Well hello there. Thought I'd join in with some gig reporting back/album
musings. This will probably be my only post for another year or however
long it's been, so forgive me if it's long...
Just to add to Fiona's memories of Brighton:
- very disappointing to have Lazy Line Painter Jane (still my favourite
track live) snatched away at the last minute due to misjudged audience
participation. I remember sitting there thinking 'oh I know all the bloody
words, get off woman and let me have a go' but then realising that a) I was
in the circle a few dozen feet above the stage and b) I probably WOULDN'T
remember the words once on stage and being hugged by Stuart. Sadly she
turned out not to know the words to The State I Am In either, so Stuart
kindly gave her a tambourine to bang instead like a small left-out child.
- Your Cover's Blown is, as chris has said, amazing live. Better than any
of the numbers they've supposedly had ten years to perfect... (though it
was quite endearing to see Stuart STILL forgetting the lyrics to Slow
Graffiti).
- on being asked what team he supported (original!) Stuart claimed that he
only supported 'half a team - Hove Albion, but not Brighton' because he
liked his big posh houses by the sea to be pristine rock star pads rather
than delapidated crack dens. Or something.
- there was discussion of the Strokes gig down the road, and as Fiona said,
a short and suspiciously perfect blast of 'Last Night'. 'I wish I was in
the Strokes...' said Stuart wistfully.
- daring death-defying handrail walking during Electronic Renaissance was
definitely a highlight. Stuart seems to be much more of a showman these
days (stooping down to shake people's hands!), also much more in control of
the rest of the band somehow.
As for the album: I have only listened to it at work so far, meaning that I
haven't had the chance to crank it up to full volume. But listening to B&S
slightly muted while daydreaming at a desk is maybe as good a way as any...
Act of the Apostles a strange choice for an opener; too generic indie, and
not as catchy as it thinks it is. Another Sunny Day is great - could have
almost come from IYFS if it wasn't for the tighter production and prominent
keyboards, and probably at its best listened to in the summer. Can't wait!
White Collar Boy isn't as good as the similarly glam rock stuff on DCW, a
bit aggressive and obvious for my taste. Not the lyrics though, they are
fab. In The Blues Are Still Blue (like White Collar Boy) the production has
the vocals far too much below everything else, I think, but I love the
chorus (songs about laundrettes are always winners in my book).
Dress Up In You sounds like something from TBWTAS (maybe a quieter, weedier
Dirty Dream No 2) and as such isn't really doing it for me yet (though the
horns are nice). Andrew is right that Sukie In The Graveyard could have
popped out of a B&S song generator (guitar solos excepted perhaps). I like
it, but it seems like Stuart (if it is he) struggles with the speed so his
voice sounds a bit bland.
We Are The Sleepyheads hasn't made much of an impact on me at all, could be
any guitar band bar the voice really :(
I love the dreamy chorus of Song For Sunshine, all very late-sixties
trippy. Most 'different' song on the album in a way. Funny Little Frog
despite the awful name totally justifies its selection as the first single,
I reckon. Beautiful soaring, catchy melody, perfect 'new' B&S. Another one
for summer. Just get rid of the frog...
To Be Myself Completely was great live, but then it's always a pleasure to
watch Stevie jerking around behind the mic in his nice suit and Stuart
momentarily turning into Bez... on record it loses something, but I do love
the intro with the tambourine etc. Falls over a bit in the chorus much like
another Wrong Girl...
Act of the Apostle II starts SO QUIET and continues a bit wavery and
pointless, though the plinky plonk piano just about saves it and it seems
to have turned into a whole new song by the end. Reminded me somewhat of
the Kinks.
Sadly I will not now be able to listen to For The Price Of A Cup of Tea
without thinking of Adrian Evans' acid reflux, but apart from that I rather
like it - nice twiddly bits. AND FINALLY, Mornington Cesecent. It sounds
like an Oasis B-side, tedious percussion and ballady guitar solo and all.
Of course Oasis would never title a song Mornington Crescent, and the
lyrics are quite nice, but is that enough for your closing song? No. I
often have a problem with the final songs on B&S albums. Some of my least
favourite tracks are Judy and the Dream of Horse and Rollercoaster Ride.
Not fade away!
