Re: Wot's hot and wots not - FAO Abbi

["Tom Berry" <tomberry@sp...co.uk>]

Hi Abi

It's all subjective but:

Hot:
Spitting Out Miracles (reminds me of the REM classic Automatic- in terms of 
change of direction before they changed direction, totally swapped 
personnel).
Beatsongs: Superb production, some classics (angelwords does it for me) - 
The last of Angelo and Alex as permanent strikers -in the guitar line-up.
Freindloverplane 1 @ 2. 1 has early gems including Veils of Colour which 
apparently was supposed to be opening 'Miracles'. I think the vinyl has 
another 'Breaking in my Heart' as I  remember, and I am one of the dots on 
the vinyl inside cover at the Crazy Stage (Ashton Court-park/festival thing 
in Bristol) I'm the good looking dot!!
It was my first experience, with Nick Jacobs in a Wedding Veil running 
around the stage like a furbie on speed. The end of an earol though. Rodney 
Allen popped on and stayed, along with John Langley, Angelo and Wojtek, the 
next thing everyone else left. Mad, brilliant enthralled. I was glad I 
missed 'The Chesterfields'.
2: Lots of good stuff, Rodneys 'Different Now' and 'Disney Head', Autumn 
Journal XXXXX12 or something from the Lime Lizard cassette (old music 
mgazine), Stranger or Strange and 'Here it comes' are banging (Can't 
remember). Worth having.
Life Model:  Broken and Mended and Smart Drug rock, dude!!!! Worth having 
for those.
Rough Music - NME say 'Rough is not enough' 6/10 or was it a 4 (can't 
remember) - Cat's cock!!! -' Map below' is worth the album alone. It is a 
bit patchy, but the gems are there like 'Goldenbirds' and 'Detective Song'.
'Warhols 15' on the Nectar Label is well worth a punt I think it's a mid 
pricer as well. Collection of  the pre 1988 stuff-well worth a punt!!
Gerard Langley: Record Player-Production ruins it for me, but at the same 
time the tunes are brilliant. Kept me very happy in hospital.-pissed 
everyone else off though!!
Siamese Boyfriends: Vinyl only-again good, but haven't played for 8 years. 
Good weather stands ou,t for me.
Wots Not:

'Cavaliars and Roundheads'. Apart froanywaym 'Here Comes The Queen', 
Strangely also on 'Record Player', not for me. If experimental stuff is your 
bag this might suit, but a real dissapointment after the 8 or so years 
without any produce.-however, if you liked Bop Art you might like it.
'Weird Shit' - there are a couple of good tracks, but mostly not.
'Fruit' - Really poor 'live' album. Very dissapointing-Good coaster though.

Mr Langley has had some personal favourate guitarists. My faves are Angelo, 
Alex, Nick and Jon Wygens- For the 'live experience'
Well dude that's my take on it, further reading that might be of use are 
Jazz Butcher: Condition Blue or Cult of the Basement (Alex Lee involved in 
Both)
Cud - Anything, but 'Showbiz' especially good
Kitchens of Distinction - Anything
Citizen Fish - Ska punk, comical, catchy, excellent!

Anyway i'm just a plane bore!!
Best for now,
Tom.
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