Probs one of my fave bands and certainly the best I have seen live. Currently listening to the masterpiece that is "The Colour Of Spring', reminds me of my time in the RAF in Germany, it used to be blasting out everywhere.
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Probs one of my fave bands and certainly the best I have seen live. Currently listening to the masterpiece that is "The Colour Of Spring', reminds me of my time in the RAF in Germany, it used to be blasting out everywhere.
A great band that went on a journey. The Colour Of Spring is a fine album.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peajay
Where in Germany were you based, Herr P?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peajay
Gut, happy happy days. You ?
One of my favourite bands and massively under-rated. Mark Hollis was a genius and his passing was a very sad day. Got their first four albums.
I always think they were one band I should have got in to but didn't. Saw them live once and thought they were excellent.
I should really spend some time listening to their work.
I saw them at Rock Am Ring about 85. The band were lively and bouncing around the stage whilst Hollis sat on a step at the front of the stage with his hair over his eyes, not a show man but so talented.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
I like Colour of Spring but prefer their next two albums, though they divide opinion, apparently, with the direction they took.
I wasn't in the forces but lived very near Laarbruch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peajay
Another fine camp, did some time there on detachment. The camps on or around the Dutch border were called 'The Clutch Stations; Bruggen, Laarbruch and Wildenrath. Have fantasting memories of Germany.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Yes Hollis took them down a very different route and away from their more commercial work before he quit. I’m actually on a Facebook TalkTalk site. They should have been far far more highly regarded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
I feel they were let down by their first couple of singles and album. I didn't realise they were any good until their second record came out.
I loved that album. Today and Talk Talk were cracking singles.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
I like all their stuff, from the earlier synth-pop through to creating something quite unique with the post-rock latter LPs.
‘It’s my life’, ‘such a shame’ and ‘life’s what you make it’ are tremendous pop songs and are amongst some of my favourites of any artist.
For whatever reason I only got round to listening to Hollis’ solo LP relatively recently in the past couple years. Shame he didn’t write, record or release more. Very talented chap.
his voice was a bit off tone for me
But great songwriter
Steve Winwood’s Hammond was a great addition on this album.