So overall, that's 4 good songs, 5 not sures and 3 turkeys. Not what I
could have hoped my reaction would be but hey, after the greatness of the
Brighton gig I am prepared to forgive a lot. And I've always got my copies
of Tigermilk and IYFS... (not that I would EVER have the 'their early stuff
is better' fight becase that is just stupid).
Love to all,
Archel xxx
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Well, that was quite the action-packed digest, with all the reviews
and the links and things of that nature. There was even a confusing
accusation of encouraging bad thoughts about children (TLP album
cover, apparently). I don't quite understand that one at all.
Anyway, for Eric Cheesybun, I recommend listening to Sufjan Stevens
(Come on feel the Illinoise), and maybe some old Sunny Day Real
Estate. I've been listening to them a lot lately, along with my usual
diet of 70s/80s metal. Speaking of Sunny Day Real Estate, it's only a
matter of time before the early 90s and grunge come back.
Speaking of the early 90s, don't misunderstand the significance of
Mark Lanegan. He might be just "some guy" to you, but to me, he's
"some guy who was in the Washington state grunge band called Screaming
Trees".
On that note, see you later,
Andrea
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Dearest Sinister:
Over the past few years I have been tempted to post, fleetingly, when a
number of heated discussions have flared up. But I have most often chosen to
remain quiet, as I edge towards twenty years of age. I joined this list at
15, when I was living in London for a little while during my sophomore year
of high school (I apologize in advance, to anyone it may irritate, for the
overtly autobiographical nature of this post). Many people on the list were
very kind in welcoming me to the U.K., making mix tapes for me, taping a B&S
radio broadcast to send my way, recommending records stores, etc. Since then
I have come and gone from actively reading posts, but have consistantly
regained my Sinister devotee status when times get Belle & Sebastian-y.
I wanted to write about the new album (surprise surprise). Firstly, I
think it is utterly fanstastic. But I didn't fully upon first listen. I
heard 'Another Sunny Day' as an mp3 sometime in November, and remember the
joyful moment distinctly. I was staring out the window of my room at
Bennington College, and saw my ladyfriend walking down a path maybe three
hundred feet from out house. The song was hitting the 'another rainy day,
we're trapped inside with the trainset' section, and I took off running out
the door and into the oddly-balmy-for-Vermont-in-November sunshine. She
joined me in running back to my room, and there we danced to the last minute
or so of the song before collapsing and playing it over again. I read the
lyrics to all the songs off of the website soon after. Then, sometime in
December, a list-ee friend who had downloaded it, sent me a secret CDR. I
hesitated, then thought, "Oh fuck it, the anticipation is too great, and of
course when I actually buy it I'll like it even better."
At first I was shocked to find no detectable strings other than the
'To Be Myself Completely' violin solo, a whole lot of swagger, and to hear
what seemed to be a record of B&S playing in a room together again. Even
though 'The Life Pursuit' is vasty different from those cherished,
beautifully flawed B&S recordings, I believe the spirit and direct style
resembles them delightfully. As do the lyrics. 'Sukie In The Graveyard'
could have been created by a B&S song generator, but it might be my favorite
track just for that reason! It is everything I could want from a B&S song,
really: dancyiness, nice horn part, lyrics with literary finess and a fine
story to boot. Anyway, at first I thought the record was very good, but also
weird and confusing and not all together cohesive. But I knew to give it
time. As the first B&S release to come out after I became a fan was
'Jonathan David' (arguably the first song of the 'confident' version of the
band), which I didn't at first like but grew to adore, I knew to be patient.
I knew how I had eventually decided each subsequent record was my cup of
tea, even if others didn't agree.
I've taken a break from it for a while. When my three formats of
'Funny Little Frog' single came in the mail, they tickled my pickle. What is
it with people not getting into this song? In my estimation it has the
catchy staying power of all those 60s and 70s pop songs snobs would tell me
B&S were ripping off, with enormously better lyrics and musicianship. Isn't
that what good bands do sometimes? It explodes from the speakers! Today I
woke, tired from winter-internshipping, bleary eyed, to the third sunny day
Washington state has seen in the past two months. I picked up my CD/DVD
package (Super swanky cover art and accompanying photos! Well done Stuart!)
and a nice hot coffee, then set out for a walk to remember. All the other
memories of days when new B&S recordings have been released, since I got
that little start in 2001, came back to me vividly. The beginning of high
school to the beginning of college, perhaps the most important 'growing up'
time. Points marked by afternoon walks where I always stop in the middle and
flip through the liner notes. This band has never dissapointed me, and today
I felt, stronger than ever, how I doubt they ever will.
