I was wavering as to whether or not I liked this, and then remembered that I don't hesitate to admit loving Bat Out of Hell, so I obviously have a weakness for overblown melodrama, ergo I must like this. So I do. What the hell, who needs cred anyway.
What a brilliant description. And apt. This track gives me the same sort of blissed-out feeling I used to get from their "One Too Many Mornings". So the Chemical Brothers must have this thing about sunrises. Must be all those years of late-night DJ sets at summer festivals.
This is Music As Art. That's why some people don't get it. Not saying they should - Music As Art involves a different response than just Music As Entertainment. Hence the reverse bell curve on the ratings. Me, I'm on the right hand side of the bell, cresting the wave and trying to spill onto the next page. One of the greatest musical performances ever recorded, in my ever-so-humble.
I listen to a lot of Calexico and love them but let's face it, they usually tread a reasonably predictable track ... I don't mean that in a bad way - I just mean that if you listen to a lot of Calexico you kinda know what you're going to get.
But every now & again they pull something quite special out of the bag. And this is one of those. The mandolin does it for me, big time, with that chugging bass. Sweet.
My musical education began with this album - it was the first *good* album I ever bought - and this is the best track on the album IMHO. Brings tears to my eyes and takes years off me. 10 is not enough.
Recently stumbled upon an extraordinary Cure tribute album called 'perfect like cats' that has some of the most way-out covers I've ever heard. They make this version sound positively note-faithful. I think it shows the strength of the songs that both the (relatively) recognizable versions on the Just Like Heaven album and the more *ahem* unconventional versions on 'Perfect as Cats' are classy and lovely. Either that, or I just like hearing the same ol' crud recycled over n over.
On the off-chance you're wondering which is the correct album title, it's 'as' , not 'like'
Recently stumbled upon an extraordinary Cure tribute album called 'perfect like cats' that has some of the most way-out covers I've ever heard. They make this version sound positively note-faithful. I think it shows the strength of the songs that both the (relatively) recognizable versions on the Just Like Heaven album and the more *ahem* unconventional versions on 'Perfect as Cats' are classy and lovely. Either that, or I just like hearing the same ol' crud recycled over n over.
If I ever see Snow Patrol live, it'll come as quite a shock to discover they actually don't look like Katherine Heigl. Thanks to *that song* and *that TV show* that's the picture that comes into my head when I hear them. And I have to say I'm grateful, it's a great picture.
I *hate* judging singers by their looks, but wow - this woman is stunning.
She did a glorious track with Thievery Corporation on one of the Hotel Costes albums a few years back called 'Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes", and a track for the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' TV series called 'Summerbreeze' - both quite, quite beautiful.
Great voice (not to mention eyes you could drown in. ::sigh:: )
If you were LOST on an island and you could only listen to one band, who would it be?
Gotta be the Beatles for most.
Thin White Rope. Their version of "Some Velvet Morning" is still the track I hope to die to (preferably by being shot by Jessica Alba's jealous husband)
Unlike what was taught my generation, WWII was really won by the Soviets with the help of America and Britain.
The Soviets weren't fighting the Japanese (they only declared war on the Japanese in August 1945), they had the luxury of applying their entire military effort in one direction. Yes they were vital to an "Allied" (perhaps we should simply say 'anti-fascist') victory in WW2, but saying 'they won it with a bit of help from US & UK' is a bit much.
This song...is like the sun rising in my ears.
What a brilliant description. And apt. This track gives me the same sort of blissed-out feeling I used to get from their "One Too Many Mornings". So the Chemical Brothers must have this thing about sunrises. Must be all those years of late-night DJ sets at summer festivals.
But every now & again they pull something quite special out of the bag. And this is one of those. The mandolin does it for me, big time, with that chugging bass. Sweet.
Recently stumbled upon an extraordinary Cure tribute album called 'perfect like cats' that has some of the most way-out covers I've ever heard. They make this version sound positively note-faithful. I think it shows the strength of the songs that both the (relatively) recognizable versions on the Just Like Heaven album and the more *ahem* unconventional versions on 'Perfect as Cats' are classy and lovely. Either that, or I just like hearing the same ol' crud recycled over n over.
On the off-chance you're wondering which is the correct album title, it's 'as' , not 'like'
Recently stumbled upon an extraordinary Cure tribute album called 'perfect like cats' that has some of the most way-out covers I've ever heard. They make this version sound positively note-faithful. I think it shows the strength of the songs that both the (relatively) recognizable versions on the Just Like Heaven album and the more *ahem* unconventional versions on 'Perfect as Cats' are classy and lovely. Either that, or I just like hearing the same ol' crud recycled over n over.
No, the voice. Definitely the voice. Oh god.
Not sure how you made the distinction as to which was worse. They're both excruciating. If I ever hear this song again I'll have to hack my ears off.
So you're saying that out of the whole album, they got one intro to one song right? What a good effort. Their mums will be so proud.
Absotively and posilutely. Whoever chose this song to close this movie was a genius.
Seconded, thirded and fourthed. We are not worthy, etc etc.
She did a glorious track with Thievery Corporation on one of the Hotel Costes albums a few years back called 'Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes", and a track for the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' TV series called 'Summerbreeze' - both quite, quite beautiful.
Great voice (not to mention eyes you could drown in. ::sigh:: )
Gotta be the Beatles for most.
Thin White Rope. Their version of "Some Velvet Morning" is still the track I hope to die to (preferably by being shot by Jessica Alba's jealous husband)
Unlike what was taught my generation, WWII was really won by the Soviets with the help of America and Britain.
The Soviets weren't fighting the Japanese (they only declared war on the Japanese in August 1945), they had the luxury of applying their entire military effort in one direction. Yes they were vital to an "Allied" (perhaps we should simply say 'anti-fascist') victory in WW2, but saying 'they won it with a bit of help from US & UK' is a bit much.
And yeah, I can get the Mazzy Star reference.
and ... what a great segue into This Mortal Coil. Bliss.