7/4 Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 And they have a spiffy web site too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Damn, has it been 25 years? I feel old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 That's what I was thinking. It seems like it was just yesterday. No, wait...it's been a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I picked this up last week and noticed they went all PC on us and didn't include the track Qu'ran. It's on the LP and first CD release tho. Still, the sound is excellent and there's extra stuff on the disc and at the website. Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 You know where I think I first read about this album back then? In a review that made me go right out and buy it? Penthouse. I kid you not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I think it was the review in Cream or maybe I was just picking up anything Eno did. Boy howdy, I say. Boy howdy. Boy howdy Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Boy howdy Rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Hoy Bowdy David! I think, like you, I was just buying Eno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 To be honest, though, I've always liked the concept more (relatively) than the results. But I guess the concept might have been the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Boy-howdy-ar-dee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 To be honest, though, I've always liked the concept more (relatively) than the results. But I guess the concept might have been the point.I think, at the time, it was quite new and fresh, but now it's a bit tamer. Kinda like the Sex Pistols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 To be honest, though, I've always liked the concept more (relatively) than the results. But I guess the concept might have been the point.I think, at the time, it was quite new and fresh, but now it's a bit tamer. Kinda like the Sex Pistols. Jon Hassell was pissed for years that they lifted the concept off of him. (aka 4th world music) I think the Hassell and the Budd from that era holds up better than da Bush album, but I haven't heard the reissue yet. I haven't seen it in NJ yet, maybe I'll venture into the big apple and pick it up. As for the Pistols...I didn't think there was anything fresh about those guys. I did eventually come around to really dig Rotten's voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Damn, has it been 25 years? I feel old... Same here! I picked this up on first release because at the time I was interested in anything that Eno did, and I was also a Talking Heads fan. For much the same reason I picked up Byrne's "Catherine Wheel" score, which I actually think holds up better. Count me in as one who thinks the concept sounds better in theory than the result, as far as My Life In the Bush of Ghosts. I found the album quite a dissapointment at the time, though I think it's inexplicable that they aren't including "Qu'ran" on the new release....how stupid is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Shouldn't this be moved to the Politics Forum??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 They could have removed the offending bits from Qu'ran and retitled it. Maybe they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 They could have removed the offending bits from Qu'ran and retitled it. Maybe they did. Nope. Qu'ran was deep, heavy and wonderful and now it's gone, but like I said, it's on the LP and first Sire CD release, so it can be added on to a self-created CDR if one wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 As for the Pistols...I didn't think there was anything fresh about those guys. I did eventually come around to really dig Rotten's voice. I've tried a number of times to respond, but, I'm just speechless when it comes to your first statement. Maybe we shouldn't go there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Damn, has it been 25 years? I feel old... Same here! I picked this up on first release because at the time I was interested in anything that Eno did, and I was also a Talking Heads fan. For much the same reason I picked up Byrne's "Catherine Wheel" score, which I actually think holds up better. Yep. Got both of 'em on vinyl, right next to Jerry Harrison's Casual Gods... But there's no frickin' way it's been 25 years. Heck, that would make me old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 David, I've PM'ed you about Qu'ran. Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Damn, has it been 25 years? I feel old... Same here! I picked this up on first release because at the time I was interested in anything that Eno did, and I was also a Talking Heads fan. For much the same reason I picked up Byrne's "Catherine Wheel" score, which I actually think holds up better. Yep. Got both of 'em on vinyl, right next to Jerry Harrison's Casual Gods... But there's no frickin' way it's been 25 years. Heck, that would make me old! I know, I know.... Think of it as just over 3 1/2 dog years. Seriously, I initially got The Catherine Wheel on tape, and it was pretty much the best-sounding pre-recorded cassette I ever heard. Eventually got the CD a little while ago (meaning perhaps about 10 years ago.) Never got the Harrison though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I picked up my copy this afternoon and I'm up to cut 6. Man...this edition lifts it out of the murk. I don't know why they had wait so long to remaster it (I still have to read the liner notes or really check out the web site). I'll be listening to this quite a bit. I even feel like learning all the bass lines, it'll give me an excuse to play my bass. It have been nice if they included photos of the other musicans in the booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gone Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 It have been nice if they included photos of the other musicans in the booklet. Do you know who the conga girl is that Laswell's talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 It have been nice if they included photos of the other musicans in the booklet. Do you know who the conga girl is that Laswell's talking about? There are no women credited for percussion on the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 (edited) I'll have to join that oldsmobile as far as buying the vinyl on first release goes. As for cutting the Qu'ran track - the moral courage of artists sets standards that should shame the rest of us. The more I look at it the more unimpressed I am by the moral retardedness of Eno and Byrne in issuing this with a track missing and not even mentioning the fact up front, let alone explaining it. Are these the kind of guys who will jump on a moral bandwagon when it boosts their back catalogue sales, but run a mile if they fear it might cost them? Edited May 9, 2006 by David Ayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I remember trying my best to find that "Human Voice in the World of Islam" source after MLitBoG came out. Especially Dunya Yasin? It would have been a real coup if Byrne and Eno had done it really right and released a two disc set that encompassed sourcing for the album. A bit like Gabriel putting out the second 'Passion' recordings. That trickle down of musical inspirations makes the world go round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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