spirit of eden a gray day driving to work made me cry today
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 14 May 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
good crosspost for unexpected emotion thread I guess
I think the chance of laughing stock making me cry must be a million times higher. Spirit of eden is more universal and less emotional in comparison, i find.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
i don't listen to these records enough, every time i do i am floored tbh
― marcos, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
You are right. You shouldn't. Do not kill them by over-exposure!
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
Where the fuck is Mark Hollis. Did he write music used in a commercial or something? Is he living off royalties on these Talk Talk albums? I want him back. I want his solo LP properly reissued. Satisfy my personal needs, Mark. Please.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 20:40 (five years ago) link
colour of spring is the likeliest to make me cry, SoE and LS put me into a state of terrible epiphany where chills are more likely than tears
mark is done, i trust he is happy
― cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 21:20 (five years ago) link
Article from a couple of months ago but not much (if any) new information:
https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/j5be53/mark-hollis-talk-talk-retire-disappear-reunions
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 07:36 (five years ago) link
I want the reunion tour, the LP in order, the t-shirt & slipmat.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 08:00 (five years ago) link
I'm sure he makes ok money from royalties, that No Doubt cover of Its My Life is on the radio every five minutes still (or was the last time I listened to 'modern rock radio') and he doesn't strike me as someone who needs to live in luxury.
― akm, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 13:45 (five years ago) link
That noisey article led me to discover that Hollis played piano on UNKLE’s “Chaos”, which is a song I love and a pretty good, characteristic way to go out (if indeed that proves to be one of his final credits).
― You're all losing so many points on your progress bars (Champiness), Wednesday, 16 May 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link
Was playing Laughing Stock the other morning when my wife's visiting 70 year old stepdad came down for coffee. He poured himself a cup, sat down, perked his weak ears, tilted his head and said, boy, this sure is pretty.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 18 May 2018 17:39 (five years ago) link
:)
― marcos, Friday, 18 May 2018 17:40 (five years ago) link
ears clearly are not that weak
― Evan, Friday, 18 May 2018 17:48 (five years ago) link
Love that
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 18 May 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
nice
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 18 May 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
It sure is
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 19 May 2018 04:22 (five years ago) link
Paul Webb album out next year on Domino!
https://www.thewire.co.uk/news/53053/rustin-man-debuts-on-domino
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyrGv1d8gFk
sounds pretty good to me, his vocals are somewhere between hollis and wyatt
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
Sweet.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
We're delighted to announce a new album from Rustin Man, aka Paul Webb, formerly of Talk Talk. Drift Code will be released 1st Feb 2019 & follows his superb first release Out Of Season; the collaborative album with Beth Gibbons. Pre-order Drift Code here https://t.co/EEeQvyKt73 pic.twitter.com/Qiwo2uUIx0— Domino Recording Co (@Dominorecordco) November 15, 2018
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:51 (five years ago) link
hoping for some juicy hollis updates when he does the promo interviews for this
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
"Nope, still chilling and being a mystic."
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 November 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
he's been decreasing the number of colors in his life and is now down to two
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 15 November 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
Is it Webb who sings on some of the orang tracks? Nice voice. Psyched for this!
― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Friday, 16 November 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
new song sounds like the Guess Who
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 16 November 2018 02:22 (five years ago) link
The only song I ever heard by this band before tonight was, duh, "It's My Life," but I just got high and texted a friend and he said I should listen to Laughing Stock. What's interesting to me right now is that it's almost the opposite of what I thought anything else by this band would sound like - I mean, I'd been hearing it was some kind of masterpiece for a while now but I figured it would sound at least something like their one (US) hit. Also it fucking rules. And I hate the "ahead of its time" cliche, but I'm honestly shocked this record was released in 1991.
― It's like an Christian pop (thewufs), Thursday, 22 November 2018 07:21 (five years ago) link
hehe, sounds like the perfect introduction to late career Talk Talk
― niels, Thursday, 22 November 2018 10:50 (five years ago) link
From that Wire item:
He's previously worked under the name once before
Not true: he also used it for his work on James Yorkston's The Year of the Loeopard.
― fetter, Thursday, 22 November 2018 16:08 (five years ago) link
hadn't realised Rustin Man was a person or that he had a past in Talk Talk. I thought they were Beth Gibbons backing band.Now i need to finally get that even more.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 22 November 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
He sounds a lot like Bill Fay on this. Can't decide if I like it or not. It's very earnest.
― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Thursday, 22 November 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link
Reading the Pitchfork review of Spirit of Eden today got me wondering: is there a decent book out there on Talk Talk?
(Spirit of Talk Talk comes up on Google although it seems none of the band were involved with it)
― groovypanda, Sunday, 13 January 2019 21:35 (five years ago) link
Phil Brown’s book is perhaps the best you’ll get other than Spirit of Talk Talk. Surely a good contender for a 33 1/3 series.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Monday, 14 January 2019 11:28 (five years ago) link
I've only discovered the glory that is Spirit of Eden in the last year. It's frustratingly impossible to find a place to legally download or stream Laughing Stock in Australia right now though.
― triggercut, Monday, 14 January 2019 11:49 (five years ago) link
An absolutely tragic day.
Mark Hollis has passed.
Very sorry to hear the news that #MarkHollis of #TalkTalk has died. He was behind some of the finest albums of the 1980s / early 1990s. R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/IoTuAkGCUf— THE THE (@thethe) February 25, 2019
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 February 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
There was a rumor or two yesterday but nothing concrete so I held off. But if Matt Johnson's saying it...
oh shit :-(
― Neil S, Monday, 25 February 2019 18:31 (five years ago) link
dammit
― omar little, Monday, 25 February 2019 18:31 (five years ago) link
:(
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:31 (five years ago) link
shit, RIP
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
Literally just listened to his solo album for the first time in years last night 😢
― A funny tinge happened on the way to the forum (wins), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
fuuuuuuck
― Carly Jae Vespen (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
No, why? He was still so young. I was always hoping that they reunite one day and make another "Spirit of Eden".
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
anyone else confirming this yet?
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
My understanding from a tweet yesterday was cancer, but nothing more specific than that.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 February 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
Graham Sutton is saying it now as well.
I have just heard the heartbreaking news that #MarkHollis has died. Mark's music has meant everything to me over my lifetime. RIP.— Graham • Sutton (@GPSutton) February 25, 2019
Agreed on the reunion hopes. Very sad news.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:42 (five years ago) link
what the fuck, oh no
― he protec, he attac, but most importantly, he dmac (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 25 February 2019 18:43 (five years ago) link
Fuck, this is horrible.
― pomenitul, Monday, 25 February 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link