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And Johnny Foreigner, while quite fun live, are a desperately mediocre band.

And remain gash now

That is all

Vox: Nick Cave
Guitar: Roland S. Howard
Bass: Tracey Pew
Drums: Mick Harvey

NEXT!

He's funny and I like him.

So I think an 8.

I love "Rooks" to death.

on July 21st.

I have a ticket! :)

But the other one sounds like the Bravery.

Big props to Mr Alkan for the synths, though.

I'd love them to be new: Quaristice is incredible, and more of the same approach would be highly welcome.

Mind you, whatever period of Autechre they come from, they'll be worth a listen.

Occasional bursts of dated greatness surrounded by a whole lot of yawning.

Actually, sod that, I'm downgrading it to a 5.

"She says with you inside me comes the knowledge of my death/ But I still have some oranges left, underneath the bed."

Good review. This lot are great.

Rock.

" 'I wanna be trash,' sing they. "

" As it is, the record sounds thus. The singer cannot sing, the band cannot think. On 'Save My Soul', he sounds like he’s strung out on his own tongue. 'Divebomb' slightly apes Daft Punk. 'Dubsex' is lost amidst its own inertia; a tired pun on something only it knows. "

" This isn’t a good record. "

No need to thank me. Take those extra five minutes and do something beautiful. You don't need to wallow in another man's bitterness.

Paul IS dead! I knew it!

Article appears. Pedantic comments follow. Then factual error AND comments vanish, leaving no trace.

What next? DiS airbrushing old Gang of Four pictures? Sorry, I mean Gang of Two. They have always been Gang of Two.

:)

I love this album more than is reasonable. Soundtrack to this and every other summer.

And I am in London.

I want those hours back, Woody! I'm coming for you!

And when we elope, it's nice to know that I'll be allowed to play Tom Waits in the car.

Can't remember which year though. Pulp, Weezer and the White Stripes also played, I think ...

It's all a little hazy.

... (b) A venomous plant.

Woop.

In other news, great article, and I will definitely be investigating (free stuff or not). I love Australian music.

Fact.

1. The Birthday Party - Mutiny Sessions/The Bad Seed EP

2. From Her to Eternity

3. The Good Son

4. Video for "Babe, I'm on Fire"

5. Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus

But hey! I love everything he's ever done, with the exception of most of Nocturama.

Even the moustache.

Nick Cave > Rihanna > Flatulence > Stubbing your toe > Mika > Herpes > The Enemy

?

Come on! Most of the genius of NMH was the fact that nearly everything they tried was, well, genius: bonkers and beautiful lyrics, truly great songs, fantastic trumpet sounds, silly artwork, concept albums about time travel and Anne Frank.

Or do you actually only like the songs because of the way he sings?

Second album = patchy.

Third-Seventh album = godawful.

Anyone heard Fieldy's Dreams? Is it as bad as it's supposed to be? And is it true that Head has tattooed Jesus' face on his hand to prevent him wanking?

These guys are going to destroy my world. Almost as excited about them as I am about the Dirty Three and Mr Cave's solo set.

And Josh Pearson.

And Joanna Newsom.

And Jason Pierce.

My God ... I'm going to explode!

(Good review. Particularly liked the Hawley Arms' guest appearance.)

Love that song ...

Though everything else is also bowel-tremblingly wonderful.

Chk! Chk! Chk!

Saw them play at Zak's, in Milton Keynes.

Much fun.

that thinks she looks pretty hot with a shaved head?

Don't do it, Britney! ColdGlassEye will take care of you ...

Grabs mild disinterest.

Shrugs.

Forgets about the Manics. Again.

(BUT THEY WERE SO GOOD!)

Birthday Party = brilliant.

Nick Cave = even better.

Grinderman = pretty damn good.

So yes, you were wrong on the first two. 33% ... must try harder. I suggest "Mutiny/The Bad Seed EP" for the Birthday Party, and "The Good Son", "The Boatman's Call", and "Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus" for Mr. Cave and the Bad Seeds

For example ...

Suicide is a bad thing.

Girls are a good thing.

"Suicide Girls", is an Ash song that isn't on 1977. Therefore it is a bad thing.

The Suicide Girls are a good thing.

Strange.

In the Roy Keane role? Are you insane?

She's clearly more of the Riquelme type: pretty touch, very self-involved, an acquired taste, utter genius.

I'd drop Regina Spektor (who'd make a good impact sub), move Joanna forward to AM, and pop Courtney Love in at DM. Every team needs a midfield psychopath.

does everything need to have a point?

I quite enjoyed it, it was better than working for the last five minutes, and I'd like to nominate Zak de la Rocha for a spot on the subs bench. Powerful veteran Mexican striker, recently ostracised from table-topping team due to internal strife, replaced by a high-class forward who inexpicably flopped, but now returning to his former team-mates, to the delight of the fans.

This means that Chris Cornell = Andriy Shevchenko.

A really grumpy Alsatian?

always wanted to have a band called Weather Underground, but felt it sounded a bit too similar to the Velvets, so I didn't.

My lack of musical ability also contributed.

And I hope this sounds like the first two records (i.e. great) rather than the last two (i.e. shit).

... Bjork's turned ATP down.

Sniff.

Or like this?

... is wicked, don't get me wrong.

I think "Different Class" suffers from the status it has. It makes it harder to love. Whereas "We Love Life" is a much deeper, denser record. It's still bitter and dark and angry, but stuffed with images of natural decay and an awareness that the passage of time renders everything, ultimately, futile. And this is tempered by an awareness that, since we're all cosmically fucked, somehow this makes life easier.

Plus "Wickerman" and "Sunrise" are simply staggering songs.

"His 'n' Hers" is still the best, though. "Happy Endings" will be my wedding song.

I'm in. What now?

A half-decent pun cannot disguise the sheer wrongheadedness of your point.

It's a cracking record.

Better than "Different Class", which let down by the vapid "Disco 2000" and "Something Changed", and the not-very-good "FEELING CALLED LOVE". Why didn't they put "P.T.A." on the album? WHY?

And better than "This is Hardcore", because the songs are better.

... are you a deaf buffoon? "We Love Life" is a staggering record of poise and beauty; one of the finest released so far this Millennium.

Almost as good as "His 'n' Hers".

... they suck.

THE END.

Shite band.

Shite songs.

Now, there's the end.

... was once used by Kipling in a letter. Doesn't get more English than that.

I thank you.