From: owner-velvet-station-digest@smoe.org (velvet-station-digest) To: velvet-station-digest@smoe.org Subject: velvet-station-digest V3 #59 Reply-To: velvet-station@smoe.org Sender: owner-velvet-station-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-velvet-station-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk velvet-station-digest Saturday, December 16 2000 Volume 03 : Number 059 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: SV: [VS] 'It'll end in tears" [Wmvrrvrrmm@aol.com] Re: SV: [VS] 'It'll end in tears' [awalter1@prodigy.net] Re: SV: [VS] 'It'll end in tears' [awalter1@prodigy.net] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 18:58:49 EST From: Wmvrrvrrmm@aol.com Subject: Re: SV: [VS] 'It'll end in tears" In a message dated 12/12/2000 15:22:07, awalter1@prodigy.net writes: << I haven't heard that album, but the album "It'll End in Tears" (with Buckley's "Song of the Siren"), is one of the more beautiful albums in my collection. ~Adam >> Now I bought "It'll end in tears" just the other day and I was playing it as Wiseworks until someone told me that one of the tunes sounded too much like a funeral durge (I think it was 'Dreams made flesh' with vocal by Lisa Gerrard)and asked to hear something prettier. The Liz Fraser rendition of Song of the Siren is indeed very beautiful, in response to Tine's experience with this song on the TV, I'd say that as far as it hits my ears Liz's voice is a bit lower than Anne-Marie's usual voice, and a little more nasel and honey like, (whereas Ann-Marie when she's singing sweetly sounds like ice melting in cold running water warmed by the clear sunshine) it left me pining to hear Tim Buckley's rendition, of course Star Sailor isn't sold anymore, so I made the jump and downloaded it from Napster (I'm sorry everyone, I had no other choice). Now I'm singing the song to myself in a sort of Tim Buckley manner. Liz has only one other song on the "It'll end in tears" album called "Another day". I think that David Lynch picked the best one for Lost Highway, it has the most colour in it. The cover of the version of that album that I picked up in England I think reflects the mood of the album very much, as if it were a body of water filled with thick dark smoke, maybe it's like trying to listen to something and bonfire smoke from next doors bon fire comes through the windows and all you can smell is that smoke, that's the feeling I get all the time, although indeed it's a very beautiful album apart from track 11, and there's the problem that with the male voices on some of the other tracks, they all feel like complete strangers to me, maybe everyone in it apart from Liz Frazer sounds feels completely unknown. Perhaps the smoke will clear or it's just part of the package. But I'm keeping this one and will listen to it many times. The Wmmvrrvrrmm Place ! http://members.aol.com/wmvrrvrrmm The art and writings of myself, Dominic (wmmvrrvrrmm) Kulcsar The Velvet Belly Page http://www.geocities.com/velvet_belly_uk My unofficial fansite dedicated to the Norwegian band Velvet Belly ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 21:42:33 -0800 From: awalter1@prodigy.net Subject: Re: SV: [VS] 'It'll end in tears' - --- Original Message --- Wmvrrvrrmm@aol.com Wrote re: This Mortal Coil's "It'll End In Tears" >>...indeed it's a very beautiful album apart from track 11, and there's the problem that with the male voices on some of the other tracks, they all feel like complete strangers to me, maybe everyone in it apart from Liz Frazer sounds feels completely unknown.<< I don't have much of a problem with track 11, it does something interesting with the flow of the album toward the end there. It is rather different from the other tracks, but I like the fairly mellow twist it provides. It does set me solidly in the mood of 80s punk, however. I know what you mean about the male voices, and they take you somewhere unexpected. If we're going to talk about It'll End In Tears in terms of an association to VB, I'll say that the title track to The Landing gets somewhere near the IEIT feel when it starts to unwind partway through that very long 10 minute or so song. I also think of IEIT often when I'm listening to "Redefined." Maybe VB likes to end their albums in a way that makes me think of that old This Mortal Coil album. ~Adam - ----- Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 21:43:43 -0800 From: awalter1@prodigy.net Subject: Re: SV: [VS] 'It'll end in tears' - --- Original Message --- Wmvrrvrrmm@aol.com Wrote re: This Mortal Coil's "It'll End In Tears" >>...indeed it's a very beautiful album apart from track 11, and there's the problem that with the male voices on some of the other tracks, they all feel like complete strangers to me, maybe everyone in it apart from Liz Frazer sounds feels completely unknown.<< I don't have much of a problem with track 11, it does something interesting with the flow of the album toward the end there. It is rather different from the other tracks, but I like the fairly mellow twist it provides. It does set me solidly in the mood of 80s punk, however. I know what you mean about the male voices, and they take you somewhere unexpected. If we're going to talk about It'll End In Tears in terms of an association to VB, I'll say that the title track to The Landing gets somewhere near the IEIT feel when it starts to unwind partway through that very long 10 minute or so song. I also think of IEIT often when I'm listening to "Redefined." Maybe VB likes to end their albums in a way that makes me think of that old This Mortal Coil album. ~Adam - ----- Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! ------------------------------ End of velvet-station-digest V3 #59 ***********************************