https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHQzrL9DnuI
Lot of studio fuckery this time. I guess they were messing around a bit more than they did with Fuzzy Logic.
This "Play it Cool" demo si actually pretty interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0mB5252Nz4
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 13 July 2017 14:16 (six years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=84&v=G6XK_vIR7eY
oh my, skip to 1:25
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 13 July 2017 15:32 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHmBy1QfvzU
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 17 July 2017 15:34 (six years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=84&v=G6XK_vIR7eY🕸oh my, skip to 1:25
Maybe it's cos I just turned 50 or cos Chris Martin doesn't do it for me but I can't make out much more than Manchester and let's sing someone else's song. Help an old duffer out here.
― wtev, Monday, 17 July 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
Sorry. It's at 45 seconds.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 17 July 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
It's difficult to imagine the band being thrilled with that.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Monday, 17 July 2017 18:07 (six years ago) link
I heard Gruff was actually at the show. :\
The mellowing of the mellow.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 17 July 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
really strange to see this happening to a band that always seemed so full of ideas and potential
― frogbs, Monday, 17 July 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
I think it's just easy money for a band that stopped being commercially viable after the early 2000s. Not that puzzling, but sad to see regardless. In any case, I think the majority of people reading this thread think their best days ended in the early 2000s, so... (I'm obviously not one of them)
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 17 July 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
Next month will mark the 10th anniversary of the release of... Hey Venus!
Christ.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Monday, 17 July 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
Speaking of that..
Kliph
I have heard the early mix of Baby Ate My Eightball and it is very noisy and distorted and compressed. The whole album was mixed this way before Chris Shaw was brought in to remix it. Some of the songs work being all blown out and distorted and some don't. I'm hoping to do a deluxe Hey Venus! someday and include some of those because I think they're interesting to hear and I think that album never got its just desserts and is due a reappraisal.
:)
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:47 (six years ago) link
To be honest, I wouldn't really want a louder version of that album - the thing is loud enough as it is.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:50 (six years ago) link
yeah seriously, "Suckers" is tough to listen to in particular (though I kind of like it even though Gruff hates it, iirc?)
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:55 (six years ago) link
'Suckers!' is the only track that didn't get remixed!
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:58 (six years ago) link
lol in that case I really do not need to hear the rest of the album done in that style
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:00 (six years ago) link
I agree... from the sounds of it, Chris Shaw saved the record from being a sonic travesty.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:09 (six years ago) link
It was mixed by the guy who produces BSS, right?
I like the album a lot. It's much better than Love Kraft. Got a couple duds, but I think it's held up better than its predecessor.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 15:05 (six years ago) link
Yeah.
If I'm going to listen to anything by this band, and I very rarely do these days, it's gonna be stuff from 1994-2004.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 15:10 (six years ago) link
Ah thanks. Destroy has to be up there in the top 5 SFA songs. Would be happy to run a ballot poll but stuff seems locked down for an eternity hence already.
― wtev, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
Still rep for HV and DDLY. Love Kraft can go eat a turd.
― bumbling my way toward the light or wahtever (hardcore dilettante), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 02:12 (six years ago) link
I prefer LK to either of those :/
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 03:59 (six years ago) link
prefer Love Kraft to all their other albums
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 10:50 (six years ago) link
hopefully there will now be multi-post breakdown explaining why this opinion is factually wrong
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 10:51 (six years ago) link
Normally I would, but... meh, I'm struggling to find the enthusiasm to do so. They were a phenomenal band up to that point, though - in hindsight, it was perhaps a bit naïve of me to think they could have kept up that quality forever.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 11:41 (six years ago) link
Love Kraft is probably their worst album, but still very good. "Zoom" is up there with their best songs. A lot of the rest of the album is just a bit flat, there's not a whole lot that really stands out, though I enjoy it anyway and certainly listened to the album a lot back when it was released.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 13:40 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VXsAiNdelk
I wish Gruff could write songs as good as this again. There was a period where he really was one of our greatest living songwriters.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 15:03 (six years ago) link
Whoops:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQGnXbeO8AU
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 15:04 (six years ago) link
'Slow Life' was where it peaked - in hindsight, that would have been the best place to leave it.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 15:09 (six years ago) link
A Would be happy to run a ballot poll but stuff seems locked down for an eternity hence already.― wtev, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 1:42 PM
― wtev, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 1:42 PM
i hope you do this. they became my favorite band after The Boo Radleys broke up and love them immensely. i almost added this to the artist ballot list but backed out because i'm not sure how much interest there would be for this poll. to tell you the truth i signed up for Suede instead. don't worry about the back log as many people have dropped off and you might be able jump the queue. wtev, have you posted under a different name on ILx? you sound like you have been around...
