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From | "Steve" <steve@waxonoff.com> |
Subject | Re: Missing from your lists... |
Date | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:15:44 -0000 |
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Michael -
Thanks for the tip on Graham Gouldman. For some reason, I missed that one!
- Steve
--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Michael Coxe <popville@...> wrote:
>
> I didn't receive the original message for some reason (Gmail's Postini
> A/S filtering I suspect) , so this message appears to be the most
> appropriate for a response.
>
> On 12/28/2012 10:53 PM, Lee Elliott wrote:
> > Yeah, the Mike Keneally / Andy Partridge collaboration is awesome.
> > A few more XTC related releases from 2012:
> > Colin Moulding appears on a Supertramp tribute album doing vocals on a gorgeous version of 'It's Raining Again'. He also contributes vocals to one of the better tracks on Billy Sherwood's Prog Collective project.
> > Dave Gregory plays in two prog bands that released albums in 2012:
> > Tin Spirits - 'Wired To Earth' is highly melodic guitar-oriented prog with lots of chiming 12-strings. Highly recommended if you're not too allergic to prog.Big Big Train- 'English Electric Vol 1' is not only the best prog album of 2012 but it's also one for the ages. It has a vibe that is like a cross between 'Selling England By The Pound' by Genesis and XTC's 'English Settlement'. Indeed, it's very English! A truly outstanding album.
> > Cheers,
> > Lee
> >
> >> Subject: Missing from your lists...
> >> From: gigwords@...
> >> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:49:23 -0500
> >> To: audities@...
> >>
> >> Hello fellow Auditeers,
> >>
> >> Long time no speak...hope you're all doing well. While I found a lot of this past year's music to be laudable, I am surprised to see no mentions yet of
> >> Mike Keneally's "Wing Beat Fantastic," which is the closest I suppose we can get these days to an XTC or Andy Partridge release. Keneally collaborated
> >> with Partridge on most of the songs, and the results are most promising. It's not power-pop, per se, but I know there are plenty of XTC and Partridge fans
> >> amongst you, and I'm surprised that I haven't seen this release make anyone's list thus far.
> >>
> >> Just my two cents...back to lurking and listening...
> >>
> >> ~Gary Glauber (formerly of Fufkin and PopMatters, etc.)
> >>
>
>
> Beyond the stuff that Lee added, there's also the Peter Blegvad / Andy
> Partridge lp "Gonwards." Spoken word to music, etc. Not a fan (I
> tried), but putting it out there for hard core Andy Patridge fans.
>
> The "Wing Beat Fantastic" is certainly more melodic; I do quite like a
> couple of cuts, interestingly one called "I'm Raining Here, Inside".
>
> Cheers!
>
> - Michael
>
>
> NP: Graham Gouldman - Love & Work. A late summer 2012 release that no
> one's mentioned yet, from one of our senior (at 66) but still creatively
> working popsters. Quite lovely and to appear on my year end list for sure.
>
>
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