Before I get into the meat of this message - DavidJ2502, who seems to like random numbers said... ...and just because I don't identify with him as a public schoolboy (near) Oxbridge graduate doesn't mean there isn't beauty in the songs. So there. Which is true, although it doesn't necessarily mean that if you were a public schoolboy and near Oxford Graduate then you would find beauty in the songs. Aside from the beauty of the string arrangements, or the tunesmithness of songs like Hazey Jane II, and my privileged education, its the aching loneliness and the displacement signified in songs like Place to Be and Time of No Reply that get my likkle heart strings a-tugging. And after that pretension, some B&S content. I was wondering to myself what sort of musical direction the third album could take (knowing that my wish is Stuart's command), and I have decided that a couple of completely acoustic songs would be ideal, perhaps with multi-layered guitars and delicious backing vocals - perhaps by bringing Robyn Hitchcock along to a few recording sessions. Failing that, a huge blow-out number like Lazy Line... but with the length of two TIJAMRS's with quiet bits, loud bits, and a randomly placed F#m 7th suspended 9th followed by, I don't know, any chord I suppose. Nick Drake folk-guitar tunings should be used at all times, as should Ladysmith Black Mbazo or whatever those baked bean advertising musicians are called. To my knowledge Phil Collins has not been sampled on any B&S track, so it's about time a bit of the baldy drummer cum actor's talents were employed. "Another day in paradise" would be ideal, as would the song which for some reason seems destined to be lodged in my head for ever, giving me a hard eternity of an afterlife when I leave this fine world - namely "Against all odds". Perhaps Stuart Staples and Isobel should sing a number together. Perhaps I should shut up. OK. Ta for now my Breetish chums, and my international friends, Neil +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+