dkletter@.UUCP (The Wighat) (12/23/89)
Last night while picking up some cds for x-mas gifts I decided I could no longer hold out and finally bought The Sensual World. Previously, I had only heard bits and pieces of the album on the radio so I really didn't know what it was going to sound like. After reading some of the reviews here I feel like I probably need to listen to the album a few more times (even though I've been listening to it all day today at work!) before I go off with a review. I did want to mention that of all the songs on the album, the one song that really stood out for me is 'Love and Anger' the pace and the over-all sound of it is really amazing. I also like 'The Fog', 'Heads We're Dancing' and 'Rocket's Tail' but not as much as the afore mentioned song. I heard some positive reviews of the L&A single (is that the second one?) and I'm thinking about getting that soon... Anyways, I didn't see this in any postings, but I was wondering if anyone else noticed that Mick Karn (of Dali's Car and Japan) plays bass on 'Heads We're Dancing'. I thought that that was pretty interesting to see being that I'm a big Japan/Dali's Car/Bauhaus/Murphy fan. Any comments? Well, it's late and I'm falling asleep here... Later.--d "ein zwei drei vier | dkletter@adobe.com steve, oh yeah | ...decwrl!adobe.com!adobe!dkletter platinum all the way | Adobe Systems Incorporated do the hansa | <wup!> do the hansa | DO the hansa!" |
jsd@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (Jon Drukman) (12/23/89)
In article <1561@adobe.UUCP> adobe!!dkletter@decwrl.dec.com (The Wighat) writes: >and 'Rocket's Tail' but not as much as the afore mentioned song. I heard >some positive reviews of the L&A single (is that the second one?) and >I'm thinking about getting that soon... The L&A Single is the first single from the album specifically released on an American label, targeted at Americans. The first two British/World- Outside-America singles are "The Sensual World" and "This Woman's Work." If you have the CD, then there is nothing on the L&A cassette single that you don't already have (the b-side is "Walk Straight Down The Middle"). On the Sensual World Single, there is an instrumental version of the title song, which I suppose is nice if you're a completist or are planning on doing a version of the song with different lyrics. The B-sides to This Woman's Work are Be Kind To My Mistakes (previously available on the soundtrack album to the movie "Castaway") and I'm Still Waiting, which is unavailable elsewhere. Have fun trying to track the imports down. >Anyways, I didn't see this in any postings, but I was wondering if anyone >else noticed that Mick Karn (of Dali's Car and Japan) plays bass on 'Heads >We're Dancing'. I thought that that was pretty interesting to see being >that I'm a big Japan/Dali's Car/Bauhaus/Murphy fan. Any comments? Mick Karn is a fantastic bass player and does a great job on HWD. Personally, I prefer the styles of John Giblin and Eberhard Weber. Maybe it's just because they got to play on the slower songs (although JG's contribution to Love and Anger is fantastic...) This leads to an observation of a friend of mine who I believe does not read love-hounds anymore: he said that on the latest album, unlike the previous Kate records, you can really hear the contributions of the guest musicians, and they affect the songs more than on the prior albums. Discussion? Second, a factual question: who plays bass on Ne T'Enfuis Pas? I think I remember someone saying it was Eberhard Weber, but I would like confirmation. +---------------------- Is there any ESCAPE from NOISE? ----------------------+ | | |\ | jsd@gaffa.mit.edu | "Suck on this, | | \|on |/rukman | jsd@umass.bitnet | planet of noise bimbo!" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
riley@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Daniel S. Riley) (12/24/89)
In article <8912231547.AA01470@GAFFA.MIT.EDU> gaffa!jsd (Jon Drukman) writes: >This leads to an observation of a friend of mine who I believe does >not read love-hounds anymore: he said that on the latest album, unlike >the previous Kate records, you can really hear the contributions of >the guest musicians, and they affect the songs more than on the prior >albums. Discussion? Well, here's my immediate reaction: How about Eberhard Weber on "Mother Stands for Comfort"? Or Danny Thompson's fantastic string bass on "Pull out the Pin"? Or Eberhard Weber on "Houdini", with the bass and string bridge? These all stand out (for me, at least) as performances as memorable and significant as any of the bass parts on TSW. I could cite similar examples for other instruments, but I'm checking these as I go, and I don't have time right now to listen to everything Kate has done...though it would be fun. -Dan Riley (riley@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu, cornell!batcomputer!riley) -Wilson Lab, Cornell University