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Got the box in the mail yesterday and have made my way through a good chunk of it.
Thunder Up is the most dramatically improved, as it never received a remaster job.
Really nice to have all these b-sides as well.
Another winner of a set.
― austinato (Austin), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 03:15 (nine years ago) link
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Aw man, that's a great rendition. Just seen what the original poster wrote about it here:
I suspect I'd probably think Winning was a lot nicer if the 'I'm gonna make it after all!' sentiment wasn't offet by the 'Hang on a minute, this guy jumped in front of a train three years ago!' realisation
― Ferg (Ferg), Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:08 PM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
and I totally agree. Knowing that Borland would commit suicide in the most horrific way turns the way I feel about this song completely on its head. On its surface, it's a song about getting on top of a battle with depression and bad circumstances, but after knowing that Adrian killed himself and HOW he killed himself, the song feels so much more desperate. Like he wants to be "winning", rather than he is "winning". The song doesn't console me and make me feel like I can overcome obstacles in life; on the contrary, it makes me feel incredibly sad. The guy who wanted to win, more than anything in the fucking universe, sadly didn't. It's upsetting.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 20 January 2013 02:14 (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That's one perspective, agreed. And every April I shed a tear for the poor bastard whose music will live with me forever.
BUT... For a time, he WAS winning his personal battles, and in some places he was winning the hearts and minds of fans.
The fact that his end was so dark doesn't diminish the power of the song, and it still inspires me.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 20 January 2013 02:30 (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Keep on thinking about "Winning" and "New Dark Age" right now. Want to believe in the first song more.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 10 November 2016 01:03 (seven years ago) link
Oh, it's a "New Dark Age" alright, and we'll "All Fall Down" and the "Heartland" will suffer during these "Iron Years". We'll see some "Brute Force" in the "Hothouse" while we're "Counting The Days". But there will be "Resistance" searching for that "Fatal Flaw" followed by "Dreams Then Plans". Once we find our "Sense Of Purpose", we'll reach out with the "Hand Of Love" and start "Winning".
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 10 November 2016 14:24 (seven years ago) link
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Finally getting around to the Outsiders with Cherry Red's predictably excellent CD reissue of Calling On Youth.
First impression, for one of the supposedly "important early independent punk" albums, it's not actually very punk, is it? I mean, the guitar playing is way too good to actually be punk, and side two of the album is just kind of slow and quiet for the most part. Adrian's obviously really young and overly ambitious here, but he's obviously pretty charismatic, even at this very early point. Overall though, pleasantly surprised.
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Sunday, 22 July 2018 05:06 (five years ago) link
Taking in Close Up this evening and, I have to say, it's pretty much an all around improvement over Calling On Youth. Production, songs, technicality. . . just better on all fronts. Definitely segues nicely into the Propaganda era (which subsequently segues perfectly into Jeopardy).
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 03:57 (five years ago) link
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