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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 |
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| Topics for Tuesday, September 20, 2005 1. The American President - Andrew Goodwin |
| 1. The American President |
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| From: | Andrew Goodwin <thenightfly83 @ yahoo.co.uk> |
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| Date: | Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:27:16 +0100 (BST) |
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| > 2. frothy mouthed > From: Stephen Whyte > > I usually only get frothy mouthed when > satisfying my unusual pasttime of gargling Cremola > Foam, but because I can't for the life of me find > that anywhere anymore, i'm hoping your review of > Changes will leave me positive rabid. More rabid than using an adjective in place of an adverb leaves me? To be honest, any review I'd write would be so apathetic that it would probably only inspire apathy itself. Apathy - the watchword for the whole Level 42 community at the moment. 'Changes' is, well, OK. It's nice enough. The title track is pleasing apart from the bizarre King Arthur intro (or whatever it is). 'Lovely Day' has a wretched reggae lilt to it, but that's just my personal loathing of reggae coming to the fore. 'Fallen Angel' is nice. 'The Spirit Is Free' is nice. 'Desire' is nice. 'West Coast Man' is nice. 'Judgement Day' is boring. 'Life Will Never Be The Same' is the stand-out track for me, because it has what the others mostly lack - a chorus and bridge which take you in unexpected directions. 'Paixao' could have been something special with a decent bassline or proper piano solo on it. 'Jung' is seven minutes looking for a documentary on marine life. It's not a bad album by any means, and the production gives a mellifluous continuity to the whole. It's just that, with a small number of mostly momentary exceptions, it's a fairly mediocre, mundane album of not particularly inspiring songs. Lift music, frankly, but without the harmonic range that makes other music of this type (Michael Franks, for example) a lot more interesting. Further evidence, if it were needed, that Level 42 was considerably more than the sum of its parts. > 3. A faint heartbeat > From: Tom Foolery > > Even more pathetic - I still look forward to reading > something clever from Alex F or AG. Given that Friesen only gets it twice a month - and he doesn't receive the Digest all that often either - and I recently went AWOL for 8 months, your self-appraisal is painfully accurate. > This festival of self-abasement becomes worthwhile > when I hear of a new Ricky Gervais project - how is > it? Glorious. Painful, although given that you won't have a clue who Les Dennis is the jaw-dropping, excruciating embarrassment of that episode will pass you by. But full of moments to cherish. Ben Stiller (as an egotistical director): "Do you know who I am?!" Gervais: "Is it Starsky or Hutch, I can never remember which is which..." And Kate Winslet as a self-serving bitch acting in a Nazi drama just to secure an Oscar was a joy. If you're suffering Gervais withdrawal try and catch the DVD of his stand-up show 'Politics', for the routine about Humpty Dumpty alone. > 2. I can name that tune in 5 notes Tom > From: Colin Gupta > > Andrew > I was surprised and confused at your indifference to > the Apple perspective. What a recondite turn of phrase you employ young man. If you're talking about what I think you are, I came to the conclusion that 1) it's impossible for us over here to sense the trauma of a nation in the throes of tragedy and 2) it's equally impossible for Americans to have any sense of how it is for us to have their country and culture rammed down our throats in every walk of life all the time. McDonald's on every corner, 'Friends' on Channel 4 twenty times a week (not an exaggeration), commentators declaring the head of a single nation to be "the leader of the free world"... Play a quiz machine in a pub and it's more likely to ask you who was the third president of America than who was the third Prime Minister. It's exhausting, and it's not surprising in such an atmosphere that once in a while even the most rational of us - no matter how much we love 'The Simpsons' - says 'Enough!' Anyway, given these dichotomous responses I decided to steer clear. Plus I couldn't be arsed. > And I thought we were past all the > grammatical and spelling confrontations, or was that > business related and not personal. I have no idea what you're talking about here. > What is happening with the Dan? Is > there an album forthcoming? A tour perhaps? Fagen album due early next year, supposedly. > Anyone have an opinion of Dynamite? Good for blowing stuff up. Not good for opening cans of tuna, in my experience. My wife likes it, if that's any use. 'Seven Days In Sunny June' is certainly as good as they've ever been. Album of the week is David Newton's latest, 'Inspired'. I recommend anyone who appreciates the jazz piano trio at its most sublime to partake, via a visit to davidnewton.net. [The fact that this album represents my first professional foray into the world of CD booklet and cover design is entirely incidental. 20% discount to people who laugh at my jokes though.] AG ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com |
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