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Nick Lowe — Breaking Glass
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blue-ice
(Chicago-ish, USA)
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 17:55
 
break this...asshole

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Aug 11, 2011 - 06:12
 
get 'em BASHER... {#Dancingbanana}

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: May 08, 2011 - 15:25
 
 ziggytrix wrote:
I also love the sound of breaking glass, but I could do without the sound of clipping toenails throughout the chorus.
 
I'm not hearing clipping of toenails, but I keep hearing breaking glass and I keep looking around to see what's in pieces on the floor (thanks, Nikita. You are immortalized in a song, but that doesn't mean I won't get out the cat-spanker if you break my favorite vase.) 


Helchat
(150 miles southwest of Paradise)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 14:39
 
 toterola wrote:
Reliably good old rock and roll.

10 from the Left coast.

No on 8!
 
Good thinking!  The West is the Best! {#Yes}

Dave_Mack
(Sillycone Valet)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 14:38
 
This is so cool.  I especially like the off-kilter feel you get when he throws in a 3/4 bar.  I'm a sucker for funny meter. (and the Funky Meters too, but that's another story...)


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 12:49
 
This is my oldest cat's theme song.  Nikita will sit on a shelf filled with glass vases and votive holders, then give me that "ready-aim-fire" look.  I'll tell her, "DON'T even THINK it!"  And then, still staring at me, she'll reach out and bat something off the shelf before I can get to her. She likes to make one big piece of glass into lots of little pieces - ("More for me!") {#Rolleyes}  I do not like the sound of breaking glass, but I do love this song. Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile did some very great stuff.


NinerSevenTango
(Detroit DMZ)
Posted: Mar 06, 2011 - 12:41
 
Luv the sound of breaking gas ....
 
Ha, that IS toenail clippers!

Antigone
(A house, in a valley, Virginia)
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 08:31
 
 ziggytrix wrote:
I also love the sound of breaking glass, but I could do without the sound of clipping toenails throughout the chorus.
 
Darn it all ... now that's all I can hear!





toterola
(Further)
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 07:56
 
Reliably good old rock and roll.

10 from the Left coast.

No on 8!

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 07:55
 
Nick Lowe is the coolest man!

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 13:41
 
I also love the sound of breaking glass, but I could do without the sound of clipping toenails throughout the chorus.

Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 13:39
 
A smash hit if ever there was.

Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 06:45
 
 AdyMiles wrote:
This take me back a bit. Interesting song
 
One of my favs, back in the days . . . and still. 

Excellent song, thanx Bill. 

boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 08:31
 
I love the sound of Nick Lowe..(woops edit....this comment can be found below)
check out ...."I trained her to love me"  what a songwriter!


sandymac2010
(Am I there yet?)
Posted: Jan 03, 2010 - 13:09
 
 samrex wrote:
 
Not all of the music played on RP is for me (in this case I happen to like Nick Lowe and this song) and I do respect your right to express your opinion regarding any songs played here, but a quick viewing of your profile shows that you have given over 2000 songs played on RP a 1 or 2 rating.  There must be some listening options on the Internet (or FM dial, satellite, your CD collection) that reflect your tastes and would surely bring more joy to your ears.  And this site.

 
You, Samrex, are sublime.


AdyMiles
(Wolverhampton, UK)
Posted: Aug 30, 2009 - 17:36
 
This take me back a bit. Interesting song

iscoot4peace
Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 14:58
 
Classic Nick!  The piano break and the bass line really make this song special!  A solid 9!

Bazooka
(Mountain View, CA USA)
Posted: Jun 28, 2009 - 10:20
 

Elvis Costello (Vocals (Background)), Dave Edmunds (Guitar), Dave Edmunds (Organ (Hammond)), Dave Edmunds (Vocals (Background)), Dave Edmunds (Fender Rhodes), Rockpile (Producer), Steve Nieve (Piano), Bill Andrews (Guitar), Roger Bechirian (Organ), Andrew Bodnar (Bass), Billy Bremner (Guitar), Billy Bremner (Vocals (Background)), Charlie Charles (Drums), Steve Goulding (Drums), Huey Lewis (Harmonica), Nick Lowe (Bass), Nick Lowe (Guitar), Nick Lowe (Piano), Nick Lowe (Vocals), Nick Lowe (Vocals (Background)), Nick Lowe (Producer), Nick Lowe (Main Performer), Bruce Thomas (Bass), Pete Thomas (Drums), John Turnbull (Guitar), Norman Watt-Roy (Bass), Terry Williams (Drums)

 



linden
(Santa Cruz, CA)
Posted: May 11, 2009 - 10:30
 
What a sprightly little piano part. Who plays it?

samrex
(Brookline, MA)
Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 10:29
 
 Excelsior wrote:
The music is good but the lyrics are shite.  4.
  
