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
Nobody repping for Buffalo, The Awful Ache or The Dead Man's Dream??
Magician..., Parallel Universe and Box of Birds don't do much for me, but the rest are all different levels of very enjoyable.
Post P=A ranking (not including all the random mail order/acoustic/soundtrack stuff):
Untitled #23Hologram of BaalAfter Everything Now ThisSometime AnywhereForget YourselfUninvited, Like the CloudsMagician Among the SpiritsParallel UniverseBox of Birds
― mr.raffles, Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:35 (ten years ago) link
heh, I love the Dead Man's Dream but just picked a couple off each album.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:52 (ten years ago) link
Back With Two Beasts needs a shout-out here. It's my fave of the secondary albums.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:08 (ten years ago) link
And granted it's not *quite* the Church but surely the Refo:mation's Pharmakoi/Distance-Crunching Honchos with Echo Units deserves mention too.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:12 (ten years ago) link
We should compile a best of the side projects. What's the Mrs song that mentions Robert Wyatt and Andy Partridge? That's a keeper.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:59 (ten years ago) link
Damn autocorrect, MWP not Mrs!
Think that MWP song is "Forget The Radio"
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 18 September 2014 07:23 (ten years ago) link
Good article on the state of thingshttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/special-features/a-broader-church/story-fnknbqfy-1227082651923?nk=d1844cb8ddd8159d308f4b30174a7f81
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 10 October 2014 16:23 (nine years ago) link
Cool, will read here...
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 October 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link
The piece is very glow-y, and a comment from Marty would have been helpful. I can deal with a band losing a member, that happens all the time, but there's something about the nature of this departure that makes me feel uneasy. "We couldn't get in touch with a founding member of the band so we made an album without him."
Also, the article makes it seem like Powderfinger was a huge rock band. Were they just a U.K. thing?
― Evan R, Friday, 10 October 2014 19:38 (nine years ago) link
Australian, and yes, pretty big there IIRC.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 October 2014 19:45 (nine years ago) link
startled to imagine where Evan thinks The Church have been from all along!
― Starland Vocal Gland (sic), Saturday, 11 October 2014 02:49 (nine years ago) link
We got stream
http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/exclusive-stream-the-church-furtherdeeper/676
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 03:59 (nine years ago) link
Sounds great on first listen.More direct? Less proggy? Slightly more youthful?
Sounds very much like The Church, but... doesn't sound much like any of their 21st century albums, I don't think.
― mr.raffles, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 13:17 (nine years ago) link
I just assumed they were from Utah.
This sounds good on first listen. Kilbey's voice is a marvel, and the straightforward Beatles/Floyd tracks work well. There are some middle and end stretches that lose my attention, but that's not unusual for this band. I expect I'll return to this a lot.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 17:39 (nine years ago) link
NA tour:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319916/the-church-announce-2015-north-american-tour-dates-celebrate-35th-anniversary
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 18 November 2014 16:20 (nine years ago) link
been listening to this for the last few days... it's mixed so beautifully! I lose focus on the songs because the production is so sparkly. anyway, so far it seems a little front-loaded. the first three tracks are all amazing. maybe next time I'll just put on the second half.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
just finished kilbey's recent memoir, great read until the end, which handwaves away the last ten years, which was a bit disappointing. the rest was very enlightening and entertaining. i'm guessing there was a very skilled editor involved as well..
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:26 (nine years ago) link
i'll second electricsound on the Kilbey bio. really fun read, but he zips from 02 to the present in like 5 pages or so! would've loved to read more about 21st cent church dynamics, but what can ya do?
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:50 (nine years ago) link
buy lots of copies so he writes vol. 2
― the incredible string gland (sic), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
New album has leaked, who's heard it?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 12 January 2015 00:32 (nine years ago) link
...the one that was released three months ago?
― bob seger's silver bullet gland (sic), Monday, 12 January 2015 01:32 (nine years ago) link
It was? I thought "Deeper Further" wasn't due out until early next month!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 12 January 2015 03:28 (nine years ago) link
Released in America. It's long been released in Australia.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 January 2015 03:39 (nine years ago) link
Damn. 30 years into this band and they''ve never sounded better. Without Marty, Peter is now in 100% guitar hero mode - something which was long overdue. New songs sound fantastic live.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 15 March 2015 01:05 (nine years ago) link
I was really surprised, too! The new album is their most consistent in a long while, since "Forget Yourself" I think.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 15 March 2015 18:07 (nine years ago) link
Favorite tracks: "Vanishing Man", "Delirious", "Laurel Canyon", "Globe Spinning" and "Miami". Kilbey can still paint an incredibly seductive picture with his words.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 15 March 2015 18:08 (nine years ago) link
"miami" slayed the other night in philadelphia
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 15 March 2015 18:53 (nine years ago) link