Comments on: Five Friday Porcupines http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/ Independent and alternative music in Scotland - with a shitload of gin. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13576 Matthew Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:09:09 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13576 Yuko & Hiro, Fade Away & the Universal are good enough for me to overlook an awful lot of sins. Yuko & Hiro, Fade Away & the Universal are good enough for me to overlook an awful lot of sins.

]]> By: Ed http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13575 Ed Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:07:46 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13575 Umm, yes that one might have to go as well, but 'He Thought Of cars' 'Yuko and hiro' 'Fade away' and that's before you consider the singles. What i think it suffers from is the increasing feeling at the time that an album had to be an hour long, which is one of the many downsides of the CD era, and bands started filling CDs. Which is why the first two strokes albums being able to fit onto a single CD seems almost ridiculous... Umm, yes that one might have to go as well, but ‘He Thought Of cars’ ‘Yuko and hiro’ ‘Fade away’ and that’s before you consider the singles. What i think it suffers from is the increasing feeling at the time that an album had to be an hour long, which is one of the many downsides of the CD era, and bands started filling CDs. Which is why the first two strokes albums being able to fit onto a single CD seems almost ridiculous…

]]> By: The Daily Growl http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13571 The Daily Growl Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:03:02 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13571 The Great Escape even has a track with a voiceover by Ken Livingstone. I'll leave you to decide whether that's a good thing or not... The Great Escape even has a track with a voiceover by Ken Livingstone. I’ll leave you to decide whether that’s a good thing or not…

]]> By: Ed http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13563 Ed Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:53:49 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13563 I genuinely think the Great Escape is a good album, though 'Topman' should have been left off, two or three tracks removed -say, 'Dan Abnormal' as well, it would have been a different album. I genuinely think the Great Escape is a good album, though ‘Topman’ should have been left off, two or three tracks removed -say, ‘Dan Abnormal’ as well, it would have been a different album.

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13562 Dylan Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:13:01 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13562 Choosing between <i>Leisure</i> and <i>The Great Escape</i> really is like asking someone which bollock they'd prefer to be kicked in, but later album did have the utterly sublime <i>The Universal</i>, one of the band's best moments, in amongst all the turgid shite. Choosing between Leisure and The Great Escape really is like asking someone which bollock they’d prefer to be kicked in, but later album did have the utterly sublime The Universal, one of the band’s best moments, in amongst all the turgid shite.

]]> By: Ed http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13554 Ed Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:47:35 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13554 1. Blur's Leisure is their weakest (yes, weaker than the Great Escape) and I agree with all those folk who have said the Beta band's debut as well. Also, good as the title track was, I think 'In the City' by the Jam is weak, as was the follow-up 'This Is the Modern World. Those were the days - bands got the chance on major labels to get their act together... 2. Make snowmen or go sledging. haven;t done the latter in years, mind... 3. Three. I may be many things but I'm not an Imelda Marcos wannabe. 4. I agree with the person who said Derek Dick. 5. There are still a couple of Minidiscs hanging around. Vinyl obviously (not including the separate vinyl sizes LP, 10", 7", 12" etc..), cassette, CD, mp3 (and one or two things in WMA), I still haven't got my head round torrents. 1. Blur’s Leisure is their weakest (yes, weaker than the Great Escape) and I agree with all those folk who have said the Beta band’s debut as well. Also, good as the title track was, I think ‘In the City’ by the Jam is weak, as was the follow-up ‘This Is the Modern World. Those were the days – bands got the chance on major labels to get their act together…

2. Make snowmen or go sledging. haven;t done the latter in years, mind…

3. Three. I may be many things but I’m not an Imelda Marcos wannabe.

4. I agree with the person who said Derek Dick.

5. There are still a couple of Minidiscs hanging around. Vinyl obviously (not including the separate vinyl sizes LP, 10″, 7″, 12″ etc..), cassette, CD, mp3 (and one or two things in WMA), I still haven’t got my head round torrents.

]]> By: Tart http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13531 Tart Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:45:58 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13531 uh, I don't think it's your mouth/throat/stomach she's aiming for. uh, I don’t think it’s your mouth/throat/stomach she’s aiming for.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13528 Matthew Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:03:14 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13528 I'm not changing that, even if I have to take all my meals intravenously for the rest of my life. I’m not changing that, even if I have to take all my meals intravenously for the rest of my life.

]]> By: Tart http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13522 Tart Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:23:16 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13522 Oh Mrs. Toad... get the knife! That's just horrible.. *stifling a laugh! Oh Mrs. Toad… get the knife! That’s just horrible.. *stifling a laugh!

]]> By: Tart http://songbytoad.com/2009/02/five-friday-porcupines/#comment-13521 Tart Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:04:17 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5231#comment-13521 1. Fleetwood Mac - not my fave until Lindsay/Buckingham came along, sorry. 2. Go inside and watch it fall from the comfort of a comfy duvet, basking in the afterglow 3. 7, really. And two of them because I had to go to weddings and fancy dinners which I hate dressing for anyway, gah. 4. Phish - stupid band too 5. Mp3, mp4, flac, ogg, wmv, mp4r, cassettes, cds. Tho I try to translate everything to mp3 and I really do think mp4 sounds better. 1. Fleetwood Mac – not my fave until Lindsay/Buckingham came along, sorry.
2. Go inside and watch it fall from the comfort of a comfy duvet, basking in the afterglow
3. 7, really. And two of them because I had to go to weddings and fancy dinners which I hate dressing for anyway, gah.
4. Phish – stupid band too
5. Mp3, mp4, flac, ogg, wmv, mp4r, cassettes, cds. Tho I try to translate everything to mp3 and I really do think mp4 sounds better.

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