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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
Date: 2009-08-31

Well...whose opinion can I possible be expressing?

And sitting through it 15 times live sounds like a cry for fuckinghelp. And a 15 years age difference only means you should knowbetter.

Glad you liked Edinburgh. Moffat is pretty nondescript though. If itwasn't for their 'celebrated boilings' I doubt many people would knowabout it!

Mike

tony1 wrote:
 

Mike you left out something important in your comment.
"It's shite" TO YOU!
You are certainly entitled to it, no question.
My opinion is quite the opposite, but take into mind, or not,that I saw and heard both albums live a total of oh 15 times live total.
Maybe it's due to the 15 year age difference?
Regardless as mentioned by another poster, the world would be aboring place if we all liked the same thing!
Oh by the way I really enjoyed my visit to Edinburgh! Andvisiting my family's ancestral home of Moffat as modest a village as itis.
 
Cheers!
Tony
#510
 
-----Original Message -----
Sent:Monday, August 31, 2009 3:57 PM
Subject:Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

 

It's shite.

Close to the Edge has its moments but they are few and farbetween. As for Tales I tried on the insistence of a friend(who was more likely a twat) to get into that album by playing it inthe dark, while working, while doing nothing, while bathing, cooking,hoovering whatever. I must have played it through about eight or ninetimes. It truly is music with no redeeming features, not unlike Works or Humphrey Bogart's characters in Angels WithDirty Faces. If anyone can really point me out to any part of itthat doesn't sound like animals in an abattoir then please doso.

Mike

tony1 wrote:

 
Listen to Jim!
Topographic Oceans is a masterpiece, in my opinion.
It's something (like water) to immerse yourself in (pardonthe pun).
 
Sorry but it can'thelp to be introduced to the piece so manyyears after it's release.
Times and tastes have changed, but Close to the Edge andTales are still fresh to my ears and many live experiences with bothalbums refreshes the feelings everytime.
 
My 2 cents worth,
 
Tony
#510
 
-----Original Message -----
Sent:Monday, August 31, 2009 10:06 AM
Subject:RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

 

Caffeine willnot help in the attempt to enjoy Topographic Oceans. It will onlyfrustrate you. Try the opposite end of the narcotic spectrum-barbiturates.

partune

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From: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:newmellotro ngroup@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of ceccles_ca
Sent: Monday,August 31, 2009 8:44 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject:[newmellotrongroup] Re: What's after supper?

 

It doesn't matter if we are talking about themusic, album cover art, lyrics or mullets. I can say that the Tarkusalbum cover art was complete crap. Someone else can say it was the bestalbum cover ever. It would be awfully boring if everyone agreed oneverything.

Speaking of boring... Topographic Oceans - I've tried many times to getinto that album. I will try again, after a few Red Bulls.

--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com,"Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@.. .> wrote:
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> Sorry, not looking to piss anybody off but 


-- Mike Dickson, EdinburghFree Music Project: http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/ Or http://www.last. fm/music/ Mike+DicksonOr http://soundcloud. com/mikedicksonOr http://www.planetme llotron.com/ revd4.htm# mikedickson 

-- Mike Dickson, EdinburghFree Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+DicksonOr http://soundcloud.com/mikedicksonOr http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd4.htm#mikedickson