Spiritualized?

eh diff't strokes, I guess

Slipstream are still going?!

You might as well have told me there's a new HASTCo album.

Best SPIRITUALIZED bassist poll?

Sean Cook ftw, but I started with LAGWAFIS (acdtually seeing them a few weeks before it came out, so the set was mostly pre that. But anyway.)

Will Carruthers

I don't know if it's a question so much of "still going" or "back." It's down to just Mark and Jonny now, though.

I wasn't that bothered by their albums, but live they are freaking great. They've got the energy and they've got the wub. I was more than pleasantly surprised by the live show.

Again, silly lyrics, but so are Jason's AFAIK.

Spz are one of those bands where it makes a huge difference who the rhythm section is. You know, like most dronerock, based around drones as it is and all.

I'm a bit confused to these references to the "original crew" given that there was no stable lineup of the band between any of the albums. the guys that made LGM /= the band on Pure Phase /= the band on LAGWAFIS, etc

x-post WILL CARRUTHERS X 1000000

He showed me how to do the slide up to the octave on "Run" and I still can't manage it myself. Damn.

OK, get the broom, I am done namedropping.

My ideal SPZ backline = Mark, Will and Jonny.

That was definitely LGM, which is still my favourite album. I'm pretty sure that both Mark and Jonny were on board for Pure Phase. (Though Jason has a bad habit of not crediting drummers on the album sleeves.)

After that, it's very much a case of "if you change the handle and the blade, is it still the same axe?" for me. But I think LAG is massively overrated.

...now the "Will joins Spectrum" lineup that you bastards on the Left Coast got, *that* is something I wish I'd seen. :-( I probably would have exploded, though.

...now the "Will joins Spectrum" lineup that you bastards on the Left Coast got, *that* is something I wish I'd seen. :-(

It was pretty great, yeah.

::cries::

Yeah, well, Will's playing at my birthday party so NYEAH NYEAH NYEAH!

wait I thought you were done namedropping

Sorry. See, I explode and can't control myself just at the thought of Will and Sonic onstage together. ;-)

I'm a bit confused to these references to the "original crew"

Good point Shakey. You got me.

Original Spiritualized lineup was Spacemen 3 minus Sonic. And, yeah, that probably contributed to the greatness of the early singles and Lazer Guided Melodies.

But, re: Kate, that 1st band was replaced by an entirly new lineup for Pure Phase and Ladies & Gentlemen..., w/ Jason & Kate being the only carry-overs. Termination of that crew coincided w/ the onset of dullness, but it seems silly to ascribe causality, given the band's history.

P.S. I've read that Sonic & Jason were pretty dictatorial WRT the parts played by the other members of Spacemen 3, but I can't claim to have been there, so who knows.

It WASN'T an entirely new crew for Pure Phase. Pure Phase was the LGM lineup minus Will plus Sean Cook. The whole process was one of carry-throughs and slow attrition. By the time there were no original members left, the dullness set in. Which was around the time after LAG.

I'll take yr word for it, I'm just going by album credits (which I know, are not entirely reliable)

It WASN'T an entirely new crew for Pure Phase. Pure Phase was the LGM lineup minus Will plus Sean Cook.

-- Kate

1st lineup = Pierce, Carruthers, Refoy & Mattock, w/ Evans on keys, right? That's who did the early singles and LGM. Refoy and Mattock apparently performed on Pure Phase, but were out of the band before recording was done, with fill-in/completion work from others. By the time you get to LAGWAFIS, Pierce is the only constant.

History of the band as I understand it doesn't seem to argue for the idea that a core band was the key to their success. Especially if you like LAGWAFIS. Then again, I can't claim to be an expert, just a fan.

On second thougt, I have the feeling I'm being a contentious, pedantic dick here. I defer to those who know the band members more intimately than I do (which is to say, not at all).

idkidc, this album will crush

you're a spiritualized fan, Chris?

i only know ~25 songs, but i LOVE 70% of that music and enjoy another 25%

You're a big fan, right?

