I don't think I'd have the bare-faced gall to actually talk to the man though.
It feels a bit criminal to actually listen to the Blue Nile at this time of year though, like I'm going to shatter the mood.
― Cozen (Cozen), Sunday, 20 April 2003 19:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
1. The only track I know is 'I Love This Life', which the Nipper gave me. The Nipper is right about it.
2. Cozen's big post above is indeed good, and indeed structurally resembles one of mine. But no, I didn't take my own structure from anyone else.
3. Whether or not the Bedingfield link is apt, I don't think 'emotional overinvolvement' etc is necessarily the key to 'If You're Not The One': what woke me up to that track was simply the rare quality of its tune.
― the pinefox, Monday, 21 April 2003 09:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jean bowman, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― David. (Cozen), Sunday, 20 July 2003 21:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 20 July 2003 22:48 (twenty years ago) link
― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 18:32 (twenty years ago) link
― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 21:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 05:27 (twenty years ago) link
This feels terrifyingly prescient in light of recent of events. If I can be specious for a moment.
― David. (Cozen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 22 December 2003 05:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 22 December 2003 06:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 22 December 2003 08:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 22 December 2003 08:52 (twenty years ago) link
― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Monday, 22 December 2003 09:40 (twenty years ago) link
the city doesnt have to be imaginary. any city is good when the street lights are reflected in puddles on the sidewalk.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 22 December 2003 17:57 (twenty years ago) link
; )
― RJG (RJG), Monday, 22 December 2003 17:58 (twenty years ago) link
― zappi (joni), Monday, 22 December 2003 18:26 (twenty years ago) link
― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 22 December 2003 23:06 (twenty years ago) link
still utterly classic. i only wish someone else would make music this good sometime soon, i thk i might've worn out my copies of hats and rooftops.
― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 22 December 2003 23:55 (twenty years ago) link
― jed (jed_e_3), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 00:03 (twenty years ago) link
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 23 December 2003 22:24 (twenty years ago) link
I fell asleep listening to Hats last night and woke up to track 6, 'Seven A.M.,' and thought this must be a precursor to Stereolab's mutation of Neu!'s motorik sound. I'm listening to it again now and not really hearing it. Maybe I was dreaming, or confused. Okay, now it's coming on.
― youn, Wednesday, 24 December 2003 02:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 02:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 02:08 (twenty years ago) link
― youn, Wednesday, 24 December 2003 02:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 25 December 2003 08:17 (twenty years ago) link
"The Blue Nile's debut album has a rather fascinating genesis. Scotland's Linn Electronics, makers of the famous LinnDrums rhythm boxes, wanted a demo track to demonstrate the fidelity and versatility of their new digital recording console and tapped a struggling local trio, the Blue Nile, to provide it. Their effort was a deliberately disjunctive song called "A Walk Across the Rooftops." To demonstrate the recording equipment's dynamic range and clarity, the song was arranged most peculiarly, with vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, and full string and horn sections all appearing, but never at the same time. Linn liked the song so much that they formed a record label and bankrolled the recording of this full album."
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 25 December 2003 08:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Friday, 20 August 2004 20:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Friday, 20 August 2004 20:09 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm saving my judgment until I hear it. It'll be hard to top _Hats_ in my book, but I'm not expecting them to set a new watermark. I'm just looking forward to setting up my own vibe with the record, and replaying the earlier albums for contrast & comparison.
― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Friday, 20 August 2004 20:17 (nineteen years ago) link
-- jean bowman ( ... ), April 23rd, 2003.
That's a great story.
― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Friday, 20 August 2004 20:20 (nineteen years ago) link
As I lately said to JtN, I fear that the Blue Nile may actually be worse than I want them to be.
I blame RJG's car.
― the bluefox, Friday, 20 August 2004 20:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 20 August 2004 20:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― the bellefox, Friday, 20 August 2004 20:45 (nineteen years ago) link
*wince*
Totally incorrect. Linn the hi-fi systems manufacturer has absolutely nothing to do with the long-defunct drum machine manufacturer of the same name. What lazy journalism.
― Palomino (Palomino), Friday, 20 August 2004 22:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bimble (bimble), Friday, 20 August 2004 22:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 20 August 2004 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 21 August 2004 00:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Saturday, 21 August 2004 02:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Saturday, 21 August 2004 08:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Palomino (Palomino), Saturday, 21 August 2004 09:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Saturday, 21 August 2004 16:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Palomino (Palomino), Saturday, 21 August 2004 22:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― the bluefox, Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:52 (nineteen years ago) link
wow, what a bizarro compilation that would be. i'm off to soulseek to find out...
― zappi (joni), Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:57 (nineteen years ago) link
rod stewart doing 'downtown lights'!!!
― zappi (joni), Sunday, 22 August 2004 11:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 16:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 16:25 (nineteen years ago) link
matty did it 🥹
― brony james (k3vin k.), Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:33 (one month ago) link
ill camel jawns thanks qualmsley
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:47 (one month ago) link