I wasn't very impressed to see them live. I mean it was interesting and all but they were doing a partly acoustic set and the recordings are soo much better. Maybe if I see them do a full electric set it'll be better.
― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 02:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 03:00 (twenty years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 03:03 (twenty years ago) link
― mentalist (mentalist), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 04:04 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 05:29 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 05:30 (twenty years ago) link
― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 16:38 (twenty years ago) link
― kephm, Tuesday, 30 March 2004 16:47 (twenty years ago) link
Much of it is Steve talking about the Isidore album he recorded with one of the Remy Zero guys (which I haven't heard yet), talk about the Beside Yourself collection of B-sides, and then there's this:
SK: I think it's definitely a good way to work, just sending files. You don't have to know anybody. I've been talking to, in a very, very early stage -- a mutual friend of ours introduced us over the Internet -- Sonic Boom from Spaceman 3 and Spectrum. Do you know who he is? HS: Oh, yeah!
SK: He and I and another guy are talking about doing something together. So if it ends up being him just sending me music that he's done, or if it ends up me sending him that I've done, or however it's going to work out -- where he sends me a bit and I put a bit on top or whatever -- I'm very up for it because I think this is a really good way.
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 26 July 2004 22:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 July 2004 22:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 26 July 2004 23:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 July 2004 23:18 (nineteen years ago) link
Unearthed is superb, a shamefully overlooked record.
― Bimble (bimble), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 05:00 (nineteen years ago) link
All guitars in heaven sound like that.
― spittle (spittle), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 05:04 (nineteen years ago) link
See the mystery of personal tastes. I didn't like that much _Hologram_, while _After Everything_ sounded to me like a kind of resurrection...anyway, the Church = great.
― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Tuesday, 27 July 2004 07:45 (nineteen years ago) link
http://homepage.mac.com/fipster/church/sleeves/albums/back-with-two-beasts.jpg
And HFS is it good. I can imagine the conversation in the studio when they were putting this together...
Willson-Piper: "Remember when we used to make those songs with all the 12-strings and chiming sounds"Kilbey (wistfully): "Good times but what rubbish though"W-P: "Think we can do it again?"K: "I dare you to play that way. What do you say Pete?"Koppes (via guitar feedback): SCREECH! PLONK! CRASH!
*half of album is recorded*
All: "arrgh, sod all this! Where's that Sonic Youth album?"
*band records 20 minute song*
K: "OK, can we get on with our REAL album now?"
― The Equator Lounge (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 01:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 01:33 (eighteen years ago) link
It was released late last year.
― The Equator Lounge (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 01:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 02:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― naus (Robert T), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 02:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 03:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 04:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 05:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― All the robots descend from the bus (Bimble...), Friday, 24 February 2006 18:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Equator Lounge (Chris Barrus), Friday, 24 February 2006 19:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― wangdangsweetpentangle (teenagequiet), Friday, 24 February 2006 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link
So, this improv album and "Block" for my shopping. I can't complain.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 24 February 2006 19:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― All the robots-UH descend from the bus-UH (Bimble...), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:05 (eighteen years ago) link
Come to my Church band Multimedia websitehttp://www.violettown.com
We are keeping up with all the media out there, read some reviews
We have MP3 samplers for you to hear as well as a Podcast and many other great essential tidbits a site for the Churchwould have to house.
So come all ye faithfulhttp://www.violettown.com
― Glen Jerald Page, Saturday, 22 April 2006 01:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Porcupine Kiss, Novacaine Lips (Bimble...), Saturday, 22 April 2006 03:18 (eighteen years ago) link
The Church - Uninvited, Like the Clouds
― BeeOK (boo radley), Saturday, 22 April 2006 05:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 16:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― hank (hank s), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 17:02 (seventeen years ago) link
P.S.: So long as I'm documenting hilarious lines from "Terra Nova Cain" that dude actually tries to sell all serious-like, this is the second best:
She said, "Will you help with our research?"I said, "Take me to your leader."She put her foot down on the oscillation pedal.She was a ... transdimensional speeder.
Mostly because of that INCREDIBLY CAMP PAUSE denoted by the ellipses. "She was a ... (get this) ... transdimensional speed-ah."
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 17:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― hank (hank s), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:09 (seventeen years ago) link
Deep in space where disconnexion beganLuxurious spaceVague architechture has infested in the citymoss obelisk ... a green needle
TERRA NOVA CAIN ... I need you again (etc.)
― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Stephen Bush (Stephen B.), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 20:12 (seventeen years ago) link
Fantastic fantastic show!
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 22:29 (seventeen years ago) link
"The barbarians picked through the ashes of the domeThen went on their way, yeah, continued to roam"
It's all about the "yeah" in there. Years later, I found out that Kilbey wrote this about Zardoz
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 22:31 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Thursday, 26 October 2006 01:10 (seventeen years ago) link
Also I give them bonus points because one of the band member's daughters are pretty hot music chix.
http://www.myspace.com/brightredband
― I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit (I say we take off and nuke the), Thursday, 26 October 2006 05:01 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway, you guys need to help me. I only know the albums up to and including Heyday. Tell me a little about each one from Starfish until now, so that I can figure out what to look out for next. Any clunkers to avoid
The lush pillow-of-Rickenbackers side of them is great, but I'm especially liking the bigger, raunchier, riffy stuff like Life Speeds Up. Did they leave this sort of stuff behind? I read in Wiki that there is ambient-type stuff in the catalogue later. Not sure I'll like that.
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 9 November 2006 09:03 (seventeen years ago) link
Destroy Sometime Anywhere.
A good chunk of the more recent material has a tendency to wander (and turn into the occasional trippy jam), so if that's not really your thing you might want to carefully pick and choose your 21st century Church albums. The one released this year, Uninvited Like the Clouds, is the main exception to the new rule as it's the most straight ahead pop-rock album they've made since Gold Afternoon Fix.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 9 November 2006 09:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Thursday, 9 November 2006 13:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 9 November 2006 14:11 (seventeen years ago) link
Looks like they are touring with the Afghan Whigs here?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 13:55 (four months ago) link
Huge Church spree the last couple of weeks here. The post-stardom stuff has really opened up to me now.
― realistic pillow (Jon not Jon), Friday, 9 February 2024 03:49 (four months ago) link
I remember feeling let down in the "Box of Birds" era but I love how the new stuff sounds, and that KEXP recording up thread is fantastic. Sorry I missed the tour.
― fajita seas, Friday, 9 February 2024 21:13 (four months ago) link
Man, you didn't like that era? I saw the tour for that very album and it pretty well killed.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 9 February 2024 21:15 (four months ago) link
they may not have hit the highest of highs but can't think of another band so consistently great from their debut 20+ albums into it
live they remain a FORCE
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 9 February 2024 21:32 (four months ago) link
yeah I'm mad their set last year in Austin was abbreviated so I'm definitely seeing them on this tour
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Friday, 9 February 2024 23:34 (four months ago) link
new one is my fav since untitled 23. great title too
― ciderpress, Friday, 29 March 2024 18:10 (two months ago) link