Spiritualized

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http://www.nme.com/news/music/verves-nick-mccabe-discusses-urban-hymns-richard-ashcroft-oasis-2135236 Thanks for posting that. I don't remember Nick seeming like such thoughtful, reasonable and chilled out bloke, as he appears in these two interviews? I concede I didn't just not listen to Forth, I ...

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What steps are being taken to contest his ownership? Have the wheels of the legal system started turning on this? An injunction on Palmer to stop him until this is resolved one way or another? I for one would like to know whats happening with this. Who do you expect to turn these legal wheels? If y...

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Anything More!! now that's my kind of deep cut. and Cop Shoot Cop with all the extra musicians!.. great stuff! Plus Think I'm in Love, and the apparently obligatory Oh Happy Day which is less interesting. Anything More is really exciting. It was great during Acoustic Mainlines, but everyone knew it...

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Well I could live with 4 out of those 5 stretching to fill a 75min set...

Am surprised someone here is not registered to add the right set list. There's even a picture of a nice gig souvenir, in case you need to cite a link as per sucessfully making a permanent edit or addition to Wikipedia page.

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Also wanted to mention that I really like Perfect Miracle. Another ballad, yes but of a slightly different style. It sounds more like a Motown poppy thing rather than the usual mopey hymn. I like the fact that lyrically it sounds like a pure love song but there's a sting in the tale Interesting, al...

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Apologies - just realised I mistakenly conflated Life Is a Problem, which I believe was originally called Won't Get To Heaven when first played on the A&E tour, with Too Late, which was originally premiered at later Acoustic Mainlines gigs titled Mama Said. I was thinking specifically of Life Is...

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Apologies Jason, I meant to preface my post with thanks for your excellent reportage! In hindsight it's easy to Monday morning quarterback the setlist choices. I suspect I'd have nothing but praise, had I got to experience it myself. I'm still minded to agree that it would have been a better experie...

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I agree Soul on Fire seems redundent in this context, why not Sitting on Fire for a bit of variation? Also surprising that So Long is the only track from SHSL, given they already have a string score for the entire album. I was surprised only 2 songs from LICD, given how well suited that album would ...

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That set list is shorter than I expected. How long did they actually play for?

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Yeah the whole legal situation pretty much puts the kibosh on it doesn't it My kingdom for a remastered Perfect Prescription and a Spacemen 3 t shirt where I know the cash is going to the right people Over a decade ago, when I asked Pete if there might be remasters including Perfect Prescription, h...

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I haven't read the article yet, but was surprised to read this odd speculation around Jason playing other albums live in their entirety (especially Pure Phase) as some kind of Don't Look Back complete album gig that would appeal to fans who have already enjoyed the one album that got this treatment....

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I hadn't heard about this Australian gig. Thus it seems I was right that the show will be repeated more than once, but using local musicians to augment ťhe core touring band. It's a shame for Spiritualized fans forced to buy a festival ticket, if the rest of the line up is not of much interest. I su...

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bit gutted I'm not going to this festival. Is anyone here making the trip? http://thequietus.com/articles/22854-oya-festival-preview This sounds amazing! There will be 30 members of the Oslo Philharmonic and a local gospel choir playing alongside Spiritualized, according to the festival website. Cu...

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If there's one track I'd like to hear live again it's You Lie You Cheat. It worked so well opening the A&E tour gigs, but then was never played again for some reason. Seconded, I've always had a soft spot for that song and loved the opening section of Amazing Grace, You Lie You Cheat, and Shine...

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Well at least its not new news about the catering industry!

Shame we are obviously not going to hear Kate Radley's soothing voice heralding the arrival of tube trains though...

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If there's one track I'd like to hear live again it's You Lie You Cheat. It worked so well opening the A&E tour gigs, but then was never played again for some reason.

To be honest the setlist really doesn't matter to me right now. I just want to see a proper live gig!

