and Jason's contract was terminated after it was already finished, thereby allowing Jason to deliver a finished product to his new label. He probably got out of BMG's owning the recordings by means ...

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So theres just something in our makeup that enabled us to lie all those years ago. Its in the cells and mater that were made of. We had no chance to change it? If lying is seen as being wrong or bad Were we made out of such terrible stuff to begin with and not from love and honesty? We were flawed ...

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In light of the "Jason's worst songs" thread I thought it only fair to kickstart conversation on a somewhat more contentious issue. I've long maintained that Jason is now in the autumn of his career, that he peaked somewhere between Pure Phase's equally abundant ideas and indulgence and LA...

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So in that case do you think that lying has been one of the greatest inventions of mankind. Do you think that way back when whoever told the first lie he knew what he was doing I think it's been one of the most important inventions, but it's presumptuous to say that it was an inevention of man. The...

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Indeed, to Merry Chritmases, Happy New Years, and even a Joyous Kwanzaa or two, I extend this toast!

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The only practical way we could eliminate dishonesty is by suddenly, unanimously (all 6.5 billion of us) agreeing not to tell lies. The reason is that any one person who did lie would have a remarkable advantage in every social, econonic, political, and sexual arena, particularly if everyone merely ...

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spzretent wrote: Alright! An Ali G impersonator.

A'ight, fo'real. Let's take it to da fing!

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From a recent visit to Canada I can assert that BMG is handling at least some international distributorship of Amazing Grace. Up north, the in-store standard edition does in fact come in the slipcase wraparound sleeve that we've come to love but the phrase "Distributed by BMG Canada" (or B...

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You're entitled to your opinion of course. I'd be really happy though if you settled on a username. I'm sorry you had a bad day though.

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Feh on that as first posts go. Those might be the two best songs Jason's ever written, especially the versions on Pure Phase.

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The She Kissed Me video is the soundest guess, I'm sure, but if it turns out not to be that (since a video wouldn't really be a 'bonus track' inasmuch as you couldn't actually play it in a CD player) I'm led to believe it'll be an uninspired 'exclusive' instrumental version, most likely of either Oh...

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At least they got the fashions right.

Thanks for that, Ian!

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In light of the earlier discussion of Love it occured to me that I forgot a bit of a big one. Pretty much all of Da Capo (in the stereo version) is mixed miserably, with the rhythm section on the left and the melody instruments in the right. There's even a section about two minutes long on the recor...

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carl and the passions - so tough This is indeed a tough one. I always saw it as a bit of a disappointment when compared to the record that immediately followed it (a personal favorite), but it's definitely among the more shizophrenic 70s BB albums. I like the Blondie Chaplin/Ricky Fataar songs even...

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Well the poll has ended and the sticky is there. Let me know what you think.

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Please see the next Sticky post for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

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Greetings from the moderators. Included here are a few Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clear up some misconceptions that some newer members have about this message board. And later on in this message, a useful research tool that will probably answer most first-timer questions. The general theme...

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I'll take your word for it $26, I can't claim to be any authority on Gospel music, whereas you seem to have a pretty encyclopaedic knowledge of most of the music discussed here. Can't help but find your tone somewhat smug and superior though sometimes... I apologise, however if it's not intended to...

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Both Jason and Pete have cited the Staple Singers as a pretty big inspiration as far as anything gospel goes. They're pretty much the yardstick by which much gospel music is judged, as far as I know. They also recorded the best known version of "May the Circle be Unbroken" Whereas I'd ima...

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Gaffer tape shouldn't leave marks - that's what it's designed not to do, after all. I used to use opaque dimestore Scotch-style tape. The glossy kind left remnants. The worst thing that could happen to this kind was that it shredded. Another fancy-shmancy keyboard trick if your tunes only have major...

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Exactly, sly. On something like Medication, Kate probably wanted her hands free to play the little G-A-B-C riff. So I would guess that a G note was taped down in the bass since it's in both G & C. On most Spacemen/Spiritualized tape-downs it would be for a one-chord tune (Take Your Time, Suicide...

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The one with the skull on the cover is the Sympathy for the Record Industry version. It includes the full (or at least 45-minute) Dreamweapon performance plus Ecstasy in Slow Motion and Spacemen Jam. The one with the yellow cover you're most likely familiar with (there are other versions, I think) i...

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Hi there! This is one of those "frequently asked questions" that can most interestingly be addressed in a string of divisive threads on the old spiritualized board. Here they are: A good introduction is here. http://www.spiritualized.com/message/viewtopic.php?topic=1286&forum=4 A misog...

