Re: Gerard Q&A pt. II

[chris kemp <cjkemp@gm...com>]

Thanks for this. I feel mostly this way too. I actually don't mind the Q&A,
or the idea of it. But I haven't owned a record player for twenty years. I
literally haven't digested the name of the album, or the song titles or any
other details about the album, because I know I won't be hearing any of it.

It would be a little like Stephen King writing his new book on stone
tablets, available from only one shop, in Alaska.

Whatever. I'm frustrated beyond belief by this. I've supported the band
since I first saw them live in the 1980s, bought all their albums, even the
shitty ones. But I'm done.

--ck

On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:11 PM, phil mason <phil@ph...net> wrote:

> Well, I haven't been grumpy on this list since, ummm, the last time I was
> grumpy on this list, but... What exactly was the point of that Q&A? 
> Gerard
> is clearly an extremely (and, as far as I can tell, an infuriatingly)
> complicated person with a brainful of fascinating ideas, some of which, 
> all
> too occasionally, manifest themselves in our ear-holes. Can no-one come 
> up
> with some questions more worthy of an answer than "wots yer faverit 
> choon?".
> Even Jools Holland could do better than that. I don't suppose Gerard 
> offers
> up such banalities when he's teaching on his songwriting course. Sorry,
> Nick, but "almost entirely devoid of any relevant content" doesn't add 
> up to
> "tantalising" in my book.
>
> The biggest Q for most of us, I suspect, which got a characteristically
> batted into the long grass A, was "why vinyl only?".  I am baffled by
> Gerard's apparent wish to make the album as minimally available as 
> possible
> while at the same time expressing such great enthusiasm for it. Unless
> anyone has any genuinely enlightening explanation for this unusual 
> marketing
> strategy then we could be forgiven for concluding that it's just 
> downright
> perverse. The story has been dragging on too long for it still to be
> credible that there is some subtle world-conquering masterplan being 
> played
> out here.
>
> Hope the gigs go well, and come and see us in King Tut's again as soon as
> you like.
>
> Yours,
> Frustrated of Glasgow
>
>
>
> On 3 Apr 2011, at 17:42, Nathaniel Mumford wrote:
>
> here's part 2:
> http://albtwo.blogspot.com/2011/04/gerard-langley-talks-anti-gravity-pt-2.html
>
> ------------------------------
> From: nickw@bl...co.uk
> To: blueplanes@bl...org
> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 18:48:10 +0100
> Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Anti-Gravity
>
> Thanks for that - very tantalising little interview, makes me really want
> to hear the album NOW!
>
> Will be buying a new stylus in time for the release.
>
> NW2
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Nathaniel Mumford <nathanielmumford@ho...com>
> *To:* blueplanes@bl...org
> *Sent:* Friday, April 01, 2011 5:29 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [BluePlanes] Anti-Gravity
>
>
> OK, so some of you will know our label helped to put out 'China 
> Brilliance
> Automotive', and we're going to be doing something similar with the 
> release
> of the album. It's excellent, by the way, if that's not betraying any
> confidences.
>
> Gerard took the time to answer a few questions from us about the album &
> other stuff that you can find on our blog - http://albtwo.blogspot.com/
> I'll put the rest up over the weekend.
>
> Nat
>
>
>
> > From: nickw@bl...co.uk
> > To: blueplanes@bl...org
> > Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:38:07 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Anti-Gravity
> >
> > Nice cover, though. Really unexpected.
> >
> > NW2
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Anna Slastanova" <annaslastanova@gm...com>
> > To: <stevetreacle@ho...com>; "A Discussion list for The Blue
> Aeroplanes"
> > <blueplanes@bl...org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Anti-Gravity
> >
> >
> > I can see the tracklist on their website now:
> >
> > Side 1
> >
> > Sulphur
> > Angels Carter
> > 25 Kinds Of Love
> > Oak Apple Day
> > My Old Hanunts (Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood)
> > Nothing
> >
> > Side 2
> >
> > Go Along With Me On This One
> > Great Movie Clichés
> > Pretty Head (Raising Cain & Pulses)
> > One World Passport
> > Born Again, Again
> > Cancer Song
> >
> > And as much as I like vinyls, I really hope for the download link 
> > too...
> >
> > Anna
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 31 March 2011 14:48, <stevetreacle@ho...com> wrote:
> > > I've got a really good turntable! Can't wait for the new album!
> > > ------------------
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rockerq@ao...com
> > > Sender: blueplanes-bounces@bl...org
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:41:20
> > > To: <blueplanes@bl...org>
> > > Reply-To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
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> > > Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Anti-Gravity
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