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Points: 5113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 10:41
Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Originally posted by Dalezilla Dalezilla wrote:

Am I the only one who thinks Hazards of Love is The Decemberists' worst album?

*Shuns the outcast* Angry

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I don't care whether something is prog or not. The fact that Hazards is proggier only makes it worse in my opinion. I think they're better at the more ballady stuff like The Crane Wife, We Both Go Down Together, etc...

But this being a prog site, I'm not surprised people generally like it a lot. Smile
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Hm... Soft Machine 1 + 2 was actually great stuff this time round... odd given I didn't exactly love them at first. highlights go to A Door Opens And A Door Closes and Why Are We Sleeping?, but the whole thing, particularly the bass (Hugh Hopper, right?), was great stuff.
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Points: 24598 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 10:47
Originally posted by Dalezilla Dalezilla wrote:

Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Originally posted by Dalezilla Dalezilla wrote:

Am I the only one who thinks Hazards of Love is The Decemberists' worst album?

*Shuns the outcast* Angry

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I don't care whether something is prog or not. The fact that Hazards is proggier only makes it worse in my opinion. I think they're better at the more ballady stuff like The Crane Wife, We Both Go Down Together, etc...

But this being a prog site, I'm not surprised people generally like it a lot. Smile

Meh. I probably still like The Crane Wife more than Hazards. But yeah, I agree that it's no surprise Hazards has gotten a lot of attention here.

And if you like The Crane Wife that much, I guess I can forgive your original comment. Wink
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Points: 24598 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 10:48
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Hm... Soft Machine 1 + 2 was actually great stuff this time round... odd given I didn't exactly love them at first. highlights go to A Door Opens And A Door Closes and Why Are We Sleeping?, but the whole thing, particularly the bass (Hugh Hopper, right?), was great stuff.

I'd give both....4 stars probably. I think both are growers though.
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Phew. LOL
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Listening to the Decemberists' Crane Wife now.

Third time's a charm! Heart

Sounds much better this time around. Hug
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Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Listening to the Decemberists' Crane Wife now.

Third time's a charm! Heart

Sounds much better this time around. Hug


Sounded good the first time ya git!
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Points: 24598 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 11:03
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Listening to the Decemberists' Crane Wife now.

Third time's a charm! Heart

Sounds much better this time around. Hug


Sounded good the first time ya git!

^What this guy said. Tongue
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The Decemberists are good, but Soft Machine is out-bloody-rageous.
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Points: 32181 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 11:04
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Listening to the Decemberists' Crane Wife now.

Third time's a charm! Heart

Sounds much better this time around. Hug


Sounded good the first time ya git!


It was alright for me the first two times, but I wasn't really in the right mood for it, and it didn't really fully hit me. Now that I'm giving it a 3rd spin, it sounds fantastic. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The Decemberists are good, but Soft Machine is out-bloody-rageous.


I honestly have no idea which one I prefer, since I'm just getting into the Decemberists, and I've known Soft Machine for years.

They're both really different too. ConfusedLOL
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The Decemberists are good, but Soft Machine is out-bloody-rageous.

Probably not, but I still loled. LOL
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Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The Decemberists are good, but Soft Machine is out-bloody-rageous.


I honestly have no idea which one I prefer, since I'm just getting into the Decemberists, and I've known Soft Machine for years.

They're both really different too. ConfusedLOL


But this is the Shred Room, where random comparisons are encouraged.  Big smile

Here's one for Pablo:  Lindsay Cooper > Deep Purple.
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The Decemberists are good, but Soft Machine is out-bloody-rageous.


I honestly have no idea which one I prefer, since I'm just getting into the Decemberists, and I've known Soft Machine for years.

They're both really different too. ConfusedLOL


But this is the Shred Room, where random comparisons are encouraged.  Big smile

Here's one for Pablo:  Lindsay Cooper > Deep Purple.

Now that's one I can get behind! Big smile
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Points: 32181 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 11:23
Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The Decemberists are good, but Soft Machine is out-bloody-rageous.


I honestly have no idea which one I prefer, since I'm just getting into the Decemberists, and I've known Soft Machine for years.

They're both really different too. ConfusedLOL


But this is the Shred Room, where random comparisons are encouraged.  Big smile

Ask me again in like 4 months and maybe I'll have a better answer. Wink

Here's one for Pablo:  Lindsay Cooper > Deep Purple.

Agreed entirely. But then again... Lindsay Cooper > almost everything.
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Points: 11682 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 11:54
Soft Machine is the most disappointing canterbury band.

I didn't like Hazards on first listen and then I liked it a lot more and after seeing it live now I love it.
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Originally posted by moreitsythanyou moreitsythanyou wrote:

Soft Machine is the most disappointing canterbury band.

I didn't like Hazards on first listen and then I liked it a lot more and after seeing it live now I love it.


I'm listening to it for the second time now. I'm hoping for the same thing.

I may be able to see it live; I really hope so.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 12:21
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Hm... Soft Machine 1 + 2 was actually great stuff this time round... odd given I didn't exactly love them at first. highlights go to A Door Opens And A Door Closes and Why Are We Sleeping?, but the whole thing, particularly the bass (Hugh Hopper, right?), was great stuff.


Hugh Hopper is on Volume 2 but he does play on one track on Volume 1.
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 12:35
Van der Graaf time! Cool
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2009 at 12:47
I just love Hopper's bass playing on Moon in June.

There's also a wonderful video (actually two, as it's split into two sections on YouTube) of a live version of Moon in June.  Hopper is magnificent on it too.

Check it out.  It's actually from the Bilzen Festival and was recorded in 1969, before the studio version.
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