I think I know what the Neo-glam type Britpop bands did wrong. They picked the wrong British Glam-rock predecessors as their reference point. They should have picked these.
I honestly never heard of this.one before, not even the name. The music on it is so interesting. There's so many unusual things in every song. It's full of surprises that keep popping up every few minutes. I kind of think the only thing that gets sort of monotonous is the guy's voice. But not real badly. But the music never really gets boring or monotonous. I'm gonna listen to some more. I see they have a whole shitload more albums.
I honestly never heard of this.one before, not even the name. The music on it is so interesting. There's so many unusual things in every song. It's full of surprises that keep popping up every few minutes. I kind of think the only thing that gets sort of monotonous is the guy's voice. But not real badly. But the music never really gets boring or monotonous. I'm gonna listen to some more. I see they have a whole shitload more albums.
That's cool! They did this one annoying football song for Euro 96 "football's coming home" or something. Actually I liked it at first it just got played soooo many times that you really had to hate it after that 🤣 Actually I need to check out another album of theirs sometime soon. My favourite songs they did are "Pure" and "The Life of Riley" and they are not on this one.
Edit: Worth remembering that Ian Broudie was a producer first. I think he produced pretty big bands- i cant remember but it was Liverpool indie bands-possibly Echo and the Bunnymen I've not checked 😄 Anyway, that's probably why there is a lot of interesting details in the songs.
I think I know what the Neo-glam type Britpop bands did wrong. They picked the wrong British Glam-rock predecessors as their reference point. They should have picked these.
Is this pre-bripop (or just classic english pop) ? (very good song anyway, I think)
+ this lovely song, with its nice intro (in the album version below)
This is a coincidence as I was listening to this album for the first time ever just yesterday 😄 I find these songs absolutely lovely. Cant believe I never heard this band before-thanks for mentioning them before!
Overall, I see at as being quite similar to big sounding post-punk bands like U2 and Echo and the Bunnymen. Probably a lighter and more atmospheric take on this though. Quite similar to Laid era James as well.
I'm not sure how much of a britpop influence there is from this band. They don't get name-checked by britpop bands as far as I know (from reading about the band its more the shoegazers who were influenced by their debut). That said, they don't seem a million miles away. I think I need to listen to the album again more closely-I can tell its something I really like anyway.
Yes, I agree, it's more like Echo and the Bunnymen (with slightly better songs).
Or we can say it's typical late-80's, post-Smiths, non-shoegaze music.
+ the production makes me think of the Stone Roses debut. Especially the first song with its atmospheric intro.
It's a very good album, perhaps a little bit too "indie" sounding, relistening it today.
Yeah, it's really atmospheric and the songs are great. I listened again and I'm really getting into it. There was just one track that I thought was quite britpoppy, which is Hedonist. I thought it had a sort of cheeky Roxy Music thing going on. A bit different to the rest of the album.
I honestly never heard of this.one before, not even the name. The music on it is so interesting. There's so many unusual things in every song. It's full of surprises that keep popping up every few minutes. I kind of think the only thing that gets sort of monotonous is the guy's voice. But not real badly. But the music never really gets boring or monotonous. I'm gonna listen to some more. I see they have a whole shitload more albums.
That's cool! They did this one annoying football song for Euro 96 "football's coming home" or something. Actually I liked it at first it just got played soooo many times that you really had to hate it after that 🤣 Actually I need to check out another album of theirs sometime soon. My favourite songs they did are "Pure" and "The Life of Riley" and they are not on this one.
Edit: Worth remembering that Ian Broudie was a producer first. I think he produced pretty big bands- i cant remember but it was Liverpool indie bands-possibly Echo and the Bunnymen I've not checked 😄 Anyway, that's probably why there is a lot of interesting details in the songs.
What other ones by them would.be a good one to listen to next?
This is one of those albums that is like Cornflakes-I had forgotten how great it is! I listen to this band A LOT and I think their string of albums in the 90s was really good. This is the most pop-orientated one probably and Neil Hannon's tongue-in-cheek dandy persona comes through most strongly on this album-which made it a big hit in the UK at the time. This is probably their most lushly orchestrated album-and I don't think I've ever heard baroque pop done better than this-including by Hannon's hero Scott Walker.
