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Funky, Funky Seb wrote: I wish I had a Claire Grogan somewhere. <sighs>. Is that A Claire Grogan, or THE Claire Grogan? I doubt many of us would say no to the real article, and now that cloning is so advanced, all one of us needs is some piece of Grogan ephemera with her skin cells on it which we can then send to a suitable chemist (there must be one out there in Listland) who can sort us all a Claire Grogan of our very own! Or alternatively, we could persuade the lovely Ms. G to auction herself for the hospital thing and whichever Listee offers the most gets to gaze adoringly at her in their very own home. For a bit. She'd be up for that, don't you reckon? If we asked nicely and all... Okay, own up then, who's the flush geezer who bought Tigermilk. I know you're there somewhere (even if it is as a cover for some Japanese bloke working for a Tokyo dealership). I'd just like to say that I am willing to auction my entire Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Collection, on behalf of the Association for Sufferers of Munchausen's syndrome - I've got everything up to Bloodsport for All! Now don't all rush at once... B&S content - hmmm. One of my friends who heard them for the first time yesterday was very impressed, but said that they sound like the Stone Roses. Any comments? I'm beginning to see what she meant, though I'm finding it very difficult to put into words. To quote my chum Alastair, who one or two of you might know - "perhaps just the pure happy pop thing. (the first roses album only, obviously)" - I reckon he's hit the nail on the head. Any other unlikely suggestions as to B&S bedfellows? Did anyone understand what that Ellis fellow was going on about? I was watching the world BMX championships on Eurosport (I was waiting for the Indycar racing, honest) and they all seemed to speak like that. The witch hunt is narrowing down - soon his head will be on a virtual pole outside the list gates and our enemies will fear us... Ho hum, back to stories about anthropomorphised ants, then, love Mark +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Mark Casarotto wrote:
B&S content - hmmm. One of my friends who heard them for the first time yesterday was very impressed, but said that they sound like the Stone Roses. Any comments?
Beg pardon? I fail to see the common thread.
who one or two of you might know - "perhaps just the pure happy pop thing.
Again, pardon? I quite enjoy the poetic melancholy, though certainly happiness comes through as well. Depends if we're talking about, say, "You Made Me Forget My Dreams", or "Judy and the Dream of Horses".
Any other unlikely suggestions as to B&S bedfellows?
Forgive me if I repeat myself -- I forget what I've told people in private email, versus here. But other artists who share the poetic melacholy I mentioned, or simply make well-refined pop: Prefab Sprout, The Blue Nile, Saint Etienne, The Smiths. B&S do bear a slight resemblance to some of The Kinks' material, like _Village Green Preservation Society_ which a friend played for me a few times. Another friend commented that B&S reminded him of some artists on the Sarah label. The Field Mice are the only ones I know. Would you say Northern Picture Library or Trembling Blue Stars is a significant development beyond The Field Mice? Their naivete and greeting-card sentiment was endearing, but that could become tiresome after a few more years of it. --Mark __ <http://www.xnet.com/~mkolmar/BurningRome> <MPEG & RA audio clips> Imminent: SENSELESS CD on Mindfield Records MindCD03 Cathartium 14 "The electricity is no better off than on." +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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