Hart of the Matter
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My wife thinks the riff sounds like 'dont fear the reaper', I think it sounds like Dodgy 'Staying out for the summer'
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The Album Review Club - Week #134 - (page 1701) - Dummy - Portishead
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BlueHammer85
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My wife thinks the riff sounds like 'dont fear the reaper', '
That’s it !!! Thank god, that was humming in my head all day.
Hart of the Matter
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She has a very special gift for releving tension does my Mrs ...... :-). ;-)That’s it !!! Thank god, that was humming in my head all day.
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Compare the intro!
mancity2012_eamo
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Compare the intro!
Similar. Yet different.
Never heard it until you said it.
Both great tunes, mind you.
RobMCFC
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Ahhh, let me return to the sanity and comfort of the Album Club thread.
Paradise in the Picturehouse – The Stunning
This album gets off to a terrific start. As others have noted “Brewing up a Storm” has a touch of Blue Oyster Cult about it, and there’s a nice sax break too. “Romeo’s on Fire” is equally good, sounding like Calexico Mariachi-style rock with that trumpet blasting. It’s a nice lilting melody and things get even better with a nice bit of accordion during the bridge.
The BPM keeps on keeping on with “Got to Get Away”. For some reason, I can’t help picturing cowboys riding out of a Western town as I listen. The song rumbles on with a great bridge and harmonica before reaching its conclusion.
The next two songs are pleasant but fairly forgettable after which the driving sound and harmony vocals of “The Girl with the Curl” are welcome. I like the ebb and flow on “Roll and Tumble” and the instruments are great: some acoustic guitar at the start and then the fact that it is driven along by the accordion, joined by the trumpet near the end.
I think “Town for Sale” is the best song on the album – a nice vibe and rhythm coupled with some poignant, nostalgic lyrics. The closing three tracks, some of which appear to have been recorded live are OK but nothing special.
Overall, I really liked this album. I don’t think there’s a truly great song on there, but most of the tracks have repeat listen value, feature some nice instrumentation and are well played and sung, so I’ll give it 7/10. Great choice by @mancity2012_eamo because I’m sure The Stunning are a band that most of us haven’t heard before.
Paradise in the Picturehouse – The Stunning
This album gets off to a terrific start. As others have noted “Brewing up a Storm” has a touch of Blue Oyster Cult about it, and there’s a nice sax break too. “Romeo’s on Fire” is equally good, sounding like Calexico Mariachi-style rock with that trumpet blasting. It’s a nice lilting melody and things get even better with a nice bit of accordion during the bridge.
The BPM keeps on keeping on with “Got to Get Away”. For some reason, I can’t help picturing cowboys riding out of a Western town as I listen. The song rumbles on with a great bridge and harmonica before reaching its conclusion.
The next two songs are pleasant but fairly forgettable after which the driving sound and harmony vocals of “The Girl with the Curl” are welcome. I like the ebb and flow on “Roll and Tumble” and the instruments are great: some acoustic guitar at the start and then the fact that it is driven along by the accordion, joined by the trumpet near the end.
I think “Town for Sale” is the best song on the album – a nice vibe and rhythm coupled with some poignant, nostalgic lyrics. The closing three tracks, some of which appear to have been recorded live are OK but nothing special.
Overall, I really liked this album. I don’t think there’s a truly great song on there, but most of the tracks have repeat listen value, feature some nice instrumentation and are well played and sung, so I’ll give it 7/10. Great choice by @mancity2012_eamo because I’m sure The Stunning are a band that most of us haven’t heard before.
Great pick.
Loved the record.Not skipped a track yet.
Weird that track Delicate Web being live.
Can say there is a track I do not like.
On their faster numbers the band remind me of the snakes of shake and the guitar work of Sean O'Hagen of Microdisney.
8/10.
Loved the record.Not skipped a track yet.
Weird that track Delicate Web being live.
Can say there is a track I do not like.
On their faster numbers the band remind me of the snakes of shake and the guitar work of Sean O'Hagen of Microdisney.
8/10.
Saddleworth2
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like you I have all but abandoned t' other thread. Compared to it, this thread is stunning.Ahhh, let me return to the sanity and comfort of the Album Club thread.
Paradise in the Picturehouse – The Stunning
This album gets off to a terrific start. As others have noted “Brewing up a Storm” has a touch of Blue Oyster Cult about it, and there’s a nice sax break too. “Romeo’s on Fire” is equally good, sounding like Calexico Mariachi-style rock with that trumpet blasting. It’s a nice lilting melody and things get even better with a nice bit of accordion during the bridge.
The BPM keeps on keeping on with “Got to Get Away”. For some reason, I can’t help picturing cowboys riding out of a Western town as I listen. The song rumbles on with a great bridge and harmonica before reaching its conclusion.
The next two songs are pleasant but fairly forgettable after which the driving sound and harmony vocals of “The Girl with the Curl” are welcome. I like the ebb and flow on “Roll and Tumble” and the instruments are great: some acoustic guitar at the start and then the fact that it is driven along by the accordion, joined by the trumpet near the end.
I think “Town for Sale” is the best song on the album – a nice vibe and rhythm coupled with some poignant, nostalgic lyrics. The closing three tracks, some of which appear to have been recorded live are OK but nothing special.
Overall, I really liked this album. I don’t think there’s a truly great song on there, but most of the tracks have repeat listen value, feature some nice instrumentation and are well played and sung, so I’ll give it 7/10. Great choice by @mancity2012_eamo because I’m sure The Stunning are a band that most of us haven’t heard before.
mancity2012_eamo
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Unfortunately I think there’s a few regulars from early on, have abandoned this one.like you I have all but abandoned t' other thread. Compared to it, this thread is stunning.
RobMCFC
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Hopefully not. Give them time.Unfortunately I think there’s a few regulars from early on, have abandoned this one.