Comments on: The Toad Interviews My Brightest Diamond http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1507 Matthew Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:57:07 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1507 Devon Sproule's tinny warbling. Well that may be a tad mean, but I can't really say I've ever caught the Devon Sproule bug either. EotR wasn't a bad set mind. Shara can't half torture a guitar when she gets in the mood. It must be virtually impossible to capture this on a recording. Presumably one of the be red flags of labeldom - make sure you can generate a record that matches the energy of what you fell in love with to begin with. Mind you, I often find it to work the other way round - make sure that a band can still cut the mustard live, no matter how good they are recorded. Devon Sproule’s tinny warbling. Well that may be a tad mean, but I can’t really say I’ve ever caught the Devon Sproule bug either. EotR wasn’t a bad set mind. Shara can’t half torture a guitar when she gets in the mood. It must be virtually impossible to capture this on a recording. Presumably one of the be red flags of labeldom – make sure you can generate a record that matches the energy of what you fell in love with to begin with. Mind you, I often find it to work the other way round – make sure that a band can still cut the mustard live, no matter how good they are recorded.

]]> By: steviedisco http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1506 steviedisco Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:26:01 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1506 Thanks Matthew for an enjoyable and enlightening interview. I am a real Johnny come lately on this one....! Having only just found the Songbytoad blog yesterday, I thought a leisurely Friday amble around the blog might be in order. I delved into this interview with My Brightest Diamond first because they made a big impression on me at the back end of 2007. I discovered the band as I was walking past the Big Top at the Green Man Festival in Aug 07. I was heading for some food past the tent as the band came on and I literally stopped in my tracks - and I was sucked into watch, feelingg mesmerised. What a voice. What a performer. What great songs. And fab covers. It seemed a total performance - great music, showmanship - with the guitarship really throwing himself about the stage - and yet with possibly more to offer. still. Unfortunately - and this happens, I guess - the album didn't quite live up to expectations. Neither did a second gig at the End of the Road Festival the following month. This was largely because the guitarist had mysteriously changed to a jobbing session guy and Shara Worden, the singer, seemed maybe a bit jetlagged or lacklustre. However, I would rather listen to a tired diva like her over Devon Sproule's tinny warbling, any day. Ciao Stevie Disco Thanks Matthew for an enjoyable and enlightening interview.

I am a real Johnny come lately on this one….! Having only just found the Songbytoad blog yesterday, I thought a leisurely Friday amble around the blog might be in order.

I delved into this interview with My Brightest Diamond first because they made a big impression on me at the back end of 2007.

I discovered the band as I was walking past the Big Top at the Green Man Festival in Aug 07. I was heading for some food past the tent as the band came on and I literally stopped in my tracks – and I was sucked into watch, feelingg mesmerised. What a voice. What a performer. What great songs. And fab covers.

It seemed a total performance – great music, showmanship – with the guitarship really throwing himself about the stage – and yet with possibly more to offer. still.

Unfortunately – and this happens, I guess – the album didn’t quite live up to expectations. Neither did a second gig at the End of the Road Festival the following month. This was largely because the guitarist had mysteriously changed to a jobbing session guy and Shara Worden, the singer, seemed maybe a bit jetlagged or lacklustre. However, I would rather listen to a tired diva like her over Devon Sproule’s tinny warbling, any day.

Ciao Stevie Disco

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1496 Matthew Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:21:29 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1496 Thank you very much chaps. It's definitely better than the first, I think. Next one might be harder as there's a lot more material. Thank you very much chaps. It’s definitely better than the first, I think. Next one might be harder as there’s a lot more material.

]]> By: Caswell http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1495 Caswell Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:40:45 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1495 Really enjoyed reading this indepth interview. Looking forward to the one with the Young Republic. Really enjoyed reading this indepth interview. Looking forward to the one with the Young Republic.

]]> By: muruch http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1497 muruch Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:27:36 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1497 I'm usually bored by interviews, but this was extremely interesting and well written. I’m usually bored by interviews, but this was extremely interesting and well written.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1498 Matthew Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:40:19 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1498 Erm, whoops, sorry Marcy. Yes, C&B, the big problem with the WGC one was simply that I didn't have a recording device, so I had to do it all from memory. Robert said plenty of interesting stuff, just I kind of had to make it up after the fact. Erm, whoops, sorry Marcy.

Yes, C&B, the big problem with the WGC one was simply that I didn’t have a recording device, so I had to do it all from memory. Robert said plenty of interesting stuff, just I kind of had to make it up after the fact.

]]> By: mjrc http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1499 mjrc Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:25:09 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1499 oh, i didn't take it to mean you didn't think she was confident. that came across quite clearly. i was agreeing with you. oh, i didn’t take it to mean you didn’t think she was confident. that came across quite clearly. i was agreeing with you.

]]> By: Campfires & Battlefields http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1501 Campfires & Battlefields Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:43:19 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1501 I think this was an excellent interview. Really excellent. A nice mix of the usual insightful Toadanalysis and lengthy quotes where she can make her point in context. I thought it flowed a bit better than the Willard Grant Conspiracy interview, although I found that one pretty interesting too. I think this was an excellent interview. Really excellent. A nice mix of the usual insightful Toadanalysis and lengthy quotes where she can make her point in context. I thought it flowed a bit better than the Willard Grant Conspiracy interview, although I found that one pretty interesting too.

]]> By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1500 Drunk Country Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:53:12 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1500 G'night John Boy... G’night John Boy…

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1502 Matthew Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:35:19 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/10/03/the-toad-interviews-my-brightest-diamond/#comment-1502 I think she knew <i>exactly</i> how influential a blogger she was dealing with, if you know what I mean. I would be amazed if she's ever read a single word on this in all honesty, but no reason not to ask. And I don't mean she's not confident, I just mean that the real Shara comes across as being only available to a few people. If she doesn't trust you I'm sure she'd be just as charming and engaging, just there'd be this invisible wall. I still don't entirely know whereabouts I stood myself. And yes, I use a recording device. Then I wrote out all the substantial quotes when I got home, then tried to put them in an order that flowed well, then tried to fill in the bits inbetween to try and give an impression of the conversation that brought these things up. It's tricky, but it's quite satisfying. I think she knew exactly how influential a blogger she was dealing with, if you know what I mean. I would be amazed if she’s ever read a single word on this in all honesty, but no reason not to ask.

And I don’t mean she’s not confident, I just mean that the real Shara comes across as being only available to a few people. If she doesn’t trust you I’m sure she’d be just as charming and engaging, just there’d be this invisible wall. I still don’t entirely know whereabouts I stood myself.

And yes, I use a recording device. Then I wrote out all the substantial quotes when I got home, then tried to put them in an order that flowed well, then tried to fill in the bits inbetween to try and give an impression of the conversation that brought these things up.

It’s tricky, but it’s quite satisfying.

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