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"I bathed in sun and walked in rain
It taught me how to laugh again"
It taught me how to laugh again"
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Awful. It's what a Baz solo album sounds like I guess?
And that watery, studio preset Hammond sound that used to get bolted onto MOR/AOR songs to add "soul" in the ayydeez...yuk.
Video's a nice change though.
And that watery, studio preset Hammond sound that used to get bolted onto MOR/AOR songs to add "soul" in the ayydeez...yuk.
Video's a nice change though.
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Can't say it does anything for me, though it's not terrible, just a bit twee. Feels like it should be a b-side.
I suspect that after completing 8 songs for the album, they struggled, during lockdown, to come up with a few more, in order to fill an album.
I suspect that after completing 8 songs for the album, they struggled, during lockdown, to come up with a few more, in order to fill an album.
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But what happened to the 150,000 ideas?daveoto wrote:Can't say it does anything for me, though it's not terrible, just a bit twee. Feels like it should be a b-side.
I suspect that after completing 8 songs for the album, they struggled, during lockdown, to come up with a few more, in order to fill an album.
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Sounds like the music to the end credits of a drama programme about old men. I appreciate this is just a small section of the song. Hope it kicks in!
Jim
Jim
"I bathed in sun and walked in rain
It taught me how to laugh again"
It taught me how to laugh again"
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I think this is the song in it's entirety - from the website:theraven1979 wrote: ↑09 Jul 2021, 12:08 Sounds like the music to the end credits of a drama programme about old men. I appreciate this is just a small section of the song. Hope it kicks in!
Jim
"The forthcoming album Dark Matters contains a quirky, but simple, little gem entitled The Lines.
Its lyrics are a delicate & emotive vignette on the visible signs of ageing. Its music features acoustic guitar with a hint of keyboards all captured in one take in the recording studio. The track also has an accompanying promo video which portrays the song’s feeling perfectly…"
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Then that's a shame IMO - Surely, out of the 200,000 song ideas there's better options.
Jim
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"I bathed in sun and walked in rain
It taught me how to laugh again"
It taught me how to laugh again"
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I guess the hundreds of ideas JJ had are just fragments - riffs, snatches of melody etc but without songs to hang them on they're useless - unless formed into instrumentals or experimental tracks?
I've no doubt that Baz probably has lots of songs up his sleeves but in isolation they're not remotely Stranglerish - as The Lines demonstrates.
I've no doubt that Baz probably has lots of songs up his sleeves but in isolation they're not remotely Stranglerish - as The Lines demonstrates.
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theraven1979 wrote:Sounds like the music to the end credits of a drama programme about old men. I appreciate this is just a small section of the song. Hope it kicks in!
Jim
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Hmm, that's pretty poor imo.
Never say goodbye,
For we'll all be with you someday,
Fond adieus but never say goodbye
For we'll all be with you someday,
Fond adieus but never say goodbye
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No one said they were good ideas.aldinblack wrote: ↑09 Jul 2021, 12:06But what happened to the 150,000 ideas?daveoto wrote:Can't say it does anything for me, though it's not terrible, just a bit twee. Feels like it should be a b-side.
I suspect that after completing 8 songs for the album, they struggled, during lockdown, to come up with a few more, in order to fill an album.