Re: A Brief CracK Of Light in General Therapy? Topics
Yeah, I definitely agree that The Buzzing sounds very SPYF-ish. I’ve come around to it now I think… really loving Before You With You After You now as well.
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 11:26
Re: Andy on BBC6 radio this Thursday 02-02-2012 in General Therapy? Topics
Nice one!! Roundtable is a good show.
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 17:40
Re: A Brief CracK Of Light in General Therapy? Topics
The standout track for me so far is “Why Turbulence”. Great lyrics. Funny to see the progression of Therapy?’s lyrics over the years… songs on Troublegum, Nurse, Infernal Love etc were all about being on your own / getting dumped / twisted relationships / guilty messed up sex etc. But now the lyrics are stuff like “I have food, shelter, a family who love me and who I love back” - but where do you go from here? Other songs in recent albums have been about similar things… “Clowns Galore” (What do we do now that we are happy?) and “Unconsoled” (we made it to the suburbs) etc etc. Back to “Why Turbulence”, I just think it walks the right line between humour and darkness that always made T? stand out for me… very like Beckett in fact (“Big Black Hooded Perambulator” is a line from the Beckett play Krapp’s Last Tape). “Birth Was The Death Of Me” - good line. Read an interview with T? on the internet that said it’s called “Why Turbuelnce” because that’s what a leading physicist said he would ask God if he met him (apparently turbulence can’t be properly scientifically explained).
Other fav track so far is Ecclesiastes. I kept waiting for a monster riff to kick in that (thankfully) never came. I’d like to hear T? do more songs in this style tbh but can’t see it happening any time sooon. The expression “There Is Nothing New Under The Sun” comes from Ecclesiastes (“everything under the sun… is absurd”).
Will have to give it a few more listens before I form an opinion overall. I know they’ve said otherwise but I do think it follows in a similar vein from Crooked Timber (which I liked) in terms of a filthy bass, similar thematic concerns, similar “feel” albeit with more of a dub influence (more “space to breathe” as a WOMble on here put it very well). I agree that “The Buzzing” is a bit jarring. But so far I’d definitely rank ABCOL above NANE, OCFA, and HA.
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 08:43
Re: Death Race 2012 in Chit-Chat
Sure my 16 month son picks my list!!
(Joke!! ;-))
How old is your baby mate? Congratulations! Quite an inappropriate thread to discuss such joyous matters in!! :-)
Posted on Mon, 30 January 2012 at 16:11
Re: Death Race 2012 in Chit-Chat
*bump*… in theory the deadline for entry to this has passed so get yer lists in as quick as ye can!
14 entrants isn’t too bad… but I know there’s a couple of dedicated players out there who’ve yet to enter :-)
Posted on Mon, 30 January 2012 at 08:50
