From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V7 #180 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Monday, November 2 2009 Volume 07 : Number 180 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:44:00 -0500 From: "David Whiting" Subject: seven-seas The Fountain I've got to say, that by and large this disc is getting the most apathetic response I have ever seen, for a Bunnymen release, on the Seven Seas mailing list. Methinks that doesn't bode well, but am hopeful my ears will find enough to keep them happy when it is released here in the States. It's nice to read these comments though, because I don't typically trust the industry critics a whole lot. David > Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:56:35 -0700 > From: Charles Pham > Subject: Re: seven-seas Bad Lieutenant / Bunnymen Album > > > as for the bunnymen album... > * i think 'forgotten fields' is a classic. > * 'i think i need it too' is a good single. > * 'the fountain' would have been great minus the 'down downs' and > 'hallelujahs'. and mac's 'oh ahs" during the intro is annoying, > similar to how it ruined "seasons" on his solo record (such a great > song otherwise). > * i really get excited whenever 'do you know what i mean' begins, but > the lyrics really ruin it all. > * when i listen to the record on random mode, i find myself skipping > through many songs, but never 'shroud of turin'...i like it musically, > a song that could have fit on "flowers", but very > well-produced...though the lyrics are a bit ridiculous. > * 'everlasting neverendless' is a pretty good, but mac reverts back to > 'don't look down' lyrics which again ruin it. the song builds really > well, but the fade-out ending makes it feel unfinished. > * 'life of a 1000 crimes' is a mix of slideling-era mac and siberia, > but not as good for either. i skip it everytime. > * the intro to 'proxy' is annoying, but kicks into a decent pop tune. > but i would never have characterized it as a bunnymen song...even > post-reformed bunnymen. > * 'drivetime' picks up where siberia left off. it's not bad, but the > lyrics get repetitive and i end up skipping it mid-song. a bummer > because i actually really like to piano outro...it's very sad feeling. > * 'the idolness of gods' sounds like a demo, a mac solo b-side, > 'slideling' era. > * i'm inches away from saying i love 'november', but the 'down down' > lyrics completely ruin it. there are small parts of the song that > reminds me of 'kiss me kiss me kiss me' album (in a good way) even > though i know it sounds nothing like the cure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **************Bunnymen Online Presence******************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ http://www.villiersterrace.com/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevedoughty/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:42:29 -0800 (PST) From: Dave B Subject: Re: seven-seas The Fountain > I've got to say, that by and large > this disc is getting the most apathetic response I have ever > seen, for a Bunnymen release, on the Seven Seas mailing > list. Might be the album, but might be a sign of the times. With the forum, Myspace, twitter, etc., I find that traffic on "old fashioned" e-mail lists is reduced quite a bit from what it would have been 3 or 4 years ago. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **************Bunnymen Online Presence******************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ http://www.villiersterrace.com/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevedoughty/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-digest V7 #180 ********************************