Not all of the music played on RP is for me (in this case I happen to like Nick Lowe and this song) and I do respect your right to express your opinion regarding any songs played here, but a quick viewing of your profile shows that you have given over 2000 songs played on RP a 1 or 2 rating.  There must be some listening options on the Internet (or FM dial, satellite, your CD collection) that reflect your tastes and would surely bring more joy to your ears.  And this site.


copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 10:21
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:



.....It's Nick's first release on Stiff, Marie Provost was to be on Jesus of Cool ....
 

'Mary Provost' WAS on my Ameican vinyl version of 'Jesus of Cool', which was puritanically renamed 'Pure Pop for Now People', so was 'Heart of the City' which I believe was not only Nick's first single, but the first-ever Stiff records single as well. (Electronically Recorded!)


Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: Oct 02, 2008 - 10:22
 
I love the sound of Nick Lowe.

Excelsior
Posted: Aug 16, 2008 - 06:10
 
The music is good but the lyrics are shite.  4.

ScottFromWyoming
(Having no idea what this thread is about & being far too lazy to read it, I have the following comment ---->)
Posted: May 29, 2008 - 05:58
 
treatment_bound wrote:


Sound and Vision was on Bowie's "Low" album (released in early '77), while Breaking Glass came out a year later on the album "Jesus of Cool" (UK version).

Interestingly, Lowe issued an EP later in 1977 called "Bowi"! The allmusic web-site doesn't list the tracks on "Bowi" (which was a 7-inch record, if I remember correctly). Can anybody tell me what cuts were on it?


Live Side:
Born a Woman (a Sandy Posey cover)
Shake That Rat

Dead Side:
Marie Provost (typo: "Mary Provost")
Endless Sleep


It's Nick's first release on Stiff, Marie Provost was to be on Jesus of Cool and the others remained b-sides but are available on CD now in a few places, including The Wilderness Years, which you may be able to ebay for cheap now and then.



EDIT! I see the Yep Roc Reissue of Nick's first LP, Jesus of Cool, has several B-sides included! Hooray! If you buy it on vinyl, they give you a free digital version too. Or stream it straight from the website, free.

Okay now I'm done.
audiology
(Southern Ontario)
Posted: May 13, 2008 - 15:51
 
Cruithne3753 wrote:
I love the sound of breaking gas...

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Feb 24, 2008 - 17:45
 
lily34 wrote:


F O U R T H!!


love nick!

Double dog fourth!!!!!
Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Feb 24, 2008 - 17:44
 
This guy is so great.
Brings me back.
treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Feb 01, 2008 - 12:53
 
davidstanford wrote:
Which came first? This or Sound and Vision ???


Sound and Vision was on Bowie's "Low" album (released in early '77), while Breaking Glass came out a year later on the album "Jesus of Cool" (UK version).

Interestingly, Lowe issued an EP later in 1977 called "Bowi"! The allmusic web-site doesn't list the tracks on "Bowi" (which was a 7-inch record, if I remember correctly). Can anybody tell me what cuts were on it?
lily34
(derby, ny)
Posted: Jan 24, 2008 - 07:55
 
kazuma wrote:

T H I R D !


F O U R T H!!


love nick!
davidstanford
Posted: Jan 24, 2008 - 07:50
 
Which came first? This or Sound and Vision ???
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 17:51
 
holborne wrote:
It's great to hear Nick Lowe on the radio. And I'd like to second the request for "Rockpile"--their album *Seconds of Pleasure* is brilliant.

T H I R D !
prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: Oct 22, 2007 - 01:28
 
Incompatible to my ears.
redeyespy
(Haven of calm)
Posted: Oct 06, 2007 - 12:23
 
Xeric wrote:
....we are in these parts still pretty much "stuck in a Journey/Rush/April Wine muck."


