g1lgam3sh
(Manchester) | | Posted: Aug 18, 2007 - 13:24 | |
raelic wrote:
That's okay, you guys can have Tom Petty all to yourselves.
*SLAP*
Brilliant! |
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rrowdies
(The Forests of Eastern Ontario) | | Posted: Jun 26, 2007 - 18:13 | |
Gambrinus wrote:
I do chuckle when I hear the criticism of them sounding British or English.
Damon Albarn said in an interview that they intentionally set out to make an English record. The more English the better. Those of you giving out all those twos should be giving this a second listen. And listen to the whole CD not one tune. I'm not English but I get it. Maybe it was all those years listening to the Kinks. |
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alux
(atop the pyramid) | | Posted: Jun 14, 2007 - 22:21 | |
Connotations? The total number of Americans who know the word "fey" even exists is approximately six. Its the same ones who consider Marmite an edible substance.
Pazzat wrote:
Fey?!?! I'm not a great fan of this album - I think the band's line-up promised more - but how can you call this 'fey'? Maybe the word has different connotations in American English to English English. |
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Gambrinus
(On The Ice) | | Posted: Jun 12, 2007 - 14:47 | |
I first heard these guys on a podcast where they played a live gig in Washington DC. I was immediately intrigued and craved more. The more I listen the more I like. 8
I do chuckle when I hear the criticism of them sounding British or English. Bands like; The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Queen, Cream, Oasis (oh I'll get flack for adding them in this list), The Kinks, The Who, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Smiths, and Radiohead do tend to come to mind.
No, I'm not British.
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raelic
| | Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 11:49 | |
hippiechick wrote:I bought this album because of Damon, but I think you have to be English to really appreciate it.
That's okay, you guys can have Tom Petty all to yourselves. |
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electronicshaman
(miskatonic) | | Posted: Jun 05, 2007 - 17:51 | |
I love all Damon's work but I agree with the comments below, this album has been a hard slog for me. Very VERY English.
fwiw..
Main Entry: fey
Pronunciation: 'fA
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English feye, from Old English f(AE)ge; akin to Old High German feigi doomed and perhaps to Old English fAh hostile, outlawed -- more at FOE
1 a chiefly Scottish : fated to die : DOOMED b : marked by a foreboding of death or calamity
2 a : able to see into the future : VISIONARY b : marked by an otherworldly air or attitude c : CRAZY, TOUCHED
3 a : excessively refined : PRECIOUS b : quaintly unconventional : CAMPY
- fey·ly adverb
- fey·ness noun
- Merriam-Webster
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Pazzat
(Winchester, England) | | Posted: May 18, 2007 - 07:40 | |
keller1 wrote:
Fey: elfin, fairylike. Maybe "effete" would be a better word.
I find the album as a whole way too dark and sinister for eithe fey or effete to work. |
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keller1
(Taco Bell is a phone company in Mexico) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 08:36 | |
Pazzat wrote:
Fey?!?! I'm not a great fan of this album - I think the band's line-up promised more - but how can you call this 'fey'? Maybe the word has different connotations in American English to English English.
Fey: elfin, fairylike. Maybe "effete" would be a better word. |
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Pazzat
(Winchester, England) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 07:42 | |
keller1 wrote:
I was just thinking that ... I don't get this fey Brit stuff ... same comment re Belle and Sebastian.
Fey?1?! I'm not a great fan of this album - I think the band's line-up promised more - but how can you call this 'fey'? Maybe the word has different connotations in American English to English English. |
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 07:36 | |
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agnes
(the land of bourbon and horses) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 07:36 | |
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keller1
(Taco Bell is a phone company in Mexico) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 07:35 | |
hippiechick wrote:I bought this album because of Damon, but I think you have to be English to really appreciate it. Not as good as his previous stuff.
I was just thinking that ... I don't get this fey Brit stuff ... same comment re Belle and Sebastian. |
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hippiechick
(In the world but not of it) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 07:34 | |
I bought this album because of Damon, but I think you have to be English to really appreciate it. Not as good as his previous stuff.
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bcorcoran
(Alexandria, VA) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 07:34 | |
serendipity_blue wrote:
And you'd be right.
THAT'S why I thought I heard Gorillaz.... |
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Pazzat
(Winchester, England) | | Posted: May 16, 2007 - 07:34 | |
Gribnif wrote:I'll bet that's Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur, etc.) singing.
...and Paul Simonon from The Clash is on bass. |
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serendipity_blue
(The Twilight Zone) | | Posted: May 14, 2007 - 14:24 | |
Gribnif wrote:I'll bet that's Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur, etc.) singing.
And you'd be right. |
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Gribnif
| | Posted: May 14, 2007 - 14:22 | |
I'll bet that's Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur, etc.) singing.
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