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Harvester
- Subject: Harvester
- From: e.h.doxtator at accenture.com (e.h.doxtator at accenture.com)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:19:24 -0500
The Jazz Butcher. Ah, memories.
-Doc
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From: blueplanes-bounces at blueaeroplanes.org
[mailto:blueplanes-bounces at blueaeroplanes.org] On Behalf Of
steeevburt at netscape.net
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 5:26 PM
To: blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org
Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
Blimey! a mention for the fabtastic Gentle Giant. Multi instrumentalists
the whole band were if my oh so shaky memory serves. Two weeks in Spain
springs immediately to mind. Nice one Trev.
Steve B
-----Original Message-----
From: Eyvind Dahl <ey-da at online.no>
To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
<blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org>
Cc: Erik Tunstad <erik at forskning.no>; mail claes <mail at claes.no>
Sent: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 8:08 pm
Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
I agree, Kate ! The most underrated band from the 80s is The Church. I
`ve followed the band`s career since I heard one of the masterpieces on
the radio in 1983 - In an Unguarded Moment. The band is still creative
and making good records.
Other bands from the same period that never got a big audience - Go-
Betweens, The Triffids and the Sound.
Eyvind
----- Original Message -----
From: Kate Kwiatkowski <mailto:kmkwiat at yahoo.com>
To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
<mailto:blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
Trev,
Have to agree with you on this.
I'm a few years younger than you (but not much at 43) though and
started going to live shows in 1980 so the 80s are really my decade.
But the 70s surely set the tone with the advent of the Sex
Pistols, the Clash (who were a particular favorite of mine) etc.
The Church were and still are one of my all time faves. Have
you seen Kilbey's blog?
http://stevekilbey.blogspot.com/2007/06/black-night-is-long-way-from-hom
e.html
Kate
Trevor <boyds56 at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
I have to agree with you Gord - I'm 48 right so the 70's
was my era
and let's face it everyone thinks their era was the best
BUT the 70's
were fantastic. I can't believe that at the turn of the
70's I was
lucky enough to see Genesis, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant,
Horslips et
al then in the mid 70's Roxy, Cockney Rebel, Be Bop
Deluxe and then
the Pistols, Clash, The Only Ones, Wire at the tail end.
What a
fuckin decade!
I don't get this dising of the Harvester album. I think
it's great -
the band sound really tight (check out the the bass
playing) - it
sounds live and fresh and great production. Nice one
Gerard. The
only track hat doesn't work so well in an Aeros context
is the
Barclay james Harvest one. What about a Roy harper song
as well eh
Gerard?
Can't have it all though eh? Seeing The Only Ones
tonight after
seeing them last week in Manchester - what a band!
Oh. and while we are name dropping great bands - don't
forget The
Church eh?
Trev
On 9 Jun 2007, at 01:50, gordon wrote:
> Now that IS harsh.
> The Seventies music scene represented just about the
most diverse
> period
> in popular music the World has ever seen.
> Even taking into account the availability of 'World
Music' today,
> a lot of
> the rest of the one paced wonders doing the rounds now
are a sad
> immitation
> of the real thing. Even Gerard, I'm sure, doffs a
respectful hat
> now and
> again to the wonderful experimentation of the time.
> Even the record companies had a vague inkling of the
spirit.
> Was it all good ?
> Of course not.
> But very little of it was dodgy by comparison with
some of the
> sh*t we are
> fed today.
> 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree' versus
saturday
> night panel
> wonders and boy band reunions ( fer chrissakes ! )
perhaps.
> The underground was truly that, and what didn't suit
the next
> generation
> of tostesterone fuelled museos spawned the counter
revolution
> within the
> same decade, in '77, surely.
>
> Ho Hum....
>
> G
>
> PS Sorry I called you Shirley.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To: "'A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes'"
>
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
>
>
>> I think what it proves above all else is that the
seventies was
>> full of
>> dodgy bands and even dodgier songwriting.
>>
>> John
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blueplanes-bounces at blueaeroplanes.org
>> [mailto:blueplanes-bounces at blueaeroplanes.org
<mailto:blueplanes-bounces at blueaeroplanes.org?> ] On Behalf Of Phill
> Merchant
>> Sent: 07 June 2007 11:26
>> To: blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org
>> Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
>>
>> I also believe the comments to be harsh but, having
not actually
>> heard
> the
>> album yet, probably from a more theoretical point of
view.
>> Aren't all cover versions (debatably) worse than the
originals, in
>> the
> same
>> way that all movie adaptations are worse than the
original book?
>> Well,
> your
>> position probably depends on which you were exposed
to first, and
> whether
>> you really liked it. You want examples? I loved the
Blue Aeroplanes'
> version
>>
>> of "Sweet Jane", but had not heard the Velvets
version at that
>> time. I
>> played it to a friend who loved the Velvets in an
attempt to
>> introduce
> him
>> to the Aeroplanes and he hated it. Probably put him
off Gerard &
>> co for
>> life. Following the same rule I loved Aeroplanes
versions of "Big
>> Sky",
> "I
>> Wanna Be Your Lover", "Breaking In My Heart", but was
left cold by
>> "Bad
> Moon
>>
>> Rising" and "The Boy In The Bubble". The exception to
the rule is
>> where
> the
>> cover version is dramatically different to the
original - but, in
> general,
>> Blue Aeroplanes covers have not been this - usually
turning out to be
>> stripped-down versions of the originals, with maybe a
couple more
> guitars
>> and Gerard's inimitable delivery.
>> What I want to know (especially as I am not familiar
with most of the
>> original versions) is - is there a departure from
this trend with the
> covers
>>
>> on this album? What does someone unfamiliar with the
originals
>> think? If
>> Gerard had written all the songs would this be a
great album? Why
>> aren't
> I
>> hard at work instead of writing this....? Ooops.
>>
>> Phill...........
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: Rockerq at aol.com
>>> Reply-To: A Discussion list for The Blue
>>> Aeroplanes
>>> To: blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org
>>> Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
>>> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 18:58:24 EDT
>>>
>>>> <
>>>> versions we'll all go on to iTunes and download at
the new special
> price
>>
>>> of 99p (for
>>>> tracks that aren't quite as ridiculously compressed
as before) the
> whole
>>>> caboodle by the original artists.
>>>> Surely every track on the new album sounds worse
than the original?
>>> What is
>>>> going on?>>
>>>>
>>> Bit harsh there mate.
>>>>
>>
>>
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