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Post by theyknowwhatimean on May 19, 2017 11:13:05 GMT -5
Fun fact: Those voices in the chorus belong to the lovely Lauren Laverne. If the song grows on you, check out the rest of the album its off, Absent Friends. It's a belter. And for me, Come Home Billy Bird is one of the weaker songs on it. On that note, I give the tune a 7. (I like his goofy tracks, but it's the slower numbers where I think Neil really excels) It seems very hard to put one The Divine Comedy record over another. It's not like there are differences in the quality of the music. Hannon really seems to be one of the most dedicated songwriters. Even simple songs like 'At the Indie Disco' have their charm. To every Radiohead fan, I would definitely suggest the album 'Regeneration'. On a site note, it's ironic for a guy, who has fear of flying to write a song about an intern business traveller. One review I read of that album seemed to think the thing with the traveller away on business all the time, was an analogy for him being on tour, missing his family. It's plausible. He had just had a kid (hence closing track, Charmed Life), and writing something very personal disguised as a wacky character study, is something he does a lot (see his last album, which, underneath all its references to historical figures, was really just a love letter to his partner, Cathy). But yeah, Hannon's ace. He's a massively underrated songwriter. |
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Post by matt on May 19, 2017 18:08:45 GMT -5
^ I really like the verses and Neil Finn's voice is brilliant, but I'm not keen on that chorus as the voices are quite grating. I'd give it 6/10 but would probably rise with more familiarity to the chorus. Fun fact: Those voices in the chorus belong to the lovely Lauren Laverne. If the song grows on you, check out the rest of the album its off, Absent Friends. It's a belter. And for me, Come Home Billy Bird is one of the weaker songs on it. On that note, I give the tune a 7. (I like his goofy tracks, but it's the slower numbers where I think Neil really excels) What's your ten favourite Divine Comedy songs? |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on May 19, 2017 20:10:40 GMT -5
Fun fact: Those voices in the chorus belong to the lovely Lauren Laverne. If the song grows on you, check out the rest of the album its off, Absent Friends. It's a belter. And for me, Come Home Billy Bird is one of the weaker songs on it. On that note, I give the tune a 7. (I like his goofy tracks, but it's the slower numbers where I think Neil really excels) What's your ten favourite Divine Comedy songs? 1. A Lady of a Certain Age [ Victory For the Comic Muse, 2006] 2. When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe [ Promenade, 1994] 3. Sweden [ Fin de Siècle, 1998] 4. The Happy Goth [ Absent Friends, 2004] 5. Commuter Love [ Fin de Siècle] 6. Down in the Street Below [ Bang Goes the Knighthood, 2010] 7. Becoming More Like Alfie [ Casanova, 1996] 8. Through a Long & Sleepless Night [ Casanova] 9. Mastermind [ Regeneration, 2001] 10. Eye of the Needle [ Regeneration] Also, an honourable mention to Lucy (off 1993's Liberation), for artfully setting William Wordsworth's 'Lucy poems' to music. I would've put it in at 10 or something, but given that it's not really Neil's song, I thought 'sod it, I'll have another pick instead'. I didn't know whether you were asking for an Introductory Playlist there or not, so that's what the brackets are doing: in case you were, you've got the albums they're from now, to make it a bit easier to locate stuff on Spotify/iTunes/whatever. |
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Post by matt on May 19, 2017 20:24:33 GMT -5
