chyk5
(Florida) | | Posted: Mar 11, 2008 - 09:14 | |
I was in high school when this came out and it was, and still is, a milestone record. It made me realize there was much more interesting music out there than the garbage played on commercial radio. It made me seek it out and I'm the better for it. Thanks Matt!
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miahfost
(Svensk Socialist Soviet Monarki) | | Posted: Mar 11, 2008 - 09:12 | |
Funny, I had the record with this as the cover:
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ScottishWillie
(Lanarkshire) | | Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 10:38 | |
Captain_D0D00 wrote:What's up with the different album cover? Not what I remember, and probably boils down to $. The version of this album I bought back in 1983 (as shown by huebdoo) had a different (better) cover drawn by Mat Johnsons brother Andy. And what an album it was, becoming my favourite for most of that year and well into the next. I would particularly recommend the track Uncertain Smile with Jools Holland on piano. |
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The_Enemy
(The Sewer) | | Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 10:38 | |
queenjill wrote:I see your point, but I have to imagine that there are situations where it would be in one's best interest to resist the urge to dance. While performing brain surgery, perhaps.
or while receiving brain surgery, as well.
Wanna dance?  |
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huebdoo
(San Fran) | | Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 10:34 | |
How can you NOT love this? the simple beat machine reminds me of an earlier time in Techno music. The The was an amazing band and this album
is my absolute favourite ... I can remember playing Soul Mining over and over again ... Chanting along with the tribal beat
Simply amazing work |
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SummerDaze
(North Pole, Alaska) | | Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 10:30 | |
Brings back memories...great group
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mrrmt
(Baltimore, MD) | | Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 10:29 | |
this song makes me happy. i like it. even if it's on the evil TEEVEE!!!
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Darkmatter
(Sweden) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 01:00 | |
The lyrics of this song alone makes it a 10. Spot on.  |
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Captain_D0D00
(Denver, CO) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2007 - 15:53 | |
What's up with the different album cover? Not what I remember, and probably boils down to $.
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dsrtfalcon
(So. Cal Desert) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2007 - 15:52 | |
I suddenly realized that the M&Ms marketing folks have me pegged. *sigh* Well, at least I'm not too old to be a part of a viable marketing group...yet.
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Dragonfly_Launch
(Conway, Ar) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2007 - 15:50 | |
Still remember the night my friend first put the needle to the vinyl on this album. Will obtain this disc on every format that exists in the future.
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Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH) | | Posted: Oct 06, 2007 - 05:10 | |
Love Love Love this CD  |
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Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2007 - 19:47 | |
bliss |
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agbar713
(Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.) | | Posted: Aug 04, 2007 - 08:58 | |
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fretman
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Hearing this tune gives me an uncertain smile, certainly.
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Waybo
(Northern California) | | Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 23:37 | |
The song I heard in a record store in Cambridge in 1985 that got me hooked on TheThe. Never stopped listening to them since then.
Such a wonderful song. Such a great album start to end.
I've been playing it semi-regularly since 1985, and have never gotten tired of it.
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queenjill
(CA) | | Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 07:00 | |
handyrae wrote:Never fight the urge to dance--it's good for you! I see your point, but I have to imagine that there are situations where it would be in one's best interest to resist the urge to dance. While performing brain surgery, perhaps. |
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RockinBlueVoodoo
(Deep in the Blues) | | Posted: Jan 26, 2007 - 19:01 | |
emilym7 wrote:
I think it's a Dockers commercial.
I just saw it used in an M&M's commercial too |
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TonyBear
(London, England) | | Posted: Jan 14, 2007 - 10:49 | |
thefoodoflove wrote:You've been reading some old letters.
You smile and think how much you've changed.
All the money in the world couldn't buy back those days.
AAAAAAhhhh the memories
I saw The The live in Sydney around July/August 1989, great gig, great band |
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ulibcn
(Barcelona Spain) | | Posted: Jan 14, 2007 - 10:49 | |
How come that all of a sudden I have this 80's feeling?
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horstman
(Syracuse, New York) | | Posted: Dec 16, 2006 - 08:48 | |
dbenwen wrote:A really great tune...need to buy this, never got around to it way back when...or maybe I had it on cassette and suffered during my great casette purge of 1995.
I had a similar cassette purge a few years back. One of those great attic cleaning projects. Hmm. What to do with hundreds and hundreds of cassettes (quality that can only be compared to mediocre compared to cds, mp3s, or even lps). Tossed the whole lot in the trash. Kinda sad at the time, but now with over 1,000 albums in wonderful, 21st century digital format, all mourning has passed.
Thanks for the memories . . .  |
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handyrae
(Zero Point Field) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2006 - 12:55 | |
cattgirl813 wrote:Must...fight...urge...to...dance....
Never fight the urge to dance--it's good for you! |
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cattgirl813
(All over the place and staying put) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2006 - 12:53 | |
Must...fight...urge...to...dance....
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dbenwen
(Peachtree City, Georgia) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2006 - 12:51 | |
A really great tune...need to buy this, never got around to it way back when...or maybe I had it on cassette and suffered during my great casette purge of 1995.
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jerkstore
(at the core of the apple) | | Posted: Oct 04, 2006 - 05:42 | |
Catalytic wrote:I've been in love with this track ever since I first heard it in the movie "Empire Records"... and I'm envious of all the people who knew about it before that.
me too... |
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jules44
(Sunny North Carolina) | | Posted: Aug 21, 2006 - 09:10 | |
Ditto!!! cornboy wrote:Classic, classic, classic! Love this tune |
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cornboy
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Classic, classic, classic! Love this tune
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jpm9678
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thefoodoflove
(Sydney) | | Posted: Jul 31, 2006 - 19:11 | |
You've been reading some old letters.
You smile and think how much you've changed.
All the money in the world couldn't buy back those days.
AAAAAAhhhh the memories
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RichardPrins
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resonator wrote:This is one of my all-time favorite songs. During some dark times, I listened to this repeatedly. Very contemplative.
What do you all think, is it optimistic or pessimistic? I think it's intentionally obscure in that respect. In the years of teenage angst, I took it optimistically...  And contemplative it was, including Giant. |
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