mistrial is up there with take no prisoners as his funniest record
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 21 September 2018 00:28 (five years ago) link
the best video everhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiyX70ZqsVQ
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 21 September 2018 00:28 (five years ago) link
"Growing Up In Public" is a hoot too.
― Zach Same (Tom D.), Friday, 21 September 2018 00:29 (five years ago) link
Mistrial >>>>> Berlin
I think the time is ripe for an "Alfred's 80s records challops" thread
and I wish that it be a cheerful thread
― niels, Friday, 21 September 2018 06:46 (five years ago) link
I thought this was that thread?
Preferring Mistrial to Berlin isn't a challops. A B or B- is a better grade than a C+ or C.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 September 2018 11:04 (five years ago) link
I meant for a thread to include more artists than Lou!
― niels, Friday, 21 September 2018 11:30 (five years ago) link
idk i can't agree with alfred on berlin, outside of the arrangements all the songs on it seem v well written to me
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 21 September 2018 12:04 (five years ago) link
the (relatively) recent concert movie was v rewarding
― niels, Friday, 21 September 2018 12:50 (five years ago) link
I don't know Mistrial apart from the two singles, which are OK. But Berlin is an album I've lived with all my teen/adult life and means an awful lot to me, melodramatic orchestration and all. I hadn't realised until recently though that half the tracks were recycled from VU days. It's amazing that he was recycling VU tracks right up to Street Hassle and maybe beyond.
Listening to the eponymous 1972 album right now and it's sounding pretty good, albeit sort of Loaded II
― Zelda Zonk, Friday, 21 September 2018 13:35 (five years ago) link
^Right?
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Friday, 21 September 2018 14:38 (five years ago) link
I suppose Street Hassle's ranking might uh rankle.. It's not much beyond the great title track.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 October 2019 01:08 (four years ago) link