Sheeeyeah, I haven't heard April Wine on FM since the 80s. It was your standard AOR fare, true.
Xeric
(Up on the Roof)
Posted: Oct 06, 2007 - 12:14
 
treatment_bound wrote:


"scads of airplay"???? Not here in the U.S.! Nick pretty much had only one song on the radio here at that time (Cruel to be Kind), and that was our loss. I would have killed for a little "Breaking Glass" or "Marie Provost" back in '78-'79, but we were stuck in a Journey/Rush/April Wine muck, and thank God that's over.
The answer then was college FM, where I heard--and played--this excellent cut many times. Alas, over the air we are in these parts still pretty much "stuck in a Journey/Rush/April Wine muck." With some AC/DC thrown in to keep the murderous-rage-irritation factor up.
Cruithne3753
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Oct 06, 2007 - 12:12
 
I love the sound of breaking gas...
FilmSurgeon
(Los Angeles, CA)
Posted: Sep 20, 2007 - 16:09
 
I love that sound too! My neighbors hated me when I was a little kid....
misterclaw
(Baltimore, MD)
Posted: Aug 20, 2007 - 06:14
 
Yes it does. VERY much so.

electronicshaman wrote:
Very Nice!

Is it just me or does this song sound VERY much like Bowie's "Sound and Vision?"

electronicshaman
(miskatonic)
Posted: Jul 19, 2007 - 18:29
 
Very Nice!

Is it just me or does this song sound VERY much like Bowie's "Sound and Vision?"
Al_Koholic
(Exit 82, NJ)
Posted: Apr 16, 2007 - 12:06
 
Al_Koholic wrote:
Was just talking about this song last week-sorry I missed it.


Glad I caught this today.
Al_Koholic
(Exit 82, NJ)
Posted: Mar 16, 2007 - 05:57
 
Was just talking about this song last week-sorry I missed it.
More_Cowbell
(North of Chicago, IL, USA)
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 13:57
 
ScottFromWyoming wrote:



The vote thing only satisfies those of us who wondered what others thought of a song. It has no bearing on what RP will do with it.
(click here)There is a blog for the uploads
ScottFromWyoming
(Powell, Wyo.)
Posted: Jan 29, 2007 - 07:53
 
RobK wrote:
Not to bitch and moan but do any of you regular listeners understand the LRC rating system on this site? I don't really get how it works or why it's there. I uploaded a few songs months ago and most of them are still sitting there being voted on. Except one Nick Lowe song that I uploaded which had - and I was pleasantly surprised to see this - 33 yes votes and only 1 no vote for a 97% rating of love. Now I see that it says "sorry" next to it, meaning I guess that it was not approved. Is this not a little strange? Not sure what the point is of the whole upload and vote thing if that can happen...



The vote thing only satisfies those of us who wondered what others thought of a song. It has no bearing on what RP will do with it.
RobK
(Leucadia, CA)
Posted: Jan 08, 2007 - 07:35
 
Not to bitch and moan but do any of you regular listeners understand the LRC rating system on this site? I don't really get how it works or why it's there. I uploaded a few songs months ago and most of them are still sitting there being voted on. Except one Nick Lowe song that I uploaded which had - and I was pleasantly surprised to see this - 33 yes votes and only 1 no vote for a 97% rating of love. Now I see that it says "sorry" next to it, meaning I guess that it was not approved. Is this not a little strange? Not sure what the point is of the whole upload and vote thing if that can happen...
treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Nov 17, 2006 - 11:06
 
fredriley wrote:
This was really irritating when it was released and got scads of airplay, and it's lost none of its ability to grate on me since - if anything it's worse. It's one of those annoying tunes that locks into your brain like a virus which keeps going round your bonce on a loop despite your every effort to dislodge it.


"scads of airplay"???? Not here in the U.S.! Nick pretty much had only one song on the radio here at that time (Cruel to be Kind), and that was our loss. I would have killed for a little "Breaking Glass" or "Marie Provost" back in '78-'79, but we were stuck in a Journey/Rush/April Wine muck, and thank God that's over.
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Nov 17, 2006 - 10:25
 
This was really irritating when it was released and got scads of airplay, and it's lost none of its ability to grate on me since - if anything it's worse. It's one of those annoying tunes that locks into your brain like a virus which keeps going round your bonce on a loop despite your every effort to dislodge it.
Dave_B
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Oct 04, 2006 - 12:24
 
Great.
RobK
(Leucadia, CA)
Posted: Sep 19, 2006 - 20:34
 
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE NICK LOWE
queenjill
(CA)
Posted: Aug 21, 2006 - 15:40
 
catchy!
Little_Wing
(SoCal)
Posted: Aug 21, 2006 - 15:40
 




Sometimes when I'm shopping I want take one of those big glass Best Foods jars(known as Hellman's East of the Rockies) and just throw it and watch it smash. Nothing hostile about, it I just like explosions....
nelamvr6
(New London, CT USA)
Posted: Jul 23, 2006 - 07:37