Michael Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day
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Topic: Michael Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day
Posted By: Roxbrough
Subject: Michael Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day
Date Posted: February 02 2015 at 10:19
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Listened to the Portuguese pressing this afternoon. Love side A. Like side B. ------------- Live Long and Prosper |
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: February 02 2015 at 12:16
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I love the album, but like to hear it in this order: short tunes first, epic last. To hear the more pop side first sets the ears up for the epic side. A little aural conditioning if you will. To do otherwise, one is set up for a bit of a disappointment. I still like it, but not as much. Relate this to the other discussion on albums. There is an art to sequencing. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Roxbrough
Date Posted: February 03 2015 at 03:14
Good point, I don't even think the tracks on side two are in the right order. The last track does not sound like it belongs there; to me. ------------- Live Long and Prosper |
Progosopher wrote:Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: February 03 2015 at 04:07
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I believe Ant Phillips makes Rutherfotd's compositions come to life on this one. I enjoyed this LP for a few years, then jettisoned it. When I bought a markdown Acting Very Strange vinyl back in '88, thereabouts, I truly lost faith in Mike's ability in composition and song-writing. I know he has tremendous skills on bass (Get 'em Out By Friday seals the deal) , but this is but a certain period he failed to expand upon........... I guess that the music composed later in his/their career was simplified to their capabilities........... |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: February 04 2015 at 13:33
| I have good memories of Smallcreep's Day. I only have it on record and was going to digitize it recently, but seem to have forgotten. I have no good memories of Acting Very Strange. Banks did a similar sort of dud too. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 04 2015 at 13:43
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can't believe how good this is?! what happened afterwards? same with Tony Banks' debut album, amazing! After that...  |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: February 04 2015 at 15:46
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Great album. My favourite of the Collins,Banks and Rutherford solos. ------------- Shake & bake. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 10:15
| A few fine moments overshadowed by other ones MOR. Wish he'd gone with a stronger singer. Somewhat sugary. A little shy to admit it, but like Acting Very Strange a little more, no matter what insults have targeted his vocals on it. Excellent cover art on 'Day, for what it's worth. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 13:42
Hmm....I have never heard that one....need to listen to it. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 13:57
| You'll probably be disappointed. |
Posted By: The Sloth
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 15:29
| Mike seems to be a personality who can add brilliant parts to a group effort, but doesn't quite cut it alone. But hey, that's most people. Tony takes that concept, and turns it into a summer comedy blockbuster. He's clearly the madman behind Genesis, yet I've never heard one thing on a solo album of his that I need to hear again. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 16:26
| I wouldn't have thought I'd ever read the words "Tony[Banks]" and "summer comedy blockbuster" in the same sentence. |
Posted By: jacksiedanny
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 16:30
Perhaps you have not heard Banks' "Six Pieces For Orchestra". This is excellent. Along the lines of Mike oldfield's "Music of the Spheres" |
Posted By: The Sloth
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 16:55
| That's true, I haven't heard Six or Seven yet. I'm going to get those. I was thinking of his rock music. |
Posted By: jacksiedanny
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 17:04
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The novel by, I believe, Curran, is exceptional. Seek it out by all means. Imagine Gormenghast - only that this world is immense factory, not castle. And Titus is balding. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 05 2015 at 19:10
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: February 06 2015 at 22:06
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Always really wanted to like this album but alas it is underwhelming. He's got a lot of good ideas that just never seem to fully take shape. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |