If he was a true fan, he would have come up with something more coherent than
"their songs are like old friends you haven't met yet."
[Keith Watson]
True enough - he might as well have said "Their songs are like diseases you haven't yet heard of"
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Keith Watson wrote:
>Figured perhaps they could record "Candle in the Wind" - this'd be a surefire number 1 in the current climate. Either that or plumb some other shit song about Diana just like Chris de Burgh's done and go for broke - looks like we'll be stuck with this at least well into next year.
Yeah, but it'll get even. There's already rumblings of a "Big Concert". Trouble is, we all know exactly who's going to be playing - hello Sting, Eric, Phil, Elton, George, Chris, Tina, Rod, Dave and Annie, Sir Paul, Sir Cliff, Sir Bob (need I go on? feeling sick already?)
Nigel
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At 16:22 09/09/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>There's alot of sexual overtones in B&S's lyrics. I've also found that
>quite a few songs hinted that the writer was gay (or bi). Any info to help
>me out on this?
>
>-alex
Do you really mind about it ?
Sorry, i did not want to be rude !
Ivo Augusto
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I agree that XFM does play some rubbish at times, but it's still better
than anything else on offer at the moment. It's good to find people who
don't think "alternative" means playing Oasis and Ocean Duller Scene
five times every hour. Mind you, I don't remember hearing a single B&S
track yet. Don't think much of the breakfast show guy though, I think
I'll stick to Radcliffe/Greening on Radio 1.
Unfortunately I'm leaving London in ten days time ready to go back to
uni, so it's back to listening to CDs I guess.
Stuart
P.S. Why is someone who works at the BBC going on about how good XFM is?
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I had the recent fortune of being able to attend the perhaps now fabled
Sessions on 54th taping of Belle and Sebastian.
While the wait outside was gruelling--especially while watching VIP/press
and industry people walk right in without having to wait as long, the show
was very well worth it.
I wish the band had played more songs off IYFS or the 2 current eps, but
still, being witness to a slew of new songs certainly made the event
interesting. Part of the excitement was also seeing the notoriously
camera-shy band in person--quite a good-looking band, eh?--as well as
having the back of my head gloriously presented before the cameras as they
craned and dollied here and there 'round them.
Isobel sang the first song, "Is It Wicked Not To Care". This was followed
by "Like Dylan In the Movies", "Ease Your Feet In the Sea", "Century of
Elvis", "Slow Graffitti", a flubbed and playful "Mayfly" (Stuart had to
read the lyrics of a copy of the album that an audeince member donated), a
slow (lazy?) "Lazy Line-Painter Jane", "Seymour Stein" (which I believe
Stevie sang), "Sleep the Clock Around", the epic "Roller COaster Ride".
It was beautiful. They were playful even tho nervous. I wish I saw them
Saturday or Sunday, you lucky lucky people.
When they asked for a cover, I'm glad no one yelled out Freebird; someone
should have yelled out "Jennifer Juniper". I should have yelled out
"Jennifer Juniper".
Did anyone else think the host's intro kinda cheesy, or not genuine?
francisco
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I don't know who said XFM wasn't very alternative but I have heard
Man Or Astroman, Cha Cha Cohen, Elastica and countless other
wonderful tunes on it...Keith Cameron (is it him or Tommy Udo I can never
remember) who does the late night prog plays good stuff...
[Keith Watson]
I can't really comment now as I'm only talking about the time a few years ago when they ran the pilot. I don't doubt that they play some good stuff, the problem is that some people make the following premise:
Alternative = Good
Mainstream = Crap
Whereas I try to make the distinction more like:
Good = Good
Crap = Crap
It's based on a lemma which states that 99.9% of ALL styles of music are crap - no matter where you look.
Belle and sebastian Belle and Sebastian Belle and Sebastian
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I don't know who said XFM wasn't very alternative but I have heard
Man Or Astroman, Cha Cha Cohen, Elastica and countless other
wonderful tunes on it...Keith Cameron (is it him or Tommy Udo I can never
remember) who does the late night prog plays good stuff...
JJ
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Get well soon Soozy!
Everyone send flowers and so on to Soozy...
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>Keith Watson Wrote:
>Anyway - last I heard about XFM, their idea of "alternative" music was
>like Carter USM and Ned's Atomic Dustbin - if that's alternative then
>I'm sticking with Genesis.
I agree, Keith - it looks like xfm might be a bit of a let-down - I know
it's early days, but I'd hoped the playlist might be a bit more
inspiring. Still, I've heard the new arab strap single a couple of times
which is a step, albeit a small one, in the right direction. In saying
that, I've heard it more often on Radio One, which kind of flattens my
point.
Still, xfm played Teenage Fanclub's 'God Knows It's True' this morning,
so they can't be all bad. Maybe I'm listening to the wrong programmes -
has anyone come across a more encouraging slot?
--
Nicola M
Stip / Blue Music
www.stip.demon.co.uk
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If he was a true fan, he would have come up with something more
coherent ."
Like what?
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If he was a true fan, he would have come up with something more coherent than
"their songs are like old friends you haven't met yet."
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If in anyone(in Britain) wants/needs a copy of the songs played on the
evening session this week, mail me . In return I'd appreciate a taped copy of
Seymour Stein, and maybe even Tigermilk??
Nathan
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