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Arrrgh... well I was half right with the W! BTW Sorkin is also completely wrong about the punctuation question - I'm guessing he was typing the script and just counted whatever was on the keyboard he was using. Those minor flaws apart, he is a writing genius rivalled on television only by David Simo...

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who even is Simeon Lewis? 'dropping' an album isn't a very Spiritualized thing to do. its kind of a trend and they don't seem to be the sort of a band who follows trends that said if they want to release it later on this evening i'm well up for that! He appears to be on LinkedIn too, if you look ar...

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stegraham wrote:Where did those 20 years go to?

Yeah, it's kinda frightening to think about that.

It seems like I managed to fit more memorable things into the few years between being a teenager and this record coming out, than I have during the last 20 that's passed far too fast!

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I've just listened to the bonus discs for the first time since they came out. Couldn't get right through either, had forgotten how dull they are even for the committed fan. Such a contrast to Blue on Blue and Friendly Fire. Rather ironic the band had nothing to do with those, as I'd happily pay norm...

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The fact they've announced a couple of minor festival dates this summer, suggests Jason has more availability than last year when they played no gigs at all. That must suggest some change in circumstances? I think it's a stretch to assume these recently announced gigs are any kind of warm up for som...

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Does Barney attempt to explain why his potentially valuable opportunity to collaborate with a post-Smiths Johnny Marr in Electronic - turned out to be so pedestrian?

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I didn't know he'd moved to Portugal, is that a permanent thing? (apologies if there's a blindingly obvious answer in the stream, I've not managed to listen to it yet!)

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Yeah thanks very much! I eventually found a 3.5mm jack to stereo phono lead, so was able to hook up my laptop. Sound was really great, though gave up trying to work out what that info at the start about the various origins of the audio and video really meant. I had a great time at Glastonbury that y...

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I don't think there can be a reunion so long as the current situation persists. Palmer's "ownership" of songs, merch rights, etc would totally scupper that; the nightmare scenario is that a reunion happens and all of the proceeds go to Palmer rather than to the band. Seems that whatever m...

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No thanks, I'd have to cross the bridge or pay for the tunnel.

I'll stick to the free beer commercials we get at home; if I'm feeling lucky - I'll loosen my trousers and hope for some action!

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Due in part to my post-teenage depression around 1997, I'm also a Radiohead fan - though very much orientated towards The Bends and OK Computer, after which I lost interest (though I love I Might Be Wrong). I'd like to see a decent concert recording from the OK Computer era. I've never seen them liv...

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What a shitshow. I'll make it a point to never buy another product associated with this Palmer twat. I was forced to buy a Space Age CD release of Recurring because I broke (?!) my original Fire copy. The different track listing has always bothered me... For some reason I believed that Pete was beh...

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A quick search shows some well-known UK retailers are selling the RSD Föllakzoid / J.Spaceman 12" vinyl for a whopping £26, which translates to $32 at current exchange rates! By contrast, one of our venerable moderators has seen it priced far more reasonably at $16 (ie circa £12) in their local...

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I guess the difference between seeing them in their own right which I haven't and at a festival which I have. is they control the sound system when it's just them playing while at a festival it's the festival the supplies it. A while back I saw some macho idiot saying bascially "wooo I saw Sun...

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Mojo: Have you gotten into Cavern of Anti-Matter? I'm really into both of their albums. I've heard of them (probably here!) but I've not actually heard them, to the best of my knowledge. Thanks for the recommendation - I'll check them out and report back my thoughts. What's the best way of audition...

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For several years there seems to be an increasing number of bands describing themselves as "motorik" or referencing Krautrock and / or bands from the original era. The quality of much of this music varies tremendously, as does the variety and how closely applicable the use of such terminol...

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I love how the jarring out-of-tune guitar riff repeats and continues to deviate from western harmonic expectations. Just as how the character of the song's subject has been consistently questionable, the music follows...

