"then again.... maybe its time to say it..... i thought 'storytelling' sounded half-developed, like a band chucking out something for their fans, and saying 'will this do?'. i've been disappointed by their recent live performances. i think its sad that isobel left, (although at the time i thought it was good, because when you're on stage you really shouldn't have someone at the front, yawning throughout for all the audience to see, because if you can't even be excited about your own music, how can you expect other people to be?) err...where was i...oh yes... but now... i think its sad ....about isobel's departure... if struan was the brain of b&s, isobel seemed like the heart, at least to begin with, in those glory days and crazy crazy nights.." Here's my take on it: Storytelling was made for a movie, right? It's definitely not their best work, but it has some redeeming songs on it, right? Wandering Alone has the really nice violin interlude, does it not? And Scooby Driver, while short, is definitely worth a listen. Big John Shaft sounds quite a bit like regular 'ol B&S and even the title track is decent. Anyway, what I'm getting at is that we should forgive them Storytelling (which I readily admit, was a bit of a disappointment), and see what they go on to do. Afterall, I was a bit disappointed in Legal Man - I liked the song, but when I heard the whole CD, I sincerely hoped that it wasn't going to be their "new direction" - and it wasn't. I really enjoyed Fold Your Hands..., Jonathan David and I'm Waking Up to Us. As for Isobel leaving, before I decide whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, I want to hear their new alubm. For all I know, it could be full of songs just as wonderful as "Lazy Line Painter Jane" or "Century of Fakers". Then again, it could be full of "Beyond the Sunrise"s. (blech!) Furthermore, Isobel could always rejoin the band. Sure, it seeems like a long-shot since she's now busy getting a new release together (correct me if I'm wrong there), but you never know. She might decide that she likes working with the band better. And even if she doesn't rejoin, she can always do the occasional guest performance. Anyway, that's my two cents. -Holly -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup One click access to the Top Search Engines http://www.exactsearchbar.com/mailcom +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+