I trust your judgement.
― all olly murs' lemurs (ledge), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 12:35 (seven years ago) link
Pre-ordered version w/ bonus opera disc. Should be arriving this week.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 14:50 (seven years ago) link
I had a feeling this wasn't going to be my kind of Divine Comedy record when I heard the second single. I honestly thought it couldn't get any worse than At the Indie Disco https://youtu.be/Ehxil2jZiok
I listened to Absent Friends last week which stands as his last great record for me.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 14:57 (seven years ago) link
Jesus, that's bad.
― heaven parker (anagram), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 15:44 (seven years ago) link
Lady Of A Certain Age is one of the best songs ever written i don't think there's any doubt.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 16:47 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, that really is a stunning song. Probably his best set of lyrics.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 17:07 (seven years ago) link
Yup, think that's the last great DC song.
The new album, yeah -- easily the worst of his career. When the first track is a cast-off from your previous worst album ever (a demo of Napoleon Complex was included as a bonus track with Bang Goes the Knighthood), that's...not a good sign.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
No comment on the album, but the opera is...really lovely? 21st Of May is kind of astonishing. All he needed was someone else to write lyrics for him, who knew eh
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 09:21 (seven years ago) link
Yeah it's probably the most Nymanesque music he's written since Promenade, which is to say the best.
― heaven parker (anagram), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 14:35 (seven years ago) link
"You think you're a man", but then did he do any non-comedy songs?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 28 March 2017 14:36 (seven years ago) link
24-disc box set on the way:
https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/thirty-years-of-the-divine-comedy-24-disc-cd-box-set-and-deluxe-reissues/
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 11:05 (four years ago) link
Looks amazing. Kinda wish the box set was a vinyl one though.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 14:54 (four years ago) link
Five full album shows at the barbican: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2020/series/venus-cupid-folly-time-30-years-of-the-divine-comedy
― Paperbag raita (ledge), Friday, 13 March 2020 11:41 (four years ago) link
correction: five double full album shows.
― Paperbag raita (ledge), Friday, 13 March 2020 11:42 (four years ago) link
The first of which was last night, after being postponed for two years. Loved it, I've barely listened to them in recent years but I'll dip back in now. I thought I would enjoy Promenade more but Liberation was so much fun and full of variety, really quite a stunning (sort of) debut album, especially considering he was the sole arranger and played most of the instruments (on the album, not in the show!)
― the man with the chili in his eyes (ledge), Thursday, 1 September 2022 08:29 (one year ago) link
Aww I’d love to see him do this. He played once in Toronto, his birthday, in a tiny little room. That was nice but so long ago
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 1 September 2022 13:57 (one year ago) link
I and two friends had tickets for tonight's Casanova/Short Album bought in early 2020. In the enormous gestation period it turns out we all couldn't make it :(
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 1 September 2022 17:02 (one year ago) link
:(
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 1 September 2022 21:40 (one year ago) link
― I’d Rather Gorblimey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 2 September 2022 01:19 (one year ago) link