What surprises me now is how much feeling there is in the songs as well as the humour they are more known for. They are very original and cover romance in much more subtle and interesting ways than is usual. Songs of Love, which is based on a melody Hannon write for the sitcom Father Ted, is a lovely wistful little ballad. My other favourite is "Through a long a long and sleepless night" which is the band really building up to a crescendo and cutting loose. I know I said the bit in Lazarus where the horns kicked in was factually the best moment in 90s music, but I might just have changed my mind 😮 Neil Hannon screaming "I don't really care" in the face of societies many stifling expectations is absolutely exhilarating. Great album.
I honestly never heard of this.one before, not even the name. The music on it is so interesting. There's so many unusual things in every song. It's full of surprises that keep popping up every few minutes. I kind of think the only thing that gets sort of monotonous is the guy's voice. But not real badly. But the music never really gets boring or monotonous. I'm gonna listen to some more. I see they have a whole shitload more albums.
That's cool! They did this one annoying football song for Euro 96 "football's coming home" or something. Actually I liked it at first it just got played soooo many times that you really had to hate it after that 🤣 Actually I need to check out another album of theirs sometime soon. My favourite songs they did are "Pure" and "The Life of Riley" and they are not on this one.
Edit: Worth remembering that Ian Broudie was a producer first. I think he produced pretty big bands- i cant remember but it was Liverpool indie bands-possibly Echo and the Bunnymen I've not checked 😄 Anyway, that's probably why there is a lot of interesting details in the songs.
What other ones by them would.be a good one to listen to next?
I don't know really as I only know Jollification. That was the first one that was popular I think. The next one Dizzy I expect is more of the same, judging from the singles. I might try the debut CloudCuckooland though as it has Pure on it.
This is one of those albums that is like Cornflakes-I had forgotten how great it is! I listen to this band A LOT and I think their string of albums in the 90s was really good. This is the most pop-orientated one probably and Neil Hannon's tongue-in-cheek dandy persona comes through most strongly on this album-which made it a big hit in the UK at the time. This is probably their most lushly orchestrated album-and I don't think I've ever heard baroque pop done better than this-including by Hannon's hero Scott Walker.
What surprises me now is how much feeling there is in the songs as well as the humour they are more known for. They are very original and cover romance in much more subtle and interesting ways than is usual. Songs of Love, which is based on a melody Hannon write for the sitcom Father Ted, is a lovely wistful little ballad. My other favourite is "Through a long a long and sleepless night" which is the band really building up to a crescendo and cutting loose. I know I said the bit in Lazarus where the horns kicked in was factually the best moment in 90s music, but I might just have changed my mind 😮 Neil Hannon screaming "I don't really care" in the face of societies many stifling expectations is absolutely exhilarating. Great album.
And what great lyrics!
Songs of Love starts like this:
"Pale, pubescent beasts roam through the streets
And coffee-shops
Their prey gather in herds in stiff knee-length skirts and white ankle-socks
But while they search for a mate my type hibernate
In bedrooms above
Composing their songs of love" 😄
What's your favourite songs of the Divine Comedy ?
This is one of those albums that is like Cornflakes-I had forgotten how great it is! I listen to this band A LOT and I think their string of albums in the 90s was really good. This is the most pop-orientated one probably and Neil Hannon's tongue-in-cheek dandy persona comes through most strongly on this album-which made it a big hit in the UK at the time. This is probably their most lushly orchestrated album-and I don't think I've ever heard baroque pop done better than this-including by Hannon's hero Scott Walker.
What surprises me now is how much feeling there is in the songs as well as the humour they are more known for. They are very original and cover romance in much more subtle and interesting ways than is usual. Songs of Love, which is based on a melody Hannon write for the sitcom Father Ted, is a lovely wistful little ballad. My other favourite is "Through a long a long and sleepless night" which is the band really building up to a crescendo and cutting loose. I know I said the bit in Lazarus where the horns kicked in was factually the best moment in 90s music, but I might just have changed my mind 😮 Neil Hannon screaming "I don't really care" in the face of societies many stifling expectations is absolutely exhilarating. Great album.
And what great lyrics!
Songs of Love starts like this:
"Pale, pubescent beasts roam through the streets
And coffee-shops
Their prey gather in herds in stiff knee-length skirts and white ankle-socks
But while they search for a mate my type hibernate
In bedrooms above
Composing their songs of love" 😄
What's your favourite songs of the Divine Comedy ?
Yeah those lyrics are just perfect.
I'll try and do a top 5. Let's see...
1. A Lady of a Certain Age (Victory for the comic muse)
2. Songs of Love (Casanova)
3. Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (Victory for the Comic Muse)
4. Eric the Gardner (Fin de Siecle)
5. Absent Friends (Absent Friends)
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