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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Hemulen Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2007 at 15:45
No dates as of yet but sometime this year, apparently.
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Why is everybody always recommending the same albums? Yes, "A Little Man...", "On Land and on the Sea" and "Sing to God" are excellent CDs, but my personal favorite may well be "Songs for Ships and Irons". This one also has its fair share of Cardiacs live classics like "Big Ship", "Tarred and Feathered" and "Loosefish Scapegrace" plus it has some of their most progressive tracks namely "Stoneage Dinosaurs", "Blind in Safety and Leafy in Love" and especially the onderful instrumental "All His Geese are Swans" .

BTW Did anyone notice the yet unreleased track "Will Bleed Amen" on Youtube? The version of "Hope Day" is excellent too. If people say the Cardiacs aren't prog, that song is a good introduction.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Baggiesfaninuk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2007 at 15:38
Cardiacs are a very clever and unique band. I was privileged to see them live several times in the late 80s but lost touch until midway through last year when I blew the dust off some old vinyl. The result was the immediate purchase of 'Sing to God Parts 1 & 2', successful YouTube searches and contacting the band to see if any DVDs might be forthcoming. Apparently they are - later this year. Fingers crossed!

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Hemulen Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2007 at 17:39
Originally posted by Saskia Saskia wrote:


Why is everybody always recommending the same albums? Yes, "A Little Man...", "On Land and on the Sea" and "Sing to God" are excellent CDs, but my personal favorite may well be "Songs for Ships and Irons". This one also has its fair share of Cardiacs live classics like "Big Ship", "Tarred and Feathered" and "Loosefish Scapegrace" plus it has some of their most progressive tracks namely "Stoneage Dinosaurs", "Blind in Safety and Leafy in Love" and especially the onderful instrumental "All His Geese are Swans" .BTW Did anyone notice the yet unreleased track "Will Bleed Amen" on Youtube? The version of "Hope Day" is excellent too. If people say the Cardiacs aren't prog, that song is a good introduction.


That's another of my favourites too, saskia! It's really just terribly hard to pick a single reccomendation for a newcomer, They all have their merits!

It's looking highly likely that the new album will emerge sometime this year, and rumours abound of BBC sessions and perhaps even a few extra dates on top of their annual Astoria gig! I can scarcely contain my excitement, let me tells ya!
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Count me in on the Cardiacs appreciation front.

My top three albums would be:

On Land and in the Sea
Songs for Ships and Irons
All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest

Rather old topic I know, but maybe I was not yet really into Cardiacs when this was made. Sing to God was my first album to get and made me a fan.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:


Rather old topic I know

14 years? Must be some kind of record.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:


Rather old topic I know


14 years? Must be some kind of record.


No, there have been older still ones.

Now if I were going for some kind of record, this is quoted from the first post:

Quote So, what do other folks here think? There was a thread on them ages ago but that's well and truly died. I wonder how many Cardiacs fans we have on PA nowadays...


Funny that that ages ago wouldn't have been more than three years old roughly.

How time flies. My son was born in 2007 and is now in high school. Seems like yesterday at PA to me

I do like it when old appreciation threads are unlocked and responded to rather than creating new ones (I have unlocked a few for people).

Edited by Logan - June 15 2021 at 02:26
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To update the 2007 information, (almost) all of their stuff is now on Bandcamp.
Also there are numerous Cardiacs-related bands such as Knifeworld or The Sea Nymphs worth checking out.
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

To update the 2007 information, (almost) all of their stuff is now on Bandcamp.

And here is the link to their Bandcamp.
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I wasn't on this site when this thread started! Huge fan, big regrets I didn't know them when I lived in England and never got to see them

Sing To God
Little Man ...
Sounds For Ships & Irons
On Land & In The Sea
Garage Concerts
Guns

Also must see's related bands are:-
Spratleys Japs
Tim Smith solo
Sea Nymphs
Mr & Mrs Smith and Mr Drake
The Shrubbies
Lost Crowns
North Sea Radio Orchestra
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote SteveG Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2021 at 11:47
No mention of Tim Smith yet? Cry
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

No mention of Tim Smith yet? Cry

With regard to what?

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Tim Smith solo
Mr & Mrs Smith and Mr Drake

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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

No mention of Tim Smith yet? Cry

With regard to what?

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Tim Smith solo
Mr & Mrs Smith and Mr Drake

Ah, that's better. Big smile
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I've known about this band for years although I've heard very little music by them(only a few tracks on youtube). I think I first heard of them on the old RMP in the late 90's. Anyway, unfortunately all their albums are currently out of print. On top of that the leader of the band, Tim Smith, died last year. They are somewhat legendary in "modern" prog circles but like Gentle Giant and Rush they will more than likely never reform again.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I've known about this band for years although I've heard very little music by them(only a few tracks on youtube). I think I first heard of them on the old RMP in the late 90's. Anyway, unfortunately all their albums are currently out of print. On top of that the leader of the band, Tim Smith, died last year. They are somewhat legendary in "modern" prog circles but like Gentle Giant and Rush they will more than likely never reform again.


Their albums are readily available from the Cardiacs website cardiacs.net

I've bought several recently and they're reasonably priced with a prompt efficient delivery

Highly recommended and highly recommend Cardiacs - especially Sing to God, which is a classic IMO
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Originally posted by Chaser Chaser wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I've known about this band for years although I've heard very little music by them(only a few tracks on youtube). I think I first heard of them on the old RMP in the late 90's. Anyway, unfortunately all their albums are currently out of print. On top of that the leader of the band, Tim Smith, died last year. They are somewhat legendary in "modern" prog circles but like Gentle Giant and Rush they will more than likely never reform again.


Their albums are readily available from the Cardiacs website cardiacs.net

I've bought several recently and they're reasonably priced with a prompt efficient delivery

Highly recommended and highly recommend Cardiacs - especially Sing to God, which is a classic IMO

Also, as previously mentioned, they are on bandcamp.
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^Downloads maybe but I doubt they have physical copies on there.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^Downloads maybe but I doubt they have physical copies on there.

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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^Downloads maybe but I doubt they have physical copies on there.


They have CD's that you can buy
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