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Legoman

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Topic: The Coral
Posted: October 24 2005 at 20:50

Anyone ever heard of a band named The Coral. They have 4 albums, the first one made in 2002 and going to 2005. I have only ever heard, or even SEEN the first album which is self titled but they seem to be rather prog like. A lot of there first CD is very Pink Floyd sounding and all around retro. I encourage people to look into them. They have some talent, I assure you.

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Posted: October 24 2005 at 21:21

They do have a 60's feel.

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Posted: October 25 2005 at 00:26

Picked up their debut. Sounded like a mix of Oasis, Pink Floyd and Sgt. Pepper. Doesn't sound to bad on paper, but in reality...

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Posted: October 25 2005 at 03:27

Is this the same Coral that come from Liverpool??

What I heard sounded like skiffle. I hated it.

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Posted: October 25 2005 at 03:33

I've only got the first album, but have to say it was a very assured debut. They wear their influences on their sleeves, and the overall sound is unashamedly retro late 60s (who's been listening to mummy and daddy's records, then

?) but what's wrong with that, eh? The songs work and are well written...

...but if anyone suggests they should be listed here, I will personally pull their ears off and stick lighted ferrets down their trousers.

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Posted: October 25 2005 at 04:53

I have heard the first pair, and own the third (going to flog it soon, actually)... they seem a little too derivitive for me ... and don't seem to have progressed much from album to album ...

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Posted: October 25 2005 at 15:54

I absolutely love the Coral. They have really good music, very 60s influenced indeed. They're actually a very interesting band. A lot of people I know like them, even my Art teacher.

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Posted: October 25 2005 at 16:52

The Coral's debut was actually a great album- to me they were a kind of extension of XTC's The Dukes Of Stratosphere project ('25 O' Clock' hoodwinked me- I really thought that was 60s psych treasure like bands like The Sands, Craig or Mandrake Paddle Steamer- it was XTC!!) or their 'Great Fire' era. There are also definitely influences from other psych bands like The Doors, Syd era Floyd, and Love, plus of course the influences of the Liverpool acts like The Teardrop Explodes. I remember hearing 'Goodbye' on the radio a few years ago, and it was one of the few times I've actually ever been floored by a modern band.

The album was similarly excellent, and is one of the few albums of the last 5 years or so that I have, alongside The Libertines' 'Up The Bracket', Super Furry Animals' 'Phantom Power', The White Stripes' 'Elephant', Supergrass' 'Life On Other Planets', The Strokes' 'Is This It?' and the Kings Of Leon's two albums and perhaps The Darkness' 'Permission To Land' (the best UK heavy rock album for years- joke or not, but I bet the new album is duff...)that will be remembered as any kind of classic. I'm 17, but have problems accepting that Coldplay, Keane, Snow Patrol or The Scissor Sisters are as 'amazing' or 'brilliant' as the press like to tell me. To me, it's derivative, dull and uninspiring...

I didn't like their new single, 'In The Morning', at all at first, but it's grown on me a lot...

Legoman

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Posted: October 27 2005 at 01:18

Remember, people. I have only listened to the first album. But yeah, Salmacis is right. The intro of the first song is almost deja vu of Anorld Lane. Hahhaa. Listen to it again if you don' t hear it. Still, though Jim Garten should shut up. They are worthy or a meantion. They mat not be prog (yet) but they deserve a conversation.

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Legoman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 21 2005 Status: Offline Points: 306	Topic: The Coral Posted: October 24 2005 at 20:50
	Anyone ever heard of a band named The Coral. They have 4 albums, the first one made in 2002 and going to 2005. I have only ever heard, or even SEEN the first album which is self titled but they seem to be rather prog like. A lot of there first CD is very Pink Floyd sounding and all around retro. I encourage people to look into them. They have some talent, I assure you.

Catholic Flame Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 295	Posted: October 24 2005 at 21:21
	They do have a 60's feel.

stonebeard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057	Posted: October 25 2005 at 00:26
	Picked up their debut. Sounded like a mix of Oasis, Pink Floyd and Sgt. Pepper. Doesn't sound to bad on paper, but in reality...
	My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want!

Blacksword Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130	Posted: October 25 2005 at 03:27
	Is this the same Coral that come from Liverpool?? What I heard sounded like skiffle. I hated it.
	Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

Jim Garten Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin & Razor Guru Joined: February 02 2004 Location: South England Status: Offline Points: 14693	Posted: October 25 2005 at 03:33
	I've only got the first album, but have to say it was a very assured debut. They wear their influences on their sleeves, and the overall sound is unashamedly retro late 60s (who's been listening to mummy and daddy's records, then ?) but what's wrong with that, eh? The songs work and are well written... ...but if anyone suggests they should be listed here, I will personally pull their ears off and stick lighted ferrets down their trousers.
	Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

Trotsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2771	Posted: October 25 2005 at 04:53
	I have heard the first pair, and own the third (going to flog it soon, actually)... they seem a little too derivitive for me ... and don't seem to have progressed much from album to album ...
	"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present."

Peace Frog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 17 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 994	Posted: October 25 2005 at 15:54
	I absolutely love the Coral. They have really good music, very 60s influenced indeed. They're actually a very interesting band. A lot of people I know like them, even my Art teacher.


salmacis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928	Posted: October 25 2005 at 16:52
	The Coral's debut was actually a great album- to me they were a kind of extension of XTC's The Dukes Of Stratosphere project ('25 O' Clock' hoodwinked me- I really thought that was 60s psych treasure like bands like The Sands, Craig or Mandrake Paddle Steamer- it was XTC!!) or their 'Great Fire' era. There are also definitely influences from other psych bands like The Doors, Syd era Floyd, and Love, plus of course the influences of the Liverpool acts like The Teardrop Explodes. I remember hearing 'Goodbye' on the radio a few years ago, and it was one of the few times I've actually ever been floored by a modern band. The album was similarly excellent, and is one of the few albums of the last 5 years or so that I have, alongside The Libertines' 'Up The Bracket', Super Furry Animals' 'Phantom Power', The White Stripes' 'Elephant', Supergrass' 'Life On Other Planets', The Strokes' 'Is This It?' and the Kings Of Leon's two albums and perhaps The Darkness' 'Permission To Land' (the best UK heavy rock album for years- joke or not, but I bet the new album is duff...)that will be remembered as any kind of classic. I'm 17, but have problems accepting that Coldplay, Keane, Snow Patrol or The Scissor Sisters are as 'amazing' or 'brilliant' as the press like to tell me. To me, it's derivative, dull and uninspiring... I didn't like their new single, 'In The Morning', at all at first, but it's grown on me a lot...

Legoman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 21 2005 Status: Offline Points: 306	Posted: October 27 2005 at 01:18
	Remember, people. I have only listened to the first album. But yeah, Salmacis is right. The intro of the first song is almost deja vu of Anorld Lane. Hahhaa. Listen to it again if you don' t hear it. Still, though Jim Garten should shut up. They are worthy or a meantion. They mat not be prog (yet) but they deserve a conversation.