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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Buckingham (was: Recent reviews at Hablo Ennui) |
| Date | Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:48:18 -0500 |
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I loved Go Insane so much when it came out. I'm on my third copy-- vinyl;
cd; and signed cd (bought it at the NYC Screws show.)
In one sense it sounds very much like the year it was recorded-- heavy use
of fairlight synths (which also cropped up on Tango in the Night.) I
usually say that as a criticism. But what I love about this record is that
it presents itself with a hard shell, an icy veneer-- at first listen is
appears cold and unemotional, once-removed from human emotion, very
synthetic. But with repeated listens, the raw passion and emotion in the
songs begins to seep through-- it always reminded me of that gum where after
you chew it a while, you get a squirt of flavor in your mouth (no wise
comments please...) Only by listening several times can you experience the
folding back of the veneer and become immersed in the raw passion beneath.
The process of this discovery made Go Insane one of the most rewarding
records I've ever experienced. I do think Out of the Cradle is "better,"
but I love this one more.
To be honest, my experience of discovery occurred with the vinyl; I cannot
be 100% sure the effect works with the CD.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miles Goosens" <outdoorminer@gmail.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Buckingham (was: Recent reviews at Hablo Ennui)
> Wow, I found OUT OF THE CRADLE very unmemorable, and I don't think I
> replaced it after it disappeared in the Great CD Theft of '95. Then
> again, I'm not a Brian Wilson fan, so maybe that has a lot to do with
> it, because I think of it as the most Brian Wilsony of the Buckingham
> albums.
>
> I haven't picked up the last two either, though I'm liking everything
> I'm reading about GIFT OF SCREWS. But such as it is, GO INSANE is my
> pick of the litter.
>
> later,
>
> Miles
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Josh Chasin <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Out of the Cradle
>> Go Insane
>> Law and Order
>> Gift of Screws (the bootleg)
>> Under the Skin
>> Gift of Screws
>>
>> The top two are unbelievable to me... if I had more time and energy I'd
>> wax
>> rhapsodic on each of them. But I love them all.
>
> --
> now with blogspot retsin! http://readingpronunciation.blogspot.com/
>
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