Peter Miller and/or Arantxa Ubieta wrote:
Such is my level of boredom at the moment that I feel the urge to join in the Tigermilk discussion.
My fantastic idea is to release bits of Tigermilk, some demos, some radio sessions and whatever else comes to mind, as a Hatful of Hollow style stop-gap release. I think Hatful of Hollow is the best Smiths album, because it's all jumbled up and got a nice picture in the middle.
That's it really. Bit rubbish I'm afraid.
I've also decided that nice paper or cardboard is more important than any gimmicky promotional tricks. But if you're going to do gimmicky promotional tricks, I suggest following in the footsteps of The Cramps and making a nudie-twist video.
Peter
I would like to retract all of the above. It was the result of boredom. I don't think anyone was accusing B&S of ripping Bob Dylan off, just pointing out a similarity. I am sad enough to have read books in which people not only dissect Dylan lyrics to make them suit their own ends, they also go to the trouble of pointing out where Bobby borrowed the tunes from in the first place. I'm all in favour of borrowing tunes, words or whatever else. In a recent review Edwyn Collins was accused of stealing a riff from The Velvet Underground. But they nicked it from Marvin Gaye, and I doubt very much that Marvin was the first to use it. I'm sure there are thousands of other examples. So I think pointing it out is just a bit of fun, not a case of "a-ha! Caught you red-handed Murdoch!" or anything like that. Just in case anyone was upset or anything. Can anyone tell me what "This Life" is? I see it referred to a lot, but I don't know what it is. I know what "This is Your Life" is. Still on a telly vibe: Did anyone bother to watch the B&S-less Top of the Pops last night? What were the Spicies doing in India? Elephant races? Archdeacon of Pop: I'm afraid I've lost your message somehow. That's why I haven't answered, not because I'm an ignorant bugger or anything. David: Can't help you with French, but should you ever receive anything in Spanish, I will be juming up and down with glee at the prospect of translating it. Or the other way round. Ou est allez vous Tigermilk magnetophonique peut etre chien aux wheels? Peter here's our fabulous business card: