Picked up "The Bedlam in Goliath" today.

Forward thinker indeed.. you gave five stars to SFAM and then spent a few hundred pages explaining why it was such a pain in the ass to listen to.. : ) Strange.. but VERY prog.

A clappie from the clappie man himself! Thanks, Micky, i try my best. I should probably get around to it more often if i ever want any title under my name, though, haha! :)

Oh, i have only heard Hounds of love and Aerial, but Aerial is truly ... crossover, or whatever it's called nowadays :)
Hounds of love isn't void of prog elements either, the second half is at least conceptual in theme, even if less so musically. Haven't heard much else, but it is clear that she is a very artistic person, and as far as i know, she never overdoes it.

Ah, Aerial is the perfect summer album. It's so warm, somehow. Maybe the artwork that goes with it ha something to do with that as well :)

Edit: i just posted a review of "Aerial", and since noone will ever see it due to the new rules discriminating non-collaborators (just kidding... or am i?), i was thinking i'd say it here instead, maybe you could take a look at it? :) I try to do my best with all reviews, and i know i sometimes go too far with the metaphors and all that, but.. well. :) Aerial is a great album and it deserves attention..


Edited by Evans - February 08 2008 at 17:48

Hey Raff, what is your opinion on Cavalettas? It is my pet peeve of the album, along with Askleios.. actually, i don't hold the album in very high regard at all.. ah well. :)

Also, keep spreading the word about Kate Bush's Aerial. I heard you got Micky into it, but i listened to disc 2 again today and i realised that it is simply masterliness. It deserves more attention.

Don't worry at all, Micky is a lot like me... His bark is much worse than his bite, and he's got a heart of gold. Unfortunately, the medium can lend itself to misunderstandings of every kind - the essential thing is to realise they are nothing but misunderstanding, and that no one is out for anyone else's blood.

As to the 'horrible', well, I told you I do a lot of writing in my work, but I didn't tell you I am a former teacher...

Thanks a lot for the offer!  I'll probably need your advice more than Micky, since I'm a first-timer (I like to call myself a former 'professional old maid'). Hopefully the wedding will be soon.. .We've just sent in our petition for a fiancée visa for me, and I hope that by the end of the summer I'll be able to move to the Land of the Free. When that date draws near, we'll tell you, so you can start that thread!

Back IT, I have noticed the drums are rather prominent in the mix, but I have been able to hear the other instruments too. Anyway, I'll pay more attention the next time I'll listen to the album.

Pretty accessible I think -it's got some tunes - and made me want to listen again unlike the last one, I forget the title at the moment.  But a change of pace  would make it easier for me to get through the whole album in one shot, as it can be tiring going 100mph all the time. 

damn... got sidetracked before I got to listen closely to that...

Evans wrote: But she IS a sweetheart though, isn't she?  And you are very right, micky, it is a great forum, with unusually friendly people (i've frequented a few forums, and none is as friendly as PA). We should try to keep it that way. : ) And to stay on topic, i ask those who LIKE the album in general, what are your feelings about Cavalettas? Isn't it strange that such a long song, whoch could easily have been a centerpiece, just becomes such an irritating mish mash?

oh she is... a sweetheart

as far as the album.. have only listened to it twice. I had a real good general impression of it.

as far as Cavalettas... it isn't really that strange... I  think the best example of that happening is VDGG's Plague of Lighthouse Keepers.  It can be quite easy for such a long song, if not well done.. to become sexactly that.. an irratating mish mash.  It isn't automatically good if it is long.  I am going to put that one and listen to that one specifically again though.

There is a fine art to giving a negative review that most do not have the ability to pull off.  It is hard to be negative without offending the artists (which keep in mind artists do have access to the internet as well) and more likely their fans.  And although Micky likes to stomp out DT, PT, and Genesis fans, for the most part the attempt is to try and keep things on this forum and site in a positive light instead of a negative light.  My advice is that if you don't want to be flamed for making negative comments or negative reviews but you want to have your opinion heard then frame your comments constructively.  I haven't read your review and I know that the "insulting" post was unintentional, but just something to keep in mind.