― M Specktor (M Specktor), Thursday, 25 September 2003 22:58 (twenty years ago) link
― adaml (adaml), Sunday, 19 October 2003 01:35 (twenty years ago) link
Hours later I caught Harry heading for the hotel bar with friends and I asked him about a rumor I heard that their might be a POINT II in the works (animated sequel and album to The Point) and he said there was some talks about it. He said he wanted to call it "Back To The Point". Obviously, it was never made - but he did seem to have some fondness for The Point. At this point in his career Harry's voice was raspier than ever - and he never did recover to the point where he released anything like his earlier albums. I think he had just done the Popeye Soundtrack, which of course he didn't sing himself. But now hearing that there may be demos to it I certainly would love to hear what that sounded like.
My last recollection about Harry is a bittersweet one... he decided to join the Beatlefest house band onstage during one of their sets, and although it got a standing ovation from the audience - it was more out of appreciation for the man than it was for the vocal performance anyone was hearing that night. Harry was obviously drinking and at times when he spoke you either couldn't hear him or understand him - but I remember just the same how everybody went crazy for him. How could you not? I mean - this was Nilsson.
― Donald, Friday, 11 June 2004 15:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― briania (briania), Friday, 11 June 2004 18:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Saturday, 12 June 2004 14:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 12 June 2004 15:57 (nineteen years ago) link
"Put a lot of echo on it if you can..."
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Saturday, 12 June 2004 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm probably going to wind up snatching everything through Pussy Cats (already got that, Newman and Aerial Pandemonium Ballet) except Touch Of Schmillson, but I was wondering if anybody wanted to defend his post-Pussy Cats work. I've heard most of its really uninspired but I was wondering if anybody had a differing opinion.
― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 3 October 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― the great doxology of heckmondwike town (gareth), Sunday, 3 October 2004 22:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Didoismus (Dada), Monday, 4 October 2004 11:49 (nineteen years ago) link
Anyhow, Got the Camden 2CD Aerial Pandemonium Ballet thing. Brilliant stuff. Got a couple of singles back in the day, "Daybreak" and "All I think about is you" which are both fine and grand. too.
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jay Watts III (jaywatts), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 01:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 04:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― mms (mms), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 10:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx weaves a daisy chain for... SATAN!! (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 11:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 11:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 11:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― mms (mms), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 13:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:35 (eighteen years ago) link
You know, I wrote a song in the style of (Harry's lonely version of) "One" — the subject of which was Harry's rumoured death. It was called "Coffin Full of Stones" and, yes, recounted the Marianne Faithful story. You know that story, right, Dada?
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:46 (eighteen years ago) link
"Cuddly Toy", btw, may be Harry's best song from that era. My gf (now fiance) positively adored that song — that is, until I told her what it was about...
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 15:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― fizzcaraldo (Justin M), Monday, 2 January 2006 11:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Friday, 3 March 2006 13:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rotatey Diskers With Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 3 March 2006 13:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Friday, 3 March 2006 14:33 (eighteen years ago) link
"He'd come to townand he would hound her for a couple o' daysAnd then he'd sail across the bubbly wavesAnd those were happier daaaaaysbut noooooooooooooooooooooooow..."
Aside from Schmilsson, The Point has to be my favorite of the ones I've got - the storytelling bits are way, way more enjoyable than they could have been, and the whole thing is very warm and sweet without being cloying. It's absolutely perfect for evenings spent inking comic books, or at least that's what I used it for.
Just yesterday picked up Rock N Roll, which seems to be a reissue of Spotlight on Nilsson, and also one of those rare records that doesn't seem to exist on AMG. Haven't gotten to really digest it yet - apparently Spotlight was a collection of minor studio recordings/demos from when he had access to a studio but before he had a contract of his own. Enjoyable but doesn't really jump out the speaker at least so far...
― Doctor Casino (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 March 2006 16:40 (eighteen years ago) link
I love this record. It has to be one of the strangest follow ups to a smash-hit LP by a major artist. There's a strong "I'm not going to repeat the formula, but I'll mess up the expectations of my new fans instead" vibe to it that's fascinating (and makes the album title an intentional joke). God only knows what people who loved "Coconut" or "Without You" might have thought of "You're Breaking My Heart" when they first heard it.
And recording a song titled "I'd Rather Be Dead" with back up vocals from residents of a nursing home is twisted genius. Classic, I say.
― James, Friday, 3 March 2006 16:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rotatey Diskers With Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 3 March 2006 16:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Son of Schmilsson is one of his I've never heard, but I'm seeking it out right now for this reason alone.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:39 (eighteen years ago) link
I see only one mention of Sandman on here -- which I've never heard; is it really bad? Can't say I'm not curious...
― mike powell (mike powell), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Saturday, 4 March 2006 16:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Beta (abeta), Saturday, 4 March 2006 16:05 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.lslproductions.com/wihn_home.html
― Bob Six (bobbysix), Saturday, 4 March 2006 17:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 4 March 2006 18:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Saturday, 4 March 2006 19:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Melisse D, Sunday, 19 March 2006 11:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― harvey.w (harvey.w), Sunday, 19 March 2006 12:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Wednesday, 19 April 2006 19:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 10 July 2006 04:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 10 July 2006 06:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 10 July 2006 18:39 (seventeen years ago) link
Seattle Weekly says it "breaks no new ground" but still
― W i l l (common_person), Tuesday, 18 July 2006 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dadaismus (Are we in love like I think we be?) (Dada), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― mms (mms), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:35 (seventeen years ago) link
Yes, you could get one very good album out of the three, shorn of dross like "How to Write a Song" et al.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Friday, 2 July 2021 16:11 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/utaGNbW.jpgThis came on and I was like “how did I not know that Lennon covered this?”
― calstars, Thursday, 10 August 2023 00:54 (eight months ago) link
Interesting to compare Nilsson's "Vine Street" to Van Dyke Parks' version starting off "Song Cycle"...
Or Harpers Bizarre's version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEkbPrsoX_c
― Hunky Tory (Tom D.), Saturday, 6 April 2024 15:55 (two weeks ago) link
... and Lulu's version!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epxh3CetPo8
that Harpers Bizarre version is nice
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 8 April 2024 13:31 (two weeks ago) link
This came on and I was like “how did I not know that Lennon covered this?”
Because he didn't? Lennon used the same string arrangement for "#9 Dream."
Nilsson's version is a cover tho ... of a Jimmy Cliff song.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 8 April 2024 15:44 (two weeks ago) link
Lennon freely admitted he copped it too.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 April 2024 15:46 (two weeks ago) link