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It's some incoherent mumbling, probably by a doubletracked vocal saying two different things. It all adds to the irony of step seven ("remember six").

Well, the tune would be improved by having the vocals audible outside of the bridge, but regardless.

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I had to post, becuase my preferred option wasn't on the poll. I definately think there should be a link to the old message board on the site and the old search, - there's a hell of a lot of content on there, but I don't think it should necessairily be a sticky . I think they get in the way a bit a...

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Plus, of course, I have major problems with all currently available versions of TPP. Very true. I whined about this a great deal on the older message board. Apparently the problem is something akin to those Lou Reed albums (Street Hassle, etc) that had been dolby-interpreted but not dolby-recorded ...

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In regards to "Stop Your Crying", it first saw life in 1997-ish as "Nothing Hurts" in more or less the same form with slightly fewer choruses. Actually it originally vaguely resembled Feel So Sad. Because it's at least six years old, I do believe it predates Poppy, but then again...

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So, tell me, Will. Why did you delete all your posts?

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Hi there. I'm posting a quick five-day poll here (in music, althought it should probably be in "Other") about whether you all think it's reasonable or necessary to post a link to the search feature on the old message board ( http://www.spiritualized.com/message/search.php ) in a second, FA...

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Will you FUCKERS stop dissing Let It Come down. On Fire, in my opinion, is a good album opener and the more i listen to it, the more i like it. In my view it is the best Spiritualized album so shut the fuck up. On the topic of albums that get slated, The ONLY way to appreciate Amazing Grace is to w...

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Well, no need for godlike knowledge here Shonn. My information comes from having heard this boot, where most of the people here probably did, at Tom Meade's site - http://home.earthlink.net/~tmeade/spiritualized_files/sound.html . Actually I think most of the boots floating around originated from th...

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So, correct me if I'm wrong, but your list consists of every indie album released this year?

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So no-one's posted anything about Saddam Hussein, the erstwhile moustachio, not even Guerrilla. Perhaps he was frightened away by my tersely-worded set of rules, so compact and powerful they strike fear into the hearts of even the most hellbound of American infidels. Hm. Nearly two days on and not a...

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You're completely right, Shonn, and over the years Verve and its various owners have badly buggered up reissues of the Velvets' first album to the point where I don't think there's any version on CD with worthwhile sound in stereo. The new expanded mono edition is worthwhile but not at the price the...

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Quite true Shonn. Run Run Run is another one that's poorly mixed. Actually virtually all the tracks on the stereo version of the first album have something that doesn't quite flow: the celeste is mixed too high on the right channel on Sunday Morning, the piano is panned too far left on All Tomorrows...

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26$, regarding Gene Clark's 'No Other', I seem to recall previous posts about this, specifically the larger than life production. What was the story? I really go for that mid-70's intricate yet bombastic production (shades of LET IT COME DOWN), as you mentioned 'BORN TO BE WITH YOU' and I would say...

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I can't believe there's someone else out there who likes "No Other". Well, White Light is better, and was the more moving reissue this year, but it was nice to see No Other on a reasonable CD for once. Hancock/Brecker/Hargrove - Directions in Music: Live. Maybe 2002 (I forget) but one of t...

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I have a tape of Playing With Fire that plays The Perfect Prescription. Rare?? I have this too and got this while on vacation once. But I traded it years ago for some wine. Foolish, I guess. Rabid Spacemen 3 fans kept me in liquor and dope for years in the early nineties. I once corresponded with s...

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I disagree too. The whole nursery-rhyme feel, and Arthur's ending impression of a Southerner, all add to the eerie insistence of the track. If it were more serious it wouldn't work nearly as well.

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Greetings from Twentysixdollars, Runcible, Spzretent, Bzainspace, Modlab and Sunny, the moderators of this forum! Most new users start off in the Music forum so we thought it best to address you here. If you're new to the messageboard, please be aware that there are some (formerly unwritten, now sad...

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Alright, let's dance away from the Worst Songs Ever thread and into somewhat tamer waters. Howsabout a list of the best songs most egregiously wounded by some small detail (in production, arrangement or performance) in the most famous recordings. 1> MC5's I Want You Right Now - spoilt by the mouth-n...

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I think Warmth got his threads confused! No problems though.

Well to return to the pitchfork list after my little Vervy diatribe I'll happily call it a mess with scarcely any albums I much like in the top twenty or so and a lot of drivel.

