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the title of the album is "The Boy With The Arab Strap"

Not the best name for the album is it? Isn't it just going to make people associate B&S with Arab Strap more? If they wanted to name it after a track title, "It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career" or "Simple Things" would have been a more fitting title.

Well said. Either one of those would have made perfect album titles. Although, on second though, "Simple Things" might have been a little obvious. But "A Brilliant Career" would have been a great album title. But I see through B&S's little album title scheme. What's happened is that they've completely sold out and this album title is just a cheap attempt to lure the unsuspecting legions of Arab Strap fans into buying the album, thereby guaranteeing a #1 debut on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, the Arab Strap fans will have been duped into buying an album with (shudder) singing and melodies and precious few mentions of drug binges, and will end up bawling into their heroin spoons, diluting the mix and spoiling a perfectly good hit. I hope Stuarts and co. are happy with themselves!

Anyone here like Frente? N.Z band aren't they?

Australian...Melbourne, I'm pretty sure. I wasn't crazy about either one of their albums, but The Labour of Love EP is fifteen minutes of some of the most beautiful music ever. I wish they had stayed on that path... I'm still reeling from the brilliance of those Sleep the Clock Around lyrics. I had pretty much every word wrong. I have a date with my, um, five-string when I get home. Trusted to this, Reid ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------