― Bee OK, Thursday, 20 July 2017 00:59 (six years ago) link
i jumped the ship with Love Kraft thou i did buy that CD.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 20 July 2017 01:01 (six years ago) link
i also have like 30 CD singles by these guys...
― Bee OK, Thursday, 20 July 2017 01:05 (six years ago) link
n/m just counted it is 17 singles but still.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 20 July 2017 01:06 (six years ago) link
I'd be up for an SFA ballot poll... to be honest, the top 3 entries would be the easiest part of putting an SFA ballot together, but the other 17 entries...
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 02:07 (six years ago) link
There's definitely some good material on Hey, Venus but I agree with Bee OK re: jumping off at Love Kraft.
― Paisley Window Pane (Ross), Thursday, 20 July 2017 05:53 (six years ago) link
Hello Sunshine samples Wendy and Bonnie, who absolutely kicks ass!
― Paisley Window Pane (Ross), Thursday, 20 July 2017 05:54 (six years ago) link
Was listening to 13 by Blur the other day, and damn if "Battle" doesn't sound exactly like the Furries. Couple other moments on the album too. Have to imagine Blur or Orbit were listening to these guys when making it
I'd participate in an SFA poll too
― Vinnie, Thursday, 20 July 2017 09:38 (six years ago) link
Super Furry Animals toured with Blur on their tour for Blur ... they were definitely aware of each other!
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 09:46 (six years ago) link
lol only I was not aware
― Vinnie, Thursday, 20 July 2017 12:40 (six years ago) link
Trying to imagine what the results of an SFA ballot poll would look like... it really could go in any direction, as unpredictable as the band themselves used to be. The only two songs I'm confident of are the Top 2, but even then I'm unsure which way around they'd be.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 12:53 (six years ago) link
jumped the ship with Love Kraft thou i did buy that CD.
So you've never heard Hey Venus! or DD/LY? They're good! Check them out.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 20 July 2017 13:47 (six years ago) link
Yeah, check 'em out and see what you think, just don't expect to have your mind blown.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 14:30 (six years ago) link
(The latter in particular is one of their patchiest records.)
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 14:33 (six years ago) link
I find LK their patchiest, but that's fair. I really think HV! and DD/LY are underrated albums. Perhaps they're not SFA at their best, but I don't expect many bands 15 years into their career to hit that high point anymore anyway. It's a shame they've completely ignored them since their reunion, but I SUPPOSE the fans don't want to hear them anyway so I'm in a small minority of music listeners/fans!
I think we've had this conversation a few times by now...
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 20 July 2017 14:52 (six years ago) link
Like I've listened to Hey Venus! twice this week and wondered why I didn't rate it highly when it came it out. It's a perfectly competent record. Maybe that's why it was so underwhelming? I dunno. Just, compared to my typical reaction to listening to LK these days, I find HV! a very enjoyable, easy listen.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 20 July 2017 14:53 (six years ago) link
Love Kraft is without a doubt their patchiest, but Dark Days/Light Years is their second patchiest and Hey Venus! is basically SFA in snack size.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 20 July 2017 15:16 (six years ago) link
Hey Venus! b-sides are pretty good, too. I really don't find much fault with it. It's just not a progressive leap over anything they've done, though it has a few brilliant odds and ends. DD/LY--we'll just continue to agree to disagree on that one! I'm still surprised no b-sides ever surfaced, but I guess they went in and out of the studio fairly quickly.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 21 July 2017 13:51 (six years ago) link
Rings Around The World is their patchiest record for me. I've never understood why people rate it so highly.
― kitchen person, Friday, 21 July 2017 14:10 (six years ago) link
I thought it was the greatest album in the world when it came out (and I still love it), so I'll never understand people who don't rate it highly. :\ Another album with great b-sides, too.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 21 July 2017 14:12 (six years ago) link
Always bought them because the b-sides were quality.
― wtev, Friday, 21 July 2017 14:26 (six years ago) link
/wtev, have you posted under a different name on ILx? you sound like you have been around.../
'whatever' and something less appropriate before then. 10-12 years? Some time before the ysi threads took off on ilm.
― wtev, Friday, 21 July 2017 14:40 (six years ago) link