What Are you Listening to Right Now?
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Re: What Are you Listening to Right Now?
Over the past couple weeks I keep coming back to this one. I'm not a huge power pop fan—it leans too much to meathead arena rock—but this one seems to punch the right buttons for me. None of their other records that I've heard have done much for me, tho.
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While the record doesn't surpass their first two, I don't think Richard Butler's voice has ever sounded better. Which is a damned weird thing, no? A rock singer's voice shouldn't be better in their 60s. I'm sure there's some studio augmentation or masking here and there, but, dang, he's just superb here.
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Yeah he sounds great on that album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 6:46pm
While the record doesn't surpass their first two, I don't think Richard Butler's voice has ever sounded better. Which is a damned weird thing, no? A rock singer's voice shouldn't be better in their 60s. I'm sure there's some studio augmentation or masking here and there, but, dang, he's just superb here.
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Do you think it's studio trickery or what have you or has he really taken good care of himself? Like, it's even odder because he has a raspy voice, which you wouldn't think would improve with age.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:47pmYeah he sounds great on that album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 6:46pm
While the record doesn't surpass their first two, I don't think Richard Butler's voice has ever sounded better. Which is a damned weird thing, no? A rock singer's voice shouldn't be better in their 60s. I'm sure there's some studio augmentation or masking here and there, but, dang, he's just superb here.
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Re: What Are you Listening to Right Now?
Hello,Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:58pmDo you think it's studio trickery or what have you or has he really taken good care of himself? Like, it's even odder because he has a raspy voice, which you wouldn't think would improve with age.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:47pmYeah he sounds great on that album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 6:46pm
While the record doesn't surpass their first two, I don't think Richard Butler's voice has ever sounded better. Which is a damned weird thing, no? A rock singer's voice shouldn't be better in their 60s. I'm sure there's some studio augmentation or masking here and there, but, dang, he's just superb here.
I agree his voice wouldn't improve with age but would it be easier to maintain due to it's raspy tone?
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Don't think it's any trickery. He still sounds good live.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:58pmDo you think it's studio trickery or what have you or has he really taken good care of himself? Like, it's even odder because he has a raspy voice, which you wouldn't think would improve with age.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:47pmYeah he sounds great on that album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 6:46pm
While the record doesn't surpass their first two, I don't think Richard Butler's voice has ever sounded better. Which is a damned weird thing, no? A rock singer's voice shouldn't be better in their 60s. I'm sure there's some studio augmentation or masking here and there, but, dang, he's just superb here.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Re: What Are you Listening to Right Now?
I wouldn't think so (but I'm happy to be corrected). Something already rough is going to have a harder time being pleasantly raspy and go more quickly to three-pack-a-day aunt Zelda quality.gkbill wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 10:46pmHello,Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:58pmDo you think it's studio trickery or what have you or has he really taken good care of himself? Like, it's even odder because he has a raspy voice, which you wouldn't think would improve with age.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:47pmYeah he sounds great on that album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 6:46pm
While the record doesn't surpass their first two, I don't think Richard Butler's voice has ever sounded better. Which is a damned weird thing, no? A rock singer's voice shouldn't be better in their 60s. I'm sure there's some studio augmentation or masking here and there, but, dang, he's just superb here.
I agree his voice wouldn't improve with age but would it be easier to maintain due to it's raspy tone?
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Re: What Are you Listening to Right Now?
Remarkable.Marky Dread wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 5:25amDon't think it's any trickery. He still sounds good live.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:58pmDo you think it's studio trickery or what have you or has he really taken good care of himself? Like, it's even odder because he has a raspy voice, which you wouldn't think would improve with age.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 7:47pmYeah he sounds great on that album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 6:46pm
While the record doesn't surpass their first two, I don't think Richard Butler's voice has ever sounded better. Which is a damned weird thing, no? A rock singer's voice shouldn't be better in their 60s. I'm sure there's some studio augmentation or masking here and there, but, dang, he's just superb here.
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The recently released new LP by The Church, The Hypnogogue. It's deep, dense, post-punk psychedelia. Steve Kilbey's lyrics are still cryptic and weird. The band musically has been reinvigorated with the addition of 2 new members, giving this LP maybe their best guitar work in years. This band is wonderfully confounding because 40 years into their career, they continue to sound new, while also not letting go of what makes them classic.
