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Album of the Year for song titles alone
Following on from David Hepworth's podcast observation that decent song titles tend to be an accurate indicator that the album will also be good (mentioned in connection to how deflated he was by the titles in Springsteen's latest lp), I would contend that the album of the year will shortly be upon us:
http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/11314365/Manafon/Product.html
1. Small Metal Gods
2. The Rabbit Skinner
3. Random Acts Of Senseless Violence
4. The Greatest Living Englishman
5. 125 Spheres
6. Snow White In Appalachia
7. Emily Dickinson
8. The Department Of Dead Letters
9. Manafon
Even those of you who, up till now, have resisted the charms of David Sylvian (you fools!), surely can't help but be a little intrigued as to what that collection of crooned, post-rock improv ditties might sound like? Who knows, even Word magazine might finally acknowledge his existence, although I won't be holding my breath on that one.
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Not my favourite
artist ever,but I have to say that everything he does is worth a listen.Got to admire the wilfully erratic career he has decided upon.
My Joe Bloggs 26in flares just caught a sparrow in the cloaca
ALBUMS THAT PROVE THE RULE:
NO.1 - GOOD:
a) "Strangeways, Here We Come" ('The Death Of A Disco Dancer', 'A Rush and A Push and The Land Is Ours', 'Death At One's Elbow', etc).
b) "Trout Mask Replica" ('Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish', 'When Big Joan Sets Up', 'Dachau Blues', 'Hair Pie (both bake 1 and 2)', etc).
NO.2 - BAD:
"Give Out But Don't Give Up", featuring the faxed-in cliche-tastic non-delights of Primal Scream ('Sad and Blue', 'I'll Be There For You', 'Big Jet Plane', 'Free', 'Call On Me', etc).
DISAPPOINTING EXCEPTION:
The head-smashingly dull but interestingly monickered lo-fi sludgerock of "Spasm Smash XXXOXOX Ox and Ass" by Trumans Water ('Aroma Of Gina Arnold', 'Athlete Who Is Suck', and the profoundly anti-climactic 'Mindstab Forklift To Milktruck'). They cudda been contenders...
Mr Sylvian's output
is always an essential purchase as far as i am concerned.