― La Camilla Henemark, Monday, 21 February 2005 07:22 (nineteen years ago) link
Abandoned Luncheonette is one of the most underrated albums ever made. well, actually, the second half does fall apart some (trying waaaay too hard to be "deep" and shit, though "Laughing Boy" does have a nice tune and "Lady Rain" pulls it off), but side one is DYNAMITE. "When the Morning Comes" = some of the coolest, most understated Moog action evah + beyond-perfect "whoo" harmonies + wonderful folk acoustic strum + marvelous bridge, esp. Daryl's high notes. "Had I Know You Better Then" = gorgeous mumbly Oates vocal + that piercing little guitar punctuating the chorus + sudden drama in final chorus-buildup/breakdown, John cool and understated against Hall's urgency and then dissolving back into the rippling harmonies. "Las Vegas Turnaround" = the greatest Belle & Sebastian song ever written (I stole this comparison, though not the rating, from Douglas Wolk), the ricky-tick drums and jazzy guitars/electric keybs are like a more humane early Steely Dan. "She's Gone" = a monument, one of the records I beat myself up about for not including on my top-100-singles-of-the-'70s list, the first 45 seconds are the greatest thing I've ever heard to listen to while stoned out of your gourd, totally widescreen cinematic verse-to-chorus transitions, the breakdown w/the bass solo and guitar stuff and horns and the sudden stop is one of the most honestly dramatic pieces of music I know. I played it obsessively all of 2004 and want to do so again right now. "I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like a Man)" = tentative and folky and oversensitive but fuck it, after those first four they've earned it. everything else they did was, is, gravy.
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Monday, 21 February 2005 09:06 (nineteen years ago) link
the sudden stop is one of the most honestly dramatic pieces of music I know
Easily.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 21 February 2005 14:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 21 February 2005 14:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 02:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 02:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 03:08 (eighteen years ago) link
Recently, I'm thinking "Your Imagination" = best H&O song. Except it's really still "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 03:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 03:22 (eighteen years ago) link
Amen. You've discovered the Holy Grail, my son. I can write pages about that song. Luvluvluv the organ.
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 03:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 03:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 03:35 (eighteen years ago) link
This actually might be one of their most underrated songs. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" as well (he says, while listening to same).
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 11 June 2006 20:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Sunday, 11 June 2006 20:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 11 June 2006 21:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 11 June 2006 21:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 11 June 2006 21:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 11 June 2006 21:47 (seventeen years ago) link
But so superior.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 11 June 2006 22:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 11 June 2006 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link
And don't get me started on "We are the World"
― JTS (JTS), Monday, 12 June 2006 01:50 (seventeen years ago) link
also, they are from philly. i live in philly. therefore, they're awesome.
― mts (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 12 June 2006 02:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 12 June 2006 06:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 12 June 2006 08:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 12 June 2006 08:46 (seventeen years ago) link
been listening to Sacred Songs again lately in lite of the Exposure reissue, the stretch from babs and babs-urban landscape-nycny-the father away I am is pretty awesome.
― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― LC (Damian), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:48 (seventeen years ago) link
I also have a known weakness for ELO.
― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Monday, 12 June 2006 21:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 12 June 2006 21:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 June 2006 21:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:09 (seventeen years ago) link
Hahah, all too true. :-) "Dreamtime" is mighty great. I haven't heard the album in years upon years -- had it on vinyl and somewhere in the late eighties I let it go...
I don't get these guys at all
#@!@#!$!@#!@#$!@$!@#$!#
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 15:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Backpedaling (M. Agony Von Bontee), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Chris Bee (Cee Bee), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link
> H20, although with the exceptions of "Open All Night" and "Family Man" (the latter of which they didn't write) it's got no single song as awesome as "Your Imagination" or "I Can Go For That." <
What about "One On One" or "Maneater"? Maybe even "Italian Girls"!
― xhuxk (xheddy), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:39 (seventeen years ago) link
My friends wonder why I call you all of the timeWhat can I sayI don't feel the need to give such secrets awayYou think maybe I need help, no, I know that I'm rightI'm just better off not listening to friends' advice
When they insist on knowing my blissI tell them thisWhen they want to know what the reason isI only smile when I lie, then I tell them why(Because your kiss) your kiss is on my list(Because your kiss) your kiss is on my listBecause your kiss is on my list of the best things in life
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― xhuxk (xheddy), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:47 (seventeen years ago) link
I'll defend the hell outta "Italian Girls" - it's silly, sure, but isn't much of the best pop? Plus John's vocal is oddly endearing.
― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 19:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 20:10 (seventeen years ago) link