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"Come Down Softly To My Soul" has that haunting Byrdslike crystalline jangle and one of Jason's finest vocals if not the finest.

Or: "Take Me to the Other Side" - Peter's best ever song without argument and one of the best rockers that I think has ever been cut.

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Will this Do? You've returned? I kiss you! And yes, I know that's the second time I've said that.

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Early in this thread there was mention of the Verve (I tend to prefer that spelling: it's easier to say and just "Verve" sounds silly) and some debate over what their best record was. Whereas I am sadly an Urban Hymns person (marvelous latter-day folk-rock is what it is, well-written, nice...

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Bza: I've heard Big Fun. It's often described as Miles's "psychedelic" record but I assumed it was just a comp of sides. Again, I never particularly cared for it: McLaughlin doesn't fascinate me as a soloist. I admire his chops and all, but I'd rather be listening to Clarence White or Eric...

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First in regards to Bza I'll be brief in stating that sadly I'm not much of a fan of Davis's tape experiment records, or his fusion ones, and sadly In a Silent Way is arguably both. Of course I've always thought that Davis's real talent was for spotting and fostering new talent, so I guess debate is...

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And Ian wonders why we never get along! Several songs he put on his worst list are among my favorites (NGOR, Anything More, Spread Your Wings) although his selection of several Amazing Grace numbers wrenched up a smile because indeed about half that record is interminable (including Rated X, which i...

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The list is a good one, I'd say, although I don't know how he got away with the constant threats of violence, and further, there are worse records being made today. I will proudly say that I have _five_ of these albums: Having Fun With Elvis On Stage (which I've never played as it's rare), Trans, Me...

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In regards to Ian G's greetings. I hadn't any intention of 'annoying' you, because transparently I do agree with you on most points, but everyone here _was_ playing nice as far as I can tell, especially CinnamonBoy. I was the only one who actually went to the trouble of insulting you (calling you &q...

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Honestly I'm shocked that this package is even seeing release given the acrimony between Jason and BMG. (Of course, who can really blame them, given Jason's tendency to hole himself up in a studio for years on end and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to turn out mostly unsaleable product? The ...

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"Boiled heart and lungs, served in a real sheep's stomach! Tastes as good as it sounds! Good for what ails ye!"

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Oh - sorry northernsoul, that might have been me. If it was I was referring to Lorraine Ellison, whose biggest hit was a tune called "Stay With Me" which is very clearly an influence on Jason's tune of the same name. Not really a staxy performer, her credentials are something like a more u...

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I fail to understand why fans of the Spacemen offshoots tend to be so fickle. Is it beyond comprehension that perhaps Jason is slowing down, that he's in the autumn of his career? Every performer invaribly peaks at a certain point and though it might be difficult to pin down when Jason's was ('95 or...

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I realize that the last sentence of my post must have come off ironic ("...but judging him on his work alone is likely to lead to that conclusion, I'd wager") but I didn't really intend it that way. What I was implying is that I don't think you're remiss for forming that opinion, and I cou...

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Well said Natty. Calling Pete "an idiot" is a disgrace as far as I'm concerned. Strangely I would be inclined to agree with this. Through my correspondance with Runcible it's been made clear to me that Peter is, if anything, an extremely friendly and bright fellow, although I understand h...

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runcible wrote: Kev Cowan

There are others who have slipped my mind.

Kev Cowan slipped mine, Runcie! Actually you've stumped me here. In what capacity was Kev involved with Jason?

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Purloined from Sonic Boom's Project??!!? I might be crucified by some of the die-hards here for saying this, but Sonic Boom is an idiot. If any of his band members happened to end up with Jason, it's because they had a natural tendency to go where the talent goes, not because they were "purloi...

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You flatter me, all of you! Especially you, asd. I kiss you. Tis good to be back, hardhat! Mark - I'll write you soon, I swear. I have family matters this weekend (for the obvious reason) but I'll write by Monday or Tuesday I believe. Hardhat - it's nice to be liked :) Incidentally I'm fairly certai...

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asd2112 wrote:damn, i had hoped that 26 was gone. oh well. at least i have something to laugh at.

You're a sweetie, asd.

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It's all very cute

Isn't it? Well I'm through being ostentatious

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Greetings all! How the whole thing has gone to pieces in my absence. Well I'll be back soon. Regardless, this set-up reminds me of another board I'm on under another pseudonym. I'd be lying if I said I was completely satisfied, particularly with the whiteout color scheme, but then, I wasn't terribly...

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