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OH MY WORD.
This is good. Very good.
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Is the "Nicky Wire A&R" in the notes a joke "see if they spot it" thing?
love love love the album. Didn't have a clue who Victor Jara was so I'll need to watch the Netflix documentary. Wouldn't mind getting hold of Joan Jara's book at some point if available. Anyway, songs - can't decide which song I like the best. Recuerda maybe? Under the mimosa tree is probably my favourite of the instrumentals. I'm pretty crap at articulating why I like things so can I just say ALL OF IT IS GREAT currently playing the cassette through a player with a busted speaker ..still sounds good. I'm glad it's a black tape with the artwork on rather than those transparent ones. Looks a bit smarter. They picked a very pretty shade of blue for the coloured vinyl. Haven't seen any indifferent or negative reviews yet not that it matters but it's good to see people like it.
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Where is this likely to chart? Top 10 would be nice for him, how many sales does that take nowadays?
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I should buy more CDs because the quality really is superior to streaming, it brings boy from the plantation more alive (lurvely harmonica) and there'll come a war sounds immense with looming threat. I wouldn't say i love it like some do already but it's themes are clear and tells a story and i admire him resisting the urge to make any tracks single material, apart from plantation maybe (actually, i'm a gonna add without knowing the end to that).
My stand out tracks after 2 listens would be... Recurda There'll come a war Thirty thousand milk bottles Under the mimosa tree Without knowing the end (joan's song) Santiago sunrise The last song almost made it because that chorus, if you can call it that, is gorgeous and sounds like pink floyd to me. I liked the morricone sounding stuff in places, particularly on la partida. What a beautiful closing track as well - a promise of a better future. The album may be about jara on the surface but, and this was discussed in his interviews, it's really about the women in his life. It's a great tribute to his mother, his wife and violeta parra who inspired him and i don't know if other jara tribute music approached it like that but good on james for doing so.
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Just had my first play and aw its such a beautiful album. Need to spend more time with it to form full opinions on each track, but immediately really like Thirty Thousand Milk Bottles, Under The Mimosa Tree and Santiago Sunrise, as well as the tracks Id already heard. I love the artwork as well.
Ive not been about on here for a bit, but Ive really enjoyed listening to James interviews/podcasts etc. promoting this. Such an interesting subject matter and his knowledge and passion have really shone through. |
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More concept-y type albums please Manics. No big singles or trying to reclaim old glories. One of these type of albums every year or two and we will keep buying them.
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Could be my personal preferences but Google had an article index of not just the tracklisting, but links to reviews and sites like metacritic etc. Only DIY magazine thing gave it three stars.
I certainly don't remember such concentrated Google article things for the GATS or RIF. EIE could be here by Sunday btw. I think it'll chart high. Ronan Keating is at number 18 on his third week of his number two album. It could be algorithm, I am expecting "Midweek excitement" but I'm thinking it could be Taylor sodding Swift again. If the media attention intensifies this week (An appearance on The One Show would get things going? News At Ten and finally at a push?) then I really can see it going all the way. But then again, when I looked at the CD in the shop, I wasn't looking at what number it had been arranged. It wasn't nearest the entrance but not closer to the till. Glad everyone is really smitten with the album! Be joining soon! |
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Has there been any interviews with Patrick Jones about his lyrics and the album?
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Is anyone else a bit surprised at the lack of airplay/coverage for this album? I appreciate the musical landscape both generally and in Manics world is nothing like it was in 2006 but I did expect to at least hear TBFTP played a few times on 6 Music this week or be made album of the week? Disappointing.
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I pre-ordered the album from HMV and it has arrived this morning with an unmarked 7” single. Did anybody else receive this?
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That was the offer. From the Acatama Dust is the song, a nice JDB instrumental
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Ah, I see! Thank you.
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