The Album Review Club - Week #216 (page 1412) - Together Alone - Crowded House

RobMCFC said:
It just never seems as interesting as the other choices that we have. And although there's plenty of Ireland to go at, I just can't get the image of Dublin being a weekend piss-up destination out of my head and I'd hate that.
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We were only in Dublin for the direct flight in and back. That city reminded me of any international city like London or NYC. Our favourite part of visiting that area was taking a boat tour around Ireland's Eye (loved the Puffins and Seals) and hiking towards Baily Lighthouse in Howth, a short train ride, but more like a world away from Dublin.

Our favourite part of the overall visit itself was on the west coast in and around Galway, the Aran Islands, and all there was to see around Killarney area, where we spent the most time. Northern Ireland is next in the plans when we have more time for our next visit to the island. I'm sure the Derry jury would approve of that.

And of course I'm enjoying this week's selection thus far. I've got many songs I know already from the Playlist, Rock Evolution, and 4 off of this from their 1996 compilation Recurring Dream CD, but looking forward to hearing this in its entirety.
 
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Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
Our favourite part of the overall visit itself was on the west coast in and around Galway, the Aran Islands, and all there was to see around Killarney area, where we spent the most time.
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Given the weather last week does that mean you're one of the blessed few who've done the Ring of Kerry in 100% visibility ? In which case you need to go back again sometime because the mizzle is part of the attraction :-)
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
We were only in Dublin for the direct flight in and back. That city reminded me of any international city like London or NYC. Our favourite part of visiting that area was taking a boat tour around Ireland's Eye (loved the Puffins and Seals) and hiking towards Baily Lighthouse in Howth, a short train ride, but more like a world away from Dublin.

Our favourite part of the overall visit itself was on the west coast in and around Galway, the Aran Islands, and all there was to see around Killarney area, where we spent the most time. Northern Ireland is next in the plans when we have more time for our next visit to the island. I'm sure the Derry jury would approve of that.

And of course I'm enjoying this week's selection thus far. I've got many songs I know already from the Playlist, Rock Evolution, and 4 off of this from their 1996 compilation Recurring Dream CD, but looking forward to hearing this in its entirety.
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I know you are a fan of the band but the fact that you haven't heard the full album makes it interesting again.
 
threespires said:
Given the weather last week does that mean you're one of the blessed few who've done the Ring of Kerry in 100% visibility ? In which case you need to go back again sometime because the mizzle is part of the attraction :-)
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It wasn't all perfect last week. Our Sea Safari boat ride on the Dingle Peninsula got canceled on Thursday due to rough seas as the cooling front came through.

It was mostly clear on Friday for the Ring of Kerry, but it was still foggy enough that the Skellig Islands were just barely visible through the mostly mist there too. But on the Ring itself, it was a clear day nearing 20C with plenty to enjoy there. We got into the Galway Bay at 9pm as the start of the "heat wave" began. That was pretty surreal with the sun still yet to set. ;-) No complaints at all given what I'm seeing there this week.
 
I'm familiar enough with this album that in theory I don't needed to listen to it to review but at lunchtime I started doing my normal min 3 listens whilst simultaneously looking at Car & Classic and it strikes me that this album and probably Crowded House themselves remind me of a Mk 2 Golf.

When this came out the likes of Nirvana and Pearl Jam were in their pomp and though I can't really remember I suspect Crowded House were viewed as a bit conventional and maybe even boring. At this point too the Mk2 Golf had been around for a good few years and was probably seen as a bit boring, it had been superseded by the supposedly fancier Mark III and BMW had dipped it's toe into the market with the 3 Series Compact, plus a fair few other newer hatchbacks had emerged including the funkier supermini category.

But the thing is the Mk 2 Golf was just a brilliantly put together car, a significant upgrade from the Mk1 but keeping the things that made it successful and it was just great at its job. There were a few things it wasn't designed to do but it did everything it should in an absolutely top notch way. I was so busy congratulating myself at not being mugged off with the dire 3 Series Compact that I foolishly ended up driving a Mk3 GTi. But only for a while, it was completely bobbins and not a patch on its predecessor.

Sometimes its good to be low key brilliant at what you do.
 
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