It's been bugging me over the last 24 hours what the second track My Foolish Pride reminds me of and it just hit me, the verse where he sings "I wander streets belonging but to no one" sounds exactly like the verse of Open your heart by The Human League. Anyone else noticed this?
I have been playing this a lot and I can't help but think it might be their best album since the self titled one. I really didn't have much interest in this album until Johnny Fever put up the new single earlier in the thread but I'm so glad I bought it, great production, songs and Tim's voice has never sounded better.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 10 September 2010 13:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
Pete Salisbury fills in
The Verve drummer Pete Salisbury has joined The Charlatans as a temporary replacement for brain tumour victim Jon Brookes.Brookes collapsed onstage during the band's Philadelphia gig earlier this month (September 15), and has now flown back to the UK to receive further treatment for a brain tumour.Speaking to NME, frontman Tim Burgess said Brookes's ordeal had been "a lot to take in" for the band."We were having the best American tour we've done for a long, long time and it was going so well and then this happened," he explained.The band play their first show with Salisbury to launch Oxfam's Oxjam festival on Monday (September 27) at a charity shop in London. He will also perform with them on their forthcoming UK tour.
Brookes collapsed onstage during the band's Philadelphia gig earlier this month (September 15), and has now flown back to the UK to receive further treatment for a brain tumour.
Speaking to NME, frontman Tim Burgess said Brookes's ordeal had been "a lot to take in" for the band.
"We were having the best American tour we've done for a long, long time and it was going so well and then this happened," he explained.
The band play their first show with Salisbury to launch Oxfam's Oxjam festival on Monday (September 27) at a charity shop in London. He will also perform with them on their forthcoming UK tour.
― Fsck Washing Ong's Hat (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 24 September 2010 17:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeesh, sad news (but good guy to have fill in). Wanted to go to the Tuesday night show down here but a cold has tripped me up this week.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 September 2010 18:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
i almost went Tuesday night as well. the problem was i only found out about it on Tuesday and wasn't able to get everything organized and ready to go in time.
i do hope to see these guys soon as i have had fun at their gigs.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 25 September 2010 01:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yah, I was going to go to the Wednesday show at the El Rey. Hope they can reschedule the west coast dates eventually
― Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 25 September 2010 01:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yes, that's Kevin Shields.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 17 March 2011 08:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
Cool.
That's Tim on the mic, right? My eyes are telling me that doesn't look a bit like him.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 March 2011 11:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yes, his hair was long and tied back. He came out on stage wearing sunglasses and looked disturbingly like late-stage Michael Jackson until he took them off.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 17 March 2011 11:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
The weirdest Charlatans-related story you'll read this week: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/kellogg-creates-totes-amazeballs-cereal-response-single-tweet-138447
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 23:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Meanwhile R. Stevie Moore just posted this photo:
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 2 April 2012 14:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
I listened to Up To Our Hips for the first time in at least ten years the other day.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 2 April 2012 14:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm definitely not digging David Cross's new wig.
― Turkey, Thursday, 26 April 2012 12:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Anyone hear Tim Burgess's version of Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)? He hits the notes pretty well IMO.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
one for the sticker
― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
hah
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
"one for the sticker" remains one of my favorite snarks of all-time, I don't think there's a context where it isn't hilarious
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
so, at last we begin to learn about the long-term effects of ecstasy
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
wait, is that last picture actually not David Cross in a wig? i swear i've only just realised
― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah the David Cross thing is kind of uncanny
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
odd, acoustic versions of North Country Boy and The only one I know
but with new tunes
― Mark G, Saturday, 23 June 2012 17:32 (10 months ago) Permalink
on Sky's coverage on the IOW festival
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 16:54 (2 months ago) Permalink
― a phenomenological description of The Eagles (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 16:59 (2 months ago) Permalink