Well, I once was. After LAGWAFIS, I lost most of my interest. But the best Spritualized show I ever saw was in 2003, years after I'd written them off. I don't pull out my SPZ nearly as much as my spacemen 3 (and spectrum) records, but I still like them.

Good gig last night - backing singers, Doggen, no strings, no acoustic guitars, an awful lot of Amazing Grace material.

So they've signed to Fat Possum. Huh.

???? whhhaaaaat

well i mean, at least that means there's likely a new album on the way or something, right?

playing Royal Albert Hall in october: http://www.atpfestival.com/events/spiritualizedroyalalberthall.php

well they did do that Junior Kimbrough tribute album track, so it's not like this is completely out of the blue

xp

(track is amazing btw - one of their best of recent years)

Hmmmm....

http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/blog/a-look-at-the-new-installation-from-j-spaceman-and-jonathan-glazer

is this guy retired now or what

nah, he just did those LAGWAFIS shows recently & is working on a new LP. I thought Songs in A&E was is best in a decade or so, so who knows?

There were whispers that at least one of the two Sydney Opera House LAG orchestral shows last month was recorded. Hope so, the night I went to was 100% amazeballs.

(Though even better than a recording would be for them to come back every nine months or so and do it again.)

they are down as headlining one of the minor festivals here in the uk this summer

You might think that but you could be wrong. From the latest Spiritualized twitter post

Spiritualized have moved three of their forthcoming UK and Ireland shows back to February 2012 to co-incide with their new album, which is now set to be released early next year on the Double Six label.

London’s Royal Albert Hall remains the same whilst Edinburgh and Leamington Spa have moved back by a few days in October. New tracks will be previewed at the October shows.

Original tickets purchased remain valid for new dates or refunds can be made at point of purchase.

Standon Calling will be their only UK festival appearance of 2011.

October 2011
Sun 9 UK, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall
Mon 10 UK, Leamington Spa Assembly Hall
Tue 11 UK, London, Royal Albert Hall

February 2012
Thur 23 Ireland, Dublin, Vicar Street
Fri 24 UK ,Manchester Academy
Sat 25 UK, Bristol Academy

so... you're saying that Standon Calling is one of the major festivals?

lol. isn't it invite-only or something?

The Spaceman's Story
Lazer Guided Melodies = I Love Drugs and I Love My Girlfriend

Pure Phase = I Love Drugs More Than My Girlfriend

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space = I Lost My Girlfriend and I’m Left With Drugs

Let It Come Down = Withdrawal via Massive Orchestration

Amazing Grace = Withdrawal via “Back to Basics”

Songs in A & E = I Almost Died

Sweet Heart Sweet Light = I’m Still Alive

Are you doing a PhD?

Although, vg

'pure phase' is the only one i actually care about any more.

Top 10 Spiritualized Songs

(I am biased towards Jason Pierce's earlier experimental space rock phase rather than his later symphonic/garage rock phase.)

(In Chronological Order)

~ "Feel So Sad (Rhapsodies)"
~ "Take Your Time"
~ "Angel Sigh"
~ "Take Good Care Of It"
~ "Lay Back In The Sun"
~ "Spread Your Wings"
~ "Feel Like Goin' Home"
~ "Stay With Me"
~ "Shine A Light" (Live at Royal Albert Hall version)
~ "I Think I'm In Love" (Live at Royal Albert Hall version)

What are your Top 10 Spiritualized songs?

Roughly in order,

Broken Heart
Shine a Light
Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
The Ballad of Richie Lee
Do it All Over Again
Out of Sight
Cool Waves
Hey Jane
Feel Like Goin' Home
200 Bars

Oh shit, I forgot Stay With Me.

Feel So Sad (the rockier version)
Medication (EP version)
Cop Shoot Cop
Ladies and Gentlemen
I Think I'm In Love
Run
Say With Me
Feel Like Going Home
Electricity
No God Only Religion

I dig every version I've heard of "Feel So Sad". The Peel Session version is my favorite, alongside the original Rhapsodies version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_fYvWhANtY