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I've lost track of where I stored my download of the Spiritualized re-working of "Free Your Mind" by Cut Copy. It was pretty impressive and sonically had plenty in common with some original J.Spaceman compositions. To call it just a Spiritualized remix doesn't really do justice, though I b...

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Funny how some folks can't get possessive punctuation right, yet apparently have some inconsequential grasp on other ironies?

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Initially I found those superior-toned emboldened posts incredibly off putting. Then I realised they offered an easy visual clue, allowing me to skip past and down to something readable - the closest thing we have to any proper "ignore" function. I dare say in amongst the insufferable smug...

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interesting, its a good point. one man's minimalism is another mans laziness. the fact that A&E and SHSL both have very similar artwork makes me see them as a piece even more. what's this rainbow syringe artwork? don't remember that. The "rainbow syringe" was commissioned by Jason but...

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If the new album release was/is planned for June 2017, then surely it must already be finished? For example, the monthly music magazines have long but well known 3+ month lead times on their reviews. Aside from this site, I'd have no idea where else to look for information about a potential or forth...

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semisynthetic wrote: Although I was unable to view the Inaguration, I was sent a number of DVDs of much of the event, and have read the roughly "16 minute long" Inaugural Speech.

Lucky you! With friends like that...

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Very sad. I didn't realise she was only 60 though. When she was on QI a few years ago she looked and sounded old, and didn't really contribute much, except a few chat show-type anecdotes about her mother. Such a contrast to the original Star Wars film, where George Lucas really captured her looking ...

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I'll never forget where I was when I heard the tragic news an undercover policeman caught him knocking one out in an LA public toilet

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Part of my problem with On Fire was seeing a few terrible live versions, normally starting the set. They sounded awful, like the whole band was just knocking out the simple 4 note riff for the whole song, with no dynamics and little variation. I suspect when I hear the recording this affects my list...

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Personally I think Let It Come Down is vastly superior to Ladies and Gentlemen. What's more I think it gets better with age, which, for me, isn't true of LAG... I've been opining variations on that theme for over a decade. I've never understood why one record was so popular and expanded the band's ...

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Turturro's feet and all subsequent discomfort, were a big red flag sign-posting his own flaws and demons. It represented a quirky showing of a man with all his problems external and on view for all to see. John Stone was clearly characterised as a man with problems. The feet were merely a plot devic...

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You really should get Let it Come Down , which I consider superior to LAGWAFIS in many ways. Of all the official Spiritualized releases, that's the album I listen to the most. To be fair I generally skip On Fire, as it's not representative of the quality of that album. In fact I'd say it's one of th...

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spacemanrich wrote:If this is going to be the last album then the website might shut down ? Who is going to maintain and update it if the band no longer exists ?

Who would know this answer ?

Which website?

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...and it was "Out of Sight" at the first LAGWAFIS at the RFH. Apologies for the pedantry. I'll get my coat. Pedantry is often just synonym for accuracy, no need to apologise. I'm pretty sure most of the 2011 shows got Out of Sight as the encore. I'm sure I was expecting it, and for me it...

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Good review just appeared on the Telegraph website. Contains a spoiler to the last song of the show.. Yeah, I agree about the spoiler :roll: Am glad to hear folks enjoyed it. I was surprised how much the Telegraph enjoyed it. I read that paper quite regularly, and whilst I rarely agree with their e...

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I suppose we can hope that although it maybe the last Spiritualized record it wont be the last that Jason is involved in; free jazz and improv offshoots maybe (?) I suspect that's very likely if this actually is the last ever Spiritualized album or recording project. Jason's broad scope of musical ...

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It sounds to me like the arduous task of recording and mixing the new Spiritualized album has drained J. to the point where he can't even fathom starting the process all over again. I've experienced the same thing, on a smaller scale, when working on albums. I doubt he's really going to throw in th...

