From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V10 #402 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Tuesday, June 17 2008 Volume 10 : Number 402 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit [Fergus Kelly ] Re: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit [Ari ] Re: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit [Ian B ] Re: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit ["John G" Subject: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit Wire's Leuven show gets reviewed by John Doran in the July issue of The Wire (surprised no-one's flagged this already): "Wire are bone dry. bCome on !b yells one overexcited, over refreshed punter. Youbve waited 30 years, you can wait another 30 secondsb deadpans Colin Newman before they open with bCircumspectb, which rolls along metronomically on Robert Gotobedbs metal-puncturing snare snaps and Graham Lewisbs fluid bass. Since their split in 2004, they have parted ways with founding member Bruce Gilbert and recruited Margaret Feidler McGinnis (Laika/Moonshake) on guitar. The group sound energised by the presence of Mcginnis, far more assured than they appeared at the angry and brief bfarewellb set they played at the Roskilde Festival in 2004. bCircumspectb, like bOne Of Usb an d bMekon Headmanb b which contain the proto-shoegaze rich guitar work of bMap Ref.b With the heavy pop sensibility of bEardrum Buzzb b are taken from their new album Object 47, which sees Newman applying the kind of intense attention to minute changes in the layers of guitar tones that woud make Ricardo Villalobos bristle with envy. Showing how user-friendly the group has become, the crowd get thrown an unexpected sop in the form of bBeing Sucked In Againb from 1978bs Chairs Missing, featuring rusty toothed lumber-saw guitar fragments which cut straight through the fug in the Belgian venue (which still allows smoking). Wire are as fiercely intelligent as ever, applying the sentiments of TS Eliotbs The Hollow Men to the restrictiveness of the songwriting process during the self-referential thrash pop of bCometb, with Newman intoning balefully: bAnd the chorus goes, bBlah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Bang !b And then the whimper.b The encore proves, if anything, that Wire are best when avoiding any connection with their 1977 heritage; the only dip is an arthritic b12XUb, whose pantomime cockney punk vocals make it sound like Chas & Dave played at 45rpm with the vocals tone-locked down to 33." Chas & Dave ?? And the chorus goes: Rabbit rabbit rabbit... ;-) Fergus http://www.roomtemperature.org http://www.asullenrelapse.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/ferguskellyrecordings http://www.flickr.com/photos/55867717@N00/sets/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:31:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Ari Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit looks to me like this writer has a lisbp.................. A Not recycling? watch THIS!! http://www.storyofstuff.com/ - ----- Original Message ---- From: Fergus Kelly To: ideal copy Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 6:39:15 AM Subject: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit Wire's Leuven show gets reviewed by John Doran in the July issue of The Wire (surprised no-one's flagged this already): "Wire are bone dry. bCome on !b yells one overexcited, over refreshed punter. Youbve waited 30 years, you can wait another 30 secondsb deadpans Colin Newman before they open with bCircumspectb, which rolls along metronomically on Robert Gotobedbs metal-puncturing snare snaps and Graham Lewisbs fluid bass. Since their split in 2004, they have parted ways with founding member Bruce Gilbert and recruited Margaret Feidler McGinnis (Laika/Moonshake) on guitar. The group sound energised by the presence of Mcginnis, far more assured than they appeared at the angry and brief bfarewellb set they played at the Roskilde Festival in 2004. bCircumspectb, like bOne Of Usb an d bMekon Headmanb b which contain the proto-shoegaze rich guitar work of bMap Ref.b With the heavy pop sensibility of bEardrum Buzzb b are taken from their new album Object 47, which sees Newman applying the kind of intense attention to minute changes in the layers of guitar tones that woud make Ricardo Villalobos bristle with envy. Showing how user-friendly the group has become, the crowd get thrown an unexpected sop in the form of bBeing Sucked In Againb from 1978bs Chairs Missing, featuring rusty toothed