Shred Room III

James wrote: Henry Cow-related video: This is better than War. And Dagmar, open your eyes!

OPEN YOUR EYES, VICTORIA

I need to get some Kurt Weill.

Hmm... I should listen to IPOL after this album (Steve Howe Beginnings) which I think I'll review now

Nope.  It'll (IPoL) be maybe 4.  3.5 but rounded up.

I know Mike too well.


Edited by James - March 10 2009 at 10:43

Actually James, at the moment it's seeming to be a 3



and I always round down

King By-Tor wrote: Actually James, at the moment it's seeming to be a 3 and I always round down

I round up if it's over .5 and round down if it's lower than .5.

I'd give IPoL 4/5

War is just not good enough and the whole album is a bit of a miss-match.  It doesn't flow properly.

And Moore/Blegvad compositions shouldn't be on the album.  Save that for Slapp Happy.

MovingPictures07 wrote: King By-Tor wrote: Hmm... I should listen to IPOL after this album (Steve Howe Beginnings) which I think I'll review now 5 star review, right?

I think Howe is going to get a 3... maybe a 2. I'll figure that out at the end of the review.




hmm... IPoL may get a 4. I've only heard it 4 times now, and that's not nearly enough. "War" starts things out disastrously (seriously, I see nothing to like in that song), but I'm only Living In The Heart Of The Beast right now, which is SOOOOOOOooooooo much better - and I remember liking side 2 a lot.

James wrote: LitHotB is even better live though. Now if they'd swapped War with a studio version of No More Songs or The Ottawa Song, the album would be much better. And ended it with a superb 7 or 8 minute version of The March.

Just add on No More Songs, Ottawa Song, AND The March.

Then it's even better.

laplace wrote: i linked some electro/house/techno fans to Living in the Heart of the Beast on YouTube and they didn't know what to say

That's awesome.

James wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: James wrote: LitHotB is even better live though. Now if they'd swapped War with a studio version of No More Songs or The Ottawa Song, the album would be much better. And ended it with a superb 7 or 8 minute version of The March. Just add on No More Songs, Ottawa Song, AND The March. Then it's even better. No. I like my albums to be about 45 to 50 minutes in length. Discard the trite and rather short War and stick in No More Songs as an opener.  Remove Morning Star and stick in The March.  Although you'd have to rename Beginning: The Long March.

Or you could just keep IPOL how it is: perfect.