What's your ten favourite Divine Comedy songs? 1. A Lady of a Certain Age [ Victory For the Comic Muse, 2006] 2. When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe [ Promenade, 1994] 3. Sweden [ Fin de Siècle, 1998] 4. The Happy Goth [ Absent Friends, 2004] 5. Commuter Love [ Fin de Siècle] 6. Down in the Street Below [ Bang Goes the Knighthood, 2010] 7. Becoming More Like Alfie [ Casanova, 1996] 8. Through a Long & Sleepless Night [ Casanova] 9. Mastermind [ Regeneration, 2001] 10. Eye of the Needle [ Regeneration] Also, an honourable mention to Lucy (off 1993's Liberation), for artfully setting William Wordsworth's 'Lucy poems' to music. I would've put it in at 10 or something, but given that it's not really Neil's song, I thought 'sod it, I'll have another pick instead'. I didn't know whether you were asking for an Introductory Playlist there or not, so that's what the brackets are doing: in case you were, you've got the albums they're from now, to make it a bit easier to locate stuff on Spotify/iTunes/whatever. Yeah it pretty much was! Like I say, don't know much but I like his voice so will check it out. |
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Post by uǝɥʇɐǝɥ on May 20, 2017 18:08:50 GMT -5
What's your ten favourite Divine Comedy songs? 1. A Lady of a Certain Age [ Victory For the Comic Muse, 2006] 2. When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe [ Promenade, 1994] 3. Sweden [ Fin de Siècle, 1998] 4. The Happy Goth [ Absent Friends, 2004] 5. Commuter Love [ Fin de Siècle] 6. Down in the Street Below [ Bang Goes the Knighthood, 2010] 7. Becoming More Like Alfie [ Casanova, 1996] 8. Through a Long & Sleepless Night [ Casanova] 9. Mastermind [ Regeneration, 2001] 10. Eye of the Needle [ Regeneration] Also, an honourable mention to Lucy (off 1993's Liberation), for artfully setting William Wordsworth's 'Lucy poems' to music. I would've put it in at 10 or something, but given that it's not really Neil's song, I thought 'sod it, I'll have another pick instead'. I didn't know whether you were asking for an Introductory Playlist there or not, so that's what the brackets are doing: in case you were, you've got the albums they're from now, to make it a bit easier to locate stuff on Spotify/iTunes/whatever. Here's an alternative,... my top ten: 1. Don't Look Down (Promenade) 2. In Pursuit Of Happiness (A Short Album About Love) 3. The Certainty Of Chance (Fin de Siecle) 4. The Beauty Regime (Regeneration) 5. The Wreck Of The Beautiful (Absent Friends) 6. Party Fears Two (Victory For The Comic Muse) 7. Down In The Street Below (Bang Goes The Knighthood) 8. Our Mutual Friend (Absent Friends) 9. A Lady Of a Certain Age(Victory for....) 10. To The Rescue (Foreverland 2016) |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on May 21, 2017 6:59:13 GMT -5
1. A Lady of a Certain Age [ Victory For the Comic Muse, 2006] 2. When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe [ Promenade, 1994] 3. Sweden [ Fin de Siècle, 1998] 4. The Happy Goth [ Absent Friends, 2004] 5. Commuter Love [ Fin de Siècle] 6. Down in the Street Below [ Bang Goes the Knighthood, 2010] 7. Becoming More Like Alfie [ Casanova, 1996] 8. Through a Long & Sleepless Night [ Casanova] 9. Mastermind [ Regeneration, 2001] 10. Eye of the Needle [ Regeneration] Also, an honourable mention to Lucy (off 1993's Liberation), for artfully setting William Wordsworth's 'Lucy poems' to music. I would've put it in at 10 or something, but given that it's not really Neil's song, I thought 'sod it, I'll have another pick instead'. I didn't know whether you were asking for an Introductory Playlist there or not, so that's what the brackets are doing: in case you were, you've got the albums they're from now, to make it a bit easier to locate stuff on Spotify/iTunes/whatever. Here's an alternative,... my top ten: 1. Don't Look Down (Promenade) 2. In Pursuit Of Happiness (A Short Album About Love) 3. The Certainty Of Chance (Fin de Siecle) 4. The Beauty Regime (Regeneration) 5. The Wreck Of The Beautiful (Absent Friends) 6. Party Fears Two (Victory For The Comic Muse) 7. Down In The Street Below (Bang Goes The Knighthood) 8. Our Mutual Friend (Absent Friends) 9. A Lady Of a Certain Age(Victory for....) 10. To The Rescue (Foreverland 2016) I was on the verge of including this one in mine. Great song. I love the imagery of it. The Beauty Regime is another good one (can you imagine if Beyoncé or someone like that from the current mainstream pop world wrote a song like that? You'd never hear the end of it!), but I gave Mastermind the nod over it, for its lyrical twist at the end: "All the dreams that we have had are gonna prove that we're all mad, / And that's OK!" Another one that just missed out was A Woman of the World. matt, give that one a listen if you fancy something a bit weirder... (it's also off Casanova) |