With shyly given love~
Andrew
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Daerest Busty List
Petridish, via Sister Disco, sed:
"Say a word against the Scottish septet in print and they launch kamikaze
raids on your inbox and write letters to your editor in cat's blood."
Come on, Lexi, you know we only deal in fwuffy kittens round these parts.
Way back, I went to see Belle and Sebastihen's Tuesday gig at the ABC in
Glasgow with Ailsa nee Ross and somebody even taller than Big Stu who used
to be on the list for a very short time a very long while ago. Ailsa and
I thought it was very strange that we didn't know anyone there. We
searched and searched for upside-down badges and friendly faces, but no
luck (rants about picnics, meet-ups and Ye Olden Tymes for a couple of
paragraphs, then thinks better of it and deletes it all). Oh, we did see
Stephen Pastel, though.
THEN, when the gig ended, we realised that there was a bit for VIPs
upstairs and who should come down those stairs but some dead snooty types
eg. Chrys and Julya Lynyrd, "Crazylegs" Keith Watson and Patrick
Municipool! We comforted ourselves with the knowledge that we were down
with the real fans, even if half of them looked like they were only there
because they quite like that one at the end of Teachers.
Should I say something about the actual, like, music? OK, then. It was
rather good. They are 'tight' these days and also 'in tune'. They did a
lot of songs off IYFS, presumably because they were still well rehearsed
from the album gig in London. Actually, there was a lot of old stuff and
the new stuff was good too. Only one I wasn't so keen on (sorry Stevie),
and Stupot forgot the words once, so it almost felt like Ye Olden Tymes
(rant etc.)
Oooh, and we stood under Europe's Largest Glitterball. It was kind of
dazzling and also very big, as you'd expect, I suppose. When the lights
went down a bit, you could see the whole crowd reflected in its little
squares. It made me feel a bit misty, or maybe that was the booze from
the ABC's amazing bottle bar (really, they do have an excellent selection.
I mean it!)
In other news, I have a new job, and they are sending me to India! And my
vaccinations are making me feel like I've been hit by a truck. Poor old
...
Juicy Lucy
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Sister Disco:
> I do not like the packaging of the new album. It is
>sexist, promotes paedofiddlia, and the knees are
>nobbly.
Fatherhood does that to you eh? All of a sudden you have to think twice
about looking at those lovely young ladies who are now closer in age to your
daughter than they are to you.
Miller Continues:
> It is a good album though, I give it four stars.
I'm getting there, I'm on about three and half at the moment. The half is
slightly obscured by the cloud that is Lidls Bourbon.
I'm quite taken by "For the price of a cup of tea" which reminds me of one
of the great injustices in the corridors of County Hall. How can a cup of
tea equate to one packet of Wheat Crunchies when the price of a cup of
coffee will get you a packet of Cheesey McCoys? How can that be right?
Surely more effort goes into making an urn of tea than an urn of coffee?
Surely teabags are well expensive compared to the crap instant dust they
pass as coffee? I flatly refuse to drink the coffee but that may have
something to do with my continuing acid reflux problems.
"White Collar Boy" sounds like it belongs on a Carter USM album somewhere.
That's all for another 4 years.
Adrian
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Sinisterrrs,
It's about time I passed on a few nudges below from people I've
received in the last week towards interviews and video footage of the
band in the wake of the new LP. Firstly an interview with Stupot by
the Onion AV Club in Chicago. Then BBC Scotland mailing us to tell
us they've put up the whole of the recent performance of the band
as streaming video, complete with students dressed up in the 21st
century's interpretation of 70s fashion (a Stalinesque rewriting of
history if ever I saw one: if you *really* want to look authentically
70s, stop using skin and hair products and live solely on Findus
Crispy Pancakes for a year or so). And finally, seeing as we're all
hip with teh internets now, video interviews from Faceculture with
Richard and the usually shy and retiring Bob, which I haven't watched
yet but appear charmingly like watching a Dutch version of Parkinson.
Seeing Bob talk is a bit of a surprise. It's a bit like watching
a badger who you've spent years peeking at through infrared cameras
on your lawn at night suddenly stand up in a hat and coat and hold
a press conference.
