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Post by equalheights on Mar 4, 2007 1:59:36 GMT 10
Thoughts? Opinions? The new album comes out here in less than a week and out of the 3 songs I've heard so far only one really clicks with me. The new stuff sounds a bit too..happy. I like my AOF to be wintery and melancholy! Still looking forward to the album though.
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Post by Jurds on Mar 5, 2007 9:29:10 GMT 10
I have heard a bit of the new stuff through their live shows and "Night on Night" is so far the most melancholy of the lot. I had a bootleg of it solo from a while back and it was pretty gut wrenching. Must be harder writing the way he does when he is happily in love  Can't wait for the album. |
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Post by equalheights on Mar 5, 2007 17:25:49 GMT 10
Yeah I heard Night on Night on the myspace a while back when it was up. Definately the best so far. Whats the story with the "happily in love" thing?
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Post by Jurds on Mar 6, 2007 8:23:43 GMT 10
Ollie (AFAIK) is still in a long term relationship........which i would assume makes it more difficult to continue writing songs about relationship break-ups, loss etc......
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Post by equalheights on Mar 6, 2007 18:36:24 GMT 10
No I get that. I'm just wondering how you know this and what the story is. I remember hearing somewhere he was with Peggy Frew pre second story...
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Post by Jurds on Mar 7, 2007 9:02:03 GMT 10
From memory he and Peggy broke up some time after the Wires "tour". I have spoken to him a couple of times at gigs fairly recently and he told me about the new squeeze.
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Post by Delirium on Mar 10, 2007 19:27:38 GMT 10
After much searching, I finally found a copy in JB Hi-Fi, thank God for JB. Anyways, im really loving it. Higlights so far are "Distance as virtue", "Mysteries", and of course "night on night"...
The content sounds alot happier, but I dont think their style or tone has significantly changed. Unlike Augie (and to a lesser extent SFK), their albums dont sound radically different. Nevertheless, they keep doing what they do best, and my first impressions with their new one is positive.
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Post by equalheights on Mar 11, 2007 18:54:49 GMT 10
Yeah I'm really not sure what I think. It will need a few more listens, but there are definately some good moments. Also the first and last tracks are very strong, carrying on from Wires and Second Story.
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Post by Delirium on Mar 30, 2007 19:11:36 GMT 10
After many many spins, I have to say this album has grown from 'good' to 'amazing'. My initial faviourite songs have now been dwarfed by the kinds of songs you dislike at first, but eventually they become the best of the best.
'misty as the morning' and 'territories' are the songs, absolutely brilliant in my opinion. Of course, all the others are just as great as they were when I first heard them.
9 Art of Fightings out of 10
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Post by Jurds on Apr 2, 2007 13:14:14 GMT 10
Agree with "misty"....that song is an absolute corker
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Post by equalheights on Apr 4, 2007 15:21:09 GMT 10
Yeah. It's a good album. Only a couple of songs I'm likely to skip on a bad day.
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Post by French dude on Apr 5, 2007 0:28:30 GMT 10
Delirium made me listen to this band that he loved like years ago, and sent me a couple songs from Wires and Second Storeys ... which I absolutely loved at the time...
Then when I came down under, I bought their two records at JB Hi-Fi (I gotta say this store rocks!!! So many rarities).
Anyways, I got to download their latest record "runaways" and I love it... I know it's wrong to download though and that I should support the band by buying the record ... but unfortunately, I can't find it here in France, so I'll buy it the next time I order CDs and DVDs in bulk from Australia.
All the songs are great on this record... and I really like "Distance as Virtue", "Misty as the morning", and "Mysteries". But as Delirium said, all the others are just as great!! Thanks for making me listen to this band mate by the way, and also Augie March... Now I wish I could go back down under to see them live...
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Post by kim-b on May 10, 2007 6:48:59 GMT 10
"Free You" melts me into little puddles...I think I may pick up the album soon.
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Post by equalheights on Aug 5, 2007 2:48:29 GMT 10
Yay for the Mysteries tour bringing them to Perth. This makes me happy. I haven't seen them live before.
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