tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post3713128026843486001..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: On loving Mark Hollis and people who confound our expectationsChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-45726705132456693222014-01-15T19:10:22.180+00:002014-01-15T19:10:22.180+00:00That's ok, Yve, I'm recovering now...
Sty...That's ok, Yve, I'm recovering now...<br /><br />Style-over-substance seems to happen a lot. I agree, those songs that grab you at the beginning are often the ones to fade early, it's like a quick sugar fix, a high at first but doesn't last... whereas others take a while to worm their way in, almost like they require a little more effort to appreciate, and they endure.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-43013666303789525422014-01-15T18:21:41.923+00:002014-01-15T18:21:41.923+00:00Yes I just read that Geffen had tried to sue Neil ...Yes I just read that Geffen had tried to sue Neil Young for not being 'Neil Young enough' - how ridiculous is that?!<br />Talk Talk just weren't on my radar at any point, funnily enough it all sounds so much better now, mind you I'm thinking that about a lot of '80s and '90s stuff, must be the distance!<br />Glad you liked the video. Please stay wilfully obscure!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-75930494766372899522014-01-15T10:05:21.225+00:002014-01-15T10:05:21.225+00:00Coincidently, in the mid-80's I was listening ...Coincidently, in the mid-80's I was listening to virtually the same music as you. I have to confess that I've never been a fan of the early Talk Talk stuff, though theirs is a very interesting tale (didn't Geffen once threaten to sue Neil Young for making an un-Neil Young-like record?), but I did greatly enjoy 'Spirit of Eden' and 'Laughing Stock' at the time. I guess that makes me wilfully obscure according to EMI! That interview clip is great.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-5690761457848022162014-01-13T22:23:47.503+00:002014-01-13T22:23:47.503+00:00Yes, as you say, I know they're investing mone...Yes, as you say, I know they're investing money but there still has to be room for individual creativity and freedom, and I hate the idea now that so much is geared at making things best-sellers, whilst sacrificing some of that creativity. <br /><br />I've heard.conversations with book publishers too, basically saying, "it has to be a best-seller, just selling an acceptable amount is no longer good enough, we can't take risks any more". So a huge amount of output is geared up to what THEY perceive the audience is seeking - and it all gets watered down accordingly. Risk is all part of it, surely...?! Maybe the audience doesn't know what it's seeking until it unexpectedly finds it? I'll stop ranting now :-)<br /><br />Phil Collins sold very very well when I was working in the record shop, by the way... at last I know the reason why ;-)<br /><br />DeleteChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-79265828841888978012014-01-13T17:53:28.037+00:002014-01-13T17:53:28.037+00:00I love that you have that soft spot, I can see why...I love that you have that soft spot, I can see why. I'm appreciating so much more now in retrospect, glad to have lived through it.<br /><br />I thought Tim Pope was very endearing and amusing there (and I hear that he still is!)<br /><br />When I was at the record shop, Phil Collins 'No Jacket Required' album was a huge seller. I'll never forget how a customer came in one day and asked, " Can I have that Phil Collins 'Hang Your Coat Up' LP please?"<br />:-)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-68352028961605977952014-01-13T12:07:53.098+00:002014-01-13T12:07:53.098+00:00I have a permanent soft spot in my heart for all t...I have a permanent soft spot in my heart for all those early 80's new wave bands. They are what started me buying records as a kid...Talk Talk among them.<br /><br />Phil Collins sex symbol...Suesuesudeo indeed.<br /><br />Tim Pope is funny.e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-45384305563128809492014-01-12T23:11:37.415+00:002014-01-12T23:11:37.415+00:00Yes I just love stories like theirs. And many tha...Yes I just love stories like theirs. And many thanks for that snippet - I didn't know that about Paul Webb (or perhaps even if I'd read it before it may not have resonated much as I'd just never had any interest in them until now!)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-85188463037443332282014-01-12T19:06:33.962+00:002014-01-12T19:06:33.962+00:00Nice. So often we are surprised by an unexpected t...Nice. So often we are surprised by an unexpected turn of events and could never have predicted the course that Talk Talk and Mr. Hollis would take. Of course, bass player, Paul Webb, went on to help Beth Gibbons make her lovely solo album, 'Ou of Season' under the alias, Rustin Man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com