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Cool I'll be checking this out.WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 11:30am1280x1280.jpg
The recently released new LP by The Church, The Hypnogogue. It's deep, dense, post-punk psychedelia. Steve Kilbey's lyrics are still cryptic and weird. The band musically has been reinvigorated with the addition of 2 new members, giving this LP maybe their best guitar work in years. This band is wonderfully confounding because 40 years into their career, they continue to sound new, while also not letting go of what makes them classic.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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I've been playing the heck out of it.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 1:26pmCool I'll be checking this out.WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 11:30am1280x1280.jpg
The recently released new LP by The Church, The Hypnogogue. It's deep, dense, post-punk psychedelia. Steve Kilbey's lyrics are still cryptic and weird. The band musically has been reinvigorated with the addition of 2 new members, giving this LP maybe their best guitar work in years. This band is wonderfully confounding because 40 years into their career, they continue to sound new, while also not letting go of what makes them classic.
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Sounds like it's a real return to form?WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 3:30pmI've been playing the heck out of it.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 1:26pmCool I'll be checking this out.WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 11:30am1280x1280.jpg
The recently released new LP by The Church, The Hypnogogue. It's deep, dense, post-punk psychedelia. Steve Kilbey's lyrics are still cryptic and weird. The band musically has been reinvigorated with the addition of 2 new members, giving this LP maybe their best guitar work in years. This band is wonderfully confounding because 40 years into their career, they continue to sound new, while also not letting go of what makes them classic.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
Re: What Are you Listening to Right Now?
Did they have a dip? I haven't listened to all of the newest stuff yet but my perception among fans is that they've been pretty consistent.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 5:04pmSounds like it's a real return to form?WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 3:30pmI've been playing the heck out of it.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 1:26pmCool I'll be checking this out.WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 11:30am1280x1280.jpg
The recently released new LP by The Church, The Hypnogogue. It's deep, dense, post-punk psychedelia. Steve Kilbey's lyrics are still cryptic and weird. The band musically has been reinvigorated with the addition of 2 new members, giving this LP maybe their best guitar work in years. This band is wonderfully confounding because 40 years into their career, they continue to sound new, while also not letting go of what makes them classic.
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Re: What Are you Listening to Right Now?
I've read a couple of reviews calling it that, but to be honest, I loved their last couple of albums. It was a bummer when Marty left, but Ian Haug was a great addition, and now with Jeffrey Cain and Ashley Naylor added to the lineup, they're sounding formidable, I've been a fan since Gold Afternoon Fix back in the 90's and as they've aged, I've expected a downward slide at some point because that happens, right? It's never happened with this band. They just keep existing in this timeless space.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 5:04pmSounds like it's a real return to form?WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 3:30pmI've been playing the heck out of it.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 1:26pmCool I'll be checking this out.WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 11:30am1280x1280.jpg
The recently released new LP by The Church, The Hypnogogue. It's deep, dense, post-punk psychedelia. Steve Kilbey's lyrics are still cryptic and weird. The band musically has been reinvigorated with the addition of 2 new members, giving this LP maybe their best guitar work in years. This band is wonderfully confounding because 40 years into their career, they continue to sound new, while also not letting go of what makes them classic.
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No dip at all (in my opinion). Peter Koppes left a few years back and they've replaced him with 2 new members, so they're currently a quintet. Like I mentioned to Marky, as a longtime fan, I've expected a slide at some point, but they just remain consistently strong.Kory wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 6:00pmDid they have a dip? I haven't listened to all of the newest stuff yet but my perception among fans is that they've been pretty consistent.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 5:04pmSounds like it's a real return to form?WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 3:30pmI've been playing the heck out of it.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 1:26pmCool I'll be checking this out.WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Feb 2023, 11:30am1280x1280.jpg
The recently released new LP by The Church, The Hypnogogue. It's deep, dense, post-punk psychedelia. Steve Kilbey's lyrics are still cryptic and weird. The band musically has been reinvigorated with the addition of 2 new members, giving this LP maybe their best guitar work in years. This band is wonderfully confounding because 40 years into their career, they continue to sound new, while also not letting go of what makes them classic.
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