The three times they came through New England after U23 were three of the best shows I've seen from them. Nice that they at least ended that phase on a high.
Kilbey is a talented dude. I'm sure the new record will be more than worth a listen. It's still sad though!
― mr.raffles, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:53 (ten years ago) link
i keep reading that piper is a douche.
― akm, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 03:07 (ten years ago) link
Perhaps not surprisingly, Marty's got a new album on the way too. He's over at http://indeepmusicarchive.net now - writing about his favorite albums.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 03:11 (ten years ago) link
He's also offering Skype guitar lessons. I am very tempted by the idea, I must say.
― Vast Halo, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 19:00 (ten years ago) link
You could learn from R Lloyd and MWP in the same day!
― yes, i have seen the documentary (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 19:06 (ten years ago) link
omg can i pay for a guitar lesson and just make him talk to me for ___ minutes?
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 19:38 (ten years ago) link
Just £35 buys you an hour of his time. I'm sure he'd be happy to simply shoot the breeze...
― Vast Halo, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
(x-post)
Maybe I could set both lessons up for the same time and we could all jam on See No Evil. \(◎o◎)/
― Vast Halo, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link
one laptop with lloyd, another with MWP, them facing each other...
― yes, i have seen the documentary (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 20:36 (ten years ago) link
i'm gonna set up my laptop in the basement and marty can accompany me for an hour that seems worth the cash tbh!
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 21:45 (ten years ago) link
play a song, talk for 10 min, play a song, talk for 10 min, repeatwith marty!
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 21:46 (ten years ago) link
Maybe Lloyd and Marty can get together with Bruce Gilbert and form a band called the Estranged Band Members.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 22:07 (ten years ago) link
The Wiresque Church Of Television
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 22:10 (ten years ago) link
FB page teasing some kind of 'big announcement' this week.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 5 May 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
New song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujvVk_RDpZg
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 11:19 (ten years ago) link
And new album next month. Works for me!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 12:16 (ten years ago) link
I can't even parse kilbey's blogs. so he's back in the church? are they putting this out themselves?
― akm, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 19:52 (ten years ago) link
He's in, Marty's gone, and it does appear to be a self-release.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 19:53 (ten years ago) link
so they're done with second motion? whatever happened with that, did they sue them?
― akm, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 19:56 (ten years ago) link
what's marty up to these days?!
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 20:30 (ten years ago) link
Oh wow, why did Marty leave? Hate to be this kind of fan (or this kind of listener in general) but Marty not being there sucks a lot of the excitement out of this
― Evan R, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 20:56 (ten years ago) link
I will defer to Elvis T on all these points.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 21:06 (ten years ago) link
well, it's relatively straightforward (for SK anyway):
we realise people disappointed cos MWP not therehe literally never got back to us when we wanted to do a new recordhe never even lefthe just became unavailablewell thats thatwe had a coalition of the willing who didand ian came onboardexceeding all expectations one could possibly havewhat we have now is all that could have ever beenforget the what ifsi understand you may be disappointed if MWP was your favouriteit was not my idea for him to not be therehowever seeing he wasnt and he isntshortly thereforeand in spades to bootFurther/Deeper will be with you soon if you wantafter all its only rocknroll nothing to get hung about
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 21:29 (ten years ago) link
I forgot how fun it is to read his blog!
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 21:32 (ten years ago) link
Not saying anything until the album is out.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 21:43 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I'll withhold judgement. And my expectations for any band that's been around this long are very low anyway. But this lowers them considerably. Just compare the last Church album, which was incredible, to all the Steve Kilbey solo records released around the same time, which were not. There were some OK cuts on those records, but the spark just wasn't there.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 21:47 (ten years ago) link
Not as broken up about MWP being gone as I thought I'd be.
Kinda feel like he was responsible for most of the lowlights songwise/soundwise/bv-wise for the last 20-odd years. Starting with Sometime Anywhere, he started feeling a lil too comfortable showing off his progginess for me. YMMV though, of course.
Still would've liked him to be in the band (and boy will this be interesting seeing them live w/o him), but what can ya do...
― mr.raffles, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 22:32 (ten years ago) link
i just want to know what he is so busy doing that he can't respond to sk's messages
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 22:52 (ten years ago) link
maybe he's still trying to decipher them?
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 22:53 (ten years ago) link
hahai like to imagine him being super perplexed for months on end
i still think that long boring live documentary of their gold afternoon fix tour was the best thing ever
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 22:55 (ten years ago) link
me too
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 02:16 (ten years ago) link
I like this band but to be fair all of their albums from the past 15 years sound the same to me. So if this sounds different, that might be good. That new song isn't very good though.
― akm, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 03:23 (ten years ago) link
kinda wish they'd have stayed with Second Motion long enough to re-release the Sing Songs/Remote Luxury/Persia comp on CD... ah well.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 03:28 (ten years ago) link
Priest=Aura'ing it up this am, so fkn good
― arthur treacher, or the fall of the british empire (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 15:28 (ten years ago) link
Dunno. While they're all certainly The Church, there is a bit of variety in the years since Hologram of Baal.
After Everything is chilled out, opiated... Forget Yourself, quite a bit more rough around the edges... Uninvited drags a bit more pop action back in... Untitled cuts back on the prog (mostly)... maybe these are minor differences though? They probably are. haha
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 15:52 (ten years ago) link
I like Uninvited a whole lot, my 3 fave churches are it, p=a and heyday. I haven't heard every album though.
― arthur treacher, or the fall of the british empire (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 15:56 (ten years ago) link
Blurred Crusade has been in constant rotation since I got the LP for $1.99! I can't believe it was priced so low. It's so good!
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 16:06 (ten years ago) link
I think it was $1.99 -- i remember it being insultingly cheap (and in great condition) is what i'm trying to say
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 16:07 (ten years ago) link
I'll give you $4 for it.
Just found Remote Luxury for 5.99 on LP.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 16:49 (ten years ago) link
That's the one with the tragic digital drums right
― arthur treacher, or the fall of the british empire (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 16:54 (ten years ago) link
As a fan of all things 80s and digital, i'm not sure I can answer that question. Sounds great to me.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 17:06 (ten years ago) link
You're thinking of Seance, probably.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 17:15 (ten years ago) link
Yes Seance. Sweet Jesus those poor songs.
― arthur treacher, or the fall of the british empire (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
oh look, Sing Songs/Remote Luxury/Persia is on Spotify! *listens*
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 19:33 (ten years ago) link
i'm listening to that on Spotify right now too.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 19:39 (ten years ago) link
The era between Priest=Aura and Forget Yourself is my blind spot. I haven't heard any of those albums; are any of them worth checking out?
― Evan R, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 19:47 (ten years ago) link
Haha, Ripple just came on and I was a bit O_o but then I realized I had it on shuffle. Gonna let it ride though, this is gorgeous.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 19:51 (ten years ago) link
you're a human sacrifice to the goddess of ice fyi
― arthur treacher, or the fall of the british empire (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 19:59 (ten years ago) link
There isn't one great stand out album among them, but there are some terrific songsDay Of The DeadComedownMagician Among The SpiritsTranquilityNumbersAnaesthesia
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 23:15 (ten years ago) link
Also worth seeking out from that period:
The Time BeingThe Further Adventures of the Time BeingTwo Places at OnceAfter EverythingLouisianaThe Great Machine
I love Sometime Anywhere (especially if you add in songs from Someplace Else) and Magician Among the Spirits has a second half that is kinda spacey and awesome in a way that reminds me of Julian Cope's Jehovahkill. I kinda like all these records, to be honest. Haven't listened to Parallel Universe much though.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:12 (ten years ago) link