Also Forbidden Planet in Edinburgh wished me to mention that they'll
have that Bumper Book of B&S Cartoons in soon.
Sadly, none of these nudges I get come with freebies enticing me to
publicise them. You can interpret that as either me proudly stating
that the list remains fiercely independent, or me moaning a bit.
I bet if I was running the James Blunt list I'd be deluged with tasty
foodstuffs and shiny little presents all the time.
I liked Alexis Petridis's piece from the Guardian, it made me
giggle a little and it's nice to see B&S fans still characterised
as fiercely loyal and venomous nutters. I thought that view was
becoming unfashionable since those halcyon days five years ago when
the NME called us a peculiarly deranged fanbase and sick posse
of f**ked in the head psycho-fans as immortalised in the footer
(their peculiarly prudish asterisks, not mine). Yay we're back!
Honey x
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Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:09:07 -0600
From: Keith Phipps <kphipps(a)theonion.com>
To: honey(a)missprint.org
Subject: Stuart Murdoch interview
Hey,
I don't know if you all have seen this yet or not, but we've got an interview
with Stuart Murdoch running this week: http://www.avclub.com/content/
Best,
Keith
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Chicago, IL 60610
www.avclub.com
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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:10:39 -0000
From: Nick Dempsey <nick.dempsey(a)bbc.co.uk>
To: honey(a)missprint.org
Subject: B&S on BBC Scotland TV
Hi there.
Just thought you might like to inform list subscribers that all of the
Belle and Sebastian tracks from this week's broadcast on BBC Scotland's
The Music Show are now available as video streams on our website at:
bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicshow/
Best wishes,
Nick Dempsey
Assistant Web Producer
BBC Scotland
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Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 18:13:14 +0100
From: Martin - FaceCulture <martin(a)faceculture.nl>
Subject: Video interview Belle and Sebastian
FaceCulture, www.faceculture.nl , met guitarist/bassist Bobby Kildea
and drummer Richard Colburn of Scottish band Belle and Sebastian in
the Victoria Hotel in Amsterdam. We spoke about the new album The
Life Pursuit, their first album Tiger Milk, the absence of strings
on The Life Pursuit, former member Isobel Campbell, lyrics, producer
Tony Hoffer, Glasgow and lots more!! We even found the time to drink
a cup of tea. I definitely think it's worth a mention in the news
section!
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For some reason, the Funny Little Frog single isn't available on
iTunes here in the US, and now, as of today, when TLP was released
here, it's not available as well. Is it just me? Seems kind of
odd. By the way, is the bonus DVD worth picking up? I think they're
selling it in three different formats...not sure what my local record
store is going to be carrying, though...
--Ben
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Hello kids,
This is about my fourth attempt to post in the last
few weeks - I think something is up at missprint
towers. Hopefully this will make it through.
POP RECORD
I am currently half way through my first listen of TLP
- many will be angered by my glib approach - typing
and listening, therefore not paying full attention to
either.
First thoughts - it's good. Certainly the first B&S
record that I've wanted to dance to from the start,
but my bedroom is just one big pile of pants and ants
(how does anyone manage to get ants in February?) so
I'm not going to risk it.
Also, I feel a bit poorly and have to preserve my
energy for Sheffield on Thursday.
What's everyone's problem (unnecessarily aggressive
tone, but there we go) with Funny Little Frog? I have
seen so many articles questioning why it was released
as a single. Answer: Because it's the best thing
they've done since Jonathan David.
Although I don't rate the B sides - I like smut
as much as the next sinisterine, but I just can't
giggle from behind my hand while listening to Meat And
Potatoes. I prefered the subtler sexual references
about thrush, S&M and seeing other people.
I don't get the video either - it's just strictly come
indie dancing, although the inclusion of LLPJ from the
Botanic Gardens lit up my miserable January day and
reminded me of happier times.
I think the best thing about all the new material
though, without a doubt, is that Trevor The Horne
hasn't ruined it with his "My First Casio" production
that managed to eek every last bit of life and soul
out of DCW.
ROCKING ROUND BLIGHTY
Well, in a positive content fest, I move from one
Scottish band topic to another. Some good old
fashioned reporting back.
A week or so ago, I toddled off to Manchester for my
sixth viewing of B&S. I went on my own (because I
smell) and ate my sandwiches at Oxford Road station.
It is generally agreed that a colder day has never
been recorded.
