I wrestle with this idea a bit. There’s a big part of me that believes exactly what you said... supporting what I think is a wonderful mission: Surround music on physical media at a fair price.
The Atmos mix of Cracker Island is actually above average, and wouldn't be a bad candidate for release via this series.
Oh, do NOT get me wrong, I am extremely happy for folks who LIKE this album, there is a lot of stuff I like that others go "aaahhh , that's shite!" and all is cool... it just never really scored any points with me, and I consider myself very open to many musical styles- but this stuff ALL sounds alike to me, well, I prefer the Smiths and Bowie than a second rate imitation....and , if you want , I could send you a pdf on how Columbia Records specified how much Payola they were giving out and to whom (OK, those were CROSSED OUT) for shite like "Franz Ferdinand"...ah i dunno what da fook you're on about kap?!
it wouldn't only be SW loving this band and this album, it was at one point the quickest selling debut of all time, went straight in at Number 1 (in the UK), it won the Mercury Prize, is often referred to as one of the first Britpop records, musically and lyrically compared to The Smiths and early Bowie and it frequently comes up on "best of all time" type lists.
it's a cherished album of its time and although i personally prefer their later more commercial stuff ("Coming Up" & "Head Music" in particular) it's obvious why SW would go for this, it's another inspired Surround release for SDE. well done them and i look forward to hearing what SW's done with this music in Atmos!
Do you feel the same about Stone Roses first album?
Yes, and a bunch other stuff from that era....I was living in Madrid by then and I listened religiously to Radio 3 Pop (RTVE) and I heard some stuff I liked but others (many) sounded to my like "rehashed" stuff from the 60s, 70s and 80s... I obvioulsy LOVED Björk cause she was something FRESH, and many things like Dave Matthews Band, etc...as long as they are ORIGINAL, not a "rehash"...yeah, I know... bitch, bitch , bitch , mama (Loved the Spin Doctors too!)
Absolutely love the Stone Roses…A Manchester band, acid rock, stoned hippie, alternative psychedelic sounds. “I wanna be adored” is the track to check. This band would be fabulous in Surround and Atmos.
They are the only britpop band I got into at the time of release. The rest of them I am catching up to, but none of them have bested that first Stone Roses album, as a whole album.
That would be a good one, as would "Do It Yourself" by The Sea Horses, a band formed by John Squire after he left
Yeshhh I ordered it, despite for my SDE dedication, there's something nasty in the nursery
*actually with a SW mix I might just really like this one
I am listening now for the first time, and it isn't bad. A bit more straight forward pop than Stone Roses, but still good. Thanks for the heads up.
Yes to this. Are there other albums I’d like to see, sure. And some are pretty obscure and will never happen (some Feelies, Game Theory’s Lolita Nation, Fiona Apple’s Extraordinary Machine, Wire, Spacemen 3). But this seems a good opportunity to me.ah i dunno what da fook you're on about kap?!
it wouldn't only be SW loving this band and this album, it was at one point the quickest selling debut of all time, went straight in at Number 1 (in the UK), it won the Mercury Prize, is often referred to as one of the first Britpop records, musically and lyrically compared to The Smiths and early Bowie and it frequently comes up on "best of all time" type lists.
it's a cherished album of its time and although i personally prefer their later more commercial stuff ("Coming Up" & "Head Music" in particular) it's obvious why SW would go for this, it's another inspired Surround release for SDE. well done them and i look forward to hearing what SW's done with this music in Atmos!
I'm in Florida as well but in the early 80's I moved to North Florida. In the 90's the two good FM stations I could get, one in Tallahassee went "Classic Rock" and the one in Gainesville went "Country". So I never even heard/heard of this band for example.
