Sinister: My claim for a Sinister trainspotter award
Hi all, but especially Honey, At the footer of the latest Digest, we have => End of Sinister Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1 But in the previous (or close enough) Digest, from "some days ago", we had => End of sinister-digest V4 #1445 So, how come we change from V4 to Vol 2? Anyway... so glad to hear that the lis tis still alive, and one last thing: PLEASE don't move to facebook! And now a lame attempt to bring some activity to the list: 1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S all time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums) 2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of". Last but not least: can anyone please remind me of all the álbum acronyms? (such as fishyclap, etc) - did all the "later" albums receive this treatment? <off>
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Bruno Gomes via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S all time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums)
What an absolutely impossible task! But as an obsessive list maker, I couldn't resist: 1. Expectations 2. She's Losing It 3. Stars of Track and Field 4. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 5. If You're Feeling Sinister 6. The Boy With the Arab Strap 7. Waiting For the Moon to Rise 8. I'm a Cuckoo 9. Roy Walker 10. Funny Little Frog 11. I Didn't See It Coming 12. Nobody's Empire
2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of".
Tried. Couldn't bring myself to do it. Hopeless. -- ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore B. Clay Moore Online <http://www.bclaymoore.wordpress.com> -----------------------------------
Hi everyone That's a good looking list. I couldn't make up a 'worst of' either ('greatest shits'?. I wouldn't mine seeing others', though. Who'll be the first to lovingly rag out the discography? Here's a quick best of, scrambled around a bit: 1. Act of the Apostle 2. Ease Your Feet in the Sea 3. My Wandering Days Are Over 4. The Fox In The Snow 5. I’m a Cuckoo 6. Women’s Realm 7. Sleep the Clock Around 8. I Want the World to Stop 9. The Boy Done Wrong Again 10. I Could Be Dreaming 11. Ever Had a Little Faith? -Matt On 30 August 2016 at 16:05, B. Clay Moore via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Bruno Gomes via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S all time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums)
What an absolutely impossible task! But as an obsessive list maker, I couldn't resist:
1. Expectations 2. She's Losing It 3. Stars of Track and Field 4. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 5. If You're Feeling Sinister 6. The Boy With the Arab Strap 7. Waiting For the Moon to Rise 8. I'm a Cuckoo 9. Roy Walker 10. Funny Little Frog 11. I Didn't See It Coming 12. Nobody's Empire
2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of".
Tried. Couldn't bring myself to do it.
Hopeless.
-- ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore B. Clay Moore Online <http://www.bclaymoore.wordpress.com> -----------------------------------
Love this task: 1. ”I Didn't See It Coming" 2. ”Another Sunny Day" 3. ”Judy and the Dream of Horses" 4. ”The Boy with the Arab Strap" 5. ”Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying" 6. ”I Fought in a War" 7. ”Asleep on a Sunbeam" 8. ”Sleep the Clock Around" 9. ”The Cat with the Cream" 10. “The State I am In” 11. ”Expectations" I do think the order is important - imagine you are at a show... what order would you want to hear them in. I was at the show in 2010 in Jakarta - their first concert in SE Asia. Check the setlist - it was crazy good. Nate On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Matthew Lobb via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
Hi everyone
That's a good looking list. I couldn't make up a 'worst of' either ('greatest shits'?. I wouldn't mine seeing others', though. Who'll be the first to lovingly rag out the discography?
Here's a quick best of, scrambled around a bit:
1.
Act of the Apostle 2.
Ease Your Feet in the Sea 3.
My Wandering Days Are Over 4.
The Fox In The Snow 5.
I’m a Cuckoo 6.
Women’s Realm 7.
Sleep the Clock Around 8.
I Want the World to Stop 9.
The Boy Done Wrong Again 10.
I Could Be Dreaming 11.
Ever Had a Little Faith?
-Matt
On 30 August 2016 at 16:05, B. Clay Moore via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Bruno Gomes via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S
all
time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums)
What an absolutely impossible task! But as an obsessive list maker, I couldn't resist:
1. Expectations 2. She's Losing It 3. Stars of Track and Field 4. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 5. If You're Feeling Sinister 6. The Boy With the Arab Strap 7. Waiting For the Moon to Rise 8. I'm a Cuckoo 9. Roy Walker 10. Funny Little Frog 11. I Didn't See It Coming 12. Nobody's Empire
2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of".
Tried. Couldn't bring myself to do it.
Hopeless.
-- ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore B. Clay Moore Online <http://www.bclaymoore.wordpress.com> -----------------------------------
Being pedantic, one could not in all honesty follow the rules and it still remain an ‘all time best-of’, don’t you think? However, it’s rather a charming idea and not being able to ever escape the appeal of making a mix, here is my eleven song playlist. I’ve even sifted it so that it’s not strictly chronological. I think it plays through rather marvellously. You may choose to disagree. That is your prerogative. But you would, of course, be wrong. The State I Am In Another Sunny Day Like Dylan In The Movies Sukie In The Graveyard Enter Sylvia Plath I Want The World To Stop Piazza, New York Catcher I Don’t Love Anyone Simple Things If You Find Yourself Caught In Love Judy and the Dream of Horses Who else is going to play this diverting little game? The Duke xx www.unpopular-culture.com the home of unpopular culture
On 30 Aug 2016, at 07:05, B. Clay Moore via Sinister <sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Bruno Gomes via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S all time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums)
What an absolutely impossible task! But as an obsessive list maker, I couldn't resist:
1. Expectations 2. She's Losing It 3. Stars of Track and Field 4. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 5. If You're Feeling Sinister 6. The Boy With the Arab Strap 7. Waiting For the Moon to Rise 8. I'm a Cuckoo 9. Roy Walker 10. Funny Little Frog 11. I Didn't See It Coming 12. Nobody's Empire
2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of".
