zaireeka

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DeAge™ : 8068 days • Here since 8 may 2004

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Genesis Selling England By The Pound

18 jan 05

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Let's take a survey. Who knows The Tangent?

Bonnie "Prince" Billy I See A Darkness

27 nov 04

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"this atmosphere of pleased sadness" is enough to capture the album. Nevertheless, hats off.

The Church HeyDay

26 nov 04

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This group is actually talked about very little. I have "Magician among the spirits" by the Church, an album that isn't easy, sometimes a bit stretched but that reaches peaks of absolute beauty and contains some of the most evocative pieces I have ever heard (see the twelve-plus minutes of the Title Track, see Grandiose, see New Adventures of the Time Being). This record, among other things, in some parts seems to me like a darker version (in terms of musical production and lyrics) of various The Soft Bulletin and Deserter's Song. And after all, it came first. As for the names, I fear it has something to do with the prevalent Christian-Evangelical religion in Australia (also see the RELIGIOUS themes of Nick CAVE).

T. Rex Electric Warrior

30 oct 04

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"Work in Progress" not "working progress". Sorry.

T. Rex Electric Warrior

30 oct 04

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Great, let's spread the word a bit, it deserves it (I discovered it two years ago). Bowie, like many others, was a disciple of his, just a much luckier and more calculating one. PS. If you don’t have this CD and want to buy it, I recommend the special edition remastered at 24 bits with various bonus tracks of working progress versions of almost all the songs. Some are really interesting and in their way touching (it truly feels like being in the rehearsal room with Marc Bolan).

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds The Good Son

27 oct 04

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There is nothing that can be missed more than someone who loved us to hell and is no longer with us... (talking about Lucy)

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus

19 oct 04

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I partially agree. Abattoir Blues could have been streamlined. But The Lyre of Orpheus is beautiful (do you know the story of Orpheus and Eurydice?)

Tom Waits Real Gone

19 oct 04

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OK, I admit it. I needed to get back into it. I re-entered the Matrix (I quote Tom Waits who defines the music of C. Beefheart). In the end, however, today while listening to Top of the Hill, it felt like I was watching a procession made up of the Seven Dwarfs, completely drunk, out of their minds and walking with a wobbly, swaying step towards the top of the hill. Listening to Day After Tomorrow made me feel like it was my first day of military service. Listening to Green Grass brought a wave of nostalgia... And then the big bad ogre... So scary!!

Tom Waits Real Gone

18 oct 04

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I admit it's paradoxical. I practically own all of Tom Waits' albums. Let me tell you a joke. I used them to quit smoking 5 years ago... Basically, I got so into it that I told myself, if I save my daily pack, I can buy a Tom CD every week. And I did, much to the amazement of the dealer. In return, I really quit smoking. I recommend the method to all music-loving smokers... I can't say which albums I like the most. I would probably say Small Change (for Invitation to the Blues), Blue Valentines (for Kentucky Avenue), and Trombonpescespada. But I also have to mention Rain Dogs, Bone Machine, Heartattack and Vine (for the famous "There’s no devil, there’s only God getting drunk").

Tom Waits Real Gone

18 oct 04

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Guys, yes, great album. I've been and still am a fan of Tom Waits and his weirdness, but... There are two things: either I'm no longer used to listening to him or this album is really too disconnected (crazy, distorted Delta blues alongside 50s ballads like "Con una rosa" by Capossela). Mule Variations was better.