happy birthday peter
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 February 2020 00:04 (four years ago) link
having trouble picking... gonna have to be one of these
come talk to meonly uswashing of the watersecret world
― dyl, Friday, 14 February 2020 05:05 (four years ago) link
think i'm going with "only us"... love the metric shifts, can never quite get a grasp of where it's going. i enjoy it.
― dyl, Friday, 14 February 2020 05:09 (four years ago) link
Voted "Come Talk to Me" for its groove & melody and which I can't separate from the concert footage of Paula Cole in slinky dress and combat boots pleading with a phone booth.
― dinnerboat, Friday, 14 February 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
alfred is being way too hard on himself upthread. UP may be a less significant record than SO, but i reach for it a lot more often.
remove "Steam" and "Kiss That Frog" and it's a masterpiece, therapized or no, and one of the great breakup records.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 14 February 2020 19:03 (four years ago) link
That's the stressful part of being a solo artist: you can't break up.BTW, close to 20 years since his last album of original material!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 February 2020 19:19 (four years ago) link
roger otm
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 February 2020 19:38 (four years ago) link
"I think Eno is on the version of "Here Comes the Flood" on Fripp's "Exposure," too." Just the beginning part which is actually another song that's kind of cross faded in.
― akm, Friday, 14 February 2020 22:14 (four years ago) link
"remove "Steam" and "Kiss That Frog" and it's a masterpiece, therapized or no, and one of the great breakup records." really I'd just take Kiss that Frog off, Steam is ok.
― akm, Friday, 14 February 2020 22:15 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 15 February 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
Replace Steam with Quiet Steam, and yes, drop Kiss That Frog entirely
― doug watson, Saturday, 15 February 2020 00:36 (four years ago) link
1. “digging in the dirt” is grebt but these results are unexpected2. okay who voted for “kiss that frog” lol3. glad to see “blood of eden” getting some love. the until the end of the world version is great too4. I ended up voting for “come talk to me” on the strength of those drums but also for the triumphant return of the “Biko” bagpipe patch. first 50 seconds of that track are about as strong as an album opener gets
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 15 February 2020 02:50 (four years ago) link
06. Washing of the Water 3:52 0
Too few!
― Moniker? I barely know 'er! (SlimAndSlam), Saturday, 27 August 2022 23:55 (one year ago) link
0 votes for my favourite Love to Be Loved :(
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 28 August 2022 14:07 (one year ago) link
Against all odds, afaict only the third direct intersection between Gabriel and Eno (the others being a couple of tracks on "Lamb" and a couple of tracks on Fripp's "Exposure").
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 28 August 2022 14:44 (one year ago) link
yes quite strange they never worked together more.
― akm, Sunday, 28 August 2022 23:36 (one year ago) link
'love to be loved' did in fact deserve a vote
― mookieproof, Sunday, 28 August 2022 23:50 (one year ago) link
just realized scrolling up that Josh and I had the same back and forth about Eno and Gabriel, fuck we are all getting old and repeating ourselves now
― akm, Monday, 29 August 2022 00:02 (one year ago) link
lol
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 August 2022 00:28 (one year ago) link
I wonder if it's because Gabriel is very painstaking about pursuing every option in his recordings, and Eno is supposedly more spontaneous? I suspect Gabriel wouldn't like having a performance or track erased just to clear the air and reduce the options in the mix.
I wouldn't have voted for "Fourteen Black Paintings" but it's a good example of his technique of "wander about for a few minutes to provide context for an epiphanic climax".
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 14:23 (one year ago) link
“Steam” is to “Sledgehammer” as “Human Touch” is to “Brilliant Disguise”, but I still love all 4 songs. The video is great; Stephen R. Johnson was a real talent
― beamish13, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 14:31 (one year ago) link
xpost If I had to guess I would say they likely have worked together more, but his contributions never made it on to a record. Kind of like how Bryan Ferry takes forever to record his records with dozens of different musicians, and the final product is a piecemeal combination of various takes and contributors.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 14:36 (one year ago) link
A great Grammy moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEfQp3WJY9Y
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 15:09 (one year ago) link
― Josh in Chicago,
and he has also worked with Eno intermittently
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 15:11 (one year ago) link
lol the vocal backing track is audible
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 15:13 (one year ago) link
I think the only thing that's musically 'live' is his lead.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 15:22 (one year ago) link
Having toured with Robert Fripp, Tony Levin is blasé about this level of onstage spectacle.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 16:10 (one year ago) link