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Points: 8844 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2008 at 14:23
I'm pretty sure you're thinking of the Art Bears set. 

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Haven't they already done a Henry Cow box?  It was over £100 and still is, as far as I know.
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Just got a newsletter from ReR USA today, and sometime this year they are going to release a NINE DISK Henry Cow box set.  I wonder what they'll fill all those disks with?  

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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2008 at 10:53
I have Little Bottle of Laundry on CD but as per usual, I have yet to give it a listen.

Hopefully I prefer it to Kew. Rhone.
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2008 at 10:03
Great information!  Thanks, I'll try and check some of those out.
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Points: 7003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2008 at 06:16
Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Haven't read any of that strip, but for $6 maybe I'll grab it on my next Amazon order.

Can anyone recommend another of John Greaves solo (or pseudo-solo) efforts?
 
Songs is a good intro to his work, a mixture of reworked songs from his back catalogue and some new material played by a virtuoso all acoustic ensemble.
 
Kew.Rhone is a 5* masterpiece that you should already own. After that I'd suggest Little Bottle Of Laundry, The Caretaker and Verlaine.
 
The 80s albums Parrot Fashions and Accident have some great moments but a very 80s sound (Linndrums and synths).
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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
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Haven't read any of that strip, but for $6 maybe I'll grab it on my next Amazon order.

Can anyone recommend another of John Greaves solo (or pseudo-solo) efforts?
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I'm beginning to appreciate Slapp Happy more because I realize how much I like Peter Blegvad. I'm excited to listen to Kew Rhone for that reason.
 
Speaking of Blegvad, has anyone ever read his Leviathan comic strip? I bought a hardcover collection off of Amazon for about six dollars and it's absolutely brilliant.
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Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

So I was compelled to start playing Desperate Straights and it's quite good.  I should have given it a bit more credit.
 
Yes. Yes you should have.


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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

So I was compelled to start playing Desperate Straights and it's quite good.  I should have given it a bit more credit.
 
Yes. Yes you should have.
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Great Band !!!
My fav are :
- Leg End
- Unrest
 
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Please play in the songs list !!!
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2008 at 16:23
So I was compelled to start playing Desperate Straights and it's quite good.  I should have given it a bit more credit.
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Good thing I just ordered the other two.  Tongue
 
Indeed.
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Good thing I just ordered the other two.  Tongue
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Hopes and Fears is the weakest Art Bears album, Winter Songs ftw.
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2008 at 14:17
Originally posted by James James wrote:

   I cannot remember how Hopes & Fears sounds, I'll have to play that one again.


I'm listening to that now.  It's a good, fairly eclectic mix of styles and I think some of Dagmar's better vocals, of the records I've heard anyway.
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Originally posted by pkazee pkazee wrote:

Oops.  Wrote that before you added to the list.  Personally, I'd put DESPERATE STRAIGHTS at the top of the entire list.  I think its absolutely brilliant in every way.  Still sing these songs to myself years after 1st hearing them.  That said, I certainly understand that Dagmar is not for everyone!


As I said, it's not a Dagmar issue, I love her vocal style.  The music isn't quite as good.

I still like the album though.
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Points: 4981 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2008 at 14:14
Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Just ordered all three Art Bears records (that should put a smile on laplace's face Wink)

I don't know, Pnoom, I wasn't thrilled with Desperate Straights.  I would place In Praise of Learning above it.
 
Meh, Desperate Straights is great.


Meh yourself.  Smile
 
No meh you.
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Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Just ordered all three Art Bears records (that should put a smile on laplace's face Wink)

I don't know, Pnoom, I wasn't thrilled with Desperate Straights.  I would place In Praise of Learning above it.
 
Meh, Desperate Straights is great.


Meh yourself.  Smile
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2008 at 14:08
Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Oh and Desperate Straights is weaker too.  I've heard that one, Lappy.

I will I will!  I even have Slapp Happy's debut.
 
Nah, not at all.  And Casablanca Moon isn't a collaboration, I don't think...
 
 
Western Culture: 9.9
Winter Songs: 9.1
Leg End: 8.9
Unrest: 8.6
The World As It Is Today: 8.5
Desperate Straights: 8.3
Hopes and Fears: 8.2
In Praise of Learning: 7.7
 
 
Pretty consistent group of people, eh?


Well yes, my mistake, it was originally recorded with Faust as the backing musicians and was then later recorded with other musicians, including Geoff Leigh of Henry Cow.

Little known fact: Roger Wootton of Comus does backing vocals. Wink  Not that much a surprise really, bearing in mind Lindsay Cooper and Didier Malherbe (I think) were on their second album.

It's not an issue with Dagmar Krause on Desperate Straights but just the music isn't quite as interesting.  I cannot remember how Hopes & Fears sounds, I'll have to play that one again.
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