Jim Schmidt wrote:

was wondering if anyone else on this list likes the beautiful south (and the housemartins, of course)...

i was listening to "choke" last night and a couple of the songs reminded me of b&s musically, especially the bits with horns and strings..."i think tonight i'd rather love myself" really hit me after i listened to IYFS...maybe i was just way stoned...hmmm.

am i alone? probably. what else is new?

I was wondering when someone would point this out. One of my first impressions of B&S was that they reminded me of the Housemartins - not that they especially sounded like them (though listen to Me & The Major and the Housemartins' Me & The Farmer... you cannot tell me Stu Murdoch does not own either Housemartin record!), but they share a similar approach and spirit. B&S are obviously more introspective and less political, but both have a knack for an indidiously catchy tune. The Beautiful South compares in their musical arrangements and usage of unconventional instruments, but have less of the energy that B&S and the Housemartins had. They're just gettin' old. All three bands have a terrific way with words, though. Excellent lyrics all around. So anyone who likes B&S and haven't heard the Housemartins should get "Now This Is What I Call Quite Good", their compilation (though they only had two records). Chances are you'll appreciate it. End sales pitch. -- Frank Yang Imperial Tobacco Ltd. "It takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." In my CD player: Spiritualized - Live At The Royal Albert Hall +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+