lumber-saw guitar fragments which cut straight through the fug in the Belgian venue (which still allows smoking). Wire are as fiercely intelligent as ever, applying the sentiments of TS Eliotbs The Hollow Men to the restrictiveness of the songwriting process during the self-referential thrash pop of bCometb, with Newman intoning balefully: bAnd the chorus goes, bBlah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Bang !b And then the whimper.b The encore proves, if anything, that Wire are best when avoiding any connection with their 1977 heritage; the only dip is an arthritic b12XUb, whose pantomime cockney punk vocals make it sound like Chas & Dave played at 45rpm with the vocals tone-locked down to 33." Chas & Dave ?? And the chorus goes: Rabbit rabbit rabbit... ;-) Fergus http://www.roomtemperature.org http://www.asullenrelapse.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/ferguskellyrecordings http://www.flickr.com/photos/55867717@N00/sets/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:50:23 +0100 From: Ian B Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit And no doubt modesty forbids Fergus, but you yourself get a good write-up in the same mag. Nice one! Ian B > > From: Fergus Kelly > Date: 2008/06/16 Mon AM 11:39:15 BST > To: ideal copy > Subject: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit > > Wire's Leuven show gets reviewed by John Doran in the July issue of The Wire (surprised no-one's flagged this already): > > "Wire are bone dry. bCome on !b yells one overexcited, over refreshed punter. Youbve waited 30 years, you can wait another 30 secondsb deadpans Colin Newman before they open with bCircumspectb, which rolls along metronomically on Robert Gotobedbs metal-puncturing snare snaps and Graham Lewisbs fluid bass. Since their split in 2004, they have parted ways with founding member Bruce Gilbert and recruited Margaret Feidler McGinnis (Laika/Moonshake) on guitar. The group sound energised by the presence of Mcginnis, far more assured than they appeared at the angry and brief bfarewellb set they played at the Roskilde Festival in 2004. > > bCircumspectb, like bOne Of Usb an d bMekon Headmanb b which contain the proto-shoegaze rich guitar work of bMap Ref.b With the heavy pop sensibility of bEardrum Buzzb b are taken from their new album Object 47, which sees Newman applying the kind of intense attention to minute changes in the layers of guitar tones that woud make Ricardo Villalobos bristle with envy. Showing how user-friendly the group has become, the crowd get thrown an unexpected sop in the form of bBeing Sucked In Againb from 1978bs Chairs Missing, featuring rusty toothed lumber-saw guitar fragments which cut straight through the fug in the Belgian venue (which still allows smoking). Wire are as fiercely intelligent as ever, applying the sentiments of TS Eliotbs The Hollow Men to the restrictiveness of the songwriting process during the self-referential thrash pop of bCometb, with Newman intoning balefully: bAnd the chorus goes, bBlah, blah, > blah, blah, blah, blah. Bang !b And then the whimper.b > > The encore proves, if anything, that Wire are best when avoiding any connection with their 1977 heritage; the only dip is an arthritic b12XUb, whose pantomime cockney punk vocals make it sound like Chas & Dave played at 45rpm with the vocals tone-locked down to 33." > > Chas & Dave ?? And the chorus goes: Rabbit rabbit rabbit... ;-) > > Fergus > > > http://www.roomtemperature.org > http://www.asullenrelapse.blogspot.com > http://www.myspace.com/ferguskellyrecordings > http://www.flickr.com/photos/55867717@N00/sets/ > - ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:36:59 +0100 From: "John G" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit "Wire are bone dry. "Come on !" yells one overexcited, over refreshed punter. "You've waited 30 years, you can wait another 30 seconds", deadpans Colin Newman Methinx/knows, he meant Graham Lewis with that quote.... easy mistake to make eh??? Don't let facts get in the way of a good Review! J > > From: Fergus Kelly > > Date: 2008/06/16 Mon AM 11:39:15 BST > > To: ideal copy > > Subject: [idealcopy] Rabbit rabbit rabbit > > > > Wire's Leuven show gets reviewed by John Doran in the July issue of The Wire (surprised no-one's flagged this already): > > > > "Wire are bone dry. bCome on !b yells one overexcited, over refreshed punter. Youbve waited 30 years, you can wait another 30 secondsb ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V10 #402 ********************************