Black&White&BlueMoon Town
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Ah, and now I really get @threespires SH reference from yesterday... (going beyond just some of the UK inside stuff that is my sometimes seagull here, to borrow an image phrase from @RobMCFC).I bought The Last Broadcast soon after release on the strength of watching them play after the last match at Maine Road v Southampton.
Nice, hearing about this from those that were there is what I was interested in. Glad you got to enjoy the show. Did they play on the pitch for those who stayed in the stands? I'm trying to imagine it.They played the gig to those who stayed behind for free along with Badly Drawn Boy(Damon Gough) who's also an avid blue, and i think another local artist played too ?
Another "Caught by the River" favourite, very nice!Last Broadcast had 3 standout tracks i think. Pounding, There Goes The Fear and my favourite - Caught By The River.
We had our 3rd kid that summer, so I was lucky just to have found them around that timeframe in even discovering new music. A US buddy said, "if you like Sugar, give these guys a listen", and the rest is history. Of course not as similar in thinking back on both bands, but you get the point.I think the album is generally good but i haven't listened to it properly for at least 10 years, and even though I'm somewhat familiar with the rest of the album tracks i need to give it another listen to give my mark out of 10.
Thinking back to 2002 it was a busy year for me as i started a new job in May that year in which i was working away 90% of the time, so apart from radio 2 in the work van i rarely listened to any of my favourite music.
Understood, might be best to stay clear of Lost Souls then, unless to "Catch the Sun". ;-)*Edit
Having just listened to the album again i can understand why i haven't played it for at least 10 years. Going off the songs on the Last Broadcast i find Jimi Goodwin's voice muffled dreary and too melancholy for me, apart from the 3 standout (aforementioned) tracks where he sings in a more charismatic way. I find most of the other song lyrics hard to picks out, some i just couldn't pick out so i read the lyrics to the tracks i didn't know the lyrics to.
Seriously, his voice has grown on me and it is a very distinct part of this band that I love. Jez's vocals too, though some I know struggle there as well. It is what makes them unique in what I enjoy about them. There's no mistaking this band when you hear them.
Thank you for taking the time to listen again and review. And yes, they are a subjective favourite of mine. Anyone who has memories of seeing them live back then when they were starting out, or references to friend of a friend being part of a favourite video of mine, or otherwise... well, that's just gold for me.Musically i think Doves are pretty good, very good in parts, but the main reason i feel they mostly stayed under the general public music radar is because of Jimi Goodwin not being a good enough strong voiced front man to make the band stand out.
But hey, music is very much a subjective topic. One man's meat is another man's poison, and all that. Doves are decent, it's just that they don't grab me anywhere near like they did with @Black&White&BlueMoon Town. Excellent review btw.
Something I realized I'm never going to get to hear otherwise across more than just the river they sing about on that last track.