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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Aztec Camera Obscura |
| Date | Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:23:07 -0500 |
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> Any fans of Aztec Camera out there? I liked their first LP (his
> first LP?),
> the one with the great single "Oblivious". Haven't heard a lick
> since with
> the exception of their rendition of "Jump", until I picked up "The
> Crying
> Scene" maxi single from the used 50 cent bin. The title track is
> good, plus
> a good version of "True Colours" and Dylan's I Threw It All Away". A
> few
> questions -
> - who did the "True Colours" song originally?
Cyndi Lauper.
> - is their debut out in CD form?
Yes, with a few bonus tracks.
> - is there an Aztec Camera collection out there?
There's an import called THE BEST OF AZTEC CAMERA. It's pretty good.
> - any other releases worth looking into?
I was an absolutely *massive* fan of HIGH LAND HARD RAIN when it first
came out, and I was bitterly disappointed in its follow-up album,
KNIFE, at the time. However, a couple of years after it came out, I
retroactively discovered the band Orange Juice (yes, them again),
whose guitarist, Malcolm Ross, plays on KNIFE. Hearing the OJ
records, I finally understood what Roddy Frame was going for on KNIFE,
and I've since grown to appreciate the whole record and absolutely
love about half of it (particularly the singles "Still On Fire," "Just
Like the USA" and "All I Need Is Everything," which had been the only
song I really loved all along), although I still think Mark Knopfler's
production is too slick by half.
Album #3, LOVE, is a complete botch and is best avoided. "The Crying
Scene" is from the uneven but improved 4th album, STRAY. The later AC
albums, and Roddy's solo work, are pleasant but not particularly
memorable.
S
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