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i discovered the other day that it was a durutti album that was the first commercially released DAT. i think four or five DC albums came out on DAT, i wonder if that's some kind of world record?
i still need to get idiot savants. the steppenwolf soundtrack was kinda disappointing. someone else's party is still the strongest of the recent work. he needs to sing more.
― what is your beef with the mac? (electricsound), Thursday, 29 January 2009 09:27 (fifteen years ago) link
he needs to sing more.
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agreed!
looking forward to the new one! Sunlight to blue was a little disappointing after the last couple
― Jack Battery-Pack, Thursday, 29 January 2009 09:36 (fifteen years ago) link
nine years pass...
Wasn't sure which Durutti topic to revive for this post, but I settled on this one.
Taking in Chronicle XL for the first time in quite a while and I have to say that it's reminded of his incredibly strong run in later years. Chronicle was obviously never intended to be his last hurrah, but that's exactly what it seems to have ended up as. I can think of no better way for him to make that sort of statement, honestly. It is such a sad, yet somehow life-affirming record. Same can be said for A Paean to Wilson and Idiot Savants (which I will still argue is one his very best albums, period).
Chronicle has that gargantuan trilogy of songs that kick off disc two ('Free From All the Chaos' / 'Electrostatic' / 'Follow') and that is a combination of emotional heft that has consistently brought tears to my eyes since the first time I heard it.
Absolutely wonderful music.
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Monday, 11 June 2018 03:58 (five years ago) link
I need to get a copy of Chronicle XL, and give the 2-3 previous albums some attention... everything from Idiot Savants onwards. How is his health these days? Good, I hope.
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Monday, 11 June 2018 13:16 (five years ago) link
For everything post-Idiot Savants, here's how I would rate them. . .
Sporadic Three:
For just being another installment in the "Sporadic" series, I'd say it's easily the best in that regard. It's all over the place, obviously. But it has some excellent new songs ('Birthday Present', 'Mama and Papa') and even an outtake from LC.
Treatise on the Steppenwolf:
Mostly just songs from the previous few records under different titles. Pretty disappointing, actually.
Sunlight to Blue. . .Blue to Blackness:
A really underrated album, actually. A very pretty, calm record. I've always likened it to the classic jazz tradition of recording an all ballads album after someone near and dear to the band leader passes away. This is Vini's "all ballads" record for Tony Wilson.
Love in the Time of Recession:
This one's alright. Some of the songs are kind of meandering, but 'Rainbow Maker' (and its sequel 'More Rainbows') is pretty fantastic. Kind of a second tier album for this period.
A Paean to Wilson
At the time, this felt like one of his most profound statements. It still does, but kind of to a lesser degree after properly digesting Chronicle XL. And yet, I'd still say it is one of his most beautiful records, which is saying quite a lot.
And then there's Chronicle / Chronicle XL, which is just such a sprawling, encompassing piece of work. It's absolutely huge in scope and execution. Hard to imagine even casual Durutti fans not loving it.
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Monday, 11 June 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link