Sinister: newcomer type stuff

[A.M. Horne]

On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, C Browning wrote:

> i always hate first e.mails to mailing lists. you come across all naive and stupid because you 
> don't know the protocol and jargon. but i've never been in a mailing list as - well - 
> argumentative as this one! i don't mean bickering but everytime i check my e.mail i have about 
> five new messages - makes me look dead popular as well. and i must admit its rather fun. on the 
> XTC list, people tend to just dream about new recordings, on the flying nun one i get 
> frustrated cos i'll never be able to track down the arsing stuff but here each e.mail seems to 
> be genuinely interesting discussing the musical underbelly of the uk. here at loughborough 
> music is still in the oasis/prodigy predictable glut so its a refreshing change to have all 
> this discussion about bands like ultrasound and mogwai and the beloved b&s who will be shaping 
> the music world for years to come, when people have finally realised the vacuity of the 
> brothers gallagher. to me "if you're feeling sinister" had the effect on first listening that i 
> imagine a listener thirty odd years ago would have had first listening to someone like nick 
> drake. in many ways he's as influential in the world of music now as ever, name dropped all 
> over the place. belle and sebastian have that air of unprecious naturally polished jewel that, 
> just because it isn't big and obvious isn't appreciated by the masses. but neither should it 
> be. i admit i do tend to choose my favourite bands from their rating as undiscovered classic, 
> obscure type categories. but good music is good music. you may like arab strap (i found it a 
> little - er - wilfully amateur for amateur's sake, but i'm sure they were fully aware of that) 
> or the manics (too earnest for me , but hey they covered 'taking teh skin heads bowling' so we 
> know they have some sense of humour) or the beegees as far as i care. i'll even let some people 
> off for liking oasis (only just though) but whatever belle and sebastian are to me, unlike any 
> other band out there. i played the album once and knew i will be playing it for as long as i 
> have arms to press the button marked play and ears to hear it. and that surely is teh mark of 
> good music.
> 
> before you all write and ask me what the hell i'm on about, i'd just like to say i'm not really 
> sure. but hey. let me off. i'm new. thanks for making life at loughborough a little more 
> interesting with your discussions at any rate. i think i'll be happy here as it were.
> 
> i'll stop rambling now and go.
> 
> chris browning

bless....

amh


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