I really, really love the awkward stutter-stompy stuff they did, like "Lusty" and "Cotton Wool".― admiral tub-a-lub (HI DERE), Monday, May 11, 2009 6:47 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― admiral tub-a-lub (HI DERE), Monday, May 11, 2009 6:47 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^ this, This, THIS!
The "awkward stutter-stompy" stuff and their use of meters other than 4/4 is a big part of the appeal of Lamb for me, although I love their more floatier, more "beautiful" tracks too. But man, those awkward beats.
― Turrican, Friday, 6 November 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
Come to think of it, Lamb and Laika were both equally predisposed toward odd time signatures. "Fear of Fours" indeed.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 6 November 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
'Lusty' is 101% fucking amazing.
― Turrican, Friday, 6 November 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
I love how Fear of Fours tried to actually avoid having a track 4 by using 7 seconds of the outro of 'B Line' (track 3) to make up track 4 on the CD, so the next song proper starts on track 5.
― Turrican, Friday, 6 November 2015 22:18 (eight years ago) link
Heh that's pretty good.
― brimstead, Saturday, 7 November 2015 01:11 (eight years ago) link
The middle part of 'Cotton Wool' where Lou sings in harmony with herself, before the thundering fucked-up beats kick back in = wonderful.
― Turrican, Sunday, 8 November 2015 21:43 (eight years ago) link
A claim to fame, I helped with the sound effects on the B-Line video years back and got to hang out with them for a day, they were lovely people.
― MaresNest, Sunday, 8 November 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link
Really!? Nice one!
I think I only saw two Lamb videos on TV back in the '90s, 'B-Line' was one of 'em and 'Cotton Wool' was the other, both once each. 'B-Line' was definitely the better of the two!
― Turrican, Sunday, 8 November 2015 22:06 (eight years ago) link
I just went to look it up on Youtube and it's not there, which suprised me, but then I found a fairly scuzzy version on Vimeo
― MaresNest, Sunday, 8 November 2015 22:10 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I just did the same!
― Turrican, Sunday, 8 November 2015 22:11 (eight years ago) link
My SFX in pop videos hall of fame.
Lamb - B LineDeus - Instant StThe Bluetones - Autophilia (for which I managed to sneak my mates band coming from a car stereo at the beginning iirc)Gorillaz - Dere
― MaresNest, Sunday, 8 November 2015 22:16 (eight years ago) link
"5" is so good.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 15:53 (seven years ago) link
suddenly had an urge to play In Binary and this album still rules
― ¶ (DJP), Thursday, 15 December 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
"Doves and Ravens" is a thing of beauty!
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Thursday, 15 December 2016 20:57 (seven years ago) link
I COULD WRAAAAP YOU UUUUUP IN COOOOTOON WOOOOOOOOL!
*amazing stuttery fucked up beats*
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Sunday, 3 December 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Mb5ya7wOE
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Monday, 4 December 2017 04:26 (six years ago) link
fuck yes
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Monday, 4 December 2017 04:30 (six years ago) link
Ended up on yet another Lamb kick yesterday after reading that Barlow apparently did some work on the new U2 LP?
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Monday, 4 December 2017 08:23 (six years ago) link
like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdu1sdFOtiE
― nashwan, Saturday, 16 March 2019 22:48 (five years ago) link
Hmm, I dunno. Might grow on me. Crusty video is a bit distracting. I do love that Lamb, after disappearing for some time, returned ever engaged and ambitious.
So Barlow did produce several tracks on the most recent U2 (the only one I've never heard)? Are they any good?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 17 March 2019 12:44 (five years ago) link