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phil, i'll slip the keyboardist your phone number.

cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:26 (nineteen years ago) link

grab his ass and tell me how it feels. plz

phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Has anyone mentioned how similar the album's cover is to the last Explosions in the Sky album? Well?

pocket grease, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:31 (nineteen years ago) link

yes. see one of the cover connections threads.

cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:40 (nineteen years ago) link

I just saw them on Sunday night... they were impressive, though the first half of the show was plagued by sound difficulties and the drunk assholes behind me. And the girl is pretty cute, I'm not going to lie.

Speaking of the girl, and the drunk assholes, I overheard the following conversation from them:
Fellow A: Dude, the girl is pretty hot.
Fellow B: I don't know, man, but her voice is really hot.
Fellow A: Yeah.

I had to deal with this sort of inanity from them for a solid 30 minutes... ugh. How I long for someone to stage a 21- show.

i am nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:55 (nineteen years ago) link

You have to admit they're OTM.

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:05 (nineteen years ago) link

b-b-b-but that's exactly how i feel about amy millan. (fellow b)

cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:11 (nineteen years ago) link

I actually like that little exchange. Maybe they said other more annoying things?

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:14 (nineteen years ago) link

i will take pictures tonight. and post them accordingly.

cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:15 (nineteen years ago) link

yay!

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:34 (nineteen years ago) link

(various levels of x-post)
Yeah, they were pretty much OTM. Still, I liked whatever it was she was doing on stage, mostly because it topped Torquil's over-the-top emoting and Bush-bashing, the keyboardist's constant puzzled/pained look, and the guitarist's confusion as to why his guitar was not working. The drummer and bassist were cool though.

And apart from that, they didn't say anything too funny. Oh except one time when Stars was getting ready to play a song and they accidentally got some feedback. Torquil says "That's the My Bloody Valentine part of our show..." and the crowd laughs. They then launch into that synth spiral that begins "What I'm Trying To Say" and one of the drunk guys yells "M83!!!!!" That was pretty amazing.

But the bit about them that was actually annoying was that they would remember the beginning of every line of lyrics and then forget the second half.
"All I want is one more chance to show you... you.. something" being yelled drunkenly in my ear during "Reunion" wasn't too much fun.

i am nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Another good moment from the show: Torq introducing "One More Night" by saying "This is a song about fucking someone in order to kill them."

i am nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:44 (nineteen years ago) link

i will take pictures tonight. and post them accordingly.

yes plz

phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link

I think this may be my favourite album of theirs. Someone needs to help a brother out b/c my mp3s of 'Ageless Beauty' and 'Reunion' are the same (more details later, I'm away from iTunes).

BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:39 (nineteen years ago) link

They were switched on the first set of mp3s I found. "Ageless Beauty" is the first line of the song "Ageless Beauty" and it sounds like MBV.

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:50 (nineteen years ago) link

Sounds like I don't have 'Ageless' then (and this is without mentioning that I'm still an mp3 or 2 short on the previous 2 either).

BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:52 (nineteen years ago) link

"Ageless Beauty" should be about 4:05.

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:57 (nineteen years ago) link

It is by far the best song on an album of amazing songs!

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Maybe Amy Millan will marry me (after my divorce from Mutya Sugababe)?

BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:02 (nineteen years ago) link

amy was looking haggard last night. however, the show was amazing!

i'll post pics soon.

cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 12:23 (nineteen years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/mcutt/PhotoAlbum20.html

cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:13 (nineteen years ago) link

xpost--

Ageless Beauty is the best song on the album. But I like The First Five Times quite a bit with the faux-New Order synths and Amy Millan's "ah-ah" bit at the end.

They're in Portland on 4/1. Looking forward to seeing them then.

righteousmaelstrom, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 13:19 (nineteen years ago) link

Two nights in LA 3/24 and 25 I think at the Troubadour. I'll definitely check out one of those.

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:14 (nineteen years ago) link

wtf cutty. only 2 blurry shots of the keyboardist????

phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:43 (nineteen years ago) link

SORRY I HAD BAD PERSPECTIVE. keyboardist didn't look so hot last night.

cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:53 (nineteen years ago) link

OMG TORQ AND I ARE WEARING THE SAME DAMN OUTFIT

BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:26 (nineteen years ago) link

Glad this album's finally out in the States. Any tour-only merch for sale? Homeburned EPs like they had a few tours ago? Amy's 5 song EP was pretty great - has she followed it up? Questions, questions.

bookertee, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:43 (nineteen years ago) link

I enjoy this, but the highlights of Heart really stick out more. It could use an anthem or two.

miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago) link

"Ageless Beauty" is an absolute anthem!

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 20:58 (nineteen years ago) link

miccio, you should have your keyboard washed out with soap for typing such filth.

righteousmaelstrom, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 21:57 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...
this record makes me horny

Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 18:59 (eighteen years ago) link

wow.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:04 (eighteen years ago) link

i like it, too. *winks*

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:04 (eighteen years ago) link

you're presuming way too much

Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link

hi guys

s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:07 (eighteen years ago) link

it's not what it looks like

Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:11 (eighteen years ago) link

everybody out

s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link

one month passes...
finally coming out in the UK on V2, preceded by Ageless Beauty as a single on 5th August..

shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 28 July 2005 05:36 (eighteen years ago) link

album coming out 12/8

shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 28 July 2005 05:40 (eighteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...
so i bought this yesterday, and it sounds promising on first listen. i must say i prefer the original sleeve art, though.

TS:
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00061F8M8.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg
vs.
http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/SLANG1033792.JPG

?

zebedee (zebedee), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Is it in a real jewelcase in the UK? I haven't bought it yet because I really hate digipacks. If it is I can order it now.

svend (svend), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:38 (eighteen years ago) link

I've only seen digipacks in shops here.

zebedee (zebedee), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:11 (eighteen years ago) link

"it puts the lotion or it gets the hose"

mr. gumb, Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:18 (eighteen years ago) link

In Germany it`s a digipack.

djangojones (djangojones), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:25 (eighteen years ago) link

If they get a UK release agin, I will trip the light fantastic.
-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), November 5th, 2004.

I'm trippin' and it feels gooooooood.

The Sunday Times were all over them at the weekend, even going as far as to use the band's name as the theme to their weekly word association songlist. One of the other tracks got played loudly in Virgin a few hours ago. New sleeve doesn't compare to the old one. Has anyone heard their current UK B-side, 'Petit Mort'?

BARMS, Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:56 (eighteen years ago) link

That new sleeve is terrible. It's not a Matthew Barney video.

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link

i've ordered the single but i haven't heard the b-side yet

jimmy glass (electricsound), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:48 (eighteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...
"take care of tony-fucking-blair!"

carson dial (carson dial), Friday, 9 September 2005 00:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Saw them live last night.

I'm in love.

Ally C (Ally C), Saturday, 10 September 2005 11:40 (eighteen years ago) link


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