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Post by on Mar 2, 2008 16:01:15 GMT -5
Alyosha, thanks for posting all these reviews!
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Post by wheels132 on Mar 2, 2008 16:14:21 GMT -5
AS FOR SATURNALIA: I've listened a few times to it on myspace and I can't wait to get this album because, I love it. I was almost scared about Greg's contribution but, this is a great album. It supports the hype and long wait. I completely agree, a few songs are growers, but an excellent album top to bottom. Been blasting it on my bose speakers , wait till you hear it on your speakers, without the shitty myspace player!! I was weary of Dulli's contributions too; however, God's Children is a great, solid song along with the most all his parts on the album (especially The Stations). The only song I still haven't been able to get into is Each to Each, but I've been seeing on the board that it's great live, I suppose I'll find out on March 20th........
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Post by LostCause on Mar 2, 2008 17:22:35 GMT -5
I think this pretty much says it all (from the Seattle pi.com article):
"My favorite rock critic, Jim Farber, recently mused in the Daily News of New York about the mystery that is Seattle's Gutter Twin, Lanegan: "There's a level of sexy malevolence to Mark Lanegan's voice that hasn't been heard from a rock singer since the heyday of Jim Morrison. In his dark tone and deep bellow, Lanegan exudes equal parts threat and allure. So why isn't he a major star?"
Maybe he didn't want stardom, having seen what it can do. Maybe he couldn't stand nosy journalists and stalker fans. Maybe he was like Ben Jonson, who would've been a far bigger star if not eclipsed by Shakespeare. If Cobain hadn't recorded "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" it would be Lanegan's version that was legendary.
Or maybe now, with a partner whose voice and sensibility rhyme so beautifully with Lanegan's, his time has come around at last. This guy could be huge someday."
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Post by jackdaw on Mar 3, 2008 13:02:04 GMT -5
Just got the CD today and love it already. All God's Children sounds great, already loved Idle Hands from the Myspace Player, Who Will Lead Us? sounds like something a little different from the big fella. Seven Stories...beautiful track.
Slightly weird to open the CD case and find a picture of ML GRINNING fro ear to ear! Normal service resumed in the accompanying booklet though....
Anyway, well done guys, another belting set of tunes.
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Post by on Mar 3, 2008 13:17:23 GMT -5
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Post by on Mar 3, 2008 14:00:19 GMT -5
mine still hasnt turned up, but should be here soon... hey ho. at least ive heard it, im sure i can wait another day or so.
out of interest- in one of those pics i could see the credits for some of the songs, and im wondering if ML does anything other than vocals on the album? im guessing not...
i wouldnt mind a quick run-through of the production/mix/master credits as they appear on the inlay if anyone fancies typing it........?
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Post by rgfish on Mar 3, 2008 16:23:03 GMT -5
mine still hasnt turned up, but should be here soon... hey ho. at least ive heard it, im sure i can wait another day or so. out of interest- in one of those pics i could see the credits for some of the songs, and im wondering if ML does anything other than vocals on the album? im guessing not... i wouldnt mind a quick run-through of the production/mix/master credits as they appear on the inlay if anyone fancies typing it........? Produced by The Gutter Twins and Mathias Schneeberger Except "Seven Stories Underground" Produced by The Gutter Twins and Dave Rosser Shot on location in Arcadia, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Joshua Tree Recorded by: Mathias Schneeberger Dave Rosser Mike Napolitano David Catching Norm Block Alain Johannes Ben Mumphrey Ken Rich Mixed by Mathias Schneeberger and Sir Damian Stainsley at Donner and Blitzen/ Arcadia, CA Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Capitol/ Hollywood, CA And Mark only has vocal credits. I'd type out the credits for each song...but that'd take too long. You'll have to wait till you get your copy.
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 1:06:16 GMT -5
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Post by Fields at Midnight on Mar 4, 2008 1:10:04 GMT -5
Here is my review - 5/5
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 1:18:01 GMT -5
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 1:19:12 GMT -5
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Post by ♫ ♪ on Mar 4, 2008 1:23:21 GMT -5
Who Will Lead Us & Bete Noir are the only songs Lanegan that get sole writing credits for Lanegan. the rest is all Dulli/Lanegan or Dulli except Each To Each which has Dulli/Klein. i got my signed copy today
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 1:24:53 GMT -5
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 1:32:39 GMT -5
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 2:29:35 GMT -5
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 5:20:46 GMT -5
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Post by flyingv on Mar 4, 2008 7:20:18 GMT -5
Thanks for posting all these reviews, Alyosha. You have been busy
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Post by Trans4mur on Mar 4, 2008 8:18:45 GMT -5
That pitchfork review is a good one 7.8 is a very good score for them
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Post by Stephanie on Mar 4, 2008 20:04:50 GMT -5
This is probably the most perceptive and insightful review of Saturnalia that I've read yet, which surprises me given the useless pomposity of so many Pitchfork reviews.
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Post by alyosha on Mar 4, 2008 20:26:18 GMT -5
I too was also pleasantly surprised by the Pitchfork review.
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Post by Stephanie on Mar 4, 2008 22:34:21 GMT -5
Is anyone else tired of hearing this album referred to as "goth"? One review even mentioned Marilyn Manson--sheesh! What the hell are these people listening to?? Sure, it's dark, but it's also soulful, spiritual, and mature. I don't experience this album as a wallow in the gloom, but a "reckoning," a wrestling with some pretty weighty matters that involves a sincere search for light. I hear soul in this album, and blues, and gospel. I hear beautiful and sophisticated musical arrangements that include moments of pure beauty, uplift, and yearning ("Who Will Lead Us?" for example). I don't hear worn-out alterna-rockers hashing out one-dimensional dirges, but reading many of these reviews, even some of the more "positive" ones, that's about what I'd expect to hear.
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Post by manintheshadows on Mar 5, 2008 2:29:05 GMT -5
Is anyone else tired of hearing this album referred to as "goth"? Can't really see much myself (other than a vague Sisters of Mercy feel to Idle Hands), but then again, they describe themselves as Goth/Blues on their myspace so mostly the tag is from people repeating what they've been told by the source.
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Post by maidli2 on Mar 5, 2008 3:39:40 GMT -5
Is anyone else tired of hearing this album referred to as "goth"? Can't really see much myself (other than a vague Sisters of Mercy feel to Idle Hands), but then again, they describe themselves as Goth/Blues on their myspace so mostly the tag is from people repeating what they've been told by the source. Sure of that. People read Goth/blues, so it is (pfff). Whatever, Goth-blues is a perfect non sense just like Noisy-classic, or Goth-Funk ;D ;D. I think Goth term is employed just to say rythmes are louder than usually ... and i agree.
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Post by alyosha on Mar 5, 2008 3:48:38 GMT -5
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Post by e on Mar 5, 2008 4:14:10 GMT -5
alyosha you have something to say about the album ?
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