Socrates

DeRank ™: 2,30

DeAge™ : 7890 days • Here since 2 november 2004

Steely Dan Pretzel Logic

25 jun 05

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You have filled a void that I have thought many times of ending. They have been my favorite travel companions since the age of reason.
Visiting the "Aja" in the near future, not that caricature from "Modern Times" that incompetent journalists talk about daily,
could be an opportunity not to be missed.
"Aja / When all my dime dancin' is trough / I run to you..."

Everything But The Girl Amplified Heart

24 jun 05

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As for Ben Watt, I would recommend the only album before the dance turn, "North Marine Drive" (1983), a true acoustic gem, featuring Robert Wyatt, yes, that Robert Wyatt, accompanying him on five tracks. He is also the author of all the songs, except for one Dylan cover. I've thought about the bio several times, but partly due to lack of time, and partly due to laziness, I haven't written it yet. I'll think about it.

Everything But The Girl Amplified Heart

24 jun 05

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Sylvian, you know I'm not leaving you alone with the EBTG. I share what you say in the review. Are you familiar with Ben Watt's solo works?

Goldie Timeless

24 jun 05

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An album that has made its mark in its genre. If we really want to nitpick, you can already start to feel a bit of age creeping in.

Bruce Springsteen Nebraska

22 jun 05

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I don't see Dylan as a role model; rather, Woody Guthrie. And still, it's an album I like: essential, antihyperbolic, desperate in some aspects. The harmonica in "Atlantic City" is the lament of that America that will never find its "promised land."

Michael Andrews Donnie Darko - Original Soundtrack & Score

20 jun 05

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The film is very beautiful, the soundtrack is good with some "pieces" (in every sense...) from my youth, those of the mentioned Tears for Fears and Echo & The Bunnymen, but also the most evocative track from the beloved Church, "Under The Milk Way."

Donald Fagen The Nightfly

20 jun 05

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You shouldn't have done this to me, Sylvian... ;-)

Radiohead Ok Computer

20 jun 05

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For me, it’s one of the best albums of the '90s, perhaps even among the top 5. The turning point of Radiohead, especially "Amnesiac," I really liked a lot.

Donald Fagen The Nightfly

20 jun 05

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Thank you! Of course, there’s a missing review of Steely Dan on Debaser. I have all the albums by the Fagen-Becker group, and they have never let me down. A nice review of "Aja" is just what we need, but "Pretzel Logic" could work well too.

Lou Reed / John Cale Songs For Drella

18 jun 05

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I have it on vinyl and it's a great album. There are many memorable tracks, and it couldn't be any other way given the absolute value of the duo. I remember one in particular, "Faces & Names," in which the artistic credo of "Drella" is wonderfully encapsulated. It seems to be the only album credited to Reed/Cale.