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| From | Clay Howard <stratoclay@triad.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Jellyfish Lyrics |
| Date | Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:37:23 -0500 |
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I was gonna say I go back to Spilt Milk more, but I cannot ever escape the melody of "Baby's Coming Back" . Bellybutton also came out at a time when I needed a breath of fresh air, and it was almost exactly what I needed.
Sad I never saw them live, other than on bootleg DVDs. I did interview Roger a couple years back, though... Nice guy.
Damn, they are two fine albums...
Clay
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On Jan 21, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Steven Moore <moore1216@msn.com> wrote:
>
> Critics in general seem to favor Spilt Milk...it's well done, great production, but as a whole I prefer the melodies
> and simplicity of Belly Button.
> Steve
>
>
>> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:30:44 -0800
>> From: jhjr@sbcglobal.net
>> Subject: Jellyfish Lyrics
>> To: audities@smoe.org
>>
>> Hello all. I'm new to the autities world. I guess this is old news but I wanted
>> to start a thread on Jellyfish. The whole package is of tremendous quality:
>> musicianship, production, melodies, vocals, passion, creativity. I take it most
>> people like the first album a little bit more than the second. Maybe it's more
>> streamlined and understated. But, I like Spilt Milk more. The intensity sparkles
>> on almost every tune. And the lyrics. On almost every song there is at least one
>> and usually several - to me - stunning lyrical moves. In particular I am struck
>> by the lyrical majesty of New Mistake. Have you guys heard that for a while?
>> It's about young love turning into a baby. The whole thing is staggeringly good
>> in my opinion.
>> Check this out as an example:
>> Intermission gave way to a miracle
>> The birth of an accident grew to a spectacle
>> That didn't wait, her mother was three weeks late
>> So Father Mason clutching his crucifix
>> Baptized the baby in whiskey and licorice
>> What a lovely way, drowning sins in tooth decay
>>
>> I mean - come on. What about that? To me that's pop lyric gold right there.
>> Clever, tasteful, evocative, sensitive, funny. I could go on and on.
>> So.....wondering if anyone agrees or what your take is on Jellyfish lyrics on
>> this song or in general. I think he's right up there with the best like Andy
>> Partridge and Chris Difford.
>
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