Tried. Couldn't bring myself to do it.
Hopeless.
-- ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore B. Clay Moore Online <http://www.bclaymoore.wordpress.com> -----------------------------------
Arse. I forgot FISHYCLAP. Well, if given the chance you would, wouldn’t you? Anyway, I like my mix too much to go back and swap something out so IT WILL STAND. Just remember: Rules are for breaking, kids. The Duke www.unpopular-culture.com the home of unpopular culture
On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:47, alistair fitchett via Sinister <sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
Being pedantic, one could not in all honesty follow the rules and it still remain an ‘all time best-of’, don’t you think? However, it’s rather a charming idea and not being able to ever escape the appeal of making a mix, here is my eleven song playlist. I’ve even sifted it so that it’s not strictly chronological. I think it plays through rather marvellously. You may choose to disagree. That is your prerogative. But you would, of course, be wrong.
The State I Am In Another Sunny Day Like Dylan In The Movies Sukie In The Graveyard Enter Sylvia Plath I Want The World To Stop Piazza, New York Catcher I Don’t Love Anyone Simple Things If You Find Yourself Caught In Love Judy and the Dream of Horses
Who else is going to play this diverting little game?
The Duke xx
www.unpopular-culture.com the home of unpopular culture
On 30 Aug 2016, at 07:05, B. Clay Moore via Sinister <sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Bruno Gomes via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S all time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums)
What an absolutely impossible task! But as an obsessive list maker, I couldn't resist:
1. Expectations 2. She's Losing It 3. Stars of Track and Field 4. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 5. If You're Feeling Sinister 6. The Boy With the Arab Strap 7. Waiting For the Moon to Rise 8. I'm a Cuckoo 9. Roy Walker 10. Funny Little Frog 11. I Didn't See It Coming 12. Nobody's Empire
2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of".
Tried. Couldn't bring myself to do it.
Hopeless.
-- ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore B. Clay Moore Online <http://www.bclaymoore.wordpress.com> -----------------------------------
It was a hard task, but I was finally able to make the list. The songs are ordered as if I was going to record it in a mix tape. I have to say it was really fun to make it. It's been a while since I listened to some of the records, so I was able to remember some tunes that I haven't listened properly recently. I hope you like it. Side A: 1. My wandering days are over 2. Ease Your Feet In The Sea 3. There's Too Much Love 4. The Everlasting Muse 5. Lord Anthony 6. Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John Side B: 1. Is It Wicked Not To Care? 2. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love 3. Act Of The Apostle Part 2 4. Mary Jo 5. Judy And The Dream Of Horses Love, Miguel Em 31/08/2016 16:47, alistair fitchett via Sinister escreveu:
Being pedantic, one could not in all honesty follow the rules and it still remain an 'all time best-of', don't you think? However, it's rather a charming idea and not being able to ever escape the appeal of making a mix, here is my eleven song playlist. I've even sifted it so that it's not strictly chronological. I think it plays through rather marvellously. You may choose to disagree. That is your prerogative. But you would, of course, be wrong.
The State I Am In Another Sunny Day Like Dylan In The Movies Sukie In The Graveyard Enter Sylvia Plath I Want The World To Stop Piazza, New York Catcher I Don't Love Anyone Simple Things If You Find Yourself Caught In Love Judy and the Dream of Horses
Who else is going to play this diverting little game?
The Duke xx
www.unpopular-culture.com [1] the home of unpopular culture
On 30 Aug 2016, at 07:05, B. Clay Moore via Sinister <sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Bruno Gomes via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S all time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums)
What an absolutely impossible task! But as an obsessive list maker, I couldn't resist:
1. Expectations 2. She's Losing It 3. Stars of Track and Field 4. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 5. If You're Feeling Sinister 6. The Boy With the Arab Strap 7. Waiting For the Moon to Rise 8. I'm a Cuckoo 9. Roy Walker 10. Funny Little Frog 11. I Didn't See It Coming 12. Nobody's Empire
2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of".
Tried. Couldn't bring myself to do it.
Hopeless.
-- ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore B. Clay Moore Online <http://www.bclaymoore.wordpress.com [2]> -----------------------------------
The first two albums were generally referred to as Tigermilk and Sinister, which seem quite reasonable. The next two were abbreviated as twattybus and fishyclap, neither of which my spellchecker recognises as words. I don't know of any other dubious abbreviations till we get to the most recent album, occasionally called gippywand. Can anyone help with the ones I have missed? Ian On 25 August 2016 at 12:37, Bruno Gomes via Sinister < sinister@lists.missprint.org> wrote:
Hi all, but especially Honey,
At the footer of the latest Digest, we have => End of Sinister Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1
But in the previous (or close enough) Digest, from "some days ago", we had => End of sinister-digest V4 #1445
So, how come we change from V4 to Vol 2?
Anyway... so glad to hear that the lis tis still alive, and one last thing: PLEASE don't move to facebook!
And now a lame attempt to bring some activity to the list:
1 - Would you all please send your opinions on what would be your B&S all time bestof? But with "some constraints" (so the thing gets balanced through ALL the discography), like so: - the elegible records are the 8 studio albums (i.e. no EPs, singles, or soundtracks) - you must pick (at least) 1 track from each record - you must come up with a total of 11 tracks OR 46 minutes total running time (yes, the average number of tracks and running time of said 8 studio albums)
2- Well, the same as 1, but for the "worst of".
Last but not least: can anyone please remind me of all the álbum acronyms? (such as fishyclap, etc) - did all the "later" albums receive this treatment?
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