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I thought his original metaphor relating the LAGWAFIS shows to taking orders in the catering industry, sounded more sincere and meaningful. However I'm glad he's currently so chipper, and I really hope all his hard work pays off. It seems very logical to decide this will be the last Spiritualized al...

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It was good but not brilliant. They kinda lost me with Naz's transformation and the behaviour of the female lawyer. Just didn't believe it. Turturro was excellent though. Glad it had a definite ending rather than dragging Naz's story out to another series. In saying that I'm sure there will be a se...

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TheWarmth wrote:Sorry if I wasn't clear: the HDMI inputs are only feeding signal from my cable box and my Blu-ray player. The turntable will be connected to the preamp and then the AV receiver via RCA cables.

Ah, that makes more sense. Good luck with it all!

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Ugh, this is a rabbit hole. Now I'm looking at the Budgie phono preamp: http://parksaudiollc.com/budgiepreamp.html I think I'm going to stick with the Denon AVR that I picked out, though. I just have to have those HDMI inputs. I'm pretty sure that HDMI inputs are only usually equipped to receive a ...

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Technically yes. But what's the capacity of 2 nights at the Barbican? Are u telling me he couldn't sell out two nights of it for LGM, PP or LiCD? Oh ye of little faith. They're a big cult band, people would travel all over for those albums like they initially did for lagwfis. I need a spz gig bad. ...

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I guess the headlines above his obituaries may be slightly confusing for those unfamiliar with his band :?: 2016 really seems to have been a rough year, in terms of the number of respected artists who've died. I wonder if it's partly a generational / demographic thing, and actually in successive yea...

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Quiet! 400 more years for you!

Judge Dread is by far the funniest proper song I know

It's sad to hear the Prince has finally taken one step into the beyond...

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I thought it was an odd track to cover. Also thought there was something wrong with Pitchfork crediting S Express as a notable "house music" act. I only remember them from Top of the Pops, rather than R1 Essential Mix or similar. However using guitars for much of the instrumentation really...

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Great to see AOS3's return going strong. Growing up they were a local band who killed it at festivals, great lads too. I used to live in Sheffield, would be interested to know where this secret venue was, I can't seem to find much info in those links above. I remember DiY when they were first gettin...

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It's just on my old (mechanical HD) iPod, labelled Live Glasgow 98 , if that helps. If I didn't download it directly from this place, it was sent to me via the old familiar sharing network. Currently it's only on my ancient iPod, which has a load of Spz (and other) live material I don't have archive...

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Starting on Sky Atlantic in a few weeks. That's all I know about it. Watch it - it's fucking great! Also, don't Wikipedia the original British series that it's based on. One of Rebecca Lavoie's fellow podcasters on Crime Writers On... apparently did that - then indicated she'd spoiled herself. I'm ...

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yeah this is news to me. I think we would have heard about an alternate version of LICD by now. it's not the sort of album to have an alt mix I don't think. I do think an instrumental version of this album would be pretty cool. some of the B sides of the time were instrumental versions. bit of a la...

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This is really great! I'm already up to episode 5 and loving it. I only found out about it by chance, from listening to Crime Writers On podcast (Serial and other true crime type stuff). Is it even on TV in the UK? I've just been streaming, and no one I know seems to have seen or even heard of it. I...

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I agree it would be nice for fans to have a source of current information. Seems very remiss of whoever is managing and/or supporting an active artist, for them not to keep fans engaged in any way. Presumably whoever is funding the recording of the new album would like folks to go buy it, when it ev...

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so we're not allowed to be disappointed by a band we hold in high regard? it's just my honest opinion. if this came from Kula Shaker or Cast I'd be taking the piss, so I have to be honest about it. so this was either the best they could come up with. or it was tossed off as a laugh. either is depre...

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They've had plenty of time to do better than this since they reformed Exactly - I was watching Made of Stone recently, and had forgotten the comment John Squire made at the press conference about the band reforming immediately after he'd started writing again with Ian Brown. Also the backboard show...

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