The venue was, rather marvelously, about 200m from the
station and what a lovely little place it was. You
could see the band and hear them perfectly, and the
toilets were alright too. As I grow older, this
becomes more and more important.
I missed Brakes on purpose, just so I didn't have to
look like a loner for too long. Beans skulked around
behind me, monitoring the wares at the Banchory
merchadise stall. Some nice kids then told me they
recognised me and so I hung out with them, smack bang
in the middle of the venue.
Why does Struan wear that hat? I thought this episode
ended after the Dog On Wheels video. He also had a big
coat on for "I Fought In A War"
I won't do a set list, you can pick them up anywhere
(but not at Poundland - I just checked)
The highlights of the main set were "Your Cover's
Blown" which was the best thing I've ever heard them
do live, and the new rocking version of Dog On Wheels.
Loneliness... was also very welcome.
The lowlights were the hushed reverence of the crowd.
You could hear a pin drop between songs - it just
seemed like most people didn't want to be there.
Also, the little bicker between Struan and Stevie as
the latter blocked the formers view of the audience
for Fox In The Snow. The song was stopped and a short
argument ensued before it was agreed not to air dirty
laundry in public.
The final low point was to become a high point. The
laptop packed up and stopped them doing Electronic
Renaissance - my second favourite B&S song
However...
Come the encore, they had fixed it. Struan ran into
the audience to sing and stopped right next to me. He
asked whether we knew the words. After a few lines of
me appearing to be the only person who did, he came
over and told me to sing into the microphone, so we
sang the rest of it together!
Whether it could actually be heard, I have no idea but
it was a toppermost moment!
I think I might also have accidentally brushed his
manhood.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
I have written quite a lot, but it is my first post in
yonks so maybe I can be forgiven?
It is nice to see that people are still meeting up.
Maybe one day I will make it down to the smoke for a
picnic. I don't think I've been to one for about five
years.
I will try my best to wear an upside down badge at
Sheffield. Do the kids still do that?
I have become obsessed recently with Jilted John.
I realise I am about 28 years too late (bar the rather
wonderful performance at Ipswich as the B&S interlude
in 2001), but his album is the greatest documentation
of teenage angst ever created.
An entire song about breeding fancy mice to overcome
the despair of acne! It's funny because it's true!
I love you all,
Chris Jones.
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Dearest Sinister,
What is the world coming to when Pitchfork gives a Belle & Sebastian
album a good review, while the Guardian savages it? Nothing good,
that's what. You'd think our fair heroes had drawn blasphemous
cartoons of the prophet or something.
At any rate, I think TLP is a much better album than DCW- the latter
had too many half-formed ideas and knobbly lyrics. The only thing that
really stuck with me from the debate over DCW on this very list was
Idleberry decrying the rhyme of Tokyo with "Thin-Lizzio"; I thought of
this a couple of weeks ago when I was listening to the live Sinister
album, and realized that rhyming "cuddle" with "muddle" really isn't
any great shakes, either.
There hasn't been much (if any) mention of that album here, and I have
to say that's a shame because it's really good. I could have done
without the 2 minutes of clapping at the end of "Judy and the Dream of
Horses", though. Yes, we get it- people love you.
But what was I talking about? Ah yes, the New Album. I've been
listening to it for about two months, because I'm evil. Regardless of
that, I have no profound insights about it. I like it, and think it's
their best album since Sinister- certaintly it's their most engaging
and consistent. But what do I know; I defended Fishyclap way back in
the prehistoric year of 2000, and now I think it's pretty dire.
I won't be sending any lists, top 10 or otherwise, because I don't
really listen to new music anymore. I spend all my money on DVDs, my
dog, and whores. I've been trying to rectify this, but it's hard to
figure out what's good that I've missed in the past 3 or 4 years. Any
recommendations?
Best,
Eric Cheesybun
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+-+ "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 +-+
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+-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+
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Howdy,
If anyone else is going to the belfast gig, myself and
some of the other list folk wil most likely be in
Auntie Annie's from 5-ish onwards.
Since no-one probably knows what anyone else looks
like, there's a link below to my myspace profile, feel
free to tap me on the shoulder! :o)
Hope everyone's enjoying the new album, it's really
growing on me... Lovin' Sukie in the Graveyard best at
the moment though.
James J
http://www.myspace.com/llamafarmerjames
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+-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+
+-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+
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+-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+
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+-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+
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