tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post7853458939767149515..comments2023-10-01T11:24:45.430-04:00Comments on So Hip It Hurts: Róisín and the Celtic queenVinny Verohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167457760151973169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-14529215058976160252016-04-13T21:09:58.626-04:002016-04-13T21:09:58.626-04:00Gott Im Himmell!! I just finally got "Overpow...Gott Im Himmell!! I just finally got "Overpowered" last weekend! The first two cuts are so godlike, I'm having trouble listening to the rest of the album!! By the way, I got "Ruby Blue" almost two years earlier. It's impressive in very different ways from "Overpowered." Talk about an album that just jacks into the pleasure center in your brain and won't let go! How lame am I for not doing this <i>six years ago?</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-18476922482475451342010-10-26T12:33:35.452-04:002010-10-26T12:33:35.452-04:00Ooops. It sounds like I was proclaiming the "...Ooops. It sounds like I was proclaiming the "Néapolis" era as Simple Minds' finest hour. As much as I liked it*, no. I was referring instead to their original "I Travel" recording ca. 1980. Sorry for any confusion!<br /><br />* and I liked it a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-43773982619722124592010-10-24T13:33:52.646-04:002010-10-24T13:33:52.646-04:00Nice call on the Simple Minds influnence. I think...Nice call on the Simple Minds influnence. I think a lot of this slowed down electro that is coming out feels like early 80's synth work that bands like Simple Minds, New Order and Gary Numan - to name a few - were experimenting with. The pulsing bass and aggressive synth lines are a marriage made in heaven.Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-75886189695422785762010-10-22T22:25:57.865-04:002010-10-22T22:25:57.865-04:00@postpunkmonk - Oh, indeed. Check out "Overpo...@postpunkmonk - Oh, indeed. Check out "Overpowered". It's quite a dance-tastic little album. Terrific lyrics. Alternately, she belts out a bit and purrs like a kitten. <br /><br />Also check out some of the material she put out as part of Moloko. I believe you will dig the vibe.Vinny Verohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167457760151973169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558055401220732192.post-86210928179897649602010-10-21T20:44:18.168-04:002010-10-21T20:44:18.168-04:00That was most excellent! A cracking tune, sir! Man...That was most excellent! A <i>cracking</i> tune, sir! Many thanx for bringing it to my attention! And yes, there's definitely some "I Travel" DNA on loan for this mutation. Particularly from the Utah Saints remix version ca. 1998 from the groups brief time on Chrysalis. Ah, Simple Minds finest hour, as I have it.<br /><br />As for Ms. Murphy, I've only had the pleasure once prior, when I bought the "Bad Cover Version" CD2 by the beloved Pulp. I liked her electrohaus version of "Sorted For E's & Wizz" [I'm listening right now on the cans to re-acquaint myself] but forgot to investigate further! Hey, life intrudes. The new track is supremely delightful. Maybe I need to investigate this person, yes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com