Rubi wrote: ↑

25 Jun 2020, 16:33

And it's not just a matter of production.

Just imagine On Your Own or M.O.R. with a pristine, polished, push-up-the-spectrum production, wouldn't they fit on The Great Escape?

Conversely, strip down Globe Alone to something a bit more lo-fi, and you get Song 2/Chinese Bombs.

Rubi wrote: ↑

24 Jun 2020, 10:56

No wonder the band would overhaul their sound with the self-titled afterwards.

And still all the seeds of the self-titled album are in The Great Escape...

It was the beginning of Think Tank 's sessions indeed. But from what I recall it was already in Morocco, and everyone was wondering whether Graham was still onboard. There was this episode when someone on screen was possibly identified as Graham, but then it was said by Dave (?) that it was some sou...

Yes, it happens pretty quickly and it's not very noticeable under the heavy guitar, but from what I can hear, it sounds like Alex messes up and hits an F# under the G chord, then he stops, then gets back on track at "in her lingerie".

Very, very sad to hear the news. His drumming and musicality were just beyond words.

Yep. It would have been easy to edit that out, I wonder why they didn't? Well, sometimes you just wonder why they did not correct such or such mistake... For example when Alex drops the bass in Stereotypes (first verse, under "accommodating", he stops playing). The Great Escape being so overly prod...

jonathas wrote: ↑

22 Apr 2020, 09:13

Question for nerdier Blur fans than me; how many Blur songs were recorded in the USA over the years?

Do you mean as in studio sessions, or radio shows etc.?

stephen wrote: ↑

20 Apr 2020, 08:20

Well I imagine, like all songs the idea was that it appeared on an album

No, I think some of the songs are thought of as B-sides. Wasn't it that I'm Just A Killer For Your Love was recorded during a B-side session, and eventually made its way to the album?

Tragic. Tragic. Tragic. Really. :( I've just got up, and first thing I went to see was his performance... It's even hard to call it a performance, I'm sad to say... :| His being thin did not particularly strike me, but really the rendition of the song was appalling. Well, I guess you're right, MsMag...

imo, her title-song for the upcoming Bond film is very weak...

Yes, I used to think it was only remaster, until I noticed this difference on For Tomorrow. Hence my question... Would there be any other minor mix differences like that one?

Hey. Has anyone noticed any differences (apart from the mix, obviously) between the original CD issues of Blur's albums, and the versions on the 21 boxset? I know for example that the remastered For Tomorrow comes with some synth strings on the ending which were absent on the 1993 version, surely th...

Rubi wrote: ↑

12 Apr 2020, 11:57

Inside Llewyn Davis

Masterpiece.

No wonder, Goldfinger IS the best Bond film. The golf scene, the torture scene, "Do you expect me to talk? No, I expect you to die", all those are just legend. I love From Russia With Love a lot too. Its soundtrack is really good (best soundtrack of all imo is You Only Live Twice ). The suitcase, th...

Yes, Moonraker is quite bad, and never should have been, actually: at the end of The Spy Who Loved Me , the credits say "James Bond will be back in For Your Eyes Only ". But that was in 1977, and then Star Wars came out, so the Bond production felt the need to jump in the space film wagon, and they ...