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Post by matt on May 21, 2017 7:08:21 GMT -5
Here's an alternative,... my top ten: 1. Don't Look Down (Promenade) 2. In Pursuit Of Happiness (A Short Album About Love) 3. The Certainty Of Chance (Fin de Siecle) 4. The Beauty Regime (Regeneration) 5. The Wreck Of The Beautiful (Absent Friends) 6. Party Fears Two (Victory For The Comic Muse) 7. Down In The Street Below (Bang Goes The Knighthood) 8. Our Mutual Friend (Absent Friends) 9. A Lady Of a Certain Age(Victory for....) 10. To The Rescue (Foreverland 2016) I was on the verge of including this one in mine. Great song. I love the imagery of it. The Beauty Regime is another good one (can you imagine if Beyoncé or someone like that from the current mainstream pop world wrote a song like that? You'd never hear the end of it!), but I gave Mastermind the nod over it, for its lyrical twist at the end: "All the dreams that we have had are gonna prove that we're all mad, / And that's OK!" Another one that just missed out was A Woman of the World. matt, give that one a listen if you fancy something a bit weirder... (it's also off Casanova) It's the largely acoustic based numbers that attract my attention for the moment - mainly because that puts vocals and lyrics to the forefront of the tune, and he seems pretty well skilled at it from the songs I've heard. |
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Post by uǝɥʇɐǝɥ on May 23, 2017 16:32:36 GMT -5
Here's an alternative,... my top ten: 1. Don't Look Down (Promenade) 2. In Pursuit Of Happiness (A Short Album About Love) 3. The Certainty Of Chance (Fin de Siecle) 4. The Beauty Regime (Regeneration) 5. The Wreck Of The Beautiful (Absent Friends) 6. Party Fears Two (Victory For The Comic Muse) 7. Down In The Street Below (Bang Goes The Knighthood) 8. Our Mutual Friend (Absent Friends) 9. A Lady Of a Certain Age(Victory for....) 10. To The Rescue (Foreverland 2016) I was on the verge of including this one in mine. Great song. I love the imagery of it. The Beauty Regime is another good one (can you imagine if Beyoncé or someone like that from the current mainstream pop world wrote a song like that? You'd never hear the end of it!), but I gave Mastermind the nod over it, for its lyrical twist at the end: "All the dreams that we have had are gonna prove that we're all mad, / And that's OK!" Another one that just missed out was A Woman of the World. matt , give that one a listen if you fancy something a bit weirder... (it's also off Casanova) Damn, Through A Long And Sleepness Night should have been in my list as well. How could I have missed it?! |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on May 24, 2017 10:05:20 GMT -5
I was on the verge of including this one in mine. Great song. I love the imagery of it. The Beauty Regime is another good one (can you imagine if Beyoncé or someone like that from the current mainstream pop world wrote a song like that? You'd never hear the end of it!), but I gave Mastermind the nod over it, for its lyrical twist at the end: "All the dreams that we have had are gonna prove that we're all mad, / And that's OK!" Another one that just missed out was A Woman of the World. matt , give that one a listen if you fancy something a bit weirder... (it's also off Casanova) Damn, Through A Long And Sleepness Night should have been in my list as well. How could I have missed it?! I wish Neil would do something in this vein again. Lyrically, it's another example of him doing that thing he's really good at, of taking a group in society who would normally be scoffed at or ignored and trying to see them through a different lens; but, musically, it has a darker edge to that separates it from most other Divine Comedy. He conveys this well in his vocal, as well. I remember being genuinely creeped out by that " Bored of normality? Why not go daft?..." middle bit, when I first heard it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2017 6:03:34 GMT -5
Coming back to this with arthurmorgan last proposition. For next round, I'm proposing